Simcoe County is being ordered to get scientific information on Site 41.
The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner’s office has issued an order for the county to take all necessary steps immediately to obtain hydrogeological information on the landfill.
This is the second such order from the IPC.
On May 13th, 2009 — the office ordered the County to issue a written direction to engineering consulting firm Jagger Hims to release its report to the County.
The county was then to review the information and decide whether the records could be released to a person who had filed a freedom of information request.
Commissioner Ann Cavoukian says the County has failed to comply with this initial order and it is unacceptable that the county has since said in a letter to the IPC it is not willing to take any further action.
IPC Adjudicator Colin Bhattacharjee says in Friday’s order the county is continuing an unacceptable pattern of conduct in not releasing key records relating to the environmental integrity of Site 41, despite the fact that these records were created by Jagger Hims with taxpayers’ money.
Simcoe County has been given 30 days after getting the report to decide about releasing the information.
Meanwhile — Saturday was a peaceful day at Site 41.
Huronia West OPP Constable Mark Kinney says protestors continue to camp out on farm land across from the landfill in Tiny Township and there are no blockades up.
On Thursday — a man blocked the main entrance and was arrested.
55 year old Michael Schmidt, a Durham milk farmer who has been in court to fight to continue selling raw milk, has been charged with mischief.
He has a court date of October 8th.
Protestors are continuing to push for construction work at the site to be stopped for a year so more tests can be done and more information obtained.