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Motion to cut bag tag cost disallowed by Oxford Warden Woodstock mayor likely to retable idea to drop garbagebag cost county-wide LEE GRIFFI Gazette Reporter
minute or 9.72 million litres per day. The permit would last for 10 years and enable the company to use the water 230 times every year. Citizens for Safe Ground Water (CSGW) is opposing the application at what it calls a critical time, as the
In what could be described as somewhat of a procedural mess, a notice of motion read at last week’s Oxford County council meeting that could have reduced bag-tag costs was ruled out of order. Woodstock Mayor Jerry Acchione attempted to introduce the motion, which, if allowed, would have been debated at next week’s meeting. If passed, it would have resulted in the cost of a bag of garbage at the curb dropping to $1 in 2027, down from the current $3. Warden Marcus Ryan ruled the motion a request for reconsideration, which could only be introduced by a councillor who had voted in favour of increasing the fee from last year’s $2 rate. Acchione, along with councillors Deb Tait (Woodstock) and Deb Gilvesy (Tillsonburg) voted against it. The issue of illegal dumping in Woodstock has worsened this year, something Acchione said is a direct result of the higher price of taking garbage to the curb. He explained his motion was not one of reconsideration, nor
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This photo of downtown New Hamburg was taken with a drone on Feb. 15 by Show Us Your Wilmot Facebook page administrator Lou Divita. "What a pretty little town," he wrote in his post to the page.
Wilmot Township gravel pit owner looks to use millions of litres of water daily Ask comes as region is experiencing a water crisis
LEE GRIFFI Gazette Reporter
A Region of Waterloo citizens group is calling foul over a Wilmot Township gravel pit’s request to use millions of litres of water daily. Esbaugh Sand and Gravel Ltd., an
aggregate operation on Witmer Road, has asked the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks to draw water from a pond on the property for aggregate washing and dust suppression. If approved, the permit would allow the company to take up to 13,500 litres per
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