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Village of Westport – new web site

Great news, everyone!  You spoke.  We listened.  Here is the result.  Check out the new look and design of our new web site.  We hope it is easier to find information and it is certainly a more colourful site.  Some pages are still under construction, however we wanted to go live now and catch up those other pages later.

Check out the new Vintage Westport page – thanks to Christine Janeway for her meticulous research and fascinating photos.  A big shout out to Niki Bresee – for her efforts to bring the new web site from a concept to a reality.

Please give us some feedback if there are features you would like to see or if something is not working for you on the web site.

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APPEAL PERIOD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENDED JANUARY 30, 2016

Although the final report proposing to install a large subsurface disposal system on the existing wastewater treatment plant site was submitted to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change in late December, there is a mandatory 30 day period where the public can appeal to the Ministry to not support the application.  January 30 was the end of the appeal period and the Village received confirmation from the Ministry yesterday that there were no appeals and we can proceed.

Congratulations to the team from AECOM and the Village’s Technical Support Committee for completing the very thorough and often challenging environmental assessment in 8 months!

The next step is to hire an engineering firm to do the detailed design for the subsurface disposal system.  Our Engineer, Leslie Whiteman, is preparing those documents and the Village hopes to get the RFPs out by the end of next week.

We are anxiously awaiting word from the Provincial Government that we have been awarded another OCIF grant, which would assist getting the new system installed this year.

Hauling will continue until the end of next week and by that time it is expected that  10,000 m3 will have been removed from the lagoons.  The spring weather is lovely for many, but has drastically reduced the capability to process at the plant.

If you have any questions, please contact the Councillor of your choice or me at 613-273-9195.

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HADFIELD FAMILY GIFT TO CANADA

It may feel closer to July 1 than February 1 today.  Received this wonderful YOUTUBE video by the Chris Hadfield & family that just might make you stand a little taller as a proud Canadian.


>> This makes you proud to be Canadian
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>> Chris Hadfield, you’ve done it again…..
>> The retired astronaut created a music video about our country that’s sweeter than a double-double from Timmie’s.
>> Titled “In Canada,” the song was a collaborative effort between Hadfield and his brother Dave in a mission to create “the most
>> Canadian music video ever.” And you know what? They succeeded.
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>> Hadfield uploaded the “polite song” to YouTube, saying it came from “two brothers who are just hoping your day is going okay.”
>> And thanks to this song, it’ll be a lot better than just “okay.” The rapid montage of Canadian culture reminds us of everything we love
>> about this great country.  Because at the end of the day, we’re just a bunch of exceedingly polite, Timbit-eating winter-lovers.
>> And we wouldn’t have it any other way. Check out the video.
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>> HADFIELD GIFT TOCANADA < http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/zuVsHt3rBnc?rel=0>
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Hauling from lagoons to begin on Wednesday

The warm weather this winter and equipment freeze ups have made it very difficult to process effluent at the WWTP.  To date we have only processed a small amount of effluent and the lagoons are at 95.5% full.  According to our processing schedule, the lagoons should be down to 75% by January 18.  At Committee of the Whole on Monday night, we reviewed the activity from the previous 3 years at the WWTP and have serious concerns about the volume of effluent in the lagoons.  One of the major issues is that the flows to the plant have been 2 1/2 times higher in December than in November.  There is little doubt that sump pumps emptying into the system are partly to blame.

With the unpredictability of both the weather and our equipment, we made the decision to haul 10,000 cubic metres from the WWTP to Smiths Falls, beginning tomorrow (Wednesday).  We simply could not risk another weather event like last week’s torrential rains.  We will continue to process effluent at every opportunity.The cost of hauling is grant eligible from the money that we have received for remediation to the lagoons.

I will keep you updated on our progress throughout the winter.  Please contact the Councillor of your choice or me (273-9195) if you have any questions.