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levels from St. Lawrence facility By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Stafi' citizens’ group has failed Ain its first bid to have the Environmental Assessment Board broaden the scope of an emission testing program current- ly underway at the St. Lawrence Cement plant in Clarkson. On Wednesday, a three-member panel ruled against a motion by Julie Bart, head of Residents Against Cement Company Pollution (RACCP), asking the board to direct SLC to conduct tests to determine whether conâ€" taminants are being discharged from the plant. Two more motions by Bart - one requesting the company pay for an independent audit of its test program and a second asking the company to undertake additional testing to calculate point of impingement (the distance particu- late from the company’s stack travels before coming into contact with surrounding structures) - will be dealt with by the board when the hearing resumes April 8th at 9 a.m. at the Oakville Municipal Buildings. “I hesitate to deal with your motion because some of my per- sonal feelings belong in the over- all findings of the board. There’s been a lot of evidence heard,” said Henry. “It’s the responsibility of the board (in issuing its final rul- ing) to confirm, add to or revoke the (Ministry of the Environment’s) director’s order.” Back in 1991 the MOE ordered SLC to install a baghouse - a large filtering system - to control dust emissions from the main stack of the cement plant. But SLC appealed the order, resulting in an EAB hearing on the issue which began last October. In December of last year, the board issued an interim ruling on the issue which directed the com- pany to conduct a six-month In issuing the ruling, board chair Knox Henry said the issue of whether contaminants are being discharged from the plant is beyond the jurisdiction of the board. Cement plant pollution ruled irrelevant 4250mm. «was natamamnmnmw"mmg’LMImmmmmmwmusm’mzm-5200u,mnmalumw 827-6981 '23228walWIndsorDr. 33mm 0135Tmle.M5-n421 Wad 34241954 ommmww‘hm‘“.ozaswuonmw muonamnegu.mm._...zvnu.semnu..nmcom1) . A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 36 FRIDAY: MARCH 26, 1993 Board won 't rule an emission (See 'Plant' page 7) By ROSS POLLOCK Special to the Beaver At one point in the two-hour protest, members of the Ontario Public Service Employee’s Union (OPSEU) Local 245 burned copies of the Pay Equity Act. “So far, the act has not met our members needs, and is not worth the paper it’s printed on," said Members of Sheridan College OPSEU Local 245 burned copies of Pay Equity Act, this week to protest the legislation they say doesn't meet their needs. (Photo by Peter McCusker) College workers want better deal from pay equity legislation About 50 unionized Sheridan College support staff workers set up a noonâ€"hour picket line 'hmsday to protest thadelay in implementing a pay equity plan for their union. STRAWBERRY TIMTARTS HAVE ARRIVED IN OAKVILLE! Now that Spring is just around the corner, the staff at Tim Hortons are busy making those delicious Strawberry Timtarts. Stop in to your participating Tim Hortons and enjoy a taste of Spring. Lecal 245 vice‘president, Libby Walters. , The Sheridan College protest was part of a province-wide demonstration by unionized com~ munity college support staff. Negotiations between the colleges and OPSEU for a pay equity plan, which is required by Ontario law, have been going on for nearly five years. “We want the government to force Ontario’s Community Colleges to agree to our job evaluation plan and to post a pay equity plan,” said Walters, who teaches in the colleges day care centre. (See ‘Coflege‘ page 2) 28 Pagw CHISHOLM CENTRES 44o INGLEHART STREET M3240 Affiliated with Dr. H. Bemsteln, c. Psych. J, Assoc. Todav's INSIDE Paper BUSINESS. Royal performance The Ragged Child comes to the Oakville Centre We Prepare SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Royal LePage, National Sports We provide a lot more than __ â€"â€"A----. Electronic ' ‘ Filing When ‘ We Prepare Your Income Tax Return All Oakville Locations. District Office A leb Mall, Burlin kon PP "gel: 333-1212 8 75 Cents (GST included) Safe and sound New look for goalies Page 1 8 Page 1 O The Income Tax Specialists 21-23