Dear Editor;
What will it take to convince the Manitoba government that it should never allow arsenic to be released into our surface waters?
I consider this action reprehensible, yet that is exactly what the province has permitted (the Town of) Virden to do, with arsenic that has been removed from the water source at the town's treatment plant.
The following is my response to Premier Selinger and Minister
Mackintosh in regard to their letter. It informs me that they’ll continue to allow the arsenic that’s recovered from the
Virden water treatment plant to be released elsewhere. My concern is that this
will, over time, only add to surface water contamination and pollute the
environment.
This will create unknown consequences for future generations.
Many other substances that are considered toxic in
other jurisdictions are obviously not of concern here. It seems this government
has no problem with putting lives at risk.
