Writer Knocks Manitoba Government for "Disgusting" Response to Arsenic Issue
Dear Editor: Complacency about water safety thrives in Manitoba. What are we putting into our water ? PLT photo We are putting toxic waste (poison) into our water. Toxic = dangerous, immediate or long term effects. In the absence of scientific research, no one should simply claim those products are safe and acceptable, then allow them to be discarded into a water source. There is absolutely no legitimate government interest fulfilled, by allowing arsenic, lead and other contaminants into a water source. Yet, that is exactly what is happening! The town of Virden, Manitoba, for instance, has been issued a licence by the province to dump arsenic taken from the water treatment plant, into a surface water source, which downstream, enters into the Assiniboine River. The questions then that need to be answered are: Why does government, the province of Manitoba condone and permit such a disdainful action? Why ar