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economist xsiirtmbimey regionalssuesiusdloctis 2000 13 j4 x by dawn liersch x -t- staff writer i i 5 v v- j piggybacking- on torontos dragged decision to send- its jgarbageto northern ontario york cyde north planwoul4 have died rion is nowpoised to sign a sim f j led to delays in the contract being signed creating tension for yoik region councillors withouttorontos nodthe rail jlar contract withrail cycle north ltd i after four days of chaotic debate toronto councillors ham mered out a deal yesterday to rail- haul the citys trash to the aban doned adams mine near kirklahd lake the move cleared the tracks foryork region councillors to fol low suit y york region is ejected to vote jm a- contract by the end of the hrorilh finalizing negotia prions with rau ctyclenortti ltd thecpnsortium behind the contro- ersial plan theregibnliad been ship its trash to new york- of michigan while searching for another longterm plan said gord lahdon waste committee chair person j we have a second choice but we dont like ithe said yesterday afternoon while toronto council- lors were still debating theissue lahdonsaid the backup plaifis not environmentally sound- because of the truck traffic it would create but he added he was confident toronto would approve the deal jdespitethe opposition v its a normal process people j don cousens are we living in canada mayor of markham asks of toronto garbage debate north plan has keen studied exten- giot close to the community yfyits notmce tohavetnthe muriity butifsnotlikejlevalley- isheretfiere will always be people figptmgsomethinglikethisbutwe have to dispose of our waste some- ehesaidic v f lahdon said the region also has an aggressiveproposal for reducing 3 the amount of wastegbing to land fill which should reduce the bur- den on theadams mine site j markham mayordoh cousens wasappalled with the delay -iv- o tys heard people are mreateh- j ifig cidlsobectiencelahd saying eyregomgtobldckthis if made me quesrioriare we living in canada he said tuesday when it appeared the toronto decision 3voulddrag on irito the next day j york region as harrow as the decision was at least we could cf wreiitirig for toronto to approve its reactedyery strongly and you have sively and has been proven to be make a decision it tellsyou some- complicated 77page contract to let them have their say he said environmentally sound he also thing about the size of toronto rheated opposition to the plan r stressed the railcycle pointed out the adams mine site is council z v- st s v jbyilisa queen v5l itjwrjjvs prl the mackenzie rebellion started here i can assure you the citizens and the towns involved will fight it every legal way and maybe some not so legal ways former mng mayor i- margaret britnell discussing government legislation on trash management eight years ago theres a lot of sympathy your heart goes out to them following walkerton were learning more about damage to the environment brian smockum fonner vicepresident pl georgina against garbage discussing torontos decision to ship its trash north to the adams mine site zsidffjwnter gprgmasbnansrnpckum has aujmet4ymp1ithy in the world for oejnontarians protesting ftprontballsl york regiorfs plans to slnptheirgarbage to an aban- jdqhecl mine near kirkland lake x lerjauke was in the thick of the rebellion york region resi dents staged eight years ago when the provincial govermrientunder fprmerpremier bob rae and envi- ronmeht minister cjruth grier t announced plans for a 600acre diunp for waste from york and jip the province was farms youre wiping out the iithat would havebeen about f a to destroy acres of canadas future sutton resident bettyjean three times larger than thekeele bbsf farrrilana they said it was giles said j valley jandfillin maple canada punfair york was ibeingforced to largtdpviyyh v j residents panicked as19 poten the mackenzie rebellion start- tiai dump sites in nine areas of the ed here can assureyou the citi- tre6nerearinouncedf zensandetowns r vtfienaeystagedliugejesori ifewryiegal way and- xi battling the province argued there vdierdodrstepsof queens park maybe some not so legal waysjwere better ways of dealing with complete tmdicbws brought frprn former king township mayof waste than dumping tonne after ptffeif farmssjyj y margaret britnell vowed v tonne annually into a landfill 4tfendpgoverhment argued- there will bexivil disobedi- theongoing fight ended only the onlywajtqtforce people to erice before this is finished thisis- when premier mike harriss tories s6ivel the growing vraste crisis what creates civil disobedience f- made wbrseby avrasteful society hamfisted waytheyve done 3ivtfmf6f things we shoot horses out there xwiththeifown trash and garbage people residents and- politicians residents were just as alarmed werent buying it c youre not just wiping out the thought of them tearing down my house is like a horror fnovje in my mind u york region launched a lawsuit residents who spent months came to power and trashed the ndps plans r now residents in kirkland lake are blocking train tracks slated to carry garbage from york durham and toronto on tuesday they packed torontoscouncil chambers vow- ing to quash any deal theres a lotbf sympathy for northern residents said smockum former vicepresident of gag georgina against garbage your heart goes out to them following walkerton were learn- 1 ing more about damage to the environment than we knew even eightyears agor while smockum is convinced garbage will harm the bedrock of ffie mine he isntworried about the trains that will be used to transport the wastev z pt wi think wecahsafely transport it i just dont thinkthe destination is the right choice were still look- mgbandaids were in the new millenmum and were shll looking at bandaids but not allof yorks dump pro- testers oppose shipping trash to the mine x dave probert former chairper- sonof mewhitchurchstouffville based environment not economics supports the plan if i was at city hall id be voting in favour it this mine has been looked info how many environ mental assessments have there been he said byjoanransberry i staff wntff- y one plan is bomand another negogationstobnnganmtema- 17500seat temuscenjrejtb gormleyhavdied wmea planto build a cohfererice centre at the same site has been born n clubtink cprpbration dfficllal has confirmed that triejiegotiations r betweeptclublink and tennis canadato build a major tennis cen- tfe are over the deal is deadlh the water said clublinkspokesrnan tim oconnor fjg iii tennis canada has not officially told mayor wayne emmersori that the deal fell through i havent been told bytennis canada but i under- stand they tennis canada want to remain at the university york in toronto said emmerson v whenxme deal doesnt material- ize its oh tothe next 1 delta hotels has confirmed 4 has purchaseda twpyear option to buy the site for aconferehceceritre af clublinks 54hole rollinghius golf club in stouffville talks between clublink and tennis canada spannedlb months in addition to the tennis faciffiythe original plan called for alibtel a retail operation including restau rants and a lo6o-honie-subdivi- sion on 650 acres onwoodbine avenue ij building a major tennis centre in gorrnley sparked hope that stouffville would become a- host community for the summer olympics in 2008 as well as the stoufifviue cleal ciubiinkcorp hotels have entered into ah agreement for delta to buy a 250 hotel arid conference centre at glen abbey golf club inoakville andfpj delta hotels to managecliibijnks four resorts in muskbka ii the stouffvilleagreement also includes a reciprocal marketing arrangement offering delta hotel guests preferred access to xlublinks golfcourses in ontario and quebec the town will lay out the wel come mat for the conference centre said emmersonr to have a large conference cen tre built bya worldknown hotel is an exciting opportunity for whitchurchstouffville he said