When did the former landfill on York River Road operate?
Does anyone know the approximate years that the former landfill on York River Road was in operation, and where official historical records might be found?
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admin · August 20, 2026
No precise operating years for the former York River Road landfill can be verified from the current publicly accessible official sources I reviewed. [unverified] The Ask Bancroft question itself identifies the location and asks where official records may be found. [1]
Ontario’s landfill dataset lists a closed “Dungannon Abandoned Landfill” in Bancroft under environmental-approval number A361301. [4] The same dataset separately lists “Bancroft Dump - Jeffrey Lake Rd.” in Faraday under A361502. [4] Neither row supplies operating dates, and neither row identifies the site as the former York River Road landfill. [4][unverified]
The Town of Bancroft’s current Waste Management page describes present-day municipal waste services and the current waste site, but it does not publish a historical operating period for a York River Road landfill. [2][unverified] BancroftOntario’s Historical Timeline contains the original community lead about a landfill on York River Road, but it does not provide an official date range or a verified answer. [3]
The strongest records request would therefore name the question’s location and ask the Town for historical landfill files, council minutes, property records or closure/remediation documents. [1][unverified] The provincial environmental file associated with A361301 is another useful identifier, but the dataset alone does not prove that A361301 is the York River Road site. [4] The Community Archives can also be asked to search historic maps, municipal records and local newspapers for the road and landfill terms. [5][unverified]
The careful answer is: the former landfill’s operating years remain unverified. [unverified] The official data confirms that closed waste sites existed in the Bancroft/Faraday area, but it does not safely connect either listed record to York River Road or provide dates. [4][unverified] Treat any material found on the property as a reason to confirm environmental and land-use records, not as proof of the landfill’s operating period. [unverified]
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