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By Gail Swainson
Elmvale, Ontario (The Toronto Star)
An ailing 82-year-old retired farmer and his wife have become the unlikely public face of a nasty battle over a garbage dump that is pitting a ragtag bunch of rural protesters against Simcoe County , the OPP and the courts.
Two weeks ago, a Barrie judge granted Simcoe County an injunction ordering dozens of protesters blocking the gates at Site 41 to di-sband to allow workers to prepare the site for its scheduled opening in the fall.
Elmvale, Ontario (The Toronto Star)
An ailing 82-year-old retired farmer and his wife have become the unlikely public face of a nasty battle over a garbage dump that is pitting a ragtag bunch of rural protesters against Simcoe County , the OPP and the courts.
Two weeks ago, a Barrie judge granted Simcoe County an injunction ordering dozens of protesters blocking the gates at Site 41 to di-sband to allow workers to prepare the site for its scheduled opening in the fall.
