Message from the Mayor Hello everyone,
I’m hoping we have more normal weather patterns ahead so your regular clean-ups, yard work and gardening plans can get underway. We’ve certainly had quite the spring this year with rain, flooding, washouts and power outages! Speaking of water – you may have heard about or read news items about the Auditor General’s report titled “Ontario’s Non-municipal Drinking-Water Systems: A Special Report ,” which was published on March 31st. A key finding of this report was that less than a third of Ontario residents who rely on private wells test their drinking water. Even more disconcerting was the fact that, of those residents who do test their water, more than a third (35%) of the samples were positive for indicators of bacterial contamination! While residents in the larger settlement areas in Middlesex Centre are connected to the municipal water distribution system, which gets water
Aina DeViet, Mayor 519.666.0190 x 5234 deviet@middlesexcentre.ca www.middlesexcentre.ca
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from the Lake Huron Primary Water Supply System (LHPWSS), those of us in the rural areas rely on private wells and need to regularly test our water to ensure we are not exposed to waterborne illnesses. The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) tests water all year round for residents at no cost. Check the MLHU website (www.healthunit.com/private-well-water) for more information and answers to your questions about why it is important to test your water, how to get your water tested, how to get the results, and how to understand what they mean. The website has details about how and where to pick up a water testing kit and drop off your sample, as well as an option to sign up for email reminders to test your water! Lots of good spring and summer activities are getting underway. Mark your calendars for the opening days of our local Farmer Markets (Komoka on May 17 and Ilderton on June 7) and save the date for the Poplar Hill Picnic (June 14). I would also like to make you all aware of and invite you to the Open House (4 to 7 pm) and Mayor’s Town Hall (6 to 6:30 pm) scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, at the newly reopened Municipal Office building. More information and details will be available on the Municipal website, but please pencil this in on your calendar! Enjoy the longer days,
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