YORK1 did everything…

YORK1 did everything underhanded, there is no solution that benefits everyone. It’s either a landfill to suit YORK1 or we are treated like our physical and mental health matters, our community matters, our lives matter, our livelihood matters.

This is 2024, not 1987. We know better, we need to do better! A FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT needs to be done. Not that I totally trust that either because I’m guessing people have been paid off to push this monstrosity through.
YORK1 has zero regard for our health our homes our community our livelihoods, our environment.
I spoke with their own landfill specialist at table 4 during their information session. I asked if they utilize all the land they have purchased (over 300 acres), will this be a megadump, he replied “Yes, that would be considered a megadump”. I also asked the specialist if they planned for a 100 year storm, which municipalities are required to do. He laughed and said that that was highly unlikely to happen so no plan.
Opening up an old site that was used to bury ash, that lies in a floodplain, has endangered species, a marsh, creeks and connected to the Sydenham is beyond cruel!
There is also evidence stating the site is not suitable for a landfill. This is a unique geographical area!
Not to mention less than 1km from our town, and our entire town would be in a 3km radius, definitely cruel know that the Ministry of Environments own policies state anything less than 3.5km can cause adverse effects!