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Likely to take months We’re getting a better idea of how long it will take for the provincial government to make a final decision on an Environmental Assessment for York1’s proposal to reopen the Dresden dump. But Environmental Defense says even a full Environmental Assessment is not enough. It’s calling on the provincial government to pull the plug on the

Neighbours pleased, cautious York1 plan to reopen the Dresden dump will face more scrutiny Dave Willson isn’t sure if this is a win, but he’s glad the province will force York1 Environmental Waste Solutions to go through a full Environmental Assessment if it wants to reopen the dormant Dresden dump. Friday, Ontario’s Minister of the Environment said York1’s plan to

Dresden citizens group ‘relieved’ There is relief in Dresden after the announcement that the plan to revive the dormant Dresden dump will be subject to a full Environmental Assessment. Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Andrea Khanjin released a statement on the social media platform X late Friday announcing the highest level of review for landfills under the

“It’s the first I’ve heard about it.” That from Ontario Premier Doug Ford March 11 when he was asked about the rising concerns over York1 Environmental Waste Solution’s plans to revive a dormant dump in Dresden. The Mississauga company wants to take the former tile yard turned dump into a modern landfill and create a construction and soil waste recycling

Politicians and environmental groups are among the people urging the province to require a full Environmental Assessment for a plan to revive a dormant dump near Dresden. Both the County of Lambton and the Environmental Defense Fund joined Chatham-Kent councillors in the calls for York1 Environmental Waste Solution to run their plan to bring up to 6,000 tonnes of waste

Broad says York1 needs to provide more information Dawn-Euphemia Mayor Al Broad says a planned expansion of a dormant dump near Dresden could have a big impact on all of Lambton County. And he’s urging all municipalities and residents in Lambton to voice their opposition to the project. York1 Environmental Waste Solutions wants to revive the Dresden dump, bringing in

Heather Wright/The Independent There may be a legal battle looming over the zoning of the former Dresden dump. York1 Environmental Waste Solution, which now owns the property, has already sought out a legal opinion on the zoning of the property according to documents contained in the company’s proposal to expand the capacity of the dormant site. Chatham-Kent’s official plan says

Heather Wright/The Independent The Ministry of the Environment voiced concerns about groundwater quality and methane gas in a review of York1 Environmental Waste Solution’s plan to revive the dormant Dresden Dump. That information comes from documents about the proposal to build a new landfill on the Irish School Site released by the ministry to The Independent this week. York1 has

Heather Wright/The Independent Dawn-Euphemia politicians want the Ministry of Environment to “suspend any further action” on a request to bring hundreds of trucks of construction waste and soil to a dormant dump near the Lambton border. Mayor Al Broad and officials from Lambton County are calling for York1 Environmental to sit down with them and explain exactly what they want

York1 officials say they were talking with officials from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent about a proposal to revive the Dresden dump as early as Dec. 2021. That from George Kirchmair, vice president of York1, during an open house meeting at the Ken Houston Memorial Agriculture Centre Friday night. Kirchmair’s assertion, which he repeated over and over again as residents peppered

CK Council calls for the proposal to be rejected A Mississauga company planning to revive the old Dresden dump has formally asked the Ministry of the Environment to reopen the landfill. The proposal for York1 Environmental Solutions to re-open the Irish School Road dump – part of a larger plan to build a recycling centre for construction material – was