April 5th, 2010
To follow up the Mandermac prediction for April, with reference the Arthur/All Treat Farms/M.O.E. matters going forward, Smelly-Welly.com would remind all of our current readers of the background to this mess, “the catalyst poem” which drove the reversal of decision by the M.O.E. which has been again reversed, this time politically by the Ontario Attorney General’s Office interference, unlawfully (alleged). With their known, and demonstrated love for my poetry, McCarthy Tétrault could update themselves by reading the technically laden poem for 101 statistical analysis understanding, which can assist Clark Kent (a.k.a. Doug Thomson) to fast track again this individuals resume of experience! Yes Webbers, I confess, it is sarcasm!! Hope you all enjoy the poem (click here) for those who can understand the subtle message! It is still relevant and applicable to this matter, yes maybe even to the enlightenment of the Ministry of the Ontario Attorney General, inclusive of the Minister in person! Hope springs eternal, never give up Webbers – Remember Snow White; “Someday my prince will come.” How deeply re-assuring these words are from my early childhood. For the record Webbers, at the end of the movie, the prince did come, kiss Snow White, who was awakened to love – “And they both lived happily ever after.”
Go figure, keep webbin and enjoy the poem! God bless.
The smelly truth about Arthur/Lynda White/George White & organic processing as a regular stinky business.
Hi Webbers, well, to start on this matter, we would urge you all, for your pleasure and true understanding, to the explanatory technical wording of my referred to as “cute” poem, “Ode to Queen Lynda and King George” (click here), which reversed the M.O.E. decision of “no violation” to violation of the Environmental Act pertaining to odour and particulate emissions! Fact and on the record! We will give you some time to digest the contents of the poem, that is if you really give, as quoted, “a rat’s ass!”
Talk to you soon to address the apparent “secret reasons” for the unexplained about face by the Attorney General’s Office with their politically motivated decision to drop all charges. See you soon. Good reading and God bless.
The Great Mandermac prediction for April is: (Envelope to forehead á la Johnny Carson) Statement “McCarthy Tétrault” and the Question is: “Who will legally represent All Treat Farms going forward?”
Webbers, a no brainer for Mandermac, with a potential “price break” for Vice President Lynda White of All Treat, a.k.a. County Councillor Lynda White of Wellington County. Don’t get upset taxpayers, at a reduced rate for retainer from McCarthy Tétrault, (considering their up to date $500,000 (estimated)), it seems only ethical that they would do this! After all, we believe they believe they have a good reputation to uphold. I think they are grossly delusional! Hold on to your hats, and your tax dollars Wellington County, it’s your money they are after, and it looks like you will, through your apathy, continue to line their pockets. Tell me, you lot, is it really being left to me alone, to have “the right” things happen? Don’t you think that maybe you should get involved? Oh, by the way, we further predict that the ethic of McCarthy Tétrault (et al) will compel them to do the Winston Churchill blvd/Wellington County/Peel Region/James Dick Aggregates “thing that they do.” To confuse but lose, well, they do get paid, don’t they? Billable hours folks, billable hours. They “play with the law” but not for much longer! They will be stricken!
Keep webbin for truth. God bless.
March 8th, 2010 The Death of Arthur?
Hi Webbers! Remember “Mort d’Arthur” from your school days? I do from mine! Friday March 5th 2010, in a Guelph Courtroom, the product of “a confidential pre-trail meeting in Justice Norman Douglas’s chamber” was announced in open Court by His Honour, to inform all you insipid, pathetic, apathetic, lazy, “couldn’t give a rat’s ass” people that you have received what you all deserve (i.e.) the ongoing unrelenting reality that your “miserable quality of life” will continue unabated, due to a Provincial Government betrayal, of your rights, to live in comfort, health and protected by your constitutional rights.
After much work conducted, on behalf of you pathetic residents of Arthur, Smelly-Welly.com will continue the course, initially laid out on our website, in this serious issue (i.e.) more than your quality of life, but possibly, until proven right or wrong, your very lives and that of your children! You know what I mean because I heard it being expounded, with despair in your voices, whilst attending the farcical “truly ludicrous” Ogilive “con-job presentations” in the transparent guise of a job, on the pathetic residents of Arthur, and all endorsed, promoted and enabled by our own local M.O.E. Team of Goyette, Parent, Durst and inclusive of your fine upstanding Mayor, Mike Broomhead, who lives, “high and healthy” in Mount Forest! Don’t you get it yet?
What we witnessed through this pathetically “explained” Court product, was a blatant political manipulation of the laws of this Province, to protect this Provincial Liberal government from the Ontario equivalent of a “Gomery Hearing” type of enquiry into Municipal corruption in Wellington County, with the Arthur matter in timing, promising to be a negative during the Provincial elections to come! Have you noticed McGuinty’s need to re-construct his cabinet? John Gerretson is Minister of the Environment – no kidding! Donna Cansfield is gone – no more MNR – Winston Churchill Blvd/Peel Region/Wellington County? Mr. Premier, your arrogance is almost as bad as Harpers – you are insulting Sir!
Webbers, and all you, now whining residents of Arthur, who now feel sorry for themselves, at this time, in this matter, your apathy brought this down, by not demonstrating your anger and disgust! You have reaped what you have sown, and, like the “woosies” you are perceived to be, you have been contemptuously cast aside as being “no further threat” of embarrassment to the government through the Office of the Attorney General, not, I must strongly emphasize, by the M.O.E. organization, in these matters. I know this to be true; remember, I worked with these investigators for a long time; I got to know them personally! This was not a M.O.E. decision. This was an Attorney General’s directive, to lawyer Meuleman, to “drop the charges,” and, being the obedient drone, that she was forced to be, she obeyed. Oh my God! What ever happened to self-respect and integrity? This young mother (I met her fine young son) will carry this burden with her for the rest of her life, and every time she sees the look of admiration in her son’s eyes, she will feel the pain of shame! She is an officer of the Court who did not speak up, but obeyed at the cost of her self-respect! Not quiet the role model for her polite young man, her son! Go ponder Danielle, and think of all “the crying old ladies in Arthur!” It breaks my heart too, I’ve met them, spoken to them and listened to their anguish at their hopelessness – Danielle, they could be your grandmother!!
I am a guy who professes to do his homework, I pulled your bio! I know! I think it appropriate to remind you of the painful realization of the evil of personal apathy, by reminding you of the confession of a prominent German religious leader who initially supported that most evil person of the 20th Century – Adolf Hitler! The Reverend Muller ended up in Dachau & Sachem Hansen “Kamps.” You know – here were his word of confession…of non-caring apathy:
“In Nazi Germany, when they came for the Communists, I did not speak up – I was not a Communist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, I did not speak up – I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they cam for the Social Democrats, I did not speak up – I was not a Social Democrat. Then they cam for the Jews, I did not speak up – I was not a Jew. Then they came for me…by that time there was no one left to speak up!”
Shalom Danielle, search your conscience, remember your obligation to your oath before the bar, and your personal responsibility to teach, by example, dignity, self-respect, and respect for others, with ethic, to your son. He is worth it – take it from an old Scots guy! What you have is invaluable, protect it with your heart, and hopefully the remnants of any soul you have left after Friday, in Court. Remember the innocent victims in Arthur. You have impacted them greatly by your behaviour. Good luck with all that! You are too young to throw this away. You know what you must do.
There you go Webbers, the politician rule the Supreme Court! Or so it seems! What are you going to do about it? Whine and continue your cowardly cowering in fear, and whining “Why me?” Further details were reported in the Guelph Mercury of March 6th - click here for that article.
Get up and say, to paraphrase that great line from “Network” – “I am mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Try it, you’ll like it. You’ll see how easy it is! God bless.
Bill Manderson
PS Much more to come Arthur, no thanks to you “woosies” – disgusting!
January 13th, 2010 - Things are coming to a head - January 22nd in Guelph in Criminal Court
Webbers, we remind us all of our original, very first, radar screen issue which was the catalyst as well as the very, very original motivation we required to convince ourselves we needed a public forum, such as a website, which would enable our plans to expose the disgusting issues around the nauseating situation in Arthur, which has, and continues to, destroy the quality of life of that community – all knowingly conducted by the local firm of All Treat Farms of Arthur. It is important to know “Smelly-Welly” the term, was used by me, to recognize the terrible plight of the long-suffering residents. This is the kick-off project, which motivated me for learning the “reason” for this “curse on the community.”
We, at Smelly-Welly.com, with our recorded public track record of our involvement, have brought this matter, at long last, before the Courts, despite a statement, from the M.O.E. support team of Messrs Goyette, Parent, Durst and Ogilvie (consultant) et al, claim, “All Treat Farms has not violated the M.O.E.’s interpretation of the Environmental Act.” Webbers, I have this in writing from the M.O.E.! All of Smelly-Welly.com’s open issues with the M.O.E. in these matters, is well recorded on our website and documented and signed by the M.O.E. Investigators from Hamilton, supervised by Ms. Vivian Harvey, the current Department Head. Ms. Harvey was not part of the investigative discussions between me and the M.O.E.!
I believe it is fair to say that, as a major source of evidentiary information, the Smelly-Welly.com contribution to the Arthur M.O.E. decision reversal of the original stated “non-violation” of the Environmental Act by All Treat Farms was a major contributing element to the “change of decision” by the M.O.E. My perceived “cute poem,” as read by the oblivious public, including the M.O.E./ All Treat team of Goyette/Parent/Durst (et al), after my lecture of “Statistics 101” during a Stone Road M.O.E. location meeting, thankfully was “picked up” in the M.O.E. Head Office in Toronto as a detailed technical paper which spelled out the problem, and the continuing failure, to remove the “odour problem.” Then started my serious interactions with the M.O.E. Investigative Team from Hamilton at, I believe, the direction of Mr. John Gerretsen’s Office of the Ontario Minister of the Environment. The results are now in the second pre-trial, scheduled to be heard in Criminal Court, Guelph, at 9 am in Judge Norman Douglas’s chamber on the 22nd of January 2010! My expectation is that the Investigator in attendance at the pre-trial shall inform Justice Douglas of his interactions with myself, (Bill Manderson), and the resulting recorded details of our findings, recorded, signed and witnessed, my copies currently in the safe keeping of the O.P.P. Wellington County.
Webbers, at the conclusion of the last pre-trial, I was introduced to the M.O.E. lawyer, Ms. Danielle Meuleman, the M.O.E. Court Counsel. In fairness to the lady, I explained Smelly-Welly.com’s intent going forward in this matter, on behalf of the long-suffering residents of Arthur. My expectations of this professional person would be that she shares the content of our conversations with Justice Douglas, in order to remove any surprises from Justice Douglas’s immediate future exposure, going forward. I have given notice, on more than one occasion, to the M.O.E., that a TransX type “negotiated deal” is not acceptable in this matter, as it is recorded not acceptable currently in the TransX matter.
The M.O.E. investigator is aware of my continued activity in the TransX/Carroll Pond matter related to the $3 Million Dollars of Taxpayer’s money expended in the publicly funded Carroll Pond Municipal Drain Project, recently completed, but on the record as a Smelly-Welly.com Investigative project with “ever spreading tentacles of illogical fiscal concerns” identified by Smelly-Welly.com and currently very active.
People of Arthur, in April 2009, we promised to give you your desired relief from you misery – permanently – no Band-Aids! We will deliver – we keep our word! We will keep you posted and we suggest you read, and understand, the contents of this webpage, dedicated to you and your situation, on our website! This is your responsibility and we expect you to honour it! Remember, I attended your public meetings, I heard your pleas for help and you all have witnessed my inputs! Now it is your responsibility to follow through! What will you do? Please show me as I have shown you, you can and must do this now! Be there, in Court, on January 22nd and take back your lives. We did not abandon you! God bless.
November 14th, 2009
Smelly-Welly.com Newsflash!
Dateline Guelph (Provincial Court), Wednesday 4th November 2009. Re: M.O.E. versus All Treat Farms/Lynda White/George White odour omissions trail in (4) weeks. The November 4th trial date screwed up again. The Justice of the Peace was not amused, gently chastises the parties and assumes leadership to dictate, and arrange trial date in (1) month, in the interim any pre-trails required to be concluded. Well done, Madam Worship. Bang, Bang – thank you Ma’am!!
The decisive authority of the “gentle sex” indeed! There you are Arthur, (if you’re interested)!!
September 14, 2009 - And so it is put off again
Hi Webbers. Well, we attended, as promised, the second hearing in Provincial Court pertaining to the M.O.E. versus All Treat Farms and Mr. and Mrs. White (owners of All Treat). The M.O.E., (prosecution), was represented by Mr. Richard Triswell (investigator), we did not hear, nor have established, the name of the White’s (et al) lawyer!
However, to add to the Arthur folk’s frustration, again, the hearing was “put over” until mid-October, to allegedly permit All Treat to file additional last minute disclosure. It is an old time ploy to delay, but only is viewed by the Court as a negative! Remember, this was the second Hearing, with parties identified.
We wonder if Smelly-Welly.com’s reference to the historical background, and arguable heavy involvement in this proceeding, has forced Mr. and Mrs. White to think again, and be forced to change tactics. I refer to Smelly-Welly.com’s posting dated August 24th 2009 (etc), which laid out Councillor Lynda White’s participation in her attempt to sue then Councillor Andrew Johnson. As is on the record.
People of Arthur, if there is any solace in the fact that you have suffered through another summer of misery, look on the bright side, up until now the lack of any “summer like” weather has forced you indoors, with the doors and windows shut!! Minimized odour invasion! (Always the optimist, the power of positive thinking). And, in addition, the M.O.E. has been openly challenged by Smelly-Welly.com, on your behalf, to respond to ongoing questions related to the continued odour concerns. You have every right to complain, we agree, but your silence is thunderous!
Alan Bordvoy is correct in his critical observation, as expressed (i.e.) public apathy is a constant, and a direct threat to the recognition and application of Civil Rights and Entitlements.
What do you intend to do about this? A question I have personally earned the right to ask!!
Let us all give recognition to the great civic work done by Mr. Alan Borovoy, and raise ourselves from our sitting position, on our hands, under our ever-expanding rear ends! Can even this revelation and ass kicking fail.
People of Arthur, you, each of you, have a vested interest in the outcome of this matter. Each of you has a personal responsibility to yourselves and each other! To remind yourselves we would suggest you consult our webpage and reflect seriously! We will keep you posted in (2) weeks. God bless!
August 30th - Addendum to Arthur/All Treat Farms Issue
Hi Webbers – As an addendum to our recent posting related to the smelly Arthur/M.O.E. Provincial Court Hearing of September 2nd 2009, I feel it would be timely and appropriate to publish in August 2009 the attached series of letters, starting back in May 26th, 2006 which launches the start of this whole illegal mess. We begin with a letter dated May 26 from Hugh Guthrie, Q.C. addressed to both Councillors Lynda White and Andrew Johnson. Click here to read this rather interesting letter, complete with its rather contradictory messages of 1) "I cannot give advice." and 2) "I am however prepared to chat with you..."
Following this is a letter from Councillor Andrew Johnson to C.A.O. Scott Wilson, dated June 1, 2006. Here Councillor Johnson expresses his concern for what he sees as a "conflict of interest" regarding Councillor Lynda Whites position as Chairperson of Solid Waste and her being Vice President of All Treat Farms Limited. He also mentions his belief expressed to Mr. Guthrie that "he needs to advise Council on this matter." Click here to read this enlightening piece of documentation.
We now jump ahead to March 31st 2007 where we, as Riverbend Legal Group, address Warden Green, County Councillors and Senior staff regarding Councillor Andrew Johnson's aforementioned letter. Click here for that letter.
On April 5th 2007, County Clerk Donna Van Wyck responds regarding the previous letter and its request for " a copy of all documentation related to legal proceedings brought by Councillor Lynda White against Councillor Andrew Johnson." She proceeded to deny access to this documentation because "The Corporation of the County of Wellington is not in possession of any of this documentation." despite evidence to the contrary. Click here for this attempt at covering up a mess that the Taxpayers will end up paying for.
Our next letter is a response to County Clerk Donna Van Wyck's attempted cover-up - Click here to read.
And finally read our letter (click here) addressed to Wellington County Council, Senior Staff and the Guelph Mercury, where we uncover even more wrongdoing on the part of Wellington County Council and specifically C.A.O. Scott Wilson, where we make the demand of Warden John Green to "Do your duty Mr. Warden! Fire the man!!" As you can see by our current state of affairs and our current Libel Suit and Peace Bond Hearings, Warden Green did not follow our advice - mores the pity for the Taxpayers of Wellington County and for Arthur.
This letter, as part of the recorded 170+ letters submitted, without answered reply, by Wellington County Council, will act as “an information lead” into the continued All Treat/County Council indiscretions!
August 24th 2009 - Second Court Date
Hi Webbers, why don’t we, all of us who are interested in the Smelly-Welly.com Arthur/M.O.E./All Treat Farms issue, attend the second scheduled Hearing, before Provincial Court in Guelph on the 2nd of September at 9:30 am. The Court is located upstairs in the new, Old Quebec Street Mall, downtown (centre) Guelph.
If for no other reason than to let the Judge know that the People in Arthur care! You missed the first Hearing, please don’t miss this one! We will be there looking for you! Don't you care enough? This is a case where other people, not Arthur residents, are taking it to the Courts for resolution, don’t you Arthur residents know it is your responsibility? I can understand now why “George & Lynda” would assume they would “get away with this,” even retain Ogilvie and Ogilvie at $50,000 a pop! Very very poor show in Arthur!
For your further enlightenment, I attach (click here) as posted a response from the Supervisor of the M.O.E. Investigative Branch, Ms. Vivian Harvey. The only way we will receive information related to this issue is by attending Court! This was made abundantly clear from our verbal exchange on the subject. It is fair to say we hold no respect for each other, professionally, as I believe Ms. Harvey does not know the meaning of the word. Again, my entitled opinion! Our relationship, to say the least, is less than warm!
However, as we go forward we, Smelly-Welly.com, will uphold our promise to you, we shall behave with respectful decorum, to get to the bottom of this very interesting measure of the M.O.E.
See you in Court
Bill Manderson
July 24th, 2009
Hello again happy Arthur town, we know since the Guelph Mercury announcement of the M.O.E. Charges to be laid against All Treat Farms and Mr. and Mrs. White (a.k.a. County Councillor White, of White versus Johnson fame), we have yet to receive any written confirmation from Ms. Vivian Harvey (Acting Supervisor) M.O.E. Investigations Branch, Hamilton, of any M.O.E. Charges against All Treat!
Is this report accurate, per the Guelph Mercury? They are usually very careful in verifying reports before printing, liable charges these days being very popular with any issue co-related to Wellington County Council, which arguably, the Arthur/All Treat/Mr. and Mrs. White surely falls into this category, facts being what they are. Our understanding, from the Mercury via the M.O.E., that a Court Hearing has been set for early August 2009! We ask the M.O.E. – “Will you officially announce the date, time of Proceedings, clearly identifying the specific details of the Charges being laid by the M.O.E., if at all! We, the Public, have not been informed! Is this just an oversight, Ms. Harvey. Please notify Smelly-Welly.com by email at smelly-welly@rogers.com ASAP, as is proper!
Webbers, as indicated on our last web posting of 20th July 2009 (see below) we anticipate your exposure to All Treat’s pathetic attempt to defend their claim of conformance to all the agreements with the Wellington North Township Council and the M.O.E. The cry of “foul” by All Treat against their M.O.E. accusers will be promoted vigorously, and possibly supported by Mayor Mike Broomhead, as has been alleged. I can’t see Mayor Mike permitting himself to be sucked into this vortex, but Webbers, I’ve been wrong before! We’ll wait and see, and look forward to the trial in Provincial Court in August.
Webbers, Smelly-Welly.com has received public input responses from our many “hitters” subsequent to our 20th July posting and the co-relation to the very “disturbing” analysis of “County Organics Processing Plan for the future” authored by the County Solid Waste Committee Chairman, Councillor Robert Wilson, Chairman of a long standing, perpetual “dye in the wool” advocate of “let’s just bury all our garbage.” God spare us from this negative mentality.
One of our recent public responses, in our opinion, like previous ones, good and bad, deserves to be posted. Smelly-Welly.com will state that the opinions expressed in this letter are the opinion of the letter writer only! The letter, we believe, is one of the best expressed opinions received on this issue, and has earned the right to be published, in support of our promise to all of our Webbers that we respect your Right of Expression, under the Constitution! God knows, I know personally, the value of that right! That is why I am in Court today!
By association, we include this letter received, believing it is merited:
Letter to the Editor – Re Wilson – Organics = Problems
Did anyone catch the name of the Tyrannosaurus Rex that cowboy Bob Wilson hopped off to make this proclamation? “No need for county to get involved in organics.” Does the forever chairman of solid waste services not realize that organics constitute 40-50% of the county’s waste stream? That when these organics are land filled they lead to the production of methane and other greenhouse gases? The county as spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to deal with the methane problem so that potential explosions would not occur.
Upon reading your front page story, I find it both astonishing and unbelievable that somebody like Wilson, who is obviously ignorant of the chemical results of organics, has been involved for over the last 10 years and spent millions of taxpayer dollars, my dollars, in a landfill site selection that led nowhere. There is no additional landfill space! What a waste and certainly not something to be proud of!
I can’t help but wonder why almost every other regional or county government is diverting organics. Could it be that they realize that they do not hove unlimited landfill space? This begs the question – does Wellington County have unlimited landfill space? I don’t think so – certainly not in my backyard! So, by diverting 40 to 50% of the garbage stream would make sense as it would extend the lifespan of the existing landfill sites. The province has not licensed a new landfill in over 20 years and the cost to develop a new site is very prohibitive. Yes, we know there are costs involved with starting a composting facility and of course there is the smell problem but wait, how’s this for an idea? Why not place a composting facility on the location of on of the county’s already existing landfills. It already smells, so that wouldn’t be anything new. If the landfill site is rural like Riverstown, there probably agriculturally related smells as well, they can co-mingle together. With the air already smelling, adding the smell of compost won’t be so problematic. I wonder why no one else has suggested this? The problem with the Guelph facility and All Treat is their proximity to populated areas. Even Wilson would have to agree that garbage odours and people don’t get along, at least, not most of the time. Right Robert?
So while there is an initial cost to setting up a composting facility there is also a greater cost in continuing to fill our landfills with organics and the accompanying problems with methane and other gases. Perhaps some enterprising staff member at the county could do a cost analysis, comparing the economics’ and come up with a long-term business plan and solution. However, for some reason, I don’t think that’s what the top 100 County staff are doing – why? Perhaps they are not getting the proper direction and leadership going into the 21st Century. Is there no one in the County Council who is more forward thinking, more contemporary? Or are we stuck with these dinosaurs and their archaic viewpoints and attitudes? Almost every other municipality is diverting organics, it must make economic, and political, sense. Is it time to retire these “dinosaurs” and their inability to adapt to current economic, political and ecological times? I think so. Don’t you?
Signed Ross Cooper (garbage critic) Guelph
As reported on the 20th July, Smelly-Welly.com are, and continue to be, concerned at the onset of March 2008 that our considerations of all of the highly questionable behaviour patterns of the principal players in this drama, which caused us to focus on all of the elements that are involved in the total make up of this “terrible blight on Arthur” as identified. One point of observance, and is on the record, was the land surveyance activity on the “leveling off” via land grading machines, of the large plot of land, allegedly owned by All Treat, located directly across the County Road from the main All Treat site. As was, and still is, my process, I photographed both sides of the road, standing on the County Road surface, a public road, and by association, no trespass of any private lands, especially All Treat Farms.
As is recorded, All Treat had set up an experimental area in the northeast corner of the “processed land” but as reported, this was destroyed by a bulldozer during the “site preparation process.”
Oh, just for the record, I believe in the growing season, it was planted with corn – good camouflage! But a site prepared for growth. Mayor Mike, is this zoned agricultural or industrial? Smelly-Welly.com would like to know – please, just when you have the time!
We have prepared a photographic file of 8.5 x 11 prints showing the (2) sites in February/March 2008, and will forward copies to the related authorities for processing, within the continued serious considerations of all the related details for analysis in these disturbing issues. Smelly-Welly.com anticipates swift action from the M.O.E. in response to our points made. We submit formal copies of this web posting text to the M.O.E., to facilitate their early response.
We must keep this on the radar screen, and take heart, Arthur, help is on the way. God bless!
July 20th, 2009
Well Webbers, this week, per expectations and predictions, we continue to receive our consistent share of “candies” from our adversaries in Wellington County Council, and all during the first month of their summer hiatus of (3) months of not “doing the Taxpayers business” in Council! What an irresponsible “lark”!
We will start by addressing the recent “Arthur” excitement, proclaiming from the M.O.E. “Oh, sorry townsfolk of Arthur, it took us a year to be convinced, by your pressure, that indeed, and contrary to our original beliefs, we have a problem.” Strange, the “co-operative team” of Goyette, Perrault & Durst has vanished into the “dark afterworld” of the M.O.E. We wonder why? Not only that - what about Ogilvie and his $50,000?
Not to “kick a guy when he is down” we will refrain from commenting on Mr. George White’s current situation. It will take more stick handling skills than Wayne Gretsky ever had to maneuver through this minefield of your own creation, driven by personal greed (in my opinion). Looking forward to your response to the M.O.E. charges, in Court, in August.
Webbers, as it is fair, if it took the M.O.E. more than a year to reach its “narrow focus” decision, i.e. time period from/to charges, why would we expect a public response from the M.O.E. to the challenges posed, and posted on our website of July 4th 2009 (see below)? We look forward to receiving a reply and would draw M.O.E.’s attention to the statement in the Wellington Advertiser front page report of Friday, 17th July, 2009, in which the reporter David Meyer quotes Councillor Robert Wilson, Chair of County Solid Waste Committee, as saying, in essence, “Apartment dwellers would have a problem handling their own organics for processing” and stated “The County is attempting to reach some type of agreement with landlords and All Treat to take that material.”
What type of tomfoolery is this? “Take that material,” after noting the problems of organics? Come on Mr. Wilson, I hope you have been misquoted by Mr. Meyer! Please elaborate Mr. Wilson, and soon!
This new admitted revelation of the long standing County plan for organics to be sent to All Treat underlines the importance for all to reconsider Smelly-Welly.com’s exposure of the “hidden” lawsuit of Mrs. Lynda White versus Mr. Andrew Johnson, pertaining to organic waste processing in the County plan. For an explanation Webbers, relate to Part 2 of the Arthur investigations further down on this webpage, and the printed answer to the question “Why did Lynda White sue Andrew Johnson?” This was asked back in 2006 on April 27th of that year. Go check will you all? The Taxpayers paid for that fiasco. Go look! You paid – not Lynda! Thank you for the “candy” guys, and very timely too!
We enclose in this package, for our reader’s information, an excerpt from the official minutes of Wellington North Council minutes dated Monday July 12, 2004:
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
Monday, July 12, 2004
Page Four
F. DELEGATION (continued)
2. Joyce Schnurr and Rita Cudney, Damascus Hall Committee
Re: Concerns regarding Water Supply
Mrs. Schnurr stated that the Committee would like to be informed
on all matters concerning the Hall. They questioned what is going
to happen now to the water system and what is planned.
Councillor Matusinec stated that the intention is to install a water
softener to alleviate the problem with the UV system.
Mayor suggested that the matter be referred to Water Committee
for review and recommendation, Council concurred.
G. BUSINESS/DISCUSSION ARISING FROM MINUTES
1. Request for Comments - Ministry of Environment regarding
Application for Approval of Waste Disposal Site amendment for
the Installation and operation of a GORE Cover Composting
System by All Treat Farms Ltd.
(previously deferred pending public information meeting – held
July 8, 2004)
Chief Administrative Officer Nurvo advised Council that the
Municipal engineers could not comment on the system, due to
conflict of interest and not enough information available on this
system.
Council discussed the ramifications of the GORE System and the
comments from the Public Meeting, in respect to the reduction of
odours under the GORE System.
Council concurred support of the application with respect to the
GORE System, and further Council strongly recommended that All
Treat move as quickly as possible towards an odour free
composting system.
Mayor Broomhead and his Councillors very clearly worded the last paragraph in Section “G” and I quote, “ Council concurred support of the application with respect to the GORE System, and further Council strongly recommended that All Treat move as quickly as possible towards an odour free” (note: Odour Free) “ composting system.”
Well Webbers, you don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to work our this “Elementary my dear Watson” statement.
All Treat will claim – “After the expenditure of $10,000,000 over (5) years, we would claim we adhered to our Directive, given by Council. We have moved as quickly as possible but unfortunately (5) years has proven not enough time yet! We did spend $10,000,000 to date, only to find ourselves charged by the M.O.E. This is not fair, we did not break any commitment made in 2004.”
That, ladies and gentlemen, will be their defense at the hearing. Think about it? Good try though? Pity it will not fly due to peripheral issues like White versus Johnson. Oh Lynda, George will be peed at you this time, you could have gotten away with it, clearly!!
But Lynda/Whitcombe/Wilson (et al), your “Achilles Heel” (your arrogance) has caught up with you at last, and on many current issues. It’s harvest time, with Thanksgiving to come! No pumpkin this year! Is this not a huge joke, Webbers?
Keep talking, it’s good for you! God bless!
July 4th 2009
Well, Arthur Townsfolk, the honeymoon is over, we hope it was as good for you as it was for us! Worth all the work, eh guys? But what, not so fast, don’t put away the “working tools” just yet, there is still much to do! But at least now we have the long sought after endorsement of the M.O.E., who, in spite of all the valid criticisms, came through in the end! The professionals who turned this thing around should be recognized for their diligence and dedication to duty demonstrated in a difficult “environment.”
I will add my appreciation to the Investigative Team in Hamilton with whom I had the pleasure to work with in support of their investigations, up to December 2008. Great job guys, and thank you for all of your patience and hard work. Now that that is on the Public record, let us look at the current situation as we know it.
1) We know AllTreat violated the Environmental Act, per the findings, between June 25th and August 8th 2008. The Investigative Team met with me since June 2008 on another matter, but acknowledged my input reference Arthur as an upcoming issue, which I predicted to be assigned to them, subsequent to my recorded involvement since March 2008, from my meeting with the Arthur complainants. As in on record!
2) Let us now look at all of the unanswered questions which can understandably be overlooked in our state of euphoria, that at long last we have the M.O.E. admission and acceptance that there is a legitimate violation of the Environmental Act. As laid out in my poem, “Ode to Lynda & George,” (reposted and just below for your reading pleasure), many Process Capability questions need to be identified as being control factors in recognition of the facts that we do not have constant Process Control, which will continuously eliminate the possibility of a re-occurrence of both odour and particulate matter being emitted to the atmosphere, and carried airborne into the lungs and respiratory tubes of all the inhaling population of Arthur! What is the “Particulate” make up? On any one day to the next, is it consistent? Smelly-Welly.com thinks not! How can it be when there is no consistency in the make up of materials being processed, and to what level of percentage of mix! Do you not get my point yet? The M.O.E. eventually was made to understand! If they wish to challenge, then let us proceed to debate the issues.
Let us not be appeased by this initial response to a long, long, too long, process of investigation, which culminates in July 2009, based on samples taken between June 25th 2008 and August 8th, 2008. Almost a whole year of analyses! I hope and pray no Public Health issues in the well being of the townsfolk have emerged, in the interim and pre-dated refusals to admit “there is a problem.” Let’s be real here!
Would the M.O.E. agree that the chemical make up of the “airborne particulate” is determined by:
- What material, in organic form, is being processed?
- What is the mix ratio of matter?
- The chemical reaction produced odour, and particulates, cannot be controlled, by association?
- Without control, there can only be inconsistency?
- The old adage applies (i.e.) If you always do as you have always done, you’ll always get what you always got! i.e. Lack of Process Control and an inconsistent product. This Gore system does not work – Any time!
Don’t quote violations for the periods indicated. You, M.O.E., are making yourselves look silly. There is only one solution to guarantee consistent non-toxic conformance in any process which consistently controls the infinity of chemical interactory fermentation of elements. Straight science – Shut it down permanently!!
Why do you think Guelph is going the “Maple Reinders” route? It is because the whole process is a contained, controlled, environmental process – womb to tomb, without exposure to the ambient local atmosphere until the byproducts have been eliminated in a vacuum!! Not a rocket science.
Shut this process down!! I understand the economic impacts, but not one life lost to irresponsibility can justify this continuance! Remember when infinities rule, change course to avoid infinities. Failure to do so will guarantee any resolution cannot be achieved. You have a tiger by the tail!
Before the M.O.E. runs from their as yet unfinished responsibility, establish the elemental makeup of the air (polluted) and, especially, the identified quote “particulate.” What is the “Particular Particulate” and can they be detrimental to health elements, being inhaled, but not released through exhalation? You know what I mean - Is it retained by the body, and if so, is it a threat to “Public Health?” We insist you give us answers please, M.O.E., and publicly announced and posted!
We continue to report, Webbers, and look forward to AllTreat’s indicated intent to answer the charges in Court. Oh, before I forget M.O.E., this time please don’t accept a guilty plea as you did with TransX, you know how much unnecessary work that decision has brought by not closing the door! I can personally attest to that! Without challenge!
This must be closed out!!
Keep webbing Webbers, we did promise you a very eventful summer in 2009.
God Bless
Bill Manderson
April 25th, 2008
IT’S SUMMER IN ARTHUR
Ode to Queen Lynda & King George
by Bill Manderson, President R.L.G. & Smelly-Welly.com
THE SOUTH WINDS DOTH BLOW,
UP IN ARTHUR – OH NO!
FOR WHAT WILL THE POOR FOLKS DO THEN?
POOR THINGS!
THEY’LL RETIRE TO THEIR HUT,
DOORS, WINDOWS TIGHT SHUT
TO KEEP OUT THE PONG’S SICKENING HUE,
POOR THINGS!
BUT DO NOT DESPAIR
M.O.E. HELP IS THERE,
TO ASSIST IN THE COMPOSTING THINGS,
WHICH WILL PROVE VERY GOOD
TO THE MISUNDERSTOOD
WHO BELIEVE THAT THEIR KNOWLEDGE BELL RINGS
POOR THINGS!
BUT WAIT FOR A WHILE
THE WIND’S CHANGING ITS STYLE
FROM THE NORTH ITS NOW BLOWING IN FORCE,
GET OUT OF YOUR HUTS,
STOP ACTING LIKE MUTTS
AND DEMAND FROM THE WHITE’S NEW RECOURSE
POOR THINGS!
ITS BEEN PROVEN BY ME,
TO THE SAME M.O.E.,
THAT WE NEED TO BE FAIR AND AGREE,
THAT STATISTICS WILL PROVE,
TO AN ACCURATE MOVE,
AND ENABLE THE TRUTH TO BE FREE
POOR THINGS!
WITH THE LACK OF PROCESS,
WE CAN ONLY JUST GUESS
WHAT THE CHEMICAL PRODUCT WILL BE,
WHEN WE DON’T KNOW THE TREND
OF THE ELEMENTS’ BLEND
WE’RE JUST GRASPING AT STRAWS YOU CAN SEE
POOR THINGS!
AS AN OLD ENGINEER,
NEVER CHOSEN TO FEAR,
THE RESULTS OF EXPEREMENTATION,
WITH “STATISTICS APPLIED”
WITH RESULTINGS DERIVED,
WILL IDENTIFY THIS REVELATION
THAT WHATEVER YOU TRY
FOR AS LONG AS YOU PLY,
WITHOUT ACCURATE PROCESS CONTROL,
YOU WILL NEVER ACHIEVE,
WHAT YOU WISH TO RECEIVE,
“A CONSISTENT AND ACCURATE GOAL”
POOR THINGS!
NOW IT’S EASY TO PROVE,
THAT RESULTS FROM THIS MOVE
WILL IDENTIFY ALL COMPUTATIONS,
WHEN “INFINITY RULES”
WITH INACCURATE TOOLS,
YOU WILL NEVER ACHIEVE EXPECTATIONS
POOR THINGS!
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW,
I’M PROPOSING TO YOU,
IT GOES ON EVERYDAY, EVERYWHERE,
THAT INFINITIES PROVE,
THAT NOT ALL THINGS REMOVE,
THE EXISTANCE OF SMELL IN THE AIR
POOR THINGS!
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SMELL,
AS BY PRODUCTS AS WELL,
FROM THIS PROCESS OF DECOMPOSITION,
OF ORGANICS BY FAR,
BEING JUST WHAT THEY ARE,
WHICH LEAVES NOTHING BUT SHEER CONSTERNATION!
POOR THINGS!
YOU CAN NEVER ACHIEVE
WHAT YOU WISH TO RECEIVE,
A CONSISTENT ACCEPTABLE SMELL,
FOR AS LONG AS THE “MIXED”
CAN’T BE “FIXED” AND “STAY FIXED”
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FACED WITH THIS HELL!
POOR THINGS!
NOW QUEEN LYNDA, AND GEORGE
WHEN EACH EVENING YOU GORGE,
ON YOUR DINNER, WITH WINE, I ASSUME,
HAVE A THOUGHT FOR THE FOLK,
ON WHOSE LIVES YOU INVOKE,
WITH AN “AIR” OF UNBEARABLE FUME!
POOR THINGS!
HOW CAN YOU IGNORE,
WHAT IS WAITING IN STORE
WHEN THE PEOPLE AWAKE FROM THEIR SLUMBER
YOU CAN ONLY BELIEVE,
THAT YOU BOTH WILL RECEIVE,
THEIR CONTEMPT, AND YOUR LEAVE OF THEIR NUMBER
POOR THINGS!
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY,
TO REMOVE THIS DESPICABLE ORDER,
TO REMOVE FROM THIS SITE,
THIS LARGE TERRIBLE BLIGHT
ON THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF ARTHUR
POOR THINGS!
THEY WILL NOT RUE THE DAY,
WHEN YOU MOVE FAR AWAY,
AND RETURN ARTHUR BACK TO THE FOLD,
FOR IT’S NOT ONLY THE “PONG”
IS CONSISTANTLY WRONG,
IT IS ALSO THE SWEET SMELL OF GOLD!
POOR THINGS!
SO COME ON YOU “TRUE WHITES,”
RECOGNISE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS,
TO A LIFE’S QUALITY LONG TIME GAINED,
BEFORE WEALTH AND YOUR GREED,
WERE GOALS TO SUCCEED
AT THE COST TO A TOWN, “GREATLY PAINED”
POOR THINGS!
AND TO GEORGE I WOULD SAY,
THIS IS NOT “HIRAM’S WAY”
TO EXPLOIT AND DEGRADE,
ALL THINGS THAT ARE MADE,
TO ENHANCE EACH LIFE’S WONDERFUL DAY
POOR THINGS!
FOR WE BOTH TOOK AN OATH,
ON THE GOOD BOOK, BY TROTH,
WE’D CONTINUE TO SERVE FELLOW MAN
SO BE DILIGENT, FAIR,
SHOW ALL BEINGS YOU CARE,
JUST BY CHANGING YOU WAYS, WHILST YOU CAN!
Bill Manderson
(Smelly-Welly.com)
July 1st 2009
It is a Happy Canada Day for all of us, and none so deserving to receive as our (too) long suffering Canadians in Arthur, Ontario. Up until now, we assume, considering the official Press Release from the M.O.E. Investigations Branch located in Hamilton. As we hope, you all in Arthur will know, the M.O.E. have officially acknowledged after (1) year of investigations, that indeed there are grounds for Environmental Act Violation charges to be charged against AllTreat Farms! This must be a relief to the community, considering the “Camps” which have “evolved” in this residents’ interpretation of the facts. (Pity)
We at Smelly-Welly.com salute those people of Arthur who have had the courage and will “stay the course” and permit and assist the M.O.E. Investigative Team to “right a very bad wrong,” which was dividing the town, a good town, with good people.
We learned this through our exposure from attending the Public Meetings, and learned from the individual citizens who spoke passionately and sincerely, relating their personal experiences. We admit there we were very impressed with your vocal requests for resolution of “Smelly Arthur,” “Stinky Arthur” and how that had destroyed your “quality of life” in the town. Therefore Arthur, you have earned the right to celebrate this special Canada Day, and may you all be in your backyards, cooking up the “goodies” on the BBQ. Smelly-Welly.com is very happy for you and will share your joy in “absentia.” Have a great day Arthur!
We, nor the M.O.E. forgot you; we know “it took too long.” But is it not worth the wait? Enjoy, the analyses have just started on the peripheral impacts, and we promise you all, Smelly-Welly.com will, with your many unsung heroes, continue to ensure there can be no more “slip ups” as we go forward! Great job all around! Well done Arthur (and don’t forget the M.O.E. dedicated people who have made this a Special Canada Day 2009!
Stinky Arthur Cover-Up Revealed - Part 3
December 8, 2008
Hello again Webbers. Please pardon our apparent silence on the AllTreat Farms, Arthur saga, it would appear in the absence of coverage on the website that the Arthur issue has lost our interest, per emails received questioning the silence. They are valid concerns but without cause for alarm, we assure you. At the Arthur Meeting in October, I did indicate my reluctance to expand on the issue at that time, as, if you recall, I was cautious not to say too much in case I compromised the independent M.O.E. Investigations Branch activity. Such was the case at that time, as the Investigator was on a well-earned cruise around the French Riviera. Nice work if you can get it!
I’m happy to announce we have re-convened on Wednesday 3rd December 2008 and I believe we are 40% complete in the collation of details, which will enable the M.O.E. (Ministry) to decide how to react to the data. Smelly-Welly.com is confident the residents of Arthur will be satisfied with the results.
In the meanwhile, I would like to address the now mature observations on record, form the final meeting in Arthur on October 23rd, 2008. We intentionally held back on our comments to measure the reaction on the people, from that meeting. For the record, we are concerned as the passion has left the room since the April Meeting, but much more information has been shared since then, not to mention the M.O.E. per se, appointing their own independent Investigation Teams. Please, don’t rejoice all at once here folks (sarc)!
Smelly-Welly.com understands you fear of being forgotten in the mists of Government red tape. Let me reassure you progress is being made, despite the apparent apathy of the Good folks of Arthur – Keep the faith and belief of your cause. Why not form your own Citizen’s Committee – Follow Orangeville’s lead!
With the freedom to expand now, I wish to respond to the October 23rd Meeting! I have not seen any Ogilvie Report, but am advised one has been issued. Why am I not surprised, after Meeting Registration, that I did not receive a copy? If the press reports are accurate, Mr. Ogilvie came by his $50,000 retainer very easily! I must look for an opportunity like that!
During the said Meeting, we were all subjected to the Standard Bovine Excrement from both Ogilvie and Mr. and Mrs. White of AllTreat, but this time with some additional revelations, which should not be ignored, as reported in the Mount Forest Confederate newspaper, (no Arthur or Wellington Advertiser, there is an explanation for that observation).
The Confederate reported:
- Mrs. Bonnie Rooney’s comments and that of her neighbour, Judy Watt, expressed excellent, challenging points which will be brought to the attention of the M.O.E. Investigator. They, the comments, merit further consideration from the M.O.E.
- The reported M.O.E. Team, headed up by Ms. Dolly Goyette, were quoted in detail, another source of submitted concern to the M.O.E. proper!
- The Board statements from Mr. George White will be addressed by the Investigation Team.
- Mrs. White, on her own admonishment, in panic we believe, announced that she will be receptive of calls from residents complaining of odours, and will, quote, “Get on the radio and shut down things before we have to” and ”We want to work with the community. Give me a call.” What is this balderdash? Give me a call – after 3 years?? Are you crazy? Where were you 3 years ago? Even for you Mrs. White, this is earth shattering!! “Call me and I’ll shut it down.” Will you restart it overnight when all are asleep? Have you suffered a fall in Product Manufacture or output? Fair question deserving of a fair answer. Remember you stated you “want to work with the community!”
The Confederate report by Mr. Kris Svela, says it all, please take time to read it for understanding. It tells us, Mrs. White stated AllTreat “has spent about $10 Million on new technology to handle compost and reduce odours.” You know, now I understand George White’s appearances of total defeat in this challenge from the people of Arthur! To have spent $10 Million on “a pig in the poke,” even for George, has to be devastating, imagine yourself having done this to fail, and all expected projection as planned, stripped from you, i.e. Ogilvie gone after a 1 year B.S. session designed to “buy time,” but still to result in failure. $50,000 for Ogilvie, for what? Then we come to Gore. If I spent $6 Million on a system that has proven time and again to fail, I would demand Gore become involved!
On the Gore performance issue, I am on the record as stating the Gore System has failed and “proven inadequate.” This statement was challenged by Ms. Susan Antler, Executive Director of the Composting Council of Canada, by stating and I quote, “From the perspective of the Council, it’s one of the most leading edge technologies available.” It probably is, Ms. Antler, but it does not work in Arthur, Ontario, and after spending $10 Million, according to Mrs. White, Vice President of AllTreat Farms.
On additional “informational gem” was shared with the Meeting from Ms. Antler. That being her enlightening report on a “company in Alberta” using the Gore Process with excellent results. Smelly-Welly.com would suggest to Mr. George white that he stop his “financial bleeding,” plus the misery brought down on Arthur by the consistent failure of the Gore System, by investing a paltry by comparison expenditure of say, $20,000, buy some airline tickets to Alberta, through the Gore Company, arrange a visit to the Alberta site quoted by Ms. Antler and Bingo – all our problems will go away! What do you think of that suggestion Mr. and Mrs. White (et al)?
We have reported Mrs. White’s generous offer to receive phone calls from residents who complain of smells. Citizens of Arthur, you don’t want to be told by Smelly-Welly.com what to do, do you? Plus Mr. White’s quote, “The Company will continue its research efforts to find better ways to handle compost and reduce odours.”
Mr. White, Smelly-Welly.com accepts your confession of using untested processes for at least 3 years, in your quest to enable a recognized niche, in the composting business, which is multi, multi, millions of dollars, perpetually. Too bad you made the wrong decision in investing in the wrong process.
$10 Million is a princely sum to lose, Mr. White, but to what end, the total destruction of the quality of life of your Community Arthur?
You need a “wee bit ‘o soul searching” here, we think! What do you think George?
To: All self identified victims in Arthur from the Alltreat Farms odour emissions exceedences
What happened? Where were you all on October 16th, 2008 from 6pm to 9pm – not in attendance at the “Team Meeting” of the A.S.A.C. (Advisory Committee), held in a smallish room in St. John’s Parish Centre on Georgina Street, Arthur? Smelly-Welly.com representatives were the only Public members in the room! We traveled from Guelph; nobody from the Arthur Public attended! Why? Don’t you care anymore? Are we wasting our time?
If your contempt for the whole (3) years of your suffering was your intent to be a way sending a message to Alltreat (et al), we believe you are misguided! Poor show Arthur! The M.O.E. and Alltreat (et al) were there!
The Meeting started at 6:15 pm with only a few absentees from the A.S.A.C. Committee. Mr. Ogilvie assumed his normal facilitator role as the group reviewed the slide presentations, prepared for presentation, to the elusive Public, at the scheduled Public Information Forum, planned for October 23rd, 2008, in the Arthur Community Centre.
Smelly-Welly.com representatives, in their agreed capacity of observers, (i.e. no verbal participation), were exposed to the agenda items for discussion before the Team! To be fair and professional, we believe it would be unprofessional of us to report/divulge the details of the Meeting at this point, as we could be accused of premature release of the information to the Public, one week before the October 23rd Meeting, with the sole intent to “stir up” the already explosive climate in the town, thereby facilitating incitement at the Meeting. Therefore, we shall not report the details of the Meeting of the 16th of October, 2008, other than to say that Mr. Ogilvie announced, Ogilvie and company, after the 23rd of October 2008 Meeting is adjourned, will no longer be involved in this matter, as their contract with Alltreat Farms has expired!
Smelly-Welly.com would urge as many people of Arthur as possible to attend the upcoming Meeting on the 23rd of October 2008. You will not be deprived of the status of your issues with Alltreat Farms and the M.O.E. We can assure you of a healthy topical Meeting. See you all there!
PART 2 OF THE ARTHUR INVESTIGATIONS
The serious attempt to re-emerge as a progressive City Council, Guelph being promoted and responsibly led by Mayor Farbridge and her supportive staff, must be recognized as a “no alternative reality” but to re-design, and reconstitute “Organic Waste Processing.”
The innocent mistakes of the recent past should not be the deterrent to be realistic and pro-active, in recognizing that it is only a matter of short time before this disciplined process will be legislated by the Provincial and Federal Governments.
We as a people must assume our responsibilities in being more involved in the process of good government. Being a “sofa lounging” critic is the “most easy” of all methods of contribution! Negatives begat negatives!! We urge all of our “Webbers” to be active in this upcoming important decision, which has to be made by our elected officials, and appointed staff members. This is a community problem which transcends any and all political affiliations. This is our children’s future and their associated quality of life – please get involved people, make this issue, your issues, known strongly, by your civic representative through written and verbal dialog! Be like Nike! Just do it!
This document, by design, is structured to be both currently informative and to be website posted, and in addition, an integral part of the Riverbend Legal Group’s evidentiary package, in support of their in-progress investigation related to their plans to expose (deleted), as are on the Public record and progressing in conformance and adherence to our strategy, being shared with the applicable Governmental Agencies with responsibility!
To conclude, at this point, we will be most interested to view and consider the Alltreat Farm’s submission of their tender, due on September 5th, 2008, related to the Guelph City Council’s vision related to the Organic Waste Processing and Disposal, and the honest intent by them, to solicit partnerships! “We will build it – you will operate it.” Visionary leadership at its best but, remember Guelph. “Nimby*.” (Nimby – NOT IN MY BACK YARD). No repeat errors at $40,000 a time, maybe you can build in Arthur, the people up there are “woosies” and have become impervious to the odours after 3 years of suffering. “Nimby” Madam Mayor Karen?
Well, it’s a great opportunity to share the cost of building with the County, if you can overcome their poor, questionable sense of integrity when it comes to joint ventures! Maybe a change of County players would be a facilitation, to enable that condition? Maybe patience is called for here, to consider all of the extenuating circumstances which have come to light in the last (2) years. I.e. ambulances, the Old Post Office, Wellington Terrace, etc, the list goes on… and on! You all know the details. Please Madam Mayor Farbridge, continue your platform with caution, I implore you. You are dealing with the devil, with the corresponding track record, for many years! Be diligent!
We would offer the following factual evidentiary facts to be considered and investigated.
- Why was Solid Waste Chairman Lynda White, County Councillor and Vice President of Alltreat Farms, motivated to give notice of intent to sue Councillor Andrew Johnson
Answer: Mrs. White had started negotiations with then Guelph City Council to bid for their Organic Processing business. Exposure of Alltreat’s plans through this challenge would remove a huge opportunity for the White’s and their partners in crime. This explanation can, and will be expanded upon at the applicable time! We do have the clear answer. Remember, the current odour problem in Arthur started in this timeframe, up until then they had not added the re-directed waste etc from restaurants food waste, bio-organic from abattoirs etc to change their process ingredient mix of contributing chemical interactions. They were soon to learn at the expense of “the quality of life” in Arthur town.
The most disturbing detail issues of this whole Alltreat Farms/M.O.E. accommodation is the blatant contempt the conspirators have for the people who are their source of financial security, namely the Taxpayer.
To what adds up to local Government Municipal Corruption, to be callously applied and manipulated to gain personal rewards, has to leave the enlightened few to wonder, “How can this continue to be permitted to, time after time, after time, be implemented without exposure or penalty?” Smelly-Welly.com wishes to address, for understanding, this apparent enigma, which is not too difficult to understand by the application of non-emotional logical consideration and analyses. Let’s, for a start, consider the Lynda White vs. Andrew Johnson intended lawsuit, originated we believe, somewhat stupidly and prematurely initiated by County Councillor Lynda White, ex Warden and member of the Solid Waste Committee for the year of 2004, as Warden, and with “old buddy” Carl Hall! As is recorded, at the date of here silly, well stupid, outburst, in retrospect, being April 27th, 2006, she, due to her arrogance to assume omnipotence over all in her “charge”, shot herself in the foot! Let us explain why!
This issue has been, up until recently, an enigma to ex Councillor Johnson, who has now been apprized of Smelly-Welly.com’s investigation results, we believe to even Mr. Johnson’s satisfaction. Let us now try them on all who read this intended explanation for enlightenment.
Around that period of time, before any indication that Geulph was having Organic Waste Processing problems with a facility designed to handle the domestic volume of organic waste for Guelph, Alltreat Farms in Arthur, of which Lynda White is recorded Vice President, as a company, were promoting their “Gore-Tex Technology” in every surrounding municipality, although not Wellington County, one would assume because the word “partnerships” has been “bandied” around by Mayor Kate Quarrie of Guelph City Council, who were looking to Wellington Council and others to share the costs of the Geulph decision to go ahead with what we now know as Processed Technology, doomed to fail, for many reasons. It is fair to say today we, all of us, understand the reasons for failure, or that we did not recognize, or even suspect, the resulting shambles, costing all kinds of Guelph Taxpayers’ money, which even today, sticks in our collective craws!! But kudos to Mayor Farbridge and her pledge to right this wrong, with the introduction of expert consultation on the technology and a collective input strategy.
As explained to me, as a somewhat “cocky” young engineer in Scotland, at 21 years of age, a wise man reminded me of this wisdom, “If you want to know the best and most efficient way to sweep the floor, ask the floor sweeper, he’s expert at the function.” You get my drift!! Good strategy Madam Mayor Farbridge.
With all good intentions, having been re-elected, the new team, most of the old/old team, resurrected their original confidence in their decisions to invest in the inevitable future and despite groans and calls of “Oh no!” have proceeded with political courage, to make the process work – Bravo Madam Mayor!
Smelly-Welly.com with respect, will wait until the “partnership” process is closed out on September 5th, as recorded, before concluding this (3) part report. Look for mid September posting on the website for our conclusions on this story!
PART 1 OF THE ARTHUR INVESTIGATIONS
Hello again surfers, as promised we are updating you with reference to the Smelly situation which is being experienced by our Arthur friends every day they have a southerly wind blowing!
Summer being summer, we look to receiving these “balmy southerlies” to enhance the joys of outdoor summer activities, (i.e.) B.B.Q’s, backyard environment enjoyment, gardening, socializing with friends and neighbors etc. etc. which are related to normal summers in Canada. Not so, we’re afraid, in Arthur! Why is this, you may ask?
As many of you are aware, Smelly-Welly.com have made a firm promise to our subscribers, to help elevate the unconscionable behaviour on behalf of Alltreat, and arguably The M.O.E. with reference to the disgusting odour emissions from the Alltreat plant, on the south side edge of the town of Arthur. We are now pleased to update the interested people of conscience and vested interest, that we believe some positive indicators have come to our attention, which we believe will go on a long way to dictate a final resolution to the apparent enigma.
We believe we have uncovered the real reasons of this contemptuous behavior, from many people who know better than to persist. They themselves, will be aware of their personal misdeeds, and are assured by Smelly-Welly.com of their identities being known to us, for planned future lawful prosecutions based upon the evidence accrued. We hereby give notice!
As many of you will recall, and is recorded on Smelly-Welly.com, the serious reporting and challenge started with a few local Arthur complaints to us, in March 2008. We attended the Alltreat Farms public information forum, in Arthur, on April 10th 2008 and were with all in attendance, subjected to what can only be described as “sweetheart con job” by Mr. Ogilvie of Ogilvie and Ogilvie & Company, (we shudder to think that there is more than one!) who publicly prostituted himself, with his less than sincere facilitation, of the evening’s proceedings, through his transparent purpose, hiding behind his projected call of open discussion and transparency. I am (73) years old, as an “engineering animal” for (50) of these years, I must declare that I was impressed by Mr. Ogilvie’s ability to “con” to the level I observed, without even a red face of shame. To attempt to convince what he perceived “the simple people of Arthur” that all was well, and that his clients, Alltreat, were acting in the best interest of the community as a whole –– shameful Mr. Ogilvie!!
The M.O.E. support team made up of: -
Ms. Dolly Goyette (MA Sc, p.eng)
Mr. Marcel Parent M.O.E. Area Supervisor
Mr. Michael Durst Senior Environmental Officer
All have been challenged, and openly criticized, by Smelly-Welly.com, for their obvious incompetence and non-professional behavior in these matters, as is on the record. Our poetic attempt to facilitate their obvious lack of understanding, we hope, of the technical/chemical realities of the whole organic decomposition interactions with chemical interactions, between organic chemical elements, has been disregarded to their personal detriment! People, so qualified by educational recognition, at minimum, should understand this! Apparently not in this area of the M.O.E. - God save us!
If it is new news the M.O.E. as listed and Alltreat Farms have entered into an agreement, based on the recent proposal made by Alltreat. We are informed by Ms. Goyette of the M.O.E. that they have accepted in principle the proposal which will consume the whole summer of ’08 to measure the results of the implemented process, without public sharing of its contents and impacts, if any, on the continued Townsfolk’s misery of these last (2) years. Criminal!! Where is the open participation promoted by Alltreat? There never was one!
To understand the true reasons for this secretive and time consuming recent addition to the saga, everyone must be aware of the historical and pre-planned process of implementation, for a plan to enable a great financial reward for Alltreat, and all of their vested interested travelers. We at Smelly-Welly.com will, and can now, share with you all the disgustingly criminal facts of this issue and all of its co-relations.
As was generally accepted at the Forum in April 2008, the smell problem became totally non acceptable in 2006. 2006 is, and was a pivotal time for the Alltreat operations and its product line content, related to their manufactured products – composted materials.
Co-incidentally, 2006 was a bad year for the Guelph Organic Processing Plant, ultimately being closed for, amongst other things, odour! The odour emissions resulted in a $40,000 fine imposed on the City of Guelph by the M.O.E. and forced the City to seek immediate help in handling their now inability to process organics! (More on that later). They went to New York State – or did they?
At a County Solid Waste Committee Meeting, on April 27th 2006, Mrs. Lynda White, a.k.a. County Councillor Lynda White, as Committee Chairperson was challenged by a Committee Member, Councillor Andrew Johnson, that she was in a “conflict of interest” every time the subject of organic waste processing was raised as a discussion item before Committee because, not only did Councillor White hold the position of Chairperson of the County Solid Waste Committee but she also was, and is, a Vice President at Alltreat Farms, a company whose profits were made by disposing of solid waste by transforming it into highly profitable compost. As is recorded and confirmed by witness, Mrs. White became incensed at Mr. Johnson’s audacity to challenge her authority as Chair, and there instructed Mr. Johnson to retain legal counsel to represent him, in her intended legal recourse. Mr. Johnson, being a professional man of known and accepted integrity, did just that, as did the irate Councillor Lynda White. For the record, Mr. Johnson was represented by the firm of Pavey, Law & Wannop of Cambridge and Mrs. Lynda White was represented by the firm of Nelson, Watson of Geulph.
Both law firms exchanged letters and other documents generated, legal information and related costs. To cut a long story short, Mrs. White obviously misread Mr. Johnson’s sense of duty and integrity, by his refusal to back down from her usual behaviour of that of the “Bully Pulpit,” enabled by her silly sense of security, (deleted)! Silly big, big girl. She was, we believe, reminded by her husband George that this was not the best time to draw any attention to any issue pertaining to organic composting, whatever she thought, and that she must close this issue out, without any fanfare! Some task, considering her actions up until that point.
Now she sought relief through a consultation with the County Solicitor who told her he could not help, as this was a personal issue between two individuals – a smart response. “Now what can poor little Lynda do now, poor dear? Oh wait, I know,(deleted),” as, well, the exposure of misbehavior in Arthur by Alltreat would cause a serious disruption to the (deleted) plans for future opportunities for Alltreat, which would be incrementally positively contributory financially to the “hidden slush fund,” overseen by (deleted), for personal gain! With this realization, (deleted), chose to intervene! At this point it became a County Council Issue, which was not shared with County Council as a whole – wow! Why not?
Now (deleted) had to go to work, “How do I do this? We must yield all of the planned opportunities for financial return! I know, I’ll buy him out, it has worked every time up ‘til now, it should be easy, everyone has a price, right?” Wrong!
For the record, per ex Councillor Johnson, he received a late evening call by phone from (deleted), who proposed to then Councillor Johnson, that he would attend a meeting which (deleted) would arrange with Councillor White to attend, so that “we can work this thing out.” This meeting was meant to be confidential, with no indication to be shared by full Council of its purpose or intent. Wrong!
Mr. Johnson agreed to meet, but shared with Councillor Mike Broomhead, Mayor of Wellington North, the information related to the phone call and its purpose. Mr. Johnson, we believe, told Broomhead “They are trying to buy me off.” The cautious Mr. Johnson then informed his other colleague, Councillor Lou Maieron of the meeting, and requested Mr. Maieron attend in his support. Just to even up the numbers – smart move considering the issue and the people involved. Mr. Maieron agreed to attend at the prescribed time and place, only to be refused entry to the meeting room by (deleted), who closed the door, leaving Mr. Maieron outside the meeting! Very strange, is it not? It gets even more strange!
(Deleted) takes over the meeting with Councillors Lynda White and Andrew Johnson, to propose a settlement, which culminated in an agreement that Mr. Johnson’s legal costs would be paid, upon submission of an expense report (copy attached), undated, but signed by Mr. Craig Dyer, County Treasurer with various line items of expenditure by Mr. Johnson, in his capacity of County Councillor. One line item termed “Legal fees” was for $1,032.55 plus G.S.T. of $67.55 charged against account number 82100-1100-V, the accountancy code to which this charge is applied. At the end of the day, the net charge against the account was listed as $965.00. $965.00 folks, of your tax money!
You know, not being known to be “short of a few bucks,” Mrs. Lynda White should have paid up personally, but she didn’t, why should she? After all, do we not who she is? She’s an ex-Warden and a long standing Member of the (deleted). The Taxpayers will pay, is it not correct Mrs. White? Is this not business as usual? This whole episode was bad and bad enough, but it was also covered up! No others in Council knew of this deal!
Mr. Johnson tried in vain to inform his fellow Councillors of his predicament by the issuance of a letter dated June 1st, 2006 (copy attached) to (deleted), intended per protocol, to be distributed through the County Clerk’s office to each County Councillor. (Deleted) decided not to do this, for reasons he can explain in court, forthcoming. Very soon (deleted), and I know you know what I mean (deleted), (deleted) and the contemptuous Mrs. White, who for $965 would become a “financial parasite,” burdened upon the Taxpayers of Wellington County!
All this to cover up a plan for implementation of arrogantly promoting Alltreat Farms, as the partner with whom Guelph City Council would enter into agreement to facilitate the needs of Guelph and Wellington County to process organic waste – a multi million dollar opportunity, to be managed by the (deleted). All this would be at the expense of the County Taxpayers all, but specifically, the quality of life of the complacent people of Arthur, who would continue to accept the odour issue as an economic fact to the local income! Are you angry yet? Well just hold on!
It is no coincidence that Alltreat Farms has approached the M.O.E. with a further proposal for a process to be introduced to facilitate the reduction of ordours but needs until the fall of 2008 to be able to measure its effectiveness. Of course our efficient, effective M.O.E. team of Goyette, Parent and Durst (a.k.a. the French Connection, plus one German), will welcome anything to get them off their hook of incompetence. I can’t for the life of me understand Minister Gerretsen’s reluctance to act positively with this “team” and fire the whole incompetent lot! The new agreement, available only through a Freedom of Information Request (honestly) will be secured in time, no doubt, by the fall, to coincide with the Guelph requested bids for the Organic Process Business, which has always been Alltreat Farms motivation to behave as contemptuously as they have, to Arthur, and everyone else!
The Guelph Mercury newspaper, the only source of truth in Wellington County, in our entitled opinion, has published several reports regarding these issues within its paper and copies are available to interested parties. The most recent article entitled "Burning Questions About Composting" was published on August 11, 2008, and is certainly worth a look.
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