Adams Mine plan alive.

The plan to fill the former Adams mine with Toronto garbage still remains a priority with the man who pioneered the idea.

Gordon McGuinty, president of Notre Dame Development, the company that owns the decommissioned Kirkland Lake pit says reports of placing a fish farm project at the property were "blown out of proportion."

McGuinty maintains that making a landfill out of the Adams site remains his firm's preferred scenario for the site. His company was exploring a number of business opportunities which included a fish farm.

The Adams Mine. plan to ship millions of tonnes of Toronto garbage to the abandoned mine near Kirkland Lake was scuttled last year by public protest The Keele Valley dump in Vaughan was originally slated to close in 2002. Its life was later extended to 2006, until Toronto works out, a deal to truck its waste along Highway 401 to Michigan. But that proposal has encountered opposition.

The newest stumbling block comes from Michigan counties who are petitioning state legislators to oppose out-of-state garbage and to reduce the amount of trash that landfill sites accept.

Though he has not had any further discussions with Toronto officials, he expects to have a clearer picture on the future of the mine site by the end of the year.