Gravel pit hearing to -continue next month, should wrap up The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, August 29, 2006 A3 JW After spending about a year- and-a-half before the Ontario Municipal Board, it looks like the Campbellville Sand and Gravel hearing may finaliy wrap up next month. The hearing is set to recon- vene on September il at the Halton Regional Centre. Five days have been set aside t elwith tematter that stemos from a Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) proposai to amend the pif's site plans to pro- hibit further extraction and limit the 1111 being dumped at the rural property The proposai also oeils for a proper final grading maximûzig the use of on-site materials to, rehabilitate tbe land. Angelo Guerrieri, owner of the exbausted pit located on Campbellville Road, appealed the proposai to the 0MB early last year. He bas since passed away, but his family requested that the hearing continue. The new hearing is being held to address outstanding inatters, which includes finaliz- ing thse wording of thse amend- ment to the site plan to thse board's satisfaction. Tise matter bas been delayed hefore the board several times now due to adjournments requested for varlous reasons. One of tise main concerns tbat bas been raised regarding tbe pit is thse effect the potential- ly contaminated fll tbat was brougbt into the site could bave on ground water, since it's locat- ed within a sensitive ground water recharge area tisat pro- vides water to thse Kelso munic- ipal wells. Guetrieri previously told Tbe Champion on severai occasions that any notion of ground water contamination isn't true. Tise hearing wili start at 10 arn. in tise Glenorcby/Dakota rom in the Halton Regionsi Centrc, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville. Tractor-trailer units collide on 401 Garbage was strewn acrosa tbe roadway and trafflc hacked up for bours in and out of Milton after two tractor-trailers. collided eariy yesterday morn- ing on Hwy 401. OPP spokesperson Const. Julia McCuaig said that at about 3:30 a.m. a truck carrying garbage traveling westbound - just east of Guelph Line - jack- knifed into thse centre median. A second tractor-trailer car- rying plastics then smashed into It. Botis drivers, plus a passen- ger from one of tise trucks were sent to Milton District Hospital for cuts and bruises. "They were very lucky. It could bave been a lot worse," McCuaig said. Traffie was re-routed as ail westbound lanes were ciosed between Guelphs Line and Regional Road 25. Tbe left lane on Hwy. 401 eastbound was aiso ciosed as officiais cleared debras. "The eastbound traffie was backed up about eigbt iiome- tres at one point," McCuaig said. At about 10 a.m., ail lantes were re-opened. At press time 'yesterday it wasn't known what caused the collision nor if charges would be laid. ï] E rd' P. " il à e -À