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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-01-03, Page 1• ;.0 414410414M01,14#0; 'La MST SECTION ani 8,1989 • Single Copy t000 Wait for fundin-g- approval delays. start of program The Town of Wingham is awaiting At its June 1 meeting, council appointed Jim Lang as the environment ministry approval for issued an order to start a recycyling program'sco-ordinator, „ funding liefore_p!0000ding with tlie- program iningham as 'soon as •'hi air hiteririew last week, Mr. next step in the recycling program possible under the direction of the Lang confirMed that the program is town council undertook last June. property committee. Council later currently on hold until the MOE ap- _ • proval for funds — grants for the operation of the program itself, and for the purchase of the curbside "blue boxes” —has been received. The grant applications have been with the ministry for. about three months now, Mr.:-Lizigsays. "I've been told that thisTii about their usual turnaround time." • If Wingham were to receive ap- proval-iminTediatelY, Mr Lanrsays the likely starting datefor. the Program would be sombthrle in April. The next time delay, he pointed out, will be in ,theordering of blue boxes for the Winghanf prOgram. "If There were -another major order such as the one submitted by Toronto aShort while ago, the manti- facturercould take anywhere from a month to four months to get to our • order." When they arrive, there will be one box .distributed - to •every *itold 141,„.town_77....between.,,,1,1100. and 1480 of the blue hampers which afetikle-gnal Point of theirograill• With Wingham alreadyfachig the crunch of just two yearof capacity remaining at its current landfill site, the recycling prOgrailikis hot ex- pected to provide any inajOr relief • for the problem in the skirt term. However, in the long,gtrin, Mr. Lang says, the, program , sho‘dd play .4 major ,r4Ie in reducing:the" town's waste Management costs. • "This is a roligh-estiMate, at best, but such a program should reduce (Continued on Page 2A) BLUE BOXES should become a familiar sight in Winghamthls year asthelownt recycling prograiii eX- . pected to begin in the spring. The townt-lecycling co-ordinator Jim Ldng explains the differs' nt articles which may beplaced in the blue box to Elaine Deichert, left, and Kathy !Wilmer. In an effort to assist Royal'Homes in establishing a display court in the township, Turnberry council has considerably reduced the amount of land it hopes to designate highway - commercial on Highway 86. Council will apply to designate four acres highway -commercial rather than the original 29 acres in its zoning bylaw because the township has run into opposition from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Last month council applied for a site specific zoning change to allow Royal Homes to establish a four - acre display court on Highway 86 east of Wingham. However, council has learned that OMAF does not support the highway-comMestial designation at the site because it is not satisfied that there is a need for such lands. "Now we -have to justify that site ( a logical spot for proposed display 'enurt)," Huron County planner Scott Too.saw told a recent meeting of townshipeounell. Mr. TO444*-attendedihe-meetin' g - to discuss the -6ffitial "Plan &lent to the township secondary plan. Royal Homes representatives Doug Harrison and Bill Wens also s were in attendance.t Council,niemberi Avere . surprised, to learn that the plan. amendineht a • y council Blackburn Group had never received final approval. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food had filed objections, about which council members knew nothhig. While the MOE would support a reduced designation of highway- connercial lands at Junctionville, Mr. Tousaw said he also felt, "OMAFis heels wouldn't be dug in quite so deep," with a reduced designation. Chuncillor John Cox was annoyed by OMAF's objections. "There's nowhere more obvious for highway - commercial. It amazes me that you can go to Toronto and build wherever you want and now they're (OMAF) arguing about 29 acres." Councillor Paul Elgie said he felt council shoukl fight for the 29 acres - and Mr. Cox said he would have agreed; if ft -weren't for the fact that Royal Homes wants to build its iisplay court as soon as -possible. Mr. Harrison allowed that his company might be forced to look elsewhere for a site -if it -could not Secure thelocationon Highway ; by early next year. When asked b Deputylleeve Nel- 011 Underwood whut kin4 of - imespan the township now is t f vf 'att rToisawrepliedihe, pplicatiott Walla have gar/to the • ' • - • 4 oclunertyareaPtans ofthethe • Council also amended several zoning bylaw change has been A public meeting to discuss the scheduled for early in February: the ministry for its comments. committee last week, county council this week and then be forwarded to azonndtndeevbeylloapinwont M. Tousaw's advice, so that they would be in conformity with the township secondary plan. Wingham project granted $18,150, creates five jobs Huron -Bruce MP Murray :•, $ has annorced that the Corpora on of the Comty at await has' Minted $18000;lor the and planting Of e II of •Winghim under010121_ -Instrance Section 38 Job Creation Program. - This will result in fiVe jobs over a period o(50workWeeks.- • The Ul Seddon. 38 Job Creation Program is desilgnadlo ertivide opportunities toremploled voit4tntiot:v-sinta,tairds wk skili8ilurfrig perlok wben thy are'441- t1.1! . 4314 plOsrmitet‘ •• ^.1 to • ' • P • 4471-ir', ' purchases CHCH television station The LoWon-based Blackburn Group Inc. has purchased CHCH-TV n Hamiltoii for a reported cash rice tag of about $68.5 million, it Nas announced Friday. With the purchase, Blackburn widens its broadcasting arm to in - dude three television stations CFPL-TV in London, CKNX-TV in Wingham, and the new acquisition. In addition, the:parent company also owns CFPLM and FM radio stations, CKPIXAM and FM sta- tions, The Loudon Free Press and several other campanies. Under the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval by the Can- adian Radio -television and Telecommunications Commission, Blackburn halkagreed to assume the termg of employment for the 225 CH- :CH-Titemployeei. 10 a Written statement, Blacktturn presiztent and chairman Martha Blackburn said the latest addition "will allow us. to compete more vigerously for advertising and •prOtramming -Which are so im- Ottlanfin stations that do not have a netWork affillittion$?. .The group's L�4 and Winghani television istatlinit gained in - Ste -ny the Cite last 0' • • :