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379September 139-1109
Premier s Terence 4lighlights "New
'Environmental Agenda.
'EnvirornnentalissuesAvere ughorithe
agendaat thelfith AinusalPtemiers Con-
ference .in Quebec City last ',week. The
premiersagreed tosdeeelop 'cooperative
approaches to ensure effeetive fen-
vironnuntal preteetion'Aehilelarrsuing the
goal !of :sustainable .development.
As Irart_rof tangoing effertslotinprove
airiquality,,thepremiersOed,by I o's
PremierVeterson,-arged Ottawa:to-adopt
North America's toughest istandards for
auto emissions. 'They ',lave asked the
federal government to °:cut 'polluting ear
exhaust -femissions by Introducing the
same standards ..as California - the
toughest in North America.
Premier Peterson said the :premiers
had discussed a national *twat team"
which would respond to national
emergencies such as the fire that
destroyeda PUB ;storage 'facility in St. -
Basile4e,Grand, ,Quebec last ;summer.
•TiWe'd like .to develop aprotocol among
'the provinces so that If 'there is an
emergency we :can .use lour bestmational
resources .as we 1:lo infighting fires now,"
Premier Peterson said
In the past four years, the Ontario
Governrrient:lias taken the legato ;enac-
ting legiiiation voimnittincretzourees
dedicated to en H1 TrestOratien
and "preteetion. ,Otitgriols 1811VinImnerital
have fAhe
rierStones :Of the effort to:prOndite tater
health-lhrongliOnt4he-proViriee.
to Vedttee sooner -c-Sineg„ 40titfirio
lowered Abe levels of -volatile --organic
compounds (VOM) allowed ira----carnrantr-
grade gasoline, --effeetive Ally 1, --n89.
the'ananufaetrwe,sale erase of ozone-
depleting 'aerosol sprays -VW "paekaging
Avastiamiedin 'Oritarloasiof:jidy 1, 1989
,(fexceptthose-asedlorvrescritpionAngs)
*OntariozWill-recyclel5zper vent e its
bonsehold and "conunercia14ndustrial
waste by4992-and Ter .terit by .the
year '2000. 'These 'tarots will be _met
through the 'following Linitiatives:
-expanding 'Slue Sox -recycling
-i-composting organic wastes
---,composting -organic wastes
-reducing mistelinthoprivate seetors. by
requiring ...key t. -sectors to _develop recycl-
programs with provincial 'help
—supporting markets:for:recycled products
through -purchasing -policies and restric-
ting norprecyclable _goods _in ,government
4'sevizinal resources and 'heavy :manufac-
turing industries are movv required -to
new nvironmemal :agenda
Illetilter'llieW&StWaterthey 4IISihe to
lakes arid riVers 'fat -litmdreds of
Vritaniinarits.
Whites -in Ontario --nOW lace laws and
'regulations ,whicli aUoW Pages to ,,irtipeSe
fines Oflup to-',00o,Ono,vita Jail -sentences
to- one year. LaSt 'year the 'EfiVirOn-
`merit ,MiniStry laid -1A8 awes Against
lenvittnnietital tiffetiders, up frOin 454
charges in the year -ending Math •:31,
1985.
The Ontario Government wIllcontinue
to seek -.soltitions to environmental im-
balances Land 'to take the lead :in c rifting
Activities that interfere with The :public
right to -enjoy -clean atr, water and 'IOW.
It "will -also -proiriote •-awarenfts among
all -,seetors of the economy that the
en-
vironnient is the -first priority for The
general 'public.
Rum :County
'Photo -Contest
For _those of you intereated in ordering
the 'Enron County calendar photo contesl
which I -am -sponsoring, my -Offices will
begin accepting entries September 1st.
They may .be mailed or .dropped riff al
any .of my riding offices in Exeter.
Goderich orWingham, or.sent -tome carE
of the Legislative Building, Queen's Park,
Toronto M7A 1A2.
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Guidelines are as follows:
Scenes 'should be from Huron County of
surroimding area. PreferAnce will be
,given to -scenes 4which best reflect the
charaeter and lifestyle of Huron County.
*Photographs .can be •current, or older
ones of hiStorical interest.
*Black and white reproduces much better
Than coloured, although the latter can be
used.
*Because cost probibits me from printing
in colour, the most effective photos will
be those which rely on composition rather
than colour.
*A total of 12 photos will be chosen; each
entrant receives a prize.
"'All photographs twill be returned to the
owner following the publication of the
calendar. •
ALL PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE
MA. 4D CLEARLY 'WITH THE LOCA-
TION OF THE SUBJECT MATTER;
AND THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE PER-
SON ENTERING THE PHOTO.
Deadline for entries is Friday,
November 3rd.
Peace Brigades
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•
Dn Wednesday, :September 20, at mso
'Bsitera 'Mc, a volunteer
with Peace Brigades International in El
Salvador, will 'make a presentation
about her experiences. The public is in-
vited to this Women Today sponsored
event at the Borth Street United
'Church, Godetich.
?wee Brigades international seeks to
establish internatimal and non partisan
approaches to .peacemaking and 'to the
support Of asie human tights. They
challenge the belief that violent institu-
tions and ?warfare inevitably must
:dominate Inman .affairs. 'They aeek to
idemonstrate that As International
volunteers, -citizens -:an act -baldly as
peace Takers when their :governments
Tan znot.
Peace Brigades ;International .aends
imarmedveacctaaroskiVited;intoareas
ivioient reprei8ion or
work is to .reduce 4the viOIencefart Imp -
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