Oil Well Update

Post date: Mar 29, 2012 3:15:29 AM

The following letter was received from the RRROCA:

Oil Well Update

Our final submission (by our legal counsel) to the ERCB is Wednesday March 28th,2012. After the submission, It usually takes 2 - 3 weeks to receive an answer from the ERCB if they are granting a hearing. If RRROCA is granted a hearing, we will be represented by our legal counsel. As we receive information, we will post an update.

As it currently stands, Minister Ted Morton has sent numerous form letter replies to our residents. Within the form letter, there are several inaccuracies that Minister Ted Morton is relying on in order to support his refusal to consider preventing the oil well to proceed. We will be sending a letter to Premier Alison Redford pointing out the veritable points within his reply letter and submit a detailed factual account of the process with the ERCB and some deficiencies within Directive 056. Additionally, we will provide reasonable examples that support creating a Urban policy.

We are disappointed that Minister Ted Morton:

1. Does not support preventing the well from proceeding.
2. Has not indicated that Directive 056 requires upgrading and a urban policy is necessary.

We will be sending this letter to Premier Alison Redford shortly, as per our comments above. We are asking her to intervene in this matter; to have the Kaiser application overturned, or call a moratorium on any wells proposed or not currently drill in urban areas.

Lastly, to request an upgrade of Directive 056 and create a urban policy.

A copy of Minister Ted Morton’s reply letter and the letter to Premier Alison Redford will be posted for your review in the near future.

Please check the www.rrroca.org website for ongoing updates and join FB to get instance updates.

Regards,

RRROCA