MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND PARKS HOSTS COMMUNITY MEETINGS
The Sarnia Area Environmental Health Project (SAEHP) initiative launched in 2020 with the aim of addressing concerns about potential health effects associated with environmental stressors in the Sarnia-Lambton community. The project consists of three key components: an air exposure review, plant study, and environmental stressor review of noise, odor, vibrations, and light.
Early work to scope a health study was carried out by the Lambton Community Health Study Board from 2008 to 2016, which resulted in a recommendation for the government to conduct a human health risk assessment. Planning for the SAEHP began in 2017 to further investigate the links between the environment and health in the community.
Community meetings for the SAEHP were held on June 7 at Aamjiwnaang First Nation and on June 8 in Sarnia. These information nights were open to community members and provided an opportunity to learn more about the project and receive updates on its status. The meetings were hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), who is overseeing the project.
Due to the global pandemic, the SAEHP has experienced some delays. However, the meetings in June offered community members the chance to ask questions and engage in open dialogue with project stakeholders, allowing them to stay informed and provide input. The project is expected to wrap up in the fall, bringing together the findings and recommendations based on the various components of the study. Additional community meetings will be held to share findings with the public once the full report is released.
To learn more about the SAEHP, visit the Clean Air Sarnia Area website: https://www.cleanairsarniaandarea.com/sarnia-area-environmental-health-project.aspx
ASSUMPTION, WAIVER, AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
Please read all the terms and conditions of this assumption, waiver, and indemnity agreement (this “Waiver”) with the Bluewater Association for Safety, Environment, and Sustainability, an Ontario not-for-profit corporation, (“BASES”) because, by agreeing, you will waive many of your legal rights, including, but not limited to, your right to sue or claim relief from BASES.
By clicking the ACCCEPT button, “I agree to the assumption, waiver, and indemnity agreement”, or by using the Sarnia-Lambton Alerts Emergency Notifications service, which is powered by Everbridge, Inc. (“Everbridge”), and all information, content, materials, communications, and services related to such Notifications service (collectively, the “Service”), you (the “User”) hereby agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions of this Waiver:
- VOLUNTARY ASSUMPTION OF RISK. The User acknowledges and agrees that:
- BASES has retained Everbridge to provide the Service, which is for general information purposes and are provided “as is”;
- Everbridge is responsible in all respects as to the performance and efficacy of the Service;
- BASES sole involvement is the retention of Everbridge to provide the Service to the User;
- the User’s use of the Service may not be accurate, complete, useful, timely, error-free, or malware-free; and
- to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, BASES disclaims all conditions and warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, non-interference, system integration, and accuracy of data.
Additionally, the User is solely responsible for any damage to the User’s computer system or loss of data, any risk, danger, or hazards, and any possibility of injury that may result from the use or reliance on the Service, whether caused by the negligence or gross negligence of BASES or otherwise. - WAIVER. I hereby waive and release all claims that I have or may in the future have against BASES, its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders, successors, and assigns (collectively, “Releasees”), arising out of my use of the Services, due to any cause whatsoever, including without limitation the negligence, gross negligence, breach of contract, or conduct of any other kind on the part of any Releasee. I shall not bring any such claim waived and released against any Releasee.
- INDEMNIFICATION: I shall indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees against all losses, costs (including reasonable legal fees) or damages of whatever kind, arising from my use of the Services and the enforcement of this obligation.
- Governing Law and Venue. Ontario law governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Waiver. The User irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the Ontario courts. The User shall bring any proceeding against any of the Releasees in the courts of Sarnia, ON.
- Severability. I intend for this Waiver to be interpreted as broad as the law permits and if any of its provisions are held to be invalid, the balance shall continue in full legal force and effect.
- Entire Agreement. This Waiver constitutes the entire agreement between BASES and me with respect to the subject matter contained in this Waiver.