Mayor is advocating for supply stream for pellet plant

The Town of Smithers is continuing to press its case for stricter slash burning regulations in meetings this week with provincial cabinet ministers at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Whistler. In doing so it’s hoping for a double win — protecting local air quality by reducing burning and providing a supply source for the Pinnacle Pellet plant now under construction here, says Smithers mayor Taylor Bachrach. …“We think there could be alternatives for the waste left over from logging other than burning — something that could add value to the resource,” said Bachrach. …He noted there were 30,000 piles of slash burned in the region last year, creating smoke that affected the air quality in Smithers and area.