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WEDNESDAYTHE NEW TANNER, JUNE 30, 2010 7GRAPEVINESafe swimmingtian Norton who is among the For the first time this month, top four per cent of math stu-the water at the Old Beach in dents across Canada. Norton, Prospect Park was safe for a Grade nine student at Acton swimming when tested last High School, was one of 32,000 Monday. Halton tests the water selected students who partici-at seven recreational swimming pated in the Pascal Canadian areas weekly for bacteria levels Mathematics (CMC) Com-and then posts the results on a petition at the University of 24-hour hotline.Waterloo.This is the first time since the Norton received a CMC testing began June 1 that the medal and a certificate of dis-water at the Old Beach has been tinction from Principal Bert safe. Water quality information OHearn.is available by dialing 311 or by In the swimcalling 1-866-442-5866.For those wanting to take an Centenary Celebrationindoor dip on Canada Day the STREET PARTY: A huge crowd braved wet weather to enjoy the third annual Tidey Avenue The Bank of Nova Scotia will Acton Pool is holding a leisure/Lobsterfest on Saturday. Marie Shadbolt photocelebrate its 100th anniversary lane swim from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Acton with an open house on For details call the Acton pool July 28. The milestone party at 519-853-3140. Oily disasters: When will we ever learn?will include a cake, decorations Youth clinicand best wishes from customers Service Canada is hosting a at the Deepwater Horizon site drilling more off our own coasts Scienceand the community.special youth clinic on July 6 but expects to take up to three but thats an absurd argument. MattersSummer Sunday Schoolfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the By David Suzukimonths to complete them.Any one of these leaves us open During July and August, Ac-Acton Community Hub at the The main differences between to more environmental damage By David Suzuki tons Knox Presbyterian Church south end of McKenzie-Smith with Faisal Moolathe two spills are that no one from spills and pollution hosts special Summer Sunday Bennett School. Applications died in the Ixtoc disaster, during drilling, extracting, and School classes for children with can be made for new Social In-the theme of Seaquest, Diving surance Number cards bring The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster whereas 11 people were killed transporting. In fact, a study led For Gods Treasure. an original Canadian birth cer-was the worst accidental spill in in the Deepwater Horizon by the University of Albertas The classes run during the tificate or original proof of history. No, not the one getting blow-out, and the Ixtoc well David Schindler and published in 10:30 a.m. church service and Canadian citizenship and the headlines today, but the one was being drilled in 49 metres the Proceedings of the National promise a fun-filled and edu-there will also be employment in 1979 although the current of water, while the Deepwater Academy of Science found that cational summer. For details help including resume cri-spill may eventually prove to be Horizon was more than 1,500 pollution from the Alberta tar call 519-853-2360. Reverend tiquing, job opportunities and Wmetres deep. sands into the Athabasca River ayne Baswick will be the mock interviews.larger. Those of us old enough to guest minister on July 4 and Fresh air yogaremember may be experiencing It makes you wonder if and its tributaries is equivalent July 25, and on July 11 and The popular, and free, Yoga d vu.well ever learn. In Canada, oil to a major oil spill every year. 18 it will be Reverend Bruce in the Park program offered On June 3, 1979, a blow-out companies are drilling a well off We dont seem to be good at Clendenning.by Leanne Monaghan of Ac-preventer failed on the Ixtoc I the coast of Newfoundland that learning from the past. No matter Owl freedomtons Staying Alive Fitness drilling platform off the coast is even deeper than the BP well what the technology or energy A screech owl found frozen begins July 8 in Prospect Park. of Mexico. The well was owned in the Gulf. Oil companies are source, whether its fossil fuels and starving in the middle of The seven week sessions are a winter has made a complete fundraiser for the Upper Creditby Mexicos state oil company, also gearing up to drill in Arctic or nuclear, we must be prepared recovery at the Hawkeye Bird Humane Society and partici-Pemex, but the drilling was waters, and the B.C. government for the worst-case scenario Control south of Acton, and pants all ages and skill levels being done by Sedco, which has been putting pressure on the before we proceed. Thats will be set free on July12.are welcome are encouraged later became Transocean, owner federal government to lift bans because, no matter how minimal The female owl will be re-to donate pet food, supplies or of the Deepwater Horizon rig on drilling and oil tanker traffic the risk, the consequences of an leased in the same area where cash for the Humane Society.where the current disaster is off the West Coast.accident, as weve seen from the she was found near 15 Side Yoga mats will be available unfolding.These spills are just a visual Gulf of Mexico to Chernobyl, Road and the Fourth Line, ac-to rent for $2. Registration be-cording to Hawkeye owner Dan gins at 6:30 p.m., and the class As with todays crisis, the reminder of the damage that can be calamitous. Frankian who said he cant wait runs from 7 to 8 p.m., weath-experts tried to control the 1979 our fossil-fuel addiction wreaks One thing we know for to toss her up in the air and er permitting. Last year, over spill with a number of methods, on the environment every day. certain is that relying on watch her fly. The Speyside $1,000 was raised for the Hu-including booms, dispersants, After all, if the oil werent being diminishing supplies of fossil birds of prey rescue centre re-mane Society shelter.placing a giant metal top-kill spilled, it would eventually fuels for our energy needs has habilitates between 10 and 20 For details call 519-853-2650 dome over it, and plugging it be burned, spewing carbon serious consequences for the birds each year.or info@stayingalivefitness.with garbage and cement. None emissions into the atmosphere.environment, human health, the com.Concrete donationof these techniques worked Environmental havoc is economy, and our security. And Town Council said thanks to then, and they arent working only one reason to conserve yet governments still continue Dufferin Aggregates on Mon-now. The Ixtoc spill went on for energy and switch to cleaner to subsidize what U.S. TV day for donating $20,000 worth more than nine months, spewing energy. Security is also a host Rachel Maddow correctly of coloured concrete for the between 477 million and 795 crucial issue when it comes referred to in a show comparing splash pad in Prospect Park. million litres of oil that washed to global oil supplies. From the two spills as the most Dufferins Andrea Bourrie said up on the coasts of Mexico and the costly war in Iraq to the profitable industry the universe they are thrilled to continue to be involved in community the U.S. It wiped out fishing instability of some of the main has ever seen.projects and are looking for-along the Mexican coast for oil-producing countries, were Lets prove that we can learn. ward to seeing the happy faces years and harmed and killed seeing increasing problems with We need to conserve energy and of kids enjoying the new splash sea turtles, dolphins, birds, and our reliance on this ever-more-we need to tell our governments Math masterpad that will officially open on other animals.scarce energy resource. that its time to start the shift to Congrats to Actons Chris-July 19. In the end, the Ixtoc spill was Some people argue thats a a clean-energy economy and to stopped when Pemex drilled reason to increase supplies from keep the oil wells and tankers Whats Your Beef?two relief wells and pumped domestic sources by expanding away from our waters.mud and steel balls into the production in the tar sands, Learn more at:Put it in a letter to the Editor!well. BP is drilling relief wells extracting oil from shale, and www.davidsuzuki.org.Its better than just chewing your cud!Deadline is Tuesday at noon.