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Pages- SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday February Proposal to link five regions By BRIAN Herald Starr A Toronto councillors idea to dlspursc garbage from five greater Toronto regions was greeted a cool reception by Ha I ton Feb Richard Gilbert to form a seven person Used Materials Management Authority to help solve the garbage crisis plaguing the regions The regions involved arc Durham York Peel Halt on and Metro Each of the outside regions would have one vote while Metro would have three according to Mr Gilberts proposal Durham and Peel reactions were neutral and York reacted positively to the proposal said Mr Gilbert Metro Toronto is now entering a crisis in its garbage disposal lion It will lose 40 per cent of its waste disposal capacity within two years because the Brock dump in Durham region will reach capacity said Mr Gilbert That leaves only the Keele Valley site which will reach capacity In if garbage now dumped at Brock is not brought there Surrounding regions arc telling Metro to find a place within its own boundaries its garbage Mr Gilbert admitted that Metro has looked at United Aggregates in Acton as a potential land site for its waste Metro Toronto is In a desperate position sold Mr Gilbert Metro Is looking at I in ton for land ill sites and bother to tell peo ple in Hal Ion Mr Gilbert warned coun cillors that Metro has the authority to go Into another municipality and run a landfill site there and the Region has no say In how It The proposed governing authority would give the surrounding regions power to control Metro Mr Gilbert said He said one governing authority could increase markets for recycl ing prevent Illegal dumping as tighter provincial restrictions were introduced Also an authority could use economics of in purchas Increase research and develop ment and restore confidence In how regions deal with waste Regional government has worked well since its In 1974 but waste disposal Is the Achilles Heel said Mr Gilbert He dismissed some councillors suggestion that waste disposal should be taken over by the pro vince Councillors who say such things often resist provincial incur sion into other areas of their respon sibility he said Attempting to head off criticisms of his proposal Mr Gilbert said the perception of using the authority to help Metro continue dumping out side lis boundaries could be answered by giving the surrounding regions a majority on the board If Energy From Waste becomes the way of the future then Toronto would do Ideal for local those plants said Mr Gilbert Metro is going to find a site out side of Metro At least this way youll have a voice Mr Gilbert warned The author ly could be phased In over fiveycars he said Burlington Councillor Joan Little told Mr Gilbert to go back and tell Metro to get lis own house In order before Halton Joins forces with them Metro in the short term Is not going to get Its house In order without cooperating with surroun ding regions said Mr Gilbert Burlington Councillor Walter Mulkewlch said Halton Is ahead of Metro in going through sheer hell Although will be exporting 100 per cent of Its garbage shortly the Region is well on Its way to fin ding a new dumps to councillors pointed out Halton has spent over million on an Environmental Assessment hear ing in search of a landfill site The hearings are expected to wrap up this summer While Metro has only recently begun to explore recycling Is recycling more than ten per cent of Its waste Mr Gilbert Metro is only Into recycling now because Its backs are against the wall said Miltons Bill Johnson Im suspicious I think its a ploy said Coun Johnson Once Metro finds a new all Its energy from waste and recycl ing plans will be put on hold for another years he said He told the Metro councillor that energy from waste will solve Toron tos waste problems Answering criticisms that Metro is simply trying to solve its own pro blems he said two thirds of Torontos waste is created by commercial or industrial operations many which are owned by people who live outside Metro with garbage problems he said Its possible Metro would lay off people who livu outside the region first he worried Its Metros problem said Hollon Hills Coun Sheldon And they should look at their finan schemes for getting rid of gar base she said Coun Sheldon said she is aware that Metro Is eyeing the Acton quarry as a place to dump Its gar bage Mr Gilbert presented his proposal to Metro Toronto the last of the five regions yesterdayKFeb Aquifer contamination Sheldon A proposal by Toronto Councillor Richard Gilbert to adopt a five- region waste disposal task force took it on the chin from Councillor Pom Sheldon at the general committee meeting Feb IS Mr Gilbert appeared before Die Halton Planning and Public Works Committee Feb 10 to explain his proposal for a seven person Used Materials Management Authority to help solve the garbage crises In the five greater Toronto regions of Durham Peel Metro and York While Councillor Sheldon express deep reservations about Ihe pro posal at the Planning and Public Works Committee meeting she lash When you read the proposal In my opinion you re reading we want find another region to put garbage said Coun Sheldon The whole ihlng is Just a euphemism for trying to find a place to put Toronto garbage Many citizens In Hills dont realize the two urban areas are on wells she said Some people have the mistaken idea that water is piped up from other areas she said It the application by Shielding In to put a I and I lit site In the Acton quarry goes ahead the quarry could be used to take Torontos ThU map prepared or Region of in 1877 shows the elevation contour of Hilton Hills and the direction of Ihe water flow The thin linn travelling across the map are elevation contours of Niagara Hon of ground water flow The area marked at the top left of the map is the Ac ton urban area and the larger area at the bottom right Is the Georgetown urban area The propos Is on property the smaller area In black Water would then flow from the direction of towards the urban Georgetown area waste she said She told town councillors Mr Gilberts presentation noted the United Aggregates quarry as a potential site for Torontos waste Thats the first time Toronto has acknowledged Its looking at the site as a potential dump for Its waste she said Should contaminated seep through the landfill site in Ac ton Into the aquifer Hills water could become contaminated There seems to be a that this potential landfill site Is a coun try concern and it Isnt a country concern Its a Hills con she said But Joe Hewitt thinks Mr Gilbert is on the right track Garbage disposal shouldnt be left up to each municipality said Coun Hewitt Even if the Acton quarry is used to take Metros garbage It would be fill ed within ten years so the problem Isnt going to go away he Bald Political awareness In the Golden Horseshoe area needs to be raised about the issue of waste disposal he said 1 dont think that Richard Gilbert is on the tight track Sheldon shot back Meetings closed to press public By BRIAN Herald Staff Neither the press nor the general public will be allowed to attend Ac ton Quarry Landfill Advisory Com mittee meetings by wood to deal with public concerns about a potential landfill site at the United Aggregates in Acton A proposal released by- Logic shows nine groups will be Invited to slton the committee The committee is being set up to fulfill the conditions of the En vironmental Assessment process said Logic President Douglas Hailed He stressed Ihe nine- person com mlttee is still Just a proposal and It con change its structure once it meets The groups invited to sit on the committee Include the Town of Hills staff and or council Ihe Region of Halton staff and or council the Ministry of Ihe Environment the Ministry of Natural Resources Credit Valley and Region Conservation Authorities Niagara Escarpment si on POWER Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources Eco Logic Reclamation Systems Inc the proponent of Ihe application The Idea of the committee Is to address and mitigate public con where possible In a adversaria form the proposal says The committee will meet IB times to discuss a whole scope of en vironmentat social and economic issues surrounding the proposed landfill site The only direct contact with the general public aside from reprcsen tatives on the committee will be one open house meeting held at the site and four newsletters rafted by Logic A final report will also be drafted to submit lo the Ministry of the En vironment The first meeting Is tentatively scheduled for March 3 said Mr Hallett Groups such as POWER will be allowed to bring In technical observers from time to time said Mr Questions from the general public must be directed through their representative on the committee at the open house or sent to Logic While the press will not be allowed to at lend the meetings the commit tee can change that with a majority voteMiesald We will be making a very organized effort to inform the public said Mr Were not going to the people were going to organizations We assume that Ihe organizations repre sent people that belong to the organizations he said Large meetings with 100 or ZOO people asking questions become dif ficult and cumbersome said Mr We want to get some business done But POWER President Ruth French said Ihe public consultation process Is slanted In favor of Reclamation Systems the group which wants to moke the ap plication for the landfill site POWER objects to the cess to the general public the fact that the press release wilt be ed by Logic who Is hired by POWER doesnt like the Idea of the committee being called Landfill Advisory Committee The citizens group based in has been objecting to the landfill site since it first heard of Ihe proposal Told of the objections Mr said Im certainly not trying to stuff anything down anybodys throat here He promised to contact Mrs French as soon as possible about her concerns Eco Logic has been involved In similar environmental projects and the committee system works well said Mr Ive done this before Were good at it The proponents of the application would not be going ahead if the ex pert opinion of the environmental learn did not feel that they had a sound design witn minimum en vironmental Impact he said Mr acknowledged that Toronto has Its eye on quarry for a landfill site Toronto is now reaching a crisis state or its own and Its last remain dumpsite Keele Valley could be filled capacity as early as 1992 Even If energy from waste popular a landfill site is still necessary to bury ashes said Mr Hallett There is a brood market for land fill any landfill and In particular a landfill of this size The Acton site could hold between IS to IB million Ions of solid waste and thai could serve Toronto for about ten years he said Torontolsawcreof it be sold If Metro did use ihe quarry for a landfill site 11 would reach capacity much quicker thus reducing the Im pact on the 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