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Maple dump: John Kruger, Metro administrative chief, says the dump probably was the most engineered waste disposal site in North America.
Maple dump: John Kruger, Metro administrative chief, says the dump probably was the most engineered waste disposal site in North America.

Maple dump: John Kruger, Metro administrative chief, says the dump probably was the most engineered waste disposal site in North America.

Date6/25/1985
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Two sides: Chairman Eldred King, left, says York Region will not continue taking Metro refuse, but Erv Mcintyre, head of a provincial waste agency, said it plans to inspect 57 possible dump sites
Two sides: Chairman Eldred King, left, says York Region will not continue taking Metro refuse, but Erv Mcintyre, head of a provincial waste agency, said it plans to inspect 57 possible dump sites
3/8/1982
Eldred King: Stouffville mayor says another 750,000 tons of waste are necessary to make dump site safe
Eldred King: Stouffville mayor says another 750,000 tons of waste are necessary to make dump site safe
12/11/1981
On the way: workers at Chalk River, Canadaïs only controlled nuclear waste dump site, shovel radioactive waste, removed from Port Hope several years ago, down special containers
On the way: workers at Chalk River, Canadaïs only controlled nuclear waste dump site, shovel radioactive waste, removed from Port Hope several years ago, down special containers
7/30/1984
Peter Meffe: Director of Maple ratepayer group says the Keele Valley Landfill is the largest dump in North America.
Peter Meffe: Director of Maple ratepayer group says the Keele Valley Landfill is the largest dump in North America.
8/31/1988
John Kruger: Metro's chief administrative officer is quitting for unspecified challenge. He earns $86,000.
John Kruger: Metro's chief administrative officer is quitting for unspecified challenge. He earns $86,000.
6/25/1985
Alan Tonks: Metro chairman says emergency dump sites may be unnecessary
Alan Tonks: Metro chairman says emergency dump sites may be unnecessary
11/14/1988
Worried resident: Carol DeGeer, who lives on the proposed dump site north of Metro zoo, stands near the home she may lose if Metro Toronto approves location
Worried resident: Carol DeGeer, who lives on the proposed dump site north of Metro zoo, stands near the home she may lose if Metro Toronto approves location
11/28/1989
The Keele Valley dump in Maple, which will last only to 1993, may have to close next summer because dump-lining clay is running out. Metro wants to expropriate more land
The Keele Valley dump in Maple, which will last only to 1993, may have to close next summer because dump-lining clay is running out. Metro wants to expropriate more land
10/14/1988
Hot issue: Environment Minister Ruth Grier was accused of going back on her word yesterday, while Erv McIntyre, head of a provincial waster agency, says it plans to inspect 57 possible dump sites
Hot issue: Environment Minister Ruth Grier was accused of going back on her word yesterday, while Erv McIntyre, head of a provincial waster agency, says it plans to inspect 57 possible dump sites
6/4/1992
Cows graze near nuclear dump at Port Hope, Eventually Canada will have to move such waste matter - and other nuclear material. Transporting it will po(...)
Cows graze near nuclear dump at Port Hope, Eventually Canada will have to move such waste matter - and other nuclear material. Transporting it will po(...)
7/31/1975
Dump site blast: Windows were blown out of a wooden building at the Brock West landfill site in Pickering yesterday after an explosion blamed on a build-up of methane gas
Dump site blast: Windows were blown out of a wooden building at the Brock West landfill site in Pickering yesterday after an explosion blamed on a build-up of methane gas
2/15/1988
East Caledon dairy farmer Jim Early, 65, has learned the land his family started working in 1914 is one of 57 proposed sites for a dump and may take g(...)
East Caledon dairy farmer Jim Early, 65, has learned the land his family started working in 1914 is one of 57 proposed sites for a dump and may take g(...)
6/4/1992