{"id":1331,"date":"2021-11-03T09:35:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2021-11-03T13:35:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T17:35:19","slug":"notice-consultative-process-for-approval-under-the-environment-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/?p=1331","title":{"rendered":"NOTICE: Consultative Process for Approval Under the Environment Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The clock starts ticking today on HRM\u2019s 30-day consultation on plans to deactivate the Otter Lake Landfill\u2019s front-end processor and waste stabilization facility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the CMC Chair\u2019s briefing in today\u2019s edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/themastheadnews.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Masthead.<\/a> There, Scott Guthrie outlines what HRM\u2019s planned changes to the Otter Lake Landfill operation could mean for you and your community. Take action! Don\u2019t delay! Take the survey! Call 311! Let HRM know where you stand and be sure to get a reference number! <br>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/otter_lake_briefing_from_the_cmc_chair_02_11_2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download the document here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information, including risks and mitigations, HRM Council direction, full reports, FAQs, and a survey to capture public feedback can be found at the following website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/OtterLake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.halifax.ca\/OtterLake<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The public, in particular those within five kilometers of the Otter Lake facility (Timberlea, Lakeside, Beechville, and Prospect), are invited to provide comment on or before Dec. 3, 2021, via the following methods:<br><br>\u2022 Application website and survey (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/otterlake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Survey\">click to take the survey<\/a>)<br><br>\u2022 By Email: <a href=\"mailto:OtterLake@Halifax.ca\" title=\"Email OtterLake@Halifax.ca\">OtterLake@Halifax.ca<\/a><br><br>\u2022 By mail: HRM Solid Waste Resources<br>PO Box 1749<br>Halifax, NS<br>B3J 3A5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clock starts ticking today on HRM\u2019s 30-day consultation on plans to deactivate the Otter Lake Landfill\u2019s front-end processor and waste stabilization facility. Read the CMC Chair\u2019s briefing in today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/?p=1331\" class=\"more-link\">[&hellip;]<\/a\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-jtimms","4":"post-1331","6":"format-standard","7":"category-uncategorized"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7oNTv-lt","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1576,"url":"https:\/\/www.otterlakecmc.ca\/?p=1576","url_meta":{"origin":1331,"position":0},"title":"Compliance: a Work in Progress","author":"Jason Timms","date":"July 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Compliance Plan Overview, a presentation by Andrew Philopoulos, HRM\u2019s Director of Solid Waste Resources was given at the July 6, 2023 meeting of the CMC. 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