Well that's quite the timing. Yesterday Bob Burtt, author and former K-W Record reporter, called for a provincial inquiry in his Letter to the Editor and today the front page of the Record has a story about our brand new, just appointed Regional Chair Scott Davey. Obviously Mr. Davey, a current city of Kitchener councillor, is already going to be very busy in the months ahead and will need to get himself up to speed on many regional issues including our water supply.
Hmm this calls for a deft, diplomatic touch here in order for me to promote Mr. Burtt's call for an inquiry and to suggest that an experienced local politician as our new regional chair isn't such a bad idea. The problem for me is that certain twits and idiots with vested interests have called me many things, mostly behind my back, but never using the words "deft" or "diplomatic". Oh heck here goes anyways.
I like Bob Burtt and recognize his sincerity and deep interest in our water supply. I do not like how Susan Bryant has wound him around her little finger. Some of us have renamed his 2014 book about the Elmira Water Crisis as "The Ode to Susan". That said how can I seriously be upset with him regarding Susan as she has made a career out of befriending people who can advance her status and knowledge. This included Sylvia Berg, Pat Mclean, Ken Seiling, Bob B. and shudder...myself. I and two others resigned from APTE in January 1994 and I split from her as a friend and colleague in 2008. She and APTE lost another incredibly highly qualified member, and respected nationally and internationally scientist, a few years earlier. O.K. I was an idiot in my own right not to have added things up then and departed sooner.
As far as Scott Davey goes he hasn't even been on my radar. I am very curious as to whether or not he is a card carrying Conservative or not. Former Regional Chair Karen Redman was a Liberal. Former mayor Sandy Shantz was a Conservative and thank God she wasn't appointed as Regional Chair. Water should be a non partisan issue but of course it's not. Critics of the Region may want an inquiry and supporters and those served well by the Region will not. This much I can say and have said: Our water supply is in great jeopardy both as in Quantity and Quality and lying about it serves only the incompetent and the guilty. That means a ton of politicians do NOT want to hear about it. Keep an eye on the Record and other local papers and lets see if AFTER an election there is any appetite for the truth. I am doubtful but have been wrong before.
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