Brady Road Landfill
Seagulls at the landfill in 2008
General information
LocationWinnipeg
Address1777 Brady Road
Town or cityWinnipeg
CountryCanada
Coordinates49°44′N 97°13′W / 49.74°N 97.21°W / 49.74; -97.21
OwnerCity of Winnipeg

Brady Road Landfill is a landfill in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[1]

Description

The Brandy Road Landfill is a sprawling[2] municipal landfill located on 1777 Brady Road, on the outskirts of Winnipeg.[3][4]

History

The landfill caught fire in 2012.[5] In 2013, the City of Winnipeg began capturing methane from the landfill originally using 42 gas well,[2] expanding to 63 in 2017.[6] One of the pipes broke in June 2018, preventing the flaring of the gas captured from three of the wells.[6]

In 2015, user fees at the landfill increased from a minimum of $11 to $15.[7] In 2016, the landfill expanded services to support composting, reuse and recycling of waste.[8]

In June 2022, police identified the remains of homicide victim Rebecca Contois in the landfill.[9] A member of the O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation, Contois was one of several victims of the 2022 Winnipeg serial killings.[9][10] That year, the landfill was the only landfill in Winnipeg.[1]

In 2023, Camp Morgan was created blocking access to the landfill, as public calls to search the nearby Prairie Green landfill for the remains of suspected homicide victims Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Brady landfill remains closed amid protest at entrance". CTV News. 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  2. 1 2 Kives, Bartley (28 March 2018). "Winnipeg to capture more methane below the surface of Brady Road dump". CBC.
  3. ↑ "Winnipeg: A daughter's quest to find her mother's remains". BBC News. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Brady Road Resource Management Facility (Brady Road Landfill) - Water and Waste - City of Winnipeg". legacy.winnipeg.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  5. ↑ "Brady Road landfill fire under control". CBC. 10 May 2012.
  6. 1 2 Kives, Bartley (28 June 2018). "Methane pipe breaks at Brady Road, preventing dump from flaring off all of its greenhouse gases". CBC.
  7. ↑ "Brady Road dumping fees set to increase". Winnipeg Sun. 19 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "City opens first 4R depot offering more ways to recycle". CTV News. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  9. 1 2 "Human remains found at Winnipeg's Brady landfill identified as Rebecca Contois". CBC. 21 June 2022.
  10. ↑ Gibson, Shane (1 December 2022). "Man arrested in Rebecca Contois murder charged with 3 more homicides: Winnipeg police". Global News. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Protesters prepare to end Brady Road landfill blockade, build 2nd camp at human rights museum". CBC. 16 July 2023.
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