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st tribune wpyember47 lft3p5 editors mail pickering councillor vows to fight whitevale dump dear editor im frustrated and im really angry three years ago bob rae stood in a field in pickering and said elect me and there wont be a dump in this field he didnt lie the durham site mr rae the ndp and their interim waste authority picked is less than two miles from that field my anger and the anger expressed by many pickering residents today isnt a not in my backyard reaction why our backyard is full we have had the brock north south west and bear road landfill sites we have done our part simply on the basis of common decency and fairness pickering should not be the site for more garbage land fills are archaic and obsolete as a means of dealing with garbage near built residential areas we are not simply saying get the dump out of pickering and move it somewhere else in durham we are saying open your eyes and look at alternatives to landfill is the rail haul to rirkland lake viable we dont know the iwa didntlookatit can recycling and composting cut down on the need for landfill we dont know the iwa didnt look at it what about exporting some landfills in the us actually want our garbage and at cheaper rates than in our own landfills is private sector involvement a viable option again we dont know they didnt look at it the flawed iwa process did hot look at options or fairness in its site selection ut rest assured that i am going to be looking at many options and fighting for fairness in the coming months and years i have spoken to gary herrema the regional chairman wayne arthurs the mayor of pickering and enrico pistritto the local councillor from my ward and have strong commitment from each of them to keep this dump out of pickering it is not fair planning and it does not make sense the residents of pickering will not tolerate it the town and the region will not toler ate it and collectively we will use every last legal avenue to stop the dump being put here this site is supposed to open in 1997 we know that bob rae ruth grier and bud wildman wont be in office then but we cannot allow them to leave another dump in pickering as their legacy this will be an expensive fight but the cost to our town our chil dren and our way of life if we dont fight will be horrendous the costs cannot be borne entirely through the tax system i urge every resident and com munity association to get involved vocally and financially in their craft sale beyond craft i at the l atcham gallery 6240 main st stouffville nov 24 early bird opening 7 pm refreshments included nov 25 27 free admission 6402395 all participants to the 1993 stouffville kinsmen santa clau theme a prchistoric christmas date saturday december 4th time 200 pm for float registration contact bill mcmahon 6408794 or bruce smith 6406769 all participants welcome serving the communitys greatest need mm fight we will be having a fundrais- ing rally soon and pact will be helping out in our efforts any ideas or help will be welcomed call the town at 6832760 or pact at 8370117 the residents of the town can count on my support in this fight rick johnson regional councillor ward 3 town of pickering stouffville district secondary school notice to parentsguardians term 1 interim reports will be distributed to students on wednesday nov 24 1993 parents night thursday nov 25 1993 700 pm 900 pm principal vice principal mr alan dickson mr jay hooper miff town of m whitchurch stouffville public notice appointment to the whitchurchstouffville museum board the town of whitchurchstouffvilles clerks department is now accepting applications from members of the public who wish to be considered for appointment to the following local board whitchurchstouffville museum board no remuneration one person to be appointed for a term expiring november 30th 1994 terms of reference for the appointment and application forms may be obtained from clerks department between 830 am and 430 pm monday to friday application forms should be delivered in person or by mail by 430 pm monday november 29th 1993 no applications whether received by mail or hand delivered can be accepted after the deadline for further information please contact michele skinner or yvonne hurst at 905 6401900 or 905 8952423 personal information is collected under the legal authority of the municipal act rso 1990 c m45 and will be used to determine eligibility for appointment michele skinner acting clerk