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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-07-18, Page 3GOt)RRI fl S1GNAt.kSrt'AR, ThUR9IMY, JULY 13, 197 PAGE 3 1.N GS related° industries and three from consumer groups, made',it° all but impossible to arrive at On •Jftne 27th,' the report of any concrete solutions.' Thus the Beverage Packaging°Group while the report gives the On - of the environment ministry's • lard„ Members of Parliament Solid Waste Task Force was their first coinprehensi�e irk tabled in the Legi. kiture by Era-. at the environmental effect .of vironment Minister William ,.throwa,w4\, hottles'and cans, .it Newman. The, main subject of doe' not, go far enough " in: the detailed eport which •was providing 'any solutions to the received by the ministry on March 1 5.,"hud had not vet been EMI ��EEN'S 60.K problem. While the gross general that" 'refill; are better 'than single' use bot- 1,lesOr cans to reduce garbage and save. energy and •resources,. it admits at the end that ''if major )eduction in the use cal' non -refillable containers or their elimination 'is :to' be achieved, however, additional measure toile ones rec ornmen- ded in this report, have to he adopted." While 4 ban 041. ncrfn- returnab'le' bottles was rejected memher5 drawn -from •beverage as bias—•th17trgge t-irin• that- an - agrees in released, ' i' _Ids( • how " much ale bottles !waste i; caused by throwaway bottles and cans. The commit- tee calculated that the various beverage . industries were responsible for 241,846. tons •of waste in,1972' of which the soft drink - industry. was the chief culprit, They further estimated that it cont Ontario $.3.9 million I to dispose of t he waste from ' beverages in 1972• ' The Task"'"gores--'g'roup's membership, inAucling seven The desalination pond below Sifto still contains some bunker oil that°will be Skimmed off the • surface by company, ernployees assigned• tp,sclean up the pons. (staff photo) < sv , BY BILL •DIMMICK The weekly press does have its problems. 1 have beencovering the Ontario Municipal Board 'hearings on Suncoast Estates proposed shopping plaza with a disadvantage ,not encountered by the daily press, • Every ,nay something happens at the hearing worth repor- • ting. Unfortunately, the •S1ignal-Star 'by its very nature can- not,report this news every 'da'y: • I have- other problems when reporting•this type of story. The hearing began on Monday. Although tht newspaper. does not appear on the street until Th irsday;°thad to have my- story written Tuesday night:. -This is because of production schedules and deadlines that shave to be, met.• . When ,something happens on Wednesday afternoon, it' can't be reported in the paper until the following week. -This is because the (aper is already on the press being printed by. that time. I have had occasion to write stories Wednesday morning and rush thein out to our typesetters. The stories generally get in if `they are important enough, but They are met .with frowns by the man in charge of typesetting who has a strict schedule to follow, too. This problem isn't just peculiar to the Signal -Star; it causes headaches on weekly papers across' the'country. So, when you read this edition •of the•Goderich Weekly • you'll know why the plaza hearings are only covered up u-ntil' Tuesday. 7 .. And , please.. remember ,that this is .not the 'fjst • time this • WhenaSifto officials discovered'the leak into the desalination pond below their plant they im- mediately constructed this boom. across the s illwa to halt the ,flow -of eil into the' Maitland (staff photo). • P y • � ° • has .happened. "And°' it certainly won,, be the last. . During the postal strike a few months ago I was lucky, just • plain lucky. 1 followed.' the strike everyday up until the last Minute before deadline Wednesday morning. • When the paper came out Thursday; not• too much had changed, so the story didn't really miss anything of-impor-` " ta:nce.. Brat, on the other hand, if the paper does have to hold, son3,ething over until a, following week,'such as'thea plaza hearing outcome; it gives a reporter a. little. more time to work on his story. Dear Readcrs...o m(cotnti ued from page 2) patients, mist be a prune' con, "eavrronrnenta`l' yuprc;harge ' or dement woo%! support a mon- - sideration.. Nurses recognised tax - be added Cootheir cost: the thly increase of 8260 over a 24, this fact by pledging that even - in the evren.t of a.#trike they will gr•ottli did suggesi that the ,.month pe.rictd. Indeed,, •� government establIgh a map,: ' registered' nurses were covered. Provide •en a envy nursing s r- datory refundable,- dept it for-- i'n . the CUPS Toronto set-„ , viceq:.so that. ►obody who needs refillable r;oft"drinks • five cents t,lement (Riverdale Hospital) expert nursing "care will suffer` for bot t 1"es pp to 16 ou rices and s, d • they) reeeived the stt•m, pf°because of .-the salary dispute, 10 cents for .larger bottles - as $2,60• What' better ,, sstandarda ° It would appear-;° however, - an ,i°hcent'isye to consumers to ' ',Could be suggested than, • that? that- nothing less than a coin..- return refillable bottles*-• ' ,plete studyL into hospital care In fact; the evidence' across, the province., will find* , Moreover, it proposed a�han�trn ting ,eatecl _.tt��t,,;snurses at tkieir' � • pop cans with pull -tab openers. tho sol tion • ! 1 1 1 present 'starti.ng•rates were paid However, no specific date- for considerably mare, than other What's wroc�g? Why erre ,, citizens faced with threats of this ban was suggested in order Community -.college gra,duat. to allow desuelo irneht of a.n reduced health services in a '" ,� !A nurse with two years com-, time when improved health alternative opening device. The munity college training after' ' , commits-ee further suggestedcare is more sought after than that 'the soft drink' industry Grade 12 will be earning in before; nine months time an annual ever befo we need more special follow the alis in industry's salary of $11',340.04. This is ex- facilities for the elderly and the- lead in' establishing standard cessive an any external start - container sizes as.(td 'selling the • dard 'su bt'ed to this board. ` chronically ill, away from ,the'- product in carrieri that can be regular hospital wards: 'used, to return empties.: "I admits more sympathy .to ' Maybe, greater emphasis' Action ton the wc,rkn g larger increases being granted "must be put on home care. group's recommendations ernto nurses with experience, but Maybe hospital services 'must•.... - the still outstanding question of here again the chairman has belooked, at in a regional sense so that costly duplication can a'°Iidn rests with Environment exceeded any reasonable scan - Minister Newman. , While Mr • dards sA nurse with five years be. avoided n Newixtan has accepted the experience• was earning $9120 Maybe doctors must begin to report 'as a guideline he feel. per year before this award. In help pay for the privilege • of that there is a need for more nine months time she will be using the hospital facilities for direct action- in �a number of earning $1,3x740. peryear —•4a those tests which used . to be areas. However' he. has no:, earning salary increase in a spacedone in t.he- ddeed "`s office. ,, tar -get date for legislation and of',18 months. V. No price can -be put on "good refuses to hint at what form cif"In my.view a reqs viable set- health. It is,thething which all.. action he will take• ` tiement the Toronto, CUPE would. have 'been to People 'seek... Every day, thanks �„ •., The mrnistry,of environment has been :,under constant on award a°monthly increase to medical discoveries,. better A'ea.•lth and longer life is .` pressure for three' years from, settlement, r•e 8260 per Month.. pgssible to more and more Opposition Members and en increase "prct rated cin. an 18 People but facilities are needed • vironrnentalists .to. ban the' o month basis with larger in- as never before to' put these.. throwaways or at least to take creases to seniornurses'. 'tests arid treatments within the some act -ion. - • "In vieW of the unpreceden-' • Wasp of alt. . o It watt back .in January 1973,,, ted salary increases 'I find •it. ` Bickering with nurses over that James Auld the fortner remarkable that the' chairman ` salaries is only a stop -gap Minister of the Environment should have seen •fit to. make measure. „ An _intensive watt saving that he would have •any further "monetary t im-worksgs examination of. the inner' legislation•regulating, soft• drink •• provements in such' areas as workings crf. , O'ritarip health bottles and cans in effect by ,,,Standby pay a-nd Shift differen- facilities i all that <will brim September.: Mr. Newman, who tial." • " , _ • about a lasting relief •from the' ' • took over the- minnistry. last. discomfort of dissatisfaction ` :.February, said that he would*' * * among hospital workers. bring•n'"lnew legislation or , ' ' h, tWhat's' the, answer? ,,, :.�•!•-----'� regulations. to' deal. with 'pop- (,)- ,"• I CUp.�his co,f n '.Savo 2`t •'o g P 1 Carey Robinson, •o'f ". S -t.. P°. containers before the end of the p •Catharines. ha.d.•this to gay. 1 .Bring your film to us for year but added that n'o guaran- , • - 1 tee,uf action, l'.ihis date could • •had hoped' the differences t would 'haw.`\been resolved on a" 1 EXPERT FILM be given. ,, rational `rather than ' on an •. Environment ,Minister , William Newman .has stated, emotional basis. Our over- PR.OCESSING riding concerti, h •wever, is forAb • • -that he plans to• introduce �, the welfare af, our. , bents OFF • legislation in itis fall' .Cif, 1974 • Yes the .•welfabre of .the Iles ,. FNm ..for :Ontario's first program" •of • , . �, . - 1 �o� j O• P,a...►� environmental impact - studies. , cc>yrrtmon Jo most •briefs• in order ' " I �ciiP Ssion • before .1' this ¢oupon • s.vs as • Sir&e the future^ holds, a can that they could become part of ,,, 1 ericrca man _ . private enterprises requiring •in-< ' legislat ion' is introduced.' '1 - •.. •� vestigation-. of their environ-.., Therefore, it would "seem. that .1 pllbtocira�1 1�/ mental effect, the aim, of -an ir'n-. pact program is to learn the en- �fcrr public input in the for I( stop SE ) ' vi'ronmetital ; consequences of these projects in advance, so that damage may ,be avoided through ' planned changes • 'rather :than having to' face 11 - when it •happens. The G"een Paper environ - ''' 'mental •assessment published in' September, • 1973, puts •"forth ,,several possible approaches for subjecting major development .projects to environmental im= pact reviews. While the Green Paper is intended .to provide ft basis for puhlic• discitis 'iori and to solicit public• response, the rr►iriisl ry ' of the envtri,nment's methods of solii itbig puh'li< in • put, have been, attacked by en- ° vironmentalists. It has been argued -th �l while'the govern-, menl is the sole rec•ei.ver of all•, suhmissiims, it isy iinpossihle to -know, 1he'refore, 'what ,weight public inion has had into the legislation -that ,Government is likely to produce. Mr: Newman has stated that' • there have., been 17.9 Sub- missions to the Green Paper on •;- environmental a5se,srrten• which his ministry is in the procer s -of evaluating. However, them oiister. of the environments • has opposed suggestions ,by Liberal C'r'pposition' Members to make these .'sul�mii sions'public •or, publicize the maj'cir 'concerns Bill Walters is an aggressive. hard hitting, centre' -fielder for . the Goderich• Bantam : All -Stars .this 'ye'ar. ,Bill re a 'team' lead& and has sparked the club along this'season with his drive and enthusiasm. P.S.He's availabie girls; R little .opport°unily will,be given' • �l�►° The Square (Corrletr p P :* l tote :enation of 1, he legtsl<.tion. ,' The Bai9a: Faith -teaches Courtesy and• enjoins all Mankind to practice this virtue when -• dialing' with his creatures'. "O: people of God! I exort you to •c,ourtesy. Courtesy is, in the primary station,•the lord of all vtr- tues. It hoped that all will attain to it, adhere to It, hold unto it and °observe it:." "Then 0 ye friends of .God! Ye must not only have kind and merciful feelings for mankind, but yo &►iould also' '• excercise the utmost kindness toward every living creature. • The•'physical sensibilities and instincts are common to animal and man." Bahaty,Ilah For information .write PO' Box 212, Goderich. �+L lOQ%$oIid State CTIOHOME AN EX'ThiA .DEGREE OF, EXCELLENCE • ro o • ,, •. Theseafishermen on the Maitland Rlve`r seem to be oblivicusof the oil floating all ar©und'their boat early Monday morning. The oil was floating downstream all weekend from a"pond below the Sifto ',Salt plant' on the Maitland Road• (staff photo) :': !:V:4•! •:� •til,:•:•::.•::: ;:.:•%:::• GETYOOH aUDGET&WI WHOLE O R HALF M1 , 4 fresh •Ham Roast a' Pork ;.FRESH' "NO -BACKS ' f BreastsChicken, Legs tSTEAKEtte Steaks ipEpAL Tmtnniqp Minute �+lWt PORTABLE Ail l new, andall solid, • "state,"and all ready to go where ,du go, from N.C. home outlet to a�dD.Ca soUrco, such as a car, or boat. S 699s - • THE .SR2301. STEREO. COMPONENT SYSTEM - 'a .....:..... • LB. 7. •h.B. c. c c Shriiib Roasts „,MARKET LTD., • ON' THE SQUARE S2441551„. °health prot.1lems arid his assistant Greg Marina manager Lee Gareau retired '�Acently due to' `Ileyrtolds (-above) has taken over as manager of the Snug Harbor facilities for'the rem'ainder of n ,. ggeology oouuree at Sir° t<hg summer. "Greg will be teavin ac�derich' in `�eptert,lSer to be to a eo r5g Sanford .Fleming College t►I;Peterhorough.-He has been wlth,the marina for the past two Sum- . mere and hopes to come b:Ack noxi year. Istaff'=pholOI., ¢ ° SALES & SE tv10E .92 TH `, , GODERKKH PHONE 5244925 0