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The Battle for the Adams Mine

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Above: the waters of Central Pit, Adams Mine (under the proposed plan 300 million litres of groundwater would have been deliberately polluted every year for over 120 years.

"The pit leaks like a sieve and nobody can stop it. The Adams Mine garbage dump proposal is a disaster for the not too distant future...for all those people and the wildlife to the south and southeast in the Timiskaming region, as far as to the mouth of the Ottawa River itself."

--Dr. Larry Jensen, former provincial geologist for the region of the Adams Mine, 2000.

Above: Road blockade at Adams Mine rail crossing October 2000.

 

Getting the real scoop on the plan to ship garbage to Kirkland Lake

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Articles

Pulling the Trigger
Premier Harris trying to revive dump plan
by Charlie Angus March/April 2001

Land of the Giant Slayers
Northern Region Takes on waste giant WMI and Toronto
by Charlie Angus November/December 2000

Never Mind the Bollocks....
Here's the Adams Mine Liability
by Charlie Angus November/December 2000

 

Northern Showdown
Mine blockade digs in for long haul
by Charlie Angus October 15, 2000

The Filth and the Fury
Toronto signs up for Billion dollar dump deal with American Bad Boys
by Brit Griffin Sept. 2000

How Safe?
What Did Waste Giant BFI find that made it run from the Adams Mine?
by Charlie Angus July 2000

 

Adams Mine Fight Gearing Up
Northern region prepares for confrontation
by Charlie Angus August 7, 2000

Pushing Back
Northern Farmers fight TO over Adams Mine
by Charlie Angus July 2000

A Quick and Dirty History of the Adams Mine
by Charlie Angus July 2000

Dumpster Diving: Adams Mine as Tourist Attraction

Dump promoters promise eco-tourism bonus
by Brit Griffin Summer 1999

Power Politics

Notre Lawyer Robert Power Rises to the Top
by Charlie Angus Summer 1999

Like a Groupie with a Backstage Pass

Adams Mine set to sail through scoped hearing

by Brit Griffin March 1998

The Powers that Be

Notre Lawyer Robert Power and rewriting of the EA
by Brit Griffin March 1998

Contact us for more Adams Mine articles dating back to July 1995.

Adams Mine Landfill: A Community Perspective

Adams Mine Review (full document)

Chapter 1:	Landfills in Fractured Rock
Chapter 2:	Hydrogeology
Chapter 3:	Design and Operations
Chapter 4:	Site Selection Process
Section 5:	Other Issues

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