Post by L Roebuck on Jan 15, 2008 9:16:38 GMT -5
Blasting may endanger Langford cave
Speleological group fears destruction of karst system if interchange built
Bill Cleverley, Times Colonist
There's every likelihood the Langford Lake cave will be destroyed when Langford pushes ahead with its Spencer Road interchange project, says Adrian Duncan, president of the Vancouver Island Cave Exploration Group.
"They (city officials) have told us that, based on our surface surveys, they're going to be blasting to a depth of anywhere between two and seven metres within around nine metres of the closest point of the cave," Duncan said
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Speleological group fears destruction of karst system if interchange built
Bill Cleverley, Times Colonist
There's every likelihood the Langford Lake cave will be destroyed when Langford pushes ahead with its Spencer Road interchange project, says Adrian Duncan, president of the Vancouver Island Cave Exploration Group.
"They (city officials) have told us that, based on our surface surveys, they're going to be blasting to a depth of anywhere between two and seven metres within around nine metres of the closest point of the cave," Duncan said
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