‘Pathetic approach’

Dear Editor:

RE: Repugnant, Jan. 1.

The editor made a couple of comments to my previous letter about Guelph/Eramosa Township having provided some funding to the Concerned Residents Coalition (CRC) in the fight against the Hidden Quarry and that the township had been a party to the hearing of the Ontario Land Tribunal.

While the township was supportive of the CRC early in the process, when it came time for the hearing, they were largely missing in action.  The township did not call a case and present evidence in opposition to the quarry.

In it decision, the tribunal noted, “The township did not participate in the hearing except to attend the beginning and end of the hearing to apprise the tribunal of its position and to provide recommended conditions should the tribunal approve the quarry.”

This pathetic approach by the township sent a very unfortunate message to the tribunal and undermined the work of the CRC in opposition to the quarry.

Dan Kennaley,
Rockwood