Group agrees to press for cleanup
SYDNEY - federal and provincial
elected representatives and
members of the Metro Cape
Breton Junior Chamber came
away from a meeting agreeing
to work together to press for the
cleanup of the Muggah Creek
watershed.
The group met in Sydney
last weekend with MLAs Cecil
Clarke, Dave Wilson, Gerald
Sampson and Gordie Gosse, as
well as MP Mark Eyking.
"The project is so important
to young people who have
decided to live here and build
their careers," said Keith MacDonald,
junior chamber president.
"It would be much easier
once this problem is cleaned
up."
They all indicated a cost-share
agreement between the federal and
provincial governments
must be settled as quickly
as possible, that the
project should not be
delayed by a protracted
environmental assessment,
that economic and social benefits for
the local community be
maximized, and that
proven technologies be used
to clean up contaminated sites.
Alastair MacLeod, past president
of the Sydney and Area
Chamber of Commerce, co-chaired
the meeting. He noted
the possibility of federal and
provincial elections being
called over the next few
months leaves a cloud hanging
over the project.
"The community has
worked too hard and does not
want to risk that the ball will
be dropped on this matter so
close to the finish line,"
MacLeod said.
MacDonald said the junior
chamber plans to continue to
lobby for the cleanup and hold
future meetings to discuss the
plan.
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