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-- 2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, May 10, 1988 NDP critic raps Liberals "No government level can han- dle the problem of garbage disposal on its own.", stated Ruth Grier, M\P.P. and N.D.P. En- vironment Critic when she ad- dressed a meeting of the Durltam East New Democrats at the home of Marg Wilbur, R.R.4, Port Perry. Mrs. Grier talked about the need for the federal government to pass legislation reducing packaging. The municipalities need to get into recycling in a big way and the provincial govern- ment has 'to push the municipalities to get rid of bad practices relating to waste disposal. The main answer is con- servation and recycling, not in- cineration which is a problem in itself. Incinerators also inhibit recycling. Mrs. Grier said that communi- ty groups concerned about land- fill sites need to co-operate not fight each other. She pointed to the growing numbers of citizen groups forming in the Durham Region as evidence that citizens want to do something. The Lakeshore M.P.P., who was on the Etobicoke Council for 15 years before going to Queen's Park, attacked Metro for its lack of planning and complacency about garbage disposal. She said the province had been too easy on Metro and must be stronger. Mrs. Grier has suggested a change in legislation at the provincial level SO that Toronto area municipalities would be charged by the amount of garbage they produce. This could have a major impact in pushing Metro into recycling efforts. The province could also streamline the en- a a vironmental assessment process. Mrs. Grier pointed out that there is no simple answer; that we have to think of long term disposal and that this will require a major ef- fort by all levels of government and all citizens. Jim Wiseman, representing PACT, a Durham Region Group concerned about Metro's efforts to use Durham Region for their garbage disposal also spoke to the group. Delegates from Durham East to the N.D.P. convention in Thunder Bay in June will be con- sidering resolutions about recycl- ing. Elected as delegates were Linda Mclaughlin, Manvers, Roy Grierson, Port Perry, Eugene Dobbs, Bowmanville and Ron Gilbert, Scugog. Marg Wilbur, Scugog, will attend as a member of the Provincial Executive. pe NAME: ENTRY FORM Town Cryer Contest / ADDRESS: Please Check: (J Male [1 Female Mail Entry Form to: Box 1282, Scugog Chamber of Commerc, Port Perry, Ontario LOB 1NO PHONE: | Category: (0 Adult [J Child 1] ' ne > f h EE) The Galley Fish and Chip Restaurant on Que / al en Street in Port Perry has undergone some major changes over the past few weeks from strictly take- out to tables and chairs for nearly 40 diners. Al- though the decor has changed and the restaurant is a lot larger, owners Sylvia and Phil McBride have made sure one thing won't change: the taste of the house specialty, fish and chips. Regional budget (From page 1) gop) taxes this year, or just over 13. The budget process was com- plicated this year by the fact that Metro Toronto council has hiked the tipping fee it charges for gar- bage disposal at the Metro dump in Pickering from $22 per tonne to $50 per tonne. There have been indications that Metro will rebate Durham $28 per tonne, which will save + the Region about $1.3 million in garbage disposal costs. However, Metro council has yet to officially give that rebate to Durham. ~The budget had been slated for passage in March, but was held up until last week while the Re- gion waited to see if Metro would indeed approve the tipping fee re- bate. In the event that Metre docs not grant that rebate, the Durham budget contains a contigency plan. Oo A $700,000 fund for the 911 emergency dialing system, plus $1 million in a fund for dealing with future garbage disposal will be re-designated to pay the addi- tional tipping fee costs if the re- bate is not granted by Metro council. Pilkey and members of Re- gional council from Oshawa tried without success last week to de- lete the $1 million item com- pletely from the budget as a way of bringing down the total in- crease. Property taxes in Scugog Township for the average home- owner will be going up this year about $100. The Regional .portion of the tax bill will in- crease about $13; the local (Scugog) portion will be up $18; and the School Board share will go up about $70. The average assessed value for tax purposes of a home in Scugog this year is just under $3,000. oonlight Madness FRIDAY the 13th SALE! OPEN 9:30 AM to 11:00 PM 25% OFF children's selected DRESSES, JOG SETS & SUMMER SWEATERS The CHILDREN'S DEN 197 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY - 985.9982 Fj 2: +3