Community Engagement and Public Advisory Committee
Plasco Energy Group Inc. recognizes the importance of being a good neighbour and citizen. It takes more than technical proficiency to run a successful project. Success also depends on understanding the communities in which we work, communicating openly and designing attractive sites. Plasco demonstrated this approach during the design and construction of a 100 tonne-per-day demonstration plant in Ottawa.
Depending on the desire of the community, our facilities can be designed to be aesthetically attractive. Plasco has retained Mr. Douglas J. Cardinal to design the site architecture. Some of his work includes the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.. The design of the facility will be interesting and welcoming to the general public and our neighbours.
The outreach efforts in Metro Vancouver prior to construction completion will include:
- Public meetings
- Presentations to community groups
- The continued use of this website to keep the public up-to-date and informed
- Public commitments to exceed environmental standards
- Public reporting of all emissions monitoring results using the best available monitoring equipment
The outreach efforts after start-up will include:
- Regular public meetings
- A Public Advisory Committee (see details below)
- Regular reporting of emissions performance data to a website
- Public facility tours
The Public Advisory Committee
Working with Metro Vancouver, we will establish an autonomous Public Advisory Committee whose role will be to engage the residents of Metro Vancouver public and to review, discuss and provide conclusions on emissions data received from the proposed facility. The committee will meet several times a year, publish statements on a publicly accessible website and will independently report to the public and to the Metro Vancouver Board (or designated public body) on test results. The Committee will be made up of Metro Vancouver residents ranging from involved citizens, members of community associations and professional engineers and environmentalists.