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SECTION THE HERALD VleiatUaj I IIP Winter scene in the Credit River valley Herald photo Monday at the arts centre Heritage Day is topic for Society meet Fittingly enough the Society continuing to or a nationally declared Heritage Day holiday every Feb will bold its annual meeting on that date next Monday in a recently revamped local heritage building the centre at Market and Church Streets In Georgetown Although not an official noli day yet Monday la Heritage Day In Canada and the society will view vers ly Rural Development Outreach Program slide show entitled Rural Development Bronte to Acton The Hides have been used by the region agricultural advisory commit tee to underline Kalian a arm lag heritage and the need to protect It from excessive urban development Hills chief librarian Comwell Is also expect o discuss the library plans for an archives room at the Georgetown branch The meeting begins a 1 rim MPPs report from Queens Park By JULIA ACID RAIN Early In the last decade Swedish enlists gave the tint warnings acid rain which results when emissions of sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen combine with rain fall Today In Ontario between and lakes of average size may be acidified to the point where hey can no longer support desirable fish species Sclen lists estimate that if present trends continue some lakes could become aterlle by White the United States produces more sulphur dioxide and nitrogen than Canada he greater ion of sulphur and nitrogen oxide deposits In country result from domestic Not only does acid rain threaten life It also has detrimental effects on forests soils and agriculture as well as corroding buildings etc Most of northern Ontario Is susceptible to the Impact of acid rain and within twenty years this impact will severely damage tourism forestry and cultural opera Horn unless emissions in both the and Canada are reduced controlled There have been attempts convince he public that the US Is the main culprit with respect to add rain This contention Is certainly not supported by the long awaited report of the federal on Acid Rain Still Waters The Chilling Reality of Acid Rain This report released last October has the unanimous support of all nine representing the three major federal poll leal parties makes some far reaching recommendations a scathing attack on the School board approves five new teacher transfers appointment to schools In Hilton Hills were approved Thursday by the board of education Anne was hired for Harrison and Public Schools Judith and John Winter for Smlh Middle School Aline for Senior Public School and I Dick Middle School and Phyllis Shaddock for Howard Public School The appointments became effective Jan Resignations were accepted from of Stewart town Senior Public School and front Marina of Centennial and Park Public Schools very cautious policies of the Government In its so- called war on acid rain While Using the U S to task he subcorn m I also focus es on action which should be taken by Canada The recommends using all possible pot It legal and media channels to reduce add rain from he S It also makes specific recom mendatlons for domestic action such as limits on emissions by companies the improvement of emission standards the study of effects of acid rain more teeth in invlronmenta legislation an increase In public awareness and Incentives to persuade polluters to clean up their operations With respect to sources of sulphur dioxide in Canada the report that while most emissions come from Ontario and Quebec there are also considerable sources In other provinces For example Inco in Thompson Manitoba is responsible for close Id half of he emissions of Inco in Sudbu ry Ontario and is third on the list of sulphur dioxide emitters In Canada Incorporat ed Oil Sands Division of Fort McMurrsy Alberta Is number nine on hat same list at 93 tonnes per year of sulphur dioxide emissions This slum Ion lends an Ironic note to the Ontario purchase of per cent of that company a shares Will the Ontario Government responsibility for reducing the company pollu tion emissions During he last session of the Ontario Legislature on members charged the Environment Minister with being too soft on Inco Sudbu ry operation He replied that the accusations were fled Nevertheless according he Still Waters Report Sudbury is a till the number one polluter with respect to sulphur dioxide In this country Ministry of Environment studies themselves show that heavy metal fallout within a 50kilometre radius of ho Inco Is among the highest in Ihe world The government has In fad mislead the people of Ontario with statements that most add rain in Ontario Is a result of emissions when intact a 1979 Canada report says that Ontario s contributions to the acid rain problem are significant not only to this province but to Eastern Canada as a whole In late 1961 Ontario Hydro signed a letter of Intent with General Public Utilities GPU to export 1000 mega watts of firm power to GPU En the S via a 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