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$ 4 t THE COLBORNE CHRONLOLE â€" Thursday, April 12, 2007 â€" 94 . â€"__’_____,__'_._â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€""â€"' iry / News $ e s . MJ â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"__-__â€"â€" Composting pilot project @»eeoooo e place in Cramahe . Mess * to take place in Cramane _ A& By Jo c this has eliminated ppportunities for ! . o & f ae. TfE t ASSIN _ residents to "hide" their household waste: f cce s . w 0 peeipite the Chronicls in grocery bags inside clear recycle bags. _ .. | h C 4s â€"â€" e pscal| Some residents in the northern portion "People were hiding a lot of nasty things oE .~* > @4 g ,‘J; of Cramahe Township will be taking part . in these grocery bass," Ms. Russell said. ie 4 5> P 3i â€" in a composting pilot project beginning in Another project that will help extend the . > / M A. » 4A August, Pam Russell, Director of _ life span of the Brighton site is the landfill ’3 NSE / .. es h munsi Transportation _ and _ Waste . for remediation. Staff will mine the existing "'-‘flt’:r““‘if 8 lim. (ESl 5 Northumberland told Cramahe Township _ cell, separate the soil (74%) from the actual o <gul [ '9»-'5" ° "‘1"@ council Apr. 3. garbage (26%) and take out fecyclables fow Mb a h e 5 With the life span of the Seymour Such as steel. before compacting the s s 5 landfill only one to two more years, and garbage and putting it into a newly |®C s * Ee f Brighton landfill‘s life span set at eight constructed engineered cell on the site. & ‘} § ~ f } years, the project will determine if a This program is expected to increase the ||‘‘ e 22 composting system should be added to the life span of the Brighton site up to 13 years. f ?5‘ | existing waste system, and whether it is Due to landfill approvals costing «. ?l f feasible in both rural and urban areas. Two . millions of dollars and up to 20 years for * ” 7 â€" hundred households in the urban portion approvals, Ms. Russell said the county is t".j of Brighton will also take part, with a looking at partnering with Durham York || J â€" . 1'1 * temporary compost pad constructed on the _ On a proposed thermal technology facility. is _ *3 Jme -!‘1 e Brighton site. The capital cost to build the facility that is ) | | ie â€"~ â€" unge h'v Composting in the rural areas is a likely _ expected to be operational in Aug. 2011, is | ' S ‘. S a waste of time as rural people have dogs â€" $250â€"million. § i o § ‘ f n $ § and gardens, Cramahe Councillor Ed Van, "It‘s cheaper to throw it into the ground â€" ( ; 0 : a # Egmond said. Northumberland CAO Bill in the short term, and there‘s no doubt ; _ %. * â€" mm Pyatt argued that many rural people are alternative methods are more costly, but f l P having problems with animals getting into â€" it‘s more cost effective in the long term};" , Puoto ar Manov Mant)Nn s â€" their composters, but that the pilot project Ms. Russell said. _ || Tom Hawboldt readies a new batch of muffins at T‘s Coffee, King Street will determine whether composting will be Cramahe Mayor~ Marcâ€" Coombs || East in Colborne. s ) feagitfie int}llle rural areas or not. sugsested Ms. Russell work with the . 9 : 3 ther changes in Northumberland‘s industrial park to get a central recycling : waste collection program has already seen depot where businesses may place their . | S COffee ‘M elCO I I I eS residual at the recycling facility improve. recyCling. A business owner contacted Mr, : %"om 3? peL} cl?nt down to 24 per cent since it Coomlbs and suggested they take part in the y| began last fall. + recycling efforts in the County. Ms. Russell 5 \ Residents received a list of what items . was positive about the idea. T. | the COffee bre ak CrO VV d 2\ areâ€"considered recyclable and how to "They don‘t necessarily need roadside ; P 4 recycle all items. Since smaller grocery â€"Pick up," Mr. Coombs said. "But, they ; 3 pags are now being recycled separately, _ would like to get into recycling." & Tom Hawboldt believes in Colborne. In fact, he‘s hoping his a ) | investment in his hometown is going to help him leave the city behind C reessmmmmmmpemmmmmmmmmzm mmz 0 2| onee and for all. C a 1 Ts Coffee shop has opened on the south side of King Street East in â€" 5 : ~| Colborne. The "soft" opening was Saturday, March 31, and the grand * | openingâ€" ribbonâ€"cutting and dignitaries â€" was Wednesday April 10. T s * s y Fresh thermoses of coffee blends are at the ready: 100% Colombian, 7 )| premium blend, 100% Colombian decaf, hazelnut and cream and a $ . j| French vanilla. Toâ€"compliment the coffee, Tom whips up fresh batches R j . of assorted muffins and cookies. There are fresh bagels available, too. â€" t "If someone‘s having a meeting or want coffee and snacks, f ; $ 3 +\ delivered, they can phone me ahead of time and T‘ll gladly do that," he : <! says. h 5 j Plans are to have ice cream come the warmer weather. s Four years ago, Tom and wife Joan moved to Colborne from 2# % f Toronto. ‘ _ . Joan had been facing a serious health when, "She opened a house o ; magazine one day and saw a house, pointed to it and said she‘d love to 3 33 ;| live there. So, one day in August, I drove down to Colborne to look at a ; 7 s | house and fell in love with it," Tom recalls. * : L "Itook pictures, showed Joan and she agreed. We put in an offer and > ; ) moved. We love it here." tee C s 1 Tom continues to commute to his job with the Toronto Transit . ; (Commussion), but dreams of one day being able to leave the city P f behind for good. _ & y % R f "we‘ve lived in Colborne for four years now and I kept telling my wife someday I would open a coffee house and store here.I looked 2 ;| around and there was a need for a coffee shop. s i "Then, this store became available and I grabbed it before anybody é ; : ~| else did. I was the lucky one." a sâ€"e He plans to hang enlargement of historic Colborne photos on the + || walls "so visitars to town get a taste of what‘s here". He‘s also planning ) > some trim and décor finessing in the spotlessly clean shop. : f Ts Coffee is open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday though Friday, 8:30 to 5 4 ‘\ p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Hours may be extended § during summertime. Call 905â€"355â€"5982.