A SMALL, MIDDLE FINGER OF DISRESPECT TOWARDS WOOLWICH COUNCIL, LANXESS & MOE/MECP

........................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................... Earlier here in the Elmira Advocate I suggested that I was in no hurry to show Lanxess, GHD, Woolwich Township (council) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE/MECP) new soil data taken from samples in and around the Stroh Drain. You may have noticed both yesterday and today that I have posted the first and the last page from the lab report of two of the fifteen samples taken by citizen scientists, volunteers, and Woolwich stakeholders intentionally excluded by Chemtura/Lanxess and Woolwich Council from actively and fully participating in the public consultation process regarding the 1989 Elmira Water Crisis. While I still expect to submit any and all factual data to the Ontario MOE/MECP, I am in no hurry to do so. Why would I be? It's not as if they have any intention to use this data properly. If they did they would have ordered soil samples taken from this area years to decades ago. No, they've made their private deals with other stakeholders a long time ago. Just as hydraulic containment of the shallow aquifers was reduced to only one quarter of the site (south-west), just as DNAPL investigations on and off-site were rigged to do as little as possible, so to was the east side investigation/cleanup negotiated away in exchange for collegial relations with the polluter (i.e. don't rat us out and we'll go easy on you). ............................................................................................................................... Then there is yet another reason. Respect or the lack thereof. For me the highest disrespect is that of straight faced, blatant lying. Uniroyal/Crompton/Chemtura/Lanxess all believe that while chosen and select members of the public may have the right to ask them questions regarding their environmental cleanup efforts; the company has the absolute right to lie like dogs in response. Which they have done for decades with little or no consequences. I am well aware that Lanxess for example follow this Blog. One Chemtura/Lanxess employee (likely Dwighte Este) actually so admitted that to myself and CPAC on one occasion and even corrected me sitting in the gallery at a TAG meeting regarding my statement here that Bayer were part owners of Lanxess. ........................................................................................................... Back in the day we actually spotted Ministry of Environment employees entering the offices of the Elmira Independent each week on publication day. The MOE were dying to know what embarassing facts that Bob Verdun as well as his reporters were publishing. Hence I am quite confident that all the guilty parties know full well that soil samples have been taken and partially analysed, near the Stroh Drain, where the MOE/MECP have attempted to cover up for the benefit of Chemtura/Lanxess versus the benefit of the public and or the environment. ...................................................................................................... So just as the guilty parties have excluded myself, CPAC and the public from meaningful participation in the public consultation process, I have decided to see just exactly how much they enjoy being excluded. I will continue to divulge relevant, environmental information here that all stakeholders have a right to know. At the least the MOE/MECP should ask me for this data. Then judge me on my response to them.