The Herald

Dresden residents had some back up from municipalities across Ontario. The President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Robin Jones, sent the Minister of the Environment a letter saying the group is “concerned about the precedent” set when the province said the project didn’t need an Environmental Assessment.

Jones pointed out just five years ago, the government passed legislation requiring landfill proponents to obtain municipal support for their projects. Chatham-Kent is opposed to the Dresden plan.

“Addressing Ontario’s landfill pressures requires a dual approach: responsibly creating more landfill capacity while simultaneously taking concrete action to reduce the volume of waste entering landfills,” Jones wrote.

AMO’s president is not the first to speak out against the province’s reversal of its promise for an EA in Dresden. Both NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Green Leader Mike Schreiner have been to Dresden talking about their opposition this summer. Aug. 22, Liberal MPP Ted Hsu, who has been leading the anti-Bill 5 movement for the Liberals will be at the Czech Hall to talk about what he says is the Conservatives broken promise to Dresden. The meeting starts at 6 pm.