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.18 The Canadian Statesman. Bowman ville, November 28,1990 Christmas Art On Display at Library Slv : ; . „ j i ... • : 'Ç^ v , . ; • ■ . . . : . F v tE' ,, x, ' i , iv| ' ; • .'V ■; : • . . .. " . ■ . . ■ " . ! ... (V : :vv , :;r " . I . vM*,.te . v .StiïS , é | 1 " . -ilS 'Ta i v * "-IS. - I vj^ * - ffA"' vm. Brian Welsh does glass engraving, folk art, and oil paintings. He is shown here beside some of the Christmas ornaments he made and brought to the display at the Bowmanville Library last week. Top Royal Bank Salesperson for 1990 J.R. (Joe) Halllwushka Manager Personal Banking Doris Foster W.J. (Bill) Coulter Area Manager - Durham The Royal Bank is proud to recognize Doris Foster, Customer Service Representative at our Bowmanville Branch, for the excellence she has brought to her job and for the high level of service provided to her customers. Doris was chosen from the entire Royal Bank Staff in the Bowmanville and surrounding area to be the Area's Top Salesperson and has been awarded a 7 Day Caribbean Cruise aboard the Crown Princess. Congratulations on a job well done! ROYAL BANK 55 King Street East Bowmanville 623-4471 Global Warming Not Given Enough Media Coverage Dear Editor, As Environment Spokesperson Spokesperson for the New Democrats Democrats in Parliament, I have carefully followed the coverage coverage given to Global Warming Warming in the Canadian media. As part of the official Canadian Canadian delegation to the Second Second World Climate Conference Conference (held in Geneva last week) I was disturbed to see how little coverage was given given to this vital national and global issue here at home. I would very much appreciate appreciate your consideration of running the attached material material as an Op-Ed or as a letter letter to the editor. Canadians have a right to know what is going on in Parliament and what our Government is doing or not doing, internationally.. Sincerely, Jim Fulton, MP Skeena. CONSPIRANCYON GLOBAL WARMING Canada's media has turned a blind eye to the surest threat facing our species. species. Certainly the threat of War in the Persian Gulf deserves deserves covering. Certainly the explosion of world population population from 5 billion to 10 billion or more over the next 60 years deserved coverage. The death of 40,000 youngsters youngsters eveiy day from preventable preventable disease and starvation starvation deserves coverage. Nuclear war, pollution - the list goes on. The question I Congratulations to Youngfield Farms on winning the Ontario Forage Masters Competition at the Royal Winter Fair. This award is given for excellence in alfalfa production and forage feeding management. There were 12 tables at the Tuesday evening card party with the following winners - Nerta Masters, Gladÿs Potts, Florence ■ Larmer, Ruby Smith, John Archer, Archer, Annie Fee. Low - Neta Fish. Draws were won by Carl Ferguson, Florence Larmer, Dorothy Venning, Nerta Masters, Vi Linton, Ross McRoberts. Ross and Marie Tysick are making many trips to Eastern Ontario recently as Ross' mother Mrs. Blanch Tysick is in Perth Hospital as a result of a recent stroke and Marie's father Mr. Forest Miller is a patient in Kingston Hospital recovering from another heart attack. On Saturday evening a large crowd of members of the Central Ontario Tractor Pullers association association gathered at the Rec Centre for the annual banquet and Awards Presentations. The evening evening was chaired by various members of the executive, Harvey Graham, Earle Trewin, and: Paul Harder. After a delicious dinner prepared and served by the Blackstock United Church Women, the season was- reviewed. Trophies were presented to the points winners in all classess. Local winners were Earle Trewin and Mark Graham. The remainder of the evening was spent dancing. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it's the only thing that ever has. (Margaret Mead). The students and staff had a busy and exciting recycling week. On Monday we began with "Garbageless lunches." Thank you to the parents and students for making wise choices. The children are beginning to question items in their lunches that are over packaged. Mrs. Bailey our custodian reports a 50% reduction in garbage after lunchtime. We will try to increase that percentage percentage even more! C.C.P.S. also has two composters that are kept well fed at noon with cores, peels, coffee coffee grounds etc. On Tuesday the children wrote songs and poems about the state of our environment. These will be used on our P.A. system each morning. On Wednesday various classes wrote letters to Premier Bob Rae, Mrs. Grier Minister of the Environment Environment and other important people. On Thursday some children brought in items that had been reused or recycled to show others. On Saturday approximately 25 students participated in the Port Perry Santa Claus parade dressed dressed as blue boxes and composters. They accompanied the Zero Garbage Garbage Float entitled "You Can Make A Difference." On Monday, November 26,1990 each student made one promise to the world. These will be displayed in our front hall. Did you know that we also recy- fiSS&SXSXS&X&S&SgS&S&S&S&S&S&S&SleX&SSS&SXX&X Quality gifts that last through | The Years Qfiigkiaire 1 Microwave with turntable, heat probe and tray. Family sized 17,4 cubic ft. Frost Free refrigerator has cantilever shelves, Hfflqldalre Cook the Christmas turkey In this Convection/Standard Range Tidy up after that Christmas dinner with a new dishwasher. ^Frigidaire ORONO ELECTRIC 3H "We service what we sell" 5352 Main St., Orono 983-5108 or layaway your purchase cle bottles and cans at our school? We are also collecting fine paper to recycle. Did you know that we are getting getting blue boxes for our rooms? Did you know that C.C.P.S. does not pick up for cans, bottles, fine paper, etc. They do however make it to the transfer station. Recycling week will be every week at C.C.P.S.. Never doubt that these future citizens must change the world. These children must teach their parents well. Morning Unit U.C.W. On November 21, the morning unit of the U.C.W. met at the home of Kathleen Dorrell. Friendly Friendly chit chat accompanied our delicious brunch of quiche and muffins. Unit leader Peggy Larmer opened the meeting with some thoughts on living our best today as we cannot change yesterday. The minutes of the October meeting were read and adopted. The treasurer reported that the envelope givings; $118.00 for September and $104.00 for October October had been handed to the general treasurer. A letter of thanks was read from Oney Gould, thanking the unit for the flower arrangement that had been sent to her. She issued a warm invitation to all her friends to visit her in London, Ontario. Peggy Larmer asked for volunteers to answer the SOS for food and help for the tractor pull dinner. The number to be fed had increased from 135 to 195. She also reminded us that we were responsible for the dessert at the general meeting on November 28. Our Christmas meeting will be held at thé home of unit leader Peggy Larmer." Meeting will begin 1 hour later than usual at 10:30 a.m. & lunch will be strictly strictly pot luck.. Eleanor Werry had charge of the worship which was a comparison comparison of the shelter we find from the chilly winds of winter and the secure shelter that faith gives us to survive the crises in our lives. The offering was received and dedicated. Anita David had charge of the programme for which Eleanor's worship had been a splendid introduction. Anita started with a quick brainstorming session of what our perceptions were of a poverty stricken woman. This was followed by a video which told the story of three women who became poverty stricken. Three different stories - three similar stories. , Gwenyth Thompson Secretary OBITUARY Rev. George Penning The Rev. George Penning Penning died on Tuesday, No- vembr 20th, 1990 while staying with his son near Gravenhurst. Born in 1906 Mr. Penning, was the son of the Rev. James Penning who was Rector of St. George's Church Newcastle from 1912 to 1923. He received received his early education at the village school. A graduate graduate of Huron College, University University of Western Ontario he also studied theology at Yale University, New Haven Connecticut^ Before entering the ministry ministry he worked for eleven years in the Engineering De- Ê artment of tne Northern ilectric Co. Ordained in London in 1941 he served as a priest for 35 years in both the Huron and Toronto Dioceses. Dioceses. He retired from Christ Church Scarborough in 1975 after fifteen years as Rector. For many years he was Honourary Clerical Secretary Secretary for the Synod of the Diocese of Toronto. His continued love for his boyhood church was demonstrated demonstrated as recently as October October 28th when the handsome handsome entrance gates he gave to St. George's in memory of his wife were dedicated by Bishop Blackwell. In the next three weeks his health deteriorated rapidly and he died quickly and painlessly ofnn aneurism. The funeral service on November 23rd was conducted conducted by the Rev. Logan Varey, in arm bent at the Church of the Ascension in Don Mills. A long time friend, the Rt. Rev. Arthur Brown, Bishop of York Scarborough Scarborough in the Diocese of Toronto gave the eulogy. Burial was at St. Margaret's -in-the-Pines, Scarborough. raise is why the dismal coverage coverage given to the 2nd World Climate Conference held in Geneva this month? One Canadian reporter, Anne Mcllroy of Southam capably covered the event and the reality of Global Warming; the surest threat to our survival. The World Scientific Community reached consensus consensus that there will be warming warming of 2 to 5 degrees Centigrade Centigrade and a sea level rise of 30-100 cm. during the next century. All other conse- , quences aside it is estimated ■ that the costs to protect Canadian Canadian property alone from a one meter sea-rise is 9.5 billion dollars. Scientists concluded that a 20% reduction in Carbon Dioxide emissions over the next 15 years is technically and economically feasible for all countries. To stabilize concentrations concentrations of Greenhouse Gases at about 50% above preindustrial preindustrial concentrations by the middle of the next century century will require worldwide reductions reductions of net C02 emissions emissions by 1 to 2% per year. Canada proceeded in Geneva Geneva to endorse the conclu sions of the scientists and then to propose that Canada will only stabilize C02 emissions by the year 2000. This position flies in the face of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment Environment Report, "No Time to Lose," This unanimous All-Party Report concluded (after hearing over 60 witnesses witnesses and over 200 submissions submissions in the past year) that Canada must at minimum reduce C02 emissions 20% from 1988 levels by 2005 A.D. Why? Because the Committee Committee believes that the threat of Global Warming is serious and steps must be taken now. Canadians are the fifth largest per capita emitters of Carbon Dioxide on Earth. Only nations like Bahrain or the United Arab Emirates are larger than our 4.5 tons per capita per year! So, one might ask; why, when the scientific community community of the world has reached consensus on the steps necessary to protect the Earth's atmosphere does a i dia give so little attention to such an important issue? The only answer I can come up with is that certain key sectors feel threatened. The forest industry (Canada's (Canada's largest industry, employer employer and source of balance of trade) knows that recent scientific discoveries have concluded that northern temperate forests are a vital carbon sink. 143 countries concluded at the World Climate Climate Conference that all countries must reduce the rate of deforestation. With 10% of the world's forests, Canada's lumber and pulp Barons do not want that discussed, discussed, let alone debated in Canada! The fossil fuel sector, primarily primarily located in Western Canada know that the best reductions in Carbon Dioxide Dioxide come from CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EFFICIENCY, and FUEL SWITCHING. Each and every every one 'of these is seen as a threat to the profits of the pump-it-out, dip-it-up, sell- it-cheap mentality of Canada's Canada's fossil fuel Barons. Did you know; or for that matter has it ever been discussed discussed in Canada's media; that the burning of 1 gallon of gasoline (weight about 8 pounds) releases 20 pounds of Carbon Dioxide? It takes a large healthy tree a whole year to remove 20 pounds ))f carbon back out of the atmosphere! atmosphere! It requires abojit 2 acres of healthy natural forest to remove the C02 release release of each Canadian (4(5 tons/year). The connection is clear. Canada's most powerful aftd well connected resourceconsuming resourceconsuming industries ' are threatened on their bottom line. They are frightened'at the prospects of change, ' jj I am ashamed of Canada's Canada's media for not covering this issue. Is the cro.^s- industry ownership and lobbying lobbying so strong that this-'is- sue deserves no coverage?* Global farming is, real. It is more of a threat than nuclear war. So far it is, silent. silent. The World Community listened last week to (he pleas of the tiny Island Nations Nations that will cease to exist with a 1 meter sea rise! If Canada's media had coveted the Conference, Global Warming would be headline news. Survival matters more than "Business as Usual." Usual." We must cut our Carbon Dioxide emissions and Canadians Canadians deserve to know why. FREE! FREE! 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