HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-04-24, Page 5Writer urges ouncil ors
to look to the future when
Imetenow Sentinel, Wed6sday, April 24, 1996 -Page S
Dear editor: There aro many rea-
Re: the proposed sons to recycle rather
Ashfield Landfill ‘'kin to landfill; Ill only
At the April Huron
-County Council meeting,
council members will
receive a report by the
•two consultant firms the
Bounty has paid to advise
. them as what to do about
the A3 landfill site.
.1 would like to remind
Iluron councillors and
Huron citizens that we
stand at the door of the
mention three reasons,
1, As the worlds
resources deplete, it is
culeial that we preserve
the materials in exis-
tence,
2. The more a resource
depletes, the cost of the
material will increase
dramatically. If that hap-
pens, the cost of future
products will skyrocket.
21st century, This is not 3. In the process of con-
, the time to look back- vetting a raw material to
ward to yesterday's ideas a product (trees to paper,
but forward to the Ature, oil to plastics) chemicals
Recycling is the way of are used that cause path"
the future whereas land- tion to an already fragile
fills are part of yestev • and cornPromised, pollut-
days techookigy. ed world, The less prod-
ucts that we must convert
from a raw state, the less
we wilt havV to pollute
while enjoy* the *fits
of sensible techuologY.
These are the realities
of our times and we roust
think about these things;
we must apply this
knowledge. This realuy
must guide us in all our
deeisions„ :whedier it be
the public's small ehoices'
u recycle mon at curb-
side or the large deei-
sions comiejl is to make.
We hope that they will be
progressive and turn to
recycling rather,than to
revisit the mistakes of the
past that we will some-
day have to pay for,
Rob McQueen.
school will close,
irnove to new sit
Pear editor: -planned for the weekend
An era M education in of May 1% 11 and /2.
Ontario is coming to a Former students -and staff
close. Saltfleet Iligh interested in information
School* historic Stoney regarding this ``end of an
Creek, Which opened its ere reunion should on '
tact: Salttleet High
doors in 1927, will be school, Reunion
moving from its original Conimittee, Stoney
site this June to a new Creek, ON L80 3)/3,
building on the escarp phone; (905) (64-1519„
merit- fax; (905) 664-8533.
A final reunion in the Glen whitwell,
.old school is being Committee. Chair.
For the first-time, Canadian weeklY newspapers.pay for sewer trap
,
will pay to have 1)arters delivered to ju cominunitY
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new agreement between the ministry Of. Canadian
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tion" said Cox.emanating within geo-" 'Cave and Associates and
Originally, when the graphical boundaries of Gore - and storrie
county set :out about 10 the:WITS board' (would.,Limit
years ago on a search for . be a.ccepted). Tho M}
a landfill, it wanted. to Although, he stated' 'chair doesn't know how
find a site with a life of that if another tmmicipal- Huron County Council
years. This goal has ity was to join,. it would react to the ;report
llaw been sen as unteni., likely come in at a differ. tomorrow. County ,was
. istic: • . • put buy -in rate*since the philosophically be 0 jec-
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He said at present member munielP,ahtles tionahle to exporting its
Wingham is out a Npace had beenpaying capital garbage. But one recorn-
. at landfill. Stephen expenses for five years. mendation in the report is
Towriship has an emer- Regarding the proposed to eXpOrt.
. ger extension arid A3 county landfill site in Environiriental of
Tutaberry possibly has Ashfield ToWnship, Cot Ittrolia is recommendetl
no site. said. to proceed with. an as the most economically
Iliintersaid an amend- environmental assess. viable."
merit was made to the ment would be very cost- The report to county
landfitys ly. But to open. the Say the last option. for
operating policy that Ashfield site would be as waste management is
allows for additional expensive as any other incineration for reasons,
iliunicipalities to join. option the .county has, of costliness and pol1,1-
"The last amendment according to the report !ion
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