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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-01-25, Page 2FRE WI1ilSI=APINCETlAIES y jy{{��`'' NEWAyy Landfill fee schedule accepted by council By CAMERON J. WOOD The Advance -Times The Wingham Landfill Site will now cost area users more dearly for dumping. Following a Friday night session of council, a.by-law was passed to implement tipping fees at the land- fill site, effective January 30, 1995. The decision to implement such fees comes after over two years of investigation into the future of the dump, and the extent of its life. The tipping fees will affect local businesses more than household us- ers, as the commercial collectors in the area will have to pay the hefti- est charge of $95 per tonne for compacted or non -compacted, non - burnable materials. In addition to that, small truck loads will run $15 per load; car loads, $5. A $40 fee was included for an after hours entry fee, mostly to cover the cost of Having the land- fill supervisor attend the site. Only separated loads will be acceptedfor wood and metals. The implementation of the tip- ping fees should not` be confused with the much-discussed user pay. System, or bag tags. The b' -law passed Friday applies only to those. who transport the garbage to the landfill site, not curbside collection. However", the by-law to introduce bag tags to Wingham will be brought forth at town council's Feb. 6 meeting. It has already re- ceived first and second reading. An abbreviated version of coun- cil took only 20 minutes to discuss the matter before giving the by-law • its required third reading. Absent . from the meeting were councillors Denise Wilkins -Treble, Ward Rob- ertson and Mayor Don Carter. )May- or Carter could not have had input on the by-law under the conflict of interest legislation as his business Tipping Frees . Large Truck Toad (1t plus) $95 -compacted'or non - compacted, non-bumable Separated Material Small Truck load Car trunk load Garbage by the bag' Tires Individual items: -chesterfield, stoves, re- frigerator, water heaters $1 0 Fees charged on a per Toad, per item or per bag basis is contracted to the town for gar- bage collection. In the discussion, the fees for the heaviest charge were described as ,equaling two cents per pound for businesses with large bins. Deputy Reeve Ron Beecroft said the 'onus is now on the dumpster uses to be more responsible on what is„put out for garbage, such as scrap Metals' and recyclable materials. There was some concern as to the extent of impact the recent fire at the former Cannonball Beds Shoppe would have on the life of the landfill. Reeve Bruce Machan said if the materials from the burned out building were all dumped at the landfill, the waste would eliminate a total of three months from the life expectancy. The landfill is already scheduled to be closed in September 1996 unless the town can win another extension from the Ministry of the EnvironT meat_ As it stands, only waste from the residents of Wingham will be ac- cepted at the landfill site. Morris Township Dog counters hired Morris Township recei'Led two applications for the position of town- ship dog counter. Council decided to accept both applications at its regular council meeting last Tuesday evening. Both applications were seeking $3 per dog. Apjinted to the position of dog counter were Donna Stute of RR 1 Bluevale and Carl McLellan of RR 4 Brussels. 'Last year we didn't have a dog counter, this year we have two,” com- mented councillor John Duskocy. Council decided that McLellan would do both sides of the fifth con- cession to the 10th concession as well as Brussels and Walton. Stute would do the first to the fourth concessions, and the sideroads, as well Belgrave and Bluevale. Council wants the dogs counted by the end of February. Stop signs for Belgrave The intersection of Jane and Hamilton Streets in Belgrave will soon be controlled by four-way stop signs. Councillor Kevin Pletch was concerned about safety at the intersec- tion. He said at the present time, there are only two yield signs, which do not really slow down the traffic. Pletch pointed but that there has been one accident at the intersection, which resulted in a house being hit. "Now is the time to put the four-way stop signs before someone gets killed," he said. "At least the signs will slow down traffic." Clerk -treasurer Nancy Michie was instructed to prepare a by-law for the four-way stop signs at Jane and Hamilton Streets. Council passed a by-law to install stop signs at the intersection of Concession Road 8-9 attd Sideroad 10-11. The north and south bound traffic will have be required to stop. • Dog control Stray dogs picked up in Morris Township will now be kept at Lot 2 Concession 12 of Nichol Township, just nosh of Fergus on Hwy. 6. The dog owners will be charged $10 per day when they pick them up, but the dog control officer will bring them back if they have business in the area. The owner will have to pay the charge before they get their dog back. In a lettEr to council, it stated that if not claimed the township would be charged a $15 per day quarantine fee and a $50 disposal fee. With the Supplemental, Diet Plan TEI4PJENll1 Available at Participating Pharmacies and Health Food Stores For mom Information cans 1.1300.361.41120 Caregad toed Nam end oardersreonenems tefiky0 bat®dd•..L cdc 1111 •apan dQmumal aatzta6i �, •.� `tokimasWit Es MA tteeNdkod Mk*. Rf CYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER :PP Vali` r ..and' araY� ofi:lits uvooden strblects ' A Belgrave couple will appear on the .[rationally -broadcast "Dini Petty Show" later this winter or ear- ly in the spring to make a special presentation to Ms. Petty and her co -host, Dan Doran. Don and Mary Vair, owners and operators of `Personality Plus Pup- pets", will present the two televi- sion personalities with lifesized marionet caricatures of themselves. The hour-long program is broadcast weekday mornings at 10 o'clock over the BBS network, Channels 8 and 10. In a telephone interview last week, Mrs. Vair confirmed that she and her husband will indeed appear on the program once the puppets have been completed. It's been a busy. year for the couple. After launching "Personali- ty Plus Puppets" almost one year ago, the Vairs have been busy creating marionets off all shapes and sizes, all characterized by round, srniling faces and painstakingly - created costumes. A number of their puppets were displayed in Ainslie's department store window over Wingham Ho ecoming '94. Mr. Vair later ap eared on "1 O'Clock Live", also broadcast weekdays over BBS. In the meantime, Mr. Vair be- came interested in a segment Ms. Petty aired on her program high- lighting up-and-coming Canadian entrepreneurs. He made a demon- stration videotape, which he sent to her producers and waited to hear back from them. That was late last summer. The Vairs waited patiently until they were contacted a couple of weeks" ago. A representative of Ms. Petty's show said she would indeed be interested in having them create "Dini and Dan" puppets to be pre- sented on the air. Once it h' .s been confirmed when the Vairs will appear on the "Dini Petty Show", the date will be published in the newspaper. Fire: Continued from front page He said that the people of Wingham are understanding when it comes to a situation like this. They seem to realize that when there is an emergency, power sometimes has to be cut. Saxton added that the same goes for water. People realize that when a lot of water is being used, for fighting fires, the water can be- come stirred up. Police chief Bob Wittig said the biggest inconvenience was closing the streets to traffic, because the fire department didn't want vehi- cles running over their high vol- ume hydrant hoses. He noted that even though there were lots of people standing around watching the rue, because students from the high school and the two elementary schools were on their way home for lunch, they did not get in the way of the fire fighters. Last Tuesday's fire was not the first time the building situated at that location was destroyed by fire. Almost 100 years ago, in May 1895, the Union Furniture Factory was destroyed by fire. The only structure saved was the brick en- gine house. The Union Furniture Factory was .originally built in 1886 by partners Oliver Gilchrist and Wal- ter Green. The two-storey brick structure was built after the town proposed to extend the loan of 1888 for an- other 10 years. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sponsored by: Aft..• Paril" INSURANCE BROKERS Gorrie, 335-3525 • Wingham, 357-2636 "INSURING TOMORROW TODAY" WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25 •Local artists information/entry forms for Spring 1995 Friends of the Library Art Exhibit are now available at the Wingham Library. _THURSDAY JANUARY26 Howick Community Centre annual meeting, 8 pm at Community Centre Everyone welcome. ERIDAY..tANtIARY 27 *Friends of the Library book sale, 10 am to 5 pm, and Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm. Used books, all categories. SATURDAY JANUABY14 *Myth Snow T • tea CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHEn. NOTICE *Roast beef supper, St. StephEn's Anglican Church, Gorrie, 4:30 to 7 pm. *Singles dance at Wingham Legion Hall, 7 - 11 pm. We Represent • Farm Residential • Competitive Rates • Inspection Service • Auto 1 Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS A review of•activities at WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL HEART TO HEART: NEW YEAR'S BABY: BOARD MEETINGS: CPR: HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: SUCCESSFUL GRAD$: THANK YOU: STRATEGIC PLANNING: A spring session is being planned. This seven evening program is designed for those who have had a heart attack, angina or heart surgery. Spouses/partners are welcome. Registration fee is $30.00. For more information contact N. Brown or W. Woodley at 357-3210. Jeremy & Sherry Bloemberg of Wingham are the proud parents of a baby girl, Courtney Louise, bom on January 4, 1995 at 2:38 a.m. M. Leedham, President of ,the Auxiliary, presented the family with a gift. Winghan; & District Hospital Board meetings are held at 8:00 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month. As these are "open" meetings, the public is welcome to attend. Public training courses in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation are held regularly throughout the year. Cost is $35.00. For more information, Call L. Man at 528-2600. Thank you to those who helped with and supported the Auxiliary projects during the month of December. Over $800.00 Was raised from the sale of Christmas tree balls, Advance Notice: Spring Rummage Sale will be held April 20 & 21 (seasonal clothing only please) Congratulations to the teaching staff and graduates of the 1993-94 Practical Nurse Training Program. This final class offered by Wingham & District Hospital finished second in class average at the provincial finals " out of a group of eighteen programs. Well done teachers Hilda Grant and Linda Kieffer! To the Registered Practical Nurses for their donation of six watercolour paintings, by local artist Elaine Winter, for the Terrace Room, The Board will spend the day of January 28th in retreat at the hospital to review community and staff input for the hospital's strategic plan. This vital planning process will continue for the next five months. It's RRSP Time Make the Most of Your Money. Invest in your community credit union. NORTH HURON CREDIT UNION Ltd. 8 ALFRED STREET, WINGHAM. (519)357-2311 RRSP And Term Deposit Rates Twelve Months a 8.25% Twenty-four Months - 9.00% Thirty-six Months 9.25% Forty-eight Months - 9.50% Sixty months - 9.75% Also paying 1/4% bonus interest on deposits $25,000 and over All funds reinvested in our local community and deposit insured to $60,000.