Town and County Join in Garbage Biz Town and County Join in Garbage Biz Staff Reporter / Wednesday, January 25, 2023 0 342 Article rating: 3.0 Big changes to garbage collection in Cumberland County are set for next year. Read more
Oxford Considers Dumping Transfer Station Oxford Considers Dumping Transfer Station Mark Rushton / Friday, September 23, 2022 0 848 Article rating: 3.5 Oxford Mayor Greg Henley says his priority is to save taxpayer dollars for the significant infrastructure challenges Oxford faces. Read more
Cumberland Closes Waste Management Deal Staff Reporter / Thursday, February 3, 2022 0 590 Article rating: No rating Cumberland County’s solid waste management system is now privately owned. Read more
Province Wants to Talk Waste with Producers Province Wants to Talk Waste with Producers NEW RULES COMING FOR PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING Bill Martin / Saturday, December 11, 2021 2 735 Article rating: 5.0 The province wants to reduce garbage and the burden on our dumps and landfills. If they do it as hoped, it will also reduce the burden on consumers. Read more
Cumberland to Repeal Waste Management Rule Bill Martin / Tuesday, July 27, 2021 0 1619 Article rating: 1.0 Cumberland Council proposed a bylaw change today that will clear a hurdle on the sale of the county’s waste management operation to GFL Environmental Inc. Read more
Cumberland Landfill Sold to Private Company Bill Martin / Tuesday, June 29, 2021 1 1540 Article rating: 4.0 Cumberland County’s three municipalities have each agreed to the sale of the Cumberland Landfill to a company that specializes in waste management throughout North America. Read more
Oxford Considers Teamwork with Cumberland and Amherst Oxford Considers Teamwork with Cumberland and Amherst Staff Reporter / Thursday, February 4, 2021 0 1251 Article rating: No rating Oxford Town Council will hold a special meeting tonight to consider a resolution to join forces with the Municipality of Cumberland and the Town of Amherst. Read more
Cumberland No Longer Efficient in Waste Management Bill Martin / Friday, June 26, 2020 1 1238 Article rating: No rating The Mayor of Amherst says a move to privatize the county dump is to head-off a dramatic increase in the cost of providing the service. Read more
Cumberland Wants to Privatize the Garbage Business Mark Rushton / Friday, June 26, 2020 0 1773 Article rating: 4.5 The Towns of Amherst, Oxford and the County of Cumberland want to get out of the solid waste management game. Read more
County Transfer Stations Avoid the Axe for Now County Transfer Stations Avoid the Axe for Now Bill Martin / Thursday, February 28, 2019 0 1609 Article rating: 5.0 Cumberland Municipal Council continues to slog through an arduous review of how it governs and the services it provides. It is a tough agenda with deep questions that challenge the status quo and beg serious change. Read more