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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-02-26, Page 26y INettlbeir 14ctlwrait ,. '11* devaluation oft properties ad je- cent to thew that May evatntua y house the Seafortbr.Tuckersmith Township landfill Site seemed the • main concern last Tuesday night at a discussion regarding solid waste management programs for these two areas. The meeting, intended to bring the public up-to-date on the current en- vironmental assessment study and in particular the investigation of nine parcels of land in Tuckersmith which could house the site, drew a'crowd of approximately -200. F'armers in particular were upset at the prospect of having the landfill site bordering en their property, and suggested certain landowners, after agreeing to sell their property, plan to move away from the situation, leaving their neighbors with the "mess." "I think the adjoining landowners should be compensated," said Jim McIntosh, of Tuckersmith Township. "They (some landowners) plan to sell their whole farm and move out of the place and leave their neighbors • with the mess, and I'm afraid of that," said Uwe Wisch, also of Tuckersmith. "I don't think you realize just how much of a shock this came to us last week when we got the letter advising us of the sites," laid Don Reynolds. Reynolds compared the proximity of his lot to one of the proposed loca- tions of the landfill site, to the distance between the railway line in Seaforth to Bob and Betty's Variety Store on the town's main street. "Mr. Bell Is -landowner) .granted permission for me to put up my goat barn, but he didn't tell us he was go- ing to put up 25 acres for the landfill site. He's going to sell the whole farm and the rest of us will be stuck with the whole garbage," said Reynolds. Another concern voiced- at the meeting was the fact although gar- bage is being produced by both the township and Seaforth, the township is being forced to bear the respon- sibility of housing the landfill site. "What svis wrong with the lagoon site?" questioned Matt Haney. "The only thing against it was the citizens. I think we should share the wealth. The soil is right, transporta- tion is not a rroblem. I think it (the y do the country � to deaf withit (the garbage) baser oto the percen- tage use, they (Seaforth) are putting up the garbage, why do they not have to share it?' "The door should not be closed on it. It Is already zoned as landfill. It is already set up for -liquid waste, we just have to set it up for solid. We're already halfway there." Reynolds pointed out a number of comrhenfs during the night by Chair- man Mike Mitchell, a lawyer from Stratford, had suggested residents take responsibility for the garbage they produce. "I suggest we do that," he said. "I burn the paper out of my gar- bage, take my newspapers to the Zurich Boy Scouts for recycling, so the only things are my Javex bottles and cans that go to the Seaforth dump.' Can you compare that with someplace like Sills Hardware and Canadian Tire, who are using the • same dump? Seaforth is using the dump for many commercial uses." In response to the questions about "sharing the wealth" when it came to housin a landfill site, Mitchell sug- 1%,, lite geited-if, In lT be the country's thin Based 00. Mils griteeitt ` and the to Cause such a thing as a dump. He likened the dump site to the liquid manure stations around the area, which he said, are es unpleasant to the townfolk as a landfill site might be to the country folk. "Sometimes I'm sure the city folk would like to just say, boys, why don't you keep that stuff at home." Mitchell's comment provoked an already upset crowd, who came to ask questions but found those questions limited to the topic of, the criteria us- ed to choose the landfill sites." "I think we're being a bit railroad- ed here," said Hugo Menheers, to a burst of applause. "We're paying for it (the landfill site). It's our problem and we should have some input." "We never even knew what sites were being considered until last week, when we got a letter from the town," said Reynolds. Queries that questioned the landfill- ing as a means of waste control were hastily answered or dismissed entire- ly based on the argument incineration had already been ruled out as too ex- pensive an endeavor at this time for a community the size of Seaforth- Tuckersmith, and even if incineration were in place, a -landfill site would still be required to house the excess gar- bage incineration WFS, it was sue.., number one of nine sites in gested, an altei{native which could be Tuckersmith Township based . on researched further later on and reap- criteria established by the landfill plied to the local situation. committee 'in conjunction with the "How many times do we have to in- Ministry df the Environment, under vent the wheel," said Mitchell. SPECIAL SCOUTING AWARDS — At Tuesday's annual Lord Baden Powell luncheon for Exeter Scouts, Evelyn l.ebedew presents certificates to the best Beaver, Cub and Scout in the Exeter groups for 1985. Receiving their awards from the left were Peter McAllister, Dana Wright and Brian Ferguson.T-A photo Cronwrty Scouts, dads /earn all about snakes By MRS. ROBERT LAING"' Cromarty Hazel Harburn presided for the February meeting of the Marian Rit- chie Evening Auxiliary and opened it with a poem, Happy Valentine's Day. Betty Lou Norris read the scripture followed by the roll call, Heart. A report of tt a Stratford -Huron Presbyterial executive meeting of the W.M.S. was given by Ruth Laing. Bet- ty Lou Norris presided for the hncinr c'. when the Marian Ritchie of- fered to host the annual St. Patrick's crokinole party on March 12. For her topic, Mary Elliott read from a book of writings by Ninette di Gangi, whose articles have frequent- ly appeared in the Glad Tidings INVESTMENT PLANNING At my office you can buy - • RRSP's • GUARANTEED INVESTMENTS - MONEY MARKET FUNDS • INVESTMENT FUNDS (Diversifunds, Equity Funds) - PAYOUT ANNUITIES But, at "my office, we con take the time to do some FINANCIAL PLANNING. considering: - RATE OF RETURN - INVESTMENT RISKS - DIVERSIFICATION • LIQUIDITY - PORTFOLIO MANAGEMEtyT • TAX IMPLICATIONS OF VARIOUS INVESTMENTS magazine. Jean Carey presented the second part of the study book dealing with the spirituality of the Native Peoples. The purpose was to discover how religion is expressed by native peoples and how it affects their, and our, relationship to other people, the environment, social attitudes, etc. Mrs. Harburn read a poem, God's World, and the meeting closed with a hymn and prayer. See snakes• Brian Krigner of Waterloo kept over 30 Cubs, Scouts and Beavers and their fathers and guests fascinated as he spoke and showed a video tape of his hobby, snakes, following their an- nual Scout father and son banquet on Sunday evening. Mr. Krigner had with him many samples of what he had collected - snake skins, rattlesnake rattles or buttons, fangs, venom, articles made from snake skins, etc. He had taken part in rattlesnake hunts in United States, one of the most interesting be- ing in Sweetwater, Arizona, where an annual hunt is held every March in order to keep the snake population under control. The rattlesnakes are gassed, caught and put into garbage. cans, milked of venom, beheaded, and us- ed for their skins and meat. The meat is cooked and tastes mut like Ken- tucky Fried chicken. To preserve a snake, the insides are taken out; a wire is inserted, and then it is freeze-dried. Skins preserved by freeze-drying are very soft and A wide range of investment products, are available; the expertise of Mutual Life's Professional Managers is also available. What's impor- tant is getting the right com- bination of investments FOR YOU. Think about it and then Sive me a call. GEO. A GODIOIT, au LIFE INSURANCE, ANNUITIES & INVESTMENT FUNDS, Devon Building, Exeter Call: 235.2740 Agent for MUTUAL LIFE OF CANADA and MUTUAL IN- VESTCO INC. agreement tdsell by peoperty owners the Seaforth-Ttscitersmith Landfill Committee narrowed the possibilities for the landfill site, down to nine locations. Those nine locatiqts are the E. At- tenberger propert>f, Lot 13 Con. 111 LRS and Pt lot lO Con. XI HRS, Joe McKenzie, Lot 31 Con. 1V LRS, Kootstra Farms Ltd., Pt Lot 36, 37, 38 and 39 Can. 1 HRS, Harold Smith, Lot 24 Con. 111 HRS. Robert Bell, W. PT. Lot 4 and 5 Con. X11 HRS., Robert Gemmell, Lot 3 and E. Pt. Lot 4 Con. VI HRS, Leonard Lovell, West Pt. Lot pliable, and many are very beautiful. Unlike many popular beliefs, the number of rattles on a rattlesnake's tail does not tell his age, but rather, one button is added to his rattle every time he gets a new skin which could be several times in one year. At the same time he also gets a new set of very sharp fangs. Mr. Krigner was introduced by Carol Ann Scott and thanked by Hugh Scott. Previous to Mr. Krigner's presen- tation, the men and boys enjoyed a ham and baked potato dinner provid- ed by the mothers. John Scott was master of ceremonies and introduc- ed the head table guests and the leaders. Beaver leader Margaret Schrader presented plaques to Philip Scott, Ricky Dow and Sean Schrader, for completing the Beaver program, and a gift to Brian Waddell for help- ing with Beavers last year. Cub leaders Rhea Chameron and Carol Ann Scott presented Jason Fleming, Barry Waddell, Terry Dow and Tim Dow with plaques for having completed the cub program, and gave gifts to Robert Dearing and Michael Dow for helping with Cubs last year. 14 Con. 11 LRS, John and Harry Swinkels, Lot 7 Con VI HRS and Ministery of the Environment, Lagoon Site. The nine sites were ranked based on an allocation of points for each of the considerations on all of the poten- tial sites. That ranking left the Kootstra property at the top of the list with the Gemmell property a close se- cond in priority. The rest fall behind in the following order; Attenberger, Lovell, Swinkels._ Smith, McKenzie, Lagoon site and Bell. • . The next step is to complete hydrogeneological testing of the Sites. One step closer! The Seaforth-Tuckersinith-Landfill committees moved one step closer Thursday to solving the area's land- fill site dilemma. As a result of the public meeting held February 18 an subject to discus- sion with Ministry of the Environment personnel, the committee passed a - resolution that B.M. Ross and. Associates be authorized to proceed to arrange preliminary test drilling of the Kootstra site to confirm technical acceptabililty for landfilling purposes. The Koetstra site .was ranked Ernie Fleming, representing the Dublin Lions presented the group with a cheque. The district Commissioner, Harry Denhaan, Seaforth, spoke briefly and announced that Perth District Boy Scout Organization had been named the No. 1 district in the Bluewater Conference. "How many times must dollars be spent over and over on proving land- filling is the best solution for this area." "Incineration itself causes pro- blems. It is not the ultimate solution. Below a certain size it is not very economical either," said Mitchell. Those questioning the safety of the water system were assured thorough testing would be undertaken, and if it turned up the least suggestion of con- tamination, the site would be aban- doned. The health and safety of the people in the area was, the crowd was told, the number one criteria in choos- ing the fitTal landfill site. Regardless of whether or not a site held up in all other areas, it would be abandoned if there was the slightest hint it would be unsafe. In choosing the potential sites for a landfill, a committee made up of Bill Scott (Seaforth1, Bill Price (Tuckersmith), Carolanne Doig (Seaforth council), Alf Ross (Seaforth council), George Cantelon (Tuckersmith council) and Bob Broadfoot ( Tuckersmith council), eliminated the most unsuitable areas for the site by reviewing the con- siderations of public health and safe- ty, social environment and natural en- vironment of the whole Township of Tuckersmith. Public health and safety was slated the prime concern in selecting a land- fill site, with the protection of ground- water and surface water as essential. The impact on nearby residences was given secondary consideration, and initially only sites that were 400 metres or more from any existing residence or any residentially -zoned area were to be considered. Third consideration was given to the ac- cessibility of the site to the serviced area, and final consideration was given to the impact on the agricultural resources. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, for example, has advised that soil classified as Class 1,2,1-3T, in the "Canaria Land Inventory, Soil Capability for Agriculture" mapping should not be investigated for landfill- ing purposes. Other criteria established as being the minimum acceptable for further investigation of a site were: Cultural environment ( there must be no signfi- cant heritage or archaeological resources on the site), availability and site size (the site must have a 20 -year minimum life - i.e. 20 to 30 acres) . Toronto man wins Granton convertible By MRS. E. SUMMERS Gunton Winner of the Granton Lions 61 Buick Convertible was Mr. Pana- gopalous of 5 Shady Golf Way, Toron- to. Four door prizes were drawn and the winners were the following, Mavis Knapman 525, Ron Mills 525 and Her- man Lansink, who won two $25 prizes. 4-11 Meet The Granton 4-11 club met on February 13 in the library of Prince Andrew School. We opened with the 4-11 pledge, which was led by our president, Becky Bryan. The picture for our Achievement Day books was then taken. We discussed first how to eat certain foods properly. Deanna and Mavis then explained to us the normal procedure for a banquet and what utensils to use. The club activity was then worked on. In it we had to introduce the per- son who was described on the paper given to us. Then someone had to pre- tend they were thanking them. Menu mysteries were solved and a snack was served. Our home ac- tivities were discussed. Wo would like to thank Mavis Harmsworth and • Queensway Continued from page 7A while their mother, Pearl Ann Mar- tin accompanied them on the piano. Queensway's very own Whistling Lloyd McDougall whistled three songs for us. Even Queensway staff members got in the act. Sherry Travers step danced for us Nova Scotia style, and Carol Gascho along with her partner, Mary -Lou Erb sang three duets. Pearl Ann Martin accom- panied them on the piano. Our final performers of the evening were none other than George Mathonia, Ivan Morris and Nelson Howe. With George on the accordion, Ivan on the banjo and Nelson on the fiddle, they played all the old favorites and had many of us tapping our toes and clapping our hands. To end our evening, Mr. Nelson Howe played the bagpipes. it' was tremendous! Our volunteers -for the evening did a splendid job. They were Irene Zwart, Lori Faber and Lisa Faber. Thank you very much, ladies. On Friday afternoon our February birthday party for Nursing Home residents was held. This month's par- ty was for Ethel Robinson who celebrated her birthday on February 13. Also Queensway residents and staff wish Mary llodgert, Harold Penhale and Esther Barry, all of the Rest flume a Happy Birthday. On Friday our residents were pleasantly surprise with some unusual visitors. Bill S bbins brought in nine bunnies only six weeks old. They were really cute. The bunnies brought back many pleasant memories of past pets. Quote of the week: "Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well." Philip Chesterfield. Deanna' Beatson for leading the meeting. Marks Birthday A' family dinner was held at the home of Cliff, Mary, Pam, Darren ,. and Kelly Waters on Sunday, February 16 to honour their father and grandfather Floyd Dykes on the occasion of his Stith birthday. Guests included Mary and Floyd Dykes, Susan, Bill, Larissa and Sarah Dykes, Amelia Jameson, Rhea Ila retie, Robert Hardie, Edith and Harold Hardie, Joan, Kathy and Jeff lar - shall, Valerie, Cliff and Kristen Thomson all of Granton; Anna Itar- die of Thamesford; Mabel Mills of Wiarton; Evelyn McKihhon of Owen Sound and Ron and iLee Dykes of Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Dykes enjoy tively involved in farmin family farm atr4?rospect I Floyd was born February 1� ago. Ing ac - on the CII where , RO years Personals At the Granton United Church the Rev. Bruce Pierce was in charge of the Sunday morning worship and en- titled his message "('all to Commitment". the Environmental Assessment Act. That criteria included the choosing of properties within the Township of Tuckersmith based on public health k and safety, social environment, natural environment, cultural en- vironment, availability and site size. Originally, the three municipalities of Seaforth, and the Townships of Tuckersmith and McKillop, joined together to seek a new site for land- filling as the old dump was rapidly becoming filled to capacity. A steer- ing committee was formed with representatives appointed from each municipality. This committee was, and Still is, given the responsibility of finding the best Method of disposing of the solid wastes produced by the residents of • the participating municipalities. The process of looking for a new landfill site began in 1982, shortly after the Environmental Assessment Act came into effect, so far as municipal waste was concerned. 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