Held To Ransom - Blott on the Landscape

            Not my most beautiful image but I think it tells a story, and one that bothers me.

I love Nanaimo and since we moved here there is only one thing I don't like about the city. The stench from the pulp mill that you see in the distance.

It seems the entire city is held to ransom by one business. I know they provide much needed jobs but at what expense. 

The foul smelling smoke the spews from their chimneys pollutes most of the city and prevents us from opening our doors and windows so as not to let the stink in.

For a city that has so many rules and regulations I find it obscene that one business is allowed to mar the beauty of the area in such a way that not only effects the people but more importantly the wildlife.

Seems like if you want to live in Nanaimo this is the price you have to pay.

I don't want to sound like some preaching environmentalist so I'll let the picture do the talking from now on.

Taken on: December 13, 2010

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