Families fed up
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- patty
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:32:04
I would like to ask those who feel My family and Others are doing the wrong thing by trying to protect our families and property. How many of you would live here through all this, how many think they could sell your home to escape from the mess we sit in now. Do you ever think of the children and what they are breathing in their little lungs. Yes I have been complaining for a long time, asking to water the roads down, asking to have the water trucks run the courses that the trucks use, if I can see the dirt then why do people have to call and remind . If they are going by rules why does a water truck sit at the side of the road, why is the dirt from the sight allowed onto Foster Avenue, when the dirt and particles are not to leave the site in question. Are the trucks being washed as well. I saw a film all about pioneer coal and their clean operation Land and Sea . People should come have a look at the new film, see how much land I can rape to make some money for me. And watch how much disregard for the public's property and health is thought about. When it rains like this how much water run off from the mine is going into public drains, and how much is the town getting for all this 0000. The Provincial government is getting 25 cents a ton and the business 75. This was the price in 1925, yes I do check things out. I would also like to know if he has payed into any fund that guarantees that the land in question are returned back to normal, a cranberry bog, mayflowers, blueberries and a piece of mind for the people who live here. I would not like to see jobs lost, but the percentage of Stellarton men working there is a very interesting thing to ask, as he was going to hire people from the surrounding areas. Thanks for all the comments Good and Bad. And I look forward to read more.
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- The Bullpen is
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:32:04
Blair - Pioneer hasn't broken any environmental laws they didn't already pay for...hahahahahahaha...that's kinda a funny thing to say...our environmental laws are so corporate friendly (and apparently Pioneer is still breaking them according to you) that the poor families have to sue under a general tort law for nuisance...it was determined under British common law many centuries ago that it was unacceptable to dump crap on your neighbors property and expect it to be alright...even if you're an elite and your neighbor is just an average Joe...
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- jack
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:32:03
it looks like the tar sands in fort mcmurry alberta.
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- susan
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:32:01
as a person who grew up there , the cranberry bogs r now gone as well as the mayflowers and blueberries. so are the few lady slippers an endangered species.lets see if they can drive the ducks away from the pond also.its nothing but a big mess and disturbing to look at. oh by the way,blair u must work for the mine. gone r childhood memories for a lot of people.
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- Blair
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:59
with Hector the Protector taking a no fee unless successful case like this,probably in about 10 years they will get the same results as they had when pioneer first opened,nada for nada
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- Donna
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:57
Maybe the province of Nova Scotia should be included in these lawsuits for allowing companies to mine so close to residential areas.I drove thru there today and was shocked at how close they actually are to these ppls homes. And the state of the road...absolutly disgusting!!!!!!
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- Matt
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:48
Mike - If its the truth it cannot be held against you. It is a defense to Liebel. Just a FYI. I agree with Arthur, you should be compensated; there should be funds set aside by Pioneer and Nova construction for such things. If they have half a mind they will settle to avoid further incidents.
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- Blair
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:47
Matt,why would the settle without having a hearing to determine if they did anything wrong,that's like putting the cart before the horse isn't it?to succeed,they have to prove their alegations in a lawful means,just to jump on the bandwagon and claim unfounded proof of wrongdoing isn't going to cut it.
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- It's a Disgusting Mess
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:46
Blair - let a bigwig like Chisholm come and ruin your neighborhood...maybe you'll change your mind...unless you're one of his lemmings...
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- Billy Boy
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:45
I am not impressed with the mess the road is in. I see they are going to pave it in 2010 but are only a year late doing that. I am getting tired of having to avoid this short cut. I decided to go thru today.What a pot holed MUD PIT of a ROAD!!!!!!!
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- County
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:45
They bought in 1993 & the mine opened in 94, either they lived in a cave and didn't know a mine was going to open in the area or the previous owners didn't disclose why they were selling. I'm sure there were a lot of newspaper articles about a mine opening in Pictou County, they should have known it was going to open. Aren't the sellers/real estate obligated to disclose something like that?
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- jack
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:44
what a mess.i could not believe my eyes. how the town of stellarton would ever let this go that far.the whole town is mined.the people in evensville i feel sorry for you.my husband and i drive by the mine sight .and our mouths drop,it is not called construction ,it is called Destruction.when is it suppose to stop.before there is nothing left but a hugh mud pie.
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- Robin
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:43
Good luck, Patti and Punk :) and the Stewarts.
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- To Matt
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:43
Matt, truth is a defence for libel - but it must be a factual truth, absent of malice.
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- Mike Holmess
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:42
I would make a comment but it may be held against me as libel.
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- Matt
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:40
Hey Bill, isnt a factual truth a double standard. If it is factual it is the truth isn't it? If you claim someone said something maliciously, you have the burden of proving they did so with intent to cause harm. Good luck.
Blair - I see your point but I dont think Pioneer would want the bad publicity. Kind of hard to prove they didnt do anything wrong, whether intentional or not. If they can pay to relocate people because they wanted to mine the area, they can certainly reimburse for any damages caused in advertently. -
- arthur
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:39
I wish both of these couples success in their fight and that they recieve all that they should in compensation. There should be more in the way of protection for property owners such as them and it should be in the form of provincial and federal legislation after all a home is anyones greatest investment in both time and money.
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- Location
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:39
If the properties are adjacent to the stripmine (and the mine continues to expand) it seems logical a property buy-out might ensue if the company deemed it feasible.
Whilst the effects of strip-mining have a definite impact by changing landscape, encroaching on flora and fauna, and thus changing part of a community, that area has an abundance of coal, harvesting it creates jobs, and I'd much sooner see it done above ground, than below it.
I feel bad for the property owners encroached on, the views out their windows altered this way...noise, etc. I think the best solution, if adjacent to the mine, is a buy-out. -
- Blair
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:36
Matt,one of the two couples has done nothing but give bad publicity to this mining venture ever since it opened,Pioneer hasn't broken any environmental laws that they haven't already paid for,they have followed the guidelines to a T,and we can all agree-if someone doesn't fall under the legislation that was in effect over land compensation/buy-out of homes,then they will growl to the heavens for attention,find the infractions that are proveable and i 100% believe Pioneer will correct them forthwith.we also all know that some legal companies would love to win this no win situation and then charge both couples more than 50% plus costs of any award given,not a snowballs chance in hell will this make it through the 1st step of legality.Mark it down and come back ina couple years and tell us about it.
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- disgruntled
- - February 22, 2010 at 14:31:34
maybe i'll file a lawsuit against the pulp mill.. (it stinks to much)
