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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-05-15, Page 15es, Thau'sday, May ll.S,. 175 c ontaminaW :. n erways and fish back In 1970 that of - was focussed on Ot mercury-contami- and the public was *ware of a new health liaz- WW old, in fact, is this t to unkind? '!, fish discovered in recent WM*ID all pre -Inca settlement dating back to 100 B.C. were end $o contain 6-10 parts per apl�liil (p.p.m.) of mercury. The reason G--10 p.p.m. is 4- aa;capt is because .5 p.p.acn. is conaldered the maximum per- missible level for mercury con- tent in fish. This figure (.5 p.p.m.) is accepted as realistic by the Canadian and U.S. govern- ments. So—the federal government focussed its attention on mercury sources, decided to stop pollution "at the factory fence" and issued regulations aimed at reducibg water (mercury) pollution by chlor -alkali plants in April, 1972. These regulations, developed after consultation with provincial goveraments and industry, ap- WItIGHAM BODY SHOP Complete Collision Repairs and Painting Towing Service Radiator Cleaning and Repairs , SID ADAMS Propriefior WINGHAM, ONT. Res. 357-1171 Bus. 357-1102 Healing Substance:, Shrinks Piles ' 'Exclusive healing substance proven to shrinkhemorrhoids and repair damaged tissue. �A renowned research institute has , found, ;a unique healing substance with the ability to shrink hemor- rhoids painlessly. h relieves itching and Ydiscomfurt in- minutes. and speeds up healing of the injured, inlfumcd tissue In case after case,. while° gently arclievyii - a n ',aa"tuat otediUAtioit '(shrinkage) took place. Most -important of all-4esults were so thorough that this improve ment was maintained over a period of Many -Months.; AN this was accomplished with a healing substance (Elio -Dyne) which quickly helps heal injured cells and stimulates growth of new tissue. Novi Elio -Dyne is offered in oiM- .ment and suppository rorm called Preparation N. Ask for it at all drug stores. Satisfaction or your money refunded: 5 t, plied to 14 Canadian plants usftaag mercury cells in the produetion,of chlorine. M a result of the, regu- lations, some of these plants have converted to mercury -free oper- ations and others plan to follow suit. Issued under the Fisheries Act, the regulations reduced the emis- sions of mercury in liquid efflu- ents by 96 per cent. Let us. go back to 1970 when Canadians learned that this le- thal chemical had found its ,way into our waterways. Sudies brought out this equation: Mer- cury -tainted discharge from in- dustrial wastes in water equal concentration of mercury in fish equal human health impairment. (Newspapers in 1970 carried stories about the Japanese fish- ing village of Miasmata where 111 persons had died of mercury poisoning; many others were in- curably crippled or brain dam- aged.) The Canadian studies covered waterways—The Saskatchewan River, Lake St. Clair, Hudson Bay and others. The results were frimly similar—potentially harmful concentrations of mer- cury were found in fish and in the waters. The problem (of . preventing contamination elf aquatic fo,od creatures) went to the Water Pol- lution Control Directorate of the Environmental Protection Ser- vice. This directorate within En- vironment Canada Instituted `a systema,c rollback of industrial• water pollution. The regulations covering chlor -alkali plants were early fruits of this campaign. Today, what effect can be seen - -from enforcement of the regula- tions? For one thing, we are not eating any mercury -contaminat- ed fish. For another, continuing studies are made to determine what waterways can be safely fished, that is, do they contain fish with high concentrations' -of mercury in them? Regularly news on the progress of these studies' is released and since the regulations mentioned earlier are so specific, the trend toward some safe fisheries should con- tinue. The regulations measure the pollutant (mercury) in pounds - per -ton of product and not inde- grees of •concentration, „This r> t ►t►sr ilio ''point will able' to comply simply by diluting its ef- fluent with water. The regula- ‘, tions call fordaily record keeping and regular reporting by com- panies of their consumption of mercury. In essence, then, here is what has happened—the fact of mer- cury -contaminated fish was dis- covered and the federal 'govern- ment moved quickly to reduce to safe limits the amount of mer- cury being discharged into; Cana- dian waterways. KILTED IN THE GLORY of the past, the Teeswater High- landers pipe out a marching rhythm as they lead the Legion Auxiliary in a -parade to the Wingham cenotaph. The parade ' iAg000 a '73. COMMIX* SuPer SV lteeriPif OS *Ikea, radio - *7CAA-ROOM SE,Y$,. ,**1 WO*,'powo stag brake► and rads '7$ DODGE halt=ta, V4*** toinatic, ,power stetiSir. and: zadita, left the Legion Hall at 7:30 Tuesday evening for the wroath. laying ceremony at the park. CRAWFORD MOTORS GRAB A SHARP PENCIL We'll show you how to collect extra.money You don't need writing talent to write for profit....all you need is a list of items you'd like t9, nell....good things you no longer enjoy but tat someone else would pay cash for. You reach that someone through the classified ads - in The Winghgin Advance -Times. START WRITING FOR PROFIT THEN PHONE 357-2320 MAYOR JACK R EAV I E welcomes representatives from 12 ladies' auxiliaries to the Royal Canadian Legion Zone C-1 rally Tuesday evening. At the head table were: Mrs. Carol. Farnefl Mrs. Lillian Kregar, Mrs. Margaret Thorndike and Mrs. Mary Desjardins. An extremely economical moped that anyone can ride easily and safely. It's the ideal way to travel! STANDARD BEARERS march in the foreground of repre- sentatives from 12 ladies' auxiliaries to the Royal Canadian Legion. The ladies, led by the Teeswater Highlanders, U. of Guelph to pay for grouse eggs. undisturbed The Wildlife Branch would like to enlist your cooperation in assisting Dr. Alex L. A. Middle- ton, University of Guelph, to Sr. citizens set date for open house FORDWIC$ — The Senior Citizens of this village will hold "Open Hous" on June 9 from 3-5 and 7-9 o'clock, as a fitting con- clusion to the project of renova- tion which has been carried out at their meeting -place during the past weeks. Other senior citizen clubs in the district will be invited to share the club's joy of meeting in their new 'home'. Plans for the event were dis- cussed when the group held its May meeting Monday of last week with 43 members and three visitors present. Visitors present were Jim Ward, recreational director, of Wingham, Robert Gibson, reeve of Howick Town- ship, and Mrs. Lynn Bunker, a Howick recreational committee member. Each spoke briefly, complimenting the group on the hall renovations and the activi- ties of the club. During the business, it was decided that the :senior citizens will be responsible for collecting for the Salvation Army. The remainder of the evening was spent playing cards. Prizes for high scores were won by Mrs. Florence Wilson and Stan Bride. Low prizes were won by Mrs. C. McLaughlin and Austin Stinson. A special prize, for the person having the most grandchildren, went to Mrs. M. Dinsmore. carry out a research program on Ruffed Grouse supported in part by the Ministry of Natural Re- sources. As part of a continuing re- search program being conducted by Dr. Middleton it is ner'essary to collect a sample of eggs from the wild. Because of the great difficulty in locating nests the co- operation of as many people as possible is required. Any person locating a.nest within 125 miles of Guelph is asked to mark the Loca- tion. But please do not disturb the nest! They should contact • Dr. Middleton by phoning collect to: Betty Campbell (519) 824-4120 ext. 2756 (during office hours) . At other times, call collect to: Alex L. A. Middleton (519) 822-3832, Craig Greenwood (519) 823-1976, Allan Garbutt (519) 824-2276. Dr. Middleton will arrange to pick-up the eggs as soon as pos- sible and will pay the locator one dollar per egg for his trouble. This annual collection has not resulted in lower grouse num- bers. All reared birds are, of course, given the best possible care. Co-operation' last year was most appreciated and the grouse raised from eggs has permitted Dr. Middleton to make a number of significant findings on the reproductive biology and age - class distribution of Ruffed 'Grouse. 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