Quebec to force town to accept U.S. toxic waste
Quebec intends to force Blainville to sell 70 hectares of delicate wetlands to U.S. firm Stablex so they can use it to bury toxic waste. All mayors in the CMM are against this.
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Nicholas 14:54 on 2025-02-27 Permalink
“Il s’agit d’une négation par Québec du principe de l’autonomie municipale qui établit que les municipalités sont responsables de l’aménagement de leur territoire, s’est indignée Mme Poulin. Un principe pourtant reconnu par tous les partis représentés à l’Assemblée nationale, a-t-elle rappelé.”
Principle of municipal autonomy? From the province that deinstituted hundreds of municipalities, vanishing into thin air at the stroke of a pen? We can argue whether municipalities should have more autonomy from the province, but let’s not pretend that they have anything other than exactly what the province gives them, and can take away at any moment.
Also, I remember a news site that, whenever it talked about a specific property, would make a custom Google Map showing exactly where it is. I wish more did this.
Andrew Aitken 18:04 on 2025-02-27 Permalink
The google map and satellite view are actually fascinating. The area was an explosives and munitions factory in WW2 and turned into a training camp after, which was then divided up into the toxic waste dump, a Transport Canada test track, and maybe different explosive storage for a mining company? There’s all sorts of weird shapes in the wilderness. Is this a moat? https://maps.app.goo.gl/sK5hr1TXKngrrhad6