{"id":2981,"date":"2024-08-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvc22.ca\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2025-02-21T14:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T19:54:13","slug":"eo-news-the-issues-and-solutions-of-casselmans-water-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvc22.ca\/en\/eo-news-the-issues-and-solutions-of-casselmans-water-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"EO News – The issues and solutions of Casselman’s water problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Published by TVC22 August 22 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this episode of Eastern Ontario News, the mayor of Casselman holds a delegation to hear her community’s comments and ideas towards Casselman\u2019s ongoing water crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jade Laviolette – Local Journalism Initiative <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A delegation has been hosted by the mayor of Casselman, Genevi\u00e8ve Lajoie, to provide citizens with an opportunity to voice their concerns and ideas before she seeks funding to connect Casselman\u2019s water to Clarence-Rockland’s. However, when we asked the community what they thought, we received a mix of support and apprehension regarding the plan to fix the water quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The possible solution <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years, the water quality in Casselman has been at the mercy of the unpredictable weather, explains the mayor when she says: \u201cThere\u2019s high levels of manganese in our water, there\u2019s also THMs [trihalomethanes], so that has created a lot of concerns for our residents, especially last summer during the crisis where it was so hot and the water had just evaporated leaving high levels- and concentrations of manganese.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trying to resolve this problem in her community, Genevi\u00e8ve Lajoie has decided it would be best if Casselman\u2019s water would connect to Rockland’s pipelines. Determined to get support for this project, she plans to ask for around 75 million dollars from the ministry of infrastructure at the AMO (Associations of Municipalities of Ontario) conference on August 20th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The community\u2019s response <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to ensure the community had a chance to voice their concerns and ideas, the mayor did a \u2018round table\u2019 style meeting with the people who wished to participate. During the delegation, one of the residents told the mayor: \u201cI think other mayors have tried [to solve the water issues] – but they didn\u2019t in turn put a lot of focus because it\u2019s a big job, so I commend you for doing this and taking it on […]\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when we interviewed members of the community outside the delegation, they claimed that the water quality in Casselman was awful and questioned the possible issues that would come with making the decision to connect Casselman from Rockland\u2019s water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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