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SY ETT ey --_-- "A Family Tradition for 126 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 3, 1992 - 3 Durham police Waste depot approved continue to support Metro By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The Durham Regional Police Association will continue to sup- port the job action of the Metro- politan and Peel Region Police Associations. The local depart- ment will not wear the tradi- tional uniform cap. The association held a gener- al meeting on October 26 con- cerning the "Provincial Govern- ment's anti-police actions." The meeting had the largest turn out of members than any meet- ing in the Durham Regional Po- lice Association's history. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the member- ship's concern over the govern- ment's actions in relation to the recently released firearms regu- lations, the expansion of the mandate of the Public Com- plaints Commissioner to in- clude the initial investigation of complaints of racial discrimina- tion by police officers. The changes in regards to the Spe- cial Investigations Unit and the partisan committees of anti- police groups to which the pre- mier and his government have given credence. It was resolved at the meeting the force will continue to wear blue ribbons signifying their support for the aforementioned 1ssues. The association will also begin a public awareness cam- paign in which its slogan will be "police and public safety first." Members will be handing out buttons with the slogan on them. The association also took part in the first police support rally staged at Queen's Park on Octo- ber 28. More than 5,000 officers 'took partin therally. The Durham Regional Police Association will support the principles that caused the job action of the Metropolitan To- ronto Police Association and the Peel Region Police Association. The association also put for- ward a motion requesting that Premier Bob Rae meet with rep- le The World of Goteme! 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The members of the associa- tion unanimously adopted the following resolution. -Whereas the Premier of Onta- rio and his government have fashioned proposals to change the use of force regulation for police, thereby choosing to ig- nore the collective views of the police community in that re- gard, aligning themselves with activist groups outside of the po- lice community, who have dis- tinguished themselves as being anti-police, and, -Whereas the premier and his government have appointed a new head of the Special Investi- gations Office which has changed the direction to an ap- pearance of anti-police and, -Whereas the premier and his government by referring all ra- cial complaints to the Public Complaints Commissioner have lent credence to allega- tions of police racism from self- interest groups, -Be it resolved that the member- ship of the Durham Regional Police Association in atten- dance at our special general meeting of October 26, 1992, hereby unanimously declare a lack of confidence in Premier Bob Rae and his government and call upon all members of the legislature to put an end to the government harrassment of po- lice and to consider an approach to policing that will place police and public safety as a first prior- ity. A job action committee has been formed and will be re- viewed and expanded if the pre- mier does not commence the meaningful consultations, ac- cording to Dale Allan, president of the association. By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Durham Regional Council has approved the construction of a hazardous waste depot in Port Perry. Council voted in favor of the recommendation after it decid- ed to discontinue the Toxic Taxi, 1ts mobile disposal unit. Studies found its use had waned in re- cent months. The facility, which will han- dle household hazardous wastes, will be located at the Scugog Transfer Station on Re- gional Road 8. The new waste disposal unit will temporarily store hazard- ous wastes from households in Uxbridge, Scugog and northern Newcastle. Although Scugog's Regional Councillor Yvonne Christie could not estimate the region's savings, she did say it would re- sult in labor saving costs. Other than the initial costs for the dis- posal unit, she said the only costs would be the staff hours. The costs to operate the Toxic Taxi were $100,000, but Coun- cillor Christie says the new fa- cility will be considerably less. A tamper-proof storage facili- ty will be constructed on the site under Ministry of the Environ- ment requirements. The unit ry will handle household items such as paints, cleaners and oils on a temporary basis until the wastes are picked up by a regis- tered disposal company. Councillor Christie estimates the unit will be ready for use early next year. Council believes the success of the Toxic Taxi led to the deci- By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star The Region of Durham will make a decision shortly on the future of the Cartwright Trans- fer Station. Yvonne Christie, vice- chairman of the Works Commit- tee, said the committee will dis- cuss the matter during its Waste Management budget dis- cussions which begin today (No- vember 3). No decision will be made until all the financial implications are studied and the budget is ta- bled. The 1993 budget is expect- edin February. Approximately $364,000 was set aside in the 1992 Waste Re- duction Committee budget for the operation of the transfer sta- tion, but many felt it was too costly and called for reduced "PHANTOM" Hosiery & Tights Fall Sale STOCK UP NOW!!! TimeLy TRIVIA | ; () iW A "Peter Perry arrived in Scugog in the late 1840's and William Brock 20 years later (Prince Albert) from Newcastle. He worked for a large grain dealer, the Cowon Brothers, until the railway killed their trade and he arrived in Port Perry around 1880. See this space next week for more TIMELY TRIVIA. BROCK'S Snowsuit WY)! children's) a pair of Queen St., Port Perry sion to discontinue the pro- gram. Regional Chairman Gary Herrema says many of the resi- dents of Durham took the oppor- tunity to dispose of their haz- ardous wastes when the taxi appeared in their communities. Due to this, the unit was no longer needed. ecision soon on station hours or the closure of the facili- ty which is currently operating five days a week. One proponent is Regional Chairman Gary Herrema who supports cutting back the hours of operation to two days a week. In an earlier interview with the Port Perry Star, he said it was just too much money to spend on the facility. But Councillor Christie says the facility is needed in the area. She points to the fact that the fa- cility is well used by residents of both Cartwright as well as the northern portion of Newcastle. Although no decision has been made, Councillor Christie is confident the station will re- main open. "We will be able to hold on to it, but with reduced hours," she said. "Butit will be open." Buy a Winter Coat, Jacket or (men's, women's & and get 97% O Winter Boots! 24 ---- a aa et lA ggg CS p-- NP ---- b ¥ { 1 y 3 ol