MAYBE THE SNEAKY BUGGERS ALREADY HAVE SOIL SAMPLES FROM IN AND AROUND THE STROH DRAIN AREA?

It would explain a lot. It would explain Ramin Ansari's (Lanxess) "snakebitten" behaviour. It would explain the Ministry of Environment's (MECP) refusal to order soil samples if they have already occurred and the MECP know the results. After all does that particular government agency need to be publicly humiliated yet again in Elmira? Walkerton, Grassy Narrows and Cambridge (Northstar Aerospace) have been bad enough for their image. Elmira had both the Environmental Appeal Board hearings which publicly castigated both Uniroyal Chemical and the Ontario MOE as well as the Varnicolor Chemical scandal. Way too much public defence of Varnicolor Chemical then followed by a MOE employee being fired and charged with a criminal offence sure left the strong odour of corruption in the air. ............................................................................................................................. If GHD have taken soil samples especially in the low lying area to the immediate east of the north end of the Stroh Drain and the concentrations of dioxins/furans, DDT and metabolytes, lindane, Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and other herbicides are high, including exceedances of criteria, then it's no wonder the guilty parties are in denial. Not only would the Ontario government and the Ministry of Environment come under fire but can you imagine how incredibly stupid or corrupt Woolwich Township would appear? They have approved development on the east side including roads, light industrial and commercial on top of contaminated lands that they have been formally advised about for the last seven years. The previous Township Council of the day supported the findings of their citizen volunteers on the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee (CPAC). The current Council and mayor publicly and nastily threw out that volunteer committee appointed by their predecessors. ................................................................................................................................ The last point has to do with the apparent cozy relationship between the Stroh family farm ownership and Lanxess as well as Woolwich Council. I have little doubt that the same public refusal to initially allow sampling on the Stroh property was negotiated away for certain considerations. This despite the Ontario MOE/MECP having an absolute right to order sampling when the facts clearly indicate contamination from Uniroyal Chemical entered the Stroh property and migrated via the Stroh Drain southwards through the Martin property where it discharged into the Canagagigue Creek. ...................................................................................................................... Once again public bodies are engaged in protecting private financial interests at the expense of the publics' interests including health.