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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 12, 1992- 7 Ransberry's clan for annual event, Rîeport from Queen's Park Harold (Mac) Ransberry, Laura Henderson and young Gwen Goode take time for a picture at reunion and celebration of Canada 125. The Ransberry fixmily have lived in the Orono area since 1915. The first Ransberrys, James and Florence, moved from Toronto to a farm just north of the1 eighth line and here tbey raised their thirteen children. As a project aimed at commemorating both Canada 125 and the original Ransberrys, an unique idea came to mmnd of Joan Ransberry. in the spring Joan planted 15 maple trees on the farm. The fifteen trees represent the fifteen Ransberrys. Joan who considers her family to be a typical "Canadian farm family", felt this would also be a good way to celebrate Canada 125. At the recent Ransberry's 3lIst. aninual family re-union at the farm, the trees were unveiled. A plaque was placedl at' the base of each of the trees memorializing the fifteen members of the family. Harold (Mac) Ransberry, who is one of the 13 children, took over the running of the farm in 1945. In his opinion, once the project started to come together, "it was a really nice idea." To bring the Canadian 125 aspect into the celebrations, the area where the trees'are planted and the area surrounding it was festooned in red and white, with dozens of Canadian flags. Flying the centre of the trees was the new Unity Canada Unite flag designed by Oshawa resident, E. A. Black. A large group of Ransbe-rrys were on hand for the celebrations coming from as far away as Quebec and California. The oldest Ransberry in attendance was Russell, age 86 years and the youngest was Richard Martin, age 7 months. Prom the original two Ransberrys there are now over 350 descents. 0f the original 134, 9 are still living and eight were at the picnic. Michael and Sheila Spooner ROSE - ARBOR ANTIQUES EARLY CANADIAN PiNE - 011- LAMPS -QUILTS HOURS: Saturday, Sunday and Holidays - 9:30 arn. to 5:00 p.m. ALSO B3Y APPOINTMENT OR BY CH ANCE (416) 983-9091 6179 Andrews Rd. 4.8 km. east of Hwy. 1l/35 R.R. 1, Kendal, Ont. LOA 1IBO on Clarke 6h Cone. A Summer Report from Gord Milîs MPP Durham East Last week, I was called by a news reporter to comment about the ambulance service in Port Perry, and the suggestion that provincial cutbacks were putting lives in danger. In the first place, the "cutbacks" in this sector and the effect on ambulance services are not, technically speaking a 'cutback". Like ahl other transfer agencies of the government, ambulance operators have been held down te a 1 per cent increase this year. As a resuit, some services are experiencing difficulty keeping within their budget allocation. This may include services run directly by the Ministry. Al lements of the Health Care System must strive to use our existing resources to preserve the system during the time of economic difficulty, a time when serious funding constraints will be the reality in which we are working. Changes to restructure our system will not come easily. But change is necessary if we are to maintain the values and the concepts on which the systemn was built. As we work for change, we will be striving to see that our health care resources become more closely aligned with specific needs. For example, this may mean the realignment of work seheduies te service peak periods of demand and/or the conversion of on-site staffing to on-cal staffing where practical. in recent weeks, the idea has surfaced that the solution to ahl of our garbage ilis can be addressed if somehow those "politicians at Queen's Park" can be made to see sense. 1 think it is appropriate for me to spend a littie time in explanation of both suggestions. No one- can pretendthat any solution to the garbage crisis is going to bc simple or cheap. What is important is that we choose a solution which takes us in the right direction. Some people have seen the solving of the garbage crisis as a rather grim and boring task. Others sec it as a ripe time to make "political hay". 0f ail the environmentai problems with which we are confronted, this is the one with which every )ne of us is ultimately invoived. To those who say that incineration is the way to go, 1 want to remind them that its very expensive. A smali 200 tonne-per- day facility can cost as mucli as $123 million, if we include both, capital and lifetime repayment costs. A 4000 tonne per-day facility could cost weil over $1- billion dollars. Once an expensive, incinerater has been built, there is littie flexibiiity in the waste management plan, because the economics of incineration require that the facility's use be maximized, since it is the tipping fees and perhaps the sale of energy .which are used to pay off the debts incurred. Many of the objects and materials burned in incinerators couid be reused or recycled. Every time we destroy discarded materials, they have to be repiaced, with ail the unabated energy demands and pollution generation of primary processïng. The Achilles lied of the incinerator industry is the toxic ash that remnains to be removed and put somewhiere. For every three tonnes of garbage bumned, one tonne of ash is produced. 0f this, approximately 10% is fly ash and 90% is bottom ash. More than any other issue, the ash presenits us with concrete evidence that incineration is flot the answer to the garbage crisis. t doesn't make either economnic or environmental sense to convert three tonnes of garbage into one tonne of toxic ash. ln our search for the "ideal" landfill site confrontations abound everywhere a site is proposed. 1 would be very surprised if the search for an incinerator site wasn't met with the same vehemnent protest. The CRYSTAL PAGES lst and 2nd ime around books CARDS, CRYSTALS, STONES, JEWELLERY, COFFEE FILTERS. CRYSTAL SUN CATCHERS NEW. .. nvironmentally safe SIMPLY CLEAN laundry and ail purpose cleaners. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN LITRE CONTAINERS August Special Biographies & Thrilers 25 % off STORE HOURS: Wednernday, Thuruday.and Saturday 9*0O a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Frlday 9:00 a.=. - 7:00 p.m. 5367 Main Street, Orono pat irwln lycett 983-6150 - 983-9605 Pre-Se-.ason Skate S A L E JUNIOR CCM TACKS Reg. Price ... $99.99 Sale Price ... $84.99 BAUER 90's Reg. 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Garbage dumps are stinky, that's for sure, but if we can somnehow get the toxics and organic waste remnoved from landfills, we have a chance to make them more politicaliy acceptable a nd certainly more acceptable than either a raw waste landfill or an ash landfil from an incmnerator. 1 have gone on a bit, so 1 haven't room for Kirkland Lake. Next week, 1 will write about that "solution". So until then - remember, by making garbage everyday, we remain part of the problem. 1