Before WW2 Aurora was a bustling progressive urban centre serving surrounding farmlands .
Farming families were as much a part of the community as town dwellers.Mny were family-connected.
Flour mills,a rope works, Fleury Plough Works a brickworks were all part of local industry.
Numerous tanneries lined the creeks north and south. Water was power.
The tanning process required toxic chemicals.
They are still in creek beds buried under many layers of harmless sediment.
So long as they are not disturbed, the chemicals are as harmless as the sediment that has washed down to cover them over the last seventy-five years or more.
Collis Leather was still tanning when I came to Aurora and became a Councillor?
A calf skin was the gift of choice, if needed to present to a special guest . It was a symbol of Aurora industry.
It's good for everyone to be aware toxic chemicals are still buried in creek beds. They never lose
toxicity. It's wise to ensure they are never disturbed.
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
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7 comments:
Love the message.
Thanx for the parable
Those who do not know their history tend to go around in circles. There is a prospective councillor who wants an outdoor pool in a complex to form a vision. Aurora had an outdoor pool back of the George Street School that must have been before his time.
If there were no Hydro Fund, there would be no visionaries.
That new candidate speaks in circles and has no clue about what comes out of his mouth! He claims business sense, but has showed he has no sense at all. If elected he would be a nightmare for this town, and poor Warren Mar would be busier than ever.
"It's good for everyone to be aware toxic chemicals are still buried in creek beds. They never lose
toxicity. It's wise to ensure they should never be disturbed."
Also remember that toxic chemicals are found in snow removed from roads and parking lots. They contain salts and other chemicals. When the snow melts, it should be contained and not allowed to enter the ground water.
The Auroran is hatching slowly
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