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Local environmental advocates applaud Ingersoll council's decision to plant 4,000 trees in the coming years

A notice of motion to deny municipal support for a proposed megadump in Zorra Township was introduced this week at Oxford County council.

Article content A peer-review team hired by a committee of Oxford County politicians says a draft study prepared in support of a proposed mega-dump near Ingersoll is flawed. After months of analyzing the provincially required report from Walker Environmental, the team is recommending that the joint municipal co-ordinating committee — made up of representatives from Zorra Township, South-West Oxford Township, Ingersoll and Oxford County – wholly reject the draft environmental assessment. More importantly, the team is urging the province’s Environment Ministry to also reject the report un...

Article content More than eight years into their fight against a proposed Oxford County megadump, protesters still line nearby rural roads almost every Friday afternoon, waving signs and raising awareness that the battle continues. Despite unwilling host legislation passed by the province this summer, which gives municipalities within 3.5 kilometres of a proposed landfill site the ability to approve or reject the proposal, opponents say it’s as important as ever to get the word out about the planned Walker landfill. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browse...