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Environment minister okays review process for Taggart-Miller project
and that any technical issue workshops also be bilingual. The open houses dealing with the two sites being considered for the proposed waste recycling project
manager, noted in a phone interview Jan. 4 that the EAP should be finished and ready for final report writing by the end of this year. “We are looking, at
separate grassroots lobby groups have formed in response to the project with Dump the Dump Now (DDN) representing Russell Township residents opposed to the project and Dump This Dump 2 (DD2) landowners in the Carlsbad/Vars area of rural Ottawa. “Obviously we’re not happy it didn’t get stopped in its tracks,” said Jeff Lauzon, DDN chairman, during a Jan. 4 phone interview. “But it’s just one more hurdle. We will be following the EAP very closely and monitoring as we can. This is a long process
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RUSSELL | Both sides are now lining up as the environmental review process begins on a proposed commercial waste recycling project that has stirred up controversy in both Russell Township and neighbouring villages with the City of Ottawa’s rural sector. Environment Minister Jim Bradley has signed off on the Terms of Reference (ToR) that Taggart Miller Environmental Services (TMES) has proposed for the environmental assessment process (EAP) for its Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre project (CRRRC). Bradley approved the ToR in mid- December prior to the Christmas break after making a couple of changes to the document. “Please note,” stated Bradley in a letter to TMES, “that I have amended the Terms of Reference torequireyoutoundertakepublic consultation during the environmental assessment sufficient to demonstrate that the needs of interested persons have been considered.” Thoseamendmentsincludeademandthat all public consultation sessions held during the EAP be bilingual to accommodate both French- and English-speaking residents
TMES has two sites in mind for its proposed commercial and industrial waste recycling project. One is in Russell Township at a site just outside the Village of Russell, while the other is located in the eastern edge of Ottawa’s rural sector adjacent to Russell Township and close to the villages of Vars and Carlsbad.
will feature “a more detailed description of the proposed CRRRC diversion and landfill c o m p o n e n t s ” along with results of comparison evaluations of the two sites and the reasons for singling out the preferred site for the project. One other amendment to the ToR noted that the special technical
most, 2013 to carry that off,”he said.“We are pleased that we are able to move forward with the process.” TMES has two sites in mind for its proposed commercial and industrial waste recycling project. One is in Russell Township at a site just outside the Village of Russell, while the other is
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workshops planned as part of EAP will require “one or more workshops” dealing with groundwater issues and that the need for more workshops on other technical matters will be determined on public interest. Ministry approval of the ToR means that Taggart-Miller can now start work on planning the EAP, including scheduling public review and technical workshop sessions. Huber Bourque, CRRRC project
located in the eastern edge of Ottawa’s rural sector adjacent to Russell Township and close to the villages of Vars and Carlsbad. Either site will require rezoning approval from their respective municipalities before any site development can begin should the EAP results receive ministry approval. The project, and both proposed sites, has raised local concerns about protection of the underground water table and other environmental and esthetic features. Two
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