HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-04-03, Page 3Ashfield will xm
bag tags and tip
Ashfield Township
c. uncil is .strengthening
off rts, to reduce the
amount of waste going
into the municipal land-
fill site, Effective May 1,.
bag tag and tipping fees
-will beimplemented,
along with increased,
access to recycling
depots.
"GThq eru are pressing
reasons for this action,"
explains Linda Andrew,.
clerk -treasurer. ¢'A certi-
fied landfill site is one of,
if not the most valuable
asset a municipality pos-
sesses." The 'cost of
obtaining a certificate Of
approval for a new land-
fill site (providing a Suit-
able
uitable ane could be found
in the mun cipality) frorr
the Ministry of.
Environment, is exorbi-
tant.
"The -cost of shipping
wasteout of our bound-
aries is also very prohibi-
tive," says Andrew,, "as
we would be financially
at the mercy of the host
landfill •facility.".. Andrew
says it is unfortunate that
many municipalities with
landfills filled to capacity
are in this situation.`
Ashfield. is also fact
ars almost 50 per cent
reduction in total grants
from the province by the
year 1997 another rea-
son
ea -son. eoun it took a hard
look at a user -pay system
for landfill operations,
"AshfieldCouncil has
set a course to protect the
remainin'capacity in our
landfill Site," said the
clerk treasurer. "The best
thingwith these imple-
lnentations is they will
'dramatically reduces the
amount going into the
landfill site,"
Bag Tag. Fees
Council has set the
bag tag fee at.$1.25 per.
bag: All residents, With
the: exception of certain
Lakeshore areas, will be
required to tag all bags of
household garbage com-
ing into, the landfill site:.
The tags are available at'
five locations in the
township:-
Some
ownship:VSome : seasonal
Lakeshore areas will be.
charged a flat fee for bin
disposal to be added to
their taxesas a special..
area rate.
Tipping Fees
Also effective May 1, ,
all vehicles •entering the
site to dispose of waste,
other ,than, household:
garbage :that Bann t be
burned according to
OB standards or other-
wise recycled, will be
.charged a tipping fee.
Fees range from a •low of
$5 per load in .a car to a
high of $400 . s er load or
a tandem p ,"cker re
will also b W, fees for .dis-
posing of automobile,
truck and tractor tires.
Recycing
In an effort to increase
participation in the
recyling program, addi-
tional bins for paper,
cardboard andco-min-
gled glass, plastics and
tins will be placed at var-
ious locations• in the
township, : •
Full details can be
found` in an advertise-
ment in this week's
paper.
by Pat Livingston
An F.E. Madill Secondary School
production, Catalyst by John l'bbitson,
has earned the director, cast' and crew
three awards at the the Sears Ontario
Drama Festival in Listowel on the
weekend.
Shane MacKinnon, the 19 -year-old
Grade 13 director is stillflying high
after receiving an award of excellence
for directing the show. Shane was the
only student director to win All others
were teachers. This is a major ac -
,plishment for Shane, an, arts and drama
student, who seeks a career in that
field.
The Madill troupe also received the
outstanding 'production award and an
award of excellence•for the .lighting.
"Catalyst is about five teenagers
Who stumble upon something strange
and, foreign to them: oddly clad chess
players' playing chess in the middle of a
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they react? The narrators and chess
players take the audience on a cathartic
journey:
Local students with parts in the cast
are Julie Carter and Abby Knorr, while
Brent Cameron and Claire Weir are a,
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part of the all 'important crew behind
the scenes.
Other shows receivingoutstanding
productioir awards were Birth Story
presented by Elmira District Secondary
School, and FAME by the Stratford
Central Secondary School
The Madill ' production will be pre-
sented at St. Anne's School, in Clinton,
tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m.
As a result of Madill's placement in
Listowel, the play will be presented at
the next level the Regional Festival at
Georgian College Theatre; Barrie, Apr.
24 to 27.
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