For Immediate Release
May 10, 2006

Sterling introduces pile of petitions opposing Carp Dump expansion

Queen’s Park, Toronto – In order to ensure they were considered comments on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Environmental Assessment of the proposed expansion of the Carp landfill, Lanark-Carleton MPP Norm Sterling today introduced an “enormous” pile of petitions and sent a copy on to Waste Management. 

“The deadline for public comment on the Draft Terms of Reference is this Friday so I wanted to ensure these petitions were all read into the Legislative record before that,” said Mr. Sterling.  “And to be sure that both Waste Management and the Minister of the Environment take these petitions into consideration, I also sent a copy of them to Waste Management.”

Many of the petitions Mr. Sterling introduced today were given to him the Walk to Stop the Dump on April 22.   

“Today I read petitions containing approximately 8,500 signatures, and that is on top of earlier petitions which contained more than 1,000 signatures,” said Mr. Sterling.  “I have been very pleased to see so many concerned citizens expressing their opposition to the expansion in this way, and even more pleased to lend my voice to their concerns.”

In his efforts to oppose this expansion plan, Mr. Sterling has called upon the Minister of the Environment to require a thorough Environmental Assessment including the study of all possible alternatives including incineration and the creation of other new landfill sites. 

“I oppose this expansion because the site is located so close to existing and planned residential neighbourhoods,” said Mr. Sterling.  “I simply don’t believe that is the most appropriate place for a dump.”   

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For more information, please call Lanark-Carleton MPP Norm Sterling at: (613) 253-1171