Dresden residents pleased with Ontario Minister of Environment [Video]

Andrea Khanjin said a controversial landfill project will be put through a rigorous approval process.

“We have committed to a full environmental assessment on the particular landfill,” Khanjin said during a media availability on June 25.

The Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) was asked for an update on the proposed plan of York1 Environmental Waste Solutions.

“We have made York1 Environmental Waste Solutions Ltd.’s proposal to resume landfill operations and expand on-site waste handling, processing and transfer operations at the property, formerly known as the Dresden Tile Yard, in Chatham-Kent, subject to a comprehensive environmental assessment under Part II.3 of the Environmental Assessment Act,” said the decision summery from the ministry.

The Toronto-based company wants to build a regenerative recycling facility for construction materials on Irish School Road.

The company purchased the 80-acre property at 29831 Irish School road, one kilometre north of town, in the fall of 2023.

York1 officials told CTV …