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the HERALD Wednesday November 6 Community News Municipal Election Ward 3 candidate offers costreduction suggestion By BEN DUMMETT The Herald Tom Ward 3 candidate for Town councillor thinks he may know of an environmental frien dly way to reduce the municipalitys costs in purchasing winter sand Winter sand is used on roadways during the winter months to im prove traction on the road Mr said if elected he would urge the Town to follow in the foot steps of Brampton and attempt to recycle winter sand to be reused over several winters He predicts if the Town uses suf- amounts of sand per winter to make the idea financially viable then the Town would incur savings in several ways Mr estimates it may be ap proximately 50 per cent cheaper to recycle the winter sand that the Mouthwatering annual turkey supper By BETTY SOJKA There were a few anxious moments for the organizers of the Annual Turkey Supper held last Saturday Ticket sates were slow right up to midweek prior to the supper The first 2 settings were full and the last at pm was half sold The number of takeouts had increased to which helped offset the smaller turnout Mouthwatering smells made the tummy rumble until the hot and fresh meal was served There was generous servings for ELECT GRANT EMMERSON WARD 3 COUNCILLOR THE MAN YOU CAN COUNT ON Ballinafad News everyone which included a wonderful variety of pies available The committee organizers are to be commended for their efforts as the Annual Turkey Supper is a huge under taking with many details to be attended to Terrified drivers were forced off the roads in the village and surrounding area when the ban dit of last weeks Royal Bank rob beries came roaring through the village His path along the rural roads took him down the sixth lif across the town line through the village A score of police chase vehicles were in hot pur suit as well It was a scary ex perience for anyone coming near the chase as the bandit had a gun pointed out the window The Jim Dandies got together at the Community Centre this past Sunday in order to take a team picture The best photo taken will be placed on individual plaques for the ladies It was nice to get together and see those faces once again The picture tak ing session involved a time for the ladies to visit and exchange happenings in their lives Jim Dandy patches were handed out to the ladies Town would normally buy new As well the process would also reduce the Towns cost of dumping the old sand at the end of each win ter into a landfill In turn that much more material would be diverted from landfills said Mr Frank Town Public Works Superintendent said Thur sday he had only heard about Bramptons winter sand recycling program the other day While acknowledging the program may be feasible Mr Morette added further investigation would be required before he recom mended the Town carry out a similar program Mr Morette said he is scheduled to meet his counterparts in Milton and Burlington later this month and at that time the program will be discussed Joe Pimintel Bramptons Operations Coordinator called the winter recycling program an ex periment The process calls for the sand to be collected at the end of the winter as is usually done and sifted to separate foreign particles from the sand The recycled sand is then stored over the summer and used the following winter The city plans to rent a sifter from a Brampton company said Mr Pimintel Samples of sifted winter sand I that was collected at the end of last winter has been sent to a lab said Mr to ensure the quality of recycled sand is equal to or close to the quality of virgin winter sand The results are expected in two to three weeks he said He refused to speculate whether the project would be scrapped if test results show the sands quality was significantly lower than that of virgin sand The quality of sand that can be produced through the recycling process is Mr main con cern He said it may be difficult to remove the oil that mixes in with the sand during the winter If the oil cant be removed then the recycled sand may lose its traction and therefore be useless Paul Sargent Town Recycling Coordinator speculated the Town may not use enough sand to warrant the program Salt is used on the major thoroughfares in Georgetown and Acton whereas sand is only used on inclines at stop signs and on sharp curves said Mr Sargent TOO BUSY TO SEW Let Roberta Do It jjj Specializing in Childrens Costumes Minor Alterations and Repairs A NEW IN TOWN Lei Us Put The Mat Out For You ACTON GEORGETOWN Judy l ca Welcome Wagon hostess She will bring congratulations and gilts for the family and NEW BABY GS TELEVISION ITS NOT WORTH THE DRIVE TO BRAMPTON 265 ST GEORGETOWN 8779541