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PAGE 4, WHITBY FREE PR~ESS, wEDNESDAY, ApRIL 10, 1991 Councillor urges clamliPdpwn on newspaper litter By Miko Kowalsil Councillor Marcel Brunelle is upset with the waty newspapers and advertiu i esare deli- Brunelle sadid he has been «get- ting a lot of complaints" from north itb~y resiLents'furious about increasing litter on coun- try roade. SAs a, reguit, Brunelle s3aid teugher measures are needed te police delivery of newspapers and flyers. According te Brunelle, many papers are not *being put inte roadside mailboxes but merely thrown onte driveways or even tessed inte ditches. «That's not called for people in the country are really getting fed up,' said Brunelle.- This is not the flrst time newa- glaPelttrnhas been a pro- Wbinitb, Brunelle noted. He said the matter was i- itially raised with representa- tives of area newspapers about four yeara ago. «It seemed te work for a wbile but we're back to'the same pro- blems,» said Brunelle. Tm sure respnsible adverti- sers don't want their ada lying ini ditches.» Brunelle said it may be time for the municipality te begin lachanrs raise the issue at a future Town council meetinig.' Rural resident upset by garbage, FROM PPE 1 One time Hligsfou four six-ft..square platc opital. 'x-ry hep fllled with garbhage Hie tried to flnd out Wvhichiocal, hospital had recently received an ordeêr of x-ray blins in the hope of tracking down the culprit, but was unsuccesafu. Except for Whitby General Hospital, none of the area hospi- taaNad received a ne*wshipment Hgewas teld. WHitl rtionfrom al but 1hibys id Higa "I would have hdto calI the manufacturer te find out who had lacdarcn order but 4t Wilemo rs-upers are not' lilcely te be apprehended, Hiegdid atch one perpetrater i the act. He witnessed some furniture being unloaded by the road. As frienda followed the man te his home, Hig quicly loaded up his own truck with t he furni- ture. «I took it te his yard and dumued it. He was furious. He said Ites not mine," but we left it there.» Althoughgarbaqe is the major problem,HIi ggs is also angry with pe eWho do not dlean up after teir pt «They bring their dogo up here and thmnk theres nothing wrong with it ( allowing the animal te defecate on private property),» said HiggB. "I askod o0~ woman if she wo ld likemeto bring my doge te, her yard and do it." Higgs said there «seem te be different rules" at work. In urban areas pet owners must "stoop and scoop,» but «corne out of tewn and have your doge defecate anywhere they want,» said Hi. To combat 't1he farbage pro- blem, Higgs wants no dumping» signs posted on rural roadi and teugher penalties for violators. «There ahould be hefty fines. Fim teld the last guy was fined. Ï50 and got 30 days te dlean it p.That's ridiculous,» said ligge.. Whfitb ropetystandards cer aDykstra aaid the Here' s a. few Spig numbers we~~~~n vebetorigO:ey'reustpat of a we v bee STRE-WIDE SALE! 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Whitby: 111 Dunlop St. W. at Brock St. -668-2770 filI The Market Village' N.E. corner Kennedy & Steeles (beside Cullen Barn) 477-6104 Town doos flot have a dumping byelaw per se, but depending on, the situation, there are bylaws which can be invoked. Applicable legislation could in- volve the property standards bylaw, Iittering- byljaw or parka bylaw, said yktra. Or if the ofence was commit- ted on private proert, the police are notified, said Dykstra. Althouh the maximum fine under tho littering bylaw is $5,000, there have been no con- victions during Dykstra'a two yeara with the Town. "We would have to have a witness or know who did it it's often ýhard to prove,' siaid bïk- stra. cor to couneflor Maroel Brunelillegal trash dumping has always b=e a problem. "Somo people don't want to put garba ini ite rit place, and ýhe advent ofchgefo waste disposaI, it adds toit,» said Brunelle. But Brunelle did not know if the problem is increasing as the population grows or o e Capta basis n o Ai member of Durham Repon'a waste reduction committee, Brunelle said several suggestions have been made te stem the flow of garbage into Iandfill sites. But some of these recommen- ded remedies may be unknow- inl contributing te illegal dumping, said Brunelle. .Theproblem with so-called user pay with. garbage is that you're imposingi restrictions without making available. an alternative te put the waste,» said Brunelle. An example is setting a three- bag limit on household garae which some mnunicipalitieshav ado pted, said Bruneie. " v 1"Weiiut deal with the pro- blem, n t just say no," sad Brunelle. But until effective solutions are undertaken, Brunelle said municîp alities must excercise caution. "Don't put stress on any sector Of the communi tt have te go te this type of lawlessness in order t1o survive." 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