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Garbage collection remlains in mjunicipal control B y Mike Kowalidk Whitby's garbage collection~ service will romain in municipal control for at least the next two years. Town council last Tuesday unaniously endorsed. an ope- rations committee recommenda- tion that will resuit in.an addi- tional $183701 savins on WMhy' annual waste collcton biland save il jobs. Based on an agreement ham- mered out botweon Town management .and -union enlployees over" the past six wees, the proposai includes several changes to Whitby's cur- rent garbage pickup service. Measures that modifyr or eli- minate commercial and indus- trial waste collection and impose new stipulations on rural rosi- dents are schoduled to take effect on July 2., But while. council's decision shelves contracted garbage col- lection for the time boing, the issue of privatizing muncipal services has not gone away. Following the recommenda- tion's approval councillor Don Mitchell put ~rrtn which prompted the unin-angement cost-cuttinF proposai. Mthls motion will likely be debated next Monday. In the meantime, ai parties were tout- ing the Parage collection agree- ment as a model that others would b. wise to emulate. «We've chartered a cifferent course than a lot of municipali- ties -and busin*eses,» said coun- cillor and operations committee chair Dennis Fox. «We've shown that people are not cannon fodder that they do count and that foyaîty means something, » said Foix. 'This is9 one of my proudest times as a-.councillor,» ho con- tinued, %to eo management and labour ait down in a mutually friendly way to see how they can best serve the ayors.» Although it will result in the loos of two full-time positions and the reduction of a third to part-tie status, none of -the Towns lilwaste management employees wil be lot go. Under a. previous works department propoai to invite tenders for conrate garbage colletoalwr i danger of losing thei* jobs. But council agreed te an a fo the Canadian Union 0 Ï lic mployees (CUPE) te allow it te prepare a counter- prpoal to the staff report. report's proposaIs for reducing commercial and industrial gar- bage collection and restricting rural curbeide pickup to only one side of the road wherever practi- cal. However, the union also put forward its own suggestions for revis ing residential, yard waste and speciai collection services. The union also agreed te foreo the posting of two jobs that wil1 garbageman and onehr--; pcer ment, the CUPE proposaI chops more than $460,O000 from iWhitbyfs waste management budget. "Thore's a pride that's been developed iour employees that ther are .just as good as anyone i ling thefr jobs,» said council- lor Marcel Brunelle. L Tering it a "fair resolution of adiff-icuit and thorny issue,» Brunelle turned te Mayor Tom Edwards and said «I know Mr. Mayor that no on. is happier than you." Edwards, a former CUPE staff roprosentative and long-time union activist,' said hoe received about 40 telephone calîs and more than 80 letters on the issue. «Not one was negatively dis- posed te having this job done by ourý staff and thore was not one who responded who did not s"y 'they're doing a good job, why change iW? "»lho said. Noting that this was the third time that Whitby had rejected privati'u its garbag service, Edwards hQped the a setig plan~ «can lust and serve as the stan- dard for other communities.» However, ho warned -that there will be people who won't be unhappy if it fils» and that it is now incumbent upon manage- ment, union and council te ensure that it does not. Karen Wilson, president of CUPE Local 53 concurred with Edwards' remar". «It's nice te know the public is behind us and whatwe gdo,» said Wilson of the community's res- ponse te the union's recent pub- ~l son, one of five union offi- ciais and- Town employees te address council, admitted that she does not look forward te an evaluation of the 'new service after 18 months. «But I do invite it. I think this report has considerable savings and opens the door for more things te b. looked at,» she said. Although hoe feared that it would evolve into an philosophi- cal argument of "privatization versus public » Mitchell commen- ded the union for not allowing that te occur.' "I think everyone's reaction is 'how can you turn down a pack- age where you have proven ser- vice and tremendous cost sav- ings7.» he said. *What you se. i the union package is providing more for less, which is exactly what has been the private sector argu- ment." Pointing out that the issue won't go away,» Mitchell said the exorcise should becme a regular part of the Town's operations. In proparing its original report, works department staff compared the cost of garbage collection i Nax, Pickering and Clarington te Whitby's. i Document Shredding S*High volume. equipment wl I ~reduce your shredding cs Windows,* Sidîng,* DooIS * Secure Iocked containers Pati Do rs Awing at no extra cost *Law flnancfngaltb *325 Hopkns St,WhitLl N 2ClI 6625*686185, *Bonded drivers *100% of paper is recycled *Certif icate of destruction *Volume discounts available year-end, clean-outs (AILlOiff (905) 427-3605 (Derrick) ÀffÀfi7fJ, The three municipalities have contracted service w 'ch is chea- per than Whitby's current $1.1- million system. But under the union proposai this figurewill dropto $930,111 annua ly which is buss than Clari, ns $931,699 but still more tëhan Pickerings$798,389 and _'aies $814,087. 'Td 4k. te sSe tho data that's corne out of this continue te be gathered by staff and that staff meot with the union every year i the faîl before the budget» said Mitchell. 'Td like them (union) te see the bottem lino and what we're faced with » hoe said. While kiýenWilson declined te comment on Mitchells pro- posaI, Gord Wilson did not. President of the Ontario Fede- ration of Labour and a Whitby resident, Wilson also appeared before council te support the operations comimittee recom- mendation. "He (Mitchell) now wants te put every public service under the microscope," Wilson teld The Free "What counts for him is whether it's cheaper or not. He's not considerinq the impact on tho community. Wilson said ho will urge public RossiandIGarden Plaza 701 Rossland RdE Unît 1#207, Whitby " New Patients Weîcome " Insurance Claims Processed " Days - Evenings - Saturdays *Adufts - Children * Seniors *Urgent Calîs Accepted Elevator entrance near IDA Pharmacy . -& sector unions te follow Local 53'o example when facod with a simi- bar situation. «Any timne you can proserve 'ob anba d wgstaV eyip lant,t» ho e sa tats ey mpr Tooth TaIk By Dr. Girish Hattay ' 701 Rossland Rd. E. Whitby-666-0244 Prevention of Dental Disease Ifs Urne for spring dlean up and April is Dental Health Month. Have you had your teeth cleaned and checked? As ln everything else, in dental care an ounce of, prevention is worth more than a pound of cure. One -of the ways of preventing tooth decay is ingesting fluourides eg. fiuoride Is added to dnnking water by the town, however care should be taken to avoid excess dosage which causes fluorosis. Fluorides combine with tooth structure and strengthen it. Fluorides are also applied topically by dentists at recail check-up appointments and are incorporated in tooth-pastes and mnouth washes. Sealants, a clearlwhite plastic coating can' be applied by dentists to children's teeth to prevent decay fromn forrning in deep pits and fissures*0f permanent molars. The most important thing of course is removal of plaque by proper brushing and regular flossing, as this-will prevent not just cavities but aiso gum disease. Brushing should be done properly otherwise it can cause harmi like shrinking of gums and/or wearing of the outer enamel of the tooth Ieading to sensitivity. Flossing remnoves the plaque from in betwee 'n teeth that even proper brushing cannot get to. Even children shoutd be encouraged to form the habit of flossing. 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