Site 41 Update – Corruption

Council of Canadians, July 14
The Council of Canadians has learned that Jagger Hims, the company Simcoe County contracted for the groundwater analysis of controversial dump Site 41, was recently acquired by a company called Genivar – a major landfill developer…Jagger Hims is Genivar’s second acquisition of a company working on Site 41. Genivar also recently [...]

Site 41 Update – Tiny Township Joins Opposition

The Barrie Examiner, July 15:

A motion by Deputy Mayor George Lawrence and Coun. Andre Claire asking the Premier to act was unanimously supported at Monday [July 13th]’s [Tiny Township] council meeting.
The motion cites council’s concerns about “outstanding environmental issues,” the protection and conservation of groundwater at the site. There remains,” it says, “a community-wide concern [...]

Site 41 Update – McGuinty Speaks

Toronto Star, July 8:
[Y]esterday, several dozen placard-toting dump opponents tried to speak with [Dalton] McGuinty at an infrastructure funding announcement at Georgian College in Barrie, but were escorted off campus by city police. Officers said college officials had asked them to eject the peaceful protesters.While McGuinty refused to meet with the demonstrators, he said he [...]

Site 41 Update – Blockade

On June 30th, despite a well-attended protest by community members outside council chambers, Simcoe County Councilors voted in favour of a measure prohibiting vehicles from parking within 50 metres of either entrance to Site 41 on the north side of the road.  The parking ban has yet to be enforced, as signs are required to [...]

Dump Site 41

Background:
Ignoring over 30 years of community resistance,  Simcoe County is beginning development on Landfill Site #41 – a project rubber-stamped by the Province and scheduled to be in full operation by the end of this year. First Nations groups, local residents, and organizations such as the David Suzuki Foundation, are all protesting this decision, claiming [...]

Abousfian Abdelrazik Attempts Return to Canada

Abousfian Abdelrazik was detained without charge and tortured by Sudanese officials on the request of CSIS in 2003. He was subsequently prevented from returning to Canada by officials within the Canadian government, trapping him in Sudan for 6 years. Although he is boarding a plane today to finally return home, his worries are not over. [...]