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>y Ross Stevenson, M.P. The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, July 21,1993 7 New Exhibit Opens at Visual Arts Centre t By all accounts, Kim Campbell has made a very successful debut on the international stage. Our new Prime Minister had her first meeting with heads of government government from other leading nations during during the recent G-7 economic summit in Tokyo. She returned home having met her declared objectives - to advance advance the interests of Canada, and to develop relationships with other leaders leaders that will be helpful in dealing with issues between their countries and Canada. ; The Prime Minister earned high marks for her personal, private meeting meeting with U.S. President Bill Clinton, In response to her polite but firmly stated complaint, he apologized for his government's failure to notify Canada before launching the June 26 missile strike against Iraq. Considering Considering Canada's participation in the Gulf War and oUr leading role as a peacekeeper peacekeeper in the Middle East and other trouble zones, the President agreed we should have received advance notice. notice. ' As well, after the meeting with our Prime Minister Mr. Clinton announced announced he will designate a member ■of his staff specially to monitor Cana- yda-U.S. trade issues. The two leaders discussed in detail detail some, of the thornier trade concerns concerns of the two countries, including 'wheat, sugar, softwood lumber, and beer. They also spent some time on 'the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the side deals sought 'by the U.S. on labour and the environment. environment. The president reaffirmed 'his commitment to NAFTA, indicating indicating he hopes the necessary legislation will be approved by Congress by the end of the summer. i During their meeting, the Prime Minister made it clear to Mr. Clinton that Canada, while opening up trade in other areas, is committed to vigorously vigorously protecting its cultural indus- i tries. ~ At the G-7 meeting Ms. Campbell :was instrumental in having the summit's summit's final economic declaration in- i elude a statement of support for the United Nations conference on migra- Outlook ■ f : From Page 6 with "250 tonnes of arsenic, 26 tonnes ! of lead, five tonnes of mercury, 500 to '1,500 pounds of cadmium, and nine 'grams of dioxin." : Orillia residents were warned that such toxins could induce "lung dis- . case, kidney disorders, neuromuscular problems, anemia, and weakened immune immune systems." V While residents in Orillia can rest 'easy for now, the residents of Placentia Placentia Bay cannot. However, with the rate 'of unemployment so high, they may just take a bitter pill so friends and families can put food on their tables and keep the roof over their heads. Garbage is an issue that may not "affect you now. But it affects everyone everyone somewhere down the line. As much as one tries not to contribute contribute to the mess of garbage out ' there, we're not perfect. The photo-feature about Brier Island Island shows the timclcssncss of the island, island, the rock formations, and the ; birds on the island. A refreshing look at the world around us that reminds us how things arc supposed to look without the garbage-- garbage-- au natural. tory fish stocks, taking place in New York. Whatever Canadians may think of our large neighbour, there are a wide range of economic and other reasons why mutual understanding and respect respect are so important to both countries. countries. As one editorial observed following following the Tokyo summit, there is nothing productive about staging repeated repeated showdowns with Washington but, in our national interest, there also is nothing wrong with vigorous ly pressing our case in public and making sure Canada is not taken for granted. Reports from Tokyo show Prime Minister Campbell established a good relationship with President Clinton, while also getting what she wanted from him. He stated he was very impressed with her contributions contributions to the summit and by the conversations conversations they had together. It's clear that our new Prime Minister Minister achieved an excellent first impression impression on Canada's behalf. This coming week at Queen's Park will be "show down time" Unless Unless the opposition parties agree to let the government proceed with the legislative legislative agenda, rule changes will be enacted quickly. No doubt if this happens happens then the opposition parties will cry foul, and claim that they no longer longer can be an effective opposition. Effective Effective opposition doesn't mean shutting shutting down the process of governing at a cost to the tax payer of about $250,000 per day. I'm hopeful that an agreement can be made, that we can finish up the legislation on hold, and then get away to spend some time in the riding and with families, prior to the start of committees. Oh boy! am I ever glad that the NDP can't be blamed for Picture #16, you know the one that you or I could have painted given a gallon of red latex latex paint. I have no doubt at all, give the present climate (the Arts Council of Ontario grant to the CAW as an example) that had the NDP even been remotely connected with the purchase of Picture #16, I would have been answering letters of complaint complaint starting now, until at least Christmas. In my opinion, the picture's cost represents an unconscionable waste of already scarce public resources. The time frame when the MPPs become part of the Social Contract is approaching rapidly. But before I write about that, I want to put some facts before you to think over. In January 1993, the Commission of Election Finances tabled their report report in respect of the indemnities and allowances of members of the Ontario Ontario Legislative Assembly. Their report report reaffirmed their report of a year previous, that the structure of indemnities indemnities and allowances for Members of the Legislature had been developed in a veritable patchwork which cried out for reform. In describing ' the function of the MPP they said that the job was now full-time, and the anachronism of referring to their remuneration remuneration as a sessional indemnity should be dropped, and they should be in receipt of a salary. The Commission's report, goes on to say, that the salary of the Members should be commensurate with their responsibilities and comparable to that paid to an MP, as just one example example given. If the recommendation of the Commission had been acted upon in January 1993, the salary of an MPP would have risen by $26,042. What has occurred, is that the salary of an MPP has been frozen at the From Page 6 ; Another pair of words that cause endless confusion arc "its" and "it's" These words arc probably used incorrectly more often than ! they arc used properly. To make a long story short, "its" is the pos- ' scssivc, while "it's" is the abbreviated form of "it is." I've always wondered why the word "abbreviation" is so long. Would it not make more sense if it were a shorter word? Anyway, let's put all of the above together to demonstrate the purpose of this exercise. "It's the pits whenever I develop writer's block and have to put in my two cents worth about a family of mongooses and its love for pitted cherries, after somebody offered me a penny for my thoughts." I definitely need a vacation. 1989 level of pay since 1990, and the Social Contract as applied to MPPs calls for a continuing freeze until 1996! All the while, the Conservative and Liberal MPs in Ottawa, who. collectively collectively over the. years have caused the "mother of all" deficits, are sailing sailing along having suffered a two year wage freeze! I suspect it will be a frosty Friday before we see them take a pay .cut, but despite this, the centre of the people's anger remains firmly on the heads of the Ontario MPPs. .Again, I haven't any doubt that the reason is because the NDP forms the government. Between 1990 and 1993, there hasn't been an employee paid by the public purse, who didn't receive at least a salary increase of 6%. The Social Social Contract asks those paid by the public purse to take a pay cut, through time off without pay that will amount to a pay cut of 5%. My arithmetic arithmetic shows them to still be 1% to the good over wages they received in 1991. The salary of the MPP has been frozen at their rate of pay for 1989 since 1990 and is to continue until 1996. In addition, in an announcement announcement to be made shortly, they will see a reduction in salary and allowances allowances that will total several thousands of dollars for each year, through until 1996, or until after the next provincial provincial election. This means that those MPPs defeated in the next election never will see any pay increases in their five years of service. I can just imagine the type of jungle warfare that would erupt if public employees had their salaries rolled back to their 1989 levels. Just now, MPPs arc taking untold abuse over just about everything. They work long hours honestly trying to serve those whom they were elected elected to represent. Most abuse lately has been directed toward the general feeling feeling that the MPP is over paid and nothing more than a fat-cat. The salary salary freeze and roll back isn't any the less painful for them as it is to the public sector employee. MPPs have mortgages to pay along with car payments, payments, and other bills, just like anyone anyone else docs. Given all the facts which I have explained, and certainly not to extract any sympathy from anyone on my own behalf, I nevertheless nevertheless hope the explanation has been helpful in putting things in their proper perspective, although for some, that will be impossible. This coming Friday evening will see me doing something I haven't done in almost 36 years - milking a cow! I will be taking part in a milking milking contest at the Durham County Holstein Club's Annual Twilight meeting at the Wilson Farm in Tyrone. Tyrone. 1 just hope I haven't lost my touch. The Duke of Wellington once said, "If I attempted to answer the mass of. futile correspondence that surrounds me I should be debarred from all serious business of the campaign." campaign." Until next week - please take care and try to be positive in everything you do. Editor's Mail Dear Mr. James: I would like to address this letter to the inconsiderate, disrespectful person or persons who removed a pair of blttejays made of cement and On a sad note, sympathy is extended to firefighter and friend, P. ain , tcd 10 lo V k 50 rcal from m y fl1 * Trent Elyca after the death of his wife in a car accident on Friday mcr s gravc Sllc ' evening. While Trent was at home with his children, he heard the alann over his pager, not knowing it was his wife fcllow-fircfightcrs would be trying to save. A few hours later, lie would hear the terrible news from his chief. In Trent's words, "I've lost my wife, my best friend, and the mother of my two children." Ills children arc two and four-years-old. Deepest sympathy is extended to Trent and his family from his friends at Tltc Statesman. Are you Ready for Area Code... 905? During Juno and July we are offering a 15% discount on all printed materials for business that need to be changed to reflect our now area code. James Publishing Co. Ltd. 62 King Street West, Bowmanville 623-3303 i grave ; I lost my father suddenly last June 10th just before Father's Day. Dad was an avid nature lover, feeding the birds and squirrels every morning. He was also a big Toronto Blue Jays fan, so when I found the bluejays at a local flea market I knew that would be my Father's Day gift to him. I went directly to the grave and placed them lovingly in front of my father's marker. Because 1 no longer live in Bowmanville and am only able to visit his grave a few times a year, I had great comfort in knowing at least the bluejays were there as my personal loving tribute to my dad. It is obvious that you have never suffered the heartache of losing a loved one or you would never have considered such a cruel aci. Now what? Do I dare lty to leave anyihing else. Please reconsider what you have done. I am sure those bluejays mean nothing to you, but mean everything to me. If you have a change of heart please return them. I would be forever forever grateful. Yours truly, Judy Kttratciyk Kincardine, Ontario Letter to the Editor Letter Writer Adds Views to Laidlaw Waste Facility Issue Dear Editor: When wc first moved to Bowmanville, Bowmanville, friends introduced our family to your newspaper through a subscription subscription as a housewarming gift. We have continued as subscribers and through the years have thoroughly enjoyed it, but I have not, until now, felt compelled compelled to write. In your June 30th issue, there were two items which gave me a good chuckle. The first was Rick James "Thoughts Unlimited" column about church bulletins. The second was Bob Gill's letter to the Editor and his argument about the Laidlaw waste facility which began with the line "... regardless of who builds the waste disposal facility, we can rest assured assured that it will be safe". It was not until you reprinted Mr. Gill's letter the following week that I realized that instead instead of laughing, I should follow his advice and voice my opinion. So, here goes... I couldn't agree with Mr. Gill more when he says CHECK OUT THE FACTS and FORM YOUR OWN OPINION. I do, however, have a lot of trouble with his "most important" assertion that we can "rest assured" that "it will be safe" due to the existence existence of tough standards, and engineering engineering technologies and safeguards. Rather, it is so important that we take the time to educate ourselves instead of relying on blind faith in the ability of 'experts' and technology to take care of us. I feel quite strongly that the best of rational decisions are those made after examining all aspects of an issue. Laidlaw is providing an easy and painless way to lcam their side of the story. It is not so easy to acquaint ourselves with other viewpoints. For the most part, we have to rely on community community members and citizens groups who have chosen to devote their time and energy to learning more about the subject and providing us with an alternate alternate opinion. Unfortunately, we have a sad history history _ of state-of-the-art technology which has not lived up to its promise. As far as 'safe' landfills go, perhaps it might be wise to check with the residents residents of St. Catharines who live near their landfill. Last I heard, they were not too enthusiastic about the ooze rising rising up from their toilets. And although "dumps arc not what they used to be" and "arc clean and well maintained" the seagulls seem to be quite satisfied with the level of minor imperfection that remains. Before wc get side-tracked with visions visions of hockey arenas and ballparks and projections of employment and economy and compensation, wc need to do our homework. (As for Mr. Gill's assurance that Laidlaw's compensation compensation package will be "more than fair", I would submit that 'fair' is a value-laden term. Who decides what is 'fair' compensation?) The landfill siting process is a difficult and complicated complicated one, and has been developed by intelligent and committed people in order to locate landfills in environmentally environmentally suitable spots. But, it is not perfect and it needs community input to be ns valid as it can be. The Committee Committee of Clarke Constituents are currently currently reviewing the proposals of both Interim Waste Authority (1WA) and Laidlaw for landfill situation on the same site. Although public opinion is not, and should not bo the final word; the community possesses a intuitive knowledge of the land that can only result from years (and often generations) generations) of interaction. This may not be scientific or measurable, but it is no less real and deserving of consideration. consideration. Yes, landfills are a fact of lifr. Yes, they have to be located somewhere. somewhere. Let's just make sure that, to the best of our ability, they are located In the most appropriate spot. Funny, when Mr. Gilt asks for belter ideas, he makes no mention about reducing the amount of garbage generated. Olt, and for the sake of those who, like Mr. Gill, Insist on trolling out (for whatever whatever reason) their academic credentials = I too have a degree = a B.Sc. In Envi ronmental Science, and am presently working on my Master's degree in Environmental Environmental Studies. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Susan Larsh "TELLING FRAMES' - One of the artists whose work is being featured this month at the Visual Arts Centre in Bowmanville is Jordan Maclachlan of Toronto. Borrowing from classical as well as contemporary influences, the sculptor has created a collection of female figures in a variety of intimate situations and acting out various roles. "Telling Frames" runs until August 27th at the VAC. Also on display are works by Oshawa artist Wendy Wallace. Van Belle Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! 4 STORES Highway No. 2 King St. W., Oshawa • Slmcoe St. N., Oshawa 100 DundasSt. W., Whitby Trademark of Van Belle Gardens Ltd. 4 i DURHAM NOTICE TO MOTORISTS Ontario A TRAFFIC REMINDER FOR MOTORISTS USING THE HARMONY ROAD EXIT IN OSHAWA FROM THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND LANES OF HIGHWAY 401 Work will be commencing, on or about July 26,1993 for 14 weeks, to widen Regional Road 22 ( Bloor Street ) Including the 401 overpass from Regional Road 33 ( Harmony Road ) to Regional Road 56 ( Farewell Street ) and the associated Intersections, In the City of Oshawa. The work will result In restricted traffic movements affecting westbound motorists at Harmony Road. This traffic will be detoured via Harmony Road, Olive Avenue and Wilson Road. The Bloor Street / Hwy No. 401 overpass will remain open for eistbound motoriste at Farewell Street. Westbound Hwy No. 401 traffic, normally exiting at Harmony Road for westbound Bloor Street, are advised to use the Rltson Road Exit for destinations on Bloor Street and Farewell Street. HIGHWAY No. 2 Night work within the Hwy. No. 401 corridor In conjunction with this contract, will reduce traffic, to one lane In each direction and require the closure of the oastbound nnd westbound on ramps at this location. The Ministry end the Region requests the co-opersllon of the motoriste while Improvement works are underway end regrets any Inconvenience I his work may cause. Should there be any questions regarding this project, 8 lease contact the following between the hours ol >30 AM • 4*30 PM, Monday through Friday. Mr. M.3. Linters. P.Eng. Prelect Engineer Durham Region Works Department 666-7721