Local activists are doing whatever they can to draw more attention to the issue of contaminated well water.
Water Wells First has brought in Ingersoll-area medical geologist, Heather Gingerich, who has says Canada has not lived up to its obligations under the United Nations.
“This is textbook of what we expect to see at the Hague in terms of who is responsible for not responding appropriately and who is responsible for terrorizing the community when really they’re just saying hey, we need you’re help,” Gingerich says. “This is a classic example of predatory development.”
Gingerich says they need to find someone who will claim responsibility, and even went so far as to call Chatham-Kent Police earlier this week.
“Because this is an assault, this is a chemical assault on whoever is drinking this water,” she says. “To have a medical officer state publicly that it’s safe for consumption boggles my mind, and I cannot understand, post-Walkerton, how that can happen and there are no consequences.”
Gingerich says she sent a message to the UN on Tuesday, although admit herself she doesn’t expect they will do anything about it.
She says it’s up to individuals to keep raising the alarm until something is done.
