by North Shore Beacon | Apr 26, 2021 | Columnist, Dan McNeil
By Dan McNeil Recently a long-term resident took me to task because he believed my intent in these articles was to get everybody to start calling our local “Berm” the “East Headland,” like Transport Canada does. Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth...
by North Shore Beacon | Mar 14, 2021 | Columnist, Dan McNeil
The hole between the Dominion of Canada building and the King George VI Lift Bridge in September 2016. By Dan McNeil In 2015 Transport Canada was adamant it was not going to dig up and remove the tons of light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) pollution on the berm and...
by North Shore Beacon | Feb 26, 2021 | Columnist, Dan McNeil
By Dan McNeil The story of Port Stanley’s harbour divestiture from Transport Canada to Central Elgin (CE) is convoluted, complex and not yet complete. It may never be fully explored and explained. However, in September 2010 CE did accept “ownership” of the harbour...
by North Shore Beacon | Feb 19, 2021 | Columnist, Dan McNeil
By Dan McNeil What Port Stanley’s residents have called “The Berm” for decades should more properly be called the east headland. Transport Canada does call it the east headland. It is that part of the port on the east side of the harbour that juts out into Lake...
by North Shore Beacon | Dec 13, 2020 | Dan McNeil
The residents of Port Stanley, under the auspices of Central Elgin (CE), should have been informed of the very good news that the Standards Division of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment has finally approved the environmental assessment for the harbour lands...
