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Ral b rt i! PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 4, 1989 -- 7 HITTING HOME So, the Scugog dump is closed for good. On - Friday, the final loads of trash arrived at the dump on Regional Road 8, just west of Port Perry. But now, it is closed for good, and Durham Region is starting the extensive and very expensive task of covering the dump with a clay liner, seeding the en- tire area and sinking devices into the ground to monitor for contaminants that could seep into un- derground water sources. | think it takes something like the closing of a local and familiar dump for the reality to finally sink in that we in Scu and all of Durham Region are facing a crisis in garbage. In preparing a story on the closing of the dump I had a phone conversation last week with Art Leitch. He's the manager of solid waste operations with Durham Region, and after talking for a while about the situation in Scugog, he pointed out that virtually all of the garbage generated in Durham Region is now going into the landfill known as Brock West, in Pickering. . That landfill is slated to shut down in about a year's time, and Durham does not have an altema- tive when that day arrives. _ It was at this point in our conversation that Mr. Leitch said something that really hit home for me. When | asked him where Durham will dump its garbage when Brock West is shut next spring, he replied. "I don't know. You'd better get ready to back the car out of the garage and leave it out, 'cause that's where you may have to put it." You can't get much blunter than that. He went Viewpoint by John B. McClelland magnitude of the problem we are facing over gar- age. Durham Region has not yet even identified a site for a new dump, never mind starting the long, exhaustive and expensive process of hearings un- der the Envirnonmental Protection Act, hearings which can take five to seven years to complete. | have heard rumblings (though nothing is offi- cial) that Durham may try to find an interim site (five years duration) to serve Scugog, Uxbridge And, Bleck Townships. We'll have to wait and see on that. But we have literally run out of time, and we ove been living on borrowed time for the last dec- ade. Getting rid of garbage is sums of tax money. Mind bogg ing sums. There is no way around it. And it's also going to take politi- cal will-power, something which has been lacking in recent years in the efforts to avert this crisis. If our politicians think they feel the heat from pressure groups who fight tooth and nail at even the mention of a new dump opening, wait til the garbage starts piling up in garages. Still on the nasty subject of garbage, our local Scugog Township council unanimously made a very difficult decision. For the first time in several years, the Town- ship is going to put the contract for garbage collec- tion (municipal) in Scugog out to tender. Over the past several years, the garbage con- tract has not been put to tender, for good reason. The councils have been more than pleased with ing to cost huge the job done by Edgar Brown, whose current con-. tract expires this fall. ¥ I was at the meeting last week when our coun- cil made the decision to tender the contract this year, and | can attest that each and every councillor did so with a very heavy heart. Over the past few years, council renewed Mr. Brown's contract with appropriate adjustments for inflation and the increase in the number of pick-ups. And Edgar has done a super job. Council's decision to tender this year was total- ly economic. With the cost of collecting garbage and disposing it (in Pickering) set to go through the roof, council had no choice but to try to get the low- est possible price for garbage collection. It is, after all, tax-payers money. So And it may be that a large corporation can col- lect Township trash cheaper than the small, local contractor. But | hope Edgar gets the contract again. He's a hard working man, he's conscientious about the tough job he has to do, and he has served the peo- ple well over the last eight years or so. When the council agreed to tender the contract this year, it was stipulated that "lowest tender will not necessarily get the contract." Good. | hope that when our councillors come to award the contract, they make every effort (with- in reason, of course) to return it to Mr. Brown, who works in Scugog and lives here. For my money, it would be a dang shame to see that contract go elsewhere. | know councillors feel the same. on to say that a lot of people still don't realize the When 70 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 10, 1919 Soine twenty-seven returning soldiers were entertained by the ladies of the Women's Patriotic Association at the Armouries on Saturday evening. The 116th Battalion has been accorded a splendid welcome in Toronto, Oshawa and Uxbridge. It is unfortunate that so few of the original members of the Battalion were present. Par- ticularly sad is the absence of Col. Sam Sharpe. H-6-45 Extra Special McLaughlin (1919 Model). The McLaughlin Sixes stand up to every test and cut down the cost of motoring. Many owners of these models get 30 mile per gallon and eight to ten thousand on tires is not unuaual. Beare Bros. 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 13, 1944 A combined choir of Port Perry and Whitby High School pupils sang at the annual musical festival sponsored by the On- tario Educational Association Music section held at the Eaton Auditorium. The invitation was extended by G. Roy Fenwick, Provincial Supervisor of Music and this is considered an honour even extended to city schools. The muskrat catch will likely be poor this year. The ice is thick, and there has been very little inflow of fresh water. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 8, 1954 At 1:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, a flash fire occurred while the co-partners of the Port Perry Dairy were making alterations to refrigeration storage space. Severe damage was caused by fire and water. "A by-law to license bicycles within the corporate limits of the Village of Port Perry has been passed with approval of the Ontario Municipal Board. Each spring-Beare Motors takes pleasure in holding a com- munity family night in their showrooms and on Tuesday, March 29th, well over 100 local and rural friends enjoyed the pictures which were educational and entertaining. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 9, 1959 The first meeting of the new 4H Club was held at the home of the leader, Mrs. A Martyn. Tuesday night record number of 65 in attendance at the Head Supper. xperiment of reverting to chicken pie turned out favourably. (Turn to page 10) Letters to the editor Industrial proposal poor planning To the Editor: Thank you for the opportunity to publically protest the current proposal before our Council to re- zone the parcel of land on Conces- sion 6, Ward 1, from Rural to In- dustrial use. Although I am not a professional urban planner, even I see no common sense in allow- System is at fault not weapons To the Editor: Every day I find it more dif- ficult to remain silent when I read letters to the editors of newspapers written by people who don't know what they are talking about. The letter titled "Ban on Assault Weapons,' by Dean J. Kelly is a very good ex- ample of this. To begin with, nothing is a '"'weapon" unless it is used as one to hurt someone else. Secondly, as he says these guns were Jupored by a dealer which indicates to me that the guns were imported legally to be sold to legal gun buyers, not underworld hit men and drug dealers. As far as whether or not the guns can be easily converted to full automatic, which I doubt, at least by the average shooter, there are already laws pro- hibiting anyone from doing so. Also, to the best of my knowledge, it has never been con- firmed that the gun used in Stockton was in fact a full (Turn to page 10) ing industrial development to pro- ceed immediately adjacent to housing in Perry Glen (or any equivalent area of homes) that is zoned as prime residential development. Surely this defies most planning principles. As a resident of Perry Glen, I feel that we already have our fair share of adjacent enterprises (ie. Brewer's Retail Store, TechStar, Mother Jackson's) which have an adverse impact on the enjoyment of our homes as well as the ap- preciation in our property values. On the larger scale of things, I think our council has an oppor- tunity at this time to re-examine all of the development in the Port Perry area to ensure that ongoing development will not be tainted by a search for industrial taxes at ting residential neighborhoods. Surely we have adequate land in Scugog Township that industrial development can occur har- moniously with the rest of the community. I feel that we do have a council that is sensitive to "common sense' issues and trust that they will have the foresight to deny Ap- plication No. Z/4/89 concerning this property. I encourage all fellow members of the community who have con- cern for how our town grows and evolves to consider this issue and register any objections to Council promptly before a decision in this matter is rendered. Yours truly, Gordon Jones MD 67 Chester Crescent the expense of properly protec- Port Perry Smile For The Day BELVEDERE by George Crenshaw oA Ey ul a Sati : o--