The city council officially committed to our plan for the Mission Industrial area. This victory belongs to everyone who stood firm and demanded better safety standards for our neighborhood. Keep your eyes on the next city council meeting since we need to ensure they actually follow through on these inspections.
November 19, 2018
Final supporters
Make Winnipeg a safe place to live "for everyone"
We are petitioning the City of Winnipeg Council for their support to prioritize the Mission Industrial Secondary Plan, a plan that should include:
- Larger buffer zones
- Denial of variance and conditional uses that decrease buffer zones
- Better inspections to ensure that hazardous industry is not operating within designated buffer zones
- A collaborative community and tri-level government approach to environmental protection with respect to industrial areas to ensure the safety of residents from potential air, water and soil pollution
- An emergency evacuation plan for the Mission area and the surrounding community, that is done collaboratively with residents and businesses
- Initiate a request to the Federal Government to study the feasibility of rail relocation under the Rail Relocation Act
Reasons for the Petition:
Disaster management and much-needed evacuation plan
- Speedway International Fireball - Oct. 2, 2012
- Tanker explosion that had potential to rocket up to a mile in any direction
Residents should not be the ones finding and bringing inconsistencies in zoning and industrial land uses to the City of Winnipeg’s attention
- Hazardous material operation exceeding uses should be caught by city departments
- Fuel-filled tanker cars discovered in the Speedway International Fire had gone unnoticed by any city inspections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgFt8fpxMjs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atwTPGOBeNo
Our yards, school yards and playgrounds where children play need to be safe from contamination
- Weston Elementary School lead in soil and playground since late 1970’s
- Elevated levels of several heavy metals in St. Boniface yards and gardens
Mission Industrial area
- Larger buffer zones between industry and residential are required to ensure the safety of residents
- Some industry is known to pollute as far as a mile from source
- Given the plans for intensified densification, this should be top priority as it has potential to impact human health
- Concerns of high hazard industry in close proximity to residential, other high hazard industries and to active rail lines
- 2 – 4km trains known to haul hazardous goods through the industrial area
- Mission industrial area is the largest industrial area in The City of Winnipeg, currently it has approximately 85% high hazard industry
- Located 10 minutes from our City’s downtown
Updates
October 23, 2018
I have been reviewing the zoning inconsistencies in the Mission area and it is clear the City is failing to handle these industrial operations properly. Post this link on your Facebook page today to keep the pressure on Council. Call your local representative and demand they prioritize the Mission Industrial Secondary Plan immediately.
October 23, 2018
The momentum behind this push to clean up our industrial zones is growing because you are refusing to look away from these safety risks. We have the attention of the city but we need to turn this energy into action. Email your city councillor today and tell them you demand an evacuation plan for the Mission area.
Reached 100 supporters
October 23, 2018
43 Comments
Trains are also idling at all hours of the night spewing out diesel fuel and creating noise pollution! I've signed a petition(s) before but the City of Winnipeg did not give it any consideration. I hope the City and our city Counsellors don't have a repeat performance with this one!
This pollution is making people sick. When we send our kids to school or to the playground we should have to worry it’s polluted.
Ongoing studies are all pointing to the same conclusions, any proximity to these industries IS hazardous, they need to be better managed at the source. Densification of the city requires that these areas be addressed and remediated.
Rail relocation and stronger environmental plans are necessary for a healthier city.
We can not use the justification that this has been industrial lands for 100 years. We now know better, we know how harmful pollutants can be to human health, regardless of the age.
Its long overdue to make Industry responsible to clean up areas they impact and maintain environment for the better health and well-being of everyone
It’s awful how long it took to confirm the results. The effects are frightening.
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The city council officially committed to our plan for the Mission Industrial area. This victory belongs to everyone who stood firm and demanded better safety standards for our neighborhood. Keep your eyes on the next city council meeting since we need to ensure they actually follow through on these inspections.
November 19, 2018
Final supporters
Make Winnipeg a safe place to live "for everyone"
We are petitioning the City of Winnipeg Council for their support to prioritize the Mission Industrial Secondary Plan, a plan that should include:
- Larger buffer zones
- Denial of variance and conditional uses that decrease buffer zones
- Better inspections to ensure that hazardous industry is not operating within designated buffer zones
- A collaborative community and tri-level government approach to environmental protection with respect to industrial areas to ensure the safety of residents from potential air, water and soil pollution
- An emergency evacuation plan for the Mission area and the surrounding community, that is done collaboratively with residents and businesses
- Initiate a request to the Federal Government to study the feasibility of rail relocation under the Rail Relocation Act
Reasons for the Petition:
Disaster management and much-needed evacuation plan
- Speedway International Fireball - Oct. 2, 2012
- Tanker explosion that had potential to rocket up to a mile in any direction
Residents should not be the ones finding and bringing inconsistencies in zoning and industrial land uses to the City of Winnipeg’s attention
- Hazardous material operation exceeding uses should be caught by city departments
- Fuel-filled tanker cars discovered in the Speedway International Fire had gone unnoticed by any city inspections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgFt8fpxMjs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atwTPGOBeNo
Our yards, school yards and playgrounds where children play need to be safe from contamination
- Weston Elementary School lead in soil and playground since late 1970’s
- Elevated levels of several heavy metals in St. Boniface yards and gardens
Mission Industrial area
- Larger buffer zones between industry and residential are required to ensure the safety of residents
- Some industry is known to pollute as far as a mile from source
- Given the plans for intensified densification, this should be top priority as it has potential to impact human health
- Concerns of high hazard industry in close proximity to residential, other high hazard industries and to active rail lines
- 2 – 4km trains known to haul hazardous goods through the industrial area
- Mission industrial area is the largest industrial area in The City of Winnipeg, currently it has approximately 85% high hazard industry
- Located 10 minutes from our City’s downtown
Updates
October 23, 2018
I have been reviewing the zoning inconsistencies in the Mission area and it is clear the City is failing to handle these industrial operations properly. Post this link on your Facebook page today to keep the pressure on Council. Call your local representative and demand they prioritize the Mission Industrial Secondary Plan immediately.
October 23, 2018
The momentum behind this push to clean up our industrial zones is growing because you are refusing to look away from these safety risks. We have the attention of the city but we need to turn this energy into action. Email your city councillor today and tell them you demand an evacuation plan for the Mission area.
Reached 100 supporters
October 23, 2018
43 Comments
Il est grand temps de nettoyer ce quartier et d'imposer de sérieuses règles de sécurité, pour le bien de tous.
Trains are also idling at all hours of the night spewing out diesel fuel and creating noise pollution! I've signed a petition(s) before but the City of Winnipeg did not give it any consideration. I hope the City and our city Counsellors don't have a repeat performance with this one!
This pollution is making people sick. When we send our kids to school or to the playground we should have to worry it’s polluted.
Ongoing studies are all pointing to the same conclusions, any proximity to these industries IS hazardous, they need to be better managed at the source. Densification of the city requires that these areas be addressed and remediated.
Rail relocation and stronger environmental plans are necessary for a healthier city.
We can not use the justification that this has been industrial lands for 100 years. We now know better, we know how harmful pollutants can be to human health, regardless of the age.
Its long overdue to make Industry responsible to clean up areas they impact and maintain environment for the better health and well-being of everyone
It’s awful how long it took to confirm the results. The effects are frightening.
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Il est grand temps de nettoyer ce quartier et d'imposer de sérieuses règles de sécurité, pour le bien de tous.