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CTV News
6 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Chatham-Kent pushes back against website promoting Dresden landfill project
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is calling out what it says is a misleading new website launched by the company behind a controversial landfill proposal. In a release issued Thursday, the municipality said it is 'aware of a newly launched website named 'Sustainable Dresden'' — a site operated by a public relations firm on behalf of York1 Environmental Solutions. 'Despite the claims on the website,' the municipality said, 'such as their desire to 'meet with decision makers to support local infrastructure priorities' […] the Municipality has not been contacted by York1 Environmental Solutions or anyone representing them.' The statement says the proposal outlined on the site 'bears striking resemblance' to a landfill plan rejected by council, residents and neighbouring Indigenous Nations last year. 'Our message is clear: we do not support this project,' Mayor Darrin Canniff said in the release. 'No matter how they attempt to spin it or dress it up, we will continue to fight to ensure Dresden is not used as a dumping ground.' A municipality-run website, outlines its long-standing opposition to the project. Ward 4 Councillors Jamie McGrail and Rhonda Jubenville also reiterated their stance within the news release, with Jubenville warning of 'devastating environmental impacts' and 'detrimental effects of the potential increased truck traffic through our communities.' What York1 says it's proposing Earlier this week, York1 told CTV News its plans for the Dresden site involve updating an existing landfill to become a recycling facility for non-hazardous construction and demolition debris. 'The YORK1 site in Dresden will NOT be a traditional landfill – it will be a Regenerative Recycling Facility for non-hazardous construction and demolition materials ONLY,' the company's new website reads. York1 spokesperson Laryssa Waler said in a statement, 'The proposed changes to the site will actually help improve the environmental footprint of the site and bring it up to current standards, while creating many local good jobs and spin off economic activity.' She also stated York1 is open to discussions: 'York1 is willing to engage in discussions with decision makers about how the company can best support the community.' When asked about the potential for household waste to be accepted at the site, Waler responded: 'I'm not sure why you think that this site will take household waste. It won't. It's for construction and demolition debris.' The proposal is currently tied to Bill 5, a piece of provincial legislation that, if passed, would exempt the project from undergoing a full environmental assessment.
CBC
7 days ago
- General
- CBC
Why this B.C. city is removing the U.S. flag from its hockey arena
New Westminster councillors voted unanimously to remove the American flag from Queen's Park Arena earlier this week. Coun. Daniel Fontaine said it was a very quiet, low-cost and effective way of sending a "truly Canadian message" amid tensions with the U.S.
Malay Mail
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Sarawak assembly passes Bill to boost grassroots governance, raise councillor numbers in key councils
KUCHING, May 20 — The Sarawak legislative assembly has unanimously passed the Local Authorities (Amendment) Bill 2025, aimed at strengthening grassroots governance and improving public service delivery across the state. The Bill, tabled by Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian, amends the Local Authorities Ordinance in response to Sarawak's growing population and increasingly complex community needs. 'There are currently 27 councils under my ministry, including the newly established Gedong, Sebuyau, and Siburan district councils. All operate under the councillorship system to serve their local communities,' he explained. Eight assembly members took part in the debate involving key amendments to Sections 10 and 11 of the ordinance to increase the number of councillors in five major councils. Under the amendment, the Kuching South City Council, Miri City Council and the municipal councils of Sibu, Padawan and Kota Samarahan will each have 33 councillors, up from 30. 'This number excludes the mayor, deputy mayor, and deputy chairman,' he added. Dr Sim said the increase in councillors was necessary to manage the rising workload, particularly in urban areas where public demands are becoming more varied and complex. 'This move will boost grassroots participation, strengthen community engagement, and enhance service delivery to the rakyat,' he said. An amendment to Section 172A also empowers the State Cabinet to revise all schedules under the ordinance, allowing greater flexibility in managing local government affairs. Dr Sim reiterated the importance of the councillorship system in promoting inclusive participation and good governance, ensuring development is people-centred and locally relevant. 'With this amendment, councils will be better equipped to meet expectations for efficient and effective service delivery,' he emphasised. — Bernama
CTV News
12-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Ottawa's construction season kicks off today. Here's what you need to know about road projects this summer
Construction season officially kicks off in the City of Ottawa today, with several projects planned for the spring and summer to fix up roads and improve infrastructure. Public Works and Infrastructure Committee Chair Tim Tierney will be joined by councillors this morning for an event to launch the 2025 construction season on Bank Street and outline the city's new construction safety campaign. The Bank Street Renewal is one of several construction projects underway across Ottawa. The work on 2.8 kilometres of Bank Street, between Riverside Drive and Ledbury Avenue, includes the full reconstruction of the road and the sanitary sewer, storm water and watermains. There will also be new cycle tracks, the introduction of full height and mountable curb medians and new street scaping. The work will see Heron Road close between Bank Street and Alta Vista Drive starting June 1, and the current Bank Street lane reductions between Riverside Drive and Collins Avenue continuing through the summer. The 2025 City of Ottawa budget included millions of dollars for Ottawa's transportation networks, including $184.6 million for road, water and sewer projects, $69.5 million for road resurfacing, $34.8 million for transportation bridges and structures and $14.2 million for sidewalks and pathways. Other construction projects this summer include: Laurier Avenue between Bronson Avenue and Bay Street for resurfacing work Resurfacing Rothesay Drive, March Hurst Road, Thomas A. Doland Parkway and McElroy and Queensview drives Resurfacing work on Merivale Road, between Viewmount Drive and Meadowlands Drive Resurfacing Cedarview Road, from Fallowfield Road to Lytle Road Crews resurfacing Eagleson Road, from 250 metres south of Perth Street to Fallowfield Road Resurfacing work on Walkley Road between May and October New watermains, sewers and associated road rehabilitation on Greenfield Avenue and Main Street Construction also continues this summer on the rehabilitation of the Mackenzie King Bridge, between Elgin Street and Nicholas Street. In 2024, the City of Ottawa spent $600 million on bridge renewals, road rehabilitation, road resurfacing work, culvert renewals and replacements and traffic calming measures. Highway construction Motorists are also being warned of construction on Highway 417 through the spring and summer. The Highway 417 westbound on-ramp from southbound Pinecrest Road and the westbound off-ramp to Richmond Road are closed for Stage 2 LRT work. The ramps are scheduled to reopen in August. Starting May 20, there will be lane closures and lane changes on Hwy. 417 between Island Park Drive and Kent Street for work on the median. The traffic changes include lanes shifted to the outside to allow for median construction, 'periodic daytime (off-peak) and nighttime lane closures,' and the closure of the eastbound right lane at Kirkwood Avenue.
Morocco World
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Morocco World
Morocco Enhances Parliamentary Cooperation with Pakistan, Lesotho
Rabat — Morocco's House of Councillors signed cooperation agreements with Pakistan and Lesotho during the 3rd South-South Parliamentary Cooperation Forum held in Rabat on April 28-29. House of Councillors President Mohamed Ouled Errachid met with his counterparts Youssef Reda Jilali from Pakistan and Mamonaheng Mokitimi from Lesotho to sign the agreements. According to an official statement, these pacts aim to strengthen parliamentary dialogue and improve bilateral relations between the nations. The agreements focus on promoting legislative and technical cooperation through parliamentary friendship groups and the institutional frameworks of their legislative bodies. The signatory parties reaffirmed their commitment to developing initiatives that build parliamentary staff capabilities through conferences, forums, seminars, internship programs, and workshops. The countries will also exchange information on priority issues, parliamentary procedures, and institutional processes. Read also: Arab, African Parliament Leaders Call for Comprehensive South-South Cooperation Another key goal of the agreements is defending common interests in multilateral parliamentary bodies at regional, continental, and international levels. New Network of Secretaries General On Tuesday, Al Assad Zerouali, Secretary General of the Councillors, chaired the founding meeting of the Network of Secretaries General, established through the South-South Parliamentary Dialogue Forum. Zerouali described this initiative as 'a framework conducive to exchanges, dialogue, and finding solutions to improve the institutional performance of member councils.' The meeting was a platform to establish consultation and coordination mechanisms that 'lay the groundwork for inter-institutional cooperation for modern parliamentary diplomacy.' The Network aims to create a regular institutional space for dialogue and experience sharing among secretaries general, strengthen human and administrative capabilities of legislative councils, and develop joint initiatives to modernize parliamentary administration and increase its effectiveness. Several secretaries general from legislative institutions representing the four main geopolitical regions of South, namely Africa, the Arab world, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia, lauded this initiative to create the Network of Secretaries General. Tags: LesothoMoroccoPakistansouth south cooperation
