AN ODE TO ANTI - CONSPIRACY NUTS (You Know Who You Are)

Recently a certain anonymous, female, pro "respectful" yet highly hypocritical Mayor publicly suggested that I was some sort of "conspiracy theorist". She compared me to author Dan Brown, whom I had to have my memory jogged to recall who he was. Apparently he writes fictional? literature dealing with the Catholic Church and various historical issues/scandals? over the centuries. Tom Hanks has starred in at least one of his movies.

While the allegation most recently was in regards to proven errors and contraventions of the Municipal Elections Act, it still remains for some body in authority (courts?) to "prove" either intent, bad faith or knowingly submitting inaccurate, sworn Statements to the Municipal Clerk, MECAC, myself and or Superior Court. News flash mayor: Just because the Clerk as an employee of Woolwich Township is willing to give you a pass doesn't make it right. Nor is your manipulation of the system in place to allow citizens to hold politicians accountable.

The inference was made clear that this "conspiracy theorist" charge includes decades of work with UPAC and CPAC trying to bring a well heeled, dishonest polluter, protected by both the province (M.O.E.) and the Township into compliance with both the law and with social norms such as clean up your own mess.

For those with even a slight knowledge of soil or groundwater contamination I wish to remind you of some soil samples taken twenty years ago here in Elmira. These following soil concentrations of solvents were not found on the Uniroyal/Chemtura site. These are M.O.E. data yet they refused to excavate the contaminated soil or do in situ cleanup of the site. Yes some shallow barrels were removed including at least one with P.C.B.s in it.

Benzene 7,220 parts per billion (ppb)

Toluene 39,560....335,000....460,000 ppb

Ethyl-benzene 98,000....131,000....176,000....280,100.....489,000 ppb

p,m xylene 104,000....178,000....537,000....697,000....1,119,000 ppb

0 xylene 137,000....258,000....380,900....522,500 ppb

These sample results are but a few of the higher ones found. There are many more disgustingly in excess of all health and safety standards. This site had a designation put on it by Woolwich Township prohibiting any kind of construction of buildings on it due to dangerous levels of methane gas. Methane (CH3) is commonly found as a breakdown product allegedly of municipal refuse but more directly from the breakdown of hydrocarbon solvents such as those listed above.

I will advise the location of this site in Elmira tomorrow as well as pointing out another example of the need for a conspiracy amongst our local and regional and provincial politicians to cover their tracks here in Elmira. Yes this one will deal with Chemtura Canada. Ask yourself how it is possible with informed citizens demanding answers and cleanup how our authorities have managed so well to avoid doing so much remediation.