"We went to the meeting (Wednesday night) but council acted like their minds were made up," [Patricia Rivard] said. "They didn't listen to what anyone had to say."

"Our concerns are the smell and the fumes and that it's being built on an aquifer, which is where we get our drinking water from," [Jason Ludke] said. "In 2005, we had issues with the Mulder plant. Our members wrote letters. It can have a financial impact on us."

[Peter Skrupski] said public notice of the proposal complied with the RM's requirements, adding it was noted on the agenda which was available three days before the meeting. A senior Conservation Department official said the Mulder mobile plant was licensed in 2008, adding, however, that department staff will inspect the site before the plant goes into operation and will monitor the facility afterwards.