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Trash to be trucked out of area Household waste from the six municipalities in North Simcoe will have to be trucked out of the area for disposal after October 31 of this year. That is the final result of mediation bet- ween North Simcoe Waste Management Association representatives, Tiny Township Council and Perkinsfield residents. In an interview last week Provincial Mediator Michel Picher said the people in Perkinsfield were willing to consider a year's { Church parade More than 100 Beavers, Wolf Cubs and Boy Scouts from North Simcoe took part in an an- nual church parade. They were led by the Pipe and Drum Band of the Penetanguishene Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion under the direction of Pipe Major Don Parker. extension on the Perkinsfield site, but that re- quired agreement from everyone. "They (the people from Perkinsfield) wanted a guarantee that Perkinsfield would not be choosen for the next dump," said Picher. '""'The NSWMA agreed, but Tiny adamantly refused and maintained their posi- tion that a long term site should be in Perkinsfield." According to Picher, during a meeting Thursday morning, Tiny officials said they Following the band was the First Pene- tanguishene Scout Troup. Scouts from Midland, Port McNicoll, Victoria Harbour and Waubaushene took part. The service was held at All Saints Church with Rev. Joan Waters officiating. had recent data from their consultants in- dicating that the existing situation would become much more serious with continued use of the site and in their view the move was unsafe. Although Tiny officials said the documen- tation showed that extended uses of the dump would cause further leechate problems, the mediator said Tiny council representatives did not produce the documentation for him to see. 'All I can say is that I was shown nothing." Despite the allegations by Tiny, Ministry of the Environment Regional Director Ian Gray said there is no reason to believe the situation is getting any worse. "We have been monitoring the data and basically the plume has grown as previously predicted at a rate of 50 to 70 metres," said Sry. Cont'd on pg. 3