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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 2, 1983 Successful Kinsmen Hallowe'en dance The Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club held their annual annual Hallowe'en dance in the Orono- Community Centre last Saturday evening with a good attendance present. The majority of dancers present were in costume by Arlin Hackman - Federation of Ontario Naturalists As I gathered the lash ripe tomatoes from my garden some days ago, I couldn't which added greatly to the outing. The usual and unusual were all there and the Kinsmen* * can chalk the Hallowe'en dance of 1983 down as a success with lots of community support. help thinking how pleasant the onset of winter might be if only I could enclose the en : tire backyard in a greenhouse. As luck would have it, the next morning's paper brought news that my wish may be granted - in a manner of speaking. Instead of a genuine greenhouse it promised something called the "greenhouse effect". Actually it's no laughing matter. Nothing less than a dramatic change in global climate is on its way, it seems. The greenhouse effect refers to the, prediction that the earth will become warmer as carbon dioxide gas, released from worldwide fossil fuel combustion, builds up in the • atmosphere, where it traps the sun's heat like the glass of a greenhouse. Having debated the theory for a century, climatologists now agree it is right, as two authoritative American studies have just shown. If carbon dioxide increases increases enough, the ice sheets of Greenland and the west Antarctic could melt and raise sea level catastrophically. catastrophically. Halifax would have the climate of Miami, but most of it would be under water. Though approaching this scenario with great caution, scientists at Environment Canada say it's very possible the mean annual temperature will rise one half degree by the year 2000 in Ontario and bè accompanied by a trend to dryer weather. This change alone, resulting from a doubling in atmospheric carbon carbon dioxide, would extend our southern growing season north as far as James Bay, shift our agricultural crops, lower water levels in the great lakes, and require changes in our building code, to name a few effects. There lire other factors which vary the buildup of carbon dioxide or offset its ' effects and complicate prediction. Trees and plants capture and store; carbon Living in a greenhouse Handi-Transit now operating Saturday The non-profit Newcastle Handi-Transit system is ex- ;ending its service throughout ;he Town to include service m Saturdays on a trial basis. Handi-Transit has been providing' service Mondays hrough Fridays between the tours of 7:30 a.m. and 5;30 p.m. The service is being extended extended to include Saturdays from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Christmas when it will then be determined if their is a call for Saturday service and if so it will then be provided on a permanent basis. It has been, pointed out that Saturday service does require require pre-booking before Saturday as Handi-Transit will not be maintaining office hours on Saturday. Users of the service will receive same day service, Monday through Friday with arrangments being being made early in the morning. morning. Doug Manuel of Newcastle Handi-Transit states they would like to become better known in the whole of the Town of Newcastle and that the handicapped be fully aware of their service within the community. Manuel states the service is mainly for wheelchair patients patients but that they do provide provide the service for those using using crutches and canes. The Newcastle system is funded by the Ministry of Transportation an,d Communication Communication and the Town of Newcastle. There is a charge to the customer which can be determined by phoning Handi-Transit at 571-1252. Manuei states Handi- Transit in Newcastle serves all areas in the Town of Newcastle including Orono, : Newcastle, Bowmanville, Hampton and all the rural area. ' He said it is a door-to- door service within the Town and trips can also be arranged for medical purposes to Oshawa. The small van is equipped with a lift for wheelchairs. Manuel said it is very simple simple to arrange Handi-Transit transportation by phoning 571-1252. He said Handi- Transit does accept reverse charges on the phone call. Lung Association campaign November The Lung Association will launch its major campaign November 1st, with this year's provincial goal set at $3.5 million. The Christmas Seal Campaign target for Durham Region is $115;000. "I am confident that the people people of Durham will respond to our Christmas Seal mailing," mailing," says Fund-Raising Chairman, Carol Collings. "We need the gerterous sup- •port of all to reach our goal and protect the future of our community programs." During the Campaign, Christmas Seals will be mailed mailed to more than 85,000 households and businesses in Durham. The Lung Association is concerned at the continuing rise in the incidence of respiratory illness. The cost of hospital treatment alone now stands at more than $400 million annually, and in Durham it is estimated that, on average, someone is admitted admitted to a local hospital every two hours for treatment of a lung disorder. One in every five Canadians Canadians suffer from breathing problems such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bron- dioxide. Weathering converts silicate rocks to carbonates which erosion carries to the sea. The oceans absorb and release carbon dioxide and heat in quantity, but over very long time periods. Gases such as freon and methane contribute to the greenhouse effect. On the other hand, volcanoes spew vast quantities quantities of ash into the atmosphere atmosphere which can significantly reduce incoming solar energy. Even so, remaining disagreement among scientists scientists boils down to,whether we take action to control carbon carbon dioxide emissions now or in the 1990's. So the greenhouse effect is another strong 'argument for a realistic, diverse energy program program and responsible emission emission controls which the acid rain phenomena has alieady 1 shown are required. , i I think I'd rather save the money for a real greenhouse, than have one brought to me Courtesy of unchecked pollution. pollution. chitis, farmer's lung and lung cancer. "The cold, hard facts are that emphysema and Chronic bronchitis are the fastest growing diseases in Canada," says Dr. Myles Fisher, President of the Durham Region Lung • Association. Statistic^ reveal that there will be' more than 500,000 new cases of lung disease diagno'sed in Canada this year, . and one in fourteen wage-earners 45 years of age and ovef will be denied a normal normal life-style due to lung ' (JiseaSe. • ., The * Lung Association's community programs are reaching more ' people each , (Continued page 9) The Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE Please be advised that the Newcastle Fitness Centre,- Bowmanville Memorial Arena and Darlington Sports Centre Centre will be closed on Friday, Friday, November 11,1983 for Remembrance Day. T.A. Fanning, R.D.M.R. (F) Director of Community Services Date of Publication: November 2; 1983 GANARASKA REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority will be holding two Public Meetings to discuss our Watershed Plan • All those interested are invited attend. •S Wednesday, Nov. 16/83 1 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The office of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority Northwest corner of Highways 40} and 28 Opposite Easton's Texaco Thursday* Nov. 17/83 i 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. , Newcastle Town Hall Corner of King and Mill Streets Village of Newcastle