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Jim Murray is also concerned
that the figures used in Bell
Mobility literature are mislead-
ing. They say the tower will
only be transmitting signals of
100 watts, that are less than
police radios at 500 waus.
Murray says the average house-
hold generates about 60 hertz
of electricity. But the trans-
mission towers operate in the
890 mega -hertz range.
Jim and Janeke Murray were
approached by representatives
from Bell Mobility and offered
$2,500 a year to have the tower
on their land. The company
looks for a 25 -year lease on the
land. The Murrays turned it
down because of their concerns
about the health of all the local
children. i
Bell Mobility then
approached Kevin Shea. He has
roached by Bell
signed a contract with IFte Neighbouring landowner Don
company to have the trans- Kelly said they also "don't
mission tower built in a bush
in a field he owns.
The Murrays say if the tower
is built at the proposed location Jim felt frustrated dealing
south of their property, they with MP Paul Stcrklc's office.
will move. He did receive some back -
"We've got a granddaughter ground information on the
six months old. We won't stay towers but was told by Stecklc
here if it goes," said Murray. the situation was "out of his.
They are also concerned of hands."
lowered property values
because of the tower. Other
neighbours at the meeting also
said they would consider sell-
ing their farms if the .tower
goes in at its proposed location:
They want the tower moved
out of the one a and a half mile
area which is fairly heavily
populated, to a more remote
location. "There's lots of
sideroads around with no one
living on them," said Janeke:
want to put it in someone
else's back yard."
Immunization. schedule
Continued from Page 4
The measles immunization
schedule for arca schools is:
Feb. 1 and 2 - St. James
Separate (alternate Kindergar-
ten/ Feb. 2).
Feb. 5 - Hensall Public.
Feb. 6 - Vanastra Public.
Feb. 7 and 8 - Huliett Public
and Huron Centennial Public.
Feb. 9 - Vanast5 Public
(alternate Kindergarten).
Feb. 12 and 13 - Central
Huron Secondary and Clinton
Public.
Feb. 15 - Brussels Public.
Feb. 16 Scaforth District
High.
Feb. 19, 20 and 21 - Seafonh
Public.
Feb. 19 - Holmesvillc Public.
Feb. 20 - Walton Public.
Feb" 22 - St. Anne's Secon,
dory, Clinton.
Feb. 26 - Clinton Christian
Mar, 1 and Mar. 4. - St.
Joseph's Separate, Clinton
(alternate Kindergarten Mar.4).
Mar. 5 - Holrnesville Public
( alternate Kindergarten).
Mar. 6 - St. Columban
Separate, Blyth Public.
Mar. 7 - Blyth Public.
A new computer system has
been purchased by the Scaforth
Public Utility Commission.
Mayor Irwin Johnston, the
town's representative on the
local utility, also reported to
council at last week's meeting
that the PUC plans to proceed
with the final design of a new
water tower, and funds for
construction aren't yet
available.
•
Letters to the Editor
Concern for conservation authority
Dear Editor,
In view of the drastic
budget cuts by our provincial
government --and the
precarious position of so
many institutions, as a
result—I'm writing to
express my concern and to
state my support for our local
conservation 'authority.
While many people may
agree that funds should be
diverted from certain areas to
strengthen the economy
elsewhere, there is no doubt
that the Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority
provides essential services of
value to every resident of this
watershed.
We all benefit from their
stewardship of our natural
resources: clean water, a
healthy agricultural economy
through tree -planting and
manure management
programs, floodplain
monitoring and shoreline
protection. In addition, their
educational programs build
conservation awareness and
promote care of the
environment—worthwhile
lessons for our youth,
tomorrow's decision -makers.
Without the efforts of a
local environmental protection
agency, the communities
within this rural arca Jose
stature: our local population
becomes less important to the
government and, as a result,
more money gees to urban
Centres.
In Canada, there has been
more emphasis, - in recent
years, on conservation and the
environment, but we're still
behind more progressive
countries in northern Europe,
whose govenlments continue
to develop programs that
safeguard their natural
resources,
By reducing funds ' to the
ARCA, our government is
asking: 'Can we afford to pay
for conservation programs
and environment ',services?'
The real question is: 'Can we
afford not to?' The' survival
of our rural, agriculture -based
communities depends on a
healthy economy and a
healthy environment.
Darenc Yavorsky
Hensall
Why did Tories retain
separate school system?
Dear Editor,
In the aftershock of the
Harris government's drastic
cuts to funding of valuable
social, medical and cultural
programs, we might endorse
the dose of cold reality being
administered to a society
which has consumed more
than it could afli)rd" But why,
in the great clean-up, did the
Tories retain the separate
school system? Religious
privilege stands nakedly
visible while, valuable
services grope for a shred of
security. This rank injustice
offends human values and
destroys the equitable
distribution of public dollars.
Ontario premiers and
education ministers, in
succession, have claimed that
the Canadian Constitution
renders thorn powerless to
remove this expensive, self-
serving, ostentatious privilege.
But the Constitution did not
leave society shackled forever
to the cleavage between
Roman Catholics, and
Protestants. Using a
province's absolute power
over education, Manitoba
abolished its separate schools
through a Constitutional
provision similar to Ontario's
Section 93: Newfoundland is
abolishing its multi-
denominational schoof system
, with a change in the
Constitution. These arc legal
precedents which offer
workable alternatives for
Ontario.
In an omnibus bill
introduced simultaneously
with the mini -budget on
November 29, many sweeping
changes will he made without
public consultation. If the
Tories can justify the use of
such Draconian legislation,
they can also institute one
public, system of education in
which there is no remaining
vestige of ecclesiastical
power. It is not an injustice to
Roman Catholics to require
them to practice their faith as
others do--i.e. in their homes,
churches and voluntary
institutions. They would lose
exclusive political status and
power, but, at over $250
million 'a year to maintain,
they would Tose a privilege
which Ontario cannot afford.
Their pain would be no
different than that of others.
R.H. Patterson
Friends of Public Education
Box 491, Pemblokc ON
K8A 6X7
Murray told Allen he wanted -
a full environmental assessment
(E.A.) done and a public meet-
ing. Allen said the environ-
mental assessment act lays out
the criteria needed to proceed
with an E.A. But he also said
the process is "time consuming
and costly to taxpayers."
Allen asked how many
people in , the room used a
cellular phone. "Me Murrays
McKillop received
no information
from Bell Mobility
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the country and unavailable for
comment at press time.
the same kind of energy gener-
ated by ordinary lights and
television signals. This is not to
he confused with ionizing
.radiation such as x-rays which
can cause damage to biological
tissue...average exposures on
the ground arc quite low -
hundreds or even thousands of
times below the accepted stan-
dards for safety."
• "I've had a lot of -people
phoning me and asking if this
tower is going to go .up. They-
want
heywant to see it go up. The town-
ship and the council is behind
this," said Shea.
McKiIlop clerk Marion
McClure said the Township has
received no information from
Bell Mobility prior to and since
their January council meeting.
Reeve Ron Murray was out of
were the only ones present who
owned a cell phonc..Thcy said
they will likelyget rid of it
now that they are aware of
possible health risks. •
"It's different from using it
(the phone) for minute than
living 24 hours a day (with the
tower)," said Janckc.
When asked, Allen said that
it "wouldn't concern me if I
had a tower beside my house.
I've been in the business for 12
years."
Allen said he has heard of
studies that say portable phones
may be more hazardous than
cellular phones.
The Industry Canada repre-
sentative has promised to take
the concerns discussed to Bell
Mobility and will let the
Murrays know of the reaction
before permission is granted to
proceed with tower construc-
tion. The Murrays will likely
hold a public meeting if they
learn Bell Mobility wants- to
proceed with- construction at
the present site.
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