Canada & Ont Gov'ts capable of making themselves look more foolish than the Tory crew

[Marie Estrela]

Subject: Certifiicate of Approval - YDSS expansion to King City : Greater
Toronto Area GTA

Date: Mon 08/02/04 06:55 AM

Dear Premier McGuinty:

It's hard to believe that when we voted for change, we would end up with a
government that
was capable of making themselves look more foolish than the Eves crew.

I am writing today about the York Durham Sewer System (YDSS) expansion to King
City.

With the granting by the MOE (July 30) of a Certificate of Approval, your
government has
made a sham of no less than 3 ministries and you, all at the same time. This is
a special
skill.

In your election campaign you promised to stop the building on the Oak Ridges
Moraine.
As we are all aware you failed on delivery of that promise. King City, sits
squarely 100% on
the Oak Ridges Moraine. Until July 30, no land had been stripped, and no
infrastructure put
in the ground, that would create the potential for urban sprawl on the Moraine.
The approval
granted will "pave the way" (pardon the pun) for yet more new homes on the
Moraine.

Minister John Gerretsen, with the introduction of the Greenbelt Protection Act,
is attempting
to control urban sprawl; or at least that's one of the many underlying goals of
the proposed
legislation. History has shown repeatedly, especially in York Region over the
last 10 years,
that wherever the YDSS goes urban sprawl follows; witness Vaughan. King City
has now been
opened to that potential.

Minister David Caplan, with introduction of the "Places to Grow" discussion
paper, is
attempting to redirect growth to selected locations across the province. King
Township is
not included as a place to grow within that document; although for some reason
which we don't
understand King Township is considered urban: This despite the fact that over
70% of the
land mass of the township is Oak Ridges Moraine land. One might suggest that
the placement
of "urban-style" infrastructure, combined with the apparent historical
relationship between
sprawl and the pipe, and the definition of King Township as urban will lead to
growth
outside of the intent of the document "Places to Grow".

Minister Leona Dombrowsky, with the introduction of the Source Water Protection
Act, is
attempting to control the flow of water, and maintain watersheds and aquifers.
The introduction of the YDSS to King City will effectively deplete the aquifer
servicing
King City and will transfer massive quantities of water away from the Humber
watershed.

The action of your government, in approving the Certificate of Approval for the
YDSS
extension to King City, in short, makes a complete mockery of the efforts being
put forward
by the mentioned ministries, while at the same time, does nothing to save your
political
credibility with respect to the Oak Ridges Moraine debacle.

With the foregoing in mind, I would request that you personally review this
situation with
an eye to cancelling the Certificate of Approval for the extension of the YDSS
to King City.

Thank you for your attention.

Jeff Laidlaw, 4285 Fifteenth Sideroad, King City, Ontario L7B 1K4, (905) 833
2249

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To: "Dalton McGuinty" <web...@gov.on.ca>

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