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2 - "WEEKEND STAR" TG RE eR AMG sg ir SS TR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000 Scugog to protest new policy Township can't keep up with requirement to enforce farm regulations By John B. McClelland Weekend Star Members of Scugog council are dismayed that the provincial government plans to hand enforce- . ment of new policies for nutrient management on Ontario's farms over to the. municipalities. "We do 'not have the staff to enforce this. It sim- ply will not happen if we have to enforce it," said Mayor Doug Moffatt as the controversial topic came under discussion at coun- cil's Aug. 28 meeting. The mayor volunteered to draft a response stating council's position on enforcement, and send it Moffatt off to provincial agriculture minister Ernie Hardeman. . The province intends to force Ontario farmers to regulations governing the safe handling and disposal of manure and other nutri- ent materials, such as fer- tilizers. That's fine with Scugog council, but to ask small townships such as this one to take on the time-con- suming and costly job of enforcement is foolish and passing the huck, say members of council. The mayor said most municipalities do not have staff members with the expert knowledge to take on. this responsibility, or the staff to effectively enforce new regulations. Scugog has taken a comply with provincial THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SCUGOG MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2000 PUBLIC NOTICE Re: VOTE BY MAIL REVISION OF THE VOTERS' LIST QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS VOTE BY MAIL Township Council pursuant to the Municipal ection Jecti "en 1996, has. chosen to conduct the 2000 Municipal Election Ay a VOTE BY MAIL. The VO BY MAIL system will replace the traditional polling place method and eliminate the need for advance votes and proxy votes. | On or before October 25th, 2000, a Vote by Mail Kit will be forwarded by Canada Post to each person who has qualified to be on the voters' list. Persons who have not received their kit in the mail by October 30th, 2000 may obtain one at the Township of Scogog, Clerk's Department, 208 North St., Port Perry. : Electors may retum their ballot to the Township Clerk by the following means: 1) By Mail | | Prepaid retum envelopes will be provided in the vote by mail kit. The last day to mail your ballot to-ensure it is received by the Clerk is November 3rd, 2000. 2) By Ballot Retum Station oters not wanting to use the mail may it their ballots at the ballot retum station located at "the Township of Scogog, Clerk's Department, 208 North St. on the date and times indicated below: Saturday, Noverpisse 4, 2000, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. an Monday November Fi 2000 to Friday, November 10th, 2000, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, November 13th 2000, 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 pm, Ballots will be counted at the Community Centre after the close of the polls, November 13th," 2000 at 8:00 p.m. Unofficial results will be posted at the Township of Scogog, Clerk's Department, 208 North St, Port Perry. REVISION OF THE VOTERS' LIST Commencing on Fyfe at Jo the Voters' List for the 2000 Municipal Election is available for _ inspection at The ip Scugog, Clerk's Department, 208 North St., Port Perry: The revision period runs from September 5, until the close of voting at 8:00 p.m. on November 13, 2000. Electors are encouraged to examine the list and if your name does not appear and you feel you qualify, or if any wrong information Spey applications for additions, corrections or deletions to the list may be obtained from the Township of Scugog, Clerk's Department, during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and then up to 8:00 p.m. on November 13, 2000. QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS | The elector qualification period runs from September 5th, 2000 to the dose of voting on November 13, 2000 at 8:00 pm. A person is entitled to be an elector in the Township of Scugog if he or she, at any time during the qualification -- resides in the Township, or ~ is the owner or tenant of land in the Township or is the spouse or same-sex partner of such a person -- is a Canadian Citizen, and -- is 18 years of age on voting day. . NOTE: . Qualified electors may vote ONLY ONCE in a local election within a given municipality. Electors who own or rent more than one property in the Township of Scugog may appear more than once in the Voter's List and may therefore receive more than one vote by mail package. The onus is on these electors to vote only once, The ballot must be cast in the Ward within which the elector maintains his or her permanent residence. + Dated this 1s day of September, 2000 Kim Coates Acting Retuming Officer leading edge in the issue of nutrient management on farms by passing a bylaw last year which demands that farmers have a plan in place before getting a building permit for new or enlarged livestock or poultry barns. The bylaw is designed to put safeguards in place before the animals move in, noted the mayor. But he added the new provin- cial policies will deal with existing and new livestock. "What do we do with those (farmers) who just practice bad animal hus- bandry?" he wondered. The letter of protest will be reviewed by council before it goes in the mail. Annual sale's soon Operation Scugog Food Bank will hold its Children's Fall/Winter Clothing and Toy Sale on Saturday, Sept. 23 at Scugog Community Hall. This sale offers good quality used children's cloth- ing, sizes infant to 16, and maternity clothing. Also shoes, toys, games, books, boots, skates and baby fur- niture are available. For information call Kate at 986-5407 or Tracy at 985- 9083. Hospital swamped with water tests By Chris Hall Port Perry Star A dramatic increase in the number of water sam- ples being dropped off daily for testing at the Port Perry hospital has forced officials to change the way they do busi- ness. Staff at Lakeridge Health Port Perry are swamped with their own work, and can't continue to take time away from their duties to locate and retrieve test results for local homeowners, says hospital spokesperson Linda Robinson. As of today, anyone dropping off a sample should include a postage stamp with the accompa- nying information card and bottle. Results will be mailed directly to their home. If a stamp is not for- warded, it will be assumed that the home- owner will pick up test results at the Peterborough Public Health Laboratory. In the past, staff might receive up to 20 water samples a week, and were happy to hand out test results when they arrived, said Mrs. Robinson. But recent scares about water quality have brought about a huge . increase in the number of samples being sub- mitted at the hospital. Staff have not been able to keep up with the demand. "In the past the hospi- tal would get two or three samples a day for testing; now they're getting more than 80 samples some days," said = Mrs. Robinson. "There has really been a dramatic increase in the number of tests, and staff at the hospitals cannot do their regular work when they have to locate and look up test results." Staff at Port Perry's hospital will still accept samples at the laboratory Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m, and on Fridays from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Test results should be mailed out, or available at the Peterborough lab, in about five days. 15350 Old Simcoe Rd (905) 985-73 ) Bw 4 Mother Jackson's Open Kitchens Wholesale Brand Name Factory Outle UNDER CONSTRUCTION Port Perry