INDEX PCB Digest
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1) Reminder of PCB Public Meetings on 1/26/02
2) Northern Daily News - 1/25/02 - Page 3
Ramsay remains uncertain about Bennett
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1) Reminder of PCB Public Mettings on 1/26/02
What You Need To Know About Living Near A PCB Incinerator.
Learn from the lessons of St. Ambroise, Quebec.
On Saturday January 26th, residents living near
Bennett Environmental's existing PCB Incinerator at St. Ambrose,
Quebec will be in Temiskaming to share their experience and their concerns.
The delegation will include municipal officials,
farmers and residents who have come to know the impacts and pressures
of living near a PCB incinerator.
Before You Make Up Your Mind About the Proposed
Bennett Incinerator You Need To Hear the Full Story.
When and Where
Saturday morning 9:30 AM
Upstairs Earlton Arena
Saturday Afternoon 2:30 PM
Moose Hall, Kirkland Lake
Brought to you by Public Concern Temiskaming
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2) Northern Daily News - 11/25/02 - Page 3
Ramsay remains uncertain about Bennett
by Jim Patrick
Northern Daily News
Kirkland Lake:
It seems Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP David Ramsay might
have given a cautious nod of approval to the controversial Bennett
Environmental Inc. soil treatment project for Kirkland Lake.
However, he told The Northern Daily News Thursday it
could be a long time before he can make a decision as to whether or
not to support the plant planned for Archer Drive.
Mayor Enouy reported to municipal council this week
that the MPP called him to he would "not actively fight the
Bennett project." "When I asked him why he's taken that
position, he said he wasn't worried about the project because the
operation could be stopped if the environment was harmed," the
mayor said.
In an interview Thursday with this newspaper, MPP
Ramsay said the conversation between himself and the mayor was private.
"Right now, I'm continuing my investigation into
the project," Ramsay said.
The member of provincial parliament added he is
scheduled to meet with Bennett officials at his Toronto office on
Tuesday. He said this will be his second meeting with the company.
"I've expressed my concerns publicly about the project. There
has to be a baseline study done and I'm not sure why a baseline isn't
done in the initial Environmental Assessment study rather than in the
second phase which is the application for approval.'"
Ramsay said it is important to know what is in the
environment right now.
However, Ramsay said it could be a long before he
makes up his mind.
On the plus side, he says, there is a difference
between Bennett and the Adams Mine landfill project.
Bennett could be shut down if something went wrong, he
contends. "That is where continuous monitoring comes in, unlike
a massive landfill where once it's there, it's there, and there's no
remedial action to be taken, “ he observed on the matter.
Ramsay said he defended the environmental solutions
industry in the district to the extent that projects be approved on
an individual basis.
"You can shut off the process at any time if it
appears to be dangerous,” he declared.
The MPP added the shut-down clause would have to be
part of the environmental approval process and the limit on emissions
would have to be "world class".
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