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NORMAL PREPARED to show an audience some points to look for in operating a chain saw during a seminar about wood at the Acton Library last Wednesday Whiting in check suit Al Alls Jim Bowles and Julian Reed already had addressed the audience about wood burning stoves and the uses of reuseable energy Landfill always required experts advise council Halton should be looking for a second and a third landfill site now according to Planning Director Ed Cum He told regional council during a seminar on waste management that the official plan sets out a reduced reliance on landfill and an in creased reliance on resource recovery He pointed out however that the need for landfill will continue to exist and the region should identify future sites long before they are required Milton Mayor Don Gordon said he felt the region had misled the public into that there is a shortage of landf illspace In existing sites He noted that consultants and regional officials have continually said there is only to months left in the present sites Gordon said he believed reports were used as scare tactics to force council to sup port a landfill site at Site He claimed the site might never be necessary because resource recovery could be built in time Wally Wells of M M Dillon reviewed the timetable and the progress with Site He said the region would be hard pressed to open the new site before the old ones are force to close Regional Lawyer Dennis said public hearings are scheduled be held in Milton Feb with an OMB and Environmental Assess Board Hearing in the fall of and probably toeahnctinFebruaryofl979 However David Eslrin a lawyer representing the T rem a me- Britannia Citizens Group said court action he Intends to follow will set the schedule back by at Region misinformed on resource recovery This statement was by Julian Heed after attending a meeting al Nation Keg Ion on resource recovery This morning I attended a regional meeting on resource recovery and heard the re marks made by staff and some of the questions asked by various municipal council Some very salient points were revealed which led or misled depending on how you feel about resource recovery It was interesting to note that costs were the only items discussed and there was no real effort made to project revenue from saleable end products For Instance a ton per day plant in Halton would produce about 1U megawatts of electrical power on a continuing basis plus another ID megawatts of extended sufficiently to allow for the realization of such a commitment First of all it was revealed waste heat potential for that there Is no one regional staff with any Use In resource recor and it was stated a hide later that no research has been done on this alternative Such only serve to illustrate the confined framework in which the regional are forced to operate Some information was apparently misleading for instance it was suggested by Williamson of the istry of Environment that a stream probably back end system that is a would be around or system that incinerates gar million not counting any bage and generates revenue generated through city or makes some energy the sale of waste heat form would cost in the neigh Then of course there are of to million Ihose who are convinced that An official of manufacturer we will still need landfill any way If we choose this option heating The dollar value of 10 megawatts in 1977 if wholesaled to Ontario Hydro would be roughly 1 million based on their prices offered for private production of hydraulic power Hydro has publicly stated that they will buy power from any source The projections for energy costs would tend to indicate that the average revenue which can be expected from such a plant coming on Julian Reed It became disappointingly obvious at meeting that the provincial government who had touted the 100 per cent capital costs and per cent pay back have limited that kind of financial assistance demonstration projects only It is absolutely essential that the provincial government Seminar on wood burning points to alternate energy The Acton Free Press Wednesday Feb 8 1978 B7 The energy crisis Is pushing technology lo make wood burning stoves more efficient while it also shapes lifestyles to make woodburning an audience learned In the Acton Library last week Al Alls and Jim Bowles of Georgetown Norm Comwell of Sllvercrcek and Provincial Liberal energy critic Julian Heed of held a seminar concerning the of wood burning About people took In the twoanda half hour long seminar Mr Cornwell gave listeners tips on what the market has to of from axes to chain saws to wood Mr Bowles and Mr Alls arc partners in J Bowles Stove Company on Mountain view Rd Georgetown and told or what Is available Heed detailed the back ground on Ontario b place In the energy situation Mr Reed said he backed steps to increase the use of renewable resources such as wood Wood burning Is again becoming socially acceptable because of necessity Reed observed Mr Reed linked energy to how people live Energy Is perhaps the single most important factor to do with the raising of our standard of living he said Increases in productivity on the form and in the plant depend on energy asserted the Wood burning in the 1930s was socially looked down upon Mr Reed told Ihe gathering Because of such social expectations much of the available energy In Ontario remains un harnessed he said year and probably least two During the morning session council heard presentatloas from Regional Treasurer Don Farmer Works Director Bob Moore Planning Director Ed Cumming Lawyer consultant Wally Wells and Williamson the Director of Resource Recovery for the Ministry of the Environment Moore cautioned the region about moving into resource recovery systems which has not yet been proven I found no one in a responsible position who will say that resource recovery will take per cent of the waste generated in the region Moore said the region had no plan for a contingency in the event that Site can t go ahead He said it is now too late In the process to consider a contingency GREG VANDAL of Peel Street chats with Alls right about the advantages of wood bur ning shnes after a seminar about wood burning held at the library last Wednesday understand its commitment on the broadest possible base and support whatever techno- choices through finan by each region or municipality There was a statement made that the technology of that has been completed in the It appears cumber and costly compared lo the private enterprise alter natives Finally it seems incredible to me that these people on regional council who steam needed supporters of the regional more refinement It should be system cannot understand pointed out that steam that resource recovery generating girboge burners tern would be one way the hove been operating sue regional govemment might throughout fcurope be seen to work and parts of North America The choice of a for over years and while dated dump certainly does improvements can be made nothing to boost support for the hardware is very well the regional concept I have established arranged a meeting with the It w as obvious as ell that of at the earliest possible private enterprise has not moment lo discuss the pro- had the opportunity to have and to point out to Mr real input in presenting Its McKay that he must assume own technology to the region the role of active leadership It is absolutely essential that ih all areas of alternatives be Garbage is a national scrutinized and this is one and must be looked politician who Is convinced nil levels of government that in most cases private that point of view Only industry con function more can we proceed on a effectively than government positive path and get rid of The million investment negative reactionary and In front end technology by the informed thinking that Ministry of Environment Is governed the regional meet largely a duplication of work i seated beside me at Ihe meet and advised me that the cost would be around to million Secondly It was staled that there is no such thing as 100 per cent waste recovery Let make it clear that there s nothing which can be reprocessed Includ Ing rubble from demolished buildings It was also stated that Ihe incineration process could only take about per cent of the garbage but was obviously left out was the fact Guelphs Sp i to process these inert materials which are neither saleable nor combustible then it Is obvious that they can be used because of Ihclr inert nature It is organic materials which art largely responsible for ThS problem of time dead line In the construction of resource recovery hard wo re is a very real one for Region However It should be pointed out thai by source separation the life of the existing land fill sites could CHATELAINE LIGHTING GOT THE CHOKE THE PRICE AND NO REGRETS York TV Bright Ideas For All Your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION HOUSE FIXTURES Lamp Door Ch irai Swag Vanity Cabinet Central Vacuum ClonnlnoSyttflmi Lamp Eic Ventilation Hoods I FREE PARKING OPEN DAILY 30 TILS SATURDAY 9 DATSUNSNEW5W SPACE SAFETY ECONOMY HANDLING PRICE North End Datsun Ltd 610 Martin Street Milton Ont Phone Reed has an energy project of his own On his farm he is trying to build a small hydro electric plant While the remaining hydro electric potential Is explored and nuclear power comes on line the province needs to examine other forms of energy the renewable kind Statistically he pointed out Ontario Imports BO per cent of its energy Coal and petroleum cost about billion last year The balance of our energy needs come from hydro sources It makes us rather vulncr Mr Reed said Only Prince Edward Island is In a worse position he Indicated Reed also discounted fears that wood burning would result in the denuding of forests That not so he said There tremendous pot for this The most important point about wood Jim Bowles said Is that it is available while oil and gas arc not Wood ex pensive but It available he added Wood burning stoves have improved too Mr Bowles said Stoves today arc ten times efficient as before He used the example of power cuts during the recent storm as a situation where a wood burner could play an Important role Jims partner Alls de tailed the different types of wood stoves on the market Traditionally we got most of the heat from the action of wood turning into charcoal as It burned Modern wood burners try to recapture and bum as they are given off from burning logs A fireplace Is about per cent efficient Mr Alls said On other hand Ihe amount of heat thai reaches the owner of an Ashley airtight stove is about to GO per cent he said Mr Alls cautioned would be stove buyers that Canadian Standards Assoc lo has yet to approve any stove but he said he expected the association to make rulings within a year A cord of wood A feet by feet by feet is equal to claimed Mr Alls Wood burning to Norm Cornwell is a personal tlvlty It becomes a way of life A cord costs between 80 and He also cautioned buyers to make sure they Insist on getting what they arc paying for Some less than scrupulous wood sellers claim that a cord of wood amounts to cubic feet he said A cord is 128 cubic feet and weighs up to three tons It includes the wood and he said In hi area beech and maple arc the best woods Mr Comwell gave an in of the amount of wood a user could expect to use The average house could use from five to six cords in a winter Insulation may cut down on the amount An acre will produce about threequarters of a cord of wood in a year Perhaps more he said A maple tree with an 18 inch width will deliver about half a cord Tree felling requires know ledge which can be learned by experience and from books The library has books chain saws Chimneys can be a problem in wood burning Mr Corn well said Old ones in par can be dangerous Chetk your chimney before starting a fire The best chimney for you and me Is the metal one he said Chimneys should be cleaned about once a year They should also be capped in order to keep birds anil rain out The seminar was sponsored by Hills public libraries AHS TEACHER Paul Tamblyn and Julian Reed discuss the uses of renewable energy sources following a seminar at the Acton Library Wednesday on the subject of the merits of wood burning Planning a wedding receptt anniversary party afternoon meeting Bookings are now being accepted for the rental of the new ROCKMOSA COMMUNITY CENTRE Rockwood Call 0 To arrange a booking Maxwell House Instant Coffee WEEKS PRIZES SECOND 149 JUBILEE or PURITY DEEP FRYERS SEE CONTEST IGA FRESH Pork Shoulder Roasts PorkButt Roasts Pork Chops 109 Smoked Pork Shoulders Tomato Juice Quaker COO oats ay Campbells Tomato Soup 19 Salmon February is Frozen Food Month Mrsismiths Pies 99 Leo D or Onion Rings Honey Dew Orange Drink a Whole Kernel Corn- CANADA NO I GRADE Tomatoes PRODUCE OF US A Florida Oranges Celery Stalks Bunch Carrots 49 2 as 39 Green Onions a w man right AN APPLIANCE PRIZE EVERY WEEK FOR FOUR 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