Region delivers on promise to residents regarding facility

The Region of Peel have delivered on their promise to residents in the vicinity of the Peel Curing Facility.

Composting materials at the King Street facility have begun to be removed from the site and a detailed information package has been hand-delivered to the area residents.

Residents in the area have been bothered by a foul stench coming from the site and at the public meeting held in late June, the region made the commitment to residents that they would actively investigate other sites that the composting materials could be moved to.

Removal of the compost material from the Peel Curing Facility began July 4 and will be moved to another site in Innisfil. Region staff estimates that the removal should be completed by the end of July. Once the compost material has been removed and the curing pad cleaned, a progress report will be prepared and made available to residents.

At the public meeting staff also promised that they would make available to residents copies of the minutes of the public meeting, plus answers to questions submitted to staff by Sandy Thurston. That information, plus a detailed background document regarding the former Chinguacousy Landfill Site (upon which the current Peel Curing Facility is located) and a list of regional commitments to residents, was hand-delivered late last week.

A number of initiatives remain ongoing in the Region's quest to resolve the issues with the King Street Peel Curing Facility, including the securement of outside consultants to work with staff to review the composting system and identify process and procedure improvements that would eliminate offsite odour.

Several residents made inquiries at the public meeting about compensation for residents who have been exposed to the odours. This issue remains under review.

Ward 2 Regional Councillor Allan Thompson says that the stench from the facility has been a contentious issue in the community since the odour problems arose and that it remains a top priority for him and regional staff to resolve the problems for his residents. Thompson says he is planning on hosting another town-hall style public meeting this summer for residents to keep them up to date on the situation and for those residents who may want to become involved an a citizens' review team moving forward.

Residents with concerns or questions about the site may contact Thompson at 905-873-6811 or by e-mail a t allan.thompson@caledon.ca. Residents wanting to receive e-mail updates on the situation or to participate in the citizens' review team should send an email message to Thompson with the subject line "Chinguacousy compost."

Regional staff is also available to address specific questions about the concerns:

Odour Complaints - Dave Bruno: 905-791-7800 ext. 4641.

Flare Project - Rick Maj: 905-855-2641.

Groundwater/Surface Water - Kelly Sousa-Dias: 905-791-7800 ext. 3435.

Site Operations - Paul Della Bianca: 905-791-7800 ext. 7970.

Project Updates - Larry Conrad: 905-791-7800 ext. 3437.