The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-05-27, Page 5Drinking water still.
iacks good quality
Dear Editor:
Research into the quality
of human drinking water
supplies and additional facts
and analysis of these facts
has brought me to the deci-
sion to requestthe support of
the media to draw attention
to the situation which con-
cerns every family in the
Great Lakes Basin.
Whether we swim in the
Detroit River, or avoid
drinking from it, we must
recognize that despite
aesthetic improvements in
the river water quality,
public health may be jeopar-
dized due tolack of stan-
dards for recently recogniz-
ed hazards. I refer•to the
many articles discussing
vast quantities of hazardous
pollutants now in our en-
vironment, and past prac-
tices of indiscriminate
disposal.
Indiscriminate waste
disposal continues. The com-
bination of past and present
loadings into the environ-
ment pose a serious threat to
millions of peoples' health. A
report to the Governments of
ttie'Fraited gt teQ end
Canada by the International
Joint Commission (Pollu-
tion in the Great Lakes Basin
from Land use Activities')
released March, 1980, page
48, states, "the United States
EPA has, in fact,
documented more than 400
cases of damage to health
and the environment which
have occurred as a result of
the unproper management
a93TS' 6L aSi aa's4 .-..
tion .deseribed as _tie `tip of
the iceberg.
The Great Lakes Basin -
Commission has concluded
that `adequate treatment
and disposal capacity for
hazardous wastes in the
Great Lakes Basic► (toes not
exisf."
Since the Industrial
Revolution our capacity to
pollute has outpaced our
ability to plan and manage
the human environment. "It
appears that we are reaping
the effects of pollutants not
Vliet' UL tcLiy Vee uaei tgev ei we-
ment, but also on
ourselves." Whether affec-
ting the ability to perform in-
dustrious tasks or interfer-
ing with the brain's chemical
functions the interaction of
human metabolism and con-
taminated water does exist!
This correlation cannot be
ignored by doctors or
government or 1-IId ry or
individuals' any it , e',, My
point is illustrated
quote from the Windsor
Dec. 29, 1979, C7, staff
reporter David Quinter,
"John Fraser, federal en-
vironment minister, calls
acid rain 'the most serious
environmental problem
Canada has ever fail_
Ultimately, it could spell the
end of our society,' he says."
The Great Lakes are
polluted considerably from
atmospheric sources. In ad-
dition hundreds of thousands
of gallons per day, of in-
dustrial wastes are dumped
directly into the lakes and
their river sources, treated
and untreated.
The human body combats
many of these toxic organic
wastesyy����by incorporating
them ' into the - :oft tissues
es
where they will do the least
harm. Their ability to affect
us is increased with quantity
consumed. The poisons can
accumulate to such a degree
as to release harmful side ef-
fects which may range from
headaches to cancer.
Lowered resistance .. (in.
geriatrics, for example)
mom oleo offoinf the �hility of
such substances to cause il-
lness.
The • incidence of `heart
disease and cancer has in-,
creased consistently (not by
increased population) since
the onset of the industrial
and technological revolu-
tions. How many more
cancer causing cells will be
introduced into our
children's bodies by the
liver's natural detoxification
process beforewe are will
ing to accept the fact that we
reap what we sow? Who
realized that the fat of the
land woula some dray cwntain
PCB's, dioxins, DDT's and
many other deadly poisons
too numerous to mention?
The body is mostly water,
the brain is 75 percent water
.and theblood is .83. per -cent -
We require clean water
every day that we are alive.
Without it we will dehydrate.
The average adult consumes
three to four quarts of water .
per day (coffee, tea, juices,
etc.). When the kidney filters
this mixture and rein-
troduces it into the
bloodstream it still contains
impurities and con-
taminants. These affect the
blood's ability to carry
nutrients to various loca-
tions and tr9 liminate wastes
the body.
If the kidney or liver
begins to malfunction then
we may see the results in the
form of ailments ranging
from arthritis to encephalitis
or perhaps even death. This
is why it is so important to
assure that our vital organs
are not overloaded with im-
purities and contaminants,
for their excess burden could
be our demise.
To summarize my letter, I
believe everyone in - North
America has the legal right
to clean drinking water. This
right has been given to all of
us, consumers and polluters
alike. We are all responsible,
no one individual any more
or less than anyone else.
I hope • that with all the
bickering,. , during con-
stitutional reform, that, your
mlitieiana will�ry ber to
ensure 'that Nils right is re-
tained and re-emphasized. It
is ours, not only by right, but
also under the Boundary
Waters Treaty of 1909. Arti-
cle IV of that treaty states:
"It is further agreed that the
waters herein defined as
boundary waters and waters
flowing across the boundary
shall not be polluted on
either side to the injury of
health or property on the
other."
•
Sincerely,
Trace M. Whalen
519=948.4607
Contribute to fireworks
Dear Editor:
Recently many persons in
the community purchased
family fireworks for Victoria
Day celebrations. They are
fully aware of the cost of
these displays which,
literally, go up in smoke in a
very short while.
Again this year the Tourist
Committee, Town of
Goderieb, have asked me to
arrange a Firework Display
at the South Pier. This will
take place at 10 p.m., on
Saturday, -June 27th, 1981.
The cost of Firework
Displays - this year we shall
feature the Hand Chemical
Company's "Gemini"
Display - has . risen
drama ilea Illy.
I am extending an in-
vitation to all persons in and
around Goderich, including
service clubs, to help make
our Annual Fireworks
Display really something to
see. Every dollar which can
be donated will enable me to
order more fireworks.
In this way the young and
old alike can feast their eyes
on a spectacular display to
bring out all those "ahhs"
and "oohs" as these types of
rockets and starshells can
only be seen with an
organized display.
If anyone wishes to make a
contribution of any kind they
can send; it to the Tourist
Committee, 57 West Street,
Goderich, attention:
Fireworks Display. Chair-
man.
I would like to see our
display become an attraction
to bring Goderich citizens
out and visitors into our
community as we celebrate
"Founders Day":
Our community was
founded by a "Tiger" so it is •
appropriate that annually on
Founder's Day we let our
Firework Display "roar" for
us all.
Yours very truly,
Patrick D. King,
Chairman .
Fireworks Display
Seaforth wants chief
..SEAFORTH - After 18.
months of internal turmoil,
closed meetings, hearings
and court appearances in-
volving members of its
police force, the town of
Seaforth has an opportunity
to lay the controversy to
rest
Town officials, aided by
the Ontario Police Com-
mission (OPC) and other
police chiefs, were scheduled
to interview. six applicants
on Wednesday, who were
vying for the vacant seat at
the head of Seaforth's police
department.
Even with the appointment
of a new chief, town coun-
cillor Robert Dinsmore still
doesn't believe that all the
problems within the force
will be immediately settled.
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"I think there's still hard
feelings on the force. They'll.
pass one another on the
street and not say hello. One
of them isn't going to take
being stepped on and that's
when it' going to blow up,"
Councillor Dinsmore
speculated.
"Hopefully that won't
happen," he added.
"Hopefully they'll realize
he's boss. That's why we
need a strong chief."
The chief vacancy arose
when John Cairns, who has
been on the force since 1974,
submitted his resignation in
April and accepted a position
as first class constable.
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These five Queen Elizabeth School students participated in
a rcgtueial •whet meet held at the Bing--ardoe Coiriavali`y
Centre on May 20. The various events included the 25- and
50 -metre free style and, the 25- and 50 -metre back crawl.
They are, from the left, Paul Tebow, with one first -place
ribbon 'and three second -place ribbons; Mark Albert,
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and a second; Darcy Doak, with three firsts and two ,
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Instructors for the Queen Elizabeth School students at
Balloon Dor
Dear Editor,
The Goderich Kinette Club
would like to express their
appreciation to those who
supported our Balloon Days.
In a short three hours,
$334.10 was raised for Cystic
Fibrosis reffearch.rWe hope
to mike this an • annual pro-
ject as young and old seemed
to enjoy the colorful -clowns
and balloons.
A - couple of weeks ago,
a
Vanastra Recreation Centre tire Cindy Connolly and Bob
Marshall. ll. Otheer centres p°aa deipat ag i""wlww the Scat
Huron Adult Rehabilitation Centre, Midwestern Regional
Centre in Palmerston, Listowel Town and Country
Enterprises, Walkerton Adult Rehabilitation Centre,
Walkerton Bruce Haven School, and Dashwood Adult
Rehabilitation Industries. Mark Albert will represent
Region Four at the National Games to be held in Ottawa
July 16 to 19. ( Jason Ainslie photo)
helps CF research:
repsentatives of our club
atkded the District Con-
vention in Niagara -Falls. It
was learned there that our
"Distri&' One raised° $1/0,012
for Cystic Fibrosis research.
This District spans from
Wiarton to Windsor to
Niagara Falls. •-
The highlight o laic`'
weekend was - when 17 -year--
old Kevin • Denbok of Coll-
ingwood who has Cystic
FibrosisAold us that, at his
last • checkup, he was cut
from 100 pills a day to only 10
pills a day.
We are proud of our work
in this field and look forward
to the day when many dread-
ed diseases can be cured
because people cared.
It was also confirmed at
his convention that . the
--Kinsmen and- dinette . Ciu s •
Of District' One will be sup
porting Ronald • McDonald
House for Sick Children's '
A Rose could be related
Dear Editor:.
Your publishing of this
"Rootsy" kind of letter could
be a great help in locating
some Roses in my family.
tree.
In 1797 the first Rose of my
line arrived in Northlake,
P.E.I. His brother,. Samp-
son, with his wife, joined him
a few years -later. Mr. and
Mrs.. Sampson Rose raised
seven . sons and five
daughters. Since their sons
and daughters were equally
prolific, hundreds of their
descendents live today in
P.E.I.; while others are scat-
tered across Canada and the
U.SA. -
My grandfather (Samp-
son's , grandson) moved to
Vancouver in the early 1900's
and never went back. Other
Roses and Rose relatives
took part in Prairie harvest
excursions, and some stayed
and presumably • married
and raised families. -
As a result of a recent
surge of interest in who we
are and where we came
from", the Roses are holding
a reunion in P-E.I. August
7th and 8th. Any Rose.
descendents ' whatever their
names) are welcome. More
details are available by con-
tacting Mark Rose, M:P.,. -
House of Commons, Ottawa,
Ontario KIA MA6.
Yours truly;
Mark W. Rose, MP
Mission -Port Moody
Now what was
that promise.
again Mr. Davis?
Dear Editor:
It must be reassuring to
Ontario voters to see
Finance Minister Frank
Miller has set out to help Bill
David keep the "Promise."
Incidentally, can anyone
remember what it was that
Davis promised; about the
only thing I remember was
that Davis could do it to
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