The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-03-27, Page 11Pollution has very bit
bsoMetite Hummel
Thrusting its head :and
shoulders" through a hole °iia
the ieer a large male
Bearded Seal blinks in the
din ;sunlight and gasps for a
neac'h-needed breath of
sweet, °.early spring air. It is
the 'last breath the .animal ..
will ever take. •
With one swipe of a huge:
Pawl . an adult Polar Sear
jerks the. seal from •the
- water, breaking its neck .in -
the process. Having :patient,
• ly. waited by the hole fur
'more tlian a day, the hungry
bear wastes no time devour-
ing the seal. Then, she turns
away from the carcass to
delta herself by rubbing heir
r on the spoor. The pair of
Arctic Foes who have from
lowed her for' some time
MOW tra C pick the seal's
bones clean.
The stillness a Bear Bay,
on Devon Islaud', is broken'
only by the foxes' yelpsand
the crunching sound of the
big bear's body rubbing on
hard -packed snow.
So remote is this. :of
the Canadian High Arctic
that it is unlikely any of
these animals will ever
encounter a human being.
Yet, it is possible they are
being slowly poisoned by
the toxic chemicals acc
=dating in, their tiasues -
chea;raicals that originate if
other Parts of the globe
where mgst human beir
Yo r F' i a
We often think of the
High Arctic as one of the
last wilderness areas on
earth, :still: untouchedby
hw>rraans. The truth is that
pollution - created by
human activities. thousands..
of kiiondtres away - is a
potentially greater threat
here than in more temperate
places.; Some toxins persist
in the ;frigid Arctic for as
.much as 50 tinges longer
than iin areas where warmth.
and abundant sunlight even -
rear
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rurality break them down.
Carried into the Arctic
ecosystem by ocean cur -
riots,, rivers, and atmos-
pheric circulation, the' tiny
particles accurfnulate on and.
in the Ace in .winter. In sum-
mer, the ic,e melts and
marine algae absorb the toe -
iris from the water. The
algae become food for small
ocean creatures that are
eaten in turn by larger ani-
mals, such as the Bearded
Seal. At each step, toxins •
further concentrate in the
animals' tissues until they
reach the bodies of top
predators like Polar Bears,
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Stage 2-D landfill report complete
gram page 8
Starting this year, however, the County's $144,000 rebate
will be reduced by $48,000 each .year.
Responding to questions by Jack Coleman, reeve of
Stanley Twp. concerning the ,impact of the reduction,
Sandra Lawson, acting county en, ineeer,, said the reduction
will .carne in• the form of reduced staffing, less road patch-.
log work and fewer tree cuttings.
Landfill report completed
Copies of the Stage .2D report of the Huron County
Waste Management Master -plan were distributed the
County councillors March 7 and representatives from the
consulting firms of Gore and Storrie•and Golder Associates
were on hand to answer any questions . regarding the hydro -
geological suitability of the A3 site in Ashfield Twp.
Aside from some questions by West Wawanosh Reeve
Bill Hallam regarding the significance of some gravel and
"sandfound at the site, however,, council had no qUestionS
and 'accepted des Tepore
The report will now go to the Ministry. of Environment
and Energy for comment.
In -related. news, the Concerned Citizens ot Ashfield and.
Area (CCAA) were also on hand to make a presentation to
ask council fora more thorough study of all waste manage-
ment alternatives to the A3 landfill. site.
The Council had approved the alternatives'suidy earlier this
year but there was concern that incineration would not be
fully considered as a waste management�alternative.
CCAA. spokesman. Don MacNay said "all" alternatives
need to the examined to ensure "the selection of the best
solution for our future waste management.
He said if alternative methods such' as incineration were
used the county would be left with five percent residual
-waste from its garbage and the current landfill sites would
last 20 times. ,longer: The proposed A3 . site, forexample,
would last 800 years rather than 40 just years.
by-Allene Bradley
Alien Bradley was the
hostess for the Mar: 21
meeting at the Kinloss.
Kairshea.Women's Institute.
Sharon MacDougall and
Roely VanderKlippe, the
directors served dessert and
beverage prior to the meet-
ing. It was a fun social time
as members filled in five
items on a menu written in.
Dutch. Some ate their cake
with a tooth pick, others
may have had a cup without
a saucer.
Mice Ritchie, the presi-
dent, presided and opened
x" • With. a poem March: The
meeting followed tho.usuat;
procedure and there was a
lot of business to be dealt
with. '•
Muriel MacKenzie gave
a report of the District_
Directors Meeting --held at
Reid's Corners In'stimte in
Pine River United Church
on Feb,, 27th.
Donna McBride had
attended a workshop on
Feb. 19 at the Huron
Heights Public School in
Kincardine. The Bruce
County School
Superintendent . was the
chairman. Phis workshop
was a • Covnmu:nrty
Consultation on the strate-
gic
tratigic planning for the Bruce
et
County Board of Education.
Four'teen::"> members
answered the, rollcall by
telling a joke, a humorous
reading or contest, '
- 'Donna McBride was in
charge of the program and it
was to be a fun meeting,.
Elsie . Houston played
Peggy O'Neil which we all
sang.
Donna had each of us.
decorate a small hat with
lace, ribbon, -flowers, beads.
etc. We were all pleased as
we displayed our finished
craft..
Gladys Johnston gave. the
courtesies and the meeting
closed with"O Canada."
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Convicted for sellin
tobacco to minors
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The Tobacco Control Act
has now been in place for
over a year, As of -January,
158 vend ors in Ontario have
been charged,' resulting in::
fines ranging from $40.0
$1,000, •
A retailer .:.,:h 'the
Flesherton area pleaded
guilty to selling tobacco to 'a
rrtinar at .. Markdaie
Peovincial Offenses Court
On Mar. 14. An area youth
'vas also charged ii the
same incident with supply
ing to.baeed to a. minor. He
also.pleeaded .guilty, •
The Bruce Grey' Owen
Sound Hearth Unit enforce-
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went officer and a federal
. tobacco; enforcement agent
were doing. observations in
September 1995..As .a
result,they witnessed a 17-
year-old male enter the
establishment and purchase
several packagesof ciga-
rettes and then distribute
them to friends waiting out-
side.
The retailer was. charged
' and convicted for., selling
tobacco to a person under
age 19. The fine was $200.
If found guilty of a second
offense in the future, an.
automatic prohibition on
selling tobacco would be
irnppsed on the, retailer.
• - At ti an earlier court
appearance, the youth was
convicted and fined $180 or
supplying . tobacco to a'
minor.
A Male in the, Walkerton.
area was also fined $180 for
supplying cigarettes .to 'a
youth under ago 19,
Enforcement , officers wit-
finessed the tuale entering
-and. purchasing cigarettes:
and "giving there; to a minor
• waiting outside.
. The Bruce Grey Owen
SoundHealthUiilt will con-,
tonne to observe retailers ht
this area. '
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igh Blood Pressure-
the
`Silent Killer'
n these stressful,' fast-
pacedi fatty -food, .days, *
you'd think , everyone
would be aware of the dangers
of high, blood pressure, but the
fact is, many people aren't. In
fact, most people don't know
what constitutes high blood
pressure, normal blood pressure;
or even their own blood.
pressure.
That's why it's called: the
silent killer'. High blood,
prehsure just doesn't. get the
attends n it deserves until, it is
serious and requires medical
attention.
To begin with, .btiod pressure
is the pressure at which blood is
pumped throughout Abe body.
Normal 'blood pressure for a
healthy, young adult would be
approximately 120 Milligrams of
,mercury: during systole and 70
milligrams of mercury during
diastole, or 120 ewer 70.
'Say what? Well, ‘systolic'
relates to the pressure during the
'motet contraction of the heart
that impels. blood outward; while
`di stoke': telates'to the :pressure
during the regular dilation Of the
heart it ter eaeh.con‘ractic n. ,
Pharmacy Facts
High blood pressure can be
caused by a number of factors.
Excessive stress, foods high in
salt ot fat, smoking ... it can
even be inherited. In addition,
blood pressure increases with
age as bloodvessels become•less
elastic: In short, .anything that
causes a restriction in the flow.
of blood increases blood
pressure.
Now can you telt if your blood
pressure is high? The best way is`.
to see your doctor; lf'it is; expect
a change in your diet, your
lifestyle, or both,'I`io salt, no fat,.
more exercise!
If your blood pressure cau't be,.
controlledwith changes in diet,
the doctor'. may try anti-
hypertensive agents which lower
blood -pressure, or diuretics
which causethe body to excrete
excess fluid thereby reducing the
volume of fluid pumped
throughout the bloodstream.
, Whatever the -prescription, the
drugs of today are more
effective and. have fewer: side
effects than those of ten -years
ago.
finally, if you have high blood
.pressure,. you are not alone. in
fact, dile to our aging population,'
and • improved education, there,
.are probably more people trying`
to get their blood pressure under
control than ever before. And
that's a good thing, because one
of the symptoms of the 'silent
killer' is heart attack. In other
words, high blood pressure often
goes unnoticed until ;it is too '•
late.
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