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X Section Two The Canadien Statesman, Bowmanvillc. October 15,1986 9 Community Care Celebrates 9th Birthday ■*; ; - vr. Queen's Park Report By Sam Cureatz M.P.P. A LESSON IN SAFETY TO BE LEARNED FROM CHERNOBYL The Chernobyl accident has increased the number of people who are skeptical about, hostile towards and frightened by nuclear power. In fact, people have looked at Ontario Hydro's nuclear generating generating stations and asked "Can Chernobyl happen here?" The human misery caused by the explosion cannot be ignored but at the same time, the accident serves as a lesson in nuclear safety. It should be remembered that this nuclear disaster was caused by human error - it was not a plant defect. Employees at the Ukrainian plant committed six safety violations during an experiment. experiment. Canadian nuclear experts experts say operators of Candu power plants sometimes make mistakes but they cannot conceive conceive of Canadians bypassing all safeguards to produce a disaster like Chernobyl. The Chernobyl accident has taught everyone a lesson in safety the hard way. It will result in a careful review of ^ MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY MIDWAY g 5i i -- ------ « --------_i._ § & f MiowAVMoionf».. r s I f J 5 I a MIDWAY MOTORS ; ^ 1 1300 Dundas St. E„ Whitby Q 668-6828 § DURHAM REGION'S No. 11MPORT TRUCK DEALER : * HAMILTONS INSURANCE SERVICE SË53! 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Their hostess (standing) was Community Care's Roxy Barnes. Handy Device for Emergencies Fire Chief Jim Aldridge and Canadian Tire manager John Brown are seen with the "phone clip" that Canadian Tire will be sending to area residents during the next two weeks. The clip is a free community service from Canadian Tire and people are invited to pick up additional clips from the store. the safety of nuclear power by many of the 27 countries now operating reactors. It has already resulted in an international meeting of experts experts sponsored by the International International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to study a report compiled by the Soviet Union. Chernobyl has, more than ever, brought attention to the operational safety of nuclear power plants. But to dismiss the positive economic and environmental advantages of nuclear power over other sources would be a mistake. For example, nuclear energy in Canada has resulted in 31,000 direct jobs, many of them high-tech; has added $3.6 billion a year to the national national economy; and has helped helped keèp Ontario's electricity rates among the cheapest in the world. Ontario's past Tory government government recognized the boost the nuclear industry would give to employment and the economy. economy. Ontario's Candu generators generators have provided Ontario with one of the cheapest rates of electricity in the world and they have consistently been ranked among the top ten of more than 300 reactors worldwide. worldwide. The present Liberal government government has adopted a similar stance and has approved the completion of the Tory- initiated Darlington Nuclear plant. Darlington is already the world's largest construction site and has provided work for 7000 workers, not to mention the 20,000 indirect spin-off jobs it will create. Ian Wilson, Vice-President by Rob Savage When an emergency arises, time is of the essence. essence. And that philosophy is one of the principle goals behind the new "phone clips" Canadian Tire is sending to area residents free of charge. The clips are plastic phone attachments which contain the emergency police, fire and ambulance phone numbers. Their main purpose is to help save time and possibly lives when an emergency arises by mak- of the Canadian Nuclear Association, is confident people living near a CANDU reactor like the one in Pickering Pickering will never have to be evacuated because of a radiation radiation leak. However, should evacuation be necessary, the Ontario provincial government government has developed an emergency emergency plan. This is not a time to panic. It is a time to re-examine the importance of nuclear power to our province as well as our country and a time to rationally rationally review all safety factors surrounding our' nuclear reactors. In-my next column, I will examine the final report of the Ontario government's Nuclear Nuclear Emergency Plan. Might I congratulate Terry Hutchinson who chaired the Umbrella Committee in regards regards to the proposed nuclear dump sites. There were a number of contentious issues, and I give him credit for keeping the meeting on track and to the point. YES! Automatic Open Sundays 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. We will wash your Whitewalls Hot Wax is available Car Wash Centre Baseline Road Bigger Pictures Plus Fast Accurate Service FREEI Sx7 Enlargement with every C41-110, 126-135 film processed. INSTANT PASSPORT PHOTOS OIHÀWA CAMERA CENTRE LTD 728-4631 OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE (Across nioM me IHOMCCCNTIICI ing the emergency phone numbers immediately available. available. James Zazai the Chief Executive Officer for Tele- Systems International, says the clips have already been instrumental in saving lives because people know what numbers to call as soon as they get to the phone. "Don't panic. Don't be confused. Just go to the phone and dial," Mr. Zaza said. "The number will be right there." Mr. Zaza first invented the clips in 1976 and he holds the patent on them. During the past four years, about three million clips have been introduced to homeowners. Mr. Zaza says they became became prominent after the 911 emergency number was introduced in Toronto in 1982. People in the surrounding surrounding areas began to think 911 was their emergency number and some accidental mishaps arose, with at least one resulting resulting in a death. The clip brought an end to that, 1 problem. With the clip,, people.had the numbers numbers right" oh the phone. And unlike stickers that have emergency numbers, the clips don't wear out over time. Fire Chief Jim Aldridge said another advantage to the clips is that because they're free, people can get ones for every phone in the house. "People have three or four phones in the house," he said. "The emergency isn't always where the phone with the right number number is." Canadian Tire store manager manager John Brown said the store would have additional clips for people needing more than one. He said the service would be extremely important for farmers who have an extra phone in the barn. Mr. Brown added that he knows how valuable the clips can be in emergency situations because he already already introduced them to Pickering residents when he managed a store there. Mr. Zaza stressed that the clips only have the fire, police and emergency numbers numbers because other numbers numbers such as the doctor's usually don't pertain to emergencies. "When you make calls to police, fire, or ambulance, it's because you need somebody somebody right away," he said. And clips sent out to most of the people in the Town of Newcastle will already have the emergency numbers numbers printed on them. Rural residents who get clips witho.ut numbers will be given instructions on how to find/the proper numbers. Each clip comes with a form that invites people to send responses back to Mr. Zaza. He adds that of the return return forms he's received so far, most people have responded responded favorably. "Finally, some junk mail that isn't junk mail," one respondent respondent said. Another was even more flattering: "If it saves one life, it's worth it." Stephen Daniel Langmaid, son of Tom and Janice, celebrated his first birthday September 11, 1986. Grandson of Dan Vivian, Newcastle, Diann Vivian, Bowmanville, and Charles and Alma Langmaid, Solina. Great- grandson of Clarence and Readus Colley, Almonte. Rotary Club Begins Planning For lOOth Birthday in 2005 by Tammy Hill The year 2005 will mark the 100th anniversary of service for the Rotary Club. And with that thought in mind they have already set goals and begun planning for the event. The first and ultimate goal will be to assist in worldwide immunization against polio. This 20-year project will require $120 million (U.S.) Each of the 22,384 Rotary Clubs will take part in attempting attempting to achieve this goal. The financial end of this project, for the Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotary Club, will break down to a donation of $6.50 U.S. from each active member. Today their funds towards the project total $406.50. The worldwide campaign is slated to be announced in Munich during the week of June 7,1987. The honourary chairman for the polio vaccine vaccine campaign will be Mr. Bob Hope, who will make the announcement at that time. The campaign will allow Rotary to provide all polio vaccinations necessary, for up to five consecutive years, to any approved city, state, country, or regional immunization immunization program. This may be through either the Ministries of Health, annual annual days of immunization against polio, or other delivery delivery methods in supporting supporting agencies such as the World Health Organization and UNICEF. Rotarians will also make available, to any developing developing country, a team of experts experts to help assess, plan, implement and evaluate a plan for the annual national days of immunization against polio. In addition, this campaign, campaign, through the World Community Service Projects Projects Exchange and Foundation Foundation Special Grants, will enable Rotary to provide power generators, vehicles, freezers, refrigerators, thermos bottles and other equipment necessary for distributing the polio vaccine. vaccine. George Vice, Bowmanville Bowmanville Rotary Historian and a past president said: "The prestige will never be higher when polio is rid from the world." Call 623-5577 for Flowers =& Ontario Public Library ^feek WE'VE got something for EVERYONE. 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