Things that concern us - Navan Landfill Expansion Project
The fourth and final Open House for Navan Landfill Expansion Project was held
on February 15, 2007. Three members of the BCA Executive, Councillor Rainer
Bloess and a number of Blackburn Hamlet residents attended this last Open
House.
There is concern about the expansion project that will see the Navan Landfill
grow bigger and higher and remain open until after 2020 instead of closing in
2011.
The purpose of this Open House was to provide an opportunity to review the
evaluation of the four alternatives for the expansion leading to the selection of a
preferred alternative.
For a number of the people present, including those representing the BCA as
well as the Notre Dame des Champ Community Association and the Friends of
Mer Blue, expressed dismay that there was one alternative not considered. This
one alternative was to close the Navan Landfill in 2011 as currently approved.
Concerns are coming from Blackburn Residents and several surrounding
communities about what this mean to the health of the local community, not to
mention the likely increase in airborne irritants and potential smells. Visual
pollution of the areas adjacent to the dump expansion are likely to be significant.
The Friends of Mer Bleu will be hosting another Open Community Meeting on
April 20th at 7:00pm at the Notre-Dames-Des-Champs Community centre (3659
Navan Road (north side, west of Mer Bleue). All are welcome.
If you are concerned about your community and those areas surrounding
Blackburn then please utilize the information below to inform yourself regarding
this issue. Please also get in touch with provincial, local and federal
representatives and make your views known.
More information on the Navan Landfill Expansion Project can be found at WSI’s
site :http://www.wsinavan.ca/ ;
The Friends of Mer Bleu web site:
http://www.nonavanroaddumpexpansion.org ;
Further information of the City of Ottawa and Landfill Designated Land Use can
be found at in section 3.8 on the city web site:
http://ottawa.ca/city_hall/ottawa2020/official_plan/vol_1/pdf_files/03_designations
_land_use_en.pdf
Contact information for elected officials related to this issue:
The Honourable Laurel C. Broten
Minister of the Environment
12th Floor, 135 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 1P5
Tel: (416) 314-6790
Fax: (416) 314-7337
e-mail: http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/feedback/email_minister.htm
Phil McNeely, MPP
6 - 110 Bearbrook Rd
Gloucester ON K1B 5R2
Tel: 613-834-8679
Fax: 613-834-7647
email: pmcneely.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Councillor Rainer Bloess
Innes Ward
110 Laurier Ave. West
Ottawa ON K1P 1J1
Tel: 580-2472
Fax: 580-2512
email: Rainer.Bloess@ottawa.ca