For Immediate Release
April 21, 2005

Laurie Scott Calls on Ontario Government to Protect Water Supply

Today, Haliburton-Victoria-Brock MPP Laurie Scott rose in the legislature to warn the McGuinty government about the water supply crisis that could develop there is a municipal strike. “I am surprised that the Ministry has not been working more closely with the Municipality before now to make sure there would be a contingency plan in place”, said Laurie Scott

She urged the minister to mandate the Ontario Clean Water Agency to take over control of the water supply in the event of a strike. “I call upon the government and the Minister of the Environment to put an emergency action plan into place to make sure that the people of the City of Kawartha Lakes will not see their water quality compromised.”

The current rules allow the government to mandate the Ontario Clean Water Agency to operate the water systems. This solution would allow local residents the peace of mind that comes from knowing that they will have access to clean and safe water.

“Can you imagine running a hospital without clean water”, Laurie Scott asked the government. “This is not a labour relations issue - It is a health and safety issue.”

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