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ALFRED-PLANTAGENET TOWNSHIP GARBAGE COLLECTION PLAN UNDER REVIEW
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Alfred-Plantagenet Township may have to start handling its own garbage col- lection again. The township has received no offers for OFYUZFBSTHBSCBHFDPMMFDUJPODPOUSBDU+POB - UIBO(FOESPO EJSFDUPSGPSCVJMEJOH QMBOOJOH FOHJOFFSJOHBOEFOWJSPONFOU UPMEDPVODJM EVSJOHJUT"VHVTUTFTTJPOUIBUUIFPSJHJOBM bidding process for the new contract closed June 9 with not a single contractor submitting a proposal. The township needs to have either a new contract or a plan in place for municipal gar- CBHFDPMMFDUJPOOFYUTQSJOH"ENJOJTUSBUJPO reissued the proposal call for bids on the DPOUSBDUXJUI"VHVTUBTUIFTVCNJTTJPO deadline. Council will receive a report on UIFSFTVMUTBUJUTOFYUNFFUJOH Director Gendron told council that the provincial government’s recent changes to how recycling collection is done in Ontario was a common reason most contractors did not submit a bid. j5IJTXBTBCJHGBDUPS vIFTBJE &GGFDUJWF UIJT 0DUPCFS DPMMFDUJPO PG SFDZDMBCMF NBUFSJBMT GSPN IPVTFIPMET CVTJOFTTFT JOTUJUVUJPOT BOEPUIFSTXJUIJO municipalities and rural areas are no longer part of any municipal garbage collection program. The provincial government’s new jQSPEVDFSSFTQPOTJCMFvTFUVQNBLFTUIF companies that produce items using recy- DMJOHNBUFSJBMTMJLFCPUUMFHMBTT SVCCFS BOE such are responsible for either providing a recycling collection setup themselves or contracting with a business that handles recyclable materials collection. Ottawa- based Cascade will now be responsible to recyclable collection in Alfred-Plantagenet as part of its regional operation. The provincial government’s new setup means a potential loss of revenue for some garbage contractors. They have less material
Les responsables du canton d’Alfred-Plantagenet tentent de trouver un entrepreneur intéressé par la collecte des déchets pour la municipalité, à partir du printemps prochain. Jusqu’à présent, aucun entrepreneur n’a manifesté d’intérêt pour ce travail, ce qui pousse les responsables du canton à envisager d’autres solutions. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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QUESTION SUR LE RAPPORT D’INSPECTION DE L’EAU DE L’AP
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
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Le dernier rapport sur la qualité de l’eau dans le canton d’Alfred-Plantagenet est positif, mais un conseiller se demande s’il est possible d’élargir les directives d’inspection pour les prochains rapports. L’Association pour l’assainissement de MFBVEFM0OUBSJP "&&0 JOTQFDUFSÊHVMJÍ - SFNFOUMFTSÊTFBVYEFBVNVOJDJQBVYEV canton d’Alfred-Plantagenet et d’autres col- MFDUJWJUÊT-FEFSOJFSSBQQPSUEFM"&&0EPOOF de bonnes notes au canton pour son sys- UÍNFEFàMUSBUJPOFUEFUSBJUFNFOUEFMFBV NBJTMFDPOTFJMMFS*BO8BMLFSBEFNBOEÊTJ MFTGVUVSFTJOTQFDUJPOTQPVSSBJFOUÊHBMFNFOU WÊSJàFSMFTUSBDFTEFQFTUJDJEFTPVEBVUSFT contaminants qui ne sont pas couverts par le processus d’inspection actuel. «Sommes-nous en train de tester le 3PVOEVQ BEÊDMBSÊ.8BMLFSMPSTEFMB TÊBODFEVDPOTFJMNVOJDJQBMEVBPÚU citant un pesticide bien connu à base de glyphosate. Qu’en est-il de la teneur en
Alfred-Plantagenet Township’s drinking water system gets good marks on a regular basis from the provincial inspection agency. Councillor Ian Walker wonders if it is possible to expand the contaminant inspection guidelines for future reports. —file photo
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