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Gym at Kirby Centennial crowded to capacity "No Ganaraska Dump" group quickly formed The Kirby Public School gym was nouncement of a candidate dump Although there was a lot of filled to capacity with standing site north-east of Orono. misgivings as to the process and the room only last week when an infor- The Region had sent out invita- local choice of site tempers were mation meeting was organized for tions for the meeting but allowed all withheld to a minimum resulting in those affected by the recent an- interested to attend. an orderly meeting. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY .35c. a copy Orono WeeklyTimes, Wednesday, October 3, 1990 No short-term compensation for landowners near a Regional dump by Shelley Allin Outside Kirby Centennial School sat large tractors and a combine with protest signs saying "NO GANARASKA DUMP." Approximately 300 concerned citizens entered Kirby Public School last Wednesday, September 26 to let the Region of Durham know loud and clear that they will not be the recipients of Durham Region's gar- bage. As one resident stated "Newcastle is ahead of the other townships in recycling and here is not where the bulk of the garbage is produced." The region announced five can- didate sites at the council meeting held in camera on Wednesday, September 25. They also announc- ed seven optional sites should one of the five prove not suitable. One site abutts the proposed site bet- ween the 6th and the 7th concession on the west side. The other is north and east of Starkville. At the start of the meeting Diane Hamre announced that she must declare a conflict of interest as she and her husband own land adjacent to the site. She said "The reason we have won battles against other close dumps is that we did our homework and put forth the FACTS as we will Happenings do again this time and win. We have always worked in a respectful manner which enabled us to suc- ceed." There goes our DUMP vote on Regional Council Sam Cureatz who has been re- tained by property owners as legal council asked MacLaren, "It is my understanding that the property's are now virtually frozen and if they have to re-mortgage or approach a financial institution, following a ti- tle search, with their land being designated a potential landfill site, it will create serious legal and financial implications. Is there compensation for the property owners?" MacLarens answer was "If we aren't allowed access to do an on site study and drill test holes that the process will only be stalled and until all 5 sites have been studied they will remain a designated landfill site." MacLarens want access now in order to drill rectangular test holes 20 feet deep, and approximately 10 by 15 or 20 feet across. They will pay $3,000 for initial entry, $1,000 for each of the first five test holes and $500 for each one after. John Read from~ MacLaren's also said "when the one site is selected there will be a full environmental assess- . . . ORONO TOWN HALI EUCHRE RESULTS The Orono Town Hall euchre results for Wednesday, September 26, with 11 tables in play were: High scores Art Comp- ton with 87; Harvey Partner and Marg Todd each with 81; Olive Little with 77 and Leta McAllister with 76. Low score was Carl Todd. Draw winners were Olive Little; Edith Gordon; Helen Couroux and Paul Mucka. Euchre is helid evey jWednesday even- ing at 8:00 p.m. Ladies please bring lunch. PUBLIC SKATING AT ORONO ARENA Public Skating is on its way at the Orono Arena every Sunday ròm 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. and not 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. as stated in last week's paper. There will also be Free Skating for Pre-schoolers and their parents every Wednesday*afternoon from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ment which could take about three years followed by a thirty day public hearing and if passed the owners will be paid fair market value for their land at that time. The region does have legal jurisdic- tion to expropriate. There will be compensation for those people who live within 500 m but no farther and they will have the option to remain or sell and receive fair market value when the site is in operation." He said there should be no, reason to expect litter, dust or noise. Yet he did say there will be around 100 trucks on the roads per day at the mid point of the dumps life and depending on each year as garbage does fluctuate. The natural environment, geology, hydrogeology, community services, capital cost of buildings, centry farms, distance from areas producing waste etc. were factors. Yet Agricultural land was NOT a consideration. This site is supposed to be for DURHAM ONLY GARBAGE yet the region could not guarantee that Metro Toronto's garbage would NOT be accepted. The site will be designed to handle a capacity of 8 -9 million tonne and would operate for twenty years. The Ministry of the Environment can step in and force any licensed landfill site to ac- cept garbage from anywhere else as they did at the Keele Metro site which takes Simcoe County's gar- bage. MacLarens are looking for three options, a large incinerator and landfill for the ash, a small in- cinerator and landfill and landfill only. He said that there has been no influence froin politicians. The final decision to designate one of the five or other seven potential sites will be made by the Region of Durham. A public liason committee (PLC) all volunteers, who organized al (Cntinudjim 2) Within a week of the announce- ment of a candidate dump under consideration north-east of Orono by the Region of Durham a new committee has been formed to fight any such proposal for thearea. On Friday, September 23 land owners, of a tract of 800 acres bet- ween Jewell Road on the west and Henry Road on the east and bet- ween the seventh and six line con- cession roads, were informed that their lands were being considered for a major long-term landfill site. These lands were one of four other candidate sites being considered in other areas of the Region. Since that time a pubic informa- tion meeting was held in Kirby last Wednesday and on Friday a local Ganaraska Dump committee was formed from interested parties out- side the actual dump site. Landowners within the 800 acre site have hired Sam Cureatz to represent them in negotiations with the Region who desire through their engineers to undertake testing on the land involved. The date has been set for October 16th and 17th for a Judicial recount of ballots cast in the recent provin- cial election for Durham East. The recount is to be held in the Darlington Sports arena. The day following the election the official count placed Gord Mills, Orono, NDP 63 votes ahead of Kirk Kemp, Bowmanville, representing the Progressive Con- servatives. Mills polled 10,962 ballots to Kemp's 10,899. Mills has stated that his hands have been tied since the election due to the fact the issue is still in An old Time Benefit dance is be- ing held to raise funds to assist the victims of the tornado which ripped through an area around Starkville last month. The dance is being held in the Newcastle Village community hall on Friday,October 26th with the Keith Wood and friends orchestra The Great Pine Ridge Kinettes were more than pleased with their first pre-teen dance held in the Orono Town Hall last Friday even- ing. The Kinettes moved the dance to the Orono hall due to high rentals by the school board. The local Orono Hall Board made an attrac- tive deal the Kinettes could not dispute - No Charge. The Newcastle Village- Branch will soon be moving to its new loca- tion, behind the Community Hall. With the additional space the Library will be able to offer many additional services including Preschool Storytimes and Toddler Times. The Ganaraska Dump committee headed by John Magdar, Jewel Road, as chairman, have already prepared signs for sale and had such for sale in Orono on Saturday last. The group have as well erected some large signs on Regional Road 9 noting the location of the can- didate dump site. The committee is in the throws of raising funds, presently and in the future, to assist with their plans to object to any intention in having a major dump in the area. Helen MacDonald states, "Peo- ple have had enough." She said it was possible that the various en- vironmental groups in the area may form an umbrella committee. Those who she said could be in- terested are The Newcastle/Port Granby Environmental committee, the Clarke Constituents committee, the local GOOD committee and Saga (Save the Ganaraska Again) committee. MacDonald also notes that there is a strong movement on the en- (Contium e p2) dispute. The Conservatives called for the Judicial recount. Mills states it is difficult to do ail business for the riding from his home and as a result of the recount he has been unable to set-up offices with staff and proper communica- tion lines. The judicial recount will take place under the direction of Judge David Crawford with eight representatives from the two con- cerned parties. Gord Mills is to be represented by Jim Wilbur as legal counsel. providing the music. Admission has been set at $5.00 and ladies are being asked to bring lunch. All proceeds from the dance will go to assist those who had damage on their property due to the storm. Further information by phoning 983-5883 or 436-2735. One hundred and sixty pupils from grades 6 to 8 paid $3,00 each to attend and danced the hours away from 7 p.m. 'till 10 p.m. Randy Cowan was the DJ for the evening. It was the largest crowd the Kinettes have had in presenting this entertainment over the past couple of years. Preschool Storytime is a 45 minute programme of stories, songs and games for children aged 3-5. This programme will run on Tuesdays, November 13 until December 18, 1:45-2:30 p.m. Tod- dler Time is a 30 minute programme (Cndn&ued pi 2) Durham East recount slated for Oct. 16 - 17 Benefit dance planned for victims of tornado Pre-teens' dance an instant hit in Orono Hall Childrens' programs at Newcastle Library . . ......... . .......