06-02-2023, 10:22 AM
"Region set to move ahead with remediation of soil/groundwater contamination at former bus terminal in Kitchener"
TL;DR: Region staff is looking for council approval to get started to the site cleanup at the Charles St terminal. Apparently the contamination isn't as bad as was expected, even considering the site's history as a coal gasification plant.
A regional and city staff group is working together, including the addition of 5 "community connectors" this summer ("These five people, with lived experience, will be paid for their work in the group. 'We want to look at different ways to connect with community here. We are looking outside of our traditional communication channels.'")
Article noted that 2.6 acres of the site is owned by the region, and the parking lot at Charles/Ontario is owned by Kitchener. It'll be interesting to see if a land-swap is made in exchange for a property elsewhere in the city, or if it will be directly sold between region/city.
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...hener.html
TL;DR: Region staff is looking for council approval to get started to the site cleanup at the Charles St terminal. Apparently the contamination isn't as bad as was expected, even considering the site's history as a coal gasification plant.
A regional and city staff group is working together, including the addition of 5 "community connectors" this summer ("These five people, with lived experience, will be paid for their work in the group. 'We want to look at different ways to connect with community here. We are looking outside of our traditional communication channels.'")
Article noted that 2.6 acres of the site is owned by the region, and the parking lot at Charles/Ontario is owned by Kitchener. It'll be interesting to see if a land-swap is made in exchange for a property elsewhere in the city, or if it will be directly sold between region/city.
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...hener.html