Thank god, a town hall about actual pollution in the river right there in Okotoks!
Oh wait… it’s not about the bacteria, fertilizer runoff, and livestock waste that regularly flow into the Sheep River, which cuts right through town. It’s not about the agriculture-driven nutrient exceedances, the fecal coliform levels that surpass Alberta’s own guidelines, or the fact that you probably shouldn’t drink from that river without boiling it first.
Nope. It’s a town hall about a coal project over 100 km away, in a different watershed, where the water will be captured, treated, tested, and released into a river (the Oldman) that already receives runoff from cattle operations, industry, and human sewage.
Good thing we’re focused on hypothetical risks, not the actual pollution right under our noses. Wouldn’t want to risk upsetting anyone too close to home.
Well Erik, I’m looking forward to seeing you at this meeting and grabbing the microphone and putting these facts to the minister of agriculture!
Meanwhile, I will continue fighting to keep coal mining toxins out of any rivers that other fellow Albertans, and countless other living things, rely on for drinking!
Yeah, it’s a sad commentary on how irresponsible this Con government has been over the past several decades. And people only care when THEY start drinking poisoned water? What about everyone else upstream and downstream?
The water was being polluted before Alberta was a Province. It's a bit rich blaming this Con government.
The water IS poison already. On July 14, the Hamlet of Granum had a Boil Water advisory issued to it as a result of a power outage. On June 27, the Tim Hortons Camp issued a water quality warning and prohibited swimming due to fecal bacteria.
There is no river, particularly in farmland, that you can drink straight out of.
Just remember the meeting starts at 5:00 PM doors open at 4:30....be there or be square.
Thank god, a town hall about actual pollution in the river right there in Okotoks!
Oh wait… it’s not about the bacteria, fertilizer runoff, and livestock waste that regularly flow into the Sheep River, which cuts right through town. It’s not about the agriculture-driven nutrient exceedances, the fecal coliform levels that surpass Alberta’s own guidelines, or the fact that you probably shouldn’t drink from that river without boiling it first.
Nope. It’s a town hall about a coal project over 100 km away, in a different watershed, where the water will be captured, treated, tested, and released into a river (the Oldman) that already receives runoff from cattle operations, industry, and human sewage.
Good thing we’re focused on hypothetical risks, not the actual pollution right under our noses. Wouldn’t want to risk upsetting anyone too close to home.
Well Erik, I’m looking forward to seeing you at this meeting and grabbing the microphone and putting these facts to the minister of agriculture!
Meanwhile, I will continue fighting to keep coal mining toxins out of any rivers that other fellow Albertans, and countless other living things, rely on for drinking!
I look forward to watching you drink straight out of any river in Alberta that doesn't have 'coal mining toxins' in it.
Yeah, it’s a sad commentary on how irresponsible this Con government has been over the past several decades. And people only care when THEY start drinking poisoned water? What about everyone else upstream and downstream?
The water was being polluted before Alberta was a Province. It's a bit rich blaming this Con government.
The water IS poison already. On July 14, the Hamlet of Granum had a Boil Water advisory issued to it as a result of a power outage. On June 27, the Tim Hortons Camp issued a water quality warning and prohibited swimming due to fecal bacteria.
There is no river, particularly in farmland, that you can drink straight out of.