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Page 16, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, April 28,1993 ZXIM El hJW~ AT WHITBY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY 100 Ressiand Rd. W., (Corner of Brock & Rossland) Enjoy the mnusic and ministry of Rev. & Mrs. David Johnson Waupaca, Wisconsin Sundays, May 9th & l6th at 10:30 arn & 6:00 pin Weeknights Monday thru Friday at 7:00 pmn Everyone is invited! By Mike Kowalski *A wasLe processing plant being buiît in south Whitby should net be subject to an environmental hearing, a Town council commit- tee has recomrnen ded. Council's planning and deve- lopment committee has recoin- mended that the Ontario Minis- try of Environment be informed that Whitby bas no objection to waiving a hearing into a pro- posai by Pebblestone Multi-Ser- vices mc. The Courtice-based company is seeking to amend the terms of a îrovisional certif icate of approval lor a waste processing and trans- fer facility at 2000 Wentworth St. Pebblestene received permis- sion frorn the ministry last June te operate the Wentworth site buth as since sought te change terus of the certificate. Under the Environmental Pro- tection Act, the ministry has the right to hold a hearing into Pebblestone's application should ministry officiais feel one is necessary. According to a Whitby plan- ning departrnent report, t he Peb- blestone facility wiII process in- dustrial and commercial waste for transfer to either a recycling det or lan df-111 site. Te type of waste to be pro- cessed will i-iclude cardboard, wood,1faper, plastic, metal and No material will be buried at the Whitby site, the report notes, and measures will be taken to minimize the chances of attract- 0 j aeners of incominoe mixed waste or outgoing landfil waste will be stored outdoors without being sealed in trailers, the report states. When Pebblestone's certificate was granted last year, it was based upon a slightly different processing operation and dif- forent wastes to be-processed. But now the company wants te be able to process waste handled at its on-site facility at General Motors in Oshawa should a deci- sion be made to close that ope- ration. However, the provisional certi- ficate does not ai low Pebblestone to process materials now handled at the GM site, the report states. Byproducts produced when precessing certain solid wastes can be toxic according te minis- try standards,' therefore alte- rations must be made te the Whitby facility.criiaede Although thL eriiaeds not provide for material which may be considered toxic, .plan- ning staff believe the ministry has adequate regulations te, con- trol this type eof waste. Staff aise feel Pebblestone bas outlined «appropriate remedial measures") to sufiliciently handle Three area creeks are sehedu- led te have lampricide treatment this spring. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans wilI perform sea lamprey control on- Dufins Creek, Oshawa Croek and Wil- mot Creek, three of the four tributaries (Canadian waters) of Lake Ontario te receive treat- ment. Lampricides (toxicants lethal potentially toxic waste. Counilor Dennis Fox initially had misgivings about staff recomméndin tat a hearing be waivod. But after learning that ne waste will be buried at the site and measures wifl be taken to keep eut vermin, Fox was satis- fied. Councillor Marcel 'Brunelle, told commýftee he inspected Peb- blestone's OM facility and had ne objections te the Whitby pro- posai. "They are conscieus of their responsibilities. I. can't speak highly enough of them,"si Brunelle. - si The committee's recommenda- tien was expected te corne before council on Monday. Pebblestone environmental manager Bradley Cochrane told The free Press h e expects work on the Wentworth plant te ho cornpleted by August. No decision bas been made on the future of the GM operation, ho said. te, lamprey but harrnless te flish) are used on both sides et' the Great Lakes te control larnprey larvae in nursery streams. The larnprey attaches itself te, fish with its sucking disk and horny teeth. Its sharp tongue rasps through scales and sk in allowing it te feed on body fluids, often resultin g in the: death of the fish. Coler Your Worid@ O iave bor .Sand ra &D 4 0'ra7a4 GELLED FIAT CEILING LATEX AF TER SALE PRICE $33.92 1916.,Dundas Street East,, Whltby Waste processing plant constructed in south Whitby_ Lamprey control on 3 -area creeks -- - - ~ Olfe ExsMay 4/93. :éff iVi, s nest raint 4x výaiipaper ajuc - v> e tiitaratitee -1>---,r---«