Speaking at council meetings — it's called "making a delegation" — is the best way to get the message to councillors. It shows them that you care enough about the issue to take time off work, arrange for daycare or change your plans for the day.

Register to speak at the June 24th Council meeting:
Register by Monday morning June 22nd 9:00am
By phone 905-668-7711 (toll free 1-800-372-1102) or by email clerks@durham.ca

Prepare your talk

The attached information sheet (PDF format) gives all the available contact information for regional and local councillors in Durham Region. Office, home and fax numbers and email addresses are routinely published by the councillors themselves during their election campaigns, and it is understood that you can contact them outside regular office hours.

Please let them know you are concerned about the incinerator project and urge them to stop it and work on safer, healthier and more sustainable alternatives.

A number of petitions and sign-on campaigns surrounding incineration and Zero Waste have been circulated. We feel it's important to put your name to them because it gives a sense that we are not alone in opposing harmful projects and advocating for a better future.

Stop the Durham-York Incinerator
More info at DurhamEnvironmentWatch.org and this web site.

Prevent Cancer NOW sign-on statement to phase out existing incinerators and ban future incineration projects.
See also the PCN Incineration Toolkit to find out more about incineration and the health risks.

Durham Region Municipal Councils

Durham Region is a two-tier municipal government. The Region is composed of eight constituent municipalities. Each municipality elects a mayor, regional and ward councillors. Together, they form the local council for each municipality. In addition, the mayor and the regional councillors represent the municipality's residents at Durham Region Council.

Local ward councillors in each of the eight constituent municipalities are not directly responsible for waste management, but one would hope that they have an influence on how the municipality's regional councillors represent their residents at the Region.

Please send corrections or comments to citizens@zerowaste4zeroburning.ca

Durham Region Council
Durham Region Council is composed of regional councillors from each of the eight constituent municipalities. Unlike the councillors who are elected by residents in their own municipalities, the chairman is appointed by council.

Local councillors in each of the eight constituent municipalities are not directly responsible for waste management, but one would hope that they have an influence on how the municipality's regional councillors represent their residents at the Region.

Please send corrections or comments to citizens@zerowaste4zeroburning.ca