PHONY "BACKGROUND" LEVELS HIDE UNIROYAL/LANXESS POLLUTION OF THE CANAGAGIGUE CREEK

................................................................................................... UTTER & COMPLETE HORSE MANURE THAT CREEK POSES NO "UNACCEPTABLE" RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH ................................................................................................... OIL BUBBLING FROM BOTTOM OF CREEK FOR TWO WEEKS .............................................................................................................. For decades I've publicly stated at UPAC and CPAC meetings that the alleged "Background" concentrations of contaminants upstream of Uniroyal Chemical were bogus. Uniroyal installed numerous toxic waste pits and lagoons alongside the west side of the creek which both overflowed as well as discharged to the creek via groundwater. They were a little more subtle on the east side pretending that those toxic waste pits and lagoons, being farther from the creek, did not do exactly the same thing. They did albeit the overland path to the creek included via their east side neighbour's (Stroh) property. Meanwhile just upstream, across Church ST. (Hwy #86), they dumped their chemical wastes into the Bolender Park Landfill, as well as any and every other nearby landfill that they could including M-2 and the First St. Landfill. Far more likely than not they also contributed to the plume of contaminants that has left the Woolwich Landfill (Seiling Dr.) north of Elmira that has been impacting private wells on Sandy Hills Dr. just north of Elmira. ................................................................................................................................. Having intentionally forgotten pollution upstream lessens the responsibility of downstream polluters as they can hide behind the "other" sources even when they themselves are the "other" sources. That said it also helps to have sloppy friends upstream contributing to the overall degradation of the creek's quality. I would only somewhat hypothetically suggest that that could include the former Silverwoods Dairy and the former Great West Felt Co. both of whom located directly beside a flood prone creek. Now while I have heard stories of dairy products being flushed into the creek I can not say that I've heard anything similar with Great West Felt. There is yet another upstream source however who was responsible for groundwater contamination that has never been made public. Then we have the ERIS (Environmental Risk Information Services) report included in the proponent's consultants reports for development of a truck and tractor parking area on the former Bolender Park Landfill. .................................................................................................................. There are numerous apparently small spills listed in ERIS including the following companies: Martin Mills Inc., Elmira Pet Products, Esso Petroleum Canada, Bio-Bob's Corp. Of these Elmira Pet Products is the number one source of spills and discharges with contaminants being released to the natural environment including bleach solution, sodium hypochlorite, grain feed additives, food preservatives and animal fat and oil. Martin Feed Mills had a spill that is written up as "TEMBIND/Water To Grnd & Canagagigue CreeK". Now "Grnd" is obviously "ground" but what the hell is TEMBIND/Water ? Even with the release of this data the various codes appear intentionally obtuse. Also of interest to me are what appear to be storage of PCBs by Martin Feed Mills. This grabbed my attention because of allegedly unknown sources of PCBs having been released into the Canagagigue Creek over the decades. One page indicates that Martin Feed Mills had 1600 kg. of drums with PCB carrying ballasts in them. Where are they now? ........................................................................................................................ I've saved the "best" for last. We the public in Elmira are supposed to be kept in the loop by the Ontario Ministry of Environment. There has been one perverted form of public consultation or another since 1992 dealing with Uniroyal, Varnicolor, the Elmira Aquifers and the CANAGAGIGUE CREEK. Approximately twenty years ago an allegedly "UNKNOWN" source was the cause of "OIL BUBBLING FROM BOTTOM OF CANAGAGIGUE CREEK, ONGOING 2 WEEKS". Has anyone here in Elmira, Ontario ever heard of this incident of oil bubbling up through the bottom of the Canagagigue Creek non-stop for two weeks!!! I certainly hadn't and I've been paying close attention since late 1989. ........................................................................................................................... So this once again is how our authorities sell their bullshit. Keep public information quiet. Who the hell do you think owns the Canagagigue Creek? It's not Uniroyal, it's not Woolwich Township and it sure as hell is not the Ontario Ministry of Expanded Corporate Pollution (MECP). We the citizens own the creek and you will share information with us or else you will be publicly called out for what you are. This is the ongoing history of the Canagagigue Creek and our municipal council, regional council, MECP, RAC and TAG are on the cusp of approving and accepting a bogus Risk Assessment that says there are no unacceptable risks to human health from the creek. Slap on a bandaid here and there or even put a little lipstick on the report, it's still garbage and toxic garbage at that.