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WIHTBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24,1990, PAGE 5 Dumiip o..perat.ing without appro.,val By Mike Kowalski A north Whitby tire. durnp. is operating in contraventionh of Ontario's Environinentàl Protec- tion Act. Although owner Art'Robinson has applied forpermissionfrom the-,Ontario Mistry of Environ- ment to -continue op prating' his Ilmphé haésbeen 'in výilation But wheth'er Roinson's cn tinued ôperâtionoh thô .dump rÉêpits in p?ô'secutiohi: from the mýinistry is ot -knio'wn at' this time. Frank lWinhoiz maniager' of abatèrnent fr the mrinistry's east-centralregion", said ýare-port bas been submitted to theminis- tiy's investigation and eforce- ment branrch. "There couid be- a prosecution, I don't know,"saiýd Reinhoiz. "But from an abatement pers- pectivea prosecution dosen t get rid of the problem at the site.'. "A fire* could break out. The tires must be storéd in such a wçLy that tbe fire department can go in and control the -fire in ,a reàsonabl e time." , According to Reinhoiz,'Robin- son bas an estimated 100,000 used tires stored on bis property locàted north of Taunton -Rd near the Whitby-Oshawaborder. . Conditions which must be met before a certificate of approval is granted include security fencing, reservoirs for firefighting, and separation of tires into piles no greater tban 5,000 tires, with fire lanes in between. Robinson was not availabie for comment on the current status of bis dump and bis application for a certificate. His certificate application drew the wrath of Town council's planning and development com- mittee last week. . Committee ..members were upse t with. ministry officiais for recommending tbat an environ- mental hearing into tbe applica- tion be waived. Ministry staff .say a hearing is not necessary since Robinson's yard is al ready an eýisting site. The committee disagreed and recommended to' counfci'l that a hearinizbe beld. On Monday~ council approved tbe committee s recommendation. The Town supports holding a hearing and objects to issuing a certificate until, Robinson bas demont ratedthat ha 'Carnsatisfy ail municipal regulations and bylaws. There wa s no discussion of the matter by council. Y Durham Centre MPP Drum- mond White is aiso concerned about the hearing being waived. Hfowever, Wbli7-e wouid nur, commit himseif to demanding that Environmient Minister'Ruth Grier order a hearing. "I don't know if there should be a hearing but it' shouid be thoroughiy xnvestigated,» said Coffo. Donuts L Prizes ) Wbite. SWhile the recentiy-eiected New Democrat féeel the current sta- tus of Robinson's dump- is "not acceptable," he believes "there arÉe someI fine,, intelligent peole in the m inîstry." Stili, Wbite admitted -that, CI Iknow people don't feel they can trust ministry statements." ,'He said. problems such as Robins on'sch.fimp9 can only be deait with on an 'ad hocC basis and -,blamed. previousgovern- ,ments .for -not.. having adfequate leeilation in-place. ,.We ýneed -an environmental bill of rights. I personally.want to encourage people to voice their concerns to me and the govern- ment." Aithough a hearing is. not mandatory, Reinhoiz said the ministry's regionai director may choose to hoid one depending on comments received from the municipa lity. He* said staff apparently feit that since a hearing would not change the existing use of the site there was no need to bold one. During last week's meeting, planning committee members asked bow the ministry could consider granting Robinson a certificate wben be is currently in violation of Town bylaws. (Robinson bas been charged by the municipality witb operating' a saivage yard witbout a valid licence.) "How can the municipality ignore tbat he's operating with- out their licence?' replied Rein- boiz. m -ý 1'Resuts b8u on a 2 yoar mependsflt survey 012165 AduUt and curif, midy RW a m s ee oght lossafalemi or macea 25-55 who repood feM were 20 Ib, or more OvemwerghL «The ministry can't be aware of ail of these situations." Reinhoiz said the certificate is a means of "getting the site under control and having the owner pay for it." He pointed out that security guards posted at the diunp, hast spring are stîi there. Robinsoin's yard 'was one of xine Ontario sites which had round-the-clock guards postedby the government following the Hagrsville tire fire disaster. Afre burned for almost. one month hast' winter at a IlIager- ville,. Ont. dump containing .14 million tires. A group of young offenders were cbarged wxth arson in con- nection with the fire. MPP White termed the govern- ment's continued fundiný~ of security guards "outrageous.' "If you bave hazardous materials in, your backyard why should the taxpayers be respon- 1sible for containing it?» asked White. Reinhoîz said the ministry will take no action with respect to Robinson's application until it the fire code we can place an order on the owner to comly," saidReinhoîz. "If he fails to. compiy with the order,Iwe give;him notice, that we intend to, go ahead with- it and receives the Town's:response. "If it turnsý out that* the' site is not ' moving' in coimpliance with recover the- cost to the -tax- Tbe, Wbitby fire departmnent has also objected to the certifi- cate being granted. The de partment has issued a notice o f violation- under the Ontario Fire Code to, Robinson. 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