The one is in today's Waterloo Region Record newspaper and is by Bob Burtt titled "Water needs should be the subject of debate". It advises that with so much growth planned, our groundwater plus Grand River will no longer be adequate and we will be looking to a pipeline to Lake Erie. The second is in yesterday's Woolwich Observer and is titled "Elmira's weedless goals were a sign of a time now long past" and describes public relations and marketing efforts by Uniroyal to sell their poisons further afield.
Mr. Burtt's article raises a number of good points although I note that he has not discussed the sorry state of our aquifers today based upon long past industrial mishandling and dumping of toxic chemicals. Literally all our groundwater has some toxins including salt and glyphosate (Roundup) in it. Mr. Nurtt did acknowledge the salt issues. TCE contamination is common in Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge and Guelph.
The Observer article is good for two reasons. One we the readers have not been insulted by PR and bull#$*% from Lanxess about how wonderful they are today. If I want that ongoing crap I will attend TRAC meetings. Secondly a number of local and former residents including Murray Haight, John Basler and Neil McKee have described the downsides of having Uniroyal Chemical in town including significant damage to the natural environment and wildlife.
Well done Woolwich Observer. Someone has to counteract the ongoing PR campaign designed to yet again let Uniroyal/Lanxess off the hook they deserve to be on at least until after full remediation is completed.
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