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Savoline denies Halton Region willing to take Toronto's trash MELANIE HENNESSEY Special to The IFP Regional Chairman Joyce Savoline has a message-- Halton isn't eyeing Toronto's garbage. While an article published in the Toronto Star yesterday (Thursday) says just that, the head of regional council said it's "simply untrue." The story discusses the Region's plans to build a facility at the landfill site on Regional Road 25 in Milton that would convert waste into energy, which is a concept Savoline publicized at a press conference earlier this month. And while Halton is now weighing its options for the plant, with one option potentially being to make it large enough to take waste from other regions, Savoline emphasized the Region hasn't talked to any municipalities about this yet or made any final JOYCE decisions when it comes to the facility. "Nothing has been determined, other SAVOLINE than that there will be a facility for Halton. We're not at a point where we're ready to discuss more garbage (coming from outside Halton)," she said. "We are doing our due diligence and developing a business case to understand our options. Then, we will make the decision on what's best for Halton." She also pointed out that Toronto has never intended to use energy from waste (EFW) technologies. Currently, Michigan legislators are working to close the state's border to trash shipments from Toronto and other GTA municipalities. Although the Region acknowledges the minister of the environment can direct waste from other municipalities to Halton's landfill in a time of crisis, regional council has long been firm that it doesn't want to be put in that position. Savoline said if waste was to come to the EFW facility from other municipalities, the Region would insist that it arrive by train in order to take trucks off the road. "We are trying to clean up the environment," she pointed out. And while there are no estimates at this point as to how many extra trains that could bring into Halton, Savoline noted the rail traffic "is already there now." See REGION, pg. 3 REFINANCING? PURCHASING? Transplant recipient strikes gold Sara Murray of Acton received a second chance at life three years ago when she underwent a double lung transplant. After her recovery she threw herself back into her fitness program and even became a certified personal trainer at X-treme Fitness where she is seen here working out. The young woman recently won three gold medals and a bronze at the Canadian Transplant Games in Edmonton. See story page 7. Photo by Lisa Tallyn