By Johanna Powell Special to HHTW Plans to build a central composting facility in * Halton have been derailed by the regional committee working on the project. The committee has decid- ed to send the only propos- al it received to build the facility back to Miller Waste Systems, which sub- mitted its proposal last spring. The company, a division of Miller Paving, has been waiting all sum- mer for a response from the region. The committee will con- sider whether to put the project back on track after a workshop this fall on com- Those decisions were made after Halton chief administrative officer John Burke told the committee that the process “really has to come to an end, It doesn’t make a great deal of sense to continue on down that road...This has really been a false start on this project.” Burke gave that advice to the subcommittee on a cen- Immunization clinics Halton Regional Health © Department offers communi- ty immunization clinics monthly in Oakville and Burlington and bi-monthly in Georgetown and Milton. Vaccines available through these clinics include mumps, measles, German measles, diphtheria, polio, whooping cough, tetanus haemophilus B. Mantoux testing for tuberculosis screening is also available. This service is free to resi- dents of Halton. Clinics in all locations are held from 3:30- 6 p.m. Oakville clinics are held the third Tuesday of every Health Department office at 123 Maurice Drive. Call 625- 6060, ext. 7855 to make an appointment. Burlington clinics are held the first Wednesday of every month Health tral composting facility after he and regional chair- man Peter Pomeroy met with their counterparts in had kicked in $10,000 towards the cost of studying a central compost- ing facility. Burke said this had been viewed incorrect- ly in Halton as a commit- ment to a joint composter. “They have no intentions of committing themselves financially to any aspect of this project at this point in time,” Burke told the sub- committee. “When they had originally paid their $10,000 fee to us, it was to get a seat at the table to find out if what we were doing was of any value to Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, AugUst'28, 1993 — Page13 Central regional composting plant put on back burner them. They are not ready to commit themselves to a long-term composting strat- egy as part of their waste management plan.” Burke said Peel officials also questioned whether it would be wise to proceed during such tough econom- ic times. Peel’s participa- tion became important after it became clear that it wouldn’t make economic sense for Halton to build a the Environment, and to study any composting facil- ities that are up and run- ning. Tom Hennessey, manag- er of business development for Miller Waste Systems and company spokesman on the proposal, is out of town and could not be reached for comment. Two other companies are already working on plans to build indoor facilities in Halton to process organic waste. One company is building an indoor com- posting facility in Halton Hills, just north of Highway 1 S Ss The second company is setting up a plant in Burlington that will use biotechnology to turn organic waste from restau- rants, food processing plants and institutions. into animal feed. composting facility on its own. At a fall composting workshop, to which Halton and Peel councillors will be invited, the committee hopes. to hear from regional staff, people in.the industry and the Ontario Ministry of PARTY OF IRM ED Dick MacDuffee Candidate for Halton-Peel Prepared and Willing to Lead. call: 873-8822 Department office at 460 Brant Street. Call 639-5141 for appointments. Future clinics in Milton will be held at the Health Department office at 251 Main Street E. on Tuesdays, August 10, October 12, December 14 and February 8. For appointments, call 878-7261. ming clinics in Georgetown will be held at the Health Department office in Georgetown at 93 Main treet S. on Tuesdays, September 14, November 9, January 11 and March 8. Call 877-7261 for appoint- ments. Rose Laroque graduated from the Teen Education and Motherhood program (TEAM), and received an “Adult and Continuing Education Certificate”. In the photo, Rose is seen with her 2-year-old daughter Amber and 10- month-old son Brian. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW Opportunities! By Andrew Mackenzie, B.B.A. I: you follow the stock market at all, you will know that it has been going up steadily since situation to that of August 1987. If this is true, a market correction is je. On the other hand, there Erea diferent set of factors affecting the markets in ‘93. The question of what to do with your money is the roblem. strong dividend funds. 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