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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday Jut 2 Page Blue Box confusion By BARBARA HALSALL Here is relief for sufferers of Blue Box confusion Since the pro gram began there have been com about items not being ac cepted We will try to explain why some things are rejected and how to make the program work better Remember when the three stood for the basics in school Now the three Rs more commonly refer to the preferred options in waste management Reduce Reuse and Recycle To days column will look at recycling through the Blue Box Campaign Twenty years ago we all happily tossed metal cans into a hole in the ground while we made another hole to dig out new ore to refine in to metal When we stop to think about it this is totally illogical Less energy is required and there is less environmental impact if we recycle not to mention space in the landfill What goes in Newspapers tied in a bundle glass bottles and jars but no lids because the automated sorting machines cant handle them steel cans aluminum cans two litre PET plastic soft drink con tainers all containers should be rinsed if possible because these matenals are stored and food can produce odour or encourage ver min corrugated cardboard flat tened and tied in a bundle max 30 x 30 this size re quirement is because of the truck which can jam causing bins to tip over magazines catalogues and telephone books would be best bundled together or in a plastic bag as the region must saw off the glued backs I even separate my metal cans from the glass by putting them a plastic pail This speeds up curb- side collection At the moment no aluminum plates or other mixed metal can be put in the boxes However you can drop these off at the Armstrong Avenue transfer station in the mix ed metal container The Region is working on new in that we will tell you about in future columns The onetime use of a resource is something our planet cannot af ford Support the Blue Box and urge your elected representatives to move faster on new initiatives You can make a difference Liberal come to town to talk about environment Several Ontario faced questions on the preservation of the Niagara Escarpment the Ac ton dump proposal and the funding for road expansion in Georgetown from Halton Hills councillors and local environmental group Protect Our Water Environmental Resources POWER Friday The MPPs most of whom repre sent ridings in south central On tario included the parliamentary assistants to the minister of transportation industry trade and technology labor and citizenship They met with councillors for an hour and then with POWER to find out more about the concerns of Halton Hills Mayor Russ Miller said in an in tervfew Thursday he planned to question the MPPs on whether United Aggregates can be stopped from their land to expand the quarry site to the south side of Sideroad 22 near Im not opposed to all operations but I m ed to them if they are located in an environmentally sensitive area the mayor said The mayor is concerned that since the ministry of environment has asked United Aggregates to stop any stripping activities until the MOE determines if an en vironmental assessment is needed the area could be environmentally sensitive Mayor also wants know if the province will provide necessary funding for the sion of Guelph Street from Avenue to the north end of tow POWER s concerns centre on the province doing everything possible to ensure no landfilling quarrying or incineration takes place on the escarpment said a group representative John Minns POWER and the mayor also planned to question the on whether the Acton dump proposal will be prevented Details on the outcome of the meeting will appear in the upcom ing Wednesday Herald But Mayor Miller said he t expect a lot of answers They are coming to listen he said From Halton Hills the MPPs will travel to Milton and go through a similar process SAVE YOUR BODY NORTH END NISSAN 878 MY GENERATION Fashions Hie Alllent US MAIN ST GEORGETOWN Auks From Church We it and it right Mounlainview Rd Georgetown Onlano UnilM 17G4J6 Clothing Mens todies Childrens ALTERATIONS I REPAIRS 3771598 LOW LOW CARPET PRICES 8736002 Guelph Stroel Unil Georgetown in the Knolcrest Centre Ball Living with Cystic Fibrosis By MURRAY In May of I was blessed with the arrival of a lovely baby girl At the time there did not ap pear to be any problems or ab normalities By the time she was twoweeks old though the pro blems began to appear She constantly and was always hungry She had only gain ed six ounces in two months I knew something was desperately wrong I made weekly trips to the doctors only to be sent away feel like an over reacting mother After much persistence we were finally put in the hands of a specialist By this time my baby was experiencing severe stomach pains from her malabsorption pro blem and her skin tone had turned grey The specialist put her direct ly into the hospital Within two weeks I received a call from the hospital telling me that they had found out what was wrong with her Arrangements were made to meet with the doctors so they could explain everything in detail The doctors were very thorough in their explanation of the effects of the disease and how they planned to try to control it with numerous drugs inhalation therapies and physiotherapy on her chest It was then that they disclosed the name of this dreaded disease Cystic Fibrosis I had never heard of this disease other than seeing a commercial on the television showing a variety of pills falling through the air and the man saying that children in flicted with CF would be lucky to reach adulthood Remembering this I asked the doctor how long he figured the baby would live I was told he would only guarantee five years All I could think of was that this child would have to squeeze her lifetime into possibly a few short years Why her why our family What had we ever done to deserve this Instead of giving her life I felt I had given her death I would see other mothers with their babis so happy making plans for their childs future all I could think of was the guarantee of only five short years Did my daughter have enough time to real have a future I was so afraid to become attach ed to this little girl because if something happened to her the pain of losmg her may be com pletely unbearable I was beginning to feel like I was on an emotional treadmill I had feelings of confusion hurt fear and even guilt though deep down I knew the disease was genetic and that there was no way of knowing that my husband and myself were carriers of the gene CF is a hereditary disease Both parents must be earners of the gene There is a chance that a child will be born with the disease a 25 chance to be a earner of the gene and a 50 chance the child will be normal This disease is se cond to cancer in causing child mortalities is an incurable disease Life in our family has to run on a daily schedule There are two to three in halation masks followed with rigorous physiotherapy medica tions to be administered and monitored night feedings given in through a gastrostomy tube that was surgically implanted This has been a common practice lately for CF children to have problems maintaining a good weight A child who is aware of their own mortality usually has many ques tions regarding death It is a hard subject to deal with but it is something that you cannot avoid They want to know your feelings on bow you would feel if something happened to them It is not an easy thing to discuss with your child To me it was like admitting defeat that the disease was going to win and in the long run the family in eluding her would be the losers I in fact this is true we will all lose She asked me one time how I would feel when she died It was very difficult but I explained to her that I would miss her very much She though about that for a while then asked if she could be buned with her grandmother and great grandmother I told her if that was what she really wanted then I would make sure I would fulfill her wishes It is very hard when she gets upset and tells me she doesnt want to die I try to ex plain to her that it is very impor tant that we do what the doctors tell us to do On behalf of the members of the CF Foundation and parents of children with I would like to thank the Kinsmen and the general public for their contributions and support of CF College home painters FREE ESTIMATES 8772746 YELLOW CAB HALTON HILLS HOUR SERVICE SERVING HILLS Airport Parcel Doll vory 8732527 8732931 WERE YOUR INSURANCE BROKERS WE UNDERSTAND PAUL C ARMSTRONG INSURANCE BROKERS 143 MILL ST Halton Hills Georgetown Ontario 8770133 We know pools should tor pool Tlu r the iham store slit may be iblt io 11 mi drum of but knows nun pool i is dots brim inidllu iliioruii r is his initrtM in pool stops is soon is s isnudt irtl Pool lire ill i times to pool fn i il itt r in sis mil Must just im lit know pools swim mmg i In ivuil nent t Bring your pool know spas Chimes are don know is for our or tub as on 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