Public Concern Temiskaming
Media Advisory                                
January 7, 2002
 
Witmer to be Publicly Challenged Over Support for International Incinerator
Plans
 
Environment Minister Elizabeth Witmer is in the Temiskaming region on
Tuesday as part of her bid to become Ontario¹s new premier.
 
A press conference will be held outside the location of her Temiskaming
stop-off by residents opposed to a proposed international toxic waste
incinerator for the region.
 
The MOE is presently assessing an application by Bennett Environmental to use Temiskaming as the site for what will be the largest PCB incinerator of its kind in Canada. The incinerator is being built so Bennett can bid on
contaminated materials from across North America and possibly the world.
 
A press conference is being held outside the location of Witmer¹s
Temiskaming stop-off by residents opposed to the MOE¹s willingness to turn Northeastern Ontario into a ³Sacrifice Zone² for NAFTA and international toxic materials.
 
Press Conference:
 
³Toxic Waste Flows to the Jurisdiction With the Lowest Standards²
 
Location: Franchefco¹s Restaurant (Highway 11 just north of Wal-Mart at New Liskeard)
 
Time: 11:45 am
 
Hosted by: Public Concern Temiskaming
 
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Petition for Inquiry into the Death of Dudley George
http://www.nt.net/~savard/petition.htm
 
Swan Hills Waste Treatment Centre
http://www.health.gov.ab.ca/informat/swan.htm
 
PCB Information
http://www21.brinkster.com/nopcb/
 
Earth-Policy Institute
http://www.earth-policy.org/
 
HighGrader Magazine
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