Citizens of New-Wes-Valley

Minister of Municipal Affairs & Provincial Affairs Department of Municipal Affairs  P. O. Box 8700 St. John's, NL A1B 4J6 Dear Minister Haggie, We are writing to file a formal complaint concerning serious and long-standing failures by the municipal government of New-Wes-Valley to protect public health and meet its obligations under the Towns and Local Service Districts Act and relevant provincial water quality regulations. It has come to our attention that for at least ten years, the municipality has failed to adequately inform residents about dangerously high levels of trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) in our drinking water.  Based on available water quality reports, these levels are consistently 3 to 5 times higher than the Health Canada Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality. This situation raises extremely serious concerns, including: 1. Failure to notify the public: The Town Council has not made residents aware of the elevated toxin levels...

The following letter was sent to Municipalities NL recently: _____________________________________________________________________________ Dear Ms. Pomeroy,  We, the concerned citizens of New-Wes-Valley, are reaching out to express our deep concerns regarding the ongoing lack of communication and transparency from our municipality.  As a group of residents who care about the future of our town, we have tried to engage with the mayor and council to discuss the issues affecting our community.  However, our efforts to foster a productive and open dialogue have been met with resistance and dismissiveness. Our primary goal is not to create conflict, but to ensure that our voices as residents are heard and that the town leadership is accountable and transparent in its decision-making. In our efforts to meet with the mayor and council, we requested a sit-down meeting with them directly—since they are the elected representatives of the residents—but this request was declined, as ...