By Abdul Matin Sarfraz \/ Canada\u2019s National Observer \/ Local Journalism Initiative The federal government has rejected an impact assessment for Ford\u2019s first Bill 5 project \u2014 a controversial \u201ctown killer\u201d landfill proposal in the small southwestern Ontario community of Dresden. The project is one of the first three high-profile developments exempted from Ontario\u2019s provincial environmental assessment under Premier Doug Ford\u2019s Bill 5. For months, Dresden\u2019s council, residents and advocacy groups have been fighting the proposed project, warning it could threaten water sources, farmland, air quality, public health and endangered species. When the Ford government removed the provincial review, residents turned to Ottawa to step in and assess the project under the Impact Assessment Act. Despite acknowledging the project \u201cmay cause adverse effects\u201d to areas under federal responsibility such as… <\/p>\n
By Abdul Matin Sarfraz \/ Canada\u2019s National Observer \/ Local Journalism Initiative The federal government has rejected an impact assessment for Ford\u2019s first Bill 5 project \u2014 a controversial \u201ctown killer\u201d landfill proposal in the small southwestern Ontario community of Dresden. The project is one of the first three high-profile developments exempted from Ontario\u2019s provincial environmental assessment under Premier Doug Ford\u2019s Bill 5. For months, Dresden\u2019s council, residents and advocacy groups have been fighting the proposed project, warning it could threaten water sources, farmland, air quality, public health and endangered species. When the Ford government removed the provincial review, residents turned to Ottawa to step in and assess the project under the Impact Assessment Act. Despite acknowledging the project \u201cmay cause adverse effects\u201d to areas under federal responsibility such as... <\/p>\n