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Media Release: Citizen’s Group in Walkerton Seeks to Intervene in Public Inquiry
Media Release
Concerned Walkerton Citizens (CWC), a new, broadly-based group of residents of Walkerton have asked the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) to help them submit recommendations for the terms of reference for the Public Inquiry into the E. coli outbreak in that town. It is expected that the Ontario government will announce the terms of reference for the inquiry today, June 9, 2000.
Concerned Walkerton Citizens believe that their full participation is vital to restore the confidence of all Ontarians in the safety of Ontario’s drinking water supply. Therefore CWC have asked the Attorney General for Ontario, Hon. J. Flaherty, that the group have input into the terms of reference for the Public Inquiry. To that end, CELA forwarded the following suggested terms of reference to the Attorney General:
Concerned Walkerton Citizens are asking that the inquiry be held in the Walkerton area and that intervenor funding be provided to participants.
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For more information:
Bruce Davidson, Concerned Walkerton Citizens, 519-881-3688
Todd Huntley, Concerned Walkerton Citizens, 519-881-0456
Paul Muldoon or Theresa McClenaghan, CELA Counsel, 416-960-2284
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