The B.C. Conservatives will oppose the building of a in the Fraser Valley, party leader John Cummins announced Monday morning in Abbotsford.

Cummins said the party would block the controversial proposal by Metro Vancouver, which could potentially locate an incinerator in the Valley or Lower Mainland.

Cummins said that the airshed in the Fraser Valley needs to be protected. He said the region鈥檚 residents have previously opposed projects that would compromise local air quality, as an example.

鈥淔olks fought that successfully, and they feel the same way, you can rest assured, towards this incinerator.鈥�

Cummins said Liberal MLAs won鈥檛 stop the incinerator from going forward, adding that Premier Christy Clark and are both in favour of seeing the project proceed.

鈥淭hey have not supported the folks that live here 鈥� only Conservative MLAs oppose the construction of an incinerator here and do so vigorously.鈥�

that would have a negative impact on the Valley airshed.

Following an announcement in Abbotsford, B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix told The News that the airshed in the Fraser Valley is important, and his party will develop a plan to deal with the difficult question of garbage disposal.

Parties sound off on spending, seats

Cummins also spoke on the Conservatives鈥� goal of balancing the budget, saying both the Liberals and NDP are 鈥渢ax and spend parties.鈥�

鈥淣either party can get spending under control. Look at the spending of the Liberals over the last decade, and you would think that you were dealing with the NDP.鈥�

Cummins said the Liberals have doubled the province鈥檚 debt 鈥� the same as the NDP in the 鈥�90s.

Cummins鈥� comments came a day after finance minister and Abbotsford West MLA Mike de Jong announced the NDP鈥檚 proposed spending would send the province towards an economic fiscal cliff.

De Jong issued a press release on Sunday, stating that the NDP鈥檚 current plan features the same prolific spending that forced B.C. into have-not status under the NDP of the 1990s.

鈥淥ne week into the campaign and all we鈥檝e seen from (NDP leader) Adrian Dix is how fast he can spend your money.鈥�

The comments were accompanied by a video of what the Liberal party calls the 鈥淪pend-o-Meter,鈥� which purports to show the rising dollar value of NDP election promises, placing the number at over $2 billion.

鈥淲hile the money is being spent very quickly, the NDP refuse to say how they鈥檒l pay for it all or even provide any details.鈥�

Dix was in Abbotsford on April 17 to reveal another piece of the NDP鈥檚 platform, proposing a $100-million, needs-based non-repayable student grant program to help students and increase the number of skilled workers in B.C.

At that time, he said Abbotsford West NDP candidate Sukhi Dhami is running to win de Jong鈥檚 seat. Dix said he is confident the NDP will take constituencies on May 14 that they have never won before.

At Monday鈥檚 announcement, Cummins said local candidate Paul Redekopp is also running to take Abbotsford West, citing de Jong鈥檚 seat as vulnerable.