A Banded Community, against YORK1:

February 26, 2024:  Ward 4 council representatives, Councillor McGrail and Councillor Jubenville, brought forth a motion to call on Chatham-Kent Council to oppose the proposed York1 site as well as take action to oppose it. 

February 29, 2024: Mayor Darrin Canniff submitted a letter to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 

March 15, 2024: Municipal staff submitted a letter to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 

April 8, 2024: Ward 4 council representative, Councillor McGrail brought forth the issue of the project and asked clarifying questions of Municipal staff, as well as stressed the importance of opposition to this project of Chatham-Kent.  Ward 4, Councillor Jubenville supported her statements. 

May 9, 2024: Municipal staff submitted another letter to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks in response to the Environmental Registry Ontario (ERO) posted by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP). 

March 7, 2024: Environmental Defence supports Dresden residents in opposing the proposed garbage dump site near sensitive river areas and species at risk habitats.

March 20, 2024: Environmental Defence issues a statement in response to MECP Minister Andrea Khanjin’s call for the proposed Dresden Dump to undergo a comprehensive Environmental Assessment.

March 11, 2024:  The Sydenham Field Naturalists posted a statement on social media expressing significant concern about the YORK1 proposal to modify a small, defunct dump in Dresden.  They emphasized the potential negative impacts on the Sydenham Watershed, soil pollution, and local biodiversity, and outlined their strategic plans to oppose the proposal.