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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-01-24, Page 1t Y t P gnr. a-< re t1, �I116'Sira.--_ FIRST 'SBOTION +;a Winigha i; @ ntariQ;'I;'i es aste rnaflge...••.•:..nt r aws good cross•..sect•jon An estimated 75 people repre- senting a good cross section of northern Huron County • tined out last Thursday Whetg"a TL preliminary report on the county's waste management master plan. The public meeting — at the Blyth Memorial Hall — is one of two to be held on the report. The second is scheduled for Mon- day, Jan. 30 in the Hensall Com- munityCentre. The interested group in Blyth con- sisted of both urban and rural muni cipal officials as well as a sprinkling of private citizens. Brief,PrePe_rctations. on the report, w d'e the wrWiiiangement !Visite plan's project co-ordinator, Joanne Richter, Les MacMillan of Gore and Storrie Limited, 'Huron County Engineer Dennis Merrall, Cathy, (iesbrecht of the MOE's environmental assessment branch, and Gary Davidson, the county's director of planning and develop- ment In Huron County last year, there was about 42,000 tonnes of waste generated, Mr. MacMillan told the. a(beet ng, The -figure_ :had:.to;..be ,]ie .. e thiiatedsaid, 'since there are no facilities in the county with weigh scales. He projected that by 2030, the county would be generating up in the order of 50,000 tonnes of waste. Using graphs to illustrate, he told the group that within 20 years all residents of the county will have the landfill site they currently use filled to capacity. urnberry will not allow special dumping privileges Turnberry council has said no to a ratepayer who wanted special pri- egesfor ` 0411ej P dis s Don Cook attended the- second monthly meeting of council to ex- plain his predicament to members and try to arrive ata solution: Mr. Cook said it is inconvenient for him" to get to the township dump during its regular operating hours on Saturdays as he operates a business outside the township on weekends. He said he only makes use of the waste disposal site two . or three a times each Year, taking out cans and options to Mr. Cook, including bottles as he is able to get rid of ' COMM�p raiz � to -ani e�rr� �k n !der p�Iai� /� ]� his gettingsomeone else to take his IIQ�ul�ll� getting someone "Why-can! . - r a dei - gi° ,q- _forpie �s "It will take a minimum of five years until any new facili facilities up and nuig," said. "Then there wibe abput _ or four facilities that wil latve run. out of capacity by that time.'P Even worse is the plight of muni- cipalities such as Wingham (two years), Turnberry Township (one year) and Goderich Township (one year) where capacity. will be reached before a new.; site could be opened — even if work were to begin immediately. The Town of Seaforth's landfill site is already at capacity. However, with at least eight of the 4ndfill sites in the county having 10 or more years remaining before reaching capacity, Mr. MacMillan told those attending the meeting: that "you are not yet in a crisis situation in Huron County by any means," Mr. Merrall said Huron' County has been producing waste at an 'incre, s .g rate eve eat :and 4 ie y.o other than Saturda ►il " asked After some `further discuss""` Mr. Cook. ion, native methods of t dis While council members said the Councillor Paul Elgie told: Mr. Cook that since he only takes his garbage could understand his problem, they to the dump two or three times per were not about to give him per- year, he must make arrangements mission to use the site at any other time than during its hours of to get it there. When the dump is operation. Nor were they in favor of.. open. "If you can't take it on allowing him to throw his garbage Saturdays, I don't feel we (council) over the fence for a site attendant to should do anything about it,"Mr. put in thebin. Elgie said. Ca�atm > -'su ested. tiutnerotis Councillor John Cox agreed. "We be1 - cost `assess the Suitabilitybf alt r . , waste -disposal would eaving ourselves open' we set ,, n t fi a precedent he said. "I (Continued on Page 2A) ; iWOO,supe 'vf�r;. 011`. w., side .* of a trod%W*:P"f.lladtra -a -tape illeIt de- termine if'the i ad -ex ee ffs the• um alldw ble height. 14. joint exercise, utside *Ingham last~ Tuesday, MT aniorearneptOlibers and me bers df the: Ontario rovinall. Police District 0 *DE wit' conducted spot .0 a kks on transport trucks and 'other large ' highway. cardert Many of'the municipal landfill sites have been separating the waste in the past, mostly to salvage scrap, he said. However, a number of municipali- ties have initiatedc-recycling pro- grams as a method of\\ helping to reduce the increasing cost of waste disposal. The Town of Wingham is one of these municipalities with its "blue box" program slated to begin in (Continued on Page 2A) Frostyfest 19 planning begins for Feb. 9-12 event Frostyfest, Wingham's winter celebration, is a definite "go" for this year, . Fred McGee of the Wingham Lions Club, organizer of Frostyfest. '89, says Feb. 9 to 12 has been chosen as dates for the event. In addition to the Lions Club, the Wingham Kinsmen and Optimist clubs, as well as the Legion, also will be involved. The events get underway at a kick- off concert Thursday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. in the Wingham Town Hall. Highlight of the concert will be the popular Frostyfest prince and princess co petiition. Youngst rs _,interested in competes in tie' pirmee and princess competitio t be in Grades 6 to 8. A Frostyfestqueen contest and may- be ever%- ; , test will be held as well. - tntert 'o►ite tants or mer- chants are . �� .� : t contact orgatud zer iia ' et 335-325kk; for .ti'. be provided at on peen. 4 and li iwal Showarama for d%'+ n or the "Timmy be held Sunday, Feb. 12, starting at 9 a.m. from the Legion hall. More details about Frostyfest will be. provided ,.as they become available. Bluevale woman injured in mishap A Bluevale woman is in hospital in London, suffering from injuries received in a two -car mishap last Saturday on the B-line, east of Wingham. As the police report was incom- plete at press time Monday, an Ontario' . Provincial Police spokes- man at Wingham was, able to provide few details of the accident which occurred the afternoon of Jan, 21 in Turnberry Township. Sustaining major injuries was Marie Walker of Bluevale. Melissa Templeman of Wingham was the driver of the second vehicle involved, but She was treated and released from hospital. Mists Walker was transferred to Victoria Hospital, London. The police are blatr'tir g road con- ditions as the causelof the mishap. Armchair traveller ... a . Page 9B Editorials Page 4A Opinions. Page 5A Community News mmo�. Page 6A Classifieds Page 6A S orfs . Page 213 ar' .*R