City, province sign landfill agreement
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This article was published 08/07/2010 (5683 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The province and the City of Brandon have committed to work together to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from the Eastview Landfill with the signing of a $1.275-million agreement, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie and Brandon Mayor Dave Burgess said today.
“This agreement will lead to the elimination of thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, improving the environment in Brandon and contributing to the overall reduction of greenhouse gas in this province,” said Blaikie. “The City of Brandon can now proceed with the design and environment licensing process leading to construction of the new landfill gas facility later this year.”
“The City of Brandon is pleased to work with the Province of Manitoba on this extremely important environmental initiative,” said Burgess. “Considering all the responsible endeavours we have undertaken in regards to our environment, this will easily result in the greatest reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions.”
Up to $1.275 million will flow to Brandon to design and construct a facility that will capture the methane gas generated at the landfill. The Brandon project will eliminate an estimated 57,000 tonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions each year, the equivalent of taking 11,000 cars off the road and an important component of Manitoba’s climate-change strategy, said Blaikie.
Manitoba’s landfill gas capture program will enable three of the province’s largest landfills to make significant reductions to the amount of greenhouse gas emissions they release, Blaikie said. In total, this will amount to 195,000 tonnes of reductions per year, or almost one per cent of the total provincial emissions, he added.
The other landfills involved in this program include the City of Winnipeg Brady Road Landfill and the BFI Canada Prairie Green Landfill.