I apologize for the confused state of the following blog. It arises in part from the poor quality and lack of completeness coming from the services of information dissemination afforded by the city of Lambton Shores.
I have not been able to find the letter on line which states that serious money is now being sought for development of the sewer system:
Blank and awaiting a copy? Transparency!?
The most important document seems to have been assembled by Dillon a company located with a London, Ontario office. Has Dillon done other work for the municipality / city?
This loads to a single pdf file of 444 pages in my iPad and includes responses of some people in the Southcott Pines neighbourhood.
Each time that the file provided by the municipality is separately viewed, the download into the viewer requires about ten minutes to download so I have read many articles on the environment in the New Scientist during that time. Wow!
That the single pdf file should also be broken down into about twenty smaller files is self evident. Few people otherwise would have the multitasking needed to study the many interesting papers and letters included seriously.
I don't recall myself receiving an invitation to comment on the project and still at the end of August 2010 have not received such an invitation, but the letter to me may have been returned to sender, which is really rather rare, but not beyond the stretches of some imaginings.
I think that I am better informed to comment now having been appraised of the environmental destruction that would accompany installation of any other system than the septic system within Southcott Pines. I am still agonizing over the trees that have already been wantonly removed nearby!
I almost count the trees in this area and would propose that they be individually identified and a protection order requested for each one. I have planted more than 50 new oak trees on my property and will gladly supply acorns to those wishing to plant more. The deer have eaten away at one maple. Yet, the maple is alive and I believe still a blood red symbol of Canada and should not be arbitrarily cut down, even by a deer!
We remember the human fallen who gave of their blood for the values inherent in the tree forests of Canada that some people seem so intent on destroying through unaffordable unsustainable development. How many more shells of failed businesses do we want to see in the province, and indeed Grand Bend. What a depressed sight it is! And, so much unemployment and lost careers. Is there no planning authority or national trust?
My opinion is that the city should not interfere with the fragile ecology already established in Southcott Pines, however, well intentioned. I would favour a new system of planning control modeled on that in the United Kingdom and I do take umbrage at the comments suggesting that people in the neighbourhood are somehow less eager to support environmental issues, especially the idea that they are abusive.
It is said that my now deceased mother once climbed a tree in Kincardine to stop it from being wantonly destroyed by municipal workers cutting away to keep busy and have an excuse to be paid a wage, and it still stands on the corner of Durham and Huron Terrace Streets.
I believe I should be provoked into a similar reaction were the proposed project for Southcott not be cancelled. Many people are with me on this. Some are suggesting action is almost inevitable.
That anyone would say we are abusive is clearly outside the realms of credibility and demonstrates as stupidity beyond comprehension, or just plain ignorance. How many thousands of new trees would be planted in association with the sewerage system I would ask, but I guess the response of Dillon would be to leave that to nature. I see no costing for replacement trees as this would be rather expensive.
My response is to ask for a examination of the lack of forests along the waterways of the watershed feeding into Grand Bend and around the fields and especially around the main agricultural points of effluent into the feeding rivers and streams.
Why is the provincial park forest waste to be transported out of the park? If anything the park should set an example of a self sufficient system that is sustainable. That the park is now part of a city system is not a good enough answer for any thinking individual.
http://www.lambtonshores.ca/Docs/Zone%203%20Project%20File.pdf
This is the FINAL NOTICE OF COMPLETION hidden away and only named as such as a file. how would one know unless searching diligently for it?
http://www.lambtonshores.ca/Docs/Zone3_FinalNoticeofCompletion_EXTENDED_Summer2010.pdf
The following is the letter from the Ministry to the Municipality:
http://www.lambtonshores.ca/Docs/lttrtopropsgrandbend.pdf
Water tests:
http://www.lambtonshores.ca/Docs/0811321160-L18Aug1710-groundwatermonitgrandbend.pdf
Most of this interesting stuff is posted by the Municipality on:
http://www.lambtonshores.ca/living/index.htm
Will ye no think kindly on those who would be your friends! May the sun shine with your thoughts, today, and happiness grow in your heart! May you allow yourself some peace of mind.
