Cambridge council endorses preferred CTS site downtown

Cambridge council has endorsed 150 Main St. in Galt as the preferred location for any potential consumption or treatment site within the city.

Cambridge council has endorsed 150 Main St. in Galt as the preferred location for any potential consumption or treatment site within the city.

The decision was not without controversy as it came just after receiving public consultation on two other sites in the area — a consultation that did not include the chosen site.

Coun. Jan Liggett, who represents the ward where the potential CTS site will sit, expressed her opposition to the move.

“What you’re saying to the people once again, is that consultation means nothing,” she said.

Liggett said most of the feedback opposed a CTS site anywhere within the city, and suggested that councillors did not care about the economy of the city as it would affect businesses in the downtown core.

Coun. Pam Wolf objected to her choice of words, calling for a point of order on whether her words were considered disrespectful. Mayor Kathleen McGarry upheld the point, warning Liggett to be more respectful to her colleagues.

Eventually, Liggett grew so flustered she dropped off the call.

“I’m going to leave this meeting before I say things that I shouldn’t be saying,” she said as she turned off her camera.