You are very right - it is a direct result of the pulp and paper mills in
this area.  THis is also why I don't personally live in the 'bowl' of
Quesnel - still only 11 minutes away from my day job and it is still only 4
traffic lights! :)

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of George Thorburn
Sent: October 17, 2002 9:01 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Turbo Diesel Power and Economy - global efficiency Q?

David
I have never lived there, but isn't the local air quality in Quesnel more a
product of a pulp mill and other heavy industry located in a valley that
often is caught in a thermal inversion (the pollution is trapped in the
valley by a blanket of cold air above) than any exhaust produced by diesel
pick-ups and logging trucks?  The beauty of a town like Quesnel is that a
short drive in almost any direction will get you to an area with great air
quality.
Just wondering?
George
"85 Westfalia
Regina SK (where the wind always blows and the smoke never stays for long)
Local air pollution in Quesnel is quite high and since I have
moved here in 1992 my breathing health is not as good as it used to be.