NEWS & VIEWS

• City of Hamilton Public Works – Erin Davis Presentation Feb 4 2025 February 5, 2025
• Thank you Arlene Slocombe – Wellington Water Watchers for your delegation at the HCA Board meeting Sept 2024 September 8, 2024
• Erin Davis Delegation HCA Board Meeting Sept 2024 September 8, 2024
• HCA Board meeting Sept 2024 September 8, 2024
• New Change.org Petition sign now! August 25, 2024
• Aug 19 2024 Closure Notice August 17, 2024
• Website stats Aug 17-2024 August 17, 2024
• Aug 5 2024 – Well Remains Open August 6, 2024
• 07-15-2024 HCA shutting down well for 4 months! July 16, 2024
• 6 Nations Delegation to HCA July 4 2024 July 10, 2024
• 2024-07-04 HCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING July 5, 2024
• JULY 2024 HCA SHUTS DOWN ACCESS TO ANCASTER WELL FOR 4-6 WEEKS June 20, 2024
• JULY 2024 – SULPHUR SPRINGS ROAD CLOSURE PREVENTS ACCESS TO THE ANCASTER WELL June 20, 2024
• April 2024 Sulphur well to be rebuilt April 25, 2024
• The community does not accept the fencing of the Ancaster Well. Fence remains unlocked! March 28, 2024
• 3-26 2024 Historic Sulphur Springs Well demolished and Routed into Ancaster Creek March 26, 2024
• SULPHUR SPRINGS WELL DEMOLISHED July 20, 2023
• #FREETHEWELL T-SHIRTS August 9, 2019
• ANCASTER WELL UNDER PADLOCK August 9, 2019
• March 7th – Please show your support for Public Access to the Ancaster Well March 7, 2019
• HCA FREE WATER Poster February 21, 2019
• 2019 Feb 17th – SOS – to HCA February 17, 2019
• Feb 13 2019 – HCA response to SOS letter of Feb 5 2019. February 17, 2019
• say sorry February 3, 2019
• PUMPED DRY: The Global Crisis of Vanishing Groundwater-FULL VIDEO January 19, 2019
• 2019 – 01-16 – Community meeting Copetown. January 17, 2019
• Superficial Geology of Dundas Valley and Western Ancaster – William Kennedy 1882 January 16, 2019
• Community Meeting January 16th 7pm Copetown Community Center January 9, 2019
• 2019 PLANNING AND ROAD ALLOWANCE Governors Road and Sulphur Springs Rd. January 7, 2019
• NO FENCE IS FINAL December 30, 2018
• 2018-12-20 – 17446-0004 – KENNEDY FARM SOLD December 20, 2018
• Nov 18 2018 – Kennedy Farm Sold November 18, 2018
• Oct 4 – 2018 – Ancaster well users urged to renew access cards October 4, 2018
• ANCASTER WELL CLOSED – by Hamilton Conservation Authority on account of Vandalism May 20, 2018
• May 18, 2018 – Ancaster well temporarily closed due to vandalism May 18, 2018
• The Question was posed – Why Protect Water you cannot drink?  April 1, 2018
• Will the next Ancaster, Dundas, Hamilton West Councillor do right by the Ancaster Well? – Save Our Spring asks you! – If you were elected Councillor would you make this situation, right? March 26, 2018
• Which Provincial Politician will step up to protect the Ancaster Well? March 18, 2018
• I am “well” thank you…….. February 14, 2018
• CHCH News – Ancaster Well January 17th January 20, 2018
• Paws Meeting January 17th 2018 – PROTECT FREE ACCESS TO THE ANCASTER WELL January 18, 2018
• Plenty of thirst for Ancaster well January 18 2018 – Ancaster news January 18, 2018
• Meet Elmvale, a town that celebrates water…… January 16, 2018
• When does a Legacy cease to become a Legacy….. January 16, 2018
• Fear of Litigation is the lowest form of governence January 16, 2018
• PAWS – Community Meeting Wed Jan 17th 7pm – Copetown Community Centre January 15, 2018
• 2018 -01-02 – Complaint to the Integrity Commissioner – Slander – Bullying & Conflict of Interest January 2, 2018
• Why is SOS holding on to the idea of Free Access to the Ancaster Well? December 16, 2017
• Ancaster well battle bubbles over Ferguson calls for legal response to ‘slanderous comments’ December 14, 2017
• Legal action threatened in dispute over Ancaster well water December 14, 2017
• LOVE LOCKS – Show your support for the Ancaster Well – by locking on a little love this Holiday Season! UNLOCK – THE ANCASTER WELL WITH. LOVE! December 11, 2017
• PAWS INCORPORATES AS A RATE PAYER ASSOCIATION – To Sign or not to sign, that is the question !!? December 11, 2017
• #NOFENCE #NOSWIPECARD #SHAMEONLLOYD November 29, 2017
• 2017 – 11-20 Complaint Breach – copied to Lisa Burnside and Aiden Johnson asking for motion to stop fence. November 20, 2017
• NEXT COMMUNITY MEETING – Wednesday Nov. 22nd 7:30pm at Copetown Community Centre. November 18, 2017
• ILLEGAL FENCE ALERT – HCA STARTS WATER PRIVATIZATION November 17, 2017
• Hamilton Conservation Authority to stop testing Ancaster well Citizen advisory board members pan swipe-card solution to arsenic levels November 16, 2017
• SOS – BE THERE TONIGHT 7PM HCA – AGENDA FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Thursday, November 2 November 2, 2017
• SOS – PAWS – The Ancaster Well and moving forward to the future October 17, 2017
• HCA Board Motion RE: Ancaster Wells – October 5, 2017 October 13, 2017
• SOS – Disbands to form Valley Water Watchers (VWW) – October 13, 2017
• HCA directors OK swipe-card fix for Ancaster well Opponents vow court fight as Ferguson declares victory October 13, 2017
• OCT 10 -2017 – VIDEO PROCEEDINGS OF COMMUNITY TOWN HALL – COPETOWN October 11, 2017
• Supporters back plan to save Ancaster well October 11, 2017
• DONATE TO THE Save our Spring Legal Fund October 9, 2017
• URGENT ! ANCASTER ARTESIAN WELL!  October 9, 2017
• Ferguson floats swipe-card fix for Ancaster well October 5, 2017
• This is a letter from the Health Dept City of Hamilton to the Hamilton Conservation Authority with regard to the claim of “imminent closure” by Councillor Ferguson. October 5, 2017
• PAWS – WATER WARRIORS – HCA HEAD OFFICE THURSDAY OCT 5 7PM October 3, 2017
• 2017-10-02 – SOS official steering says fence and swipe is up to the community. October 2, 2017
• Spring Valley Community Association VOTES NO to making an offer to purchase the Ancaster Well. September 30, 2017
• 2017-09-29 SOS Steering committee siding with fence and questioning SOS logo September 29, 2017
• 2017 09-29 – Spring Valley declines an offer to purchase the well, and responds directly back to Lloyd Ferguson via phone call Bob Wilt September 29, 2017
• 2017-09-28 – More emails opposing well fencing due to impending closure as presented by Lloyd Ferguson September 28, 2017
• 2017 – 09-27 BY-LAW 18-068 – September 27, 2017
• Maude Barlow: Keep water in the public realm – MUST WATCH September 27, 2017
• 2017-09-26 – More emails to City Hall to honour the deed September 26, 2017
• 2017-09-26 – Chris Krucker attends PAWS SOS meeting – Copetown and denounces the meeting as ‘not an official SOS meeting and storms off” September 26, 2017
• 2017-09-26 – Community responds with letters to mayor and councillors September 26, 2017
• Things are really heating up in the Ancaster Well Debate – PAWS meeting response September 26, 2017
• 2017-09-25 – Spring Valley & SOS moving forward to discuss purchase. September 25, 2017
• 2017 09-25 PAWS organizes a meeting to discuss the fence and gets confirmation to appear before Public Works on Nov 13 2017 September 25, 2017
• READ THE SURVEY RESULTS OF THE FIRST ONLINE SOS SURVEY September 25, 2017
• SOS SURVEY – CAST YOUR VOTE – 3 PROPOSED SOLUTIONS! September 24, 2017
• Lloyd Ferguson – Compromise pitched to save Sulphur Springs NEWS Sep 22, 2017 September 24, 2017
• 2002 = Press Release – BOTTLED WATER IDEA NOT VIABLE – HCA DECIDES – WHO WERE THE PLAYERS? September 21, 2017
• PAWS: Monday Sept 25th 7:30 pm Copetown Community Centre  September 21, 2017
• NEXT SOS Meeting October 10 at 7PM @ Copetown Community Centre September 21, 2017
• Group eyes purchase offer for Ancaster well September 21, 2017
• Group eyes purchase offer for Ancaster well – 9-21-2017 – Ancaster News September 21, 2017
• 2017-09-19 PAWS Official response to Lloyds Fence. September 19, 2017
• 2017-09-19 – SOS confirms unknown parties are negotiating and Lloyd directs SOS not to make the Spring Valley offer. September 19, 2017
• 2017-09-19 – HCA Cancels participation in the Spring Valley Meeting and Lisa Burnside confirms she has been asked NOT to attend the next HCA Board meeting. September 19, 2017
• 2017-09-19 Spring Valley Community considering an offer on the well – Press Release September 19, 2017
• 2017-09-19 – Initial group response to Lloyds Fence proposal September 19, 2017
• Water Warriors Message! – A group of Water Warriors met with Lloyd to discuss our Personal Artesian Water Source (PAWS) situation September 19, 2017
• 2017-09-18 – City of Hamilton PW 17074 September 18, 2017
• Who is the Spring Valley Community Association and why are they looking at buying the Ancaster Well? September 18, 2017
• 2017-09-14 – Confirmation of HCA – SOS & Spring Valley meeting to discuss well purchase. September 14, 2017
• HCA wrong target of Ancaster well fight, group told September 14, 2017
• 2017-09-12 – SOS – Chris Krucker & Wilf Ruland – discussing Lloyd Ferguson support and direction to contact Ted McMeekin for Provincial support. September 12, 2017
• 2017-09-30 SOS website not supporting Lloyd – SOS – Chris and Mary Anne to make a new website to support the fence September 9, 2017
• 2017-09-08 – Email SOS indicating a public meeting coming organized by Chris Krucker with local Politicians September 8, 2017
• 2017-09-06 – SOS Discuss’s and confirms contact Elizabeth Richardson – Health Dept – City of Hamilton September 6, 2017
• Guest Speaker: Graham Flint “Best Practices for Community Engagement and Advocacy” Wednesday SEPTEMBER 13th 2017 @ 7 PM COPETOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE • September 6, 2017
• Email from Lisa Burnside to the HCA Board of Directors – Sept 6 2017 – Admission of non compliance with standards and acknowledgement of restrictive land covenent. September 6, 2017
• 2017-09-05 HCA AND SOS email by Lisa Burnside HCA confirming that she is aware SOS has advised Public Health of the well classification error. September 5, 2017
• Sept draft email response to PAWS from Chris Krucker SOS requesting no collaboration on the steering committee September 5, 2017
• 2017-09-01 – Chris Krucker thoughts on buying the Ancaster Well September 1, 2017
• 2017-08-31 – SOS Steering Committee – CM – Support for Spring Valley purchase August 31, 2017
• 2017-08-30 – SOS STEERING SUPPORT (MB) FOR SPRING VALLEY OFFER August 30, 2017
• City looks at stepping in to save Ancaster artesian well August 20, 2017
• 2017-08-19 – SOS – HCA – Discuss the Spring Valley Community offer August 19, 2017
• Save Our Spring Testimonials from June 26th Copetown. August 17, 2017
• SOS Save Our Spring July 26th Video of Meeting Proceedings August 9, 2017
• Letter to City of Hamilton City Councillors regarding classification of the Ancaster Well August 9, 2017
• SOS SAVE OUR SPRING – NEXT MEETING WED AUGUST 30TH 7PM August 8, 2017
• Ferguson eyes treatment option for Ancaster well August 5, 2017
• Volunteers needed at the Ancaster Well! August 5, 2017
• Letter to Public Health from SOS Committee – wrong classification of Ancaster Well August 5, 2017
• 2017-08-03 City Hall Confirmation – Joanne Hickey Evans – the lands fall under development control NEC August 3, 2017
• 2017-08-02 – SOS – Chris Krucker email – looking for more volunteers for surveys August 2, 2017
• Ancaster Well To Be Closed 6pm News July 26th CHCH TV July 27, 2017
• July 26th 2017 – Save Our Spring Update July 26, 2017
• 2017-07-25 – SOS UPDATE July 25, 2017
• Turning off the tap at Ancaster’s artesian well – Hamilton Spectator 7-18-2017 July 18, 2017
• VOLUNTEER MEETING SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY JULY 26TH 7PM COPETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER July 14, 2017
• 2017-07-13 – SOS – Chris Krucker SOS – requests no further correspondence with PAWS July 13, 2017
• Residents make pitch to keep Ancaster artesian well open – Spectator July 7 2017 July 12, 2017
• Erin Davis – Presentation to Hamilton Conservation Authority July 6 2017 July 11, 2017
• Please take our Survey – tell us how you use the Ancaster Well! July 11, 2017
• 2017 -07-13 Letter from SOS – HCA – Community Concerns July 7, 2017
• 2017 – July 5 – Chris Krucker SOS Team update July 5, 2017
• 2017-07-05 HCA Lisa Burnside – claim on Ontario Regulation 319/08 section 32 July 5, 2017
• COMMUNITY STANDS TOGETHER TO KEEP THE ANCASTER WELL OPEN! July 5, 2017
• June 28 2017 SOS – Town Hall Update June 28, 2017
• SOS-Ancaster Video Proceedings of Town Hall Meeting – June 22- 2017 June 23, 2017
• This is what Democracy looks like! Thank you to the packed room of concerned citizens – just the beginning! June 23, 2017
• Attention users of the Ancaster Well – statement by HCA June 19, 2017
• SOS – Save our Spring – Cable 14 – City Matters 2017-06-19 June 19, 2017
• Maude Barlow – Water as a Human Right June 18, 2017
• Maude Barlow – Boiling Point – Government Neglect and Corporate Abuse! June 18, 2017
• Arsenic limits in Drinking Well Water – City of Hamilton Ontario Canada June 18, 2017
• 2017-06-09 – Save Our Spring fights closure of Ancaster artesian well June 16, 2017
• The Sulphur Spring is also in need of some repair and attention! June 16, 2017
• Technical Discussion Paper on Proposed Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards June 16, 2017
• TOWN HALL MEETING – JUNE 22ND 2017 – COPETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER June 8, 2017
• 2017-06-08 – Ancaster well closure gets reprieve until Fall. June 8, 2017
• 2017-05-18 – Ferguson not drinking the science on Ancaster’s well closure June 8, 2017
• 2017-05-11 – Status quo not an option for Ancaster’s Well’s Arsenic June 8, 2017
• 2017-04-19 – Last Call Looms for Ancaster’s Sulphur Springs Well – The Spectator June 8, 2017
• 2017 06-04 Invitation to help save the well from closure June 4, 2017
• Find a Trail – Ontario Trails – The Sulphur Springs Trail June 1, 2017
• Find a Spring – Ancaster Artesian Spring January 8, 2017
• 2013-11-22 Sulphur Springs Trial and Natural Springs Ancaster June 8, 2013
• 2012-11 Dundas Valley Outdoors – Sulphur Springs June 8, 2012
• Ancaster Wells – Environmentally Sensitive Area – Development Application April 1999 April 26, 1999
• Hamilton Conservation Authority request for Natural Areas Protection Capital Grants Program Jan 1999 January 26, 1999
• Ancaster Well Transfer/Deed of Land – Oct 13 1998 – Full document with Protective Restrictions on use October 13, 1998
• ANCASTER WELL SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO INCLUDE COMMERCIAL WATER TAKING – JUNE 15 – 1998 June 15, 1998
• 1992 – LAND TRANSFER DEED – CORPORATION TOWN OF ANCASTER TO REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON WENTWORTH January 6, 1992
• Hamilton Region Conservation Authority – Request for Niagara Escarpment Project Grant Dec 1988 December 26, 1988
• 146681 – 1969 JULY 10 WILLIAM KENNEDY AND TOWN OF ANCASTER EASEMENT July 10, 1972
• 303384 – January 28th – 1965 January 6, 1972
• 303384 – 1965 – JANUARY 28TH – PUBLIC UTILITIES EASEMENT – W A KENNEDY AND JOAN KENNEDY & TOWN OF ANCASTER January 6, 1972