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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 3 Toronto kills controversial Kirkland Lake plan Scugog looks to Michigan as trash deal scuttled By Chris Hall Port Perry Star The plan to ship Durham Region's garbage to Northern Ontario was derailed last week. Toronto, the main play- er in the scheme, scrapped an agreement with Rail Cycle North, the company hired to trans- port the refuse north to the abandoned Adam's Mine in Kirkland Lake. The deal to ship rub- bish from the Greater Toronto Area to an open- pit mine collapsed on Friday (Oct. 20), a little more than a week after Toronto council narrowly approved it. The proposal called for trash from Toronto, as well as Durham and York regions, to be shipped to the Adam's Mine beginning in 2002 after the Keele Valley landfill site is closed. The deal collapsed over addi- tional costs that may have arisen. Toronto now plans to truck garbage to Michigan. Joining in on that plan will be Scugog, says Mayor Doug Moffatt. "It means that we'll have to piggy-back on Toronto's back for the short-term, and for the short-term only. It's not a good choice, but now it's our only choice," he said over the weekend. He hopes the collapse of the Kirkland Lake deal, and all the controversy that surrounded it, will force Durham and other municipalities to prusue alternatives to landfill. "Hopefully it will speed up the urgency for the diversion of as much waste as possible," he said. The mayor has called for large commercial com- posting facilities across the region, as well as an expanded recycling pro- gram in Durham. Mayor Moffatt says the remaining refuse can be incinerated, with the remains ground up and used as road fill. He would like to see these alternatives put in use over the next three to five years. As for the demise of the Kirkland Lake deal, the mayor says he saw it coming. "I didn't really think it would go through," he said. "lI said at regional council that there were too many unknowns to go through with this because of the (expense) clauses. "It's a horrid thing to have to do, to send our garbage elsewhere -- first to Kirkland Lake and now Michigan -- but | guess it's something we have to do at the moment." While regional council has held its last meeting before the Nov. 13 munic- ipal election, Mayor Moffatt expects an emer- gency meeting to be held to discuss Durham's options. The owners of a Port Perry tavern have been charged under the Liquor License Act in connection with last month's death of a suspected drunk driver. A month-long probe by the traffic manage- ment and liquor license enforcement units of the Durham Regional Police into the Sept. 23 death of Port Perry's Brian Wingate, 38, has led to charges against the num- bered company which operates the Trader Sam's establishment, as well as four company directors. Mr. Wingate was killed in a multi-vehicle colli- sion on Scugog Island. He was reportedly heading home at 2:14 am. when he lost control of his 1988 Ford Taurus while travel- ing north on Island Rd. near Gerrow Rd His car was struck by two other vehicles. A police investigation determined that Mr Wingate had been drink- ing at the Scugog St tav- ern prior to the accident Police say he had con- Tavern charged In connection with accident sumed "at least" a dozen drinks, including beer and spirits, between [1:15 pm. on Sept. 22 and 1:45 a.m. on Sept. 23, the morning of the colli- sion. %, The police report noted that he appeared to be in a state of intoxi- cation when he left the bar As a result of the investigation, the num- bered company which operates Trader Sam's, as well as the four directors, have been charged with permitting drunkenness and serving alcohol to an intoxicated person. Durham Police have issued court summons to Salvatore Chiusolo, 44, of Port Perry; Tony Chiusolo, 46, of Newcastle; John Chiusolo, 49, of Newcastle; and Tony Colucci, 39, of Whitby. Charges were laid last Thursday. They are to appear in court on Nov 27 Police say charges are pending against a tavern manager and server as well Reid's to host CPR sessions Leam lifesaving skills from the leader in First Aid Training. This certificate pro- gram enhances your knowl- edge on emergency scene management, shock, uncon- sciousness, fainting, severe bleeding, head and spinal injuries, and CPR. The course will be held at Reid's Independent Grocers on Nov. 25 from 9 am. to 5 p.m St. John Ambulance pro- vides First Aid and CPR train- ing across the region. Registration and inquiries can be completed over the phone with a credit card at (905) 434-7800. 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