Walker Industries (Walker) announces the submission date of its Terms of Reference (ToR) for the future development of its South Landfill located in Niagara Falls. The Terms of Reference are an important first step in the Environmental Assessment (EA) process, overseen by the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservations, and Parks (MECP). Walker will submit its ToR to MECP on June 28, 2024.
On March 7, 2024, Walker released a draft ToR for public review and feedback. Since then, Walker has engaged and consulted with the local community, government agencies, Indigenous communities, and all key stakeholders to incorporate input received to its ToR. If approved by the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, the ToR will serve as the working plan for the range of studies to be conducted and consultation activities to be undertaken by Walker in preparation of its Environmental Assessment report.
The South Landfill, a key component of Walker’s fully integrated Resource Management Campus, is expected to reach its final disposal capacity in 5-7 years. The development of the next phase will secure 20 years of continued landfill capacity and while providing an additional source of renewable energy from waste.
Mike Deprez, Vice President, Waste Services & Business Development at Walker expresses the importance of the future development for Niagara, “For over forty years, Walker has played a key role in helping the community manage waste through safe, affordable, and reliable disposal services for residents and businesses. This starts with good planning and community involvement. We’ve listened to the community, incorporated feedback and prepared a Terms of Reference that will serve as a robust guide for the upcoming environmental studies that will ensure the next phase of the South Landfill can be safely developed.”
The ToR will be publicly available for review from June 28 to July 30, 2024, on Walker’s South Landfill Phase 2 website: www.southlandfillphase2.com and at the following locations during regular business hours:
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5
Phone: 416-314-8001 / 1-800-461-6290
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Niagara District Office
301 St. Paul Street, 9th Floor, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3M8
Phone: 905-704-3900
Niagara Falls Public Library
4848 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 4C5
Phone: 905-356-8080
Walker Industries Head Office
2800 Thorold Townline Road, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6S4
Phone: 1-866-699-9425
Written comments must be received no later than July 30, 2024, and can be submitted to the MECP Project Officer:
Stephen Deneault, Project Officer
Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5
Phone: 437-247-3443
Email: stephen.deneault@ontario.ca
For further information or interviews, please contact:
Cody Cabral
Communications Lead
ccabral@walkerind.com
Phone: 289-257-0528
ABOUT WALKER
Walker Industries, a fifth-generation, family-owned company with more than 135 years in business, operates from its base in the Niagara Region with facilities across Canada and the United States. Walker employs more than 1,200 people in environmental waste management and recovery, renewable energy, paving and construction, aggregates, and emulsions chemistries.
Visit Walker’s South Landfill Phase 2 website here: www.southlandfillphase2.com