Paul Kueneman, a real estate agent, said he too has been discouraged by what he's learned this summer. And we weren't concerned with water because we thought we had the best water around. Walkerton's parents are keeping their children closer to home these days. Coaches had trouble filling summer soccer leagues. And athletic teams from neighboring towns were hesitant to compete against Walkerton's children.
Many parents blame themselves for their children's illnesses.
Elaine Crilly, a substitute teacher, recalled the heat of May 18, when she was filling in at a Walkerton elementary school. Crilly also blames the government for concealing the E. coli threat. And God help them if it was my child. But Brown, the pharmacist, said Ontario residents shouldn't blame the water crisis entirely on conservative politicians. So the chickens have come home to roost.