Paradise’s old lift station 10 still throwing out surprises

By Mark Squibb

Paradise council last week approved payment of a bill related to the 2025 Lift Station 10 malfunction.
Deputy Mayor Kimberley Street explained that Bursey’s Excavating was called in help manage the malfunction.
The company had been working on construction of the nearby St. Thomas Line lift station — the lift station poised to replace lift station 10 — when the state of emergency was called and paused work on the new lift station to assist with the malfunction in the old one.
“We were lucky they were nearby,” said Street. “They know this project very well, and they were able to stop and mitigate and work on this and then return to their work.”
Street read a list of services offered by Bursey’s during the state of emergency, including the supply and installation of high-density piping and the repair of a leak.
All told, the bill— which includes credits for Town supplied equipment and labour — totalled $64,179, HST included.
As to the timing of the invoice, Street said Burseys was holding off on submitting the invoice until the work is completed and the value of the credit calculated.
Earlier this year, council approved payment to R.V. Anderson Associates Limited in the amount of $24,082, HST included, for engineering support and project coordination required during the state of emergency.
The cost to repair the pump itself was approximately $56,520, HST included.
Councillor Larry Vaters asked whether there is an up-to-date cost on the 2024 malfunction, and Street said that as of yet the Town doesn’t have one that accounts for the new expenditures.
The Town, meanwhile, is still on the hook for invoices related to pump rentals.