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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, May 21, 2010 · 4 Group wants Ford to fund environmental assessment Continued from page 3 Ford, she said the Ontario government had told Ford that the TransCanada project is subject to an environmental assessment. SENES (Specialists in Energy, Nuclear and Environmental Sciences) Consultants Limited was retained by TransCanada to carry out that environmental assessment with a draft report from that study stating the power plant would have little to no effect on the environment or the surrounding community during construction or operation. TransCanada spokesperson Chris Breen has previously stated TransCanada must meet all the Ministry of the Environment's standards in order to proceed with the project. He has said the studies conducted for their Environmental Review Report are of the same level of detail as would be required under an individual environmental assessment. Clegg does not believe this to be true stating an individual environmental assessment would be far more rigorous than one conducted by a company working for TransCanada. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER NOW HEAR THIS: C4CA's Nancy Robertson addresses the crowd at the Ford protest Wednesday. "The analogy that we use is that having TransCanada do the assessment would be like my children being able to write their exam questions, answer their exam questions and then evaluate their exam questions," said Clegg. "All we're saying is, this is going to have a huge impact. The thing is going to be here for decades. Let's invest the time and energy and do the right assessment to make sure we haven't missed anything." Town of Oakville shares this opinion. Town staff was critical of TransCanada's Draft Environmental Review Report in March, and stated the plant would add significant toxic emissions to the airshed. Town staff also pointed out that not enough work had been done in the report to assess the risk of industrial accidents. Clegg said something better than this assessment is needed and is asking Ford to offer up $500,000 to make it happen. "Clearly, the objective here is two-fold, to get the attention of the Canadian team, but also quite frankly it is to get the attention of the folks in Deerborn, Michigan. We need to let them understand that there is a community here that is not happy about what they are doing," said Clegg. "A half a million dollars is a lot of money, but when compared to the tens of millions in their marketing budget, it's nothing. It doesn't even make it to the decimal point. We think that is a gesture they can make, that would be easy for them to do." Exterior Stain Sale, This Weekend Only Wood Finishes $ Each Gallon of FOR PROMOTION Sikkens or Arborcoat Purchased *Promotion Expires Monday, May 24th 5 OFF SPACE RESERVED Enhances and protects the natural beauty of your wood Passion for perfection! www.nam.sikkens.com 275 speers road, oakville · 905.337.7272 www.speerspaint.com