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lll lid poi QS Gl i dh GC 0 id TER af Ste Ome, eo erin EADEIT IAI oi AERC cm. a ---- a SR -- RS SS 2 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 4, 1992 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" By Scott Anderson The Township of Scugog let its views be known loud and clear concerning a potential landfill site in the municipality. In the space of two hours on Jan. 30, two different groups made submissions to the Stand- ing Committee on Social Devel- opment concerning Bill 143 at Queen's Park. Both the Township of Scugog, represented by Ward 4 council- lor David Dietlein, and Zero Garbage/Scugog, represented by Colin Kemp, expressed oppo- sition to the controversial bill. During the noontime presen- tation, Councillor Dietlein told the committee that the Ministry of the Environment is ignoring the rights of individuals and communities in the search for a landfill site. Councillor Dietlein presented a paper prepared by himselfand Ken Gadsden, Ward 3 council- lor. In this statement he called Prime Minister will visit Newcastle on Valentine's Day The date of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's visit to the Village of Newcastle has been changed to Feb. 14, according to Durham MP Ross Stevenson's office. Mr. Mulroney is expected to arrive at the Newcastle Town Hall, in the Village of Newcas- tle, at approximately 7 p.m. He will give a brief speech before meeting with the public. His wife Mila will also be present. According to Mr. Stevenson's office, the purpose of the visit is a social visit to meet the public. Mr. Mulroney has extended a special invitation to children's groups from the area to attend, including Scouts, Brownies and other organizations. Mr. Mulroney will also be in Peterborough earlier in the day. v Ev Settlement House 183 Queen Gt., Port Perry 985-8234 Weekdays & Fridays till 9: 00 & Sunday 12 ys 9-30 ull 5:30 for the Minister of the Environ- ment to revise sections of the act. The controversial Bill 143 leg- islates the province's search for potential sites. Among its pow- ers, the bill gives the provincial government permission to ac- cess a person's land to test for potential locations for a landfill site without permission. Councillor Dietlein says this 1s a violation of a person's rights. In the three-page argument, Councillor Dietlein is critical of the way in which the govern- ment has been given "extraordi- nary powers to enter any prop- erty." Under Part 1 of the bill, in- spectors would be able to enter any land they feel should be tested for landfill capabilities following seven days of notice. It 1s Councillor Dietlein's ar- gument that if the landowner is absent or otherwise unaware of the notice, the agency could en- ter onto the property without permission and without a war- rant. "Permission should be re- quired from the property owner for such testing as has been past practice," he said. Councillor Dietlein argues that if Bill 143 is passed "the property owner has no legal re- course to prevent excavation on his property." The landowner has no legal recourse either, says Councillor Dietlein. According to Section 9 of the bill, the individual proper- ty owner does not even have the right of representation before a Judge orjustice of the peace. "The use of either a judge or a Justice of the peace to rubber- stamp a decision with regard to waste management is an abuse of thejudicial process," he said. Steadfastly opposed to aland- . fill site in the area, Councillor Dietlein expressed the need to look for alternative methods of disposal. Among the proposals were incineration and transpor- tation to other areas such as Kirkland Lake. Councillor Dietlein expressed his concern that the decision to Clarification Paul Arculus is the new presi- dent of the Lake Scugog Histori- cal Society. In a cutline under a picture in last week's edition, past presi- dent Roy Grierson was identi- fied as the president. The Star regrets the error. CORN and PELLET BURNING STOVES with Automatic Controls "Fireplace Plus' 900 Hopkins St. at Burns WHITBY, 668-3192 go ahead with a landfill site has been made by the government without much input from the public. "The environmental assess- ment process is used to select the alternative which is the least harmful to the environ- ment. How can this be achieved if all available alternatives are not considered?" he stated. Councillor Dietlein also ex- pressed his concern over what he has repeatedly referred to as the government's "cavalier atti- tude" towards an environmen- tal assessment. According to Councillor Diet- lein, current legislation allows the province to forego any as- sessment and leave the cost to the municipality. Councillor Dietlein called on the province to take a greater responsibility in both the assessment as well as the cost of finding a site. "Projects that have the poten- "Violation of rights," committee told tial of great impact on the envi- ronment should not be fast- tracked through the approval process," he says. "The Town- ship of Scugog is opposed to any weakening of the environmen- tal assessment process with re- gards to either expansion or lo- cation of landfill sites." Although he's unsure what sort of impact the presentation had on the committee, Council- lor Dietlein felt the presenta- tion was useful nonetheless. "It's important that one speaks for one's community," he said. He said he received positive feedback from most of the repre- sentatives on the committee, but didn't know what sort of im- pact he had on the decision. "We're going to have to wait and see until April," he said. Approximately two hours af- ter Councillor Dietlein's presen- tation, Colin Kemp, executive director of Zero Garbage/ Scugog, also made a presenta- tion to the committee. Mr. Kemp's eight minute ad- dress also focussed on the rights of landowners. The address out- lined the various sections of the act which he feels doesn't recog- nize the rights of the public. "Although we do not have any constitutional guaranteed prop- erty rights, citizens do own property and have common law rights. Bill 143 takes away this protection," he said. He called for the bill to be amended to obtain permission from the property owner. Zero Garbage's presentation outlined alternatives for waste reduction. Mr. Kemp criticized the government for not taking a Turnto Page 4 Feb 14 - Feb 20/92 Appetizers *2:% / ments of . . . 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