Seven years after it was launched, the case of a former MD of Foothills resident suing the municipality over alleged contaminated groundwater is on track to go to trial.
But, it might still be as many as three years before the case goes before a judge.
Ellen Alston is suing the MD for $8 million over developments she alleges sent feces-laden water onto her DeWinton-area property and contaminated her water well.
During an Oct. 4 hearing at Court of Queens Bench in Calgary, Justice M.H.
The club is located on land owned by the MD.
The result, Alston alleges, was she and her husband Les Vecsey suffered from a “slow systemic” poisoning from contaminated water that resulted in compromised immune systems and cognitive ability.
Alston is also asking the court to have the MD found in contempt of court over the matter.
In an affidavit filed with the courts, Alston accuses the MD of covering up the pollution on her property, for not following proper testing protocol and not cleaning up the property.
Ultimately, Alston said she wants the MD to have to clean up the property.