ONGOING EFFORTS

I have been spending considerable time preparing my Delegation for next Thursday's RAC meeting. By the way that meeting is advertised in today's Woolwich Observer. Kudos to both Woolwich Township and the Observer for so publishing that public service announcement. Yesterday I sent my revised Draft off to CPAC members for any further comments or suggestions. The Ministry of Environment must also be given due where credit is due. Their ability to drag out second rate and unscientific sediment, floodplain soil (sort of) and tissue residue fish tests over a five year period is world class. Their inconsistent and incoherent sampling locations combined with their self-serving fish tissue residue protocols make possible trends nearly impossible to understand. All of this is after they were a party to a boycott of public consultation in Elmira from October 2014 until September 2015. They only went back to the table after their two local buddies were put back on the committee and their honest and appropriate critics removed. This can best be described as the stuff of legends. Perhaps other provincial ministries should be taking lessons from the Ontario M.O.E..

Regarding our ongoing 2014 municipal election scandals I can report progress. Witnesses who were unimpressed with both Woolwich Township manipulation and worse are stepping up. They are prepared to do their civic duty and are cooperating with the authorities. Needless to say this does not mean with Township authorities who have been part of the problem, not the solution. The private, in camera alleged "education meetings" for the Compliance Audit Committee (MECAC), conducted by the Township's law firm Smith-Valeriote was ridiculous at best and corruption at worst. As Woolwich Township are long time clients of Smith-Valeriote then clearly their law firm was in a conflict of interest position in giving legal advice to an "independent" committee investigating two members of Woolwich Council including their mayor.