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Ontario pushing ahead with controversial plan to let sewage flow next to public beach

Local politicians, environmental groups, and physicians are sounding the alarm following the Ontario government's move to proceed with the construction work on a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) system across from Ontario Place, which, critics argue, could have devastating health effects on those who swim, paddle, and gather in the area.Grassroots organization Ontario Place for All denounced the provincial government's decision to move ahead with the controversial sewage plan, arguing that the work could allow raw sewage to be discharged into the water along the lakeshore.Construction began after the Ford government passed the polarizing Bill 5, which the group says removes the requirement for public consultation on this type of infrastructure work."This is another example of how the current Government of Ontario is changing the law to make this project easier for them and to avoid public consultation and transparency," said Ann Elisabeth Samson, Co-Chair, Ontari...


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