Prevent disaster

Dear Editor:

RE: Board of health concerned about recommended lab closures, March 21.

Just 24 years after the deaths and serious illnesses that resulted from poor drinking water protection in Walkerton, we have another Conservative government putting Ontario’s drinking water at risk!

The Clean Water Act of 2006 took steps to protect municipal drinking water but did nothing for private well protection. This is a major gap in water protection policy as our ousted former environmental commissioner pointed out to this government.

Wellington County is full of private wells, not only in rural areas but within urban boundaries also.

Let this government know that they must leave those labs with water testing available or risk another public health disaster!

Call, email, write to MPPs to prevent yet another disaster!

Donna McCaw,
Elora