Again some stink. Not so bad tonight, but any stink at this point is WAY too much.

One comment to my previous post from someone living nearby merits that I post it directly in the blog. It just reiterates the utter disregard for the citizens' well being by our idiotic disrespectful elected officials. Corruption in government, OF COURSE NOT, that can NEVER happen. Hey we're just simple citizens who pay their taxes, we're just talking here. I really sympathize my friend. Here is the comment.


Thursday, May 4/06

While it was nice this morning, it wasn't to last... By 2:30pm, the stink was back! Permeating my entire house, even with the windows closed! What is a citizen supposed to do in a house not equipped with air ducts to install air conditionning?!!

And why should we all have to be indoors to enjoy fresh clean air anyway?

What's the point of looking forward to spring and summer if we have to stay inside all the time, just to be able to breathe normally, without wrinkling up our noses and thinking, "Ooooh! What a stink!!"?

I bought my house in 1995, and was told that the quarry was closing; that a green space would be preserved behind my house instead. You see, the old quarry is my nearest backdoor neighbour... What a terrible one!! If a smell so awful came from someone's yard, I could get the police over here to ask them to immediately put a stop to the offensive odours, but since the City is a supporter and benefactor of the smelly landfill company, the regular citizen seems powerless.

Last year, the smell was so strong some nights that it awakened me in the middle of the night, and I had my windows CLOSED at the time!! I phoned the Pierrefonds borough, Environment Quebec, and l'Environment de la Ville de Montreal MANY times, to complain about the strong odours... to no avail. Ms Worth told me that she had only had a couple other citizens call her to complain. ( I found that hard to believe...) I asked her if she was unaware of the general statistic that 1 call represents 50 others who were too timid/busy to vocally complain? She ignored that question, and just kept telling me that the smell wasn't toxic. Well, that may or may not be, but I'm not accepting her word for it. ( Ever see the reality-based movie "Erin Brochovich"??) All I know is my son's asthma has sharply increased in severity since last year, with no other reason to explain it... And even if the stink isn't toxic and killing us,it sure is irritating us! Ms Worth didn't seem to care that it was ruining quality of life in her town!

Pierrefonds is a residential place, and families should be able to enjoy simple pleasures like sleeping peacefully, going on a walk, eating al fresco in your own backyard,etc without wanting to wear a facemask! I can't believe that I actually enjoyed these things more when I lived near downtown, in NDG!!!

I REALLY miss being able to have dinner outside on my deck, or falling asleep to the sound of the breeze in the trees...

EVERY citizen unhappy and suffering due to this awful smell should call and call and CALL the government agencies involved to complain and demand cleaner air (and water) in our town! Clean air is a basic human right that should not be compromised for the sake of some city revenue!

Ms Worth excuses the landfill company and its operating policies because , in her words "without the project, we'll be left with that big open hole" (the old quarry).

Well, let me tell you, I'd rather have a big open hole, that doesn't bother anyone, than a big fat stink that won't go away for 10 years!! And I'm sure a lot of other Pierrefonds citizens feel the same way too.