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Simcoe County “Site 41”
North Simcoe landfill (Site 41) was a planned 20.7-hectare (50 acre) landfill site for municipal waste in Tiny Township, north Simcoe County, 40 kilometres northwest of Barrie, Ontario. The site would have received waste from municipalities of Midland, Penetanguishene, Tiny and Tay. The site was slated to begin operation in the fall of 2009, however, Simcoe County Council voted in September 2009 to shelve the project after a massive public protest culminating from 25 years of objection.
County officials claimed the site would use a combination of natural and engineered features to provide containment and protection for the natural environment. Opponents say it was too large of a threat to local groundwater.
After the fight to stop site 41 was won in autumn of 2009, The citizens’ group
See also:
Ontario Farmland Trust -- A Story to be Told: The Story of Site 41
NEWS (reverse chronological order)
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2020-01-25 |
AWARE-Simcoe.ca |
UPDATED Jonathon Shore: effective communicator fought the good fight |
Kate Harries |
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2017-10-25 |
AWARE-Simcoe.ca |
Friends of the Waverley Uplands |
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2009-09-23 |
Simcoe.com |
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2009-08-29 |
Globe and Mail |
Joe Friesen |
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2009 |
Comment |
Simcoe County starts construction on Site 41 landfill site, meets significant community opposition |
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