Friday, September 11, 2020

REINVENTING THE WHEEL, OVER AND OVER AGAIN

For most of last night's TAG meeting it was looking very bad. Agenda Item "3.1.1 Alan Marshall - Aug 8 and Aug 11" at the start of the meeting consisted of perhaps 30 to 40 seconds of The TAG Chair, Tiffany, suggesting that my input was listened to and given consideration. Whoopdedo combined with horsefeathers. She made absolutely no attempt to defend her and TAG's, month's ago, private decision to totally reject my written Delegation showing exactly where the "sink" of DDT, dioxins/furans etc. is located on the Stroh property. She did not apologize for this private decision regarding my Delegation being made without so advising me afterwards in a timely manner. She did not apologize for the utter lack of reason, logic, or evidence being given for that decision. She did not apologize for the complete process failure in making the decision first privately with Lanxess (Ramin Ansari) and secondly privately with TAG. There was absolutely zero public discusiion or debate of my formal written Delegation. ........................................................................................................... THAT IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING & CONTEMPTIBLE PUBLIC PROCESS done in order to appease Lanxess Canada and their partners in pollution, the Ontario Ministry of Environment (MECP). It was also done in order to hide improper and possibly illegal private dealings between a citizens' committee and the polluter they are supposedly monitoring and advising. .......................................................................................... Speaking somewhat on Tiffany's behalf I will add that alleged mayor Sandy Shantz was present at the virtual meeting and keeping a close eye on me, Sebastian and Tiffany. She likely has been advised of the "crisis" or "revolt" unfolding on TAG and was there to keep controllable individuals in line. ........................................................................................................................ As last night's virtual meeting was public (sort of-citizens had to pre-register to "attend"), the cat was let out of the bag at the very end of the meeting. Sebastian stepped up and politely (as always) asked when his "appeal" to his TAG colleagues would be discussed. Keep in mind he had been earlier advised that it might be slipped in during discussions around the Conceptual Site Model (CSM) or Contaminants of Potential Concern (COPC), Agenda Items 4.1 and 4.2. It didn't happen so he spoke up at the very end of the meeting with his request. ........................................................................................................... It is at this point that I have to reconsider my semi harsh comments in yesterday's post that TAG members "...are in a crisis of their own making". Technically my comment is correct but practically the real issue is expressed in the title above. Older experienced members have been nastily and dishonestly thrown out by Sandy Shantz. Some have voluntarily fallen by the way. Todd Cowan dumped some appropriately (Susan & Pat) but also got rid of some good ones like Gerry Heideburt, Ken Driedger and possibly Ron Ormson. Since TAG started five years ago, even half of their membership has resigned namely Bill Barr, Joe Kelly and (thank God) Pat McLean. It is a never ending case of trying to educate new citizen members as to what went before, what facts are accepted by all and which are in dispute. This is all to the supreme liking of Uniroyal/Crompton/Chemtura and Lanxess. Also it is to the liking of the MOE/MECP. They took an incredible shellacking at the hands of Dr. Richard Jackson who had little patience with professional game players. ................................................................................................................... Sebastian has twice in writing advised his TAG colleagues that he will not agree to by-passing of SOIL and water sampling of the rest of the Stroh property (i.e. southern third) which includes the Stroh Drain, Ditch & Berm (SDDB) as well as the soils and sediments all around it. Dustin Martin, a newer TAG member, stepped up and advised that he would like to read any reports dealing with the east side, presumably the east side of Lanxess as well as the Stroh property. Hence he could make a more informed decision on the matter. Kudos to Dustin. Hopefully other TAG members will also step up and do the same. That said look at it from my standpoint. It was six years ago that I had Ron Campbell and Graham Chevreau in my home showing them all the reports and data about the east side overflowing onto the Stroh property. They took that back to CPAC who followed up appropriately. Where are Ron and Graham today? They are still working hard to improve environmental matters while never forgetting the stupid, biased, self-serving, pro Chemtura decision made by Woolwich Council to disband the best CPAC there had ever been. Thank you Sandy and Mark. ................................................................................................ What sense of urgency did Tiffany and TAG put on Sebastian's "appeal"? They won't be discussing it at the October 22nd TAG meeting. No, the December 10th meeting will do nicely. Another three months away. Remember that my Delegation went to TAG last February. Remember that this entire Stroh property contamination came up in 2014 and is the primary reason that Chemtura and the MOE/MECP conspired with Sandy and Mark to dump that CPAC. This folks is a microcosm of why thirty-one years after our wells went down that to date the Uniroyal/Lanxess site remains disgustingly contaminated, our wells are still polluted and the Canagagigue Creek remains unremediated of Persistent Organic Pollutants (PCBs, mercury, DDT, dioxins/furans).

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