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RE Ae SS 0 Incineration on back burner for NSWMA The option of incinera- tion as a method of garbage disposal has been put on the back burner by the North Simcoe Waste Management Association (NSWMA). According to NSWMA Chairman Lionel Dion, at a meeting of the Associa- tion's Site Selection Com- mittee, it was recommend- ed to remove incineration as a means of waste management for the association's five municipalities. In an interview last week Dion said the association will direct their con- sultants to abandon any further studies on incinera- tion because it is not feasi- ble for the area at the pre- sent time. "We will direct all our at- tention to site 41 (the Wayne Johnson farm in the south end of Tiny Township)," said the Chairman, "in order to complete all the necessary work for an Environmental Assessment (EA)."' Presently the association is between six and eight weeks away from being prepared to sent a proposal on site 41 to the Ministry of the Environment and a number of other govern- ment agencies for their consideration prior to an EA hearing, according to Dion. Areas such as com- pensation for landowners and transportation must be looked at before the pro- posal is completed. Dion said the association is looking at early spring Libel trial lasts five weeks The five person jury in the libel trial of William Ogilvie and the Midland Free Press, was charged by Mr. Justice John James Fitzpatrick last Friday. The trial took five weeks to reach that point. More than two dozen witnesses testified. Ogilvie, a former deputy- reeve in Midland and an individual described by his lawyer as being obsessed with local politics, is on trial because of an editorial he wrote. He submitted it as an advertisement to the newspaper's advertising manager and it was published with the notice added, Advertisement. That personal, as oppos- ed to regular Free Press in- house, editorial, was published, marked as an advertisement, in the Midland Free Press on May 4, 1983. The senior partners of the Midland law firm of Teskey, Heacock, Ferguson and Main - Gord Teskey, Ross Heacock and Rod Ferguson - were the complainants. The lawyers said that Ogilvie's writing, publish- ed by the Free Press, hurt their reputation and that a statement made by Ogilvie about Heacock was untrue. Peter Mudry, Ogilvie's lawyer, in his closing argu- ment to the jury, suggested that if Ogilvie is a crackpot, no damage was done to the : poe Oy Quota shatters silence $1,200 price tag. This is the second audiometer donated by Quota to the Health Unit in the past twelve years. The Quota Club of Huronia is part of an in- ternational executive women's club. Their main area of service is with the hearing and speech impaired. Margaret Douglas, service chairperson from the Quota Club of Huronia, presents Betty Robitaille of the Simcoe County Health Unit with an audiometer. This machine is used for hearing testing in- cluding pre-school screening. Although the machine is small in size, it carries a lawyers. But if Ogilvie is not a crackpot, then the libel action was a move by the lawyers to silence Ogilvie, Mudry said. In May of 1983, Midland had not dropped its at- tempt to annex Tiny Township's highway com- mercial strip. The Midland Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter to Midland council supporting annex- ation. Ross Heacock was the Chamber of Commerce president. His law firm represented, and continues to represent, Tiny Township. Ogilvie, in his editorial, to which he gave the title of Betrayal Of Tiny Township, charged that Heacock's declaration of a conflict of interest at the time of the decision by the Chamber to support annex- ation, was "an alibi' and "'a phoney excuse". Heacock should have defended his client: that he did not was a betrayal of the client-solicitor relation- ship, Ogilvie wrote. Both the lawyers and the newspaper were represented by first class legal firms. The Free Press, one of the many newspapers in Canada and the United States owned by Canadian Newspapers Company Ltd., was defended by the Toronto law firm of Tory, Tory, Deslauriers and Binnington. Teskey, Heacock, and Ferguson were represented by the Toron- to law firm of Goodman and Goodman. Ogilvie's lawyer was Peter Mudry of Midland. Mudry was. Midland Mayor Al Roach's lawyer in Roach's assault case. Dalrymple resigns A member of the Midland Committee of Ad- justment gave a lack of in- dependence as one of the reasons for his decision to resign. In his letter of resigna- tion John Dalrymple gave his health as the other reason. "My health has been, and will continue to be, such that I am not able to attend regularly. In addi- tion, I have lost a bit of in- terest lately as I felt there was a bit of duplication of effort with the Planning Board." The resignation was ac- cepted by the Town coun- cil at its most recent meeting. The council also addressed the issue of duplication-of effort. The council agreed that the Committee of Adjustment need not submit its work to the Committee of Council to Hold Public Hearings on Planning Matters. Dalrymple was an original member of the Committee of Adjustment. | ~-Parks for an EA hearing which would decide the fate of site 41 as the replacement for the Pauze landfill site that is slated to be closed by the Ontario government on Oct. 31, 1987. Although the association is not currently looking at the possibility of incinera- tion, the group is not ruling incineration out totally, ac- cording to Dion. "Incinera- tion is a complicate technological thing but it could be a reality in the future. We are not saying it will never happen."' ALG Uiidisiliaii GoUilia eu Peace Day marchers it would cost the associa- tion anywhere between $7 and $10 million to build an incinerator and another $1 million a year to operate an incinerator. "These figures are out of reach for most municipalities," said Dion. 'I could see the association setting up a fund for in- cineration site in the future, but landfill will always be part of waste management. Dion explained the association has already funded three separate in- VeslipaliOins it ) Represented in the Peace Day parade held last Sun- day afternoon were First and Fourth Midland Guides, First Midland Pathfinders, First and Second Midland Rabies vaccinations available Nov. 17 The 350 registered dog owners living in Midland might want to make sure that they take their dog to the rabies clinic on Nov. 9 Li Proof of vaccination against rabies will be one of the two requirements for obtaining a 1987 municipal dog licence. The surrender of $10 will be the other requirement. The rabies clinic will be held in the board room of Centennial Arena, between 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A rabies shot will cost $3. and - Arena Superintendent Jim McLaren says that four volunteers will be needed to complete forms. Cats, as well as dogs, will be vaccinated. Domestic pets should be vaccinated annually, says George Williams of the Simcoe County Health Unit. A Midland resident found next year with a dog but without a licence for his dog, will face a $10 fine on the first offence, a $25 fine on the second offence, and a court appearance after a third offence. A revised animal control bylaw might be ready for the inspection of the town council at its next regular mecting, on Nov. 10. Clerk Fred Flood is sear- ching legislation to find whether the"town can re- quire an animal other than a dog to be vaccinated. Licencing of dogs comes under the Dog Licencing Act. Municipalities cannot require a cat owner to buy a licence. possibility of Huronia District Hospital, Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre and Mit- subishi using the energy from waste (EFW) from incineration. "We had studies com- pleted and the only energy user that came close to us- ing the amount of energy that would be produced was Mitsubishi," said Dion. Although Mitsubishi could use the energy, Dion noted a number of possible problems arising in the area. The chairman explained the cost of guaranteeing the company if there was some sort of break down in the machinery would be astronomical. The amounts of waste burned would have to re- main at a certain level in order to produce the re- quired EFW which could pose a problem to the association. "When the cottage season is over, the associa- tion would have to transport waste into the area to keep un the steam nents d Dic ade . +} ag 'te, Brownies, First Victoria Harbour Guides, First Port MeNicoll Guides and First Port McNicoll Brownies, and First Penetanguishene Guides and Brownies. The Municipal Act per- mits municipalities to limit the number of certain animals, including cats as well as dogs. The revised Midland animal control Opposition Penetanguishene Town Council decided to jump on the bandwagon to stop the province's bill which would cut $100 million a year from recreation programs. A request to support the Parks and Recreation Federation of Ontario- came from the Arena Parks and Recreation Board which has already sent its letter to the premier. Other municipalities in Ontario have been writing letters as well. bylaw will place a limit of two dogs and two cats per household. Clerk Flood says that the vaccination requirement will be enforced. to Bill 38 Simcoe County's recrea- tion committtee has already sent a letter of ob- jection and received a rep- ly from the Premier, the Finance Minister and the Minister of Sport and Fitness. According to Penetanguishene Reeve Art Stewart, who's also the chairman of the county's recreation committee, the politicians haven't given him a straight answer. The bill was slated for third reading in. mid-October. Tuesday, November 4, 1986, Page 3