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,-Rural councillors seeking The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, May 20, 2003-3 By JASON MISNER The Champion Ward 3 Councillor Ken Keates says he bas seen on more than one occasion motorists chucking garbage out their windows. seeru- ingly witbout a care in the world. Ditchos along various rural side roads in Nassagaweya, ho said. are ined wjth coffee cups. f ast food bago and oveet old tires. Hfesbad enough of the filtb, and su has his counterpare Ward 3 Councillor Barry Lee. Mr. Lee bas asked Town staff to look into wby je tumned down a request from Mississauga to ake pare in its anti-ltter program. and why it didn't corne before council for consideranion. Seventeen municipalinies from the Greater Toronto Area have accepted nu join the programn, icludmng Burlington, Halton His and Oakville. Mr. Lee thinks such a prograrn might help in stressing to people the importance of keeping our environment dlean, and is wortb pursuing. I1 think anynhing wo can look inno and share our activities and share their expertise is sometbing we shouldn't ignore," ho said in an interview after the May 12 coru- munity services committee meet- ing. Staff wili report back to council- lors about what happened and why. It wasn't clear when that will hap- pen. Therois non officiai Town oni Milton litter campaign. Mr. Lee said garbage bas been problemati n i te rural creas lor yecrs and sait if' it wasn't for tlice die-hard comiement nf communi- ty groups picking up trash. the mess would ho intolerable. Ho said numerous groups took part in a spring dlean-up day recently and one group, the Nassagaweya Community Consultation Committee, picked up 326 tires, a nuruher that disgusts hiru. To send a message, ho and Mr. Keatos want teo sco the fines dra- matically increased to doter littor- ing, not juse in the rural aroas, but nrougbout Milton. The current fine in town is $ 103.75. The maxi- mum fine is $5000 based upon a conviction in provincial court. lt's another tool wo can use," Mr. Keates said in an interview. Ho also said be'd like tu :,ee signs at the different entrances into Milton stating that littering is an offence and the charge. Mr. Keates said the Nassagaweya Community Consultation Committee collected a record amount of garbage this sprng, amnounting nu filling five huge industrial garbage hins. The commnitee will ho meeting Oei! Speciuals ::ý SPICED R $ 9 HAM SAUSAGE $39L9 m TURKE a VEALSAUSAGE BRMNT'8 Montroal Smokod Meat aULB W o0r9o4/lU Sausago -LE~ilO Tuesday muming to discuss the issue of garbage and wbat can ho donc tn eliminate it, Mr. Keates said. The hope is to bring recoru- inondations to council tir the noar future for their consideration, ho noted. Maîyor Gord KrantL said his front property is constantly littered with garbago, most nf it blowing across the streot from Victoria Park. In fact, the garbago can hocome su annoying, ho said ho sumetimos walks to the park and colleots the garbage hoforo it finds is way onto bis lawn. One suggestion ho bas for peuple upset by litter bugs is to perhaps caîl the police witb a licence plate number if tbey sec someone cbuck- ing litter from a car. "Mayho that might cure ther,' Mr. Krantz said. Ho said be supports a Town ini- tiative tu decry litter. The staff report into the Mississauga anti-lit- ter program, ho said, wuuld ho a good starting point tu see if some- tbing further needs to ho donc. In Toronto, bylaw officors and some police officers beld a ltter blitz this week, une of several tboy plan tu bold over the summer to catch ltter bugs. The fine for litter- ing there is $130. Jason Misner -art be reached at jmisner@amltoncýanadianc-harnpi- on oru. $ 939 rI'0It EUSA. NO. 1 @r1de Wouel49 Red Pencors Fresh ff Celery StaIks Ea7 h I lP RIC E~ ~s1HE F TFR 5 A ISR -i VISW r 7ýwàmuw7 (OMM ' .i 1 a Power Package e Chrome Wheels e 3.8L V6 e Power Moonroof e CD Equaizer * Widestance Tradition S 1,J 91 r0Ool 'S2905 fow reFwgh1 &Saxes Al Taes ist month Payrsenl, securtvdepositOc &Ssas dueon delivri Du f 2003 Pontiac Suif Ire OR CASH PRICE FROM $121,995 & FRT +TAXES G ofFINANCINGCASH PRICE O.AC. FRM$1948.& FR+TUXES OR LEASE $228* TAxEs SUt Pyaient FRE àNo S riy etrqulire.2003 Pontiae Grand Arn A, At G oIFINANCINC OR LEASE $311 *+ TAXES, PLUS No Charge DVD Player lUt Patymient FREE & Ne S.curIty lip" ouquirfd. 2003 Pontiac Mentana 'OnseSlecte osodeis 948 th/a0,ne0 oarant *are C ADUTE @Manteanc PGG eulM P R O G R A8 0 1 MAIN ST. daMIL-otON * * MON. - roues. ri e.ySpsciAlProc FRESH BAKED DAILY Spou BUTTER MMIX CROISSANTS*% Ra w for169 30 lwaoro OR each -M 19 lie