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wsiiiiini THE HERALD 0UIU0K8alnbyJ4rllinPaei Trees are the lungs of the planet By BARBARA One at our downtown small businesses pointed out to me the amount of paper that a bank sends for disposal All of us must become aware of now much fine paper we use especially now that we have access to photocopiers Lets avoid getting extra copies and use the back side for phone notes Now some readers are probably thinking that forests are a renewable resource While that is true we have not managed our forests well and have not replaced trees as quickly as we have cut them Trees are the lungs of the planet Every tonne of paper sent to recycling saves full grown Council allows land severance Region Council no longer stands in the way of Acton resident Harold Denny and his desire to continue to operate his tree farm in Milton Mr Denny who appeared before council Wednesday argued he would have to sell the farm located on the east side of the Sixth Line south of Highway 7 if he t allowed to sever a part of the pro perty to build a residence for necessary farm help Council overturned a staff recommendation that the planning department appeal an earlier deci by the Land Division Commit tee allowing the severance to the Ontario Municipal Board Mr Deny who is an insurance broker in Acton said he planned to retire to the tree farm and work it full tune But he could only do this with help from his daughter and sontn law That would only be possible if they lived on the property Mr Denny told council Without the land severance Mr Denny said he would be forced to sell the land probably to a developer who would in turn probably develop the entire farm Mr Denny also argued in favor of the severance because the land in question is a derelict piece of property Building on that pice of property would be no threat to any agriculture Finally he argued the Region would be wasting taxpayers money if it ap pealed the decision Why should the LDC make a decision and spend taxpayers money to do it when the Region can just wipe it the decision out with Regional staff aruged a report put before council against the severance because it didnt consider Mr Denny a fide farmer in accordance with the Agricultural Advisory Committees definition of a com mercially viable farmer As well staff argued denying Mr Denny the severance would not prevent him from continuing the tree farm Mr Denny received support from all Halton Hills Regional councillors present for the vote They included Rick Joe Hewitt Mayor Russ Miller and Marilyn Serjeanston Johnston was not present when the vote was taken All agreed that Mr Denny would only want this one severance and that he was sincerely commit ted to operating a tree farm on the rest of the property Burlington Councillor Ralph Scholtens was the most vocal of the few councillors who opposed the severance The councillor express ed concern that the LDC supported the severance because Mr Denny had paid his dues Scholtens called this rationale in furiating He speculated if this is the basis on which the made decisions there are plenty of fanners who could ask for all sorts of severances Commerce might consider having a speaker from the HOG to inform our local businesses about the assistance the ministry can pro vide Anyone wanting should contact trees saves three cubic yards of landfill space requires per cent less energy to process and pro duces 60 per cent less air and water pollution The Ministry of the Environment has developed Project Paper to assist in the collection and recycl ing of fine paper for offices A guidebook gives a description of the hardware that the Ministry can make available desk top holders metal floor bins and burlap bags as well as background information on how to set up a program in your company organization Financial benefits may result from both the sale of the paper for recycling as well as the reduced disposal costs Dont wait for your company management to initiate change Change can come from the bottom up The initial investment is small and a continuing program is a steady source of revenue A cooperative effort of several small offices or participation in a larger recovery project in the mediate area may permit smaller establishments to realize the benefits of a large scale office paper recovery program The Hills Chamber of You can make a difference information Waste Management Branch Ministry of the Environment Clair Ave West 5th Floor Toronto Ontario M4VIP5 Telephone Linda Stoikos With NutriSystem I said goodbye to 50 lbs forever Everybody tells me how great I look since I lost the weight What they don realize is that I ve maintained my weight loss for 7 months now You see at NutriSystem I learned the importance of being active How it not only helps you burn extra calories and lose weight faster it also helps you maintain your weight loss This means that my tennis outfits may change but they II always be the same size Our Comprehensive Weight Loss Program Will Help Over ONE MILLION 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