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PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 27, 1990 -- 7 : A DON'T CELEBRATE JUST YET Just because Durham Region is no longer in the business of looking for a site for a landfill, the Zero Garbage Committee had best keep the powder dry. As | read the statement from Environment Minis- ter Ruth Grier about waste management, it appears as if some kind of new agency is going to be set up to continue the search for a landfill. She describes it as a "public sector authority," a "co-operative venture" between the province and the municipalities involved to search for a waste disposal site. So, instead of the five municipalities (Metro, York, Durham, Halton and Peel) all looking for sites to get rid of the trash, this new public sector authority will be looking for a site to handle all the garbage that's left over after the three R's. Even if the three Rs can reduce the garbage by 50 per cent, it stil means more than two million tonnes per year from the GTA that will need to be landfilled. That is still one heck of a lot of trash. And even though Durham Region has scrapped its sight selec- tion process, including the two sites in Cartwright, the search is still on for a site to be opened some time in the next five years or so. So where can one find a landfill site of 700 to 1,000 acres? In Metro Toronto? Not likely. In Kapaus- kasing? Perhaps. In Halton, Peel, or York Regions? Perhaps. In Durham Region? Perhaps again. As | understand it, the Minister's statement last week suggests that the next dump that opens in the GTA will be for GTA garbage. Can you imagine if the two candidate sites in Cartwright wind up on short list as potential sites for GTA garbage? Unthinkable, you say? When it comes to garbage (and there is a crisis in the GTA right now) nothing is unthinkable. Don't forget, those candidate sites in Cartwright are "on the map," and just because the Province has become an active player in the waste managment process, don't rule out for one minute that those sites won't re-appear on another map. The minister's statement also says "the search (for a new site) will begin immediately and be sensi- tive to the reality of the time constraints involved." What that means is that the NDP Government won't allow garbage to pile up in Metro parks or ten- nis courts. What's left after recycling will be landfilled, somewhere. And Minister Grier also said the NDP plans to "revise the Environmental Assessment Act." She calls the current EAA "frustrating, time con- suming and costly." It is that. But will a revised EAA end up a wa- tered down version that doesn't take into considera- tion all the environmental factors associated with landfills? We can only hope not. Frankly speaking. I'm more than a little con- cerned over where the whole process is heading. As | read it, some area within the GTA is going to wind up with a large landfill for GTA garbage. And since Metro Toronto is the heavyweight in the GTA in terms of population, wealth and voters, you can bet your last penny that the GTA landfill will not end up inside Metro boundaries. Somebody is going to wind up with a lot of some- body else's garbage. As | said at the outset, the Zero Garbage Com- mittee that was formed to stop Durham only trash from getting dumped in Scugog's Ward 4, had best not dis-band quite yet. In fact, the fight could be that much tougher. It's one thing to take on Durham Region over garbage, it's something else again to take on the GTA and the Provincial Government. THE SWEEPSTAKES Observers of the National Hockey League will have noticed a new phenom creeping onto the sports pages in recent months. No, it's not Gretzky and Le- mieux. It's not the fact the oies pdliny Oilers (didn't they win the Cup last season) are barely keeping ahead of the never-mighty Leafs in the standings. The new phenom has been nick-named the Lin- dros Sweepstakes. Lindros, first name Eric, is an 18- year old player with the Oshawa Generals. He'll be drafted this summer by the NHL team that finishes last in the league this season. The Quebec Nordique are taking dead aim at last place and the right to draft Mr. Lindros. In fact, there are some who openly wonder if the Nordique game plan this season is to do just that: finish dead last and sign the wonder kid. This Lindros Sweepstakes has created all kinds of possibilities. But to my mind, it has pointed out the glaring weakness of the NHL draft structure, a weak- ness that must be addressed for the integrity of the League. Make no mistake. Mr. Lindros is a "franchiser" right in the same mold as Gretz and Mario. But sure- ly, teams would not go out of their way to finish dead last just to get him in uniform. Or would they? | like the suggestion that the bottom five teams should have a lottery to see which one drafts first. It might help avert a potential embarassment. Remember When? 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 5, 1940 Mrs. Colbear, Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. C. Beare-have been su- pervising the packing and shipping of parcels to five of our boys who are serving overseas. Port Perry local firemen enjoyed a turkey dinner at Crickle- wood Lodge, Tuesday evening. Those in attendance were: Chief Bert MacGregor, Cpt. Wm. Cook, Firemen Wesley Cawker, Don Anderson, Guy Raines, Norman DeShane, Chas. Bowerman, Jas. Cawker, Frank Shepherd. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 1, 1955 Mr. Jack Starkey leaves Port Perry on Sunday for Califor- nia. He is going to establish himself in business in the city of Oakland. Manchester - Mr. Fife Innis has purchased Mr. Ray Hobbs' lot, and is building a Sales and Service Station. Mr. Murray Williams is building a service station on the Manchester - Port Perry highway. Utica - Miss Dorothy Wilbur received the trophy for Jr. Ma- triculation History and English at the high school commence- ment on Friday evening. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 9, 1965 At a recent meeting of the Port Perry Council, Arthur Pe- trozzi was hired as foreman for the Town's Works Department. Mrs. Keith (June) Crozier and Mrs. Cliff (Grace} Love, have both been elected as councillors for the Township of Scugog. Mrs. Clifford {Helen} Redman topped the polls in Scugog Public School Board voting. Mr. Alonzo Williams, who will celebrate his 90th birthday next Thursday, was the first voter in Reach Township's No. 8 Polling Station. Mr. Williams left immediately after the elec- tions to spend the winter in Florida with his daughter, Mrs. Charles Howsam. Doug Butt, a member of the Thursday Night Men's Bowling League came up with an all time high triple at Causeway Lanes of 913. The previous record stood at 889. Mr. and Mrs. Gerben Vanderby and family have moved into their new home on Beech Street. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, December 9, 1970 Members of the 1971-72 Cartwright Council elected Monday are acclaimed Reeve Lawrence Malcolm; new Deputy-Reeve Ver- (Turn to page 10) Letters io the editor Why promote sexual activity? Editor's Note: The following is an "open let- ter' from REAL Women of Durham sent to Pauline Laing, director, Durham Board of Education. We are appalled that this board would even consider the installa- tion of condom machines in the high schools. You do not provide easy access to filters for cigaret- tes, nor clean needles for addicts. Why then do you promote sexual activity, with all the problems and dangers that are faced by students who are promiscuous? We say '"'promote" because that is exactly what you would be do- ing. The message is clear -- "You are not expected to abstain, so use a condom." As discussed in our brief, con- doms are not at all safe. While they do offer some protection, such protection is limited. For ex- ample, in 1987 the American Medical Association Journal reported on a study of married couples using condoms where one of the partners was HIV positive. Despite the fact that these couples were obviously highly motivated and careful in their use of con- doms, within 18 months 17 percent of the healthy partners had become HIV positive. We find it hard to believe that this board would risk the very real possibility of lawsuits for con- dom failure, especially when most parents are opposed to the installation of condom machines, and especially since condoms are freely available to students elsewhere. We recognize that perhaps not all parents will agree with our position. They have a right to their views. They do not have the right to insist that further pressures be placed on our children to become sexually ac- tive. Those parents who wish their children to use condoms can simply make sure there is a good supply at home in an easily ac- cessible place. A recent report from the Gutt- macher Institute in the United States notes that despite higher condom use than ever by teenagers, the pregnancy rate has risen. It is obviously not inade- Turn to Page 8 Return to sender To the Editor: In reference to your letter to the customers of the Port Perry Post Office dated October 29, 1990, I would like to make the following comments: You are demanding a $10.00 payment to continue delivery of essential mail if it lacks the new postal code after November 30, 1990. May I remind you that the majority of Port Perry residents have NOT changed our ad- dresses. The decision to change postal codes was yours not ours. Your decision to refuse delivery of improperly addressed mail will, however be welcomed by those of us who find our mailboxes Turn to Page 12 "Boy! Did I have fun...1 didn't miss a single puddle all the way home!"' Fu HCC KD)