MPCA Community Meeting – Summary and Fundraising
Over 400 concerned citizens attended the MPCA community meeting last night to learn about recent bridge activities and implications.
The Province of Ontario backing out of the Environmental Assessment process was highlighted as a primary concern. Judy Lishman delivered a presentation on this topic, summarizing the impacts of this decision. Click here to download the presentation.
Also highlighted was the importance of continuing the letter-writing campaign to persuade the Province of Ontario to opt back in.
In order to strengthen our position, the MPCA has engaged an environmental lawyer whose immediate task will be to ask pointed questions of the Province of Ontario, highlighting our concerns. Based on his findings, the lawyer will provide a formal legal opinion on how to best proceed in order to ensure that our concerns are addressed, and that a fair and legal decision-making process is followed throughout the Interprovincial Crossings project. This could, potentially, lead to further legal engagements.
See below for a message from the MPCA about its fundraising efforts:
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The Manor Park Community Association (MPCA) believes that we have a strong legal position, but we need legal representation, which costs money.
We are asking for your support.
All funds donated to the MPCA will be used specifically for this purpose, and for no other purpose(s).
Donations by cheque should be made payable to The Manor Park Community Association (MPCA). Cheques can be mailed to the MPCA at the following address:
MPCA
PO Box 74211
5 Beechwood Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1M2H9
The MPCA thanks you for your time and attention to this very important matter. The potential for an interprovincial crossing in our neighborhood(s), and the negative impact it could have on our environment, local traffic and property values deserves our full attention. The MPCA intends to make sure that the proponents for an interprovincial crossing are accountable for their actions, and your financial support will help us ensure that happens
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If you have specific questions of the MPCA, please send an email to mpca@manorpark.ca.
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June 1st, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Great strategy! Let’s sue the Ontario government!
Wait a minute – isn’t it the Ontario government that insisted that three corridors be carried forward instead of just Kettle Island?
Oops, I guess not such a good strategy after all.
Dumb dumb dumb…
June 3rd, 2010 at 7:32 am
Nobody is suing the Ontario Government.
Canadian and Ontario environmental legislation and how the two acts are supposed to work together is extremely complicated.
MPCA has come to the realization that we need advice from an environmental lawyer to ensure that our rights are being protected under the law.