MEDIA
BELOW ARE LINKS TO MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE WEST CREDIT RIVER AND ERIN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Feb 28, 2023 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Two-way traffic to flow on Main Street during Erin wastewater plant construction (pdf)
Feb 25, 2023 – ORANGEVILLE.COM – Town of Erin plans to update development charges bylaw (pdf)
Feb 24, 2023 – PENTICTON HERALD – Town of Erin development charges likely to go up (pdf)
Feb 5, 2023 – THE POINTER – Federal government flip flops on intervention to stop Doug Ford’s assault on the environment (pdf)
Feb 3, 2023 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – ‘Loud and clear’: voice of Erin businesses to be heard by new liaison committee (pdf)
Jan 26, 2023 – ORANGEVILLE.COM – Erin asked to contribute 4.75% more to Credit Valley Conservation (pdf)
Jan 24, 2023 – ORANGEVILLE.COM – Erin Chamber of Commerce demands task force for wastewater treatment plan (pdf)
Jan 14, 2023 – THE POINTER – Part Two: Erin residents cite dire environmental concerns, outrageous connection cost in fight against wastewater treatment facility (pdf)
Jan 1, 2023 – PENTICTON HERALD – Bill 23 will have devastating impacts on Ontario’s water systems, threatening humans & wildlifeNew Erin mayor Michael Dehn and councillors sworn in (pdf)
Nov 17, 2022 – ORANGEVILLE.COM – New Erin mayor Michael Dehn and councillors sworn in (pdf)
Nov 9, 2022 – GUELPH TODAY – Erin begins work on next phase of new sewage system (pdf)
Oct 24, 2022 – THE WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Dehn defeats Smith in Erin mayoral race (pdf)
Oct 23, 2022 – THE POINTER – Part One: Controversial Erin wastewater facility, which poses severe environmental risks, surrounded by questionable dealings (pdf)
Oct 20, 2022 – ORANGEVILLE.COM – LETTER: Options still available regarding Erin wastewater plant (pdf)
Oct 7, 2022 – JUSTSAY’NCALEDON – West Credit River Heritage Walking Tour (pdf)
Sept 1, 2022 – ORANGEVILLE.COM – Erin’s wastewater treatment plant might be a done deal, but council hopefuls will need to earn voter trust for steps ahead (pdf)
Sept 1, 2022 – ORANGEVILLE.COM – Meet Jamie Cheyne, Erin council candidate (pdf)
June 8, 2022 – ORANGEVILLE.COM – ‘I have felt enormously privileged’: Re-elected Ted Arnott looks to help Erin secure funding (pdf)
June 5, 2022 – THE POINTER – Town of Erin starts wastewater project – 7.2M litres of sewage will be dumped upstream from Peel (pdf)
June 4, 2022 – ELORAFERGUS TODAY – Arnott to Ford: County projects need provincial support (pdf)
May 30, 2022 – ORANGEVILLE.COM – Town of Erin seeks provincial and federal funding for wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
May 27, 2022 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Council: residents not required to connect to wastewater plant until funding secured (pdf)
May 19, 2022 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Erin pre-qualifies contractors for two wastewater treatment plant contracts (pdf)
May 18, 2022 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Erin councillor Rob Smith announces he’s running for mayor (pdf)
May 16, 2022 – GUELPHTODAY – Erin councillor doesn’t want residents to pay sewage user fees (pdf)
May 13, 2022 – ORANGEVILLE.COM – Erin mayor Allan Alls will not seek re-election (pdf)
May 4, 2022 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Town of Erin breaks ground on wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
April 29, 2022 – ELORAFERGUS TODAY – Erin breaks ground on $114M wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
April 22, 2022 – TORONTO STAR – Wastewater treatment plant on the menu at the Erin mayor’s breakfast (pdf)
April 18, 2022 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Developer proposes 332-unit residential subdivision in Hillsburgh; would connect to town’s wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
April 18, 2022 – ELORAFERGUS TODAY – Wellington Federation of Agriculture urges Erin council to protect agriculture land in future (pdf)
April 13, 2022 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – ‘Greenwashing’? (pdf)
April 12, 2022 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Questions remain with Erin’s wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
April 10, 2022 – THE POINTER – Saving the Huttonville Forest – Part 1 (pdf)
April 6, 2022 – ELORAFERGUS TODAY – LETTER: Reader has concerns with Erin’s ‘questionable’ sewage treatment plant plans (pdf)
March 22, 2022 – ON NATURE MAGAZINE – Letter to Editor: Thank you for article “Trout in Trouble” (pdf)
March 24, 2022 – TORONTO STAR – Erin finally lands contractor to build controversial wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
March 16, 2022 – ELORAFERGUS TODAY – Erin residents putting up a fight as town plans to decommission septic systems (pdf)
March 9, 2022 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Erin residents opposed to plan amendment that would allow for the decommissioning of septic systems (pdf)
Spring, 2022 – ON NATURE MAGAZINE – Trout in Trouble (pdf)
February 23, 2022 – CALEDON ENTERPRISE – Town of Erin could add water cooling measures for effluent later, day staff, consultants (pdf)
February 16, 2022 – THE POINTER – Town of Erin residents fighting to save West Credit River from sewage plant; Peel drinking water could be impact (pdf)
February 2, 2022 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Coalition asks Peel council to support river monitoring program in response to Erin’s wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
January 2, 2022 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Allan Alls on the accomplishments of 2021 and looking into 2022 (pdf)
December 17, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Town of Erin approves 2.9 percent property tax increase for 2022 (pdf)
December 7, 2021 – GUELPH TODAY – Erin prepares to retender construction of new wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
November 24, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Erin resident continues protest of wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
October 28, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Town of Erin reissues bid for wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
October 26, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Erin council accepts bid of $162,872 for water distribution system (pdf)
Fall 2021 – ONTARIO OUT OF DOORS MAGAZINE – Erin Water Treatment Plant Update
August 25, 2021 – TORONTO STAR – Developers to front $94 million in charges to help get Erin’s wastewater treatment plant built (pdf)
August 23, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Coalition seeking provincial intervention in Erin’s wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
August 19, 2021 – GUELPH TODAY – Report: no bids received on tender for Erin’s wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
August 12, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Coalition files application for MOE to investigate wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
August 11, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Letter to Editor: Lowering the Bar (pdf)
August, 2021 – ONTARIO OUT OF DOORS MAGAZINE – Erin Wastewater Plant Approved – Controversial plant that threatens the Credit River OK’d
July 31, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Group continues to look at ways to address concerns about Erin wastewater plant (pdf)
July 14, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Ear to the groundwater tour begins second phase (pdf)
July 2, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – ‘This is for their benefit in the long run’: Wastewater Plant necessary says Erin Mayor (pdf)
June 26, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – TIMELINE: Erin Wastewater Treatment Plant (pdf)
June 22, 2021 – IN THE HILLS – Belfountain Under Siege (pdf)
June 11, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Coalition of Westcredit River proposes alternative option for Erin waterwater plant (pdf)
June 10, 2021 – ONTARIO NATURE – Seven things you should know about West Credit River Brook Trout
May 26, 2021 – CBC NEWS – Ottawa won’t order federal review of controversial wastewater treatment plant in Erin, Ont. (pdf)
May 26, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Federal government approves Erin wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
May 20, 2021 – CALEDON CITIZEN – Signs set up in protest of Erin wastewater plant to protect the West Credit River (pdf)
May 19, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Town awards $930,000 contract for wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
May 18, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Erin Waste water treatment plant review forthcoming from federal government (pdf)
May 16, 2021 – CBC NEWS – Key decision coming soon in fight over ‘crown jewel’ of southern Ontario trout streams (pdf)
May 12, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Coalition for the West Credit River appealing to federal environment minister to step in on Erin’s wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
May 3, 2021 – SOFLY FISHING PODCAST – The Fight to Save the West Credit – Episode 94
May, 2021 – ONTARIO OUT OF DOORS MAGAZINE – Water treatment plant threatens West Credit (online article)
April 13, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – ‘It sounds pretty fishy’: Local coalition highlights concerns about Erin wastewater plant (pdf)
April 9, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Erin awards $4.4-million contract to WSP for next phase of wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
April 8, 2021 – GUELPH TODAY – Erin mayor refutes claims of shady deal over wastewater treatment plant land transfer (pdf)
March 31, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Prove It – Letter to Editor about Erin waste water treatment plant (pdf)
March 27, 2021 – ONTARIO FLY FISHER – Concern for the West Credit River
March 24, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Erin wastewater treatment plant will cost town up to $32 million (pdf)
March 19, 2021 – TORONTO STAR – Erin council has first look at design of wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
March 17, 2021 – GUELPH TODAY – Erin’s portion of new wastewater treatment plant cost set at between $22M to $32M (pdf)
March 3, 2021 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Local coalition asks federal government to step in on Erin sewage plant (pdf)
February 20, 2021 – CTV NEWS KITCHENER – Erin residents protest proposed wastewater plant (pdf)
February 20, 2021 – GUELPH TODAY – Erin car rally protest urges town to reconsider wastewater plant (pdf)
February 19, 2021 – TORONTO STAR – Car rally Saturday against Erin wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
January 25, 2021 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Environmental groups concerned about Erin wastewater plant (pdf)
November 5, 2020 – TORONTO STAR – Erin mayor defends need for new wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
November 5, 2020 – GUELPH TODAY – Erin mayor defends need for new wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
October 28, 2020 – TORONTO.COM – DEVELOPMENT DEAL: Erin drafts agreement with 10 developers to pay for entire wastewater treatment plant and trunk lines (pdf)
October 21, 2020 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Erin residents opposed to wastewater treatment plant begin to mobilize (pdf)
September 20, 2020 – ORANGEVILLE BANNER – Development will pay for development: Breaking down the municipal and personal costs of Erin wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
August 25, 2020 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Town of Erin to begin negotiations to purchase land for wastewater treatment plant (pdf)
August 30, 2019 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Erin receives provincial approval for wastewater system (pdf)
June 6, 2019 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Wastewater petition wants to ‘cut the crap’ (pdf)
February 14, 2019 – WELLINGTON ADVERTISER – Erin wastewater battle rages on (and on) (pdf)