Over the last few weeks, almost 50 individuals and organizations have made presentations to the CRD's "Sewage Committee" (the Core Area Liquid
Waste Committee, or "CALWMC), each in support of "public" sewage treatment.
On both dates the room was packed, yet none of local papers reported anything about the meetings...it was like they had never happened.
Fortunately, the presentations were recorded and posted online.
Here are FOUR of my favourites:
Jenny Farkas, an independent businesswoman
http://www.youtube.com/user/VictoriaIndyTV#p/u/2/Fijs8Y3Lse8Greg Baynton, President of the Vancouver Island Construction Association
http://www.youtube.com/user/VictoriaIndyTV#p/u/6/icplruFhU-sCraig Ashbourne, on the fallacy of risk transfer in P3s
http://www.youtube.com/user/VictoriaIndyTV#p/u/16/wp5OPk0tYd4Kim Manton, CUPE "Keep it Public" campaigner
http://www.youtube.com/user/VictoriaIndyTV#p/u/5/I_LPIwBA-cITo see the other videos (recorded on Feb 25th & March 10th), scroll down
on the right of the screen.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT. Here's how you can help keep sewage treatment in
public hands:
1) PLEASE CIRCULATE THESE LINKS WIDELY!
Please forward the above links to your family and friends, because they
sure won't be hearing about this issue in the newspapers!
2) SIGN OUR ONLINE PETITION
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFlaM1AwaU1vUjMtaGxNQVZ2cV95Qnc6MA3) CONTACT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
Tell them that you want sewage treatment services to be publicly delivered.