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PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 22, 1991 - 5 "A Family Tradition for 125 Years" By Scott Anderson Although Harvey Graham was prepared for the challeng- ing weeks that lay ahead cam- paining for the municipal elec- tion, he is not the least bit disappointed that he won't have to campaign. Mr. Graham was unchal- lenged in his bid for Area Coun- cillor and therefore has been ac- claimed to the position. "I'm thankful that I don't have to run an election cam- paign," he said. Adding that - this unscheduled time will al- low him to tie up loose ends be- fore taking on the responsibili- ty as a councillor after the November election. It will also give him a chance to review the issues and do research into them. Mr. Graham is no stranger to local politics. He has participat- ed in local politics as a council- lor in Ward 2 and Ward 4, and was unsuccessful in his at- tempt in in the 1988 election when he ran for mayor. After being defeated in the 1988 election and being knocked out of politics, he made the decision not to get back into politics again, but decided to get involved again after he re- New waste regulations mandatory in Ontario The Ministry of the Environ- ment has introduced new regu- latory measures that make waste reduction mandatory for Ontario. The document entitled "Waste Reduction Office Initia- tives Paper No. 1," was intro- duced at the Recycling Council of Ontario's annual conference. The regulations are an at- tempt by the provincial govern- ment to achieve its goal of 25 per cent waste reduction by 1992 and 50 per cent by the year 2000. "This is the first of a series of waste reduction initiatives that lay the foundation for achiev- ing and surpassing Ontario's waste reduction objectives of 25 per cent diversion from dispo- sal in 1992 and 50 per cent di- version by the year 2000," Envi- ronment Minister Ruth Grier said when introducing the doc- ument. "We are moving away. from consumerism towards the conserver society." The document makes waste reduction mandatory for Onta- rio industries, businesses, in- stitutions and municipalities. These draft regulations will be phased in beginning in mid- 1992. A total of five initiatives were introduced in this document. These include approvals for re- cycling sites, Industrial, Com- mercial and Institutional (ICI) source separation, waste and packaging audits and work- plans, municipal source separa- tion programs, municipal leaf Turn to Page 11 KARATE 2 Training Halls Change rooms with showers weights and equipment Several highly experienced Black Belts and Senior Students Day or evening to meet everyone's needs Attend as often as you want! HIRYU BUSHIDO KAI Martial Arts Centre 15258 Simcoe Street, Port Perry 985-0205 LIE IE IL 4 TYEE EEE EE EE EE BL BE LC HARVEY GRAHAM (acclaimed) assessed the situation. He realized there was going to be a large turnover in coun- cil, with approximately 50 per cent of the present members leaving. He felt there was a need for some new but experi- enced people in council. "There's going to be quite a bit of change," he says. | ANTONIE'S | WOOLSHOP _ large selection of | rt wools and sweaters. So to all my old and new customers - Welcome! Mr. Graham says it is going to be interesting in council after it resumes because all the new members will be coming in with new ideas. "I'm not coming with any ide- as at all," he says. "I'm bringing my experience." Mr. Graham says there are a number of issues which have been ongoing in local politics. The biggest concern at the present time is the question of the landfill site. He says itis "a frustrating situation that we have very little control over." He has been involved with Zero Garbage/Scugog for a number of years in opposing a dump in Scugog and knows the issue quite well. He concedes the matter is out of the local pol- iticians' hands and the provin- cial government will make the final decision regardless of the opinion. If the dump is slotted for Scu- gog he says he will attempt to point out reasons to the officials why it shouldn't be placed here and come up with alternatives. Taxes are another issue that are constantly on the minds of the residents. As an experi- enced councillor, Mr. Graham Complete Fselections of practice and competition outfits, novelties and accessories. Area councillor happy to be acclaimed knows all too well the concerns over this issue. He says taxes "are a problem now and will continue to be a problem." Mr. Graham says the situa- tion is "going to get tougher and tougher on the taxpayer" as the problems in all the different levels of government trickles down. He realizes the only way to keep taxes down is to cut back on the services, but ad- mits nobody is prepared to sac- rifice services. One thing that Mr. Graham has learned from his past expe- riences is that there are two sides to every story. He says his style as a councillor is to listen to both sides, "then make a deci- sion and stick toit." With his past experience he also knows too well the time de- mands that are put on a coun- cillor and he is prepared to put in the time needed to serve the community. But he doesn't think this should be a problem. He points to his past record on council and proudly acknowl- edges that he missed very few meetings. "I don't believe that you should take on council if you're going to miss meetings." SILVER SKATING BOUTIQUE eVerticals eVenetians sRoller Blinds 203 Queen Street, Port Perry 985-3221 (in back of Luke's Country Store) EEE EEE EE NE sve rr