WOOLWICH OBSERVER'S TURN TO EMBARASS THE ONT. M.O.E.

The title of yesterday's front page article in the Woolwich Observer says it all "CPAC calls out province on failure to deal with contaminants". In Dr. Dan Holt's Delegation to Woolwich Council last Tuesday evening he stated " There is overwhelming evidence that significant sources of pollution still remain under and around the Chemtura site, and these sources continue to pose potentially serious risks to human health and the environment...". Furthermore Dr. Dan (CPAC Chair) stated that the M.O.E.'s investigations are inadequate and that there is "...evidence of statutory negligence" by the M.O.E.. The Observer also repeated Dr. Dan's words stating that the Ministyry's actions are "inadequate at best and at worst wilfully negligent.".

All in all a devastating turn of events for both Chemtura and their partner in pollution the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. At long last their PR and blatant misrepresentation of the facts is being confronted and challenged head on. No longer are the local citizens pretending that either Chemtura or the M.O.E. are either reasonable or responsible parties simply putting forth somewhat different perspectives on the cleanup and their responsibility.