Dispute heating up over soil disposal facility near B.C.’s Shawnigan Lake

Opponents of a contaminated soil disposal facility near Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island have turned up the volume on their campaign, co-ordinating helicopter flights for media and politicians and urging the province to pull the permit for the site. The helicopter flights, designed to provide a bird’s-eye view of the terrain and waterways around the contentious project, are part of...