The OPP said it has charged an eighth person in connection with protests over a dump being built above one of the world's purest sources of fresh water.
In a Friday news release, police said that Vicki Monague, 28, of Christian Island attended the OPP detachment in Midland where she was charged with one count of mischief and intimidation.
She was soon released pending an Oct. 8 appearance before the Ontario Court of Justice in Midland.
Police also identified two individuals held overnight in custody:
- Danny Beaton, 54, of Ottawa
- Anne Ritchie-Nahuis, 39, of Springwater Township
Those two individuals were transported to Barrie where they were to have bail hearings at some point on Friday, police said.
On Thursday, police announced that a total of seven people had been charged with mischief.
They have been blocking access to the Site 41 dump in Tiny Township, which is between Midland and Barrie.
"Neither my husband nor myself have taken a strong stand on anything before. However, I feel that water is too important to be taken for granted," Ina Wood, 76, said reading a statement on Thursday surrounded by about 100 supporters outside the Midland OPP station.
No allegations against the eight have been proven in a court of law.
Tiny Township's artesian water has some of the world's lowest levels of trace metals.
The dump site was first selected in the mid-1980s and then approved in 1990 by the provincial Liberal cabinet of the day.
The current Liberal government appears okay with the project, which was narrowly approved by the County of Simcoe in a June 2007 vote.
However, Ontario's Environment Commissioner Gord Miller has said he doesn't think the dump would have won approval today.
In late July, the county got a temporary injunction to stop protesters from blocking access to the construction site. In a July 10 news release, the county claimed that the blockades are costing it an additional $80,000 per week.
