Whereas the Honourable Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Jeff Yurek issued policy direction letters on August 15, 2019, and as amended April 3, 2020, to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority requesting that CIF submit recommendations for a wind up plan and to end the CIF as soon as practical prior to December 31, 2025; and
Whereas RPRA approved the CIF Windup Plan on December 22, 2020, for CIF to wind up operations by December 31, 2023;
Therefore, be it resolved that the Council of the Corporation of Southgate request that CIF continue to assist, support and provide guidance to municipalities and First Nations communities with the Blue Box transition and non-eligible sources bridging ICI options for collections; and
That the Minister reconsider extension of the CIF services and agreements, beyond 2023; and
That this resolution be circulated to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Ontario Big City Mayors (OBCM), and all Ontario municipalities for support to pass similar resolutions and be forwarded to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) Chief Executive Officer, Frank Denton, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Office of the Premier of Ontario, MP Alex Ruff, and MPP Rick Byers.