THE PROBLEM WITH CPAC

It is 100% owned, operated, controlled and run by politicians. It has been under the Chairmanship of Woolwich Councillors past and present (Ruby Weber, Pat Mclean), Chemical Company managers (Sulco - Greg Pimento), a Mayor (Todd Cowan) . The Terms of Reference are a joke. They are also ignored at will by the Township. Today March 29, 2012 and we are having our first public CPAC meeting in four months. We had a Draft Agenda come out a week ago. It was revised in a meeting three days ago and as of right now there is NO AGENDA. What the hell are we talking about tonite ? CPAC is a Committee of Council with honest intelligent citizen representatives on it. They are capable of controlling their own process, so Woolwich Township Mayor, CAO and Clerk please get the hell off it.

Then we have the two parties who are supposed to be providing data, information and communication. They are less than pathetic. Their promises of forthcoming information are worthless. Chemtura and the M.O.E. have had lab results since early last fall concerning Dioxins, DDt and solvents at and near GP1 & GP2 on the south-east corner. CPAC and the public were promised them LAST FALL ! The Ontario M.O.E. have new and old groundwater monitoring results for both former Varnicolor Chemical sites. I and CPAC were promised those LAST FALL. NOTHING! The list of lies and broken promises goes on and on. How surprising that Chemtura AGAIN have failed to achieve a reverification with their industry peer group (CIAC). Chemtura are a rogue company "monitored" by a hypocritical, corrupt Ministry of the provincial government.

Then we get to the regional government. Yes twenty-two and a half years ago they stepped into the breech. The Region of Waterloo hired groundwater experts and pursued both the M.O.E. and Uniroyal/Chemtura. While they appropriately criticized the October 7, 1991 "sweetheart deal" as well as the followup November 4, 1991 Amended Control Order, surprisingly they said nothing about the Release/Indemnity given to Uniroyal by the M.O.E.. Why not? Were they promised goodies if they played nice? Did the Province of Ontario promise them cash plus a water pipeline if they kept several things secret? To this day the Region have not told the public about this Indemnity and they have actively campaigned with Chemtura and the M.O.E. in support of the lie that Uniroyal was the sole contributer to the destruction of the Elmira aquifer.

How possibly can honest citizens essentially without resources combat professional liars? All three levels of government; provincial, regional and municipal have and are lying to the people who pay the freight, namely us. The least guilty government body so far is the new Woolwich Council. Unfortunately they appear willing to delegate the CPAC file without their full oversight. This error will bite them sooner than later. CPAC have been thrown to the wolves and are surrounded by liars. If there are citizens out there who believe we should have our own Aquifers restored then you need to become involved. The year 2028 is one more big lie being pushed by the M.O.E., Chemtura, the Region and the Province. Not one chance in a million of it happening folks.