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-', ~ OronoWeekI Time> Wedveeda>........195 .. MPP Gord Milis presents cheque of $423,691i to Durham's Blue Box Program Gord Milîs, MPP Durham East, presented a cheque of $423.691 to the regional municipality of Durham for its Blue Box prograni. The funding, announced on behaîf of Environment and Energy Minister Bud Witdman, is made available under the Municipal Recycling Support Program. "I arn pleased to present this cheque to Durham" Mr. Milis said. "This program has the potentialtew promote further 3Rs activities in this area. Today, more than three million households in more than 520 Ontario municipalities use the Blue Box tw recycle materials that once went directty te landfill sites. "Successful Blue Box Mock Disaster continued form page 1 exercise, and doing their job so well tbat we even bad trouble getting close wo the scene. Troy Cheseboro was tbe ambulance coordinator in charge of the exercise. He feit that -overal it was a good exercise wo see bow ahl agencies work wogetber.". He said "ah tbhe kids were great patients." The ambulance service was on tbe scene within 10 minutes of tbe ca Il gomng out ,wbicb according wo Cheseboro is normal for rural responses. Katby Soundy of Charterways was also on hand. Her rote was There's a pair of red cardinals which lives nearby. His red plumage sbimmers, a seductive silk coat wrapped 'round bis maie body. She appears less dazzling, wrapped in beige/yellow plumage; yet, wben she takes fiigbt, she reveals tbe concealed red silk of ber plumage. Beneatb ber wings, a flamne of blazing red exposes itseif tw the patient eye. Ail day long, they emerge from dbe woods in searcb of food, the he cardinal and tbe she cardinal. First, wo the mountain asb, or the maple, or the catulpa, then to a feeder, or to the ground. After a time, tbey return to the cover of the woods, and our curious eyes rest from the prestige of their presence. They particîpate in an interesting ritual wbich seems to reflect a desire to preserve their territorial mating rights over eacb. other. Tbey sec, ini our windows, another mate and another female. Reflections of their selves appear to pose a threat. He attacks the otber maie (bis own self reflected- by the window). He pecks and pecks at the window . . . clickclick, clickclick. .. then flues off to tbe wood. She appears to be even less enamoured with tbe intrusive reflection of berseif. AIl day long, sbe confronts ber competition, the reflection of herseif. MIl day long, sbe confronts ber competition, the reflection of berself, with, first, a squawk, then a flapping of ber to answer any questions that the emergency workers would have regarding ber bus., Also, Cbarterways bas an agreement with the Town, called the Emergency Response Plan, wbicb uses Cbarterways buses as emergency ambulances to clear the less seriously wounded out of the area. At the hospital, staff was treating tbis as an actuai emergency. ()ver seventy-five percent of the hospital's regular staff were mnvolved with treating the victims. We were assured that all real emergencies were being bandled as usual. According w ail involved the, exercise bad been a success. wings . . . a show of ber concealed blaze of red. Then, she pecks at ber opponent . .. at ber own self,_ reflected in tbe window.. .dlickclick, clickclick, clickcick . . . another squawk, another sbow of ber blaze of red. The intrusive images of their true selves remain undaunted by their threatening performances. Each journey from the woods to the house results in another confrontation witb tbeir own images. Flying from window to window, tbeir arguments witb their selves echo tbroughout the bouse, where, inside, we bear tbe incessant peckIng of ibeir beaks . . . clickclick, clickclick, clickclick. 1We have put sheets of paper against the windows to deflect their images. There is a time of the day when this strategy fails. I work ini the ftower beds surrounding the house, anticipating that my presence will discourage tbem. Meanwbile, the be cardinal and the she cardinal cati at eacb other ftom the woods, waiting for the moment when tbey can, once again, confront their opponents, face-to-face, in the windows of our curious dwelting. PTH-IN a t tob sce 0 Ad rai ac. r- idyr nlyr Coe aice atswt ar atst ee n wate anet n et » Cu i aeil nosalpee as aaadnhs rawtrn a 0 îmfattoi t ain yshd ou ompse roel o a mi quniiso Is lpinscnb de oyu itmotoie succe corge. aogrsc a gFor morgnfa itchn wamst nd yrd asscing laea cotc Cover theasein s ar atmes t adter un66-77a1 a This addsar ten, whispstr upf n ihon entap nroces adURhelp programs like this one have belped municipalities to meet the 25 per cent waste diversion goal in 1992. With these programs, we can help communities reach Ontario's 50 per cent reduction target by the end of this decade," he added. Durbamn will use the payment, part of a $1,248,000 total grant, wo help cover the operating costs of the program. The Municipal Recycling Support Program helps municipalities develop and operate local recyciing initiatives.