Motion 2014-014

Whereas Ms. Dagg-Foster of the Ministry of the Environment stated that the Ministry bases their decisions on “the science”;

and Whereas Ms. Dagg-Foster's response of July 11, 2014 did not provide any information about the scientific data used in making the amendments to the Addington Highlands Environmental Compliance Approvals;

and Whereas the aforementioned Environmental Compliance Approvals are both legally binding and expensive;

and Whereas Ms. Dagg-Foster states Regulation 232/98 of the EPA requires that a surface water and groundwater monitoring program is carried out a landfill site.

And Whereas Regulation 232/98 states: Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to a landfilling site in respect of which an application for a certificate of approval has been received by the Director under Part V of the Act before August 1, 1998, unless the operator or owner of the landfilling site gives written notice to the Director that the operator or owner wants this Regulation to apply. O. Reg. 232/98, s. 2 (2).

and Whereas Regulation 232/98 specifically exempts Addington Highlands from compliance

now Therefore be it Resolved that:

the Denbigh Townhall send a letter to Mr. Peter Taylor of the Ministry of the Environment requesting that he provide the Denbigh Townhall with the scientific data that was used to make the amendments to Addington Highland's Environmental Compliance Certificates and that he provide the Denbigh Townhall with copies of the written requests from Addington Highlands indicating that Addington Highlands wanted Regulation 232/98 to apply to the township.

Passed with a 2/3 majority