Media Release: Town of Erin pays only $2 for 5 Hectares of Prime Real Estate?

By Linda Heron on Tuesday, April 6th, 2021

Posted in Aquatic Life, Brook Trout, Climate Change, Joint, ORA Submissions, Press Release, River Concerns, Rivers at Risk, Sewage, Urban Development, Waste Water Treatment Facilities, Water Quality, West Credit River

Brook Trout fry, Photo by Steve Noakes

ERIN: Mayor Alls of Erin boasted, “I can reach in my pocket and pay for it” when the Town of Erin announced the purchase of 5 Hectares of land for $2 – land with an estimated value of $210,000 in the Environmental Study Report (ESR).

Environmental lawyer David Donnelly spoke to the more than 300 people attending the March 25th virtual meeting to discuss the impact of the proposed Erin Wastewater Treatment Plant on dumping 7.2 million liters of sewage effluent daily into West Credit River Brook Trout habitat.

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Request to appear before the Standing Committee on Environment & Sustainable Development – Joint

By Linda Heron on Monday, March 15th, 2021

Posted in Fisheries, Government, Impact Assessment Act, Joint, ORA Submissions, Redside Dace, Regulatory, Regulatory Submissions, River Concerns, Rivers at Risk, Sewage, Species at Risk, West Credit River

West Credit River, Photo by Steve Noakes

The Coalition for the West Credit River is writing to you today to share our urgent concerns about an impending and grave threat to the ongoing health of the West Credit River and the sensitive coldwater environment and ecosystem that it sustains. The West Credit River flows through the Towns of Erin and Belfountain, a premium get-away for fly fishers and GTA urban dwellers seeking near-wilderness respite just a short drive northwest of Toronto.

The West Credit River is acknowledged as one of the last remaining wild and self-sustaining native Brook Trout fisheries in southern Ontario and is recognized for its environmentally significant ecosystem as part of a UNESCO World Biosphere protected area, well before it exits at the Forks of the Credit River.

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Coalition concerns over Erin Wastewater Treatment Plant

By Linda Heron on Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

Posted in Aquatic Life, Brook Trout, Dam Removals, Dams, Environmental Assessment Act, Fisheries, IAA, Impacts, Municipal, Ontario Water Resources Act, Proponent Led Process, River Concerns, Rivers at Risk, Septic Systems, Sewage, Sewage, West Credit River, West Credit River

Our concerns are well documented in the attached Briefing Notes report, which has been prepared by our Coalition in the process of requesting a federal review under the Impact Assessment Act.

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ERO-019-1080 – Proposed changes to environmental approvals for municipal sewage collection works

By Linda Heron on Saturday, August 22nd, 2020

Posted in Environmental Assessment Act, Environmental Registry, ORA Submissions, Regulatory, River Concerns, Sewage, Sewage, Stormwater, Urban Development, Waste Water Treatment Facilities

The ORA strongly objects to any approach that eliminates the opportunity for public and Indigenous consultation and input regarding any sewage and stormwater infrastructure projects, especially any expansions or upgrades when they could have a negative environmental impact on the riverine environment and communities.

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