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lons Commuflît Nespaper Sne1860 R EA L E S TAT E See what's on the market inside S PO0RT S Marauders win season opener C O M M U N I T Y Speaker raps against tobacco Residents get details on proposed power plant close to Milton GRAHAM PAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION HANGING OUT. Justin Magalona, 9, and his sisters Jlianne, 7, and Jamilie, 6, enjoy Saturdays Arts Milton Festival on Main Street beneath one of their fathers acrylic paintings. The piece depicts the trio at a much younger age. See more arts festival photos in this Friday's A&E section. Pieu Twatuoer SPod'Idr " Post Surgleal Rehailitation *al j ea m " Tendastit, Spraian ani Stiaini Wninen HeaIth, including Peut Breail Cancer " Neck andi Back Pain rehalitation Pre- anti Post-Natal Cari, Osteoperes " Repetitive Stran Injuries *Running anti Sports Injuies " Osteoarthritis & Oiteoprosis One Hour isessIments " Moter Vehicie & Work Relateti Inljuries I hirty Minutes of Hani On Treatment e-j Advantage Sa 0"ili SL S4 1h1 7 y:EbAdHith Pim Car AceidM t-n wnuuWn W881B LSc.PT, Mu.C> By Uisa Tallyn SPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION More tban 100 area residents were at Pineview Public Scbooi Wednesday nîgbî to ieamn more about the bydro- generaîing station being proposed for the Homby area. The public meeting was bosted by TransCanada Energy I id., wbicb bopes to buîid tbe naturai gas-fueiied, com- bined cycle power plant on an 80-acre parcel of land iocated on tbe soutbwest corner of Sixtb Line South and Steeles Avenue in the Haiton His 401-407 Gateway Business Park (401 Conidor). Tbe station is to bave a generating capacity of about 680 mega-watts. Neil Myers, director of power devel- opment engineering for Tran.sCanada, saîd tbe footprint of the station wouid encompass about 25 acres of the site. lîs to include two industrial gas tur- bines, two beat recovery steam genera- tors, a steam turbine generator and an air-cooied condenser or cooiing tower. TransCanada representative Finn Greflund said noise leveis coming from, the plant wouidn't exceed Ministry of Fnvironment (MOF) requirements of 50 decibels during the day and 45 deci- bels at nigbî. Existing ambient noise in the area is currently bigber than the amounit of noise the plant would gener- aIe, be said. Myers said tise plant wouid bave two stacks, iikeiy between 150 and 200 feet tait, but some people aI the meeting bad concerns about emissions. Most of tbe chemicai emissions from, those stacks wouid be carbon dioxide, but also some otber byproducts of com- bustion sucb as nîtrogen oxîdes and suiphur dioxides. Environmentai manager for the company, Christine Cinnamon, said Thursday emîssion rates for the Halton Hils station hadn't been detennined yet, but another plant they plan to build in downtown Toronto is to have annualemission rates of 1,000 tonnes of nîtrogen oxides, 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and 4 tonnes of sulphur dioxide. Cinnamon said those are ail weli below MOE requiremenis. She stressed tbe Toronto plant wili operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and while the operating hours of the Halton HuIs generating station haven't yeî been determined, it isn't expected to run around the dlock. Myers said the company bas to meet MOF emission rates and is currently see CONCERNS on page A10 Today's Champion OPINIoN AIS HIGH SCHOOL REPORTA9 DATELINE All CHAMPION COUNTRYAl3 CILASSuqED A23 wwhaltonsearch.com www.miltonto oacom GORRUD'S AUTO vWWW.gornJdsautogroup.com WathesGraduation T ime!l $99* foo Wittnauer Bulova e Accutron Amm- «»oo 874 SERVING YOUR FAMILY NE1930