As President of Walker Industries I am pleased to announce that the Province of Ontario has approved our environmental assessment (EA) for future waste disposal capacity.   

I am also pleased that on May 24th 2007 Regional Council approved a Regional Policy Plan Amendment to permit the operation of the South Landfill.

The Walker East Landfill, located in the City of Niagara Falls, has reached about 90% of its approved capacity and will close in two to three years.  The East Landfill provides mainly for the disposal of residual (i.e., post-diversion), non-hazardous industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) solid wastes from the Niagara Peninsula, and elsewhere in the province of Ontario, with the single biggest contributor being waste generated in the Regional Municipality of Niagara. 

Since 1887, Walker’s family-owned firm has been contributing to the social and economic development of the City of Niagara Falls, the Regional Municipality of Niagara, and the Province of Ontario.  We want to continue to provide services to our customers and provide an important waste management solution for the Niagara region and the province.

Our waste management business has been built on serving the waste management needs of IC&I clients in the Niagara Region and other parts of Southern Ontario.  The approval of our EA is the first important step to replacing the disposal capacity represented by the East Landfill. Replacing this disposal capacity will mean that we can continue to provide cost-effective and environmentally responsible waste management services for the Niagara region's industry, and thus contribute significantly to the region's overall economy.  We can also continue a range of related services anchored by this disposal capacity including composting, landfill gas collection and utilization, a public and small business waste drop-off facility, and recycling of asphalt, concrete, glass and other industrial, commercial and institutional materials. 

The environmental assessment has taken us almost four years to complete. It includes detailed impact assessment studies on public health and safety, social, cultural and economic dimensions, the natural environment and resources, and different ways to provide disposal capacity.  You can review a copy of the EA report on this website.

At the completion of the EA process I want to thank everyone who has contributed. I especially want to thank those neighbours and government agency staff who have contributed a great deal of input to our EA Committee, and everyone who took the time to participate in any of the 13 public open houses and community workshops we’ve hosted during the course of the project.

This website provides a comprehensive record of the detailed environmental assessment we conducted under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act.  If you have any questions or points you would like to discuss, don’t hesitate to contact us.     Sincerely,   John Fisher

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