Our primary objective is to encourage all levels of government to make policy and development decisions on the basis of community consultation, evidence-based research, and long-term, well thought out solutions. We feel the Mount Work region of the CRD is an important region to protect and that it is the responsibility of our elected representatives to ensure the health and safety of their residents, landfill employees, ecosystems, local farms and food security.
Massively expanding the landfill
Destroying up to 73 acres of forest
Destroying and contaminating habitat of 16 Species at Risk
Increasing Greenhouse Gas emissions
Increasing and rerouting heavy industrial trucks through Mount Work and Durrance Lake parks
Spreading toxic biosolid waste on the land at Hartland which evidence informs will contaminate the parks, lakes and farms nearby
Our Mission
To provide voice and support for the protection and responsible stewardship of the Mount Work area through education, advocacy and research.
With a lack of consultation and effective planning, it appears the CRD is forging ahead with massive expansions to the Hartland landfill despite evidence that the location cannot manage further development and that current expansion plans put citizens and environment at risk. The CRD’s plans are a 19th century solution for 21st century problems. Why not use 21st century technology and progressive alternatives?
The Capital Regional District plans to spread toxic biosolid waste in the forests surrounding the Hartland landfill. Extensive scientific and health evidence from around the world demonstrates significant risks to people, ground water, farms, food and animals, immediately and into the future.
On the Willis Point Road/Wallace Drive/West Saanich Road corridor.
The CRD’s plans for landfill expansion will SIGNIFICANTLY increase industrial trucks traveling along rural roads and recreational forestland and parks not able to handle heavy industrial use. As well, the impact on the Wilkinson Road/Interurban commuter corridor will be severely impacted causing traffic problems for residents and commuters on these already congested residential roadways.
What will be the impact on bike-to-work, recreational and athletic cyclists who use these roadways daily when the Hartland Landfill expansion will increase industrial truck traffic exponentially?
Cyclists and dump trucks don’t mix on rural roads!
Adding industrial mining trucks and biosolid waste hauling trucks to the significant increase in garbage trucks will pose significant risks to cyclists, which the CRD seems willing to ignore.
The Bunt & Associates Hartland Transportation Impact Analysis, a study commissioned by CRD staff, estimates a 30% increase in Greenhouse Gas emissions from industrial trucks if access to Hartland Landfill is moved to Willis Point Road. What’s not clear is if this includes the increased emissions from the approximate 200 trucks per day that will be hauling biosolid waste and possibly mined aggregate.
The 14-20 years of mining and quarrying will also increase GHG emissions. The destruction of 73 acres of forest will also be detrimental - trees provide carbon sequestration throughout their lifespan.
Learn more about GHG Emissions resulting form CRD’s plans.
We are a coalition of CRD citizens who live, work and recreate in the Gowlland Tod/Mount Work region. Guided by the values of community, transparency, stewardship and enjoyment, we wish to work towards forward-thinking solutions that enhance the region, support climate accountability and a healthy ecosystem.
Help encourage all levels of government to make policy and development decisions for our region on the basis of community consultation, evidence-based research, and long-term, well thought out solutions.
You can encourage the CRD to examine more modern, climate accountable options rather than continuing to rely on outdated waste-to-landfill, which requires a massive landfill expansion and will worsen the climate emergency.
Become a member of the Mount Work Coalition here.
Your voice matters. The local and Provincial government officials need to hear your concerns on these issues. It will make a difference.
Click the link for key contacts, suggested content for letters and details on how to get onto the CRD meeting agendas.
Petition 1: Stop the Spread of Toxic Biosolid Waste on the land at Hartland.
Petition 2: Tell the CRD to be Climate Accountable and ban Hartland landfill expansion!
Mount Work Coalition is 100% volunteer driven registered non-profit society accepting donations towards the Society’s strategies to help protect our region - its parks, its wildlife, its people, its climate.
