In followups to my posts here and here, I have received additional responses.
First from Peggy Feltmate, the councillor for my own Ward in Kanata.
Thank you for your message regarding the proposal to expand the Carp Road Landfill. Like you I am concerned about what this will mean for Kanata and other nearby communities.While it is the provincial government that have the power to stop or approve the landfill expansion, I do feel that the City needs to be speaking out about potential problems.In response to a request from my council colleague Janet Stavinga, Waste Management agreed to extend the deadline for comments on the terms of reference for the Environmental Assessment from March 20 to May 12. This will provide more time to highlight the problems with the proposed expansion of the Carp Landfill. City staff have also agreed to bring forward a report providing information on the impact of the proposals for the Carp Landfill. The report will provide an opportunity for city council to take a position. The report is scheduled to come before Planning and Environment Committee on April 25. I will be supporting a strong response from the city and I will be encouraging my council colleagues to do the same. Because the final decision on whether the Carp Road Landfill will be expanded will be made by the provincial government, people need to be letting the provincial government know how they feel. If the provincial government feels that people in Ottawa don’t care or that they can escape blame for the decision, then the province is more likely to allow the landfill to expand. It is worth contacting both our Member of Provincial Parliament and the premier. Norm Sterling can be reached at 1-888-253-1171, 1-800-267-1020 or norm.sterling@pc.ola.org. Dalton McGuinty can be reached at Dalton.McGuinty@premier.gov.on.ca. There is also a community open house on the proposals for the Carp Landfill next week in Stittsville. It is a change to get information and voice your concerns. Details are: Community Open House: Sincerely, Peggy |
I have to commend Peggy for her response. It was both thorough, informative, and tells me a lot about her view on this subject. I have a slight issue with her wording “I will be supporting a strong response from the city and I will be encouraging my council colleagues to do the same.” This expression does not make it clear to me that Peggy is against the expansion. I would normally assume with all the surrounding information that she is against it, but I emailed her for clarification anyway.
The second response I received today was from Mayor Bob, himself.
Thank you for your email concerning the landfill site in Carp.The Carp landfill is privately owned and operated by Waste Management of Canada Corporation. Waste Management Corporation is preparing an environmental assessment on providing additional disposal capacity at the Carp landfill site. The City of Ottawa does not approve the terms and conditions set out in the environmental assessment. This responsibility lies solely with the Provincial Ministry of the Environment, which determines when and how members of the public like yourself can voice your thoughts and concerns about WM’s plans to expand the capacity of the landfill site. Thank you again for your email. Jacques D. Larouche |
I realize this response is from his Assistent to Policy Unit, but compared to Peggy’s, this response says nothing except the City does not approve the terms and conditions set out in the environmental assessment Waste Management is providing. Thanks for the slough off Mayor Bob. You must be conceding the election in October with chintzy responses like this.
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