Niagara Sewer Overflow Incident, July 23, 2009

The Heavy Construction Association of Regional Niagara (HCARN) has for the past three years been
following and reporting on Niagara's alarming high percentage of overflow incidents compared to the
balance of the Province of Ontario.  See below for links to the current information available.
-Media Release
-2006 & 2007 Report on Sewer Overflow Incidents
-Eurojustice 2009 Report
-The Daily Commercial News Online article

Region of Niagara Fast-Tracks 2009 Capital Budget

To view this article click here.

HCARN Supports The Local Community

HCARN is a proud supporter of the local community. Check out these Thank You letters from the various
recipients of HCARN donations in Niagara.
-HCARN Scholarship
-Niagara College Foundation
-Wellspring Niagara Donation

Niagara Highway Traffic Safety

To view the article from the Niagara Falls Review on the new QEW speed limit through St. Catharines
and highway safety, click here.

2007 Federal Budget

For information on the 'Infrastructure Advantage' click on the following link
www.budget.gc.ca/2007/bp/bpc5ae.html

Osprey Media's Five Part Water Series

To view Osprey Media's five part series on Ontario's water supply and water quality click on the
following:
- Water Series Introduction
- Part 1: Water Bills Too Much To Bear
- Part 2: Our Drinking Water Is Leaking Away
- Part 3: The Price of Leaky Pipes
- Part 4: Walkerton - A Catalyst For Change
- Part 5: The Quality of Water in Our Lakes and Rivers

Niagara Sewer Overflow

- To read the article from the Welland Tribune on January 29, 2007 regarding Sewage 101 in the Falls
go to Tribune Article #2.
- To read the article from the Welland Tribune on January 8, 2007 regarding sewage dumping into
Lake Erie at a private bathing beach go to Tribune Article.
- For the Association's position go to A Call For Action.
- For more information on the Sewer Overflow Issue in Ontario go to
http://www.betterfarming.com
- For sewer overflow statistics for Niagara in relation to the rest of the Ontario
go to Sewer Overflow Incidents Chart.
- For presentation made to the Niagara Region Planning and Public Works Committee
go to P & PW 11.01.06.
- For print ad run on 11.03.06 go to What Happens...
- For St. Catharines Standard article on 11.04.06 go to Niagara has high sewage spill rate.

Municipal Candidate Questionnaire

To view the questionnaire sent to Niagara's Election Candidates go to Questionnaire.
To see the summary of responses to the Questionnaire go to Questionnaire Responses.

CSAO Course Schedule for 2007 July to December

For complete schedule go to CSAO Course Schedule.

Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal Website

PIR is responsible for providing a broad framework for planning and coordinating the government's
investments in public infrastructure and for growth planning in the province.
For more information go to the PIR Website.

Mark Tayti, “Infrastructure Needs are Group's Concern,” Welland Tribune, February 16, 2002.

HCARN's new website is intended to both raise public awareness about the benefits of investing in infrastructure and ask for public input for a survey on infrastructure issues.
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Bill Currie, “Potholes new money pits,” The St. Catharines Standard, May 28, 2001, Page B7.

Kalvin Reid, “Road, water infrastructure needs $115 million in repairs,” St. Catharines Standard.

ORBA president David Semley advocates a US-based model of using fuel taxes to fund road maintenance programs, while Niagara region approves a $900,000 reserve fund for road management and rehabilitation in the wake of a BDO Dunwoody report assessing the financial impact of deferring preventative programs.
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Doug Draper, “Thorold’s infrastructure among best in Niagara,” Thorold News, April 21, 2001.

Reports

Press Releases

Thorold has maintained its infrastructure comparatively well, but the approaching life expectancy of water and sewer lines and a projected increase in truck traffic through the region indicate an urgent need for more investment in the region. George Barkwell of BDO Dunwoody advocates higher development charges.
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A BDO Dunwoody report commissioned by HCARN merely confirms what Niagara Region councillors already know about the need to invest heavily in their infrastructure, but the money is unavailable from the current tax base. Suggestions for ways to generate additional revenue included in the report require co-operation from senior levels of government.
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