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The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday March 5, 2003 - A 5 Region countering sewage plant concerns with P.R. campaign shoreline, if the expansion goes through. SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER The Region said it's looking at what impact phosphorous has in Sewage may stink, but the been on a farm that creating algae. This will be part of Mid-Halton Wastewater Treat smells this good." the terms of reference for an envi ment Plant's odour complaint ronmental assessment, which is · Patrick Murphy record doesn't. mandatory for the sewage treat Halton s Commissioner Halton Region engineers say ment plant's expansion. the plant is so efficiently run that o f Planning and Murphy noted during the tour it has yet to log an official odour Public Works the plant exceeds phosphorous complaint since opening in 1991. To find out first hand how effi push potential odour towards the levels set out by the Ministry of cient the plant is operated, the Queen Elizabeth Way and indus the Environment. The Region has said the $25 to Region is encouraging residents tries. away from subdivisions. Even though the media was $30 million mid-Halton expan to sign up for two public tours of taken outside during an afternoon sion is needed to meet the servic the plant this month. Prior to the public tours, mem when the air was cold and crisp ing needs of the west side of bers of the media were taken and the odour wasn't that power Oakville, north of Queen through huge underground tun ful, Murphy said odour from the Elizabeth Way, new growth areas nels and outside to see sewage plant wouldn't be that much dif in south Milton and the Hwy. 401 industrial corridor in Halton Hills. treatment at work during an hour- ferent on a hot summer day. The tour was part of an intense The expansion is slated for long plant tour last Friday. The large plant, which could communications program the completion by 2006. The plant is currently servicing be undergoing a massive multi- Region has established since million-dollar expansion over the Regional councillors were first 25,000 people, and the expansion next three years, has sparked con updated on the expansion process will have capacity to service a total of about 75,000 people. troversy among residents, some last month. Residents are especially con The plan doesn't require buy concerned about the impact on the cerned that phosphorous gener ing new land and infrastructure environment. will be added onto the existing In an effort to win over resi ated at sewage treatment plants dential opposition, the Region will worsen the algae problem site. plaguing part of Lake Ontario's The expansion proposal wants to show how the requires Regional North Service Road plant Council approval. works, from the moment A citizen's advisory untreated raw sewage committee is expected enters the facility until to start by the end of this treated effluent is dis month, in which resi charged into Lake dents will help Regional Ontario. staff create the terms of "We're pretty pleased reference for an envi with the performance at ronmental assessment. our plant," said Patrick The Region has Murphy, Hatton's warned if the plant isn't Commissioner of expanded on time, Planning and Public industrial and residential Works, noting it's one of growth in parts of the most modem facili Halton will freeze, ties in Ontario. meaning lost tax money "I've been on a lot of and potential new jobs. farms and I've never Public tours have been on a farm that been set up on March 8, smells this good." he at noon, and on March said. 17. at 3 p.m. Staff pointed out there The Region is limit is a 150-metre buffer ing each tour to a dozen zone around the 58-acre people and will arrange site, which means that no more tours if there is new housing construction demand. will occur within that dis Peter C. McCusker · Oakville Beaver Call the Region at tance. (905) 825-6000 to reg As well, they said pre Sewage d ilu e n t pours into a settling tan k at the ister. vailing winds typically M id-H alton W astew ater T reatm ent Plant. By Jason Misner "I've been on a lot of farms and I've never Peter C. McCusker · Oakville Beaver The M id-H alton W astew ater T reatm ent Plant on N orth Service Road in O akville is currently on the planning hoards for a $25-$30-million expansion in 2006. Town needs resident on advisory committee for Mid-Halton Wastewater Treatment Plant By Kim Amott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER The Town is looking for one good person to represent the Glen Abbey community on a new citizen advisory committee monitoring the Mid-Halton Wastewater Treatment Plant. The committee will provide advice to Regional Council with regards to the sewage treatment plant, which is located on the North Service Road between Third Line and Bronte Road. Along with a representative from GJen Abbey, the committee will consist of four politicians (one regional councillor from each of the four municipalities) and eight citi zens (two from each municipality). While Oakville Town council will select the Glen Abbey resident to join the committee, the other cit izen representatives will be selected by the Region. Ward 4 councillor Allan Elgar will be the Oakville council repre sentative on the corpmittee, which he welcomes, but also describes as "too little, too late." Back in 1995, the region decid ed the Mid-Halton sewage plant would be the facility to service much of the Region's future growth. Infrastructure improvements, like the so-called "big pipe" run ning to Milton, were made through the Halton Urban Structure Plan (HUSP). on the assumption that waste from development in north ern Oakville, Milton and the Halton Hills 401 corridor would be fun nelled down to the Mid-Halton plant for treatment. Last spring, the Region com pleted a Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan. That plan establishes the Oakville sewage plant as the Region's preferred method for dealing with sewage resulting from growth, and calls for the plant to eventually grow to more than three times its current size. While full expansion isn't expected until 2031, the first phase of the expansion which will increase the plant size by about 50 per cent is expected to take place before 2006. Through several public meet ings, Elgar said it has become obvi ous that residents had far too little information about the region's plan to expand the plant. 'There are a lot of people who arc really upset, because they didn't know what was happening," he said. A report from Halton regional staff, which suggests expanding the Mid-Halton plant as the cheapest and most effective way of increas ing the region's future sewage capacity, will be considered by Halton's Planning and Public Works Committee on March 19. Oakville PC candidate debate tonight The Progressive Conserv ative Association for Oakville will prepare for its formal nomi nation convention with a special debate between the candidates tonight at Le Dome. TTie contenders include local businessmen Andrew Pask and David Young plus Ward 6 coun cillor Kurt Franklin. Starting time is 7 p.m. Current Oakville MPP Gary Carr, who served at Queen's Park for 13 years and is now Speaker of the House, made it known last month that he won't seek re-election. According to organizers, the debate will better acquaint local members with each of candi dates prior to the nomination meeting which has been set for Wednesday, March 26 at Le Dome, starting at 7 p.m. Gas bar robber struck twice on Saturday Halton Regional Police are hunting a man who robbed two gas stations within half an hour Saturday night. According to investigators, a man brandishing a knife entered the Esso station at 1499 Upper Middle Road around 9:45 p.m. and demanded money from the clerk. After being given an undis closed amount of money, he fled across Third Line. During the police response to this incident, a man fitting the same description entered the Shell station at 2020 Trafalgar Road at 10:10 p.m. Again, he threatened an employee with the knife to obtain cash. The suspect is described as a south Asian male in his late 20s or early 30s, five-foot-seven to fiveeleven, 190 pounds, with short black curly hair. He was wearing a dark coat (possibly leather), dark baggy pants (possibly jeans), black gloves and a black and green or black and blue bandanna cover ing his face. Anyone with information should call the #2 District Robbery Unit at 905-825-4777 or Crime Stoppers at l-800-222-TIPS. Make a Craft for Kitty workshop on Sunday The Oakville Humane Society is holding a Make A Craft fo r Kitty' workshop Sunday at the Iroquois Ridge Library. The third in a series of free fam ily workshops, the event is being held as part of the There's No Place Like Home education campaign. The campaign, which promotes adherence to the Town of Oakville cat by-law requiring caLs to wear identification, runs until June. The Iroquois Ridge Library is located at 1051 Glenashton Drive. All workshops take place from 2 -3 p.m. The final workshop in the series takes place at Glen Abbey Library on May 4. T A B B IC L m D FLYER SA LE ON NOW ! FABULO US g & sgqdg I tf3 © G a a Q ajTQGOug GREAT BUYS FROM $1 - 2 AT FABRICLAND! Huge Special Selection! POLYESTER/COTTON PRINTS 115cm wide, assorted designs Our Reg. 5.98 m NOW 2.00 m Special Selection! BROADCLOTH 115cm wide. Polyester/cotton, assorted colours Our Reg 3.98 m NOW 2.00 m Special Selection! INTERFACING Assorted types. Individually pneed. 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