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Letters dispute proposed beach-cleanup methods

Two comments recorded at a Denman trust committee meeting differed over how debris should be collected and handled.[^1]

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2017-09-21 · compiled 2026-10-01

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Comments at the Denman Island Local Trust Committee’s August meeting raised differing views on a Fisheries and Oceans Canada beach-cleanup initiative.^[1]

A member of the public said the cleanup would not solve escaped aquaculture equipment and suggested adding an educational component for operators.^[1]

A representative of the Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards said the group did not support a plan relying on vehicles driving on the beach and suggested a dumpster at Buckley Bay instead.^[1]

Another member of the public said recycling equipment collected during cleanup back to operators was preferable to dumping.^[1]

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