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Page THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday November IE IMS Halton Hills Protest helps spark opposition Acton Royalty Acton High School comment- pie led the procession of graduate meal opened royal fashion last both to and from the stage and Friday with Queen Angela Bridge observed the commencement from a and King Rick Sarto both Grade throne placed to one tide of the looking on The royal coo- Nov lfi meeting Lao Recycling Week promotes Thi a good waste management A recycling wave Is sweeping across Ontario as more and mnre municipalities implement recycling pro- During Ontario fourth annual Recycling Week scheduled for Nov to more than one million household Id nearly 100 com muni ties are practising good waste management through recycling material recycling is widely recognized as providing long term benefits including extending the life of landfill sites reducing solid waste conserving energy in the original manufacture of paper glass metal and plastic products and creating Jobs in Ontariobased conservation and recycling in The Town of can celebrate Recycling Week with pride says Mayor Miller Since Halton Hills curbslde ing program was launched In April of 1978 over tons of recyclable material have been collected and processed for market The Mayor Halton Hills recycling program was an impor first step in addressing the growing amount of garbage previously salt to the landfill sites r Recycling has given every householder in this municipality a chance take a stand for a cleaner healthier environment for wiser use of our dwindling natural resources and for responsible waste manage ment the Mayor adds This event carries a serious message Disposing of our refuse I just happen by magic It has to go somewhere Recycling pro vides an opportunity for every citizen of Hills to play a per sonal role in helping to address the waste disposal problem the Mayor In a noisy demonstration at Queens Park Wednesday POWER members asked Environment Minister Jim Bradley for a moratorium on private landfill pro posals until a review of the En vironmental Assessment process is complete About people marched around Queens Park for about half an hour chanting slogans like Stop the dump and Save our town during the afternoon protest POWER Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources then brought out an effigy of the environ minister for a press con Terence In the media room There POWER spokesperson Barbara handed a letter on lo ministry officials asking for the moratorium The proposed landfill site is located between Highway and the Fourth Line just north of near Reclamation Systems a con glomerate consisting of wo cement companies United Aggregate Ltd and Waste Management site The private proposal will be the first landfill site to undergo the scrutiny of the Environmental Assessment Act a piece of provin cial legislation introduced in the late 1970s to deal with municipal applies Hon for landfill POWER members say the Society meets The Georgetown Horticultural Society have Don and Hancock as speakers at the Nov lfi meeting Landscaping subject and Marjorie will bout Rhododendrons The Hancocks operate a nursery south of CookxvlUe Christmas decorations will be on display or further discussion Meetings of the Horticultural Society are open to the public The Societys next meeting will be held on Nov IS at 8pm at Knox Presbyterian Church hall In Georgetown 211 GuelphS Georgetown NORTHVIEW CENTRE NOV 1 4 VOTE TO REELECT BILL SMITH HYDRO COMMISSION WARD 1 YEARS OF COMMISSION EXPERIENCE SERVED YOU AS YOUR COUNCILLOR AND YOUR MAYOR LOCAL BUSINESSMAN SUPPORTING MINOR SPORTS FOUNDER AND ORGANIZER OF AN INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT HAS RAISED OVER 50000 FOR THE CANCER SOCIETY AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE I WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN POWER AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE RATE MY LEADERSHIP HALTON HILLS HYDRO HAS NEVER EXCEDED TO YOU THE USER ONTARIO HYDROS WHOLESALE COST OF POWER IF ELECTED I PLAN TO INSTITUTE A NEW PLAN THAT WILL ENABLE ALL HYDRO CUSTOMERS TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EQUAL BILLING PLAN IF THEY SO DESIRE BILL SMITH HYDRO COMMISSION WARD la not properly equipped to han dles private application Private proposals do not have to adhere to many of the strict regula tions in the process that public pro posals must follow POWER members say The massive landfill site would handle waste from surrounding municipalities Including possibly Metropolitan Toronto which is now in the midst of a waste management crisis Although Mr Bradley has said the proposal will be designated under the act it has yet to be formally designated by Cabinet a situation Mrs says Is akin to the che que is in the mail The proposal is quite separate from Halton 10year million search for a landfill site expected to wrap up this year with a decision between sites In Burlington and Milton The provincial government has begun a review of the legislation but the review wont be ready In time to deal with the RSI pro posal POWER wants proposal halted until the new rules are place The demonstration at Queens Park Wednesday was successful said Mrs Were finally here said Mrs Mayer Miller said he was proud to be there I thought It went very well It was an organized protest said Mayor Miller 1 would feel that it would impress upon Jim Bradley that we are very concerned and that we ore going to protest it and fight it and not allow it to happen right to the very end he said Elliot questions Bradley While POWER demonstrators marched outside Queens Park Wednesday North Walt Elliot was discussing the pro posed landfill in the legislature with Environment Minister Jim Bradley Mr Elliot noted the Acton site has twice been turned a landfill site How many limes does a municipality have ti go to the expense of having site rejected Mr Elliot asked In the province of Ontario peo ple have the freedom and right to make proposals to government for various Initiative Including waste management Initiatives replied Mr Bradley The difference today is we have now put under the En vlronmcntal Assessment Act even the private sector proposals for a landfill of the kind that has been proposed in Acton he added Private proposals are usually designated under Ihe less stringent Environmental protection Act Noting that the proposed site on an aquifer that covers some square miles and supplies water to all Hills residents Mr Elliot asked Does it make any sense at all to dump garbage in such a location That decision will be up to the Environmental Assessment Board said Mr Bradley They put It through the very toughest of scrutiny 9 Learn to Drive and Survive Federal Income Young Driven programme is not available any local hlgfi school driving you can f 5SfiSS5ViS5SiS I SPECIAL 4 DAY CHRISTMAS PROGRAM 4 CONSECUTIVE DAYS 900 to 330 DEC 27 28 29 30 J 8770751 Mountainview Rd S Georgetown I FOR BRAMPTON OR CALL OVER 300000 GRADUATES RECOMMEND Young Drivers of Canada