Durham Environment Watch - Presentations and Delegations

Durham Environment Watch

Last updated
10/22/2011

PRESENTATIONS and COMMENTS

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Citizens Speak (letters to editor)

Deputations, Presentations and Comments
This is by no means a comprehensive collection of Presentations and Deputations
but those made available to DEW.

2011

Sept 28 - Letter To Party Leaders - Waste & Incineration - From Ontario Zero Waste Coalition
- April 27 - Presentation to John Vidan - Presentation to Ontario Ministry of the Environment waste policy planners by Ontario Zero Waste Coalition
Sept 15 - Letter to Ministers of Health and Environment - From DEW-ZW4ZB-and-DurhamCLEAR
July 26 - Delegation to Special Regional Council meeting on incinerator - Paul-Andre Larose, PhD
June 5 - DEW EBR Registry comments on Incinerator (C of A comments)
June 1 - Barry Bracken comments to EBR Registry (C of A comments)
May 2011 - Bowmanville Area Medical Association & NPAO registered concerns with EBR Registry - (C of A comments)
April 2 - Durham Clear EBR Registry Comments on Incinerator (C of A comments)
March 23 - Councillor Incinerator Information Session (Ajax, Ontario)
- An Overview of Durham-York Incinerator Project Costs - Linda Gasser (Supporting documentation below)
  - York Region Dec/Jan 2011 staff report and HDR memo
  - 2007-J-13 EFW Preliminary Business case
  - Extract 2008-J-13 detailed bus. case (Full report 2008-J-13)
  - Extract 2009-COW-03 (go ahead report with updated costs) (Full Report 2009-COW-03)
  - Extract 2009-J-18 Preferred Vendor adoption-Covanta (Full report 2009-J-18)
  - MoE May 2010 memo re Diversion
- A Digest on Waste Disposal - Paul-André Larose, Ph.D./Physics
- The Durham/York Incinerator: Health Risks and Concerns for Durham Residents - Wendy Bracken
  - Health Binder Handout for Councillors
- Alternatives to Incineration Powerpoint (white background for printing)- Doug Anderson
  - Alternatives Handout for Councillors
  - Alternatives to Incineration - original presentation in colour (15.7 mb)

2010

June 2/10 - Not Safe, Not Sensible, Not Necessary, but Very Expensive - Barry Bracken, Port Perry
May 25/10 - Delegation on Continuous Monitoring & State of the Art Facility - Wendy Bracken, Newcastle
April 28/10 - INCINERATORS: MYTHS vs. FACTS - GAIA - media briefing paper
April 2/10 - DurhamCLEAR submission re IncineratorEA
March 2/10 -Incinerator Emissions and Health Concerns - presentation - Dr. Debra Jefferson
March 2/10 - Monitoring and Assessment of Risk - presentation - Wendy Bracken, Newcastle
March 2/10 - How We Got Here - presentation - Wendy Bracken, Newcastle
March 2/10 - Looking at the Numbers - presentation - Doug Anderson, Whitby
March 2/10 - Let down by all levels of government - presentation - Linda Gasser, Clarington
Feb 8/10 - Delegation to Clarigngton Council re PSD-021-10 - Kristin Robinson, Bowmanville
Feb 5/10 - Request to Councils for Air Quality By-law - (with attachments) Kerry Meydam, Courtice
Jan 2010 - Comments on Monitoring for Proposed Facility - Wendy Bracken, Newcastle
Jan 2010 - Ambient Air Monitoring - EA Comments by Wendy Bracken, Newcastle
Jan 2010 - Comments on Site Selection Report - Wendy Bracken, Newcastle
Jan 2010 - Air Quality Assessment - EA Comments by Wendy Bracken, Newcastle
Jan 2010 - Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment - EA Comments by Wendy Bracken, Newcastle
Jan 19/10 - EA Concerns to Durham and Clarington Council - Kerry Meydam, Courtice

2009

Dec 16/09 - Delegation to Regional Council (Emissions Concerns) - Wendy Bracken, Newcastle
May 21/09 - EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) - presentation - Dave Renaud
May 21/09 - Federal Gas Tax Funding (paying for EFW?) - presentation - Rebecca Harrison, Whitby
May 21/09 - Waste Management, A Rural Success Story - presentation - Rebecca Harrison, Whitby
May 14/09 - Letter from Brian Nicholson to Clarington Local Councillors - Brian Nicholson, Oshawa
March 18/09 - March 18 Letter to Councils, JWMG, SLC, Project Team - Kerry Meydam, Courtice
March 17/09 - Open letter to Regional Council, JWMG, SLC - Kerry Meydam

2008

Aug 13/08 - Letter to Roger Anderson and Council - Florian Levesque, Balmoral (Acadie)
June 23/08 - Presentation to Scugog Council - Barry Bracken
June 20/08 - Plasco Energy Test Project - Letter from Sierra Club to Ottawa Mayor - Rod Muir
June 18/08 - Waste Framework Directive: Appeal from Doctors' Associations - Kerry Meydam
Feb 12/08 - Incinerator Debate - Jeremy Woodcock
Jan 16/08 - An Open Letter to Mayor Abernethy - Jim Richards (Orono)

2007

Nov 22/07 - Debunking the Myths of Incineration - Kristin D. McKinnon-Rutherford
Nov 16/07 - A bitter confirmation of the dictatorial attitude of Oshawa Council - Paul-André Larose, Ph.D. (Oshawa)
Oct 10/07 - Delegation Presentation To Regional Council - Wendy Bracken (Newcastle)
Oct 10/07 - Presentation to Durham Region Council - Barry Bracken (Port Perry)
Oct 5/07 - Questioning edits made by Dr. Lesbia Smith - Kerry Meydam (Courtice)
Oct 1/07 - Letter to York Region Mayors and Councillors - Ed Candolini (York Region)
Sept 14/07 - We may be fighting the same fight, but I'm hoping that you lose - Scott Howard (Brock Township)
Sept 11/07 - To Councillors of the Municipality of Clarington - Kristin D. McKinnon-Rutherford (Courtice)
April 27/07 - York/Durham Residual Waste Study - Laura Bowman, York-Simcoe Naturalists

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INCINERATION FACT SHEET (July 2009)

Incineration of Municipal Solid Waste

Impact on Global Warming - Fact Sheet 1

An update on Pollution - Fact Sheet 2

A reasonable Energy option? - Fact Sheet 3

Understanding the Costs and Financial Risks - Fact Sheet 4

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