PROVINCIAL POLITICS & WOOLWICH BIO-EN

Yesterday's Elmira Independent has a thought provoking Editorial titled "Arrogant, or just irresponsible?". While most of the Editorial deals with the provincial liberals and the financial mess they've made around two cancelled gas plants; our local bio-energy plant under construction on Martin's Lane also comes into the picture. Gail Martin points out that it is mostly rural residents who have borne the brunt of the Green Energy Act with communities losing against wind farms and biogas plants. Quoting Gail "In Elmira, the building permit has already been issued for the Woolwich Bio-En plant, in spite of local opposition. But, of course, we're not in Mississauga and Oakville, so our opinions hardly matter.".

I have been advised on a number of occasions that all parties involved from the Township, local citizens and even Woolwich Bio-En were agreeable to a move outside Elmira. The sticking point seemed to be the provincial Ministry of Energy. Gail's Editorial seems to reinforce the idea that our provincial Liberals just aren't that interested in our wishes here in Woolwich. Perhaps they need a strong message sent in the upcoming provincial election.

The Independent also has an article titled "Creek sample shows increased DDT levels" which I will comment on in tomorrow's Advocate.