Concerned 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
Articles for the ‘Public Notice’ Category
CANCELLED Second Preliminary Environmental Review Tribunal Hearing: Tuesday Sept. 11, 2012 at 10:00am, Strathcona Paper Centre, Napanee
September 2 | Posted by Heather | News, Public NoticeCANCELLED Citizens are encouraged to attend the Second Environmental Review Tribunal Preliminary Hearing at 10:00am on Tuesday Sept. 11, 2012 at the Strathcona Paper Centre, 16 McPherson Drive, in Greater Napanee Ontario. The Concerned Citizens have been granted leave to appeal certain conditions contained in the site licence for the massive Richmond Landfill. In granting leave the tribunal recently agreed with... Read more
PUBLIC NOTICE
June 4 | Posted by Carolyn | Public NoticeWaste Management and the Ministry of the Environment have been ordered to appear before Ontario’s Environmental Review Tribunal about the closed Richmond Landfill site. ‘The Tribunal finds that the landfill either is currently producing or could in the future produce significant harm to the environment’ (Environmental Review Tribunal’s reason for granting appeal to citizens, 2012) We need to protect our land and... Read more
Environmental Review Tribunal Preliminary Hearing: June 25, 2012 at 10:00am, Selby Community Hall
May 16 | Posted by Jeff | News, Public NoticeCitizens are encouraged to attend the Environmental Review Tribunal Preliminary Hearing at 10:00am on Monday June 25 at the Selby Hall located at 114 Pleasant Drive, Selby Ontario. The Concerned Citizens have been granted leave to appeal certain conditions contained in the site licence for the massive Richmond Landfill. In granting leave the tribunal recently agreed with the citizens that... Read more
Complaints Procedure for the Richmond Landfill / BREC
August 26 | Posted by Jeff | Letters & Comments, News, Public NoticeAs part of our continuing efforts to monitor and improve the responsiveness of the Ontario (Canada) Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and Waste Management (WM) to complaints about the Richmond Landfill / BREC, we are asking neighbours to use the following procedure: If you experience smells, noise, dust, water problems, or see anything that could impact the environment in any way... Read more