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Wednesday, November 7, 2012 1937 - 2012 · Celebrating 75 Years Orono Weekly Times - 3 EFW Continued from front Bracken, the Ministry official who signed the CofA made a presentation to the EFWAC in October, 2011 and promised to provide details on how the Ministry made their evaluations on human health risks prior to issuing the CofA. "This committee should say this is not acceptable," Bracken stated at the October 26th meeting. She suggested a strongly worded letter be sent to the Ministry official regarding the missing information that was promised. In light of the fact that the EFWAC already sent a letter to the Ministry in September, committee members voted instead to place a phone call to the official asking for the promised information. Mr. Gioseph Anello, Manager of Waste Planning and Technical Services for the Region of Durham told the Orono Times on Monday morning that he feels the Ministry has already answered the questions posed by the public groups and the committee is meeting all their commitments. The pubic groups are on record as being vehemently opposed to the Draft Emissions Monitoring Plan for the incinerator, and they are equally displeased with the Draft Community Communications Plan and the Soil Monitoring Plan proposed by the committee. There are a huge number of unanswered questions around the emissions monitoring Orono women enjoy lunch at St. Saviour's Anglican Church Bazaar held on Saturday at the Orono Town Hall. From left to right: Joan Ard, Marilyn Hancock, Marj Lowery, Peggy Blaschke and Shirley Moffat. plan, Bracken says. At their October 24th meeting, the EFWAC dealt with the Soil Monitoring Plan and the Draft Communications Plan. According to Bracken, with only two spots designated for soil sampling to be monitored, that plan is not acceptable. Especially since the monitoring is to be carried out for only the first few years of the facility's operation, and as many of the chemicals emitted from the incinerator will persist and accumulate over time, the plan falls far short of one that would be protective of the environment according to Bracken. The public groups are also concerned that the Community Communications Plan mandated by the MOE is morphing into a public relations document promoting incineration. The intent of the Community Communications Plan is to provide for proper communication with the public regarding the design, construction, and operational phases of the EFW including ongoing monitoring if the facility. The Project Team plan is intended to engage school children as part of their Communications Plan. Bracken pointed out to com- mittee members that though Durham/York staff support incineration, there are many opposed to it including doctors, scientists and environmental organizations. "Presenting opinion as fact, especially to young school children is really indoctrination", Bracken stated at the meeting. The questions asked by the public groups are being answered by the Project Team and the MOE according to Anello, head of the Project Team. "The same question keeps being asked, and the answer always stays the same," he told the Times, "I don't know what else is expected". According to Anello, every time the Team puts a plan together to be presented to the committee, they do so relying on the advice of their experts. When the plans are approved Anello says, he feels the committee is meeting their requirements. While the public groups are guaranteed a seat at the table, they claim the Project Team and MOE have failed to address or act upon any of the comments they have submitted. "We are not asking for unreasonable changes," Bracken told The Times. The public groups are asking for monitoring that is encouraged in the MOE's own guidelines. In her request that the meeting minutes reflect that many of the decisions made by the committee are unacceptable to the three members representing public groups, Bracken said she didn't want anyone looking at the minutes to get the perception that everything is well. ~ Happenings ~ Friday November 9th 2012 - Orono Bingo, Orono United Church, 7:00 p.m Come enjoy some fun. Saturday November 10th 2012 - Newtonville Remembrance service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday November 11th 2012 - Newcastle Remembrance service, 10:30 a.m. Saturday,November 17th 2012 - Orono United Church Resale Shop Chirstmas Sale and Lunch, 9 a.m to 2 p.m. Sunday November 18th 2012 - Newcastle Santa Claus Parade, 5:30 p.m , Along King Street Saturday November 24th 2012 - 1st AnnualSanta Claus Parade, 10:30 a.m , Downtown Orono, Along Main Street