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THE HERALD Wednesday January 1M- Page 7 The world is losing Dear Sir Henschel states that greed is behind the destruction of many of our trees as what hap pened behind Crescent In Brazil greed is also the ma jor factor in the devastation of the rainforests which provide the world with a great deal of our ox ygen help maintain ecological balance stabilize our climate and assure food and livelihood for the indigenous people of the area Once the land is cleared and fanned it is only fertile for three to five years The cutting slashing and burning of thousands of acres each and every day adds approximately onethird of our dioxides into the air further damaging the ozone layer Recently an awardwinning defender of the rainforests was murdered after six attempts on his life Is this the direction we are heading A new year but same fight Dear Sir The year is gone forever 1 wish the same could be said for Reclamation Systems Incs pro posal to dump 20 million tons of garbage on the escarpment above Georgetown But is here and so is that wonderful proposal Dont be fooled by Reclamation Systems Incs presentations Gigantic garbage dumps take away from the enjoyment of the community Just ask any citizens group that is facing ex pansion of an existing mega- dump Citizens of Halton Hills keep the pressure on for a dumpfree escarpment Our water quality depends on us Yours truly David Noble Suspects sought Halton Regional Police are sear ching for three suspects who damaged a car parked in a Guelph Street- restaurant parking lot and then fled the scene Police say three men jumped on Honda One threw a beer bottle or can at the vehicle and another punched the window shat tering the glass About damage was caused in the inci dent Police describe the suspects as three males in their late teens or early twenties One suspect has red hair and freckles is about five feet nine inches tall and 165 pounds A second suspect is six feet one inch 185 pounds with wiry black hair He was wearing glasses and a ski jacket A third suspect is five feet inches pounds with blond hair police are continuing to Investigate Available at The Herald Office in either 8x10 or 5x7 Sizes MP ft 772M1 Police pleased with RIDE statistics By DONNA KELL Herald Staff Although Halton Regional Police stopped thousands more vehicles at RIDE spot checks in 1988 than in police statistics released last week show fewer arrests made and fewer charges laid in 1988 RIDE Reduce Impaired Driv ing Everywhere a program started in in Halton to combat drinking and driving stopped vehicles in 1988 compared to vehicles in But despite the increase police say only arrests were made in compared to in 1987 This indicates a drop of 35 per cent In 1988 impaired driving charges were laid by police as a result of RIDE spot checks Of 64 suspected impaired drivers were charged with impaired driv ing and with having over 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml blood Nine refused the breathalyzer test resulting in impaired driving- related charges says Sgt David Pruitt of Halton Regional Police There were also fewer charges under the Highway Traffic Act an Act which Includes such offences as driving with a burnedout headlamp without seatbelts or driving over the speed limit In 1987 2308 Highway Traffic Act charges were laid In 1988 the figure dropped to 1324 almost half that number of charges But the emphasis now for RIDE is not Highway Traffic offences but im paired driving said former traffic division Constable Blair Vintinner I would say to someone Merry Christmas you have a burnedout headlight Constable Vintinner said RIDE is more concerned with cutting down the number of im paired drivers than charging drivers for minor violations Police issued fewer warnings to drivers in 1988 than in The number of warnings dropped per cent to last year from in Of the over vehicles stop ped by RIDE in 1988 135 were charged with various offences many of which were under the Li quor License Act said Pruitt Some people were arrested for con suming alcohol in the car he said Police gave suspected Police investigate links in recent burglaries Regional Police say two burglaries in the Halton Hills area last week could be connected Some in jewellery and cash was taken from a Sideroad 15- Sixth Line area home sometime during the day January Items of yellowgold rhinestone and pearl a mans gold watch and a stereo as well as in cash were miss ing from the residence Police say no one was at home when the unknown suspect entered GEORGETOWN CUSTOM CAR SOUND THE CAR STEREO EXPERTS 8772425 NORTH END NISSAN 610 MARTIN STREET MILTON ONTARIO 8784137 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SILVER CREEK TRUNK SEWER STUDY PUBLIC COMMENT NOW BEING ACCEPTED As a requirement under Ontarios Environmental Assessment Act the Regional Municipality of Halton hereby notifies ail interested individuals and parties that the Region of Is conducting a preliminary investigation to asses the need tor additional sanitary sewage works In the Silver Creek Valley between Road and Main Street in Georgetown The purpose the Silver Creek Trunk Sewer Study Is to assess the impact of the new sanitary sewerage works through the Silver Creek Valley and to ac commodate the additional growth within the Town HIDs Georgetown A public information session will be held from pm to 800 p m on Thur sday January in the Committee Room at the Town of Halton Hilts Municipal Offices on Trafalgar Road regarding the above mentioned project to be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Water and Sewage Projects For further information contact the following- Regional Municipality of Halton or Consultant Department of Public Works 2318 South Service Rd Box Ontario Phone 13 Attn QN Director of Engineering Services Marshall Monaghan 276 Duncan Mill Road Don Mills Ontario 2Y1 Phone Attn E Salenleks PEng Regional Clerk paired drivers the ALEKT Alcohol Level Evaluation Road Tester in Of those tested 339 blew a Pass which means they could continue driving 76 blew a Warn which meant they received 12hour driving suspensions and 15 failed and were charged with Im paired driving The four drivers who refused to take the ALERT through the basement window An early evening breakin at a Lot Con 5 home resulted in the theft of cash and several pieces of jewellery police say Four watches and tie clips Were missing The value of items taken was Police say the home was entered through a sliding win dow in the basement where the screen was cut and the lock broken Police continue to investigate the burglaries test were charged with refusing to provide a breath sample But even though police are pleased with statistics in dicating a drop in impaired driving charges and Highway Traffic Act infringements there were more alcoholrelated traffic fatalities in in 1988 than in 1987 said Staff Sgt Roy Smith 5 WEEKS OF GREAT VALUES