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Whitby Free Press, 23 May 1990, p. 30

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PAGE. 30, WH1TY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23,1990 Waste- plant proposed FROM PAGE 1 throughout the area. * Individual regions will b. asked to five approval, by the. fali' of 1990, ta deinonstration- scale plants for the. most promis- CFRYSLER 209 Dundas St. W. &200 Dundas St. W. 666-3000 686-1642 (AJAX line) ing diversion tecbnologies. These would includ.: -a 200-tonne-per-day facility ta recover inaterials from niixed residential waste remaining after blue box separation; -- a ý200-tonne-per-day collec- DSEpeDabileR MME 200 Dundas St. W. .430-8100 428-8110 (AJAX line) tioti systein and facility ta reca- ver wastes collected usingtii. wet/dry systein;9 S 1 0 ODii EE( S 1~~i* LAIK I'DO10 ELJ-&X:c Fi :1.] :1. (A w.t/dry systeimi is essen- tially an enhancëed bjue box sys- tem. An additional 'box would specifically be used for wet orqanic rnaterial ta b. campes- -- a 200- ta 400-tanne-per-day facility ta process commercial and industrial waste; -- at leaét tiiree 200-tonne- per.day' composting facilities using variaus composting techno- lges. *Member regions will b. asked ta, approve traditional dis- posal technologies of landfill and energy-from-waste (incineratar).. Farrow admitted that this last recommendation bas run ita the most opposition during public meetings. "There's a strong feeling not ta gofor big mega-projects,' said Frr ow, and tiiere s not. too many receptive comuxunities.» However, bie pointed out that recydlig and reusing garbage is stili a more expensive proposi- tion than simply brizg it. «Tii. cheapest thing ta, do is stick it in the, ground,» said Farrow. «It may not b. tii. b.st solu- tion froni a social, environinental and perbaps long-term econoniic point of view but it's the chea- pest thin taocdo now.» Until torth Aniericans change their way of tbinking about waste management, landfill sites and incineration must stilI b. partofthe. overaîl plan, said arrow. "We're lookig for a change i the. way people bohave that you only see i tinies of war," said Farrow. «Methodical sorting througb of gbagevery week ita two or three-bins. Itfs bard ta do, w. bave enough trouble gettinff people ta put on their seat-beîta. Oshawa councillor John Aker, cbairman of Durham Region's waste managemnent committee., tald the, meeting Durhami is cur- rently diverting 12 per cent of its solid waste. «We're on tarret but tber.'s still awa s tago, said Aker. He saiiall regions i the GTA will decide by June what steps should b. talken in conjunction with tii. SWISC proposala. Alcer also pointed out that Durham 18 preparing its own waste management plan as well. «We'Illbave ta decide this teri of offilce wbether ta seek our own solution or continue witb SWISC,» said Aker. SWISC will b. holding public meetings i the GTA until June 6. Mlter obtaining imput froi the. public and membor regional counicils SWISC will determine if and wvIen it willixnplement its tproposals. Denis O'Connor H.S.,, TanyaTrinkaus' The sport scene seemis to dominate DO'C news this* time of the year. Soccer, track and field, basebail and lacrosse scores are continually talked about i our halls. .On May 14, D(YC athletes coenpeted in the DYSSA track and field competitioni. Strong finishes came from junior competitor Brandon Caisse with a second in the.11.0m hurdies, senior student Maria Skara with a first i the 110m hurdies, and the senior boys? relay teain with a third-place finish. Our girls! lacrosse team had an outstanding season this year. From May10 ta, 12, they camp.ted in Buffalo. The D<YC teain finished with wins in ailthree of theïr gaines against Ohio teams. AIth the wbole teani showed great talent andf ability, same noteworthy, players in Buffalo included Amie Windover and-Mélissa Cowan- on ofence and Audrey Kelly and Christy Munroe on defence. At tiie provincials, which were held at DCYC on May 16, the. girls came out victoriaus as well. In round-robin action, they went undefeat.d ta, qualify for the. finals. They played the- championship gaine against Ajax and won ly a score of 8-1. Congratulations ta the. team and their coach, Miss Spotswood, for ail their success ths season. Also in lacrosse news, DO'C student Gary O'Brienls medal design was chosen for the Canadfian Nationals on Aug. 16, 17 and 18 at York University. This makes him tii. first ta design any medal for womenIs lacrosse acrosa Canada. Next Tuesday afternoon, May 29, 90 DO'C students will b. attending a talk by Coretta Scott Kmng, widow of Martini Luther King Jr. This is a onoe-in-a-lifetime event opn ta young aduits froin Toronto and the surrounding area. Topics ta b. discussed include race relations and peace through non-violence. Kig will b. sharing stories about the. years when she and'ber busband struggled for- hunian equality. The presentations iclude entertaininent sucb as music and poetry. It should b. a great experience for all. I would 1k. ta remid everyone that tickets are not on sale during all tbree lunches in the. cafeteria for the athletic banquet. This opportunity ta neet al of DCYC athletes will takeplace at tiie Whitby Yacht Club on June 6. Following the, banquet there will b. a semi-formal dance so dont forget ta buy your ticket at $15." This Friday, May 25, student coundil bas organized a dance- DO'C's last one for this school year. To ail who will attend, enjoy yourselves! Trafalgar Castie Tiffany Bradley Senior Dinner was hield on May 11. Our seniors are ve ry special ta us, and this occasion was held in their honor. Soin. will.b. leaving us this year, and w, wish them good luck i their future endeavors. They set a good exaniple for us, and bave been kind and veiy caning over the. past year. It's bard t ay goodbye, but w. thank thein for being tiiere. The speechies of the. dinner were made in honor <cf the. Queen, aur country, and the. seniors, of course. Each class president paid their tribut. as well. The new prefects and atbletic association heada wer. announced as well. flhey wiil begin their duties ini September. Congratulations ta, those girls reoeiving positions. Our school performed treinendously well ithe. LOSSA track meet. SSn. girls went on ta compete in tiie DYSSA meet and two outstanding athletes, Coin. Murray and Lanique Lockhart, will go on ta the. regionals. Dawn Marie Tayloir is tii. lucky winner of aur "design-a-flyer" competition for 'May Day."Our festivities and 'Grand Auction' will b. iield on Saturday, May 26. This years Grad will b. iield on the 'Mariposa-Belle'i Toronto. This elegant boat wiil depart at 7:-30 pin. on June 13, and -return before v;;rninght.W. wll"P:11 ingso"tiin ne tisyear Usully vm 166

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