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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-11-05, Page 14sv 44, e' .k o Advance -Times, November 5, 1980 bounty throws reluctant si 13ehind new Pits & Quarri Huron County Council has thrown its support behind the proposed new .legislation to regulate sand and gravel pits and stone quarries in On- tario. However quite a number of the reeves and deputy reeves on the council have yet to be convinced the legislation is a good thing, predicting it will lead to higher gravel prices and monopolization "of the industry. Council voted 28=21 to approve a recommendation from its mineral aggregate study committee that it support the passing of Bill 127„ an Act to Revise the Pits and Quarries Act 1W71. The recommendation noted that Huron has been brought under the existing Act in any ease — a situation council was told it couldn't do anything about — so the county might as well press for passage of the new Act and take advantage of some of its favorable features. County Erligineer Bob Dempsey explained the neiv Act would provide rebates to assist with the maintenance of roads used for hauling gravel and with rehabilita- tion of abandoned pits. A silt cent per tonne levy would be charged "onall gravel taken front a pit,to be returned in the form ' of rebates. Four cents would go to the local _ municipality, half a cent to the.county half a Cent for rehabilitation of abandoned pits and,one cent 'to the provincial govern- ment: - __ .. _. _.. - `:. 'Phis lett would- be ip addition to the eight cent per tonne levy already provided under the existing Act as a security deposit to ensure pit rehabilitation. Mr. Dempsey pointed out that Bruce, Grey and Huron counties already have been designated as supply coun- ties for the urban areas of London, Sarnia and even Toronto. He said he is con- cerned that "we're going to get an awful lot more truck traffic hauling gravel to other areas", a lot of it over county roads. The new Act would return some money to help main- tain the roads, he noted. "As county engineer, I wouldn't mind having the money." He also pointed out that the .new Act would providesome money for rehabilitation of old, abandoned gravel pits which are not covered under the,.existing. legislation. Some councillors, how- ever, were not convinced all this legislation would be a agood ithing. Morris 'Town- ship Reeve Bi1I Elst was Most outspoken against the regulations now being _op- , plied to pit owners and oper- ators.- "It's like the Mafia moving into a certain sector of the enterprise and sooner or later they take the whole thing over and you 'have to pay what they , ask. _That's what's going to happen;" he - declared He predicted the small operators will be :forced out of business by all the red tape:.nd: licence a'nd `levy :fees . ie'-resultiing monop- - .. ~' Ra tat 1 fOwanosh •M DONALD J:D for ReeVe Mon .Nov. ' d.; I have been councillor for the past foiyears, and • would appreciate an opportunity to be your Reeve in the upcoming .term. olization will drive up the cost of gravel to the point that small municipalities won't be able to operate, he charged. He said he knows "there's nothing we can do", but he called for a recorded vote to "seewho's in favo'1• of this". Wingham Reeve Joe Kerr, who operates a large gravel. business in the county, also spoke out against the legislation, which he claimed will add 20 cents a yard to the price of gravel for licencing, security deposit and fencing. It won't hurt him, he said, since he will just pass the' increase along the taxpayer will be the one bearing the extra cost. He also disagreed with Mr. Dempsey's' claim—. that Wellington County, which has been designated under the Act for a number of years, doesn't find the legislation time consuming ora burden. Wellington County likes the Pits and Quarries Act so well3it came out and bought gravel from Howick Town- ship and claimed it saved 50 cents a yard, he told council. „Grant Stirling, Goderich Township reeve, declared the Act "will just create jobs for more fat cats". There were other council Bible society holds Service •BELGRAVE — Last Sun- day was„ Bible Society Sun- day in the Belgrave area, with the-Rev.�D. 0. Howlett of. London, western Ontario district secretary speaking in Calvin rick ,. United Church at 10 a.m., Knox --United Church •11:15 a.m. and Trinity Anglican Church at 1:I5 -p.m. - -Thee new executive for Bel - grave -branch _ of the Bible Society is president, Mrs. `-.Robert Procter.:,, secretary, Mrs. Clare Van C t easruwrer, Mrs ack w� ire: fall -canvass. fo the Belgrave branch has been ^- • .completed, with• contra= bulien aniopntingtti462.15. members, though, who felt. the legislation is badly needed and should be sup- ported. "It's really too bad this bill is 20 years late in coming,” declared Goderich Deputy Reeve Bob Allen. He noted there already is a tremendous flow of gravel out of the county and it will continue. Without Bill 127 it will continue to flow, and there will be nothing coming back to the county. It undoubtedly will in- crease the cost of aggregate, he said, but it will be the same all across the province -uchre pity • and w ' ' no more here than elsewhere. MIN',Dempsey had reports d, that a number of municipal and industry orgy jl ; ions, such as the -Aasociatititer Municipalities of,' : land the Road- bni1de > ssociation, had askeda fail townships be bratheexisting r Awad e Acta side only fair way to handle-, daring proce- dures 411a .said, since other- prices therprices would differ 1 ween townships under,be let and those not designated.-) Bruss Reeve Ca1 t plea f�...- ' e Aet 1096118 gem t be G iwl f He nal dl e' ft 1r,1 "sweat blood over thie, i ndPredict. he thinks it came up with the went ' best answers in ream- to,monitor mending that council kW- Thight$0, port Bill 127. neighboring l There was some discussion "I may be o about what would happen to said, "but small pits under the , know what wdf pI legislation. Mr. Dempsey The colli icil is enc ureging pointed out there no longer producers to . Wave .their will be any such thing as of pitt3 before 411Y-' 1, 1,901; to wayside pit, though a save time and aggravation. municipality or otherpublithe c Up to that date ministry body can apply for a wayside has guaranteed it will permit to obtain -gravel fora licence any existing pits, Mr. specific building project. Dempsey reported. After Under the permit the pit that they will treat it as a could be used only for that new application, and ..ap- project, he said, and it would plicants could find them - have to be closed again selves caught up in it hearing immediately upon •corn- process if someone objected pletion, to the application. *reeve, lis: . rivets es, to -a blit . YifP IOW• he ..; To ,f East Wawanosh Ra RE SIM N IIALLAHAN FOR REEVI-- MCNDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 1980 Polls open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. / Concessions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - Snell's Restaurant Concessions 6, 7, 8,9- Township Shed Concessions 10,11,.12,1114 - Phil Dawson's House If transportation required, please call523-9278. :SLG AVE — Eight tablesLyi e --in 'play at the .. Weekly euchre held in the. WI -mall on Wednesday evening ,..:October 29.- .-- --4 ..::•.; Winners were: high lady, Mrs: ,Hazel Davidson; low ..lady, 'Mrs.. Olive Walker;14„, lone hands, ady, Mra•'Ldgas Wightman; . ,«4x& -, man; . George Grigg; low man, ILaw ence Taylor; '-lone hands mala, George John- ,„ston.. EuCbre will '' be 0played again next Wednesday at 'same .time, 8 p.m. Everyone _I ' is welcome 4 t Municipal Election TOWNSHIP OF EAST WAWANOSH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1980 Notice is hereby given to the Munici- pal Electors, Township of East W,pwan- osh, County of Huron, TO ELECT REEVE: For the Township of East Wawanosh, Donald J. Dow and Simon P. Hallahan THREE(3) TRUSTEES: For the Police Village offAuburn to be elected by Police Village Electors only Polls open from 11:00 a.m, until 8:00 p.m, Regular polls to be held at following places: Polling Sub Division No. 1,(for Con. 1-5) Snell Feed and Supplies, Ltd. S'/2 Lot 34, Con. 5; Polling Sub Division No. 2 (for Con. 6-9) East Wawanosh Municipal Office, Pt. Lot 37, Con. 9; Polling Sub 'Division No. 3 (for Con. 10-14). Philip Dawson's Residence, W1/2 Lot 30, Con. 13. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Nov- ember 10th, 1980, at 5:00 p.m. is the last day for making 'application to the Clerk for a certificate to vote by Proxy. Winona Thompson Returning Officer. a, MRS. LEWIS STONEHOUSE (r Belgrave We are pleased to report that Mr. James Lamont was., able to return to his home on Wednesday after being a patient in the Wingham and District Hospital. Mrs. Russel Walker of Goderich and Mrs. Harry McGuire were Friday after- noon visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse. r MRS. JOE WALKER Bluevale Communion service was observed in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday with Rev. Gerald Thompson of Teeswater in charge. Terry Trites, student minister here, conducted the service in Teeswater. • The Bluevale Recreation Board held its meeting on Monday, October 27, to platy winter activities: Euchre parties will be held November 19, December 10 and January 14. December 19 the Christmas skating patty will be held in Belmore from 7-9 pm. Everyone is welcome , There will be a bingo Friday, November 7, in the community hall. Everyone is welcome. 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