Clouds of black smoke billowed from the landfill behind the Pockwood Pond incinerator after the area caught fire on Monday, but by the following day the flames had abated and …
COMMENTARY — VI urged to stop open burning
Recycling aluminium cans, glass and plastic is a wonderful, positive first step! But let’s take the second step: Let’s stop open burning. The detrimental effects of open burning at Pockwood …
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Government working to fire up incinerator
Fires have been burning at Pockwood Pond over the past week, some intentional and some not. The incinerator was fired up again on Friday after more than a year, and …
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Housing effort needs funds, Malone says
The government has received more than 600 applications for housing assistance since January 2018, representing over $43 million in funding requests, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone said on …
Incinerator repairs promised in 12 weeks
Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone said last week that the new control panel for the Pockwood Pond incinerator is expected to be operational in eight to 12 weeks. …
Dump fires blamed on garbage haulers
Unsupervised “private garbage haulers” dumping waste at the Pockwood Pond incinerator have been the cause of pockets of fires over the past few weeks, according to Neville Allen, the assistant …
EDITORIAL: Pockwood Pond is a disgraceful health hazard
It is high time for government to buckle down and get serious about the trash problem in Pockwood Pond, which has posed an extremely dangerous health hazard for far too …
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