WHrTBY FRZ PIRESS. WEDNESDAY. SF'ME 4,1991, PAGE il Members of the, public are mnvit.d to attend an open hous at the Centennial Building in Whtbyon Wednesday, Sept. il fo4te9 p.m. This is one of a number of public open housseansd public consultation activities te ho held throughout Durham Region to gain public input lm the.prosa te searchI for, select and establish a long-tenu. landifil site. Staff of the. int.rim Waste Authority Ltd.. (IWA), who are rosponuible for overseeing the landfill. site smarth, will ho at the. open houaslong with specialiste froma varlous environmental disCiRines to, answer questions.' "The1WA is the. firet agency te circulate a document, whicii explais the propoeed site sesrcii pracess and asica for public comment before undertakring the. searh," ssid Erv McIntr., general manager, 1WA. Mlntyre says draft approach sud criteria (DAC) documente have been prepared for .acii regton. The DACs will onSly ho finalzed when public commenta aud concerna have been considered. 1h. public review period wlll at until mid-Octeber lb. documenta open for discussion several controversial issues that have been rsised i thtei laudfifl ite smarches. lh... iéssues"i nclude.participant funding, imnpact management meassr«nd ud'~iyld2. oe Th. 1WA will W 27oe houa.. sud mine workshops te tthe endofSjpt.mber in thieregional muncipliues f Peel, Durham sud Yok/Metopolitau Toronte te provide information and comment on the DAC@ and the. landffihl site selection process. Along with tii... open houa.., meetings, n.wsletters sud regular new relesses wMf provide information sud obtain furtiier public input. Tiie DAC document for .sch of tii. three site s.arch ares sugg.sts detailed criteria dealing witii sucii things as agrniculture, biology, g.ology, hydiOUlg, land use and social issues. Aft.r input fr-om the. public, thei. criteria will ho used te, identify candidat. areas sud a long list of candidate sites. These listeamar exp.cted to b. announced in November 1991. Additional refinement of the criteria using public input will reeult in ashort list of sites whicii are expected te ho announced i Feb. 1992, witii the preferred sites released in Aug. 1992. Documentation under the Environmental Pr-otection Act snd Environmental Assessment Act will ho completed for 4Yl4acJWý.EIL'i Custom Upholstery Refinishn In~ Buies For 3MYears Modern & Antique Choose from hundrede of quaity fabrics! Vlictoriln Parlour Furmiture I For Sale! caR submission to the. Ministry of the. Envirooment and tii.pulic 'for' review in March 1993. Ther. will ho a subsequent hearing hofore 'a joint board under the. Conslidae eaig Act. ii. expected start-up Ofth landrfi sites ijearly 1996. Public informiation offices have' been established for the. thr.e- s.arcii areas. Information officers can provide updates and answer questions about the. process. The. teil-fre. information lneaeDurham n 1-800-661-9294; Métro TSoroiYSeic1-800465-8484; Peel 1-800-361-5448. ORKWJT1MJUSý TO SITE A NEW LANDFIJI In orcler to receive -vital background infomniation prior to the workshops listeci below, please pre-registel; Re- turn the coupon below or cail die tol free number indicateci. 6:30-9:45P 2. Tusday, September 19 6:30-9:45 PM. 3. Sthurday, September 19 8:45 AM - 3:45 PM I T he Interim Waste Authoiity Ltcl. (MW), an agency of the provincial govemment, has been fom-ned to un- dertake three con current site searches. in the Greater Toronto Area (GIA): one in Peel Region, one for Mefro/York Regions, and one in Durham Region. Public open houses were recently conducted in each region to informi these coimmnunities about the search for new landfill sites. Now is the time for you to work with the IWA, to assess what issýues are imnportant to your community, and to incorporate pour concerns and criteria into the sélection of the optimum landfill site for Durham Region. Toe reach these goals, public workshops have been planned in your area. 1l would like to register for the following workshop(s): 1 nI2nI 3n 1l would ike more information Pl ut my name on your mailing ist El I would like to, correspond with you in French nl English El Pour renseignements en français, composer 7-800-66 1-9294 Complete and mail coupon to: Ms. Karla Livsey Durham Site Search Public Information Office 47 Sheppard Ave. East P.O . Box 1850, Station A Willowdale, Ont. M2N 6MV5 Phone: 1--800-661 -9294 Fax: .(416) 229-4692 îName I Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ g Interim Waste Auitlîorlty LiIited _____ -Postal Code_____ Telephone I de séertkrn de tinmL --- ---- -- - -dé- - -- -- des -cr Lé FAIRVIEW LODGE volunteer teers Iast week Fafrview Lodge le co-ordinator Heather Tim held an currently looking for new appreciation barbecue for. volun- volunteerse 1~~es 1 -- - - - -- --- ---- -in -i--i- -- --e--- -d- - -si-e! Landfill search commÃttee to hold open house 0 in Whl*tby 1