A popular potato chip maker in New Brunswick says it is continuing efforts to limit its facility’s impact on nearby residents.
The Covered Bridge Potato Chip company says it started taking steps last year that included setting up a large fence, planting trees and adding sound-deadening measures.
The company’s president Brook Dickinson said in a statement Friday it would complete any outstanding tasks in the plan for its Woodstock, N.B., facility in the coming weeks and that it was in full compliance with municipal and provincial regulations.
Over a dozen residents of the town have said they are planning to take legal action against Covered Bridge for ruining their neighbourhood with noise, smells and traffic.
The allegations come less than a year after the company opened the facility following a fire that destroyed its original plant in nearby Waterville.
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The group of 17 residents initially sent their claims to a provincial regulator called the Farm Practices Review Board.
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The residents could pursue their case before the Court of King’s Bench if the review board decides it does not fall under its jurisdiction.
Dickinson said Covered Bridge has been “an active and positive member” of the town and region.
“We contribute regularly and give back to the community that has supported us for over 17 years, including the last two years after our plant fire,” Dickinson wrote.
“We appreciate the continued support as we work to create more jobs here in Carleton County.”
Covered Bridge Chips was also told six months ago to replace the tree barrier that was cut down and has not complied with that order.
Seems to be a case of “We’ll circle back to you on that”. CEO was in the news for beating his wife.
This is not resistance to job creation – this was a clear zoning issue. Town records showed the residential zone next to the factory was implemented prior to the rezoning. The previous zoning was “light industrial” and is now being used for food processing, and this should never have been placed so close to a residential area. The nature of the problems those residents are complaining about regard the issues that food processing plants can introduce.
All I see every single day is resistance to jobs, new homes or anything else business or government tries to do. If it isn’t noise, lighting or something else that happens as a result of actual activity there are whiners whining all the F ing time.
Not to worry comrades. Pretty soon all businesses will close, farms will stop farming, noise will stop bothering you, except for the cries from people dying from disease and starvation. Mark Mao carnage is coming for ALL OF THIS and these whining a s s hats fail to see it.
If you live in an industrial/commercial zone. Well there is going to be noise etc. if the company is trying to resolve the issues that’s a good thing. Give them a chance to do it!!!
Looks like grouchy asholes.You will not be invited to a Woodstock concert