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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1970-07-02, Page 3ivernme .ftg..0.01.440% HURON.PERTH TBRDA MEBTING iN BBAFoRTH An annual bursary of $500 for an area inhalation therapy student is being established by the Huron. Perth Tuberculosis and Respira- tory Disease Association. The decision was taken: ,at recent meeting of the. Assoc, 'fatten held in Sea forth eenI4 inanity hospital and was based on a recommendation of the ed , ucation eomniittee presented by Mrs Edith Fischer of Mitchell. rule Courses in inhalation therapy extends ever two years. Graduate technicians fire in increasing demand with the surge of respiratory disease cases Mrs. Smith said. In a report of the Rehabilit• ation and Social, Service CM. mittee, Ivan Forsyth, Tiiippett announced that Mrs, Beryl David ison would attend a Workshop on the Emphysema Club being held in Philadelphia. The ASsoc- lation hopes to initiate an Fin , pbysemo. Club in Stratford and (39derioh in the Fall for thesup- porti educationally nod other- wise, of the .chronic sufferer. Purchase or :a Puirob»ary Indicator for Diagnosis, apy, Prognosis and. Research Of chest diseases was approved ou the recommendation of the res- piratory disease committee, The machine may be used in many areas and IS of great value pre- operatively. Mr. Leiper said . Rev. Garbutt Smith of Stratford congratulated the Presideu.1 Mrs. Edith Brothers on her elec- tion to the Presidency of the Nurses Section of the Canadian Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association and Issureti her of the support of the Assoc- iation Ralph Goren, Stratford. in report on Christmas Seal Cam- paign activities thanked the re. idents of the two county -am for their financial support which in :LW was third highest per capita in the Province. Since voluntary contributions are the only means of support for the extensive -prl- grams planned, this is a vital part of the Association work he told the meeting,. The meeting learned that sev Oral local people had attended the recent Canadian. Tuberculosis and animal; Meeting in Winnipeg. The annual meeting of the Canadian Thoracic Society was also held at the same time nod many- 'b et- ors from the area Were in attend- ance. Rae Was elected, to the FiX.ecutiye Council of the Canad— ian TBRDA and Mrs. Edith Brother's was elected Chairman of the Nurses Section of the Nat- ional Body. Mrs Beryl Dacidson Program Director of the Fittron- Perth AssOiliittion also attended, BERG Sales Service Installation FREE ESTIMATES • Barn Ciminero • Bunk Feeders • Stabling DONALD G. IVES Phprita. '00400016. 1387.9024 - 14.01, t *01.4.6004/.0./Osatolftfr yOta. :ntatio -ca. solve' IWO n r blems. with .t. your help,. • yo 're .t .thiukin.g Airtitnately, for our future a lot's being done about pollution right now. But to wage and win the war against pollution, 'Ontario needs your help. Who causes pollution anyway? The unpleasant answer: we the people. People who buy the products that industries produce. People with cars and boats. People who People who build cottages and heat homes. Even people who keep live- stock. Pollution now is everyone's problem. 'What's government doing about pollution? The Ontario government is doing things. Since the formation of the Ontario Water Resources Com- mission in 1957 and the passing of the first provincial air pollution act in 1958, Ontario has become known as a world leader in the battle against pollution. Industrial Pollution. it's a crime. Stiff legislation is in force that makes pollution a crime in Ontario. It controls what our factories can put into the air and water and what they can't. These laws are being enforced and polluters are being fined. In addition Government en- gineers and pollution control experts are assisting industries in the plan- ning, design, and installation 'of pollution control equipment, War in the air Ontario has± a task force at work clearing the air. The government has Cainnia's life style of tomorrow presents many challenges, But it's, Ontario's style to meet these challenges odayi litan onuosini,s ma% pnu4s48, ozmixto TIILTit$31q, JULY 2nd, 1970 p created an Air Management Branch with a highly trained staff of over 200 specialists and a multi-million dollar budget. With this kind of power directed at the air pollution problem, we can all breathe a little easier. War on water The war on water pollution is being waged and won. The Ontario Water Resources Commission works with communities throughout the prov- ince to plan and construct water supply and sewage systems. To date, more than a billion dollars have been spent on such projects making On- tario's sewage treatment facilities the best in Canada. Pictured above is one of Ontario's 250 air monitoring stations. Some of these stations, equipped with the worlds most advanced instrumen- tation, check air quality and weather data which is then telemetered direct- Iy to a central Oleo for immediate assessment and actiolt What can you do about pollution? You can get concerned and stay concerned. You can make sure your boat, your cottage, your car or your plant isn't adding to the problem. You can tell your children and your- self that air is not an ashtray, rivers and lakes are not free sewers, and soil is not dirt. In Ontario, we're steadily beating the car in the battle for breath. Strict emission control reaulations (the first of their kind in Canada) were introduced in 1968 and strengthened in. 1969. The fesuit: 1970 model cars coatri;-alte 70ci, less to air pollution than did pre-1969 models. You can be prepared to invest in a clean, healthy province for our children. To do that we need a healthy economy to support ow' good in- tentions. One way you can help— when price and quality compare, shop Canadian.