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'Silent ... far too long': Tory MPP speaks out on Chatham landfill expansion plan

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Steve Pinsonneault (PC — Lambton-Kent-Middlesex ) says he's had thousands of emails, hundreds of phone calls and many people come to his office to talk about the project.

There’s been fierce opposition since Toronto -area York1 Environmental Waste Solutions applied last year to create an eight -hectare landfill for 1.62 million cubic metres of waste capacity.

The plan includes developing a regenerative recycling facility at the site on Irish School Road .

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