This is probably the most important vote of the process. The report was supposed to answer the question "is it safe?". However, after today, it appears to be very much a judgement call to say "are the risks acceptable?". It would depend on who is making that estimate.

Main motion: To adopt the human health and ecological risk assessment for the 140,000 tonnes/year case
Moved Trim, seconded Johnson
Carried 15-7, 6 absent, recorded vote

To adopt the human health and ecological risk assessment for the 140,000 tonnes/year case:

Abernethy(C), Crawford(A), Emm(W), Grant(B), Herrema(U), Johnson(P), McMillen(S), Novak(C), O'Connor(B), Pierce(S), Perkins(W), Pidwerbecki(O), Ryan(P), Shepherd(U), Trim(C)

Against Host Community Agreement:

Cullen(O), Drumm(W), Gray(O), Henry(O), Lutczyk(O), Neal(O), Nicholson(O)

Absent:

Jordan(A), Kolodzie(O), Littley(P), McLean(P), Mitchell(W), Parish(A)

Municipalities: (A)=Ajax; (B)=Brock; (C)=Clarington; (O)=Oshawa; (P)=Pickering; (S)=Scugog; (U)=Uxbridge; (W)=Whitby

Amendments

Several amendments were proposed to improve the health and environmental safety of the incinerator but they were defeated.

Amendment: P.187 B-1 to add requirements for random emissions testing without prior notice
Moved Nicholson, seconded Cullen
Defeated 14-8, 6 absent, recorded vote:

Against adding requirements for random emissions testing without prior notice:

Abernethy(C), Drumm(W), Emm(W), Grant(B), Herrema(U), Johnson(P), McMillen(S), Novak(C), Pierce(S), Perkins(W), Pidwerbecki(O), Ryan(P), Shepherd(U), Trim(C)

In favour of adding requirements for random emissions testing without prior notice:

Crawford(A), Cullen(O), Gray(O), Henry(O), Lutczyk(O), Neal(O), Nicholson(O), O'Connor(B),

Absent:

Jordan(A), Kolodzie(O), Littley(P), McLean(P), Mitchell(W), Parish(A)

Amendment: Amendment to P.187 B-III
Remove "regularly" (i.e. exceed emissions limits once is bad enough), and "approaching 25% of the limit" (i.e. give early warning of malfunction).
Moved Nicholson, seconded Cullen
Defeated 16-6, 6 absent, recorded vote

Against more pro-active measures on exceedances:

Abernethy(C), Crawford(A), Drumm(W), Emm(W), Grant(B), Herrema(U), Johnson(P), McMillen(S), Novak(C), O'Connor(B), Pierce(S), Perkins(W), Pidwerbecki(O), Ryan(P), Shepherd(U), Trim(C)

In favour of more pro-active measures on exceedances:

Cullen(O), Gray(O), Henry(O), Lutczyk(O), Neal(O), Nicholson(O)

Absent:

Jordan(A), Kolodzie(O), Littley(P), McLean(P), Mitchell(W), Parish(A)

Amendment: Vote on item IV separately - "That stack testing not be supplemented by human biomonitoring". Note: voting for the item is to weaken the environmental protection surrounding the incinerator.
Motion to vote on the item separately: Moved Nicholson, seconded Cullen, carried

Item IV was carried 14-8, 6 absent, recorded vote:

Against supplementing smokestack testing with human biomonitoring:

Abernethy(C), Crawford(A), Emm(W), Grant(B), Herrema(U), Johnson(P), McMillen(S), Novak(C), O'Connor(B), Pierce(S), Pidwerbecki(O), Ryan(P), Shepherd(U), Trim(C)

In favour of supplementing smokestack testing with human biomonitoring:

Cullen(O), Drumm(W), Gray(O), Henry(O), Lutczyk(O), Neal(O), Nicholson(O), Perkins(W)

Absent:

Jordan(A), Kolodzie(O), Littley(P), McLean(P), Mitchell(W), Parish(A)