Air Quality Task Force on the Oakville-Clarkson Airshed

Air Quality Task Force on the Oakville-Clarkson Airshed released on June 25th. Click here to read about it.


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Air Quality Task Force PDF Print E-mail

2010-06-25 - The provincial Air Quality Task Force on the Oakville-Clarkson Airshed released its Report and Action Plan to the Minister of the Environment, John Gerretson.

10-06-25 - Action Plan Report of the Air Quality Task Force

10-06-25 - Town welcomes report of Balsillie Task Force on Oakville-Clarkson Airshed_Town press release

10-06-25 - Flynn Calls Air Quality Report a Positive Step to Cleaner Air in Oakville_MPP Flynn press release

 10-06-25 - Air quality task force releases report_Oakville%20Beaver

See www.miranet.ca for more info.

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Citizens for Clean Air Organization

The group has been formed and has an initial committee structure and volunteers.  Our new website. www.c4ca.org,  has also been created.  

BUT WE DO NEED HELP in many ways. Your geographic boundaries do not matter we have members from allover the SWGTA.

First, join the organization by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . There are no membership fees. If we have your email address we will send bulletins

Second, we need money to hire selected experts – on top of the swelling serious volunteers. You can donate by sending cheques to Citizens for Clean Air, 288 Benita Court, Oakville, Ontario L6J4L2 or you can donate using your credit card by using our Pay Pal facility (you do not have to join pay pal).. so conveniently click here.  This will also register you as a member and you will start getting Newsletters.

Third, if you can help one of the committees that have been established:
Environment
Health
Legal
Fundraising
Liaison/Lobby
Finance
Youth

Note if you are unsure what each entails or how you can help, feel free to email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Fourth,  join your local RA as they are also actively involved in trying to stop this plant.

Please Help

Doug MacKenzie
President

Outlined below are some web links to pages that provide some of the facts on the new plant and its potential impact on the community: http://www.cmgra.org/issues/power-plant

Ontario Power Authority: http://www.powerauthority.on.ca/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=7005&SiteNodeID=540&BL_ExpandID=

For interest sake, you can type in your home address here and see how far you are from the plant which is going in just behind the Claybrooke building at 1453 Cornwall: http://www.cmgra.org/issues/power-plant/distance-from-your-home 

 To see the similar sized Goreway Power Plant in operation click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sXuVcm2OGA  

Needless to say this is a topic that will have strong opinions on both sides of the debate.  You can be your own judge.

To get more involved please start to educate yourself on the facts. Good places to start are: www.cmgra.org or www.miranet.ca 

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Order your Lawn Sign Today PDF Print E-mail

Together there is still time to stop the power plant. Support this effort by purchasing a lawn sign from the Citizens for Clean Air, www.c4ca.org.

 


 

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MPP Flynn's Letter to TransCanada PDF Print E-mail

2010-05-27 - "Since the announcement by the Ontario Power Authority in September 2009 that TransCanada had been selected to build an over 900 megawatt natural gas plant on Fordof Canada property in Oakville community groups and concerned citizens from Oakvilleand Mississauga and politicians from all levels of government have expressed their outrage at such an offensive choice and have come together to ensure this plant is not built." (click here to read more)

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Letter to TransCanada Health and Safety Committee PDF Print E-mail

2010-04-28 - To read letter, click here

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Proposed Oakville 975 MW Natural Gas-Powered Electricity Generating Station PDF Print E-mail

2010-02-26 - C4CA letter to TransCanada ... it remains clear that the proposal to build a massive gaspowered electricity generating station only 320 metres from a school and 400 metres from homes in oakville does not make sense and should not proceed - click here to read more

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