Making the Links in Southeastern Ontario: CELA’s Toolkit for

On the banks of the Saugeen River in the municipality of Brockton lies the town of Walkerton, home to Ontario's most infamous and tragic water crisis. [...] The tragic events that transpired in this community resulted in a provincial inquiry that led to the introduction of new laws strengthening drinking water protections in Ontario.3 The Walkerton Inquiry In June 2000, following public outrage over the lack of transparency and accountability for the events that transpired in the community, the province launched a public inquiry, the Walkerton Inquiry. [...] After its conclusion in the summer of 2001, Justice O'Connor who presided over the inquiry, published a two-part report in 2002 outlining the causes of the tragedy and providing recommendations to ensure the safety of drinking water in Ontario. [...] The Confederation Line is being extended both in the east and the west, and the Trillium Line is being extended in the south. [...] CELA also filed an Environmental Bill of Rights Application for Review of the landfill’s approval under the Environmental Protection Act, and the Environment Ministry revoked this approval in 2020.55 In addition, CELA represented our clients in a public hearing before the Environmental Review Tribunal (and a subsequent appeal to them to the Minister) in relation to this matter.