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[Louisette Lanteigne]

Sandra you are absolutely wonderful! 

Last night your comment inspired me to write an email to Solicitor/Planning Expert Stanley Makuch to ask if he knew of any existing protocols the public can use to submit public comment to the Divisional courts regarding the Region appealing the OMB's decision. Being Canada's top planning lawyer I'm sure he would be familiar with that sort of thing.

I also took the liberty to fill him in on the economic/environmental risks that development and aggregates pose on our regional aquifers. 

I asked if he would be willing to submit a comment to the KW record about the Region's appeal. I don't know if he will provide comment or not, but if he choose do do that, procedurally speaking it would be amazing. 

When experts give comment in the press, the potential is there that one could summon an affidavit from them during a hearing process to simply to explain the rational behind their published opinion. When that opinion happens to be from one of Canada's top experts, just the mention of that name could lend credence to a cause enough to influence a positive outcome even if the summons is never fully invoked. The simple application to seek summons will provide the board with the information as published and can influence decisions.  I'm speaking from personal experience on that one. 

Lulu :0)
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