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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1998 THE NEW TANNER Trout return to Black Creek the water," Budz said, add- 'ing that since the tannery closed fish are migrating a lot further up Black Creek. "You hear stories about people taking canaries down into mines, well, here is a good comparison. You have a very sensitive type of fish being able to live in that wa- ter," Budz said. Budz outlined the Minis- try's program to deal with its concerns about leachate and methane gas from three landfills on the site, ongoing monitoring of ground water and security at a PCB stor- age shed on the property. "Although there was By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Like the canaries once used to monitor gas levels in coalmines, the trout in Black Creek near the former Beardmore tannery are envi- ronmental health monitors. The clean up of the Beardmore property was the focus at Thursday's annual general meeting of POWER (Protect Our Water and En- vironmental Resources). Guest speaker John BAsudz, of the Ministry of Environ- ment told the sparse crowd that the creek is in good shape and was notharmed by some indication of contami- 154 years ofheavy industrial _ nation, mainly chlorides, in use. the past, it has improved and "There was a stretch where there were no fish, mainly due to the quality of the cleanup is progressing well." : Consultants with the en- JUNIOR WINNERS: Master Bowler Junior Winners are Leah Buttenham, Darlene Labombard, and Joey Kavangh competed in the Provincial Master Junior five-pin bowling tournament this past weekend 'in Newmarket. - Ellen Piehl photo gineering firm hired by prop- erty owner Maple Leaf Foods to decommission the site gave an overview of the work done to date to demolish the buildings and consolidate contaminated soil and waste on the 380-acre site. Questions from the crowd mainly dealt with on-going monitoring of the landfills for methane gas and leachate and security of the PCB stor- age shed. Budz said the Min- istry issued an order to Ma- Acton man By FRANCES NIBLOCK - The New Tanner Doctors say it's a miracle that Eldeberto 'Bert' DaSilva, 43, of Acton, is not paralysed after falling on his head and fracturing a verte- bra in a construction accident Friday afternoon' in Georgetown. DaSilva, employed by Greenleaf Homes, lost his eee late ae a to RECOVERING _ IN balance and fell approxi- a nea oor lock to HOSPITAL: Bert mately ten feet to the base- Having won the bis fight DaSilva, 43, of Acton, ten! of # house unde con- tg atop the: Acton dump Seen here holding his tin on Maple Aven POWER officials areturning daughter, injured his' was standing on shifted. to new issues including pro- tection of the escarpment, ground water management back and wrist in a con- Struction accident on Fri- day in Georgetown. - "We took him by ambu- lance to Brampton on Tues- day for a CT scan and the injured in construction accident injury to Christopher Reeve's," DaSilva's partner, Carol Lavinge, said in an in- terview on Wednesday. Reeve was paralysed in a riding ac- cident. "His recovery looks good, although he'll be in a back brace for three to six months once they let him come home from Georgetown Hospital. He's cut and bruised and looks pretty mangled," Lavigne said. 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