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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-09-09, Page 27AUGUST WEDDING Butler -Adkins Brenda Butler, daughter of Lloyd and Phyllis Butler of Clinton and James Adkins, son of Joyce. and Howard Adkins of Hensall were married at the Clinton Presbyterian Church by Rev. Barber of August 8. Matron of honor was Debbie Ball of Brueefield, friend of the bride. Bridesmaids were Dianne Cook of Brucefield, friend of the bride, Doris Butler of London and Brenda Butler of Bayfield, sisters-in-law of the bride. Best man was Jeff Wareing of Kippen, cousin of the groom. Ushers were Rick Forrest of Huron Park, Greg Hargreaves of Hensall and Dave Consitt of Varna, friends of the groom. A wedding reception was held at the Stanley Township Complex. The newlyweds are liv- ing at RR5 Clinton. (Harvey McDowell photo) Poll says environment is number one concern By Marion Strebig For the Federation of Ontario Naturalists People are worried about the damage we are dour); to the natural world. In fact, a 1)e'cirna Research l'oll published in January, suggested that, at that time, the environment was the number one concern of Canadians. Sumner activities bring pro- blenis of the environment even closer to all of us. Pleasures like swimming or eating fish you have just caught can be hazardous to your health. We are inclined to shrug and feel 'that really there isn't much one person can du to change things. Take heart. 'There is a way to express yUUr feelings about local pollution directly and forcefully. What you need to know' before the provincial election on September 1)) is where the candidates in your riding stand 00 environmental issues, particularly those which directly affect your own area. '1•o this end an educational project, spon- sored by 22 of Ontario's environmental groups representing over 1,000,000 people in Ontario, called Project for Environmental Priorities, or PEP, has drawn up a question- naire containing 18 questins on 12 major en- u•onnrental issues, all requiring a simple y es" or •.110 answer. i'EP hopes to distribute the questionnaire to every can- didate in all 130 ridings. A perfect score en- vironmentally would be 18 affirmative answers When the PI';I' representative in each ruling returns the completed questionnaire to the central office, the answers will be available for the information of every voter. Everyone has been affected by at least one of the issues raised. Water pollution is one problem common to every area. With the disco% ery in ,lune, 1986 of the toxic blob at the bottom of the St. ('lair }liver, the pro- vincial e;overnnicnt has responded to public pressure by announcing a new industrial water pollution control system called the Municipal -Industrial Strategy for Abate- ment ' MISA 1, which would require in- dustries to use the Best Available Technology i BAT) for cleaning up waste w ater before dumping it into lakes or rivers. However. there is a hitch; this system would not control the more than 10,000 industries 'which discharge their waste directly into municipal sewage systems. The control of industrial use of the sewers has been left in the hands of the municipalities. PEP asks . the candidates to support the extension of MiS:\ to provide provincial standards for in- dustries which dump into municipal sewers. Most of us are ignorant of the fact that we hae e no legal right to clean air and pure water, nor is the government we elect legal- ly obliged to protect the environment which sustains us. We can only obtain legal. redress if we can prove direct injury to our health or property from pollution. In other words our health must be ruined by lead poisoning or our lake killed by acid deposi- tion before we can seek redress. PEP urges candidates to endorse an En- vironmental Bill of Rights which would give people the legal right to take action against anyone harming the environment,. and would also ensure that the public has the op- portunity to participate in government deci- sions affecting the environment. The twin spectres of a possible catastrophic accident and the problem of disposing safely of long-lived radioactive wastes confront us when we look at On- tario's nuclear generating plants. PEP asks candidates to support the phasing out of nuclear power generation over the next 30 years and the cancellation of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. People are concerned about the preserva- tion of provincial parks as natural wild places for posterity. PEP asks candidates to support a ban on all commercial exploita- tion in parks including logging, sport hun- ting and mining, all of which are presently allowed in many provincial parks. Preservation of wildlife habitat receives attention in PEP's urging of candidates to preserve fast -vanishing wetlands by withholding government financial assistance from activities which damage provincially and regionally significant wetlands. PEP also asks for the immediate restoration of the policy which prevented cutting within 120 meters of northern On- tario lakes and rivers. 1n recent years this requirement has been quietly abandoned with drastic effects on water quality, water flow and wildlife habitat. Finally, in the greet garbage debate, PEP supports the three R's i reduction, recycling and reuse). However, municipalities often appear more interested in new landfill pro- jects and large incinerators than in curbside recycling and support for programs design- ed to reduce the amount of waste. PEP asks candidates to support a moratorium on con- struction of incinerators until emission stan- dards for dangerous pollutants have been established. Incinerators now emit dangerous substances like dioxin. These are some of the issues PEP has ask- ed the candidates to confront. If PEP's con- cerns are also your concerns you can find out where your candidates stand by phoning Kai at PEP office 14161 588-9560 after September 1 4 -Hers start new program Hae c e o 01 ''e IT wondered where that food Pine" from in 'our refrigerator? We all know that bread is made from wheat and that a ,teak comes from a beef animal. But grain in the Fields and cattle in the feedlot are us,'less as food until they are harvested, processed and packaged. The gap between farm and table is filled by a network of pro- cessors, marketers and distributors. The new senior 4-H project 'Farm and Table" %vilt investigate all aspects of this agri-food net work in (httario, about twenty percent of the population is employed in some aspect of the agriculture and fond business. Therefore. many of today's 4-H members will become part of this figure and should have a better understanding of how it all "fits" together. The project, open to all young people bet- ween the ages of 16 and 21 years, will consist of five meetings and a field trip. Topics in- clude food production, processing, preser- vation, packaging, advertising, distribution and research. Members will also learn about new product development and food exports and imports. For more information on how you can get involved with "Farm to Table" as either a member or leader, contact RICHARD HAMILTON at 482-3428 or 1-800-265-5170. jiQ1 Nita flitttrket HWY. 4, KIPPEN OPEN DAILY 9 - 5 EXCEPT: CLOSED MONDAYS VENDORS WELCOME FREE ADMISSION For Information Call 482-5759 We sell fresh eggs, syrup, china, antiques, furniture, old tools. etc. WE BUY ABOVE ITEMS OUTRIGHT SHOP THE CLASSIFIEDS! 'Something For Everyone' CLINTON NEWS -RECORD. WEDNESDAY. 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