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c lq arc jtoiigmistjsunmbuikii oct 12 2060 vc ry province is investigating claims from residents t v 0 f1 rw oefsays frontpage 1 confirmed that images viewed by the tribune showing roof ing material plastic piping plastic jugs plastic snow fencing tires rubber material asphaltand hydro poles complete with electrical wiring attached were dumped into a warden avenue gravel pit it is not contaminated material stressed alcorn the ministry of the environment is satisfied that this is not conta minated material the fillsuits the requirements of the ministry ofthe envirohment the ministry are the watch dogs if theyre happy were happy according to moe inert or acceptable fill means earth or rock fill or waste of a similar nature that contains no ques tionable materials or soluble or decomposable chemical sub stance in a letter to the town of whitchurchstouffville foreman suggested that gravel pit operators are violating ministry terms because ofwhafs being dumped foreman is asking if plastic wire and rubber are classified as clean fill alcom said the debris in question represents only half of one percent of fill at this site sean mcgowan aggregate resource officer with the ministry ofthe natural resources reported that after inspect ing the gravel pit he set up a meeting with moe officials to determine whats going on at this site if some material contravenes the act it will be rectified stressed mcgowan we have the authority through the aggravate resources act while emphasizing that such waste does not pose a health threat to the neighborhood alcorn said pitwayis still taking measures to limit what material can be brought into compa- nypits hydro poles roofing materials and plastics will not be accepted at any pitway operations from how on alcorn stat- edwe run aclean operationits an open door weve got nothing to mdpufs is cleaner than most lasrweekresidents from thebloomington road and warden avenue areafilled the local council chambersand expressed worries that unclean fill dumped into nearbygrav- el pitscould seep into their water supply thus putting fives at- risk council sided with the residents and rejected three appli- cations from pit operators including one from the brillinger- property the applicants requested exemptions to a new fill control bylaw allowing them to continue to dump fill irito the holesat mined gravel pib earliefthis year a bylaw governing die 16 gravel pits in wwtchurchstouffvaie was passed making ft necessary for pit owners tot apply for perrrjtsto dump fill members ofthe asgravaterommunityr incluclihg hicks helped draft the bif j alcorn pointed out that gravel pit owners are nowrequiredl to enter into a comprehensive fill agreement andpost a sub stantial no coritamination security bond with the townas well as undertaking groundwater monitoring and hydrogeological impact assessment prior to approval inthe defunct pits the new bylaw was putin placeafter a provincial judge found awwtchurchstouffville gravel pit owner guilty of ille- gal dumping after construction debris was uncovered in a defunct gravel pit a cleanup order was slapped oh the prop erty the owner complied with the judges demands i iv i comprehensive publicatfonoivthe businesses- rgaiiizalionseverilv arid- i interest groups thai make tliisgqmfhuniiv rr a quality award winning full colour glossy magazine f- published only once a year b s 1 sis jls a sal staff photosjoerd witteveen trucks dump fill at a pit on warden ave last week the owner says only a smdr amount of controversial material hasbeen dumped at the site