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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-12-05, Page 19• QUEEN'S mart's' ( )1z!1� new toy implements had been added. Mona Alderdice reported two very successful craft evenings in Clinton and Mitchell with many covered baskets, straw wreaths, sun catchers and jewellery being made. The District Annual will be held in Crediton May 16, 1991. It was decided to leave the Centralia Award the same as other QUEEN'S Seaforth 1 527-0820 PARADE NIGHT SPECIALS FB-, DEC. 7 DINNER BUFFET - 5.95 "KIDDIE" FAVORITES -2.50 tip. FRI. LUNCH BUFFET ONLY 16.00 r. "GREASER NIGHT' FRI. DECEMBER 7 PRIZES FOR BEST "GREASER" DANCE TO 50's & 60's FAVORITES 1 Media turns blind eye to To the Editor: CONSPIRACY OP GLOBAL WARMING Canada's media has turned a blind eye to the surest threat facing our species. Ca'tatnly the threat of War in the Persian Gulf deserves covering. Certainly the explosion of world popaiation from five billion to 10 billion or more over the next 60 years deserves coverage. The death of 40,000 youngsters every day from preventable disea..e and starvation deserves coverage. Nuclear War, pollution - list goes on. The question 1 raise is why the dismal coverage given to the second World Climate Conference held in Geneva this moth? One Canadian reporter, Anne Mcllroy of Southam ::apab1y covered the event and the reality of Global Warming; the surest threat to our survival. The World Scientific Community reached consensus that there will be warming of 2 to 5 degrees Cen- tigrade and a sea level rise of 30 - 100 cm. during the next century. All other consequences aside it is estimated that the costs to protect Canadian property alone from a one meter sea -rise is 9.5 Billion dollars! Scientists concluded that a 20 per cent reduction in Carbon Dioxide emissions over the next 15 years is technically and economically feasible for all countries. Province has The Editor: The present government of the Province of Ontario seems to have its priorities confused. At the same time as hospital beds are being closed because of a lack of provincial funding the government has announced a costly surest threat to the species LETTERS TO TES EDITOR To stabilize concentrations of Greenhouse Gases at about 50 per cent above pre -industrial con- centraticgns by the middle of the next century will require worldwide reductions of net CO2 emissions by One 10 IWO per cent per year. Canada procexded in Geneva to endorse the conclusions of the scittotists and then to propose that cambia will only stabilize CO2 emission* by the year 2000. This position flies in the fact of the House of Commons Standing Com- mittee on Environment Report; "No Time to Lose". This unanimous All -Party Report concluded (after hearing over 60 witnesses and over 200 submissions in the past year) that Canada must at minimum reduce CO2 emissions 20 per cent from 1988 levels by 2005 A.D. Why? Because the Committee believes that the threat of Global Warming is serious and steps must be taken now. Canadians are the fifth largest per capita emitters of Carbon Dioxide on Earth. Only nations like Bahrain or the United Arab Emirates are larger than our 4.5 tons per capua per year! So, one might ask; why, when the sc ie nafic Community of the world has reached consensus un the strops necxssary to prom the Earth's atmosphere does a wealthy country like Canada say "forget it"? Why would Canada's media give so little attention to such an impor- tant issue? The only answer 1 cion cone up with is that ccriain key sectors feel threatened. The forest industry (Canada's largest industry, employer and source of balance of trade) know that recent scientific discoveries have concluded that northern temperate forests are a vital carbon sink. 143 countries concluded at the World Climate Conference that all countries must reduce the rate of deforestation. With 10 per cent of the world's forests; Canada's lumber and Barons do not want that disc let alone debated in Canada! The fossil fuel sector, primarily located in Western Canada know that the best reductions in Carbon Dioxide come from CONSER- its priorities confused plan to fully fund free-standing abortion clinics. Hospital beds are required to heal the body and to cure illness. Abortion neither heals the body nor does ti cure illness. The tax dollars of every citizen of this province are going to be used . 1. .11 to fund abortions at the expense of the funding of real health concerns. It is my fervent hope that the government of this province will rescind this decision. Ronald K. Marcy VATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, and FUEL SWITCHING. Each sod every one of these is seen as a threat to the profits of the pump -u - out, dig -it -up, sell -uncap moa - of Cauda': fossil ferrel Did you know; or for that inatter its u every been discussed in Canada's media; that the burning of 1 gallon of gasoline (weight about 8 pounds) releases 20 pounds of Carbon Dioxide? It takes a large healthy tree a whole year to remove 20 pounds of carbon back out of the atmosphere! it requires about 2 acres of healthy natural forest to remove t .. CO2 release of each Canadian (4.5 tons/year). The connection is clear. Canada's mast powerful and well connected resource -consuming industries are threatened on their bottom line. They are frightened at the prospects of change. 1 am ashamed of Canada's media for not covering this issue. Is the cross -industry ownership and lob- bying so strong that this issue deserves no coverage? Gobdl Warming is real. It is more of a threat than nuclear war. So far it is silent. The World Community listened last week* to the pleas of the tiny Island Nations that will cease to exist with a 1 meter sea rise. If Canada's media had covered the Conference, Global Warming would be headline news. Survival rnatlers more than "Business as Usual". We must cut our Carbon Dioxide emissions and Canadians deserve to know why. Jim Fulton, MP Skeena Environment Spokesperson NDPs Huron South Women's Institute to review by-laws Huron South District Womens Institute to review by-laws. The fall board meeting of the Huron -South District Womens Institute was held on Tuesday, November 13, 1990 at the Hensall United Church with all Branches represented. Reports were given by ; Dolores Shapton on the Ottawa Mini Con- ference; Marion Porter on the Fall Rally held at Belgrave; Marion Dougall and Marilyn Pym on the Area Convention held in Exeter last month. • i11 i•. .•.......•. -Births BRINTNELL - Mike and Patty Brintnell (nee Coleman) thank God for the safe arrival of their son, Travis John, born on November 22, 1990 at the Clinton Public Hospital. Travis weighed in at 7 lbs., 13 ozs. Proud grandparents are Harold Brintnell and Bruce and Marjorie Coleman, all of Exeter. Happy great grandmothers are Irene Brintnell, Dorene Coleman and Mary Smith. SUBSCRIBERS When it's time to renew your Expositor. renewal notices will be in - ceded in your paper. Watch for it -- don't don't miss a single issue. iiG'14Huron �x ositor 1 P L� 527-0240 fbV4� t/- go c THURSDAY -SATURDAY THE STRIPES -Come on in after the parade and warm upl Great musk and LOTS OF FUN ARE YOU GETTING THE SHIVERS WE ARE NEXT WEEK DEC. 21-22 Female Vocalist TA—SHE "Roy Ly.tl , - band without 'Ray" The Seat ~Bar" Rand M �. ...# DEC. 26 ONLY RAY LYELL & THE STORM Chalk out ow boot 3 1 - DEC. 27-29 GOOD STRONG GROUP 4 GLIDER BACK FOR MORE! 527-0980 SEAFORTH Dorlores Shapton, District Curator, would like all Branches to get their Tweedsmuir Histories up to date along with the District, and look into getting them micro filmed for Community access at the Library. Mona Alerdice, P.R.O. is to have a W.I. display "Women Feed the World" at the surrounding fairs - Hensall, Zurich, Seaforth and Exeter. Shirley Cooper reported the Agriculture Kits for the schools needed very little repair and a few St. Columban .from page 6 Congratulations to Paul and Mary Eisler on the birth of their son on November 30. A brother for Tam- my. g THE BOY SCOUTS ti g WILL BE SELLING g g CHRISTMAS TREES I 1 AT THE SEAFORTH AMBULANCE BASE g GODERICH ST. E. 1 WATCH FOR THEM! g isii-arKsiscriseromistratromasEsiiimftims years with the recipient receiving a silver tray. Catering prices are to remain the same with the same catering committee in charge. The fees for 1991 will increase as the contract with O.M.A.F. nears an end. The District By -Laws are to be reviewed and changes brought to the Spring Board meeting in April. - Mona Alderdice P.R.O. for Huron South W.I. OMANI( YOU'�} 0A BIG THANK YOU» 0; TO ALL WHO CON1 OTRIBUTED TO TNEZ 2TREMENDOUS SUC-�} CESS OF THE MID -0 WESTERN ONTARIO 3SHOW AND SALE DECEMBER 2nd. cet) 41 Ross &Joyce Ribey JLST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! BOB SHRIEK'S FIFTH BOOK NOW IN STORES! 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