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PAGE 6 ♦ THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ August 3,2005 Tim Whittaker Publisher Joanne Burghardt Editor-In-Chief Chris Bovie Managing Editor Fred Eismont Director of Advertising Eddie Kolodziejcak Classified Advertising Manager Kirk Bdiley Distribution Manager Lillian Hook Office Manager Janice O'Neil, Cheryl Haines Composing Managers ®1jc Canabtmt Statesman i « durhamregion.cont Phone 905-579-4400 Classifieds 905-576-9335 Distribution 905-579-44^7 General Fax 905-579-2238 Newsroom Fax 905-579-1809 E-Mail newsroom@durhamregion.com 865 Farewell St., Oshawa ON L1H 7L5 Publications Mail Registration No. 07637 EDITORIAL e-mail letters,to ncwsroom@durlianiregion.com Water works require our support dofighcn.com i. * ,♦ ■ 1 " ■- v : -f < r * V- vjV;- v: *•- z 1 i ; -;> ■ til' • « • * • - • • - . .*• r. v f * »•"*;,! • r - .*f •. v -.-. .• *. • ":! v I < ' -. ■ V • •• ». „ . • ' • . • • • * . A. ,* * ,• / * , •• * » i**i m - • •* * « . , / r.-s.z; * % Vv: v, : •» ^ -- -s Mir nc In this summer of intense heat and desert-like conditions, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the Province has water on the brain. Concerns over the supply of fresh water, how it gets used and' when, and who is charged with paying for it, rank right up there with worries about our over-strained hydro electricity system and the impact of smog. You can't do much without air, water and power and we're getting getting that message loud and clear. While global warming and issues like the Kyoto Accord are part of the long-term picture with respect to our air and water, the need is to investigate practical practical solutions which will have an impact over the next decade or so. The latest bombshell concerning concerning water came recently after an expert panel said Ontario would need $34 billion in investment in water and sewage systems over the next 15 years. Combined with the inevitable need for more energy supply as the Province grows -- that means very expensive new nuclear reactors reactors in the absence of any better ideas - and it means we're in for some very expensive times in the years ahead., Durham, fortunately, is ahead of the curve on much of the Water/sewer/energy front. We boast the Pickering and - Darlington nuclear reactors and have the possibility of future nuclear development here. The Region has invested heavily heavily in a new water plant which should meet the needs of Durham Durham residents and businesses for a long time to come. . There arc a few chinks in the armour however as regards aging sewage systems. In Whitby, for example, some of the sewer pipes, are incredibly enough, close to 100 years old. Much of the work around the region was done back in the 1920s and 1930s and will obvi-' ously require ' replacement and repair. As Cliff Curtis, the Region's commissioner of works says, "We're trying to baby the system as long as we/can." Water and sewer systems are paid for by user fees so it would seem that any necessary improvements improvements will be borne on the backs of taxpayers. The Region has assured that any major work that needs doing will be spread out over time to avoid a major hit in a single year or two, but make no mistake, costly repairs will.be required, and soon. After all, we can't do anything without a proper water supply. There's just no getting around 1 ; it. , INCITE OF OFWOTOBy WE HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH AWT TUAT , \MEAT NILE VtWbTWb TEAR- f:\%t • v ., • -V- ',WS&r. .' ; . • . * • , A ». . 1 l > • » ,»> 'll. • , | * ' I ,* ... . ■ ,(••:/ Vv■ •:•.tv. . • ■ • • « . , # . * •• * * • Today's question^ Should Canada follow the United States' lead if ?.ij decides to move ahead w|tl| changes to daylight savijQn time? Yes "i No 54 Cast your vote online infodurhamregion.cor Last week's i question: J Should the Province man date that life-jackets be wqïi in all watercraft? No 34% Yes 66% Votes cast: 247 HAVE YOUR SAY- ----- ■£ Are you in favour of extending daylight savings time by two months? À 1 •' iD LETTERS TO THE EDITOR e-mail letters to ncwsrooni@durliamrcgion.com BACKWARD GLANCE Lockhart's Band Photo supplied by Clarington Museum and Archives Shown are members of Lockhart's Band. Lockhart is a small community west of Newcastle. Parent resents actions of abortion demonstrators To the editor: Re: Abortion pictures causing uproar in Durham, July 27. Thank you for informing me of this organization's name. They made my last trip to the north end a chore. Members of my family fought in two world wars for the freedom freedom to make choices and offer opinions. , They, might, however, question question the mentality of showing pictures such as these on a busy evening thoroughfare. As the mother of a teenage girl, I'm instilling in her that as she grows older she is going to have . to make choices and how she is guided to those choices is my responsibility as a parent. I don't appreciate the fact that states that I haven't made up my mind on the issue and, as a parent, parent, 1 need a "shock" factor. I need no shock fact and I don't need some stranger, of anyone for that matter, telling me how I should think. This organization is a controlling controlling menace and I take offence at the way I see them interfering in ,the raising of my daughter. Laura Feeney Courtice How to explain abortion to a child? To the editor: .Re: Abortion pictures cause uproar in Durham, July 27. This is in response to Rosemary Connell's quote that "children under the age of 6 only react to their parents reaction," regarding the pictures that her anti-abortion group displayed around Durham region. After driving through one of these demonstrations recently, I can assure you that children do have questions, especially when they see the head of a baby ripped from the body with blood all over and a clamp around the neck. ' j Or a baby lying dead with the body parts all around. Children, regardless of their ■ age, are not blind; they are not stupid, especially when her group ' has people approaching vehicles and- handing out literature, and talking about it. You don't need a parent's reaction reaction to make the children start asking questions. OK, Ms. Connell, you tell me how to answer the question question "Who hurt that baby? Why doesn't he have a body?" When children of that age don't know the first thing about sex, how do you explain the process of abortion? Shawna Hutton Bomanville Pictures really tell the story of abortion i To the editor: Re: Abortion pictures causing uproar in Durham, July 27. Over the years, magazine covers, covers, front pages of newspapers, and TV screens have featured horrific scenes of the mutilated bodies from Rwandan massacres and Bosnian genocides. They have shared the images of gaping, twisted Kurdish corpses; victims of Saddam Hussein's "yellow rain." Why show us such scenes? Wouldn't descriptions do? The thing about pictures is that they rip away the sense ,of distance and unreality that can' form around even the most vivid descriptions of human suffering. They give that suffering a human face. That's what happens when we see pictures of the aftermath of abortion. Reality sets in. .. That:is, I suppose! what really j ; bothers ! us. This isn ? t happening happening to people in distant lands. It's happening right here; in the places in which we live; to people people who we would have known as our child, grandchild, cousin, niece, brother, neighbour. We need to ask ourselves, "Am I more disturbed by the possibility possibility of my child's short-term response to the pictures or by what's actually happening to the children in those pictures?" Should we accept being shocked out of our comfort zones? I hope so. That's what a civilized society society would do because, whether hidden by distance or a wall of muscle, the human faces are still there." Brian W. Brasier Oshawa Janine Mutton "Yes, more daylight hours the end of the day allows more socializing" >a at jH r>7 Natasha Pearson l,:t "Absolutely, we'll save money on energy." LETTERS We welcome letters that include name, city of residence and phone numbers for verification. Writers are generally limited to 200 words and one submis- • sion in 30 days. We decline announcements, poetry, open letters, consumer complaints, congratulations and thank you notes. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for length, style and clarity. The newspaper newspaper contacts only those people people whose .submissions have been chosen for publication. FAX: 905-579-1809; E-MAIL: N'ewsroom@durhamregion. com. Jamés Gilfoy "More light at the end of the day suits me fine." Don't forget Clarington still rural Urban area is growing, but Clarington still firmly planted in agriculture It doesn't take keen observation observation skills to notice that Clar- •ington is growing, in more ways than one. • Houses arc going up so fast it would make your head spin. Since 1996, the population has jumped from just over 60,000 lo an estimated 80,000. Council has spent much of the past year looking at increasing commercial opportunities all over the municipality. Jennifer Stone Recreational facilities arc being built at lightning speed, lo accommodate all the newbies lo the area. There has been' a long look taken at the seeming demand for big box stores and other sales outlets to keep consumers shopping shopping in their home towns, But, at the same time, there's a large part of Clarington, which is a vast municipality of more than 600 square kilometres, that is growing in another way: it's firmly rooted in agriculture. The Clarington Farmers' Market Market is proof positive that the municipality still has an enormous enormous agricultural component. Along with all that residential and commercial development is a whole lot of farmland. Though there arc participants from elsewhere, on hand selling selling their goods, half of the 10 vendors on hand at the Newcastle Newcastle arena parking lot every Sunday from I0 a.m. to 3 p.m. arc locals. The.Stapletons are there with their wide array of vegetables, while the Snowdens sell frozen meat pics, sausage rolls, beef patties, and the like, The folks from Clement Poul try are there with their chicken and turkey, as well as some produce, produce, and Zolton Pck has available available an array of vegetables. Tomatoes, beans, onions, corn, squash and pumpkins, from the Lovckins' Kilcolmon Farms are also available. There's also a wide variety of goods - from home baking to honey - available from neighbours neighbours from other municipalities. What could be fresher than vegetables picked out of a field at sunrise, and available for purchase purchase by mid-morning? And what better recommendation recommendation than sellers who not only hawk their wares, but serve them at home, too? There's added value, too. As one market vendor, Melanie Stapleton, said in a recent inter view, the vendors often know the secrets to storing and preparing the items they produce. So, visitors may find a new, interesting way to cook what they buy, It's early days for the Clarington Clarington market, having only started running in late June But there's a great deal : of potential, given the sheer number of agricultural operations in the area, and the number of residents in the area who like the idea of buying produce and other items directly from their neighbours. The market runs Sundays at the Newcastle Memorial Arena parking lot, 103 Caroline St. W. Reporter Jennifer Stone s column appears every other Wednesday. E- mail jstone@dtirhamregion, com. Katelyn Fudge "Yes, because you can play&i soccer and there is still day$| light left for other things." vd The Canadian Statesman isf] one of the'Metroland Printing Publishing and Distributing group of newspapers. 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