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, Continued from page 1 The Ministry of Health also says they're safe, but critics say testing has not kept up with all the new chemicals, pharmaceuticals and indus- trial toxins, that can find their way into sewage treatment • plants. ~e Ministry last up- dated their testing procedures in 1998. Ella. Haley of Sustainable Brant says there's not ade- quate oversight of the testing process for sewage sludge. "They don't test some of the most dangerous toxins and pha1111aceuticals," said Hal- ley. She added, "Some food companies will not purchase food grown in fields that have had sewage sludge applied to them." The Canadian Infec- tious Disease Institute, The National Fa11ners Union, the • • Ecological Farmers of On- tario, and the NDP have all called for a ban on the use of sewage sludge on farmland. A long pipe carried the sludge on to the proper- ty, which is backed by Big Creek. Not long after Wessuc started this process, a num- ber of Six Nations residents, including Bill Monture from the Men's Fire, showed up to stop the Wessuc workers from continuing. "We addressed this at the Oxbow (another site where Wessuc spread biosolids on farmland). This company is still doing it," said Monture. "It's a lot of work for the company, but they created the problem. We're not do- ing this just for Six Nations, but for Caledonia and Ca- yuga, everyone in the 9rand Watershed. Our stance is no more dumping. We're here to protect our territory," said Monture. The company wanted to finish the work but Men's Fire said no, and negotia- tions commenced between Men's Fire and the com- pany under the supervision of Dan Michaud from the 0 .P.P 's Provincial Liaison Team. Michaud said the far1ner anq Wessuc Inc:- had approval from the Ministry of the Environment. The company agreed to stop spreading the sludge and sent for a vacuum truck. They also recalled the · tank- . er trucks to haul away the sludge. It also agreed to clean out the sludge in the hose snaking back on to the property. Later in the morning, Elected Chief Bill Montour arrived and was apprised of the situation. He left to • BillMonture of the Men·'s Fire explains to OPP. officers why the group opposes the spread of sewage sludge on Six Nations territory. contact Brant County May- or Ron Eddy to arrange an emergency meeting to dis- cuss the situation. Brant County is curre~tly reviewing its Official Plan. Sustainable Brant is calling on the County to ban the use of biosolids in Brant.