EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP TODAY

Dr. Dan Holt and I are back on an environmental, classroom experience today. In the past we have spoken about Elmira water issues at Wilfred Laurier University as well as at local public schools. It's been a couple of years since our last excursion and we both are looking forward to it. Our last trip was particularly worthwhile as the kids involved (Grade 7) were well prepared ahead of time on the subject matter and had literally dozens of excellent questions for us.

As you will likely recall Dr. Holt was the Chair of the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee (CPAC) from 2011 until September 2015. CPAC as a committee of Council was disbanded in typical Woolwich Township amateur and nasty fashion and replaced with two brand new committees. The members of that last CPAC however changed the name to Citizens Public Advisory Committee (CPAC) and have continued on albeit in a lower key fashion with Dr. Holt still as Chair.

Today's discussion, question and answer sessions etc. will at least partially encompass our experiences, good and bad, in Elmira post "Water Crisis" but may also likely include some discussions regarding our regional water supply and treatment. While the Region of Waterloo have stepped up incredibly since the 1989 Elmira water crisis, nevertheless challenges remain. Some are being well addressed, others less so.