My family & friends strongly…

My family & friends strongly oppose the removal of the Environmental Assessment (EA) requirement for the proposed landfill in Dresden, Ontario.

This site is 500 metres from homes, 800 metres from a school, and located next to wetlands, floodplain, and farmland. This is way too close to our beautiful town. How are we supposed to continue living here if this DUMP gets pushed through with no care for our safety?

It sits above the Kettle Point aquifer — the same formation involved in the 2021 Wheatley explosion.

Documents obtained by Dresden CARED from York1's own documents submitted to the ministry of environment show how methane gas is at explosive levels and is already present at this site.

Removing the EA is reckless, especially when York1’s own filings confirm:

No clear waste volume or site limit exists.

No approved Operations Plan is in place.

No confirmation of soil stability or geotechnical safety.

The project includes asbestos waste and other hazardous materials.

Between 2013- 2021 it was used as a police bomb/gun range with no full environmental review and not an expansion of an already existing dump /landfill.
It was only ever used as a fly ash waste for the town incinerator from 1970 to early 1980's.

There is no justifiable reason to exempt this site from a full Comprehensive Environmental Assessment — and every reason to uphold public safety, environmental science, and transparency.

I call on the Ministry to:

Reject Bill 5’s exemption clause for this site.

Immediately reinstate the full comprehensive Environmental Assessment.

Honor commitments made to our community in 2024.

We’ve already seen what happens when explosive gases are ignored. Don’t let Dresden become another Wheatley.

As per Ontario Premier Doug Ford's own words last March 2024 in Windsor:

"If the people like something, we do it. If the people don't like something, we don't do it. It's that simple !!
This entire region does not want this. Live up to your promises!!