City Wants Conditions Attached to Waste Management's Plan

Josh Pringle with Stephanie Kinsella,  CFRA  Thursday, July 15, 2010

The City of Ottawa is recommending a broader scope of Waste Management's proposed Terms of Reference for the Environmental Assessment for its new Environmental Centre in Carp.

The Ministry of Environment will have the final say on approving the new facility at the Carp Road landfill, but Council has approved dozens of strict conditions it wants imposed on the plan.

The recommendations include a full Environmental Assessment demonstrating that all alternative disposal techniques are not feasible before a new landfill is considered, a property value protection program be developed and broad public consultations.

Waste Management is proposing a new Environmental Centre, which includes a new landfill.

Council has approved $75-thousand in funding to assist local community groups through the potential Environmental Assessment process.

The Ontario Government is being urged to develop a policy to divert 60 per cent of industrial and commercial waste from landfills.

Mayor Larry O'Brien says residents in Stittsville have "done its part" in dealing with the Carp Road dump, and he will try to find another location for the new landfill if one is needed.

O'Brien told Council that the city "will look for other locations within our jurisdictions or slightly outside, but it's time to put an end to the expansion of the Carp landfill."

Source: CFRA 15July 2010