| Date | Event | Link |
| August 13, 2014 | Hastings Highlands Council passes Councillor Cannon's motion. Septage dewatering trenches at Papineau lake are officially dead. | |
| July 16, 2014 | At Hastings Highlands Council meeting on July 16th Jp2g presente their latest report. In response Councillor Cannon (bcannon@hastingshighlands.ca) put forward the following motion to be discussed and voted on at the August 13th council meeting. If it is passed it will be the end of Septage disposal at Papineau Lake: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: WHEREAS the Council of the Municipality of
Hastings Highlands has heard the concerns of their residents, senior staff and the Ministry of Environment; AND WHEREAS given that it is now widely recognized that septage dewatering trenches are not seen as a viable solution;
AND WHEREAS given that licenses for field application ofseptage have been granted by the Province of Ontario for the next five years;
AND WHEREAS Candidate Site 3B does not meet the attenuation zone requirements as set by the Ministry of Environment;
AND WHEREAS in order for the Municipality of Hastings Highlands to enable future development it needs to provide an ecologically responsible and long term septage solution such as a sewage treatment plant;
AND WHEREAS it is urgent that action be taken before any further funds and staff resources are further expended with regard to this matter;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Municipality of Hastings Highlands shall direct staff to reject any further investigation into septage dewatering trenches, and terminate the services of JP2G, effective immediately. | |
| July 16, 2014 | Kevin Mooder from JP2G is scheduled to appear before council to present the Septage Management Strategy report to council and to respond to questions from council. The report will be attached to the agenda for the meeting to be posted to the Hastings Highlands web site on July 11th. Questions can be directed to peter.shoemaker@papineaulake.com Council has agreed to present questions to Kevin Mooder on our behalf. | |
| July 2, 2014 | Dave Robb, Director of Corporate Services and Operations at Hastings Highlands tells council he has grave concerns about the information and procedures in the Septage Management Strategy Report | |
| June 19, 2014 | JP2G presents results of testing at Papineau Lake and Little Papineau Lake to the Ministry of the Environment | |
| May 20, 2014 | JP2G starts Hydro Geological testing at Papineau Lake and Little Papineau Lake. Results are to be published in June. | |
| February 19, 2014 | Hastings Highlands Council unanimously adopts the following request
I-2-1 Request from Madonna Gallo
THAT Council commits to undertaking the further necessary environmental study and testing of the Little Papineau Lake site; and
THAT Council will not proceed to the construction stage until it is satisfied that this site is a suitable site taking into consideration all environmental and social impacts | |
| January 22, 2014 | Hastings Highlands Council rejects Lake St Peter as a site and votes unanimously to proceed with Little Papineua Lake pending Ministry of the Environment approval. Final testing will be done after the spring thaw. | |
| October 24, 2013 | Jp2g Consultants publish 2 reports to Council which are not released to the public. The first is for additional hydrogeologic studies of Lake St Peter, Papineau Lake and Little Papineau Lake. They recommend that Lake St Peter be dropped from the list. Although dated October 24, 2013 the reports are not made public till January of 2014 | Select |
| | The second document sent to council by Jp2g is a rehash of public meetings held prior to August 2013 and their response to concerns expressed at the August 24th meeting. | Select |
| October2,2013 | Presentation to Council by PLCA | Select |
| September18,2013 | Council agrees to additional Hydrogeological testing at Papineau Lake, Little Papineau and Lake St Peter | |
| August24,2013 | Information session held by Hastings Highlands and JP2G on Papineau Lake, Little Papineau and Lake St Peter | |
| December5,2012 | Council agrees to extend site investigation to abandoned waste disposal sites opening up Little Papineau Lake as a possible site. | |
| October 6, 2012 | Feasibility Study compiled by JP2G on the Papineau Lake and Lake St Peter sites This was the document prepared for the meeting on October 6, 2012 It covers the process followed to come to the reccomended sites at Papineau Lake and Lake St Peter. | Select |
| October 6,2012 | Public Information Session Held at Municipal Offices | |
| September14,2012 | Septage Hydrogeological Report - Papineau Lake and Lake St Peter. This is a detailed report on the physical characteristics of the Papineau Lake and Lake St Peter sites, this covers off surface and ground water, soil and bedrock studies. | Select |
| August 2012 | Jim Bradley Minister of the Environment responds to the letter writing campaign | Select |
| March 12, 2012 | Evaluation of Alternative Approaches - this is a rehash of the original septage strategy document giving the approaches considered for the septage disposal solution. | |
| March 9, 2012 | Evaluation of Candidate Sites - this is an expanded evaluation of candidate sites with the addition of the private land holdings added to the list. | Select |
| December 3, 2011 | Stakeholders Workshop Held at Municipal Offices | |
| November 2, 2011 | Notice of Stakeholders Workshop | |
| September29,2011 | Bancroft Times Article - report on disagreement between council and representatives of the PLCA. At this point council was advised not to discuss septage with the PLCA as we had retained a lawyer. | Select |
| September15,2011 | Bancroft Times Article - report on Councillor Fell's presentation to council | Select |
| | Bancroft Times Article - front page coverage of the September 7th council meeting | Select |
| September15,2011 | Bancroft This Week Article - coverage of the September 7th council meeting | Select |
| September 8, 2011 | Bancroft Times - historical review of the septage situation in Hastings Highlands | Select |
| August 26, 2011 | Bancroft This Week Article - report of the August 23rd council meeting | Select |
| August 18, 2011 | Request for Septage Lands - request from Hastings Highlands for proposals from individuals interested in selling land for a septage disposal site | Select |
| August 17, 2011 | JP2G presentation to Council - Proposed Consultation Process. This includes a review of communications from the
PLCA Lawyer and questions on the Class EA process, Screening of Alternate approaches, Development and Operational Issues, the Papineau Lake Waste Disposal Site and the Study Process | |
| July 2011 | Letter Writing Campaign to Council | |
| July 6, 2011 | Septage Management Strategy - the original document from JP2G and the basis for the July 5th Public Information Sesson. | Select |
| July 6, 2011 | Presentation to Council - Harold Harris' presentation to council | Select |
| | Presentation to Coundil - Ian Salgo's presentation to council | Select |
| July 5, 2011 | Public Information Session - This was the first real chance that anyone had to determine what was happening with the Septage situation. The announcement on January 6th was not noticed by anyone on the lake. | |
| January 6, 2011 | Class EA Septage Management Strategy Notice- This was the initial notice from Hasting Higlands that they were embarking on a process to determine a Septage Management solution. | Select |
| 2005 | Provincial Policy Statement on Septage | Select |
