Arrow Transportation says it is still looking at options of depositing biosolids on the Little Shuswap Indian Band.

Regional manager Jeff Mayer says two sides have an agreement in place, but says a decision on any biosolids project is up to the First Nation.

“We continue to explore options and opportunities with the Little Shuswap Indian Band. I can’t speak to where they are in their permitting process on Talking Rock, but I can say that we are actively exploring opportunities.”

Mayer says the plan for where to move biosolids out of Kamloops changed after the First Nation ran into permitting issues, after agreeing to take 23,000 tonnes of biosolids and use it to expand the Talking Rock Golf Course.

He says that led to the new arrangement with a private property owner at the Turtle Valley Bison Ranch.

“In the interest of keeping momentum going on the project within the area, they introduced to a mutual partner in Turtle Valley Bison, who had a piece of land that was devoid of any nutrient value, and nutrient content, was previously logged. They were trying to brainstorm ideas or opportunities to enhance the land and actually turn it into reusable property. Once we educated Turtle Valley Bison into the type of biosolids projects we undertake, they were keenly interested in doing a project together.”

The company now has arranged to move 23,000 tonnes of biosolids to a ranch in Turtle Valley, which some residents in the area have opposed.