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18 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, December 9,1992 Councillor Looks to Premier for Help Dear Premier Rae: Once again, our rural community has become a target. On November 20, the Interim Waste Authority identified identified the KK2 site on its Short List of sites for Durham's waste. Given the environmental history of this site, it was amazing that this site even made it on the Long List last May. The only reasonable explanation at the time was that the I.W.A. was unaware of the site's history. Over the course of last summer, the I.W.A. was enlightened by the Committee of Clarke Constituents Constituents (a local residents' group), the Town of Newcastle, and the Ganaras- ka Regional Conservation Authority. It is therefore impossible to understand understand how the KK2 site could make it to the Short List. As you know, this is not the first time this site has been studied as a potential potential landfill site. In 1988 it was identified as one of the 12 potential sites on the Long List for the Metro Interim Landfill Search. It did not make it to that Short List. In 1990 it was not even considered for the Long List when Durham Region conducted its own landfill search. For the past ten years, the owners of the existing landfill have been attempting to expand expand into the KK2 area. These expansion expansion attempts have been repeatedly denied denied by the Town of Newcastle and the Region of Durham for environmental environmental reasons. All of this was brought to the attention of the I.W.A., plus supporting reports and studies. Why then, did KK2 make it to the Short List? Perhaps it is significant that the KK1 and half of the KK2 sites arc owned by Laidlaw. Waste Systems. For the past five years since it ac quired the site, Laidlaw has been trying trying unsuccessfully to expand its landfill. landfill. Of all the 17 sites on the Long List, KK1 and KK2 arc the only ones owned by a 'willing host'. At the time the 17 sites were first identified, it was disturbing to note that the Laidlaw lands were divided into two sites. KK1 included the existing existing site, while KK2 included the previously previously identified Main Expansion area. By selecting KK2 for the short list, the I.W.A. has been able to distance distance itself from the enormous potential potential liability associated with the existing existing landfill site. Being placed on the Short List is certainly good news for Laidlaw. In Step 6 of the process, all the necessary studies and tests will now be conducted conducted by the I.W.A. and at their expense (read taxpayers" expense). In effect, the government is doing Laidlaw's 'dirty Work' for them. Furthermore, if this site is not selected as the 'preferred 'preferred site' next year, Laidlaw can still proceed with its Main Expansion application application with much of the work already already done for them by the I.W.A. Looks like a win/win situation for Laidlaw. The KK2 site was only ranked 6th on the Short List. It didn't become the 5th site until the St. Marys Cement site (GG2) was dropped (because it would cost $920,000,000. to acquire). This raises the question of why it is so important to have 5 sites on the Short List. Is there something magical about the number '5', or is (here something magical'about the name 'Laidlaw'? Your government has championed the need to preserve Ontario's shrinking shrinking farmland. How do you reconcile More Garbage Concerns from Residents in Targwell, Ontario Dear Editor: Re: Metro Solid Waste As a co-landownér in Boston Township, site of the Adam's Mine/ Notre Development Proposal, I can understand the resistance of the adjacent adjacent areas to Metro's garbage disposal in their areas. 1 I can understand because" we, residents residents of the unorganized townships, are having Metro's garbage forced on us by adjacent municipalities that stand to profit at our expense. Since we have no voice that can reach the populous of the Greater Toronto Area, we are effectively muffled, if not gagged. The Anti-Garbage Coalition asked 1100 people in the area, "Do you "want Toronto's Garbage?", and received a resounding NO, from over 60% of the respondents. The Municipality of Kirkland Lake, in a non-binding Municipal Question, asked a carefully formulated formulated question, "Are you in favour of a full environmental assessment of the Adam's Mine Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Project?" To this question, question, the pro forces would vote yes with the hope of bringing the project to fruition while the anti-group would also vote yes to ensure that should the project advance, the assessment would not be exempted on the basis of a Municipal Municipal No vote. The people of Southern Ontario have been told that Kirkland Lake is a willing host. What they are not told, is that the site is not in an area controlled controlled by Kirkland Lake, Larder Lake or Englchart. The area of Boston Township does not fit S.W.E.A.P.'s description of a willing host, "a land- owner and/or Municipality who offers a site they own or amalgamate up to 44 adjacent un-organized townships to inflate its tax base and meet the will- ■ ing host criteria. Metro, first Reduce, then Reuse, the Recycle. Solve problems, don't salve them. Yours sincerely, William Dennis R.R. 1 Targwell, Ontario. HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING MADE EASY!! Quality cheese, crackers and gourmet foods. Cheese trays - Gift Baskets as low as $9.99 Hours: Mon-Thurs 9-6 p.m. Fri. 9-9 p.m. Sat. 9-5 p.m. Sun. 10-5 p.m 115 Hwy., Newcastle 987-4339 VAN BELLE FLOWERS THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO OUR YULETIDE CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE DEC. 9TH TO DEC. 19TH FREE Carnation To Every Customer FREE Carnation To Every Customer Èi >dl this position with your agent's willingness willingness to sacrifice hundreds of acres of prime farmland for a dump? If KK2 became a landfill, a productive 600 acre dairy farm would cease to exist. It would also destroy the livelihood and heritage of the family that has continuously farmed this land for the past 150 years, and diminish a viable agricultural community. Was this really really the intention of your government when it started this process? I suggest that it would be appropriate for you to intervene in this situation before it gets any worse. For the past ten years our community community has actively opposed this landfill and its attempts at expansion. The introduction introduction of the I.W.A. into this battle battle is an added burden to the already beleaguered residents of this area. There is a limit to which a community can be pushed in the defence of its environment. environment. Before you dismiss this correspôn- dcncc as 'just another irate dump letter', letter', or forward it to your staff for a standard reply, please consider what your government is doing to our community community and whose interests the I.W.A. is really serving. Yours truly, David Scott Local Councillor Ward 3 Reader Responds To Hysteria About Reports for Police There is no issue in Ontario at the moment that surpasses the police/ firearm issue when it comes to unnecessary unnecessary hysteria and overreaction. I know that 90% of the people in North America are in a sour mood. I know that economic problems have helped to tom many people against all politicians. Witness the major turnaround turnaround in the United States and witness witness the fact that 49.9% of the people of Ontario voted against the referendum. referendum. I know that the climate of the times makes it easy for people to bash as well the Bob Rae government. However, However, the recent "jumping on the bandwagon" bandwagon" hysteria over the police issue is just plain ridiculous. Yes, we all know that police work in a large city like Toronto is getting more and more difficult all the time. We all know that most of us feel that the court system is not supporting the police or the public the way it should. We also know that some members of the Toronto ethnic community may be exaggerating the point when they refer to the Toronto "Racist cops". That again is not the point. The point is that Racism does exist - both in general society and amongst the Toronto police force as well. The point is that the police should.be ad-'", dressing the charges of racism - not . throwing in the red herring of the new gun laws. The fact that some injustices injustices may have been done against the reputation of all police in general does not excuse the reprehensible conduct by the police forces in disregarding the order of their chiefs and stamping their feet like spoiled brats. T can't help but to think that there is another underlying motive to these' actions - and that is to see to it that the Rae government doesn't get elected. What has happened to the age-old adage adage in Canada that the police arc above politics? Those who support the police in their actions overlook a few important facts. Firstly, if you bother to check, you will sec that in the major U.S. cities, cities, where the crime rate is much higher than in Toronto, the police must fill out a report when a weapon is drawn. I know of a recent conversation conversation with several New York State troopers where they referred to Ontario Ontario police as "crybabies" on this issue. Secondly, we must remember that, unlike many U.S. cities, the Toronto committee that was set up to investigate investigate the accusations of racisim contains contains police representatives as well. Thirdly, people forget that the Rac government has committed an extra $45 million to hire more OPP officers, has endorsed the use of aerosol "pepper "pepper spray" and has committed another $5.6 million to the Ontario Police Col-, lege for training purposes. The simple fact is that the Rac government government is very supportive of the needs of policing in Ontario. However, However, other facts reflect that we must address address the problems of racism in our communities and that includes the police. police. While previous governments chose to ignore the problem, Bob Rac is facing it head on. I admire him for that. We must cither address the problem problem or sit by and watch it fester and get worse. It is time for the police to do the same. Dick Harrington, Regional Council, Niagara Falls Letter Writer Voices Concerns About Child Poverty in Region To The Editor: I believe it was George Washington Washington who said: "A person must be involved in the actions and passions of his time, lest he run the risk of not having lived at all." Children are our most precious resource resource and the adults of the future. It is wasteful and unjust to allow child poverty to exist in an affluent society like Canada. There is no lime to lose. We cannot afford not to put the issue of child poverty at the top of our country's agenda. Poverty has clear consequences for the health and well-being of children.. When compared to children who arc not poor, poor children have more physical health problems (including infectious diseases, anaemia, obesity and malnutrition ), and more mental health problems (including emotional and resulting behavioural problems, learning disabilities, mental retardation retardation and psychiatric disorder). Poor children have a higher rate of teenage pregnancies, are more likely to die from accidents, to perform poorly in school and have a higher high school drop-out rate. Poor children when compared to non-poor children, are more likely to be abused or neglected, are disproportionately involved in criminal offences, have shorter life spans and the list goes on. To make matters worse, these children children often lack access to services that would protect against the effects of these conditions, making it next to impossible impossible to break the cycle of poverty and disadvantage. Poverty is an invisible invisible killer but precious little is done to combat it. On November 20, 1989, a motion was made by Ed Broadbcnt in the House of Commons to "seek to achieve the goal of eliminating poverty poverty among Canadian children by the year 2000." It was a unique and exciting exciting moment when all three federal political political parties unanimously suppported the motion. Unfortunately, little has been done by the federal government since then. Campaign.2000 is a national movement movement to build Canadian awareness and support for this 1989 resolution. The Campaign urges all Canadian elected officials to keep their promise to Canada's Canada's children. To date, there are 11 national partners, 3 provincial partners and approximately 30 community partners throughout Canada who have' joined the campaign. The Children's Services Council (Durham) Inc. has recently become a community partner in the. campaign. A local action group is being formed and has had their initial meeting on November 24, to mark the passing of the third-anniversary of the Big Promise. Promise. The group's first tasks arc to gather gather child poverty statistics for Durham Region and to increase membership. We all have a stake in preventing the damaging outcomes of poverty. We all pay to support the unproductive unproductive and incarcerate the violent. We are all economically weakened by lost productivity. We all live with the fear of crime in our homes and on the street. We arc all diminished when large numbers of parents arc incapable of nurturing their dependent young, and when pervasive alienation erodes our national sense of community. 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