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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 14,1984 SMALL TALK By Donna Fairey On the grand scale, the assassination of Indira Indira Ghandi and the starving population of Ethiopa are two high profile events which currently have the rapt attention of people everywhere. By common standards, standards, the situation of B43 - while also disturbing disturbing - is far less significant significant in terms of its global importance. All the world mourned over the death of India's prime minister. And the people of this planet are rallying to aid the starving Africans. Africans. On a comparative level, the pitiful lot of a simple baboon can scarcely be expected to inspire world outrage or sympathy. But there are a few Canadians who would have the matter otherwise. B43, his laboratory name, is a yellow baboon baboon and the subject in a heart disease research research project underway underway at the University of Western Ontario. The project is partially financed financed by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The B43 experiment is the most recent in a series of cholesterol studies which began at the university 22 years ago. In the beginning, the experiments were done using rats, rabbits and pigs. It was seven years ago that the laboratory laboratory turned to baboons. baboons. As part of the current B43 study, three catheters catheters have been inserted into the baboon's abdo- ' men, one in her intestine intestine through which she is fed, one into a vein and the last into an artery. artery. B43 has been permanently permanently restrained in a plexiglass chair since July. The animal sits upright and movement is restricted to the turning turning of her head and the baboon can touch her hands to her face by reaching through two holes cut in the plastic prison. B43 sits on a base of metal bars which permit permit barely sufficient room to rest her feet and haunches. The bars are apparently adjustable adjustable so that when painful painful pressure-lesions form and ulcerate, the bars can be shifted. The baboon is scheduled scheduled for execution in January when she will be killed and her organs organs removed for analysis. Meanwhile, in Toronto, Toronto, a mobile home has been parked outside outside the Heart and Stroke Foundation offices offices since October. Inside Inside the trailer is a couple on a hunger strike. The pair are protesting protesting research on living living animals and, specifically, specifically, they want the release of B43. The stated justification justification for the B43 project has been: In Ontario alone, 26,000 people a year are lost to heart attack attack and stroke. Moreover, word is that should the present experiment experiment fail to produce produce the answers sought, another baboon will take B43's place. To say the very least, the situation is thought provoking. Personally, I've had some difficulty coming to a firm opinion opinion about the B43 experiment experiment and others like it. Does the end justify justify the means? Are there alternatives? What I know for sure, is that I'm sincerely sad whenever the matter of the baboon crosses my mind. Farley Mowat may be dead on target in his new book, Sea Of Slaughter, when he submits that man is "the most lethal animal ever to have appeared upon this wasting planet." planet." Perhaps Mr. Mowat's book along with the plight of B43 and similar similar research situations will ignite a spark somewhere that fires up a program to study current rationalizations rationalizations in this regard. Certainly anyone who is outraged about B43 and the like may make the concern known to local government representatives representatives and/or the Canadian Council on Animal Care. Hospital Fund Raising From Page One facilities. Construction will begin in the spring of 1985, to be completed completed in 1988. "The addition and renovation is imperative if the hospital is to maintain its acknowledged high standards, expand its obligations and discharge them in a manner consistent with contemporary health service expectations," Mr. Cowan notes. "A strong emphasis will be placed on health promotion and prevention of disease." Demand for Memorial's services is rising steadily and projections indicate that the hospital will be called upon to serve the needs of thousands of newcomers - industrial, industrial, residential, commercial and institutional institutional - to the area over the next decade. Contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible and cheques should be sent to Memorial Hospital Hospital Foundation, 47 Liberty Street South, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 2N4. Town's Red Tape Slows From Page One George Van Dyk, also a director municipality, of the group, said it is important for the town to promote the town's industrial industrial potential. "This community community has a lot to offer...We all know it. The only thing is we have to tell others about it," he said. Ideas arising from Monday night's meeting will be presented to town council, Mr. Winters said. He added that the committee will ask for formal recognition from the Mr. Winters noted that within the next few months, the development group will hold its first annual meeting and an official board of directors directors and executive will likely be selected at that time. Meanwhile, the group will continue continue to welcome ideas and inquiries inquiries from anyone interested ift the business welfare of the Town of Newcastle. Study Vse of Hydro's Heat Steam and hot water from Hydro's Darlington Nuclear Nuclear Generating Station may be used to run factories, factories, heat homes or even grow flowers and vegetables. vegetables. This is one of the conclusions conclusions from a recent study conducted by a consultant employed by the Town of Newcastle and Ontario Hydro. The document was presented presented to the town's hydro liaison committee last Thursday, November 8. The committee has recommended recommended that Newcastle's Newcastle's town council take further steps to develop an energy park near the Darlington Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. An energy park Announcement WINTERS, SUTHERLAND & MOASE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS are pleased to announce the re-location of their Oshawa office to 135 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa The Bowmanville office remains at 23 Silver Street. task force consisting of representatives representatives from the Town of Newcastle, Ontario Hydro, and the Durham Region Region has been suggested in order to steer the next phases phases of work. "It's something that I think is very important to the municipality," said Councillor Bruce Taylor in describing the potential energy available to industries industries within the town in the next 25 to 30 years. Councillor Councillor Taylor chaired the heat utilization sub-committee which, has been investigating investigating energy options available available as a result of Darlington. Darlington. After a one-year study, In- ducon Consultants of Canada Canada concluded that under certain conditions, heat from Darlington could be used for an industrial energy park, greenhouses, or residential district heating. heating. The energy available could, for example, heat 7,000 homes at less than the cost of conventional heating. heating. The consultant's report cautioned that the market for these projects remains largely untried and that there must be excellent cooperation cooperation between Ontario Hydro, the Region, and the Town for the projects to be a success. Councillor Taylor said Ontario Hydro is promoting the sale of steam energy at a number of generating sta tion sites throughout Ontario. Ontario. But he added that Darlington Darlington is the best site for potential industries. "We have everything going for us in this location." He noted that an industry at Darlington would have more than just a ready supply supply of energy. It would also offer good transportation, a ready market at nearby residential residential centres, and a good source of skilled labor. Now that the findings of the' heat utilization study have been made public, they will be referred to Newcastle council where recommendations will be considered. Notice CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE Public Notice MUNICIPAL GRANTS All organizations seeking a grant from the. Corporation of the Town of Newcastle for their activities during 1985 must submit a completed application form to the office of the Treasurer on or before DECEMBER 17, 1984. Application forms and copies of the Municipal Grants Policy are available at the municipal offices of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle at 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville. Kathryn A. 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