Business View Magazine | December 2019

380 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019 PREFERRED VENDORS n Cobourg Development Services Ltd www.cds-ltd.ca n Van Soelen Landscaping Ltd www.vansoelenlandscaping.com plus a full range of landscape and excavation services VANSOELENLANDSCAPING.COM (613) 962-4021 5194 Hwy 62, South, RR#7, Belleville, ON SHOREWALL & ARMOUR STONE WORK homes adjacent to the water are dependent on wells and septic systems and the level of the water compromises the functioning of them. It also compromises the city’s water inlet and our wastewater plant because higher water can easily flood our system. Personally, I feel the situation we’re in is manmade, and can be controlled by man, and there are things we can do to mitigate this, but it has to be done within the next few years, before it’s too late. “In 2017, we opened a new 70,000-sq.-ft. Operations Centre – a $22 million project which brings all our services under one roof and all our equipment inside. That makes a big difference to the environment because when people come to work, their vehicle is warm. Yes, they let it run while they do their safety inspection, but a warm motor doesn’t put out the negative emissions that a cold one does. When it’s warm it certainly burns cleaner. So that’s a big plus for us. It also allows us to regroup our work force, to provide a more efficient service at an economical cost. You constantly have to train people and make them aware of safety and also have them look at their work and their skills, and how what they do impacts the environment. Here in Canada, we are fortunate to have good water and clean air, and we all have to do everything we can to see that continues.”