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sporm Lifetime Service Guarantee Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 IS l87 SECTIONS 0 PAGES DISTMBUT10N fa OIEN10 10 garbage costs skyrocket By BRIAN MacLFOD Herald Starr Tipping fees for Hat ton s waste may be four times the 1984 price if the Region decides lo build three new transfer stations The Burlington landfill site will be filled to capacity by the end of January At that time will be forced into a 100 per cent ex port situation But per cent export will re quire either building at least one new transfer station in south Halton or expanding the existing one at the Aide site The Region could decide to build three smaller transfer stations in each of the southern municipalities If they do so tipping fees the cost per tonne of dumping garbage will Jump from a price of SIS In to as nigh as In 1988 according to the Regions Chief Administrative Of John Fleming The Region currently exports some waste to New York and Dun build the three transfer sites by far the most expensive option the solid waste budget will almost double to 1 million next year Other options Include simply ex ponding the existing transfer station in Burlington or building one or two more transfer sites Each new transfer station costs around Regional councillors have been told that any new transfer stations must be functional by April 1988 To do that their sites must be identified by the end of October Councillors decided Oct ask regional and municipal stiff to identify appropriate means for transferring all or part of the municipal and private waste from Burlington and Milton as viable alternatives to continuing and or expanding the existing transfer facility Regional staff already said the cheapest alternative would be to expand tne existing transfer station That would lcne the Region with a million solid waste disposal budget in 1983 But Burlington councillors are righting that proposal tooth and nail They say Region Is obligated close down the entire site once the dump reaches The City of Burlington council passed a motion Oct confirming their opposition to continued use of the current facility But it very important to hive In the hill J Doctors hearing location changed The Ontario Hospital Appeals Board hearing into the Jack Ford dismissal has been moved The hearing will now take place in the Superior Room on the 2nd floor of the Block on Monday at 10 a The hearing will continue Tuesday and Wednesday in the Ontario Room South also located in the Block The Block Is located on the corner of Bay and Streets Toronto Lupus society The Lupus Society will hold its monthly Sunday Oct 18 The meeting will begin at p at All Saints Anglican Church Parish Hall Queen Street Hamilton Hamilton J D will speak about Lupus Steroids and Metabolic Bone Disease and i question and answer period will follow the discussion For further inform a please call or Start a business Did you always want to your own business The Georgetown Public Library is of a four night course Key Concepts of Small Business Management Learn to plan finance and organ lie a small business on the evenings Oct Oct Nov and Nov Play shop moves The recreation department s prcschool pi ay shop program in Acton has moved Formerly the Knox Presbyterian Church the youngsters are now at the Prospect Park Pavilllon above the new boathouse facility on lire sharers of Fairy Lake Youth tour helps promote understanding By MIKE TURNER Herald Staff The prospect of ending famine racism war and other global con la viewed by many as merely a pipe dream But one group is making a grass roots start By promoting a major in needed for the resolution of any conflict understanding the International Youth For Peace and Justice Tour is a federal ly and funded program which provides a forum of understanding Young people from various races and countries come together and learn from each other Mike Breton a teacher at Centen Public School In Georgetown is a program He says six young people between the ages of 13 and will visit the area within the next few weeks to represent the peo ple of their respective lands The message of the youth tour is essentially simple to encourage dialogue and awareness of conflict situations nationally and in Canada and to stimulate Canadian port lei pa tion for aiding the peacegul resolu to these problems Basically they bring a message of hope says Mr Breton They re saying we ore your peers The solu tion to conflicts in the world rests with young people and hey re look for a resolution on an interna tf anal scale Among the visiting contingent will be an aboriginal Australian and representatives of Palestine and Puerto Rico There are also two members of the group from Canada one a James Bay area native Canadian day Oct 16 in the morning they will be at Georgetown District High School Next Wednesday Oct they will be at Centennial school for the morning and at Acton High School during the afternoon Following the general assembly smaller groups will be formed for more Intimate discussion The la welcome to attend any of sessions J Mr Breton says the group Is also available to speak with an organ Hon during the evening of Oct and anyone interested may contact him to make arrangements A total of countries are involved In the peace initiative provided by the program and other groups arc visiting communities throughout Canada Mr Breton feels the program will be of tremendous benefit to ill those who participate and will help bridge the gap of understanding Its a means of seeking a peaceful and practical solution to world problems he soys It focuses on I he fact that these are not just stories we see on TV and read in the papers They are very real and they happen to people in the world support of the area for any of the proposals said Mr Fleming councillors took on the chin from West Burlington r itepayer representative Sid We arc In a situation today than we were two ago Mr said That damn disgusting lie councillors to make a decision if that meant ignoring the West Burlington ratepayers choosing the most economical pro posal Mr replied You cannot the West Burlington peoples stand Building any more than one new station is not serious op tion Mr and In an Oct The Recount treasurer has ex pressed his concern regarding any which Includes more than one new transfer station because of the impact on overall financial position aid debenture capacity he Construction of more than one sta is economical he But the Region has been given a re sorts had hoped to begin exporting their waste to Walker Brothers land fill site in this month but the Ministry of the Environment forced the company into Environmental hearing expected to finish in Noicmber The Ministry is now prepared to rant an emergency permit to allow Hilton waste at the site Regional stiff have identified properties in Burlington Milton which meet the basic re quirements for a new transfer stu linn Region wants money for Aids program The Region of wants to set up an AIDS education control and coordination program The program would con centra on ensuring proper treat ment and follow of all AIDS vie lims in a comprehensive program aimed at preventing the of high behaviors the Com mlssloner of Health Graham said The Region is asking he of for full funding for the pro gram The Idea is to create register of all Infected individuals and en sure adequate medical care follow up of all infected individuals in Mr said in a He also wants to implement a contact tracing program to trace anyone who hns come in contact with someone known to have the AIDS virus The program would prpvlde educational programs for the general public with emphasis on adolescents and high risk groups such as homosexuals and pro miscuous heterosexuals the report One two health educators and one part time clerical worker will be required to run the program Pumpkin pals Whether It to be used In a pic or at a quest they round one that was just the right jack this Is the when people Ink to the cone up for 1 1 allow cm But rinding it was one thing and fields in search of the blggnt fattest pumpkin they can rolling the monster out to the car another for And twoyearold Rebecca Clark left and Iter Rebecca father Rob and her brother Andrew friend four were rewarded In their were along In lend a hand Herald photo Oct 19 hearing MD waits six months for appeal After a six month wait Dr Jack the Board of Directors at the Georgetown District Memorial Hospital will be utile to tell it all Ford was told he be able practise medicine at the hospitals facilities Slnec lhat time he has been walling for his appeal to be heard by the On Hospital Appctls Board The appeal Is scheduled for Mon day at Queen Park the Superior Room on the second floor of the Block The appeal board consists of three and two medical doctors April both and the hospital board have been reluctant to provide specific information about the case fearing it may damage their hearing However at its general meeting in June a hospital spokesman outlined 15 separate in Involving Ford which contributed to his revocation A number of disciplinary actions have been taken against Ford since 1983 said the spokesman Meanwhile an active support group for Dr Ford was established shortly after the hospital decision was announced The group has been busy writing letters to newspapers and politicians showing support for he obstetrician gynecologist At the hospitals annual meeting members supported by the Ford group attempted to run as board members bat all four candidates were defeated The following Is resume of related events leading up to the ap peal board heanngMondny April After board of directors of the hospital informs Dr his hospital privileges been revok No written reasons were given at this time April 12 A 103 name petition is presented lo town council the discussion of the secret April Hospital with supporters of ford lawyer for the there was a multl faceted concern about the practice May The Herald to date receives letters to the editor the majority from patients of Dr Ford supporting his case June I Town councillors who sit as members of the hospital board de fend the hospital policy of closed tines They defended the hospital policy of not elaborating on the April meeting Appeal board date is set for Oct 19 May Town councillor Cook announces quietly his decision to resign from the hospital board because they wouldn I change to open meetings June Hospital annua general meeting Four Candidates supported the group are defeated board elections A vote calling for open meetings results In a vole of 107 for against he board of directors discusses general reasons why Dr Fords I i le w ere re Region agrees to terms for government review Keeping warm the Union In ri l picketing Tuesday morning Wednesday marks the strikf for membrm lent Joe Iainensn Hold Hie protesting franchises Herald photo Herald Staff Councillors igreed to the sue aid of a of Hilton govcmmmtOcI 7 The Region voted fur review Aug after Burlington Major Bird had eril vinous aspects of government The Ministry of Municipal must first agree do the but it likely won I get until irh in said Chief Officer John Irmmliu The review will stud the nil method of selection if Region il council the method of of the Regional Earlier this year the Region dead not to have the position of Regional Chairman currinlly Iele voted la directly by the electorate The Chairman is up pointed by councillors following election The review wilt also the structure of Regional committees and representation of on those committees The relationship of local hoards commissions Regional will also conn undir limit my with particular imphasls in man accountability provisions in Die terms of reference include analysis of future funding re quirements for Infrastructure and a rev lew the availability of funding Regional tax burdens across the Region a review of the p rccniiun of Regional nvinimcnl in and of allocation of responsibility for service provided by the Region and the area While some councillors thought the terms of reference wire very others thought they were the renew I would assume everything and is up for grabs hciid These arc terms of re Hills Councillor Pom refused to support the terms of reference because It simply a Hit of taxpayers dollars I won support anything hat will Hills vulnerable she said of the review of representa tion of Hie four municipalities Burlington Mayor Bird said earlier year he wants a regional council which would In representation of Hills from five lo three The terms of reference were good Bird He said the ret mm end lions are cxk enough for the review to be tarried out councillor Kevin argued against the review It Just seemed to be a way lo deal with somebody he said I Ion Hills councillor Marilyn said tin review Is just another waste of time and waste of money Hills Mayor Miller who voted against the review in August said he terms of refirence gives everybody op portunity to some Input on how things should Ik changed