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Harmac’s water consumption

Gabriolan on 22 Apr 2010

This morning I figured out how we can save an extra litre or two of water every day in our household. Considering the summer water shortages on Gabriola, saving water makes sense, right? Whatever I don’t use will remain in the aquifer for somebody else, and if we all conserve…. Then I happened across this [...]

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Can you smell or hear Harmac on Gabriola?

Gabriolan on 29 Mar 2010

You live on Gabriola, so you know about the Harmac pulp mill in Nanaimo, just a mile or so from our island. And you’ve probably been reminded of Harmac’s presence when the wind blows from Harmac to Gabriola, and you get That Pulp Mill Smell. Not so pleasant. What I want to know is this: [...]

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