The Citizen, 2009-04-16, Page 22North Huron has freed up some
more space in the Wingham landfill.
Council passed a motion, at the
April 6 meeting to truck mixed
construction waste and yard waste to
a recycling and composting depot in
London.
Try Recycling will take the waste
from North Huron, at $55 per tonne
for construction materials, and $45
for yard waste.
Though they’re not exactly sure
how much will be diverted from
landfill, clerk-administrator Kriss
Snell said it “will be significant.”
He said it’s a step towards the
township becoming ‘greener’.
The deal will allow the landfill to
stop burning the ‘clean wood,’ and
what is just buried at the landfill site,
will now be recycled.
“Basically, it’s all recyclable,”
Snell said at the meeting, about
construction waste; including
asphalt shingles, lumber, carpet, and
flooring. What they won’t take is
fibreglass insulation, copper pipe, or
bathroom fixtures.
The town currently charges $82
per tonne for construction waste,
and director of public works Ralph
Campbell said in a report to council
that that money could be used to
truck the trash to the recycling
depot.
Small branches, leaves, and
garden waste will also find their way
to London.
The still-to-be-passed budget has
$25,000 set aside for the compost
site at the Wingham landfill, but
Campbell said if there were two
loads to go to London this spring, it
would cost $1,600.
A site to store yard waste prior to
pick-up will have to be developed.
The trucking of the waste is
estimated to cost $300 per load.
Currently, yard waste is
composted at the landfill site and
used as cover material, but Snell said
that it’s not the best quality
cover because of the moisture
content.
He said the quality of compost
that will come from Try Recycling
will be much better, and hopes to
have some of the compost come
back to be available for residents.
Snell said he hopes this project
will be ongoing, but a watchful eye
will be kept on costing.
In another trash-related issue Snell
said there is still a problem with
some residents raking their leaves
and twigs onto the road.
As of last fall, the yard waste
policy was to bag it in paper bags or
have it loose in a container and set
out on specified dates.
Councillor Greg McClinchey said,
“I’m not looking to poke anyone in
the eye, but most ratepayers are
doing what is asked of them,” he
said, adding, throwing yard waste is
equal to throwing trash on the
road.
“You’d charge them if they threw
a bag… of garbage on the road. I
don’t see this as any different. It’s
garbage.”
Councillor. Archie MacGowan
said that it might just take some time
for full compliance. “It’s a bit of a
learning curve, maybe.”
The next spring yard waste
collection will be on April 28, and
every other Tuesday thereafter until
the end of May.
North Huron council passed a
motion at its April 6 meeting, to
contract a professional recruiter to
help with the hiring of the new fire
chief for what will soon be an
amalgamated North Huron fire
service.
Tony Mintoff, who was Ontario’s
assistant deputy fire marshal, and
has a decade of experience as a fire
chief will, for approximately $500 a
day help create a shortlist from the
resumes.
He will review and provide
recommendations for the job
description, help with the interview
process, and provide
recommendations.
Councillor Archie MacGowan,
who sits on the Wingham and Area
Fire Board, says the aim is to have
the new chief hired by the end of
May.
There were 21 applications for the
position.
Councillors James Campbell,
Alma Conn, and MacGowan will sit
on the hiring committee.
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Wingham businesses from the
Shell station south, are supposed to
have flood contingency plans,
mandated by the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority.
“The total number of contingency
plans we have is zero,” Snell said
during his report to council.
He said that the municipality
hasn’t even developed a formal
emergency plan for their own
buildings, including the North
Huron Wescast Community
Complex.
Snell recommended developing a
plan for municipal buildings, at a
cost of about $2,500-3,000, and
make it available to the businesses.
Interesting discovery
It may have been the idea of winning a prize that caught the
attention of a few kids at the Easter egg hunt in downtown
Blyth on Saturday morning. But two-year-old Olivia Decker
can’t seem to get past the fact she just found a coloured
egg out on the Memorial Hall courtyard. (Vicky Bremner photo)
On March 31 a delegation fromthe Twp. of North Huron attendedDr. Robert Shipley’s fourth year
heritage planning class at the
University of Waterloo.
The municipal representatives
were on hand for the presentation of
the work that had been completed by
the students this semester. Invited by
the municipality to conduct research
and put forward recommendations
on the feasibility of a heritage
conservation district in the village of
Blyth, the students delivered five
comprehensive reports.
One group comprised of graduate
marketing students went further and
offered ideas toward a marketing
plan for the historic village.
Reeve Neil Vincent found the
presentations and accompanying
material, “engaging and thoughtful.
It is now the work of municipal staff
and council to utilize the new
material for future projects and
planning considerations.”
Chairperson of the Blyth Idea
Group, Rick Elliott expressed thethoughts of the entire delegationwhen he addressed the students
telling them, “you have exceeded
our expectations.”
NH freeslandfillspace
North Huron council briefs
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Huron County Historical Society
invites members and visitors to its
next general meeting on
Thursday, April 23, 2009
at St. John’s Anglican Church, Brussels
with a delicious ham supper at 6:00 pm ($12.00 per person)
After dinner the Guest Speaker, David Yates, will present on the topic:
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By Lindsay Kuglin
Wingham Advance Times
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Wingham Advance Times
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