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> I 5 F i ' El THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ NOVEMBER 30,2005 ♦ PAGE 9 durhamregIon.com Trio all work, no play for Hydro One workers ■ ■ 1 *-« * t » - BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer BOVVMANVILLE -- Hydro One workers from Bowmanville found both the weather and the welcome warm as they spent almost a month in Florida, helping helping with Hurricane Wilma relief. Four workers from the Bowmanville yard -- Brian prabko of Bowmanville, jim Wood of Newcastle, John Kovacs of Enniskillen, and Mike Rice of Courtice boarded two Hydro One trucks Oct. 26, and didn't return to Canada until Nov. [14, after having restored jjower to countless Floridians Floridians who fell victim to the massive storm, which hit bet. 24. 2 "We were. getting chatted up pretty good down there," said Mr. Rice, of the welcome welcome the group received. "People were happy to see Someone pulling into their Neighbourhood and working." working." Even the radio stations in the area "were all for the Canadians," said Mr. Rice. It wasn't the first time Mr. Rice and the others had been to Florida to help with relief work. All had experience with storm relief, some having having helped out after Hurricane Hurricane Frances, and some after Hurricane Jeanne, last year. Mr. Rice was involved with the Frances relief effort. "With Frances, there was a lot of wires down, but I don't think there was near as many broken poles. This time, there were more broken broken poles, and that means more time," said Mr. Rice. In total, Hydro One sent approximately 190 workers from across the province to help with this year's storm relief effort. The group from the local Hydro One yard worked in the Broward County area, around Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach. But, there was no time for recreation while they were there. They worked 16-hour days, with only an eight-hour rest period. period. "Your recreation time was your eight-hours of sleep time," he said Walter Passarella / Metroland Durham Region Media Group BOWMANVILLE - Hydro One workers (left to right) Mike Rice, Brian Grabko, John Kovacs and Jim Wood went down to Florida to help out in the wake of Hurricane Wilma. the area "were all tor me sleep urne, ne stuu. GTA leaders frustrated with provincial action on waste V ' ' ' ■ , BY CARLY FOSTER (Staff Writer p-V/' $ DURHAM - The GTA's (leaders are sending a strong message to the Province: Recognize trash is a serious problem and start changing policies to deal with it. r The move came Friday from ji Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton Mayors and Chairs meeting at Durham Region headquarters in Whitby. Presentations Presentations by the City of Toronto and Region of York showed municipalities are struggling to handle waste Because of a growing popula tion and provincial policies that hinder finding solutions. "It's the Province that has moved away from its responsibility, responsibility, not us. Not the municipalities," said Halton Regional Chairwoman Joyce Savoline. More than 4 million tonnes of garbage from the Golden Golden Horseshoe and northern . Ontario is shipped to Michigan Michigan each year by municipalities municipalities and private haulers, said Geoff Rathbone, acting general general manager of solid waste management services for Toronto. While shipping trash across the border is cheap, there is also a "chronic disposal capacity shortage" shortage" in Ontario, Mr. Rathbone said. That is combined with a "not in my backyard" mentality of residents who are opposed to more landfills and accepting other region's garbage. garbage. Some municipalities are looking at expanding existing landfills or alternative ways , of disposing of garbage-- such as energy incinéra- . tors - but these options take years and millions of dollars because of lengthy environmental assess ments (EA) mandated by the Prov- , ince, said Andy Campbell, director director of waste management for York Region. Durham, in partnership with York and Peterborough, for example, is looking at an energy from \yaste facility. But the EA will cost millions, millions, take at least three years, and , the earliest a site could open is 2012 - and there's no guarantee the Province will even accept the proposal. Recent provincial policy documents documents are laden with guidelines for water, sewage and where growth should go, but are "silent" on what to do with the garbage new residents residents create, said Caledon Mayor Marolyn Morrison. The Province recognizes the issue, but responsibility for waste still lies with municipalities, said Keith West, a ministry of the environment director there on behalf of the minister. minister. "Do you understand the frustration frustration that builds when -you say... that?" Chairwoman Savoline said. "How can you say that when you . are the ultimate authority in what we do?" Mr. West said he would take the comments back to the ministry as "noted." The committee put forth a resolution resolution asking for waste growth plans from the Province, predictability and consistency in the EA process, and asked for the ability to collect development charges for waste. The group also discussed hospital hospital funding and made a resolution condemning rising gun violence, asking for a summit. Raise a pint for food bank |Y JULIAN FOLLERT Staff Writer I DURHAM - This Christ- thas, pubs across Durham |)nd the GTA will be doing more than just pouring a Httle holiday cheer. ^Participating establish" ments will be raising funds for the Ontario Association pf Food Banks (OAFB) from Çfov. 25 to Dec. 25 by donating donating 25 cents from every pint of Rickard's Red sold. F Park Place Sports Bar in fi , i 7 ' ' • ,.;,Oshawa is one of the local pubs taking part in the initiative, initiative, 'which is expected to raise $25,000 across the GTA. 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