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Whitby Free Press, 25 Sep 1991, p. 1

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By Marlo Boucherý The. pricq tag for a waste transfer sta4on te b. located.. in «Pickering iias increased t about $50 millionfrom $10 milliôo And ,Durham Region .ëocnilrsaistned, wien'> hearing .the< updated cost 'at last we's meeting, also, lerndti.average iomeownercul a anextra $250 teinn eac of -théi. next five'y.ars ,te pay for tii. staion that the.proviînce bas orderedl to bave in operation -by 1992. Reinl hfman ' Gary Herrema _ýand'public workS chairmn John .Alcer will inforà mMister 'of 'the Environmenit 'Ruth Grier -tiat Dunbrain Region cannot Sffoed the new bill.: They wlll also ask ber for otiier alternatives te tthe problera of garbage. disposi in the. region. Councilors alsolearned tbat tipping fees will increase te $132 per ten wben Durham's wse retaserred from thie station at Plckeying to ýKeele Valley next year. "It'a disater," adMayor Bob Attrsey. Sreyi cannot becomnela reality." Atterskr sad Whitby and-, r.gioiù reSidents don't deser've thîs "mess from tii Provincial government. "Tii. original Durham plan- was going to pay for itself, h. said, referring. to, the Reion-Metro agreement tiiat would bave given Dur"?m ii. funding -te flnd its own landffhl site. The province cancelled the. plan. *Attersnley said Grier-bas the. power te force tii. $49.5 million cost of the transfer stationon Durham'nRegioný: Çis'yetotally oppose tuis and-'welre ,ertanly going back- te ber," iie said. "Irepeat >wbat I aid3,that if w. can put a man on tiie, moon, well, wiiy cant we flnd'a proper place for our garbage ber.?" said Attersley. Its going t6 continue te, cost anda cost and cost wiW 'lu etbak, said ,Whitby .regional councillor. Marcel He.said ithe. waste problei. ' costing too Much money' and tii: province muet help, pay for it. Brunelle again said, Durhiams responsibility foi handling its own affaire bas- been taken away, and that council is instead teld *wiat te do witii' "no consultation witii us." 'We iiad a solution, w. iiad 'an answer, now--wé ave aà reactiàùi," b.said. "Unfrtunately, w.'e back te, square one witii -ne plan," said Brunelle. Duniiam's,,waste nowgo.s te tii. Brock, West. dum whciis .xp.ct.d-te b. full by naît y.ar. Campaign starts in high -gear UNIED AYgenra capagn chairman Hawrold campaigl. TIWs year's goal is about.$3< million' to rWbitbread drops the chcored flag to official provide much-needed funds to manpry social service begin thisyears 'Feel the Acceleration' fu.nd-raising -AÎ- orgnizations in Whitby, Oshawa ana Newcaste. Starting February, blue box pick-up everiy--2, w-eeks' By Mario Boucher There will b. blue box pick-up ini Whitby every two weeks stant- ingin February. On Monday nigbt, Wiiitby council approved tbe change, Municipal election '91 Rison to challenge Fox By Mario Boucher Geof Rison bas announced hie candiacyfor the east ward seat in te7ov.ý 12 municipal elec- Hion. Rison wiIl run againet incuin- bent Dennis Fox. Joe Bavaro, wj peviou'fld as a candi- dlt,-a deie drop out.4 ]Rison ran unsuccessfully for the. seat in the- 1988 election. "I ot something to contribute in this area,' h. says. SEE PAGE 5 GEOFF BISN expected te sav ' tiie Town approximately $123,00O annually. Councillor Marcel Brunelle was assured by Wayne Hancock, director of public works, that. tiiere could be a return te pick. ýup once a .week. if the need arises. Councillor Tom Edwards expressed concern tbat some citi- zens may become frustrated if tiiere is no spaoe for'the recycl- able.producte. Councillor Joe Bugelli said the. provincial govermnent is not Pro- viding enougb funding assistance for tii. blue box program. The' NDP government siiould ban non-returnable botties, said SEE PAGE 5 G irl sexualIly'assaulted Durhiam Regional Police con- tinue to investgate the, sexual assault of a 16-year-old Whitby girl eanly Monday morning., The. girl waswalking nortii on Thickson Rd.- N. at about 2 a.m. wben atacked b r aa male wiio jumped out fromLb.ind a tre.. The. case isunder investigation by the. police morality squad. The suspect is described as a wite male, with a black Igotee., 5 ft. 6 or 7 in. in -beight,, and weighing approximately 140 ýlbo.. The suspect was wearing an, orange fluorescent bat. i ;L The Auto Section »., Pages 22m25

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