Councillor Ryan gives notice that he will move the following motion at the July 14, 2021 meeting of Council:
Whereas section 6.0.1 of the Environmental Assessment Act requires that “A proponent mentioned in subsection (3) shall, in accordance with subsection (5), obtain municipal support for the undertaking from each local municipality as defined in subsection (4), and;
That “the proponent shall provide to the Ministry, … a copy of a municipal council resolution for each local municipality in respect of which municipal support is required under subsection (4), indicating the municipality supports the undertaking to establish a waste disposal site that is a landfilling site;”, and;
Whereas Walker Environmental Group has proposed that the “Southwest Landfill” be located in Zorra Township;
Therefore be it resolved that Oxford County will not provide such a resolution of support;
And that this resolution be sent to the Township of Zorra, the Town of Ingersoll, the Township of South West Oxford, Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, OPAL, Stop the Dump, and Walker Environmental Group.