Jim Barber, Greater Napanee News With a passion for his town, its culture and natural environment, Stephen Medd has decided his unique experiences and areas of expertise could be put to good around the council table. Which is why the long-time community organizer and activist has decided to put his name forward as a candidate for the Oct. 27 municipal election... Read more
Posts Tagged ‘BREC’
Steve Medd announces candidacy for Greater Napanee Council
August 21 | Posted by Jeff | News, The Leaky Land Blog
LeakyLand.com presents “put Art in your life” Show and Sale Oct 5, 2014
July 30 | Posted by Jeff | The Leaky Land BlogConcerned Citizens opposing the new dump (the Beechwood Road Environmental Centre) proposed for the old Richmond landfill site are raising funds to cover required technical expertise. (Visit www.leakyland.com.) One of the planned events is an art show and sale – “Put Art in Your Life” – to be held at the Napanee Golf & Country Club on Sunday, October 5th from... Read more
Steve Medd on why you should care about the Richmond Landfill and the BREC megadump proposal
May 30 | Posted by Jeff | The Leaky Land BlogRecent scientific evidence (agreed to by the Ministry of Environment) has established that the Richmond Landfill is leaking leachate into the groundwater far off-site. Leachate has contaminated 6 off-site private domestic wells, which together with a significant swath of countryside are contaminated to above limits of the Ministry of the Environment’s Reasonable Use Policy. The contaminated groundwater contains numerous chemicals,... Read more
The Richmond Landfill is Leaking Contaminants Offsite, But Waste Management Website Says It’s Not!
May 5 | Posted by Jeff | The Leaky Land BlogIt has been established that Waste Management’s Richmond Landfill has been leaking leachate for decades, and the landfill’s contamination plume in the fractured bedrock groundwater flow system extends far off-site. It has also been established that the groundwater contamination plume has affected 6 off-site private domestic wells, which together with a significant swath of countryside are contaminated to above limits of the... Read more
Current Developments Related to the Richmond Landfill
November 4 | Posted by Jeff | The Leaky Land BlogCurrently three separate processes are under way concerning the future of the Richmond landfill. The first is an Environmental Review Tribunal Appeal which addresses concerns associated with the closure, monitoring and remediation of the existing waste mound. The second is an Environmental Assessment which has been initiated by the site’s owner in an attempt to build another – much larger... Read more
OPAL support EPA amendments to prohibit unsuitable landfill siting
September 30 | Posted by Jeff | The Leaky Land Blog, UncategorizedOpal have added their support to the Concerned Citizens request to have the EPA amended to prohibit new or expanded landfills on unsuitable sites. They also support an amendment that would prohibit a proponent from re-applying to establish or expand a landfill on or adjacent to a site that has previously been refused for environmental reasons. Read their letter of support... Read more
Residents, Mohawks, Environmentalists Apply for Changes in Ontario’s Landfill Law
July 11 | Posted by Jeff | News, The Leaky Land BlogNo Means No! Residents, Mohawks and Environmentalists Apply for Changes in Ont. Landfill Law (Toronto). Three participants in the long-standing fight against the Richmond Landfill near Napanee... Read more
LeakyLand Fundraiser Raffle
April 1 | Posted by Mike | News, Public Notice, The Leaky Land BlogConcerned Citizens have been battling the world’s largest waste company for over 15 years. Our goal is a simple one. We want to protect the environment from the impact of the Richmond Landfill. There is evidence that leachate is migrating off-site from the Richmond Landfill Site and causing off-site groundwater impacts. Due to the fractured limestone on which it is located, determining... Read more
Concerned Citizens Launch Campaign- First Public Meeting May 23 7:00pm Napanee and District Secondary School
May 15 | Posted by Jeff | NewsConcerned citizens announce the launch of a public information campaign to inform local residents and municipal and provincial representatives of the issues surrounding the proposal to build a new mega landfill adjacent to the existing and highly controversial Richmond landfill in the Town of Greater Napanee. This new landfill expansion is known as the Beechwood Road Environmental Centre (BREC). The... Read more
Concerned Citizens Battle Waste Management on Leaky Land
April 23 | Posted by Heather | The Leaky Land BlogMost of us are happy to put the garbage on the curb and have it magically disappear the next day. Where does it go? Who cares? Once its out of sight, it’s out of mind. Besides, we pay waste management companies big bucks to safely dispose of this stuff. So no worries, right? Wrong. The companies that manage our waste make a healthy profit. In fact,... Read more
