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ar -- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 16, 1992 - 17 . lh R § Residents in the Manchester area attended a public meeting on June 10 to express their opposition to the landfill sites named in the area. The meeting included the founding of an ex- ecutive and signs were distributed to the residents. Shown holding the sign is (left) Val Davidson, of Ray Signs in Whitby and Tom White of Manchester. Anyone interested in receiving a sign can call Mrs. Davidson at 985-3516. Residents tell officials they're opposed to sites By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Tom White gave up his land in Scarborough to move to the Township of Scugog for a better quality of life. Peter Heffering, a well known dairy farmer who produces some of the highest quality Hol- steins in the world, spent $150,000 on renovations for his farm recently. The Holtby name has been as- sociated with theland they farm since 1842. These three cases are just a few of the 100 scenarios that ex- ist concerning the proposed landfill site in the Manchester area. Three of the five landfill sites named in the Township of Scu- gog recently by the Interim Waste Authority are situated near Highway 12 south of Man- chester. More than 100 residents bor- dering the sites packed an infor- mation meeting at the Man- chester United Church on June 10 to hear officials from the IWA and to express their con- cerns. IWA Project Co-ordinator Conrad Gelot called on the resi- dents to aid them in the selec- tion process and get involved in the project. "We need your help," he said. But this upset many of the residents who claim it is a little late in the process to get in- volved. They say they would have preferred an indication earlier that their lands were be- ing considered and questioned why they weren't consulted. "You're asking us to buy into the process," claimed Glen Pe- ters, alocal landowner. But Mr. Gelot argued that the landowners have had ample op- portunity to get involved and have been consulted in every step of the process since the search began in August, 1991. He noted that a number of open houses and workshops were conducted and the Region- al Consultation Network com- prised of Durham residents, was formed. Mr. Gelot pointed out that they had, in fact, consulted the public. But he noted that it was human nature not to get in- volved until it was too late. "People don't get too excited until a landfill site is named in their area," hesaid. But this did not satisfy the residents who claim the effort was minimal. Alarge list of sites in Durham Region was pared down to the 17 sites announced by the IWA on June 4. The residents were angered that they weren't in- formed that their land was be- ing considered. "We are entitled to know if there is going to be a landfill site on our property," Mr. Heffering said. "The point is you didn't give the people achance." "You haven't worked hard enough," Mr. Peters told the IWA officials. "You had one fight in White- vale, now I believe you'll have another fight here," warned Mr. White. Following the IWA's presen- tation, the residents assembled to form an organization to col- lectively fight the IWA. An 11- member group was selected to spearhead the fight. Ward 4 Councillor Dawid Dietlein and Colin Kemp, both members of Zero Garbage/ Scugog, which was formed to fight a garbage dump in Cart- wright in the fall of 1990, of- fered advice on setting up the group. Councillor Dietlein urged the members to band together to "concentrate on explaining why youdon't wantitin yourarea." Councillor Dietlein said there was a need to pool the resources of the residents together to ef- fectively fight the IWA. Gps Wear your Pin & Receive -.- Emiel's Place Queen St, Port Perry 985-2066 0 or adian" fo on ALL LUNCHES "Proud to be & FULL COURSE off MEALS (excluding our Recession Specials) By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star A 41-year-old Blackstock woman who said she never thought of walking alone in the woods as dangerous, was sexu- ally assaulted in her own back- yard last week. The woman who we will call "Susan" for this article told the Port Perry Star she wanted to warn her neighbors about the incident so they will take pre- cautions. 4 Last Saturday afternoon, Su- san went out to check her vege- tables in her garden at her rural Blackstock home. The next thing she knew a man had jumped out from behind a lilac bush and forced himself on top ofher. Susan said her boyfriend was at the house at the time of the incident, but was not within yelling distance. "I was only at the garden for less than four minutes before it occurred. I heard a rustling noise in the bush and I thought 1t was just one of the dogs, until the man appeared," she said. While struggling with her at- tacker, Susan said she took ad- vantage of an opportunity and kneed the manin the groin area. "It hurt him and he rolled off. I jumped up and ran towards the house, screaming, never looking back," Susan said. She told the Star she was not raped, but "there is is no doubt that was his intention and what would have happened if | hadn't gotten away," she added. Susan said her boyfriend and brother went to the area as soon as Susan reached them at the house. When they arrived at the garden there was no sign of any- one. Durham Regional Police were called and used the RCMP ca- nine tracking unit to search the area butdid not find any clues. Susan, understandably up- set, told the Star she wants to ask her neighbors to keep aneye out for strange people or vehi- cles in the area, and to warn them not to go outside alone. "Itisinsane, was attacked in broad daylight, in an area very close tothe road," Susan said. PLEASE RECYCLE THIS PAPER 8 Local woman issues warning "I want to warn young moth- ers and all women that this hap- pened to me. I do not want it to happen to anyone else," she add- ed. Susan told the Star she al- ways takes walks in the nearby forest and never thought there was any danger. "I want other women to know if they go walk- ing to take a dog with them. And when they are home to always keep all the doors locked," she said. "God forbid he does attack again, I want to tell women to kick and scream and make all the noise you can. Don't just lie there and take it, fight him all the way," she said. Susan who said the police ar- rived in three minutes after her call also wanted women to "not be afraid to call 9-1-1. Durham Regional Police have not made any arrests in this case as of press time. 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