The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-04-04, Page 15Ach rain threatens lakes
Last wcek we explored the
problem of acid rain, that
threatens thousands of ,Qnt-.
ario lakes. Already, itiore
than 20% of the lakes in the
Sudbury area have been
acidified, and lost their fish
populations.
The problem is worldwide.
Sweden is predicted to lose
half her 90,000 lakes within
10 years. Over 50% of
high -elevation lakes in the
Adirondacks are already
without fish. Norway, Scot-
land, Nova Scotia, Maine,
and New York State have all
documented' the symptoms,
and more areas will undoubt-
edly show up within the next
few years.
The sources of the air
pollutants that cause acid
rain are reasonably clear.
Coal -burning generating sta-
tions are a`rnajor culprit, but
any industries that burn
fossil fuels on a large scale
also contribute. Smelting op-
erations• are often a major
source of sulphur dioxide,
with the INCO plant in Sud-
bury being the world's larg-
est single source.
Control of these emissions
is complicated by their trans-
port within air masses for
hundreds of miles. A large
part of Ontario's acid rain is
imported from the U.S. in-
dustrial midwest. As the
original pollutants .are car-
ried in the clouds, 'they react
chemically to form, the acid
rainfall.
Theonly effective solutidn
will be an, international air
pollution control treaty, com-
mitting both Canada' and:; the
U.S. to spending the billions
of 'dollars necessary for ab-
atement. Even though The
magnitudeof the acid rain
problem was discovered onl r
recently, already time is of
the essence, Right now, prof
gress is being held up by a,
Jack of recognition -of the
problem, particularly withint
the federal government.
Strong public demand for
pollution controls will be
essential.
The provincial government
recently repealed •a pollution
control order that would have
forced INCO to dramatically
reduce their contribution to
the problem. But at the same
time, in strange contrast,
Minister of Environment
Harry Parrott is sounding the
alarm bells about acid rain.
If acid rain is to become
anything less than a first
class disaster, we must have
quick, concerted action on
both sides of the border.
Otherwise, we will all reap a
bitter harvest from our con-
tinued industrial growth
without adequate safe-
guards.
Propose commission to
overseecorn marketing
In July of 1977, Region 3
(Ontario) of the National
Farmers Union set up a Corn
Committee to bring about a
marketing plan for corn with
price setting powers.
The' National Farmers Un-
ion believes that the solution
to the marketing problems
faced by Canadian grain
growers is to expand the
jurisdiction of the Canadian
Wheat Board to include all
grain in Canada. The control
for corn imports presently
rests in the Department of
Trade and Commerce.
Since such a solution is not
likely to •be immediately
forthcoming, the NFU Corn
Committee have submitted
an interim proposal to the
Minister of Agriculture and
Food, Mr. Newman.
The Corn Committee has
proposed that a government
appointed commission be set
up to administer the market-
ing ot, grain corn in Ontario.
The marketing plan would
include a three person com-
mission to ' administer the
plan. The commission would
have sufficient powers to
effectively regulate the
marketing' of all grain corn
within the province. The
commission would also in-
clude the regulation of all
persons assembling, selling,
transporting, storing and
processing corn. The com-
mission would alsodeter-
mine prices at which corn
may be bought or offered for
ale in the province and
inter -provincially, or for ex-
port trade.
The commission would ne-
gotiate with representatives
of general farm organizations -
in the province the terms and -
conditions under which grain
corn would be marketed.
The National Farmers Un-
ion has asked the Minister of
Agriculture and Food to
establish such a commission.
Trinity 1
BY BRENDA HACKETT
The seventhmeeting of
Trinity I was held at Mrs. D.
A. Hackett's on March 27.
Joan Hackett took the
place of Mrs. Charles Wilk-
ins.
Miss Hackett helped the
members with the crossword.
puzzle. All girls participated
in the accessories Match
Game.
The meeting ended with
refreshments.
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