Hardeman is asking for an amendment to the Planning Act that would prevent landfills from being forced on unwilling host municipalities.
INGERSOLL - The MPP for Oxford County is trying to introduce a motion at Queens Park that would block a major landfill from coming to the region.
Ernie Hardeman is asking for an amendment to the Planning Act that would prevent landfills from being forced on unwilling host municipalities. Hardeman says they have been trying to block this landfill for a long time.
"I think we have been working on it for a number of years and other than the proponent, I have yet to find anyone who thinks putting a landfill in Oxford, particularly where it is presently located is a good idea."
The amendment was introduced at Queens Park yesterday, however they will not vote on it until next week.
"This amendment would ensure that communities like ours have a say in where landfills are placed. Municipalities know the community and the local environment. I believe that they should have the ability to say whether is site is appropriate for a landfill."
The amendment introduced by Hardeman reads:
"A landfill shall not be located within a municipality or on a reserve unless the municipal council or the council of the band, as the case may be, passes a resolution supporting the location of the landfill."
Hardeman says the community has made it abundantly clear this is not something they want in their backyard.
"We have made it clear as a community that we believe the proposed landfill in Beachville poses too great a risk to our drinking water and we are not a willing host. I hope that all parties will support this amendment and give our municipal council the ability to protect our drinking water by saying no to this landfill."
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