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18 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 DEATHS DEATHS CUNNINGHAM, William Henry 1953-2012 William (Bill) Henry Cunningham, born August 8, 1953, died unexpectedly at his home in Guelph, ON on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Born in Providence, R.I., he was the son of William B. and the late Mary Ann (Fowler) Cunningham, who moved to Bill's `home town' of Sackville, NB within the first year of his life. Upon graduation from high school, Bill moved to Ontario, being employed at various times in the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Owen Sound and Guelph. Besides his father, of Sackville, NB, Bill is survived and will be deeply missed by his daughter Lisa and son-in law Jesse Forrest of Acton, ON.; his son Randy and daughter in-law Carrie of Petawawa, ON; three sisters, Marilyn Cunningham of Moncton, NB, Lorinda Cormier of Regina, SK, and Michelle Cunningham of Moncton, NB; three brothers, Norbert of Petitcodiac, NB, Randy of Moncton, NB and Bruce of Regina, SK; two step-sisters, Kathy Treash and Susan Treash of Sackville, NB., two step-brothers, Martin Treash of Orillia, ON. and Andrew Treash of Toronto, ON; as well as many nieces, nephews, and a large extended family of cousins. The family will receive friends at The MacKinnon Family Funeral Home, 55 Mill Street East, Acton on Sunday, May 13th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted by The Rev. Canon J. Mark Tiller in the "Shoemaker Chapel" on Monday at one o'clock. Remembrances to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. On line condolences and donations may be made at www://mackinnonfamilyfuneralhome.com JACKSON, Jean The family of Jean Jackson sadly announces her passing at Groves Memorial Hospital, Fergus, on Sunday, May 6, 2012, at age 93. Jean Marion Aitken, wife of the late George Jackson (1968) of Acton. Loving mother of Jean and the late Glen Jackson (2010) of Elora. Grandmother of Mark and Laurie, Trudy and the late David Jackson (2005), Karen and Fred Clark, Jeff and Janet, great grandchildren Meagan, Keagan, Kaela, Maxwell, Marshall, Chrystal, Grace, Luke, Matthew, Kaitlyn, Devin, Ryan and great great grandchildren Juliet, Sandor and Jack. Sister of Edna (and Mike George) of Georgetown and the late Calvin Aitken, Annie Leslie, and Irene Swackhamer. As were Jeans wishes, she has been cremated and a memorial service will be held in the Blue Springs Funeral Home Chapel, Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 1 p.m. There will be a time for visiting the hour before the service and at the reception that follows. Interment, Everton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers remembrances to the Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills, The Parkinson's Foundation or The Lung Association would be appreciated. The New Tanner Classifieds cost just $9 (plus HST) for 15 words (or less) and 30 cents (plus HST) for each additional word. Prepayment is required. Classified deadline is Monday at 5:00pm. Call 519-853-0051 for details or send an email to thenewtanner@on.aibn.com COMING EVENTS TREES [ DEATHS CEDARS : 3 - 4 ft. Potted for hedging. $7.50 ea. 10 or more $7.00 ea. 905-702-9012(19) The fundamental failure of environmentalism By David Suzuki ACTON SENIORS SPRING BAZAAR Saturday May 12, 11am - 2pm. Acton Community Hall. 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Call 905-693-2969 or email lesbentleywaterandservice@gmail.com MacKinnon Family Funeral Home "Shoemaker Chapel" (519) 853-0350 or 1-877-421-9860 (toll free) FIREWOOD ITEMS WANTED MacKinnon Family Funeral Home, Inc. Shoemaker Chapel 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPRING SPECIAL: Discounts on green wood in effect NOW! Limited quantities of seasoned firewood stored indoors still available. www.northernhardwood. ca 519-763-2223 (tfn) DRY FIREWOOD: Hardwood slab, no bark, stored inside. Delivery available. 905-693-2969(TFN) WANTED: Trucks, Autos, Machinery. Running or NOT. WE PAY YOU. $260 & up to $5,000. Fast Free Pick Up. Flatbed Carrier. We also take old tires. We sell new & used parts Custom exhaust shop. (new cats $240 installed). 519-833-1150. C: 647-403-1020. 22 years in service.(22) TREES [ DEATHS CEDARS : 3 - 4 ft. Potted for hedging. $7.50 ea. 10 or more $7.00 ea. 905-702-9012(19) Help Wanted Representative Part-time worker REPRESENTATIVE Part-time needed urgently which will earn worker needed urgently which will good money at the end of the week. earn good money atinformation the end of the If interested email to alexmark744@gmail.com week. If interested email information to alexmark744@gmail.com When people see our award winning funeral home. they assume that we're expensive... WE'RE NOT - WE MAKE FUNERALS AFFORDABLE CREMATION OR BURIAL Family owned by Margaret & Bob MacKinnon 55 Mill Street East, Halton Hills (Acton) L7J 1H4 for information and prices, call and compare before you decide (The Civic Pride Award - Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce) 519-853-0350 or 1-877-421-9860 toll free or visit www.mackinnonfamilyfuneralhome.com Environmentalism has failed. Over the past 50 years, environmentalists have succeeded in raising awareness, changing logging practices, stopping mega-dams and offshore drilling, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But we were so focused on battling opponents and seeking public support that we failed to realize these battles reflect fundamentally different ways of seeing our place in the world. And it is our deep underlying worldview that determines the way we treat our surroundings. We have not, as a species, come to grips with the explosive events that have changed our relationship with the planet. For most of human existence, we lived as nomadic huntergatherers whose impact on nature could be absorbed by the resilience of the biosphere. Even after the Agricultural Revolution 10,000 years ago, farming continued to dominate our lives. We cared for nature. People who live close to the land understand that seasons, climate, weather, pollinating insects, and plants are critical to our well-being. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of the environmental movement. In 1962, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, which documented the terrible, unanticipated consequences of what had, until then, been considered one of science's great inventions, DDT. Paul Mueller, who demonstrated the effects of the pesticide, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1948. In the economic boom after the Second World War, technology held out the promise of unending innovation, progress, and prosperity. Rachel Carson pointed out that technology has costs. Carson's book appeared when no government had an environment department or ministry. Millions around the world were soon swept up in what we now recognize as the environmental movement. Within 10 years, the United Nations Environment Programme was created and the first global environmental conference was held in Stockholm, Sweden. With increasing catastrophes like oil and chemical spills and nuclear accidents, as well as issues such as species extinction, ozone depletion, deforestation, acid rain, and global warming, environmentalists pressed for laws to protect air, water, farmland, and endangered species. Millions of hectares of land were protected as parks and reserves around the world. Thirty years later, in 1992, the largest gathering of heads of state in history met at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was meant to signal that economic activity could not proceed without considering ecological consequences. But, aided by recessions, popped financial bubbles, and tens of millions of dollars from corporations and wealthy neoconservatives to support a cacophony of denial from rightwing pundits and think tanks, environmental protection came to be portrayed as an impediment to economic expansion. This emphasis of economy over environment, and indeed, the separation of the two, comes as humanity is undergoing dramatic changes. During the 20th century, our numbers increased fourfold to six billion (now up to seven billion), we moved from rural areas to cities, developed virtually all of the technology we take for granted today, and our consumptive appetite, fed by a global economy, exploded. We have become a new force that is altering the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. In creating dedicated departments, we made the environment another special interest, like education, health, and agriculture. The environment subsumes every aspect of our activities, but we failed to make the point that our lives, health, and livelihoods absolutely depend on the biosphere ­ air, water, soil, sunlight, and biodiversity. Without them, we sicken and die. This perspective is reflected in spiritual practices that understand that everything is interconnected, as well as traditional societies that revere "Mother Earth" as the source of all that matters in life. F