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09 | 06 | 2014 VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 36
ELMIRA GROUP HELPS WITH FLOOD CLEANUP LIVING HERE PAGE 28
COMMENT PAGE 6
LOCAL ELECTIONS COULD DO WITH STRONG CANDIDATES
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A downhill battle to the finishline in Wellesley
Some 44 drivers raced down Nafziger Road at speeds as high as 41 kilometres per hour in the 10th annual Wellesley Soap Box Classic on September 1. See more photos on page 14.
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CPAC calls out province on failure to deal with contaminants STEVE KANNON The Ministry of the Environment is failing the people of Elmira, says the community’s environmental watchdog group. The
Chemtura Public Advisory Committee (CPAC) says the province isn’t doing enough to deal with a multitude of chemical contaminants buried underground and leaching into
groundwater. The organization is currently preparing a resolution it hopes will win Woolwich council approval calling for the ministry to ensure the cleanup of the
aquifer under Elmira. In a presentation to councillors September 2, CPAC chair Dan Holt said a variety of toxins in and around the Chemtura chemical plant remain a threat to the envi-
ronment, 25 years after the water crisis in Elmira. “[T]here is overwhelming evidence that significant sources of pollution still remain under and around the Chemtura site, and
these sources continue to pose potentially serious risks to human health and the environment ... around the site, as well as CPAC | 5