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**«"ronoW, eky ..... ed ..............19 5.. 10 years of L&service e"vAr'ç'y srqipe Marie Nelson Certified Nutritionist 983-8278 Nutrition Counselling & Lifestyle Balancine Cliff and Eleanar Terrili and Inez Harris received special recognition framn the Orono Horticultural Society last Thursday night. Ail three were presented with their ten-year certificates, honouring ten years of loyal membership with the Society. Here they receive their awards from Society President Shelley Etmanskie. CLARINL-JGTO"-N CO"'MMUNITY Letter to LIAISON GRO UP 'UPDATE, the Editor The Federal Sîting Task Farce working on the Opting for Cooperation Process regarding the removal of the low-l evel radioac- tive waste currentiy stared at Part Granby has buen veryactive in the volunteer communities, i.e. Deep River and Part Hope. However on JuIy 31, 1995, the Port Hope. Council passed a Resolution, that the Town of Port Hope no longer wished ta bu considerud a volunteer cammunity for the disposai of the low-ievel radioactive waste flot oniy from Part Hope, but also from Part Granby', Welcome and Scarborough., The Deep River "Cammunîty Agreemunt in Principle" (CAP) has been finaiized. This agreement speils out the benefits the commu- nities in the Deep River area will receive if they accept disposal of the waste. A Referendum wili be held in Deep River on September 21, 1995 ta determine if that area wili con- tinue in the process ta hast dispos- al of the low-levei radioactive waste from the cu rrent storage facilities. If the Deep River community does flot agree ta accept the wastes, then the process has failed and alternative solutions must be inves- tigated. -The proposeil method and route in the Final Draft Report on trans- portation ta Deep River is CP Rail. This will invoive trucking waste from the Wulcome, Port Granby and Scarbarough sites to a siting ta be constructed just west of New tanvilie Road. These proposed methods and routes mean that there willbe a heavy volume of truck traffic for a period of two ta four years on aur local roads (NewtonvillelLakushare Roads). The transporting af waste by truck is unacceptable ta members of your CLG. The Group is in the process af sending aur concerns ta the Siting Task Force. For the first time ever, the con- centrations of thorium-230 (aiso known as Ionium) having a half- lifu about 80,000 years, and lead- 210 (aso known as radium D) hav- ing a haif-life about 22 years, have been measured in low-level radioactive and chemnical wastes located at Port Granby. The res ults show that thorium-23 0 is present in concentrations between two and five rMes the concentration of radi- um-226 in the same sample. Also that lead-2 10 is presenit at up ta twice the concentration of radium- 226 in'the same sample. 1 Ciarington CLG is concerned about the thorium-230 which may be 10 or mare times more toxic than radium-226 when inhaled as dust, (but conversely, it niay be 10 or more times less toxic than radi- um-226 when presenit in.drmiiing water). We have written ta bath the Siting Task Force (STE) and the Atamic Energy Control Board (AECB) asking them ta assess the significance of the presence -of bath radionuclides, from the point of view of workers engaged in exca- vating the waste, and of people liv- ing in the vicinity of the site. If you have any comments or concerns, please contact Harvey Thompson, 983-9555 or the Siting Task Force at 1-800-267î-7716. (Iassifield Ad Rates $4.75 for 25 words 8 cents a word above 25 words contact Chris at the Orono 'Wec Icy, Times 983-5301 ta place your ad May I comment on Sher Leetoaze's article in last week's Orono Weekly Times. In the first column Sher men- tionsthe first schoi at Kirby (1836) wihich, she states,, "stili stands ta-day . .. naw the homhe af the Clarke Museum and Archives." The early schaol mentioned above does not exist. A new schoal was built in 1856 on the museum site and the building we se there ta- day has a date of 1878. The 1846 date for the apening of a Post Office at Kirby should read 1864. The third item - in coiumn three - is in reference ta Nelson Powers. Although hie did lklip survey, I believe that Sher risinterpreted the article of 1890 and assumed that Nelson was knawn as 'Surveyor' Powers. Actuaily it was Nelson's father, Nathaniel, who was 'Surveyor Powers'. No doubt Nelson helped survey local roads with his father. Clarke Township records show that Nathaniel was paid for surveying in the 1850's. An original, document in my archives aiso sul5ports this fact. It takes a lot of data in order ta, came ta, an informed decision and even then mistakes can bu made. Helen Schmid Let's talk septic systems. The soil in Orono is so saturated with waste that we had to close down the welis in tawn and build one fur- ther away. Our waste contaminat- ed our water suppiy. Let's talk road sait. A number of years ago the region was foreil to put the road sait stores on a solid base and cover them, because the sait was leaching mnto the soil and entering the water supply. Our road care practices contaminated our water supply. Clean, fresh water is vital ta our heal.th. It isn't enough to obtain a quaiity source of water, we must aiso look at how the water gets 1 sick' and do what we can to keep the probiem from getting worse. Mother nature dishes out a rather steady strearn of toxie sub- stances and these substances are 'treated' through the naturae bio- logical processes of dilution, oxi- dation and degredation. So long as this balance is maintained there is no probiem. Unfortunately. the actions and habits of humans tip this balance in favour of a toxie environment. It would be easy to blame the problem on industry with their effluents, their smokestacks', their.mines, and their accidental spilis, but we are the ones cansuming what they pro- duce. We could blame the farmers with their pesticides, fertilizers and animal wastosfrom large feellots and siaugbter, houses,' but we are the ones demnanding perfect look- ing produce at minimal cost. We could blame others for tihe cars they drive, the household chemicais they wash into their septic systems or sewers, the garden chemicais they use ta keep things looking per- fect and their garbage that leaches from aur dumps and landfills. But what good would that do? Blame is the great escape and does noth- ing ta salve the problem. Each of us needs ta accept responsibiiity for the prablem and do what we can ta help. Many books have been written on things you can do ta protect the env ironinent and 1 won't repeat the lists here. The books are available at the iibrary. Ask a child for sug- gestions,' many of them are learn- ing about environmentai protection at school. It takes time ta change and it takes a willingness ta look at things differently than you have before. Stop and think about these twa things before buying or using your next product: Would you drink it? Do you think natuire could break it down and dilute it enough sa that you would drink it? If not, search for another product. How long will you, or someone else, be able ta use it? Quality arti- cles get passed from one genera- tion ta the next. Throwaway items keep industry pumping wastes into aur environment and make sure the seareh for more and more landfill sites continues. If it isn't going ta Iast, ask yourself whether yau real- ly neeci it. Maybe yau couid do without a little longer so you could have enough maney ta buy some- thing that will last. Whether yau use the phrase, 'what gaes around, came around' or perhaps, 'the circle of life', your actions cames back ta benefit, ar haunt, yau and your family. Water is a preciaus resource, take the time ta protect it. t may seem like the problem is too big ta even try, but don't give up. You do make a dif- ference. Little by littie we ieamned the habits that gat us inta this mess and littie by little we can iearn new habits that will restore a heaithy balance in aur environment, in aur water and in ourseives. THEN CALL USE FOR YOUR BE 0ER SIC Weuetefl 1.GST.Cei ogv o h Authorized Sales &, Service Centre for: - Camcorders - VCR's sin« - M crowaves 982 - TVs - Accessories - Stereo Systems -Telephones *Top 100 CDs & Tapes SONY J- - . SSTA