Due to an uninformed reporter's (Jenny Yeun) front page article in the Toronto Sun regarding the construction of a Keele Sports Center next to the KeeleValley Landfill site, I have reopened my blog.
The huge block of land in the City of Vaughan (Maple) bordered by Major MacKenzie, Keele , Dufferin and areas north of Teston Road is a CAULDRON of heavy metals and cancer causing agents. These toxic materials were dumped illegally in the 1950's, 60's and 70's by Norman Goodhead while President of Disposal Services Company, 55 Fenmar Drive, Weston, Omtario. This company has now been sold to Waste Management.
Norman Goodhead owned the Disposal Dump next to the old Vaughan Dump in the north west corner of the above described toxic area. He owned Superior Crawford Sand and Gravel Co. in the center of the area and what is today the land occupied by the Eagle's Nest Golf Course. You should note that most of Toronto garbage was dumped at the Disposal Site and neither it nor the Vaughan site had any protective liner or any other protection procedures to insure protection of the existing aquifer. The only clean landfill on this block was built by Metropolitan Toronto in the 1980's. Norman Goodhead sold a part this property to Toronto for waste disposal. Goodhead never revealed to Metro Toronto that he had illegal dumped and buried toxic chemicals on the property.
I will give you one specific source for the contaminates contained in just one of these illegal dumps. Eastman Kodak Polaroid Division at Weston Road and Eglinton hired Norman Goodhead to dispose of highly toxic waste products from their plant containing heavy metals lead and nickel.
I believe their are enough illegally dumped toxic chemicals in the described block to wipe out the population of Vaughan. If the people of Vaughan are growing vegetables, fruit etc in their backyards they are ingesting these contaminates. Dust in the air, grass trees etc. will slowly contaminate the youngsters playing in the city. This will be a slow death and death will be attributed to normal illnesses. Children will be still born or born with mental and physical disabilities.
I wrote everyone i.e. Mayor Miller, Bill Blair, Attorney Generals Provincial and Federal, Environment Minister both Provincial and Federal, premier McGuinty, the RCMP and PM Harper registered mail and last but not least Mayor Linda Jackson of the City of Vaughan. She wrote back immediately showing concern and stating that this was a serious matter. Then I received a letter from their legal counsel that they were looking into the matter. I never heard another word.
No government can afford to move the City of Vaughan so they say absolutely nothing about this to the residents. Since people are not dying in the streets, as it takes time for these chemicals to destroy our children and their children, they simply cover the contaminated ground with grass and trees and Sport Centres to beautfy a CAULDRON of death. People are making money on these real estate sales and the residents pay the price.
