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emmmistsunihbwie opinion thursday dcizooo j5 a vt isawaste w- h- eh youre mad at the news put -on- the blind fold drop the gloves and start swinging its called- shoot the messenger and its iwaste of time sincelmin the media im drawn into it on occasion earlier this week 1 was told i was an incompetent journalist the reader was on a roll according to him a ransberrywritten story was totally c unbalanced apparently i reported all the wrong things and left all the right things out i was also chastised for including a report from a provincial ministry i was- then told i practise yellow journalism heres what it was all aboiitpeople in the warden avenue and bloomington road area are worried that nearby gravel pits are posing health arid safety threats theyre so hot under the col- lar theyre threatening to form a blockade to stop trucksrfrom dumping fill at an whitchurchstouffyille council bowed to the resi dents concerns- and denied four applicants the right to dump fill at gravel pits f still residents continue to insist mat contaminated fill is rinding its way into these pits instead of being the target in shqbt the messenger i turned my attention tb the people who are asking for the right to live in a healthy envi- ronment and to the people wlio have ajright to make a living o- things are happening wnilethe ministry of the environment reported no- problems from its initial joan ransberry inspection of- a gravel pit a more thorough looksee is under way by the ministry of the natural resources i person- ally saw images of n large quantities of asphalt pavement roofing material plastic pipe plastic contain ers fiberglass plastic bags plastic sriow fencing rubber vinylcovered electrical wiring precast concrete car tires and tractor tires i have a hard time accept ing that this type of material is safe trie ministry of natural resourcesisnt saying one way or another if the material is iffy ministry officials and moe inspectors are putting their heads together hoping to figure it out i do knowthis irithe wake of the walkerton tragedy people will ask questions about their drinking water dalton hicks of pitway ltd was one of the appli cants denied a permit by r local council ironically hicks helped design a bylaw to put some teeth into the laws governing the 16 gravel pits in whitchurchstouffville the bylaw makes it necessary for pit owners to apply for per mits to dump fill gravel pit owners are now required to enter into a com- prehensive s fill agreement and post a substantial no contamination security bond with the town theyre also undertake ground water monitoring and hydrogeological impact assessment prior to approval in the defunct pits still it doesnt ease the worry hclniosh empire mutsu red delicious courtiand royal gala romersrtgoldendeliadus loiooo pimpkis 1fmfaknyam mazes ironing sun oct 4 5th 10 am to 4 pm for athe canadian cancer society hssl m wm s8w m qpmntiibts- dati v- i xowzmkmm 1 1 xkyi k v v the abcs of investing how will you benefit froni this seminar as an investor you will- learn more about v how will marginal tax rates affect you the 3rs of investing in a mutual fund portfolio paying down your mortgage vs mutual fund investing within your rrsp bad debtgood debt gics versus equity mutual funds risk versus return how to manage a wellbalanced mutual fund portfolio thebenefits of international diversification through mutual funds market insights from fidelitys mario tavares k dates of the seminar tuesday october 24th 700830 pm money concepts boardroom or 6165 main street stouffville note seating is limited to 15 people thursday october 26th 700830 pm mill run golf country club 269 durham road 8 2 km east of durham 30 r 10 minutes from our office 18004658633 r to register for tuesdays or thursdays seminar please call 905 6424540 or email stouffvillempneycptscom by qct 20th register early bring a friend refreshments will be served sponsored in part by investments affiliated with money concepts group capital corp and national financial insurance agency inc only research cap cure leukemia nly excellence in canadian research is funded by lrf please iielp leukemia research fund 1110 finch ave w v 222 toronto ontario ivi3j 2t2 tel 416 661curf2873 inx 416 6613840 ka i this message brought to you as r j 1 ol the ecotiortiist ssi c- please recycle this riewsjpaper u 7 i t r t r r i rt