Environment Committee

(on behalf of Councillor S. Blais): WHEREAS the Councillor for Cumberland Ward (Ward 19) wishes to provide additional comment to those provided within the staff report; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following comments from Councillor Blais, Ward 19, be added under “Comments by the Ward Councillor(s)” : “Since the proposal to build the CRRRC in Carlsbad Springs first came to light in May 2012 I have been working with local residents to try to stop it from happening. I have written the Minister, engaged with media and helped secure funding. The community has held rallies and protests, researched the technologies involved and the potential impacts on the surrounding area and identified flaws in the methodology and results of the proponents work. City staff identified concerns in the terms of reference for the Environmental Assessment. Both Councillors for the area have articulated concerns over the impact the facility will have on the day-to-day life of the surrounding rural areas. Despite these loud and numerous voices of dissent the project continues down the track like the out of control train heading toward the cliff. The City has also requested the province transfer responsibility for IC&I to City responsibility so that we can better manage our City wide garbage/recycling future. Like many requests of the province recently, this has fallen on deaf ears. Staff have again highlighted some important areas of concern and points for the province to consider. My hope is the p