Three groups who have been fighting the Richmond Landfill near Napanee have formally applied to the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to request changes to provincial legislation governing the placement of waste disposal sites. The Concerned Citizens’ Committee/Tyendinaga and Environs (CCCTE), the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (MBQ), and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) have jointly filed an Application for... Read more
Articles for the ‘News’ Category
Napanee Guide – July 26, 2013 by Megan Balogh ‘Local landfill fight expands to provincial legislation’
August 1 | Posted by Jeff | News
Napanee Beaver Editorial – July 18, 2013 ‘Landfill debate fast-track’
July 30 | Posted by Jeff | News, The Leaky Land BlogLast week, opponents to the proposed Beechwood Road Environmental Centre appealed to the Ministry of the Environment, through the Ontario Environmental Commissioner, to change the laws relating to the siting of new landfills. The alterations they’d like to see is a prohibition of new landfills on areas underlaid by fractured bedrock, and a ‘no means no’ provision. Such a provision... Read more
Napanee Beaver July 18 – ‘Groups Seek Law Change’
July 30 | Posted by Jeff | News, The Leaky Land BlogMOE urged to ban new landfills on fractured bedrock by Seth Duchene Opponents of the proposed Beechwood Road Environmental Centre west of Napanee are looking for a legislative solution to their ongoing fight with Waste Management. Last week, the Concerned Citizens of Tyendinaga and Environs along with the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte announced that they would be asking the Ontario... 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
Napanee Beaver reports on Environmental Review Tribunal April 18, 2013
April 22 | Posted by Jeff | News, UncategorizedDespite agreement, landfill fight goes on Concerned groups point to offsite results in demanding BREC be abandoned By Seth DuChene Editor Any impression that Waste Management and its critics were close to finding some common ground on the now-closed Richmond Landfill and the proposed Beechwood Road Environmental Centre following the results of a preliminary Environmental Review Tribunal hearing on Friday were quickly dashed on... Read more
Environmental Review Tribunal – Napanee Guide Report April 19, 2013
April 20 | Posted by Jeff | News, UncategorizedMediation returning results in dump dispute By Meghan Balogh, Napanee Guide Friday, April 19, 2013 Progress has been made regarding an appeal to the Environmental Review Tribunal on Waste Management’s handling of the Richmond Landfill. On Friday a continuation of the preliminary hearing presented the results of recent mediation between all the parties involved: Waste Management (WM), the Ministry of the Environment (MOE), the... Read more
Residents, Mohawks, and Municipality Demand Withdrawal of Landfill Proposal for Napanee
April 15 | Posted by Jeff | News, The Leaky Land BlogMedia Release RESIDENTS, MOHAWKS AND MUNICIPALITY DEMAND WITHDRAWAL OF LANDFILL PROPOSAL NEAR NAPANEE April 15, 2013 (Napanee). The Concerned Citizens, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, and a local municipality are calling upon Waste Management of Canada Corporation to withdraw its controversial proposal to construct a mega-landfill beside the closed Richmond Landfill near Napanee, Ontario. “Our long-standing concerns about the unsuitability of this site... Read more
Environmental Review Tribunal Hearing April 12, 2013 – Agreements
April 14 | Posted by Jeff | Document Library, NewsThere were three agreements presented to the Tribunal on April 12. 1. Interim Minutes of Settlement – Agreed to by all parties - Semi Annual Monitoring Report - Odour Survey Protocol - Public Notification Plan WM CCCTE COUNTERPART EXECUTED INTERIM MINUTES OF SETTLEMENT MARCH 11 2013 2. Further Interim Minutes of Settlement – Agreed to by all parties - agrees that there is evidence of leachate migrating... 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
Leaky Dump Into Leaky Land No Surprise
February 5 | Posted by Jeff | News, The Leaky Land BlogAs a longstanding opponent of the Richmond Landfill, now rebranded ‘The Beechwood Road ENVIRONMRNTAL Centre’, I was not surprised when the MOE announced that they had concluded that the dump was leaking and that they had ordered Waste Management to take remedial action. The MOE had first declared their concerns more than two years ago and had asked the company to do... Read more
