'There is value in this purchase even though it is slightly more, quite a bit more, than a diesel equivalent,' public works director Erik Schmidt said to Burnaby city council about a new $1M electric garbage truck.
Burnaby BC will study whether the public, First Nations, credit unions can invest in the municipal District Energy Utility: garbage-powered green energy.
Burnaby s mayor and council are demanding answers – and looking to be reimbursed for a $30,000 firefighting bill – after an incident at the Parkland Refinery that prompted a public safety advisory and an air quality bulletin.