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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 23,1985 3 Editorial The Mighty Jays Struck Out There is no joy in Mudville, for the mighty Blue Jays have struck out. Well, it was nice while it lasted. For a few shining moments, it appeared appeared as though the World Series would be played north of the border. border. But then, the Blue Jays and their fans seemed to realize how far they had advanced and caught themselves themselves just short of the American League playoff championship. The Jays' llth-hour loss reminds us of the cartoon characters who balance on a tightrope while sleepwalking sleepwalking but then fall off that tightrope tightrope the moment somebody wakes them up. In other words, the Jays realized they were about to achieve the impossible and it scared them out of winning the pennant. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory seems to be a trait which is typical of Canada's sporting community. community. But rather than dwelling on the Jays' shortcomings, we should look to the future. For it seems that Canadian baseball will be here for good. Folks who didn't know the difference difference between baseball and cricket are suddenly talking about ERAs and RBIs as if they followed the sport all their life. Indeed, the last six weeks have probably done more to advance the sport in Canada than any other time in history. Come next spring, the youngsters will be appearing on the baseball diamonds in droves. In a way, it may prove to be just as well that the Jays lost their bid for baseball fame and glory this year. For one thing, the club and the fans still have something to look forward to. And by coming close but not quite close enough, the Jays have, no doubt, built up a following which will continue to support them in the years ahead. The final games in the open-air Exhibition Stadium also prove that Toronto really needs a big-league domed ballpark. Baseball was made for long summer afternoons in the central U.S. and not for October October nights in Canada. A domed stadium will no doubt boost attendance attendance in future Blue Jay showdowns. showdowns. It should also be noted that the Jays may be playing for a Canadian city but they remain, in the words of one commentator "paid mercenaries" mercenaries" from across the border. Perhaps, by the time the Blue Jays win their world series, they will have some Canadians on their roster. roster. And that would make the competition competition all the more exciting. All that can be said, for the moment moment is that the Jays have had an excellent season and although the major victory has eluded them, there's always next year. And until the first pitch is thrown next spring, there's always hockey. cmutCuan statesman III IIIOLVIJ. WW111V, UVAU * Q* ~~ a Water from James Bay Area? Every-now and then, one hears about the proposed $100 billion plan to dam James Bay and create a new source of fresh water. The scheme may sound crazy to some of us. But, then, the idea of six-lane freeways or skyscrapers would have seemed nearly impossible impossible to our forefathers. And, you have to keep in mind the fact that all useable ideas generally start out as a wild scheme which gradually makes more and more, sense. Anyhow, the James Bay dam project project is seen by some business leaders leaders as an opportunity to sell Canada's Canada's fresh watejjtoithose areas of the U.S. w^ere;^jtefSMcp^^|;à scarce commbditÿ. ep'. v v Proponents of the^flrbject argue that there are several dozen major freshwater rivers which simply run into the salt water James Bay without without providing much benefit to anybody. anybody. Given $100 billion dollars and 150,000 workers, the theoreticians believe that a giant dyke could be built across the mouth of James Bay. The fresh water trapped in the newly-created "lake" could be diverted diverted down to the Great Lakes by canals and tunnels. If you think such a project is a major reversal of the sort of water flow intended by Mother Nature, you're right. The project is five times the size of the Apollo moon launch program, for instance. By comparison, it makes the Darlington Darlington Generating Station look like a rec room renovation. Nevertheless, the James Bay diversion diversion does have its supporters, especially among the Canadian business community. They see this grand canal project as an opportunity opportunity to give Canada a new industry. It could sell its water south of the border and also have an important bargaining lever in any discussions over north-south trade. If nothing else, the scheme would be bound to create jobs. Of course, the plan is not without its negative side! For example, it would appear that the reversal of the normal flow of water in such a larger portion of the Canadian north would be an environmentalist's environmentalist's nightmare. Proponents would have to prove thàt their scheme would not alter the climate or destroy wildlife before before they received a green light. And, of course, it seems difficult tp imagine how Canadian water coüld actually be "sold" to the U.S. states. It appears as though anybody with a pipeline in one of the Gr eat Lalçes x would be àblë-to siphon off all meÿ needed without much trouble from the north. And while Canada could, in theory, bargain with the U.S. by threatening to shut off the tap and turn the Great lakes into mud flats, one cannot help but wonder how long our neighbours to the south would accept that possibility before before they decided to annex the north. In other words, while appearing to make us less dependent on the U.S. economy, this project could make us even more dependent. That's all the more reason why Canada should work to build its own independent industries and , trade. This doesn't mean Canada should show animosity towards its American American neighbours. It only means that putting all one's economic eggs in one basket is never a wise idea. For years, our economy has been based on resource industries and some analysts argue that resource, exports have been developed at the expense of home-grown industry. Let us think very seriously about this point before any decision is made by Canada to exploit its fresh water resources in the manner described described here. , Statesman Carriers from Yesteryear and SPICE Hill Smiley i It? . Ï. w- Are you frozen with terror, these days?. You're not? Then wake up, you vegetable. You're supposed to be. Haven't you noticed the relentless campaign to scare the living daylights out of us ordinary souls? There seems to be a conspiracy, in the communications media, to put you and me and our wives and kids into a perpetual state of fear. Advertising is the most prevalent, though not the most powerful, weapon of the scaremongers. It is suggested that if we have greasy hair or a greasy sink, we're sunk; that if we don't use a certain soap, we stink; that if we don't drink a man's beer, we're a bunch of you- know-whats. Well, all this is enough to set up a certain nervous tension in the ordinary amiable chap. What man wants to admit he r s a failure because he can't rush out to his friendly neighborhood dealer and snap up an all-new Super Aurora ... 7 •• Borealis Shooting Star Sedan, with safety belts? Or has dandruff ? But this is for the morons. You know, all the people who don't read this column. If they want to wind up with acid stomach, upset nerves, migraine headaches and irregularity, as constipation is now known, serves them right. Anybody who is frightened by that kind of advertising deserves it. But it is not on the humble commercial-watcher that the big guns of the horror-brigade are trained. It is on the serious reader- viewer. They . have moved, lock, stock and frightfuls, into the newspaper, magazine, book and "serious" TV field. Every time I pick up, leaf through, or switch on one of these media, somebody is trying to frighten the wits out of me about something. It's a bit hard for a fellow to cope with. , Black headlines or . graphic pictures suggest that I'm supposed to be shaken rigid about Communists and cancer; birth control and bingo; high school dropouts dropouts and homosexualism. Simultanteously, I'm supposed to be stricken by integration and insulation. If I'm not in favor of the former, there'll be a terrible bloodbath. bloodbath. If I'm agin the latter, my heating bill will soar. Sometime during thç day, I'm supposed to be whimpering in a corner because of high-priced funerals; the computer, which is going to put me out of a job; the unfulfilled housewife; and all that leisure time I'm going to have next year, when automation takes over. You'll notice I haven't even mentioned nuclear fission, which is old hat, nor the squirrels in my attic who, at this moment, according to an article, are chewing my wiring to start a fire in which we'll be cremated, and do we have enough insurance? If people weren't basically so tough, sensible and mean, they'd all go to bed and pull the covers over their heads. Forunately, we're as sensitive as an old rubber boot. But, in case the scare-distributors are Bothering you, let me give you a formula that is guaranteed to steady the nerves. One thing at a time. Communists -- most of us are twice as scared /of our wives as we are of the Red menace. Juvenile Delinquents -- hit them on the head. Hard. Cancer -- you want to live forever? Creeping Socialism -- better than the galloping type. The Computer -- so who wanted a job in the first place? Leisure Time -- be happy to have a chance to sit on your butt. Unfulfilled Housewives -- fill them. Population Explosion -- see Birth Control ; also Nuclear Fission. High-Priced Funerals -- you don't have to pay. And so on. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: )l I am an eighteen year old student at Clarke High School and I am very concerned about my future. I would like to live in this municipality when I graduate but I don!t feel there are enough, job opportunities available. My boyfriend is 21 .years old and has worked at a gas station since he finished school. To get a better job which also paid more, he had to go to Scarborough. I feel if there was more industrial development development in this area, the young people could afford to settle down, in the Town of Newcastle. Newcastle. The way things are now, we are being driven away. I urge young people to take an interest in the Municipal Municipal Election and to take a good look at the candidates. I request you support the candidate that will try to help us in this regard. Young people's futures depend on your interest in this matter. Melissa Miskie @l|e (Eanaùran Statesman 6233303 Durham County's Orest Family Journal Established 130 years ego In 1854. Aleo Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second class mall registration number 1581 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62-66 King St. W„ Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3KB JOHN M. JAMES Editor -- Publisher GEO. P. MORRIS Business Mgr. RICHARD A. JAMES' Assistant Publisher BRIAN) PURDY Advertising Mgr. PETER PARROTT Associate Editor DONALD BISHOP Plant Mgr. All layouts and composition ot advertisements produced by the employees ol The Canadian Statesman, The Newcastle Independent and The James Publishing Company Limited are protected by copyright and must not be reproduced without written permission ol the publishers. $15,00 a year -- 6 months $8.00 strictly In advance foreign -- $50.00 a year Although ovary pmcmillon will bo tnkon lo avoid euor. Tim Canadian Stator,man accepts advertising In Its columns on the understanding thaï It will not be liable lor any error In thn advertisement published hereunder unless a proof ol •arch mlvoilhnmnnl is requested in writing by the advertiser and returned lo The Canadian Statesman business oltàe duly signed by the advertiser and with such error or corrections plainly noted In willing thereon, and In that case if any otini so noted is not corrected by I ho Canadian Statesman Us liability shall not exceed such a portion ol thn entire cost ot siK'h ndvnilnimenl ,ir me space occupied by Ihn poled error bears lo the whole space'occupied by such, ndvoilisentonl Mrs. R. Trowell R.R. 1, Kendal, Ontario LOA 1E0 October 5,1985 Letter to the Editor: Re: Kendal Recreation Area - This letter is to the person who deposited dead pigeons in the garbage container bn or about Octobér 1, 1985. One of the pigeons was still alive and you callously put it in with the dead ones. We brought the poor thing home and took it to our veterinarian who advised us to have it put' down because of the extensive injuries to its leg and wing, also it had lost a great deal of blood. The vet remarked that it appeared as though the bird had been mauled by a cat or more likely a dog! ! We don't know who you are and qujte frankly we are just as happy that we don't - although it would be interesting interesting to know what kind of a person could leave a badly injured bird to die in the cold! We also wonder about the reason for the death of the other pigeons in the container? container? • Our hope is that you will read this letter and perhaps feel a pang or two of guilt and shame when you think of the suffer ing that you inflicted on this poor creature. Yours very truly, Mrs. R. Trowell October 10,1985 Dear Sir: . I wrote the attached poem which I am submitting for publication in the Canadian Statesman, a.sia.p, Thank you. Sincerely, Linda Blumbergs Heavyweights Sometimes the things one must endure While passing through on earth Cause much heartache, sorrow and suffering, Yet life continues on. No matter how deep the wounds may be, Suicide is not the answer; That would only add to the suffering and for eternity. Yet, in one's own strength, the burdens become overpowering. overpowering. I've talked to and observed many people walking about With excess baggage weighing them down Yet they refuse to let go all the yesterdays And live today to the fullest. Rather like insistantly trying to swim While wearing a winter ski- doo suit Yet the less one wears to swim The more free one can be. The swimming then becomes pleasure, Not burdensome toil. Nevertheless, hands are'still clenched tightly as people hang on. If they only knew that when they let go, they are open to receive. Some people become their own biggest stubling block By behaving thusly. I hope you are not like this. I hope you have learned to let go and be free. Since you don't know how long you'll live In the body that houses your spivitman I pray you let Jesus have His way and soon, Let Him touch you as only He can, He STILL loves you! Written by Linda Blumbergs R.R, 6, Bowmanville, Ont. Dear Editor: I write this letter in response to the front page story in the October 9th issue of The Canadian Statesman in which the current Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz warns that the new Liberal government government might cancel the construction construction of two units at the Darlington Nuclear Plant. He further suggests that if the units are not cancelled that under the leadership of Premier David Peterson, the multi billion dollar project might be spread over a longer period. The first question that comes to my mind from Mr, Cureatz's statements is, does our representative believe that the project should go ahead even if the Energy Committee study under way reveals that the power to be generated by Darlington is clearly not required? Does our elected rep believe that the tax burden of Darlington should be levied upon the people of all Ontario solely to provide Durham Region with an injection of economic stability? I hardly believe that the MPP could be responsibly suggesting either of these conclusions, so 1 am thorefore at a loss lo understand the motivation of his remarks. Sometimes Mr. Editor, I think that too much emphasis is placed on Darlington in relation relation to the future of Bowmanville Bowmanville and it always seemed like a good place to live and raise a family. That was before Hydro and Darlington. Granted, the mega project is a trememdous boost to the area's economy. However, I fail to believe that should the project be halted at two units, or worse - scrapped altogether - that the Town of Newcastle would simply roll over and die as a result. Certainly any decision about Darlington's future is an important one in view of the fact that $7 billion has already been invested and thousands of jobs are involved. But I expect the new Liberal government will weigh the potential flip side which is ending up with an obscenely expensive white elephant. A special article on Darlington Darlington in the Toronto Star earlier this year pointed out that United States electric utilities facing the same problem have bitten the bullet and walked away. Soaring costs and concern about nuclear safety plus the shrinking need for power and responsible for 100 cancellations of nuclear units in various stages of construction. construction. No nuclear plants have been ordered in the U.'S. since 1978 and the total write-off costs were in the tens of billions of dollars. A respected American energy analyst says that halting Darlington and reducing reducing consumption to make coal fired plants unnecessary • could cut Hydro's operating costs by $1.4 billion annually plus lower home hydro bills. It was also contended that making Ontario more energy effecient would create more jobs than the nuclear option. Nobody can predict what the future of Darlington will be at this point. The Energy Committee findings will require careful weighing by Premier Peterson and his colleagues. Meanwhile, what the citizens of the Town of Newcastle don't need is a prophet of doom suggesting the sky is falling in. It's entirely entirely possible that Darlington may continue as planned. Whatever decision is made by the Liberals, it will surely be in the best interests of all Ontarians. Yours truly, Donna M.Fairey.