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Groups must join to protect Environment GEM Herald Staff A united front is necessary to successfully pressure the federal and provincial governments to pass more environmen tally protective legislation en vironmental groups decided at the most recent Great Environmental Merger The EnviroWatch Con ference E M was held in Ner vals Riviera Centre this past weekend Rita Landry chairperson for Protect Our Water and En vironmental Resources POWER the conferences host described this strategy saying snow flakes don have much of an effect but beware of tbe avalan che Of the conference Ms Landry said it was a success with over 200 people attending event to listen to a variety of speakers including MP Garth Turner Halton Hills Councillor Robert Heaton representatives from En vironment Canada and the At torney Generals Office tbe Coali tion on the Niagara Escarpment CONE and the Bruce Trail Association Ms Landry said at was up approximately ISO people from the first GEM con ference Feb 18 Since large corporations are a major source of todays pollution problems and because they deal strictly in terms of the bottom line Ms Landry said groups at tending the conference decided the corporations should be taxed ac cordingly as a way of paying for environmental cleanup costs and encouraging them to reduce their pollution emissions Another aspect discussed during the conference was education Ms Landry said We learned that if a product doesnt fall under the four Rs reduction recycling reuse and recovering it shouldnt be made Ms Landry also said discussion centred on the general publics unawareness of the current pollu tion problem She explained not many people realize that even if a landfill quarry site is not limestone it leaks Limestone is a porous material making limestone quarries environmental hazardous she said Why do you think all landfill sites require a leachate collec tor Ms Landry asked rhetorically is the sludge material that is the end product of rain filtering through garbage She also warned that landfill sites across United States are their capacity resulting in the Americana looking to Canada to provide alternatives If this situation arises Ms Landry said the Niagara Escarpment would be a prime location because of the areas large number of quarries Pollution problems will not be curbed until decision makers stop looking at the short term costs Ms Landry said You can close one eye and hold a quarter up to the other only see ing the quarter or you can hold the quarter at a distance and see more than just the money Business For Business GSS OFFICE SUPPLIES Georgetown Secretarial Services St Georgetown 8772282 8771485 ii Florists Forget FATHERS DAY Sunday June 18th Georgetown 0770001 NORTKVIEW CENTRE 12 PAGES Dome builders tender rejected by Halton Region A late tender has left SkyDome builders EllisDon Limited out in the cold on a bid for Halton Regions million expansion pro ject EllisDon considered tbe largest construction company in Canada could lose the bid to expand Halton Regions administrative offices and the new Halton Regional Police buildings by default The only two remaining bidders on the proposed expansion would be the Cooper Corporation Limited and Jackson Lewis Company along with Cunningham Limp Halton Regional councillors met for an emergency session at last weeks administration and finance meeting at the Regional head quarters There was some con over whether or not the EllisDon employee carrying the companys arnv at the Regional offices by a 2 Tuesday deadline This is a difficult problem you have in front of you today said Chief Executive Officer John Fleming Mr Fleming who saw EllisDon employee Randal Froebelius In the Regional hallway Tuesday carry the construction proposal said I really cant say whether he was in the building by oclock The designer of the construction proposal for the Regional centre spoke with Regional councillors t them to consider EUis- proposal Burlington resi dent and designer Colin Gillie said it was unclear whether or not Mr who was first tied up in highway traffic on Highway and was then apparently misdirected while for the Regional room where tenders were due at Tuesday said regardless of whether or not the proposals were all in it was not a cut and dry case of giving a financial figure to the Region The three proposals are like comparing apples and oranges Mr Gillie said He said that even if EllisDon had access to informa inside the other proposals there would be no last minute changes that could make the package more competitive 1 There was no intent to take ad vantage of everyone else s pro posal he said But Regional Chairman Peter Pomeroy stuck by the Regions guns and asked Mr Gillie how such a large company could break tbe rules Why in the name of good com mon sense you leave an of thats 40 minutes from this location and leave yourself a minute graceperiod he asked Mr and Mr Gillie Why would a company of your size let this happen While Mr Gillie conceded EllisDon was ashamed the pro posal was stamped past the deadline he said the Region Itself was considerably late in in viting proposals Of the 14 proposals originally in dicated only three were asked to submit tenders Tbe shortlist was designed to save companies from undergoing an expensive proposal Bill Montgomery vicepresident of Cooper Construction Limited one of the two companies bidding on the contract said a late pro posal goes at very heart of the sanctity of bidding We knew precisely where to on Page 2 This Corvette is just one of the attractions as is the Hills Chamber of Commerce Biggest Ice Cream Bar featured at Sunday s Classics Against Cancer auto show held at Park from 14 Surrounding the car are centre Sean left Gerry Kentner and Jane and right Lori Kentner and Susan All pro ceeds raised through the ice cream bar will go to the Canadian Cancer Society Herald photo CalvertDale homes builder dies while on vacation in BC A popular Halton Hills builder and president of Calvert Dale Homes office in Stewarttown died last week of a heart attack while vacationing in British Columbia Robert Letreille of Bramp ton was involved with developing projects in Georgetown behind the Georgetown Marketplace and re developed buildings in downtown Georgetown He died June 13 while vacationing with his wife in ChilUwack Bob was a good entrepreneur hed done a lot in Georgetown said Mr LetreUles friend and business associate Dan of Century 21 realty where the builder had an office He really liked the old core area His plans were to do a lot of redeveloping on Main Street Mr Letreille was responsible for tbe reconstruction of the building that houses McCarthys Olde Tea Room on Main Street and did some renovations at Church Street and Main Street in Georgetown But he was probably most noted for the development of single- family homes in Georgetown on a piece of land that allowed the building of 126 Mr Letreille wanted to retain the character of Georgetown said Mr Timmons On a more personal level Bob was very well liked by anybody he met Hes the type of person you only meet once in a lifetime said Mr Timmons He had so many friends said Kelly Chapman who worked with Mr Letreille at Century 21 Its so sad around here Mr Letreille is a native of Ot tawa who has been building in Halton Hills for seven years He leaves behind three children and his wife Elizabeth Mr says Mr LetreUles son will likely continue his fathers building business T A S S I C BANQUET HALL AVAILABLE Vote CORNEA OF ST MOUNTAIN VIE Realty of Distinction Inc Realtor 112 Main St S Georgetown ComefCrrtrMln 87311