The proposed waste/biogas…

The proposed waste/biogas facility at 633 Coronation Drive in Scarborough, Ontario is located very close to residential neighbourhoods and natural spaces with abundant flora and fauna.  The dangerous operations and output of this facility would not only compound the existing hazards of the adjacent commercial-industrial complex, but they would also threaten and adversely affect the quality of life for individuals who live in, and the natural environment--the air, the water, the soil, the plant life, the wildlife, the marine life--that thrives in, the surrounding area.  
 
The release of noxious gaseous emissions and foul odours into a neighbourhood that already has the highest toxic emissions in all of Toronto according to the 2018 City of Toronto report, ChemTRAC; a parade of trucks hauling four types of waste along confined roads to and from the facility; undue pressure placed on, and a greater risk to, existing higher-volume vehicular and pedestrian traffic; and noise pollution.  The list is long for the havoc that this facility could inflict around the clock, 365 days per year. 
 
The facility in this location must be rejected and relocated if not halted altogether.  All things considered, this pocket of Scarborough remains breathable, livable, and peaceful.  Let’s keep it that way and preserve our health, our safety, and the biodiversity to which we are fortunate to live so near.  To approve this facility would be unconscionable. 

Many other residents in this area and concerned citizens elsewhere share my concerns.  They have also expressed their own unique and equally important concerns about this facility.  

I ask that Premier Doug Ford and the Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, please reject the proposed waste/biogas facility at 633 Coronation Drive in Scarborough, Ontario.

I thank you for your attention to this critical matter.