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THEHEHALD Pages Be creative in garbage course that they To the people of Region of Halton Re Solid Waste Management In the Region of Halloa The Region has just now received an Interim report on the handling of solid was tea which deals primarily with the Issue of sanitary landfill sites The disposal of waste Is a problem that concerns all of us and It Is obvious that there are many In who are not only vitally con but willing to work hard in finding the best solution Manyof those people assisted by participating In the recent study and many others make their own per sonal contribution through composting careful pur chasing and other voluntary In on effort to encourage further consideration of this question I have enclosed a copy of a letter which I recently placed before the Technical Committee that Is co ordinating the study for the Region 1 have attempted to touch on Just some of the issues that will affect local residents but am primarily Interested in response to my final suggestion that we all cooperate In an effort to reduce the production of garbage to one bag per household in two years I believe that the people of Halton are con about Ibis problem and that they are more than willing to cooperate In such a program if their efforts are coordinated with the efforts of all other citizens To paraphrase the committee we are all a part of the problem the challenge Is to become part of the solution Terry Mannell Councillor Region of Technical Region of Gentlemen Re Sanitary Landfill Sites I have decided to write to you on this subject since it Is difficult to adequately explain the variety of concerns that surround such a complex Issue through use of the supplied At first glance the disposal of solid waste appear to be a technical problem which can be resolved with relative ease through the application of sound engineering and financial skills However there are a number Ileal technical con which the Com must also weigh carefully One major concern is that disposal sites be conveniently located to the bulk of the population so that our country roads ravines and river valleys are not further spoiled by the dumping of additional refuse This is already a problem and Is bound to in crease If sites become even less convenient thus adding the frustration of those who want to dispose of this material In the same way remote facilities and par ticuiariy a single site will make It difficult for those who presently haul their own refuse- to the disposal sites on thelr own time particularly on weekends thus Increasing the local municipality costs of collection In many Instances articles disposed of by In through their own efforts would be most difficult to handle In a regular weekly collection and would necessitate special pickups I understand that there are some five or six hundred private vehicles that use the sanitary landfill site on a Saturday and while their contribution to the total volume of the site is probably relatively small hey represent a special requirement which cannot be ignored While many of these people might turn to private disposal companies and small cartage operators the costs of such services would obviously be much higher If only one remote sit was available A single site also raises the question of hours of operation and could lead to some thought that the site should only be operated five a week during regular working hours This la a tendency that should be strongly resisted In the same way that costs for private firms would be Increased through extra haul distances so local municipal costs will also be affected Any coatbenefit analysis of various alternatives must Indicate the total public cost rather than Isolating cost impact on the region Itself It seems to me that the solution to sanitary landfill sites a form of disposal that will be with us for some time is creativity Until now we have viewed these facilities as necessary evils rather than assessing the positive benefits that might result from the use of some Imagination Such creativity has been used of course In he case of Centennial Park and in Kitchener Waterloo as well as other areas but has so far Ignored this possibility I see no reason why our present sites cannot be used effectively for many years to come through the development of a plan which would see the creation of recreational hills and valleys with proper protection provided of course for neigh hours If difficulties are an ticlpated with certain types of waste such as blowing papers It should be possible to separate various materials providing excavations for the disposal of problem material and using the other material to create the hills One such creative ping project Is the Green Valley Recreational Hill project conceived for the Forest Preserve District of County Lombard Illlonls I would suggest that the Committee obtain In formation on this and other such projects and conduct a limited study on one of our existing sites In order to determine the potential of such a programme In addition to costs of hauling to a remote site one must also consider the impact on the roads network and as well on energy reserves Generally our settlements will have to become more self sustaining and selfcontained as the resources of our planet diminish and this is a con slderatlon that should not be overlooked even at this time In conducting the par programme I gather the Committee has not yet surveyed the present users of the various sites I consider their comments and suggestions would be most valuable and would urge a proper survey 1 personal contact rather than just a questionnaire It will bo necessary to qualify their responses of course a small private contractor will obviously have a different attitude toward wasted time than an employer who Is paid on a salary basis Although I recognize that landfill sites will be an component in our waste management system for years to come and believe that wo must use creative methods to maximize the use we receive from sites that must be consumed for this purpose that Is In no way a suggestion that other efforts aimed at improving our handling of solid waste should not be rigorously pursued In foci I believe that creative efforts will also yield results In this area particularly In the matter of reduction at source Obviously much of this responsibility rests with the senior levels of government and should Join with other municipalities groups and associations to urge mediate and effective legislation to reduce over packaging ban returnable and discourage built In obsolescence But there are also things that we can do and these would in elude introduction of an programme to en courage composting and regional financial and man power support to groups who ore willing to undertake pilot programmes provided of monitored In order produce useful data for con of their application The most direct and we might take at this time would be a operative programme with the local municipalities to gradually reduce the amount of refuse acceptable from each household Such a programme could bo continued until weekly pick ups were restricted to Just one bag per dwelling Necessity Is after all the mother of Invention and I believe that the citizens of the region would recognize the role they must play In review of their habits and requirements and would accept the challenge to meet such o goal within two years I have not mentioned the matter of resource recovery partially because I feel that this la primarily a technical but mainly because I It makes far more sense to attack the disease rather than the symptoms A programme of solid waste reduction at source Is far more practical attainable and economical than a resource recovery can ever hope to be Sincerely Terry Regional Councillor Ten new entries in Bantam Tournament To The Editor of The Herald The International Bantam Hockey Tournament com have been busy behind the scenes since October 1975 The pace of their activity has been picking up recently and it will continue to do so until this tournament gets on Saturday March continuing through on a doily basis except Sunday March to Saturday March This will be the 16th year in a row that Georgetown hosts the best tournament of Its kind in the country To date 106 plications have been received for the places available Among the are teams that not in our 1975 tour and on Stand by are teams from such places as Halifax Ottawa Hamilton Guclph Toronto Sudbury Brampton The Grand Champions Burlington as well as the other division winners Port Colborne Mnrkhora and will be back to defend their title From an organisational point of view the Georgetown Referees Association under the continuing leadership or Gerry Perkins hove been preparing to meet the needs of games that will take place Jessie Hayes and Helen Curtis have been preparing menus and enlisting help from various ladles groups to feed our visitors during their stay Donna and Jean Murphy are looking for homes to the teams Pat Shanks has been recruiting timekeepers and Pete is doing the some for ticket booth attendants Tom Cooper thanks to support of local has all the advertisers he Threat to Press To The Editor of The Herald Suggestions by the La Marsh Royal Commission that the Press be subjected to some type of censorship should be rejected outright Do you think for one moment we the public would have learned about Watergate Igor Gouzenko the Affair Vietnam atrocities Gcrda Munslngor or even dredging In Hamilton Harbour or Olympic financial filching had it not been for the freedom of the press William A Johnson needs for our printed programme and the will be providing first aid coverage As this Is the first time the tournament will be held at the Gordon Arena an ad service will be Inaugurated this year Transportation will be needed to take players and supporters to the dining halls at the Anglican Church the Legion and the Oddfellows buildings Vem Klrby kindly agreed lo supply the necessary buses but we still need licensed bus drivers for the dolly runs Due to the closing of he voluntarily given up normal pre tournament activities that would have taken place on Friday March and the tournament proper will commence at a m on March In alt things are shaping up well and all we need now is the support of the local residents to make this our tour another great sue truly Tournament Chairman GO bus rides too long to be worth it Following Is the teit of a letter sent to Jim Snow minister of transportation and com text of which has been filed with the Herald Honourable J Snow Minister of Coca monies lions Dear Sir Since I work In Scar bo ro and live in the Georgetown I was looking forward to using the new Go Bus service Georgetown to York Mills subway station However it was with great disappointment that I learned that the proposed route and schedule will require one hour and twentyfive minutes each way This trip takes approximately forty minutes by cor In these times today when we find ourselves with traffic congestion and Impending fuel shortages and with the government urging us to public transit I find this situation ridiculous I for one will not spend three lours daily on public transit until It becomes absolutely necessary when I can use my own vehicle for the same return trip In one hour and twenty minutes Surely one cannot take a situation seriously when such a solution is put forth I suggest that If the govern meflt wishes to encourage public transit It had better provide realistic services Yours truly Richard Miller Meteorologist Georgetown BE A SPORT GIVE BLOOD Oil BLOOD DONOR CLINIC MONDAY MARCH 8TH HOLY CROSS CHURCH AUDITORIUM HEALTHY persons ages IB to as year old BOYS with written parental consent EACH TIME donate ore needed to BLOOD NEW donors register at clinic AVOID walling periods by attending the clinic between and In afternoon and between B In the evening TRANSPORTATION and BABYSITTING at clinic available to donors a ride Is needed phone Joyce Clarke fflM or Erica Thompson n66 On clinic day phone 3745 or 7523 Pleats note of CLINIC DAY March on your calandarl GET INVOLVED ft WITH THE r CANADIAN ARMED FORCES INFANTRY Consider the Infantry at an opportunity to vouriilf and world hard demanding Dirt rewards Conildor thtta TRAVEL Tha Infantry art stationed In Victoria C Edmonton Calgory Winnipeg Ontario London Ontario West Germany In addition soldiers are found In Cyprus and Egypt Exercises ore conducted from the Arctic Circle to Panama end from Norway to Alaska We guarantee that you will know mora of Canada and the World In live years COMPANIONSHIP When you work live and travel with guys for live years you develop some pretty good friendships which will In or out of Services PAY An Infantryman the following Initially After year a month Up to ill In addition you receive foreign living allowances In Europe UN In Cyprus field pay on exercises and numsrous little benefits such as movement allowances at every move Further you raealve free medical and dental and Inexpensive room and board CAREER Although many Oat out after five years of lor those who decide on a career opportunities for promotion are available to anybody who himself Of court wllh a career a solder becomes eligible lor a great pension schema which will provide for you on retirement PURPOSE The Infantry ara keeping lha peace In Egypt and Cyprus Thev are contributing to our defence commitment In bur ope Soldiers participate In exercises designed guarantee Canadian sovereignly In Arctic and the last picture you saw of Forces personnel assisting In search for lost children or escaped convicts or building dikes to prevent flooding were in all probability Infantryman We work for peace in Canada and around the world Requirement to infantry can be found at the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centra Main I treat West Phone Monday to Friday IMAM or visit Mobile Racrultlng Unit Georgetown Armories 2nd and Wednesday month noon 4 JO p MUTINY AT LIBRARY Peggy teacher at Park School adds her name to a petition supporting improved library facilities Mony of the people signing the petition also added the words and theatre One in three Halton Hills citizens use their libraries Head librarian Betsy Com we 11 said in on interview last week hat residents of Hills support the public here to a greater extent than In towns of com parable size She said that 30 percent or the population of Hills were library members whereas ho average for towns this was usually percent and tht largo city libraries were pleased mopi of five percent of the population In support of her con tendon she said thai new members who Joined the library system in 1979 had brought the total membership to over She sold that although town council hod agreed that a new library was needed This It when the fight really starts to get what we want She said there had been a tendency for all levels of governments to Ignore what libraries need and can do and critic lied the large amount of money in LIP grants for community Information centres and Information Canada now defunct due to government cost cutting that has been spent for redundant programs which should have gone to libraries Libraries are in formation centres she said Comwell said was staying up nights reading on Ontario Public Library Study In preparation for a workshop she will be attending in Toronto on Feb The report was prepared by Albert who heads a consulting firm Information Media and Library Planning and who will be speaking at the workshop A statistical annual report for 1B75 released by the library shows that book circulation In adult and Junior categories last year Increased to 173201 from the year before Georgetown Acton and Limehouse Acquisitions for the Hills Public Library last year totalled books not in eluding paperbacks in the adult section and 1 307 In the Junior section Books discards totalled 1 for a net gain to the book collection of Thre were 101 visits to shut Ins during through which books were culated Making posters for a Andrews United Church March ore from left to right and Deborah Hall of Georgetown Brownie Pack BUTCHER SHOPS MOORE PARK PUZA DOWNTOWN STORE 8771811 8771311 PreSpring WARMUP 99 SALE YOUR CHOICE OF ANY OF THESE SPECIALS AT 99 lb BOARS HEAD OWN MAKE COUNTRY STYLE SAUSAGE SHORT RIB ROASTS CROSS RIB ROASTS BONELESS BLADE ROASTS ROLLED BRISKET ROASTS ROLLED SHOULDER ROASTS STEWING BEEF EXTRA LEAN MINCED CHUCK SCHNEIDERS MACARONI CHEESE LOAF PICKLE PIMENTO LOAF DUTCH STYLE LUNCHEON LOAF CANADA GRADE A lbs Up ROASTING CHICKENS REGULAR SMOKED KIPPERS EXTRA SPECIAL Minced Beef We reserve the right to limit quantities