Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 4:15 p.m.
Mayor Barton boiling mad over water tower rumour
A
rumour about the water tower in Vankleek Hill had Mayor Gary Barton
boiling over during last night’s Champlain Township council meeting.
Barton
told council Wednesday evening that he’d spoken with a resident earlier
in the day who told the mayor about a rumour that the water in
the Vankleek Hill village water tower was contaminated.
“That
is absolute b.s.!” said Mayor Barton. “Our water tower is empty right
now, and there is nothing wrong with the water in Vankleek Hill.”
Barton
was told that the “poisoned wate tower” allegation had come from one of
the candidates in the current municipal election. Mayor Barton
didn’t ask who the candidate was and reminded council that the water
tower has been empty for some time because of refurbishing work needed
to the structure.
The
mayor noted that since the tainted water tragedy in Walkerton in 2000,
all municipalities have become more careful about protecting their
drinking water sources. He stated that Champlain Township does regular
monitoring of its source with regular water quality reports from the
Ontario Clean Water Agency.