Vol. 10 No. 40
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER COVERING NORTH DURHAM
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013
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Uxbridge kiosk will have info on the go
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Not your average dog walkers: event raises $23,000
DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard
UXBRIDGE: More work will need to be done before a township-owned mobile information kiosk is ready to roll. At a recent council meeting, Township Manager of Recreation, Culture and Tourism Amanda Ferraro issued a report detailing a request for the municipality to purchase a six-foot by ten-foot concession trailer that would be used at events to better promote tourism within the township. While the majority of councillors expressed enthusiasm for the project, there is additional work needed before a purchase can be made, as suggested by Mayor Gerri Lynn O’Connor. “I think we’re putting the cart before the horse,” the mayor commented. “There are a few policies still to be worked out, such as, insurance, maintenance and who’s going to move it from point A to point B. I’m totally supportive of the idea, but think we need to iron out some of these issues first.” The mobile kiosk carries a price tag of approximately $4,000, and would feature the logos of the township, BIA and business ambassador program. Ms. Ferraro responded that it will take close to 30 days to draft a policy that would govern use of the kiosk, and a further month for the unit to be ordered and delivered to the municipality. T U R N TO PAG E 5
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North Durham residents laced up their sneakers and brought along their four-legged friends for the Uxbridge-Scugog Animal Shelter Walkathon, which saw crowds walking from locations in both Scugog and Uxbridge along Reach St. and meeting halfway for a barbecue at Epsom Public School. The event helped raise more than $23,000 for the new shelter, which will be built at a Lakeridge Rd. location in the coming years. The walkathon was one of several animal-related events taking place DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard this weekend - see Page 2 for more.
Scugog opts to extend Greenbank Airport fill permit BLAKE WOLFE The Standard
SCUGOG: While there’s still much work to be done on the proposal, Scugog Township staff are preparing for the doubling of truck traffic heading into the Greenbank Airport – from 200 to 400 loads per day as work continues on the Hwy. 47 aviation facility’s ongoing expansion. This week, councillors approved the extension of the facility’s interim site alteration permit until either May 1, 2014, or an approval of the increase in truck traffic - proposed by the airport’s owners - by the Ministry of Transportation, at which point
the municipal permit would need to be rewritten. A third work permit from the Region of Durham will last until March 2016, anticipating possible changes in the provincial permit, said Scugog’s Public Works Director Ian Roger. According to a staff report, the increased operations are pending a number of conditions mandated at the provincial level, including improved truck washing facilities to control mud and soil on the roadway, as well as a new entranceway to the facility, literally paving the way for more trucks dumping soil at the property. Although the current MTO permit is set to expire on Oct. 14, Mr. Roger told councillors
that due to the time of year and the amount of work required to meet those conditions, it’s likely that the current limit of 200 trucks per day will remain in place well into the next year. Scugog staff and airport officials are set to meet with the Ministry on Oct. 16 to discuss the proposal. In response to a council inquiry, Mr. Roger acknowledged that the MTO could even potentially suspend the operation until those matters were resolved. “There’s still a lot of technical work to resolve before going to 400 trucks,” said Mr. Roger. “This will likely not be resolved until spring. We’ll likely continue with 200 trucks a day for some time.”
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