Well they certainly learned that they are not bulletproof. They learned that their disgusting and unethical and even illegal behaviours have consequences. They were investigated by the Ombudsman, the Integrity Commissioner, MECAC, provincial and Superior Courts in Kitchener and the media. Likely the media hurt the worst. Notice that councillors Scot Hahn and Mark Bauman never ran again for council and Mr. Hahn even resigned in mid term. Mayor Sandy Shantz generally skated through all the investigations of bad behaviour and poor decision making although enough of you know what stuck to her during the process. As it should. Her hands were dirty.
From improperly held in camera council meetings to attempts to deny citizens their right to speak to Council and right on up to ridiculously stupid and lazy attempts to bypass the Municipal Elections Act regarding campaign expenses; councillors behaved like third world, bush league little despots. And got caught! Over and over again.
Woolwich Council back then were way too big for their britches. They through manipulation and lying along with Chemtura and the Ministry of Environment got rid of the best CPAC (Chemtura Public Advisory Committee) there ever was. They did this to protect and enable Chemtura's (later Lanxess's) cleanup failures in Elmira. CPAC on a monthly basis was roasting the the Ministry (MOE) and Chemtura for their lying, deceit and manipulation in avoiding proper ground and surface water cleanup. The Woolwich Observer as well as the K-W Record not to mention CKCO-TV plus radio stations may have been light on pollution coverage but they just ripped dogpatch (Woolwich Twn.) over and over again for their myriad of political and ethical failures as mentioned above.
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