Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 1, 1990, p. 4

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Page THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday December 1 Community POWER annual meeting attracts media celebrity Main Street South Downtown Georgetown 8731470 OSBORNE DECOR Made Verticals I And Bedtpreodi FREE SHOPATHOME VICE The Herald Protection of the environment ultimately rests with the general public Thats the message Ann Reeves a CFRB- radio personali ty told approximately people attending the annual general meeting of Protect Our Water Environmental Resources POWER at Georgetown District High School Wednesday Ms Reeves who hosts the CFRB radio phonein en vironmental show Earth Line told the audience finding a solu tion to todays pollution problems is consumer driven That means government and business wont solve the problem unless the public demands it People have to be very vocal at the political level to have politi cians implement environmental friendly policies she explained Ms Reeves seemed ed with the recent announcement by new Minister of Environ ment Ruth Grier on the environ ment calling it vague Similarly the only way people can influence business to be more conscious of the environment is to boycott all environmentally un friendly products Eventually businesses will come around whether they want to or not said Ms Reeves Its this kind of action that tests NHADH lottery Ticket holders in the Shop Till You Drop lottery are hoping to win a gift certificate redeemable at the Bay and Simp sons stores The contest is being put on by the North Halton Association for the Developmental Handicap ped Second prize is a gift certificate and third prize is a certificate and fourth and fifth prizes are 5000 certificates They may be used to purchase merchandise andor services including travel optical hair- care etc and there is no lime limit Tickets for the lottery can be purchased at The Bay stores five days prior to Christmas or from a H representative anytime before Jan The draw will be held Feb at the and Bloor Bay store The HADH is presently recruiting sales campaign cap tains six people to distribute ticket books and log sales etc For more information call STEVEN C FOSTER BA LLB BARRISTERS SOLICITOR 37 MAIN ST SOUTH GEORGETOWN ONT 3G2 8734961 fax Mary Tell Emporium for New and Previously Enjoyed Items Ontario Grand Bend peoples seriousness about the en vironment she told the audience Acknowledging it as an inconve nience Ms Reeves said people may have to accept driving across town to buy tally safe products if changes are to happen A main topic on her phonein show centres on whether concern for the environment is simply a fad Sometimes I think it is she said But then I sit back and look at all the changes people are making I think the movement is too organized to go away people are mad as hell and they are not going to take it anymore she ex claimed Ms Reeves urged POWER to contribute information about the groups activities to her radio show She described the show as a means of sharing information among a large number of people People want to know what others are doing she said They only know a tip of the iceberg about ways of protecting the environ ment Ms Reeves told the group she is interested in doing a show cen tred on the local environmental program Waste Not Hills environmentalist Diane Vandevalk is starting up a ser vice where old broken appliances and the like will be collected repaired and then resold Its a wonderful idea she said In other news coming out of the meeting it was announced that starting Monday a weeklong hearing will be held at the town Civic Centre on the Niagara Escarpment Commissions amendment 52 Amendment 52 calls for the outlawing of landfills on the escarpment The commis sion approved the amendment earlier this year but the approval only becomes final after a hear ing is held The hearing is expected to last the entire week POWER also elected its board members Although specific positions remain to be determined the board members include Ruth French Barbara Halsall Kirkwood Francine McGregor John Minns David Noble Linda Noble Nigel Robin Chris and Doug Young country perspective Countrys Threshold Milk Can Prints By Linda I Just in Time for Christmas EA 8 10 Double Matted Framed AlsoAvailable15x21imageSizeLimitedEditionPrints Signed numbered Edition Unframed- was 6500 Christmas Special For More Mo Call 8737168 Were Having EARLY At My Generation Come I n Early For Best Selection And Avoid Paying TheGST UP TO Royal Rabbins ESPRIT km una sua Polo ST Ralph Lauren I MY 115 Main St S GEORGETOWN 8732851 12 Tubs Wed 10 Thuis ID

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