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Vol. 1, No. 6 Tuesday, July 381991 Circ. 9,000 24 pages 245051 A THREAT "The owners of a ny on Scugog Island. where several thousand old tires are stored may get hit with a hefty bill to ensure the tires pose no threat to the environment, even though they had noting to do ., With bringing the tires. there in the first place. Estimates as to the number of tires stored in an old wooden barn and Shed range from 30,000 to 60,000. Rod Adams, an inspector with the Environment Ministry, said last week an order is being, drafted to force the owners to make sure the tires are stored properly and meet Fire Code regulations. "Yes, this could be costly," Mr. Adams said in an interview with the Citizen last week. , Please see TIRES, page 4 Fighting fire with fire They call.it 'turnout gear' - the clothing ig wear -- the only thing between them and deadly flames. Turnout gear has changed plenty in the last decade and the provinclal government has just bers of S Hall No. 2 (Casaarod) show off' three stages of turnout gear. At left Is Lt. Rob Gonnerman with auto extrication e§uipment wearing the approved 'bunker' sult: overalls and jacket made approved new regulations which wil ensure g ors have the best in protective clothing. Above, three with fire material. In the middle is John Brunner, with a fire extinguisher, wearing a bunker slit that isn't 'up to the new standard, "And at right Is Peter H: gs with an old-fashioned but still handy axe, wearing a dusty old black overcoat which defi- nitely isn't up to the new regulations. See story for detalls on the new regulations, page five. 7 Christie to seek re-election as Regional rep Yvonne Christie will be seek- ing re-election this November for a second term as Scugog Township' s rep on Durham Region council. n making the announcement last week that she will be seeking the Regional seat, Mrs. Christie put an end to speculation that she might have her eye on the mayor's chair this election. But the mayor's race to date remains a tilt between incumbent Howard Hall and challenger Glenn " Malcolm who is now completing his first term on council as the rep for Ward 4 (Cartwright) In an interview with the Scugog Citizen, Mrs. 'Christie out: ined some of the major fssues that will be facing Durham councillors in the coming three years. Garbage, dumps and waste dis- posal will likely be the dominant. one on the 'agenda, as' it has been * for the last couple of years. And she said bluntly the Region today. is no closer to soly- ing its garbagé problems than it was a couple of years ago, but the issue is costing tax-payers more money. And she said Durham is facing a hefty bill in the millions to build a transfer station to ship trash to expanded dumps in Metro Toronto. Noting that the provincial goy- emment took over the search for a Durham only dump site, she said "don't rule out anything" when asked if that site could be in Scugog Township. "I havegiven up trying to fig- ure out (provincial environment minister) Ruth Grier," shé added. She called the garbage issue "very frustrating" because of all the time politicians are spending oft, yet a viable solution is not in sight. Another Regional issue centres on the "two building concept" for a new Durham administrative headquarters. Mrs. Christie said she is opposed to the notion of having part of the Regional staff working out'of a new building in down- town Oshawa and the rest in a building elsewhere, "I have never been in favour of this," she said, adding that she believes there is ample space "to expand or building a new facility on land the Region owns on Rossland Road, site of the current HQ. She said the twe building con- Please see CHRISTIE, page 4