Adams Mine is an abandoned open pit mine in Boston Township near Kirkland Lake, Ontario, which was the cornerstone of a controversial waste management plan in the 1990s. The El Chino mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Open-pit mining refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow. ... The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. ... Kirkland Lake is a town located in Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Waste management is literally the process of managing waste materials (normally those produced as a result of human activities). ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...

Proponents of the plan pointed to its potential for spurring economic development in a struggling Northern Ontario resource town, while opponents pointed to environmental concerns such as the pit's unstable rock walls, which could potentially have leached contaminants into Kirkland Lake's groundwater. Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. ... Groundwater is water flowing within aquifers below the water table. ...

Adams Mine was originally proposed as a dump site for Toronto's garbage in 1989. The following year, the government of Metro Toronto selected Adams Mine as their preferred site. In 1995, Metro Toronto began their formal assessment; the project was rejected on financial and environmental grounds in December of that year. Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was the name of the highest level of municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario area from 1954 to 1997. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...

In 1996, however, Notre Development, a private firm, announced plans to revive the Adams Mine proposal through the private sector. Later the same year, the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris made significant changes to the province's Environmental Assessment Act, dropping the requirements for needs assessment and investigation of alternatives to landfill, and giving the provincial government the authority to impose time and service limits on environmental assessments. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto, Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. ...

Investors in Notre Development included Peter Minogue, the husband of Harris' local campaign manager, and North Bay businessman Gord McGuinty. North Bay, Ontario is the gateway to Northern Ontario. ...

Notre's proposal involved a consortium known as Rail Cycle North, which included Notre, Canadian Waste Services, Miller Waste Services, Ontario Northland and CN Rail. A pair of ON diesels work Hearst, ON, in 2003 Ontario Northland Railway (ONR, AAR reporting marks ONT, ONTA) is a Canadian railway and provincial Crown corporation. ... CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). ...

On December 16, 1997, the Ministry of the Environment permitted only a limited Environmental Assessment Board hearing on the site's hydraulic containment system. Heavy community opposition was expressed in the hearings, but on June 19, 1998, the EAB approved the project. The community opponents filed an appeal with the provincial cabinet, which was rejected in August. An appeal was subsequently filed for a judicial review. In July, that appeal was rejected by the Divisional Court of Ontario, and in October, it was rejected by the Ontario Court of Appeal. December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hydraulics is a branch of science and engineering concerned with the use of liquids to perform mechanical tasks. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Executive Council of Ontario (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Ontario) is the cabinet of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... The Ontario Court of Appeal is headquarted in downtown Toronto, in historic Osgoode Hall. ...

On August 3, 2000, Toronto City Council voted to approve the plan to transport the city's garbage to Adams Mine. However, due to the volume of community opposition, Toronto council reviewed the issue, and voted the proposal down in October. Toronto subsequently pursued a proposal to have its garbage shipped to a landfill site in Michigan. August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th)  - Land 147,255 km²  - Water 103,687 km² (41. ...

Aftermath

In 2001, Harris attempted to engineer a campaign of opposition among the Western Ontario communities affected by the Michigan deal, intended to force Toronto back into the Adams Mine proposal. This included a letter from Michigan Governor John Engler which expressed Michigan's opposition to accepting Toronto's garbage and supported Adams Mine, despite the fact that this was perceived as being at odds with Engler's usual positions on waste management. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Western Ontario is a region of Ontario centred on London, Ontario. ... John M. Engler (born October 12, 1948) is an American politician. ...

From 2001 to 2003, Notre continued to pursue avenues to revive the proposal. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003, the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Dalton McGuinty, won the provincial election, and on April 5, 2004, provincial Minister of Natural Resources David Ramsay and Environment Minister Leona Dombrowsky introduced legislation revoking all certificates and permits related to the Adams Mine proposal, and permanently killing the plan. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Honourable Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. ... Map of Ontarios ridings and their popular vote for their party elected The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or MPPs) of the Province of Ontario, Canada. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David James Ramsay (born April 23, 1948 in Sydney, Australia) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Leona Dombrowsky (born April 29, 1957) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ...

Charlie Angus, a local musician and author, was one of the community leaders who organized the campaign against the Adams Mine proposal. He subsequently ran for political office, and was elected to Parliament in the 2004 federal election. Charlie (Chuck) Angus (born 1962 in Canadian writer, broadcaster and musician, who entered electoral politics in 2004 as the successful New Democratic Party of Canada candidate in the Ontario riding of Timmins—James Bay. ... The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ... A Canadian federal election (more formally, the 38th general election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...

The shipping of garbage to Michigan briefly became an issue in the United States presidential election, 2004 when John Kerry, on a campaign stop in Michigan, promised to ban the import of Canadian garbage if he was elected. Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Office: Junior Senator, Massachusetts Political party: Democratic Term of office: January 1985 – Present Preceded by: Paul Tsongas Succeeded by: Incumbent (2009) Date of birth: December 11, 1943 Place of birth: Aurora, Colorado Marriage: (1) Julia Thorne, divorced (2) Teresa Heinz Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the...

External Links

• Adams Mine News
• Adams Mine information page at HighGrader