Up to date Local artists produce calendars Paper Canadian Publication Mail roduct Agreement #435â€"201 NOEPENDENT MEGER To Serve Your Real Estate Needs 29 YEAR OAKVILLE RESIDENT 184 Lakeshore Rd. E., Oakville 5-5582 389 Pearl St., Burlington * 639-1372 Bus: 844â€"5000 Res: 844-9859 Associate Broker SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Pharma Plus A Metroland Community Newspaper Page 20 En â€"Raptored â€" Page 11 Initially, membership of Friends of Bronte Creek Park consisted of Peschka, but after its debut meeting this month, that number has expanded to 15 and Peschka is hoping for more. A Jan. 7th meeting at 10:30 a.m. at the park‘s administrative office, "We want to stimulate community interest and an understanding of what Bronte Creek Provincial Park is all about and protect its cultural and natural resources," said Peschka. He was told there are 19 such organizations throughout Ontario which undertake educational and interpretive projects, as well as fundâ€" raising efforts on a park‘s behalf. way to preserve that for his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was also interested in making a contribution to his community and both factors prompted his phone call to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The Friends of Bronte Creek Park is a small group with a big heart and big plans. Founder Hugh Peschka, has been enthralled with the provincial park‘s natural beauty for quite some time and wondered if there was a Friends of Bronte Creek Park want to protect local facility Garry Stephan Huntley, 33, of .MollyI Avenue in Nil'S_SI;;;]_ga has been charged with 19 counts of fraud over $1,000 and 21 counts of (See ‘January‘ page 2) Following the investigation by the Internal Audit Department of TV Ontario, Town_e Chevâ€"Olds and the police, two men were arrested. TV Ontario leases its fleet of more than 35 vehicles from Towne Chevâ€"Olds. Police and TV Ontario were contacted by Towne Chevâ€"Olds staff after they found irregularities in the accounting records of leased vehiâ€" cles. A total of 19 TV Ontario vehicles were subjects of the police investigation, representing a fraud loss to TV Ontario of more than $100,000. Communications Authority) collaborating with the leasing mahager for Towne Chevâ€"Olds to sell cars from TV Ontario‘s fleet to a numbered company controlled by the fleet manager himself. The cars were then resold, or "flipped," from the numbered company to other car wholeâ€" salers/dealers. The pair were charged with fraud and dealing with secret commisâ€" sions after detectives from the District 2 Criminal Investigation Bureau Fraud Unit were alerted to the scheme by employees of Towne Chevroletâ€"Oldsmobile on Trafalgar Road. The alleged scam â€" which apparently began in 1992 â€" involved the fleetâ€"purchasing manager for TV Ontario (the Ontario Educational A former TVOntario executive and former leasing manager of a local car dealership were arrested this week following a fourâ€"month frallgi probe by Halton Regional Police. Fraud charges laid _ in TVO leasing scam "Canada‘s Best Commuqity Newspaper" CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 (See ‘Group‘ page 2) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1994 "Obviously any waste is a risk," said Hardacre, who remains unclear about the level of toxicity involved. "My feeling is that there doesn‘t appear to be any risk or danger to the public â€" but that is for the public to decide." According to Ward 2 local councillor Linda Hardacre, the event (to be held at 7 p.m. at the Sir John Colborne centre) will hopefully include representatives from Canatom and the AECB. One benefit of having the experts together in one place, explained Hardacre, is that the public will realize that the federal governâ€" ment â€" not the municipal level â€" has all the say in the matter. As one might expect, the issue is becoming a hot one as word of the proposal begins circulating. Ordinarily the public has 20 working days to respond with comments after the AECB offiâ€" cially advertises the licence appliâ€" cation. While this has yet to be published, a public information meeting has been arranged for Jan. 11th during which residents can get firstâ€"hand information and express their concerns. Canatom Radioactive Waste Services â€" that decision rests with the federal Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB) â€" the mayor and Ward 2 councillors are attempting to spread as much accurate information as they can to area residents. After all, public input will play a part in whether the AECB approves Canatom‘s Prescribed Substance Licence. If it does, the firm will expand its operation to 1182 South Service Rd. West and begin the interim storage of lowâ€" level â€" primarily medical â€" waste. hile there is no way to talk about radioactive waste without upsetting a lot people, the Town is still takâ€" _ ing pains to explain the possible arrival of just such a disposal company to Oakville. Although powerless to grant or Agreed Ward 2 localâ€"regional deny the application made by councillor Kathy Graham: "We When the Olsens put on a light display, they don‘t hold anything Way home was judged the winner in a Festival of Lights contest : LePage. Checking out work are Ed and Lisa Olsen along with the Chelsea and Brandon. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Firm wants to store radioactive waste here Public meeting will address residents‘ concern Canatom Radioactive Waste Services was formed in May 1993 witl an eye on building expertise in lowâ€"level radioactive waste manage ment. The long range objective is to decommission nuclear reactor: when they reach ‘the end of their life. This will start to occur in five (See ‘Waste‘ page 2) Canatom Radioactive Waste Services is owned by Canatom Inc., firm which has been involved in the Canadian nuclear industry sinc 1967. To date, the company‘s major thrust has been working wit Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. (AECL) at its Sheridan Park location t assist in the design and construction of the CANDU reactor. In addition, Unsworth‘s industry is highly regulated and his facilit: is subject to quarterly inspections by the Ministry of Environment and Energy and regulations imposed by the Atomic Energy Control Boar and the Transport of Dangerous Goods Act of the Department o Transport. According to Grant Unsworth, of Canatom Radioactive Wasts Services, the sole purpose of his company‘s proposed setâ€"up on the South Service Road is the interim storage of lowâ€"level, primarily medi cal, waste. No reâ€"packing or processing of any kind will be done on site. Waste disposal firm says public has nothing to fear Despite the fear that can be created by anything even remotel1 radioactive, the general manager of a waste disposal company is firr in his assurance that his operation will endanger no one. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff According to Canatom general manager Grant Unsworth, the long range objective of his comâ€" pany is to decommission nuclear reactors when they reach the end of their useful life. (Not in By law, Canatom does not have to participate in next month‘s meeting, but is doing so, says Hardacre, to promote public awareness. In turn, the Town is establishing a coâ€"operative rapâ€" port with the company. Agreed Ward 2 localâ€"regional councillor Kathy Graham: "We have no influence over a federal agency. It‘s out of the Town‘s hands." a Festival of Lights contestvsponsored by ignts contest sponsored by Royal along with their children Amand: 36 Pages back. Their 1240 Heritage The waste itself will be packe into 45 gallon drums and store onâ€"site in Oakville for four to si weeks before being transported t Chalk River for disposal. Und the licence now being applied foj Canatom cannot open the dru (See ‘Company‘ page 2) Oakville, however.) In the me time, they intend to provid advice and disposal services t clients such as hospitals an research centres which us radioactive materials. LINDA HARDACKE (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) 75 Cents (GST included) [, Government lo Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 *Rates Subject to Change