The Leaky Land Blog

Leachate Release at WM Richmond Landfill

January 27 | Posted by Jeff | The Leaky Land Blog, Uncategorized

On 20 January 2020, Waste Management (WM) issued a Notice to Residents describing a deliberate leachate release which occurred nearly a week earlier on 14 January at the Richmond Landfill site. The notice reported that a driver transporting leachate from the landfill to a temporary storage lagoon was instructed by WM staff to dump the load of approximately 3500 gallons (16,000 liters) in a wooded area on the property. This decision was taken because it was... Read more

New revelations indicate greater contamination risk

January 8 | Posted by Jeff | The Leaky Land Blog

New revelations indicate increased contamination risks to the aquifers and headwaters of the Marysville Creek which flows through Tyendinaga Township and on... Read more

The book “Fighting Dirty” on the Speaker’s Book Award shortlist

August 10 | Posted by Jeff | The Leaky Land Blog

Poh-Gek Forkert’s book that chronicles the battle between our small community and Waste Management Corp has been nominated for the Speaker’s Book... Read more

Fundraiser Auction Monday July 30, South Fredricksburgh Hall 1:00pm

July 25 | Posted by Jeff | The Leaky Land Blog, Uncategorized

Thanks to the generous donations of supporters of our cause we have put together an interesting collection including furniture and other items... Read more

News

Garden Party, Book Launch & Fundraiser

August 29 | Posted by Jeff

There are a limited number of tickets available for the Garden Party,... Read more

Belleville Intelligencer Reports on Tribunal Decision

January 9 | Posted by Jeff

By Emily Mountney-Lessard, The Intelligencer Wednesday, January 6, 2016. An Environmental Review Tribunal has... Read more

Municipal Election: Where Do The Candidates Stand?

October 10 | Posted by Jeff

The Concerned Citizens have offered to meet and brief all local candidates... Read more

Stop Expansion Campaign in Municipal elections

October 7 | Posted by Heather

As the municipal elections approach The Concerned Citizens Committee are working to... Read more

Video

Neighbours of the Waste Management Dump in Oregon describe their experiences

January 5 | Posted by Jeff

The following videos may be of interest to anyone who is in the... Read more

Protecting Our Groundwater – Quinte Conservation

May 14 | Posted by Jeff

The video below is from Quinte Conservation and helps to explains why we... Read more

Why Leaky Land is a Really Bad Place to put a Mega-Dump

May 14 | Posted by Heather

Greater Napanee sits on fractured limestone bedrock. The rock is so full... Read more