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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000 Three named to business hall of Fame The first Halton Business Hall of Fame (HBHF) Inductees of the new century were announced by Michael Shepherd, vice-president of Halton Credit Union. The year 2000 HBHF inductees are : G.W. (Bill) Line, owner of Canadian Tire Associate Store (Fairview Street), Burlington; Peter Gilgan, President and CEO, The Mattamy Corporation; and Jobst and Waltraud Gellert, founder of Mold- Masters of Georgetown. The year 2000 Inductees will be formally inducted on April 6 at the Junior Achieve- ment of Halton's Governors' Dinner at Le Dome Banquet Hall in Oakville. In addition to the induction ceremony, Jun- ior Achievement of Halton "Reaching out through PANCAKE SUPPER Tues. March 7th 5:30-7:00pm Pancakes ¢ Sausage Dessert « $5/adult ¢ $3/student ° $15/family Pre-schoolers FREE Proceeds to the United Church Mission and Service Fund \ Trinity United Church () 70 Mill St. E. Acton y 853-2090 Beverage relevant Christian faith" s are additional. Prices are per person, double occupancy from Toronto and subject to availability. Ae cable taxes, aichaigeaend related Flights are via Skyservice. Sunquest Reg. #04555793. > Sol Melia SOL CLUB CORAL Varadero. All-inclusive. Formerly the Gaviota, this resort is popular with Canadians. Great value for your money! Includes supervised kids activities from 9 am - 7 pm for kids under 5 years, & 10 am - 1 pm and 3 pm - 5 pm for kids 5-12 years. Thursday, March 23 departure, 7 nights MELIA LAS AMERICAS $< Breakfast & Dinner Included Daily. Varadero. Located next to Cuba's first 18-hole golf course. Features 17 bars, 12 restaurants, 3 different shows every night, 6 swimming pools, a fine sandy beach and much, much more! 4 child 12 years and under stays free! Sunday, March 19 departure, 7 nights DREAM CLUB Si. Sc Ciego de Avila. All-Inclusive. This resort offers buffet breakfast, lunch & dinner daily plus 4 la carte dining at the Italian E restaurants. Also included are non-motorized watersports and a mini-club for kids ages 2-12. Friday, March 17 departure, 7 nights has obtained Ken Dryden, president of the Toronto Ma- ple Leafs, to give the keynote address. Established by Junior Achievement of Halton with the cooperation of the Region of Halton in 1999, the HBHF provides a link between Halton's history and its fu- ture. Junior Achievement's mission is to inspire and edu- cate young people to value free enterprise, understand business and economics and develop ------ and leadership skills. Through JA, HBHF Inductees serve as in- spiring role models for young people in Halton. Founded in 1967,m Junior Achievement of Canada is a national organization that of- fers seven business educa- tion programs, delivered at no cost to elementary and high school students. Junior Achievement of Halton, serv- ing the communities of Halton Hills, Burlington, Mil- ton and Oakville, is one of 32 chartered organizations oper- ating across Canada. The pro- grams currently offered by Junior Achievement of Halton are Business Basics (ages 10 - 11), Economics of Staying in School (ages 13 - 14) and the Company Pro- gram (ages 15 - 19). Hotel Room. Hotel Room. International Garden View Room. Science Matters cb Deosd Senet There's an increasing sense of urgency in the sci- entific community that many important environmental is- sues are not being addressed. Asa result, more scientists are choosing not just to conduct research, but also to broadly communicate their findings SENIORS' REC. CTR. By Dot oe We had our montht to Rama last Wedn was not too profitable for quite a few of us but many Hoare won the 50/50 on the coach. Sign up for the next Rama on Wednesday, March 29. Don't forget the CPR and first aid course on Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17 from 9-12. You have to reg- ister for this course. The cost is $15. Ruth Burke, Jean Jackson and Isabel McDonald went to the "moon" last Thursday af- ternoon. We have a trip coming up late in April to Livna Gardens in Stoney Creek. The show is Radio Days Revue. More about it later. We had our annual meet- ing last Tuesday and true to promise, it was a short, happy meeting. Thanks Donna. The eats were great and once again thanks to Flo and Maxine for setting it all out. Hilda Benedix was the lucky person and won the 50/ 50 draw last Friday. Winners were Olga Dyriw, Betty Green, Elma Braida, Neil Miller, Marion Storey, Pat Patterson, Pat Thompson, Freda Buckman, Joyce Miller, Maria Pataky, Wes Storey, Dot Redekop and Betty Bousfield. Prizes donated from Great Canadian Coach, Home Hardware, IGA, Touch of Harmony, Purity Life, Tim Hortons, Corrie's Hair Salon and Carter-Homer. and even become partici- pants in policy debates. This is not a new phenom- enon. In the late 1960s, ecolo- gist Gene Likens' research on watersheds in the Northeast- ern US helped uncover the problem of acid rain, but it was his willingness to speak out about the problem that got the attention of government and media. ae after noe ing a 1974 paper on the po- tential destructive effects of CFCs on the ozone layer, at- mospheric chemists F. Sher- wood Rowland and Mario Molina pushed to have the use of CFCs curtailed. While criticized for going out of the lab and into the public arena, they were vindicated with a Nobel prize for their work. Today, scientist-advo- cates are decidedly more com- mon, reflective of the scope of environmental problems and the increasing pace of science and technology. Op- ponents of this trend say that scientists should not become advocates because the pub- lic will not be able to tell where the scientists' research ends and where their personal values begin. They argue that this could diminish public trust in science, and be dam- aging to the entire discipline of impartial, value-free "pure" science. But this argument fails be- cause "pure" science is a fal- lacy to begin with. By the very act of choosing to investigate particular issues and ask cer- tain questions, scientists im- pose values on their work. Findings are also open to in- terpretation, depending on the framework from which they are viewed. This does not mean that the results are not valid, only that they have to be explored in a broader context. I have worked both as a scientist and as a journalist - two disciplines where impar- tiality is paramount. But the problem is that in both disci- plines, divergent viewpoints THE MeepLe Gwong! i sh Needlework Supplies i ; Custom Framing and Gifts ; I I q I I I I I Saturday and Sunday I I : 10am to 5pm I we ofl off all merchandise | : Including Framing : Free Refreshments | Came and) Visit | I I \Aciton +. Newest Steve! | 43 Mill St. E., Acton ! 1 853-5245 | and analyses are often lost, both intentionally and unin- tentionally, for the sake of protecting the status quo. In Journalism that may mean ap- peasing advertisers and own- ers, while in science it mani- fests itself in the drive for ac- ceptance by peers and the need for continued research grants. This is not a minor is- sue. According to a recent poll in the UK, one in three scien- tists in both public or private institutions report they have been asked to alter research findings, largely to suit a cus- tomer's preferred outcome or to obtain further contracts. So when scientists are told by some that they are no longer credible because they have waded beyond the scope of merely reporting the find- ings of their research, I have to shake my head. There is obviously a line between sci- ence-advocacy and advocacy entirely for the sake of one's personal values. but expect- Ing scientists to ignore the social and environmental im- plications of their work is like expecting journalists to only report one side of an issue, and in effect turn them into moral eunuchs. The fact is that much of science today is driven by a profit motive, often with in- sufficient regard for social and environmental _--_conse- quences. Further, globaliza- tion has had a profound im- pact on the nature of science - bringing a new scale and speed to scientific advances never before seen in the his- tory of the discipline. Geneti- cally modified foods are a per- fect example. Just a few years ago, modified organisms were found only in labs. Today they cover millions of acres of crop land, and only now is the debate over their use catching up to the pace of their deployment. From a personal perspec- tive, I deliberately gave up on' the day-to-day excitement of genetic research in order to remain a credible discussant on the moral and ethical im- lications of the discipline. ientists still in the field face a difficult challenge of balanc- ing the need for funding with the responsibility of under- standing and explaining the broader implications of their work to a concerned public. CEDARVIEW/ DOG & CAT GROOMING CARE POLICY Helen Kirby (519) 853-9979 SERVING ACTON, GEORGETOWN & MILTON