The final community meeting to discuss the future of Wallaceburg’s drinking water is taking place tonight, Tuesday, June 9.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the UAW Hall in Wallaceburg and the presentation starts at 7 p.m.
Stantec Consulting was hired by the Chatham-Kent PUC to conduct an environmental assessment.
After presenting in detail a series of options at a meeting on November 26, which included rehabilitating the current Wallaceburg Water Treatment Plant, Stantec’s “preferred alternative” was connecting to the Chatham water supply, which gets its water from Lake Erie.
Many people in the community have expressed their displeasure with this preferred option, including MP Bev Shipley, Wallaceburg’s elected officials, the Wallaceburg and District Chamber of Commerce, the Wallaceburg Advisory Team for a Cleaner Habitat (WATCH) group, among others.
Watch for coverage following the meeting this evening.
