An Ontario town dreads garbage day as province plows ahead with landfill

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The town that dreads garbage day

Dresden fights a landfill project that points to bigger issues for Ontario’s waste Reporting by Scott Van Haren , Matthew McClearn and Kate Helmore Photography by Geoff Robins Chatham-kent, ont. The Globe and Mail Published 15 minutes ago A proposed landfill in this field outside Dresden, Ont., has created a furor because it’s so close to the downtown core, and because the province exempted it from the usual comprehensive environmental studies. A proposed landfill in this field outside Dresden, Ont., has created a furor because it’s so close to the downtown core, and because the province exempted it from the usual comprehensive environmental studies.

On weekends throughout the summer, locals gather at the Dresden Raceway in Southwes