Councillors, MP meet to discuss controversial compost facility near Pilot Butte

Communication is opening up around the proposed compost facility near Pilot Butte – as councillors from the RM of Edenwold, Pilot Butte and a federal MP met to discuss the controversial project.

Communication is opening up around the proposed compost facility near Pilot Butte – as councillors from the RM of Edenwold, Pilot Butte and a federal MP met to discuss the controversial project.

The meeting – convened by Regina-Qu’Appelle MP Andrew Scheer – focused on the location of the proposed facility, 1.6 kilometres from Pilot Butte.

The meeting was the first time that a council representative from the town and one from the RM have met privately to discuss the issue.

Scheer says his office has been flooded with calls from constituents concerned about the proposed composting facility.

“Largely this just about understanding why people are concerned and making sure that there’s local input and the residents in this area do have a way of having their voices heard,” he told CTV News.

Hundreds of residents attended recent public meetings where the location of the proposed composting facility was discussed.

It will process waste collected by Regina’s new green bins program.