Clarington Might As Well Be On Another Planet

When it comes to disposing of garbage....they will incinerate it and gain the benefits while the leftists on Toronto City Council, led by Comrade Miller, would rather get rid of it's garbage in a landfill in someone elses backyard. Of course that is what they seem to try and do with all problems. Hey David! Talk to Sue-Ann Levy and the officials of our sister city, Milan, about incineration and it's benefits.

Energy from trash brings big hopes, also some worries
Mar 24, 2007 04:30 AM
Phinjo Gombu
STAFF REPORTER

Clarington, the Greater Toronto Area's most eastern municipality – already home to a nuclear power plant – is set to consider the first incinerator to be built in the region in almost 15 years.

Four of the five sites shortlisted by a consultant for the energy-from-waste incinerator, a joint initiative between Durham and York regions for a $250 million facility, are in Clarington.

All four, three of which are privately owned, are on properties bordering the Darlington nuclear plant, south of Highway 401 on the shore of Lake Ontario.

A fifth site, at a York Region waste-management facility on Garfield Wright Blvd. in East Gwillimbury, is not expected to be a serious contender.

The report detailing the sites will be released to the public Monday morning at www.durhamyorkwaste.ca, said York Region spokesperson Tracy Smith.

Durham Region council is expected to deal with the subject March 28, and York council the following day. A final site is to be chosen by September.

If, as hoped, an environmental assessment is completed by the end of next year, construction could begin in 2009 and be completed by 2011.

"The next step is community consultation, including public meetings that will provide an opportunity for people to understand what's being proposed and give input if they have concerns," said Vaughan regional councillor Mario Ferri, who chairs a joint committee heading up the project.

The decision by the two regions to use incineration as a means of diverting garbage from landfill sites, which also produce greenhouse gases, comes as Toronto has chosen to stick with landfill disposal of waste that can't be recycled. Toronto is expected to close its deal to buy the Green Lane landfill near London by month's end.

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