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Perfect inspection for Cornwall’s drinking water
For the seventh straight year, the City of Cornwall’s drinking water system has scored a perfect inspection rating from the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. The City’s drinking water system received a 100 per cent compli- ance rating following an inspection by Ministry staff in January of this year. The inspection focused primarily on Wa- ter Purification Plant treatment processes, drinking water treatment and distribution operator training and certification, water quality monitoring, instrumentation and device calibration and data logging and re- porting. Cornwall’s drinking water system under- goes rigorous inspections, with several hundred water samples being tested on regular scheduled intervals throughout the year. We continuously monitor our drinking water to ensure that residents and busi- nesses have access to a safe source of wa- ter,” said Owen O’Keefe, Water Purification Plant supervisor. “Residents can take pride in knowing that the quality of their drinking water is second to none.” Cornwall’s drinking water is drawn from Lake St. Lawrence above the R.H. Saun- ders Power Generating Station on Second Street West. The drinking water system consists of the Water Purification Plant on Second Street West, a reservoir on Bound- ary Road and the elevated water tower on Tollgate Road. Over 11.5 million cubic me- tres of fresh clean water is pumped annu- ally through more than 277 kilometres of watermains. Petra Decle, 19, was arrested on March 1 and charged with one count of impaired operation of motor vehicle, four counts of assault police, one count of assault, resist- ing arrest, three counts of breach of re- cognizance, one count of causing a distur- bance, one count of possession of cocaine and one count of possession of marijuana under 30 grams. It is alleged that in the early morning hours of March 1, police re- sponded to an assault call and intercepted the woman who was found to be operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in the area of Second Street West at Brookdale Avenue. She was taken into custody during a traffic stop and during the arrest the woman resisted, kicked, attempt- ed to kick and spat on police officers. She further damaged property by kicking it all the while causing a disturbance. It was also learned that the woman had, earlier, pulled the hair of another woman and struck her in the face. She was also found to be in pos- session of a quantity of marijuana and co- caine breaching release conditions. She was charged and later held for a bail hearing. Cornwall woman collects 14 charges
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Cornwall Water Purification Plant “Our water system is a critical piece of in- frastructure and we take great pride in hav- ing achieved a perfect inspection rating for seven consecutive years,” claimed Shawn O’Brien, water distribution and wastewater collection supervisor. The City is continuously investing in the drinking water system. In 2014, for ex- ample, the City invested $1.25 million on relining or replacing watermains, $100,000 to upgrade isolation valves, $125,000 in up-
grades to theWater Purification Plant’s filter system and $15,000 to rebuild a booster pump at the Boundary Road reservoir. The City recently received $2 million in funding from the Provincial Government through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund to continue to upgrade the aging water dis- tribution system. Drinking water quality is a key part of the Cornwall Blueprint, a comprehensive urban water strategy to deal with issues such as
basement flooding mitigation, water con- servation and environmental, water and in- frastructure awareness. It serves to address two key pillars of the City’s Strategic Plan – Quality of Life and Sustainable and Efficient Services. Small fire forces CCVS evacuation Students from Cornwall Collegiate Voca- tional School (CCVS) started their week with quite a surprise, as they were evacuated on March 2, following a small fire. The inci- dent, which only resulted in minor damage, happened in a change room. “Everyone is safe and there were no injuries in the inci- dent,” said Superintendent David Coombs. Students were escorted to Central Pub- lic School following the 11:00 a.m. alarm. Classes did not resume that day, but stu- dents were bussed back to CCVS to retrieve their belongings from their lockers prior to dismissal. Fire crews from the Cornwall Fire Department were on scene conducting an investigation and ensuring the safety of the air quality. The school remained open and classes resumed the following day. A 14-year-old and a 15-year-old youths, both from Cornwall, were arrested on the same day and charged with arson and mischief. It is alleged that on March 2, the two youths were responsible for damaging windows and starting a fire at a local high school. Police were called and an investigation ensued. During their investigation the two were taken into custody, charged accord- ingly and released to appear in court next April 9. Their names were not released as per provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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