ACCORDING TO THE DUCK THEORY, IT'S A SELLOUT

Is today's ongoing Ontario Municipal Board Hearing a sellout? It restarts at 1:30 pm. after lunch and there are only three parties namely the Region, the Township and the developer. Now besides Chemtura dropping out, so have Sulco Chemicals! Members of the old CPAC and myself were in attendance this morning. All parties have agreed that the only remaining issues are noise from shunting trains and designation of a little parkland. WHAT THE HELL! What about the health and safety of future residents dealing with fires, explosions and fugitive air emissions? Is the Planning legislation that incredibly biased in favour of development that noise is more important than life and death? My guess is that Chemtura and Sulco have received some kind of indemnitys protecting them from liability if these proposed new citizens die due to emissions from these companies. Afterall, sweetheart deals are no strangers to the Region of Waterloo and certainly not the Province of Ontario. Where and what are the Township of Woolwich doing? It is beginning to indeed appear that provincial legislation once again is overiding commonsense and local knowledge.