[All] Fw: Regarding possible Merger of Kitchener to Waterloo and Quotes

[Louisette Lanteigne]

--- On Mon, 3/1/10, Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu at rogers.com> wrote:


From: Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu at rogers.com>
Subject: Regarding possible Merger of Kitchener to Waterloo and Quotes
To: Carl.Zehr at kitchener.ca, John.Gazzola at kitchener.ca, John.Smola at kitchener.ca, Berry.Vrbanovic at kitchener.ca, Kelly.Galloway at kitchener.ca, Geoff.Lorentz at kitchener.ca, Christina.Weylie at kitchener.ca, mcolleen at region.waterloo.on.ca, "Jan d'Ailly" <jdailly at city.waterloo.on.ca>, "Diane Freeman" <dfreeman at city.waterloo.on.ca>, "Brenda Halloran" <bhalloran at city.waterloo.on.ca>, "Ian McLean" <imclean at city.waterloo.on.ca>, "Karen Scian" <kscian at city.waterloo.on.ca>, "Angela Vieth" <avieth at city.waterloo.on.ca>, "Mark Whaley" <mwhaley at city.waterloo.on.ca>, "Scott Witmer" <switmer at city.waterloo.on.ca>
Cc: dduncan.mpp at liberal.ola.org, tabunsp-qp at ndp.on.ca, norm.millerco at pc.ola.org, hhampton-qp at ndp.on.ca, ahorwath-co at ndp.on.ca, bill.murdoch at ontla.ola.org, mprue-qp at ndp.on.ca, joyce.savoline at pc.ola.org, jbradley.mpp at liberal.ola.org, jgerretsen.mpp at liberal.ola.org, jmilloy.mpp at liberal.ola.org, spupatello.mpp at liberal.ola.org, gerry.martiniukco at pc.ola.org, lpendergast.mpp at liberal.ola.org, elizabeth.witmerco at pc.ola.org, "Gord Miller" <commissioner at eco.on.ca>, braidp1 at parl.gc.ca, flaherty.j at parl.gc.ca
Date: Monday, March 1, 2010, 9:26 PM







Quotes on the Merger of Cities.
 
Dear Ministers, respective council members, 
 
Waterloo is going to post a ballot question in this year's election to see if public support is there to support dialogue on the advantages and disadvantages of a possible merger of the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. 
 
In light of this topic I would like to provide everyone with quotes provided by Premier Dalton McGuinty and John Gerretsen in regards to the topics of amalgamation, democracy and referenda.  Please see attachments for details. 
 
Kitchener and Waterloo are to very distinct communities located by the second largest food belt in Ontario. Our area has geological and hydrological constraints. To build a mega city in this area is illogical and a poor economic choice for our nation. 
 
The Waterloo Moraine is made up of a unique sediment composition created by ancient glaciers thousands of years ago. By exploiting the aggregates we can contaminate aquifers, disrupt flow and flow rates and adversely impact area wells and the recharge for the Grand River and Lake Erie. It can disrupt flow of water to agricultural areas and lead to flooding and drought. 
 
We must take measures to protect the water to provide for the community that we have and to support our agricultural industries for generations to come. We must assess the economic worth of this natural capital resource before we simply squander it for a short sighted vision of a big city dependent on a pipeline to Erie. 
 
Please support the formation of a Waterloo Moriane Protection Act. 
 
Thank you kindly for your time.
 
Louisette Lanteigne
700 Star Flower Ave.
Waterloo Ontario
N2V 2L2
519-885-7619
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