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06 | 27 | 2015 VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 26
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PAN AM GAMES PREDESTINED TO BE A FAILURE
Woolwich scraps CPAC, approves new format with less public involvement
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STEVE KANNON Changes could neuter the watchdog group monitoring a contaminated Elmira chemical site, current members warned this week, but Woolwich council pressed ahead with plans to dissolve the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee (CPAC). In its place will be two new bodies – the Remediation Advisory Committee (RAC) and a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) – that will provide much less public input and oversight of Chemtura’s remediation of polluted groundwater and ongoing concerns of continued contamination. There’s a different priority, however, as the move spearheaded by Mayor Sandy Shantz aims to bring back to the table the Ministry of the Environment and Chemtura, both of which have been skipping CPAC meetings since last fall. Council’s decision Tuesday night jeopardizes the public oversight of cleanup efforts, warns current CPAC chair Dan Holt. “I am saddened that this public advisory committee, which has not been under company rule, has fiCPAC | 6
Park Manor students Shelby Mikel, Ben Hall, Delaney Keen, Charlise Roth, Quinn Brown and Spencer Young celebrated the end of the school year on June 25.
Subdivision cleared for south end of St. Jacobs
Township reaches compromise with Valley View Heights; residents still have oustanding concerns
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STEVE KANNON The long-delayed next phase of a St. Jacobs subdivision will go ahead after the township and developer reached a compromise on some sticking points, including the provision of parkland. However, the decision is unlikely to impress residents, particularly parents of young children, concerned about traffic
dangers and a lack of amenities. Woolwich and Valley View Heights still remain divided over cost-sharing for infrastructure such as improvements to Old Scout Place, but councillors meeting Tuesday night signed off on the development that will add 148 homes to the south end of the village. The dispute over the application SUBDIVISION | 7
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