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Stefan Premdas
Dresden C.A.R.E.D.
Co-founder of Dresden C.A.R.E.D. (Citizens Against Reckless Environmental Decisions), the community group organized to oppose the York1 landfill expansion in Dresden, Ontario. Premdas and Dresden C.A.R.E.D. participated in all stages of the public consultation process and have continued to oppose the project following the cancellation of the provincial environmental assessment through Bill 5.
Connected Scandals
The Ford government promised a comprehensive environmental assessment for a proposed landfill directly upstream from Canada's only population of the salamander mussel — then buried the reversal inside omnibus Bill 5 after winning a byelection on the promise, exempting a company whose owners donated $200,000 to the PCs from all provincial environmental review, leaving 33 species at risk in one of Canada's most biodiverse rivers with no provincial protection.
Co-founder of Dresden C.A.R.E.D.; organized community opposition to the York1 landfill and participated in ERO consultations opposing the Bill 5 EA exemption.