Broken
Promises on Air Pollution Explanations
Last
summer and fall many of us were working hard to provide
our comments on the Region's Draft Summary Report
Volume 2 on the Red Hill Valley Expressway project.
Our submissions were due on October 18. One person
was refused a one week extension. The Region promised
to reply to these comments and to finalize its draft
documents by January 1999.
In December, the health effects of predicted air pollution
from the expressway became a major public issue and
the Spectator wrote an editorial asking for
the Region's response. Again the Region promised to
provide answers in January.
It
is now well into March and the responses have not
appeared. Indeed, this may not happen for some time.
A brochure provided to the Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club
in late January reveals the possible schedule. It
included the question: "How and When will the Impact
Assessment Reports be Finalized"? The answer:
"The
Region will be working over the next few months to
prepare two key reports:
