Blue box scavengers: Pickers still a nuisance
Lefebvre. Some 375 vehicles were counted
scavenging is done by a “limited number of
hazardous waste drop-off day decreased by
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
attheMaycollection,downfrom391vehicles
individuals who are continuing and that
fourper cent comparedto the2010 initiative,
H AWKESBURY
at the 2010 drop-off.
solutions are limited in correcting this
related recycling service coordinator Robert
situation.” It was also mentioned that “an
Public support is being enlisted in the
advertisement should be considered for the
Town beats the clock
ongoing campaign against blue box
purpose of informing the public to report all
scavengers, illicit pickers who pilfer
“scavenging” of blue boxes to their
valuables from recyclable material
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
municipality.”
on Regent Street and opened a Your
containers before they reach the regional
Scavengers go after the most profitable
H AWKESBURY
IndependentGroceroutlet onCameron. The
recycling centre.
materials, suchasmetals, therebydepriving
deal stipulated that the town would return
Curbside scavenginghasbeenawoe since
recyclers of potential revenues.
the money if the payment had not been
The municipality is upgrading one of
the recyclablewaste collection service began
RecyclablesfromtheHawkesburydistrict
spent on Cameron Street improvements by
thebusiest intersections inHawkesburyas
in Hawkesbury, Champlain and East
are now trucked to the R.A.R.E. centre in
August, 2011.
time runs out on a $75,000 contribution
Hawkesbury about 25 years ago.
Alexandria.
LoblawPropertiesLtd. agreed toprovide
from Loblaw Properties Ltd.
Despite the imposition of fines on
However,thecommitteerecentlyreached
the fundsaftera2000 traffic studyconcluded
A total of $275,000 is being spent to
scavengers,thetroublepersists,Hawkesbury
an agreement with the Hawkesbury-based
that the new store would create congestion
upgrade the section of Cameron Street
clerkChristineGroulxsaidatarecentmeeting
RecycleActionorganizationwhich is setting
in the area.
between Spence Avenue and County Road
of the Hawkesbury area joint recycling
up a sorting service in the former Fib Pak
17.
committee.
plant on Spence Avenue.
Two charged
The townwill use $200,000 to repave that
It was noted that scavenging is more
Residents of the three municipalities
section while it will apply $75,000 from the
prevalentinurbanareasthaninruraldistricts,
deposit about 1,300 tonnes of materials
grocerychain tocreateabikeandpedestrian
since population density makes the practice
annually in blue boxes.
path fromSpence to the entrance of theYour
more lucrative in built-up neighbourhoods.
following
The new service is scheduled to start in
IndependentGrocer storeon thewest sideof
A Hawkesbury by-law stipulates that
November.Ifthestart-upisdelayed,R.A.R.E.
Cameron.
nobody is allowed to pick over or remove
has agreed tocontinueproviding the service
The Loblaw money was promised in an
blue box contents without the permission of
on a month-to-month basis.
drug seizure
August 29, 2003 agreement with the town
the municipality.
HHW numbers
afterthecompanyhadshutitsLoblawsoutlet
The recycling committee observed that
Participationinthemostrecenthousehold
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H AWKESBURY
Two people have been charged after
police seized drugs worth about $4,000
from a Regent Street, Hawkesbury
residence June 8.
Mario Plante, 33 and Sandra Metcalfe,
26, were arrested and charged with
possession for the purpose of trafficking
crack cocaine, Oxycodone, Amphetamine,
Methamphetamine, Ecstasy, Viagra and
“magic mushrooms.”
The search of the residence resulted in
the seizure of drugs, scales, packaging
materials, debt lists and currency, reports
the Ontario Provincial Police.
The raidwas carried out bymembers of
theOrganizedCrimeEnforcementBureau,
DrugEnforcementUnit,withtheassistance
of the O.P.P. Emergency Response Team
and the Hawkesbury detachment.
Solar project
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S T
-I SIDORE
Asolarpower-generating installation in
St-Isidorewill be officially opened during
a Wednesday, June 22 ceremony.
Activities will be held from 12:30 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. to mark the inauguration of the
Poulettes Skye Poulettes operation, one of
the first Feed-In Tariff projects in the region
to go on-line. The 100-kW solar project has
been launched by Marcel Leroux, Jean
Souligny andMarcel Laviolette. The project
wasalsooneofthefirstprojectstobeawarded
a Community Energy Partnership Program
grant, a $27,000 contribution that was
announced recently.
Program funds
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A LEXANDRIA
Patients at the Glengarry Memorial
Hospitalrehabilitationunitwillbenefitfrom
a new program that promotes healthy diets
and physical activity.
The Ontario government is providing
$25,000 to the Fondation de l’ Hôpital
Glengarry Memorial Hospital Foundation’s
“Stretch Your Limbs, Grow Your Food and
Lift Your Spirit” initiative. The program
providesphysicalactivity,healthyeating,and
mental health promotion to people with
disabilities. Through the Healthy
Communities Fund, the province helps
partners deliver programs for community
membersthatpromotephysicalactivity,sport
and recreation, healthier eating.
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