A public meeting will be held on February 23rd in Orangeville. One of the agenda items is a proposed bylaw for salvage yards.
The proposed bylaw includes:
•verifying identification prior to acquiring goods
•prohibiting accepting goods with altered or removed serial numbers
•refusing goods believed to be stolen
•prohibiting the salvage yard has an impound facility
•Operators will be required to maintain a transaction register.
•Operators will be required to obtain an Environmental Site Assessment by a qualified person
The assessment will:
•evaluate soil and groundwater
•identify actual or potential contamination
•confirm compliance
•recommend remediation if necessary
