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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR == == Strong objections to landfill sites EDITOR'S NOTE: The number of accid itive Oak Ridge = The following letter has been edit- FARMING: It seems ln that Moraine. Although the proposed sites LETS START PLANNING FOR. ed due to our space restrictions. the sites were chosen on the basis of are not part of the moraine, the water SPRING -- AROUND To the editor: agriculture criteria. The sites are sources could be affected. Some drain We are writing to voice our strong among the most efficient family oper- to Lake Ontario and some to Lake AND SEE (F THERES SUCH ATHING| tus he Sing of andi L3, ated {ams in the Rgion. Fam fami Scugog. ; JAS DWARF GRASS. L3 and L7. Our objections arc based lies put their lives into the land for The sites will devalue property on the following concems. generations. Their work and the land over a wide area including Prince TRANSPORTATION: The main access for the three sites would be Highway 12 which is already over- loaded with with gravel, transport and car carriers, as well as commuters and tourists. 2d The very conservative estimate is 20-30 trucks per hour delivering and then retuming. Highway 12 is uged by school buses. Will the yi make things even more for our children? And can 8fiyone imagine a huge truck coming over the hill at Myrtle Station on an icy highway? can never be replaced. SOCIAL ASPECTS: Port Perry is a ear round tourist town. Do we want the visitors and tourists to also know us by way of a dirfy, smelly dump on the side of Highway 127 Myrtle Station has a meat process- ing plant that employs 35 local people. This plant needs a clean source of water. If the water goes bad and the plant has to close what happens to these employees and their families? Both Scugog Township and Whitby have fought proposed devel- opments near this site because of the Albert, Port Perry, Manchester, Myrtle and Ashburn. Will buyers be able to obtain commercial financing? In closing, we feel the sites, as well as being a contradiction of the recom- mended criteria, would destroy the Township of Scugog and surrounding area. These sites should be removed from any further consideration. are raising a petition in opposi- tion to this and if anyone wishes to discuss this further, feel free to call us a1 (416) 655-8817. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ankert, Myrtle Seation. Reader misses Janet Banting's column Teaching respect To the editor! It was both hurt and shock we felt as we read the letter from Patricia M. Boyd in last week's paper. What we found most appalling was your lack of coverage of the y + To the editor: Like Bill Stevenson of Seagrave, who wrote you last week, I too am mi 8 Janet Margaret Ingram, Seagrave. Publisher's Note: Janct Banting" s column will not be re- due 0 Banting* s intelligent, i appearing in this newspap b the writer We have lived within the of the cemetery since we were bom. Our parents raised us here and taught us to have great respect for the cemetery. All of our deceased descendants are buried at Pine Grove. We are not the ones drinking beer, Tend to musi, ak ing drugs and causing damage to the "Ve are the ones who care what happens 10 the property and io the plots of loved family members. We are the ones who often clean up after these idiotic' youths. We are the ones who try to sop VAN- DALISM! where anyone is buried. Life-long residents The so-called family baseball game, was six young children and their parents hitting a ball on a small part of the field, far from Yes, six young children who have been taught to respect the cemetery as their parents were taught before them. We feel our buried loved ones would sooner see us playing there, than seeing it used as a refuge for DELINQUENTS. C. Brown, B & M. Brain, C & L Brain, J & E Brain. envir in the Scugog Citizen in recent weeks. 1 admire her thirst for know! edge and willingness to pass it on 10 others like myself. | don't have the time to attend seminars or do extensive reading on the subject of the environment. Thanks to Janet's tips in your paper, | have taken books out of the library and read them which intensified my recycling efforts. After reading her excellent arti- cle entitled "Whitewash," I finally sat down and wrote two letters to paper companies applauding them for using recycled paper in their products, and urging them (0 use non-chlorine bl on process- Postmaster will miss her job in Blackstock To the editor: This is a message to all the res- idents of Blackstock. 1 want 10 say a big "thank you" to these wonderful people who make such a great community 1 came here not knowing very many people, yet | am going away so blessed by making so many friends. | am going to miss you all. I'll have to keep reading the "Citizen" to catch glimpses of your lives. Take care, everyone, and thank YOu once again. Yours truly, Carole Comisky, Postmaster. Space. ..it"s an ongoing problem here at the Citizen. Again this week, columnists John B. and Cathy O. have decided to sacrifice their own space in order to print more letters. Reader shocked to hear about landfill site To the editor: an It was with shocked dis-belief that ] received the news June 4 that my property was part of a proposed landfill site near Blackstock authority on historic architecture, this house is a classic example of what he called "Ontario Victorian" with the 18-24 inch stone walls Not only because it was my property, but because this particular parcel of land over wind and doors, the gabled roofs with cathedral win- prime, zoned as such, and bape ly under cultiva- It also includes my century home that can never be My house has historic architec tural value and should be preserved, not only in my lifetime but for future generations. This granite field-stone farm house was built from the stones cleared from the land in order to provide crops for original settlers in this area. It was built in 1868 by Scottish stonemasons for the Irish immi- grant family of Samuel and Sarah Ferguson, whose 5th and 6th gener- ations are still on nearby lands that would be affected by the landfill. According 10 the late tect, Napier Simpson, a noted "There is also a fine example of an carly pioneer farm on this prop- arty. likoly of cartier vintage than the house. These barns should be retained. These bams, like nothing else, show the early raw skill that farmers displayed in erecting very expansive structures of hand-hewn beams and uprights which were notched, fitted and levered into place with human hands and primi- Further, of ecological value on my property is a large, spring-fed pond with fish, turtles, frogs, ducks and great blue herons to name a few species of marine and wildlife. Also, a part of the stream flows north into Lake Scugog and is wildlife cover for many animals and birds. | have put 11 of the 20 acres into a tree farm to encourage wild life and bird life as well as to feel that in good faith, 1 could sign the agreement which would allow access to my property. | have already collected a peti- tion against this dump and have another in used in the literature as justification for naming many sites. This term farmland to suit your purpose and may have very serious ramifications for all land owners in this "shadow." In the Durham Official Plan (1976) the land is designated "per- manent agri reserve." It also says the use of this land for any other reason "shall not be Merle Hein Blackstock a and publishers of the Citizen. The publishers regret the deci- sion but must maintain final con- rol over the content of columns in this paper and the frequency which they appear. Mrs. Banting is involved in sev- eral environmental organizations and the Citizen will continue to publish news and information items written by her. Most claims frivolous' To the editor: Having just returned from the 6th World War Two Aircrew Reunion since 1945, in Winnipeg, | have had litle time 10 prepare fur- ther discussion about the Scugog Island Indian Reserve. However, I do question the remarks made by Dr. I. V. B. Johnson relating to the history of the Scugog Island reserve. He sup- plies no bibliography, but merely says "as | see it." Band records were kept by various Christian mis- sionaries, not by the Bands them- selves. Dr. Johnson does admit, \ 10 the 4 istics of the Band. It is the opinion of many, includ- ing myself, that most of the claims are frivolous, but may be a lawyer's delight. The benefits they have received from Canadian society far out-wei, igh any land claims, real or imagined. As well, native blood lines have been severely diluted in the past several hundred years, which makes the term * " rela- tively mesningiest, 3 at least in Eastern Canada, where marriage with Europeans was common. In one of the local papers, there was a letter signed only by the icf and councillors of the Band. do not know who these folks are. Yvonne Edgar is Chief, Rick Edgar is the building commission- er, and Arthur Goose the land com- missioner. | will deal with their remarks, and the further remarks of Gary Edgar, at a later date. Joel W. Aldred, DFC Scugog Island. A special thank-you To the editor: On June 13 and 14, the Third Annual Antique and Craft Show took place at the Scugog Arena. Once again, the show was very suc- cessful and raised $8,000 towards the operating costs at the Arena. Many volunteers hours made this show a rewarding weekend. Thanks 10 Port Perry Figure Skating Club, Ringette, Minor Hockey and the MoJack Junior C team for all their help. A wtal of 26 volunteers spent time working at the show. There were two ladies who worked behind the scenes all day Saturday and Sunday in the vendors' lounge. They served countless cups of coffee and tea; always with a smile and cheery word. So to you, Yvonne Christie and Doreen Kendall, a special "thank you." Ron Cosway, Scugog Arena Board. More on saving the lake To the editor: To follow up last week's article in Lindsay Daily Post. Heading: Yesteryear 1972, some 20 years ago. "Unless something is done and done fast, Lake Scugog could well disappear as a lake within a life- time, delegate at a conference on the development of Scugog were told. "William H. Cranston, co- i tario Rideau Trent Severn Committee issued the warning as the main speaker at a day-long conference at the Victoria Park Armoury. The conference was attended by repre- sentatives of all levels of govern- ment, students and other interested Have we done that much to save this lake and its resources and extension of the Trent water system? Doug Fish, Mariposa.