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1 ! 18 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, March 20,1991 | Composting Does Offer Some Solutions Native Studies Outreach Program Held at Clarke Museum Here's a quick quiz. Which country produces the most garbage per person per year? The U.S.A.? No. Britain? No. Canada? Yes, Canada. According to Environment Canada, Canadians Canadians are among the most wasteful people on earth. We throw away, on average, nearly two kilograms (four pounds) of household garbage garbage per person, per day. That's about three quarters of a ton each year. Landfills were thought to be a solution, with roughly 85 per cent of our household garbage going to them. But existing landfills are quickly reaching their capacity and new ones are difficult to site. Furthermore, when Dr. W. Rathje, an archaeologist with the University of Arizona Arizona recently excavated some landfill sites, he discovered 30-year-old newspapers, food and other supposedly biodegradable materials in nearly original condition. So much for landfills. Composting in municipal scale facilities is another solution solution with a much brighter future that is gaining converts converts in Canada, the United States and abroad. Already the United States is processing processing between 3 and 5 per cent of its annual solid waste into compost. With the potential to reduce household garbage going to landfill by an astonishing astonishing 60 per cent, composting composting is one method of recycling recycling being examined by various municipal governments governments across Canada. Composting is really biodegradation biodegradation - only faster. In the composting process, compostable compostable materials such as leaves, food and soiled paper are consumed by microbes and transformed into a soillike soillike substance called humus or compost. Waste-derived compost has several valuable valuable uses - as a soil conditioner conditioner or mulch, it helps stop topsoil erosion. 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Put us to work for you! 243 King St. E. Bowmanville Mall 623-6957 1413 King St. E. Oshawa 432-6800 Hardy Kraft, Fire Technician During the 1990 fire season season there were a total of 20 forest fires in the Ministry of Natural Resources Lindsay Lindsay District. The majority of these fires were caused by people burning carelessly. Let s make an effort to keep these numbers down in 1991. Under The Forest Fires Protection Act, the period from April 1 to October 31 of each year is the Tire season". season". During the fire season, fire permits are required in afire region: -for all outdoor fires* except except for cooking or obtaining warmth. -to ignite fireworks in or within 300 metres of a forest or woodland. *A work permit is required required to conduct any operation operation which is liable to cause' an accumulation of slash or ■debris within 300 metres of a forest or woodland. No person shall throw or drop live coals, smoking material material or hot ashes in or within 300 metres of a forest or woodland. No person shall smoke while walking or working in a forest or woodland during the fire season. The regulations under The Forest Fires Prevention Act state that every person who starts a fire outdoors shall: -take all reasonable steps to keep the fire under control. control. -ensure that a responsible responsible person tends the fire, and -extinguish the fire before quitting the site. In the Lindsay District the municipalities of Belmont, Belmont, Bexley, Dummer and Harvey are inside the fire region. Fire permits may be obtained from local municipal municipal offices or fire wardens. For areas outside the fire region, please contact the local local municipal offices regarding regarding burning regulations. Tree Planting, Tree Marking, M.N.R. Can Help Don Busch, Forest Foreman The Private Land Forestry Forestry Program of the Ministry of Natural Resources brings unit technicians and land- owners together to promote management of woodlands and reforestation of idle lands. One component of the Private Lana Forestry Program Program is the Forestry Advisory Advisory Service. Through this service, service, technicians meet with landowners and provide technical advice for tree planting or woodlot management management plans. Tree marking and assistance with the sale of forest products are also part of the program. The landowner is responsible for following througn and getting getting the work completed. Another component of the Private Land Forestry Program Program is assistance under the Woodlands Improvement Act. Under this Act cooperative cooperative forestry agreements provide for financial and technical assistance in tree planting and woodlot improvement. improvement. Ministry staff will cany out some of the work free-of-charge if you as landowner agree to dedicate the agreement area of your land' to better forest management. management. Landowners pay for the tree seedlings to reforest reforest the area and the costs of protecting the agreement area from fire, insects, disease disease and livestock damage. If you need more information information on the Private Land Fo- restiy programs available, please contact the M.N.R. office office nearest your land or woodland property. S.A.G.A. Plans April Meeting On April 2, Save the Gan- araska Again, will be holding holding a special information meeting for the public. Niva Rowan, secretary of SAGA, said the business meeting portion of the general general meeting, which will begin begin at 7 p.m., will provide an update on the activities the group has been involved in since forming. At 8:15 p.m., David Crombie, Commissioner of the Royal Commission on the future of the Toronto Waterfront, will be speaking about watersheds and the Oak Ridges Moraine. "No doubt he will also speak about the royal commission commission report on the watershed watershed too," Mrs. Rowan said. She said he wouldn't necessarily necessarily be discussing SAGA. "We're hoping the general public will come to hear David David Crombie because he is an excellent speaker," Mrs. Rowan added. The meeting will take ilace in the Orono Town all on April 2. Pi H 508 That's how much Canada Post has increased the cost to mail The Canadian Statesman each year. That amounts to an additional $35,000 per year Please read below to determine how the new rates will affect you. Category 1 Sub. Delivery. G.S.T. Total Subscribers who wish to pick up their own subscription at our offices alter 11 a.m. Wednesday. You will be given a card to present each week when you pick up your Statesman $19 0 $1.33 $20.33 Category 2 Subscribers within the town limits ol Bowmanville who receive the Statesman by paper carrier...No Change $19 3 $1.54 $23.54 Category 3 Subscribers in Bowmanville Rural Routes, Newcastle, Newlonvillc, Orono, Kendal, Pontypool, Hampton, Blackstock, Janolvillo, and Ncstloton $10 $2.03 $31.03 ,$19 $17 $2.52 $38.52 ,$19 $23 $3.29 $50.29 Please Note: Those subscriptions will bo delivered wrapped In waterproof plastic bags and carefully placed In your driveway by our own courier on Wednesday nights. Category 4 Subscribers in Oshawa, Whitby, Bethany, Campbollcroll, Cavan, Millbrook, and Brooklin Category 5 Subscribers outside ol the Town ol Newcastle excluding Blackstock, Pontypool, Janolvillo, and Ncstloton Those readers whoso subscriptions will bo expiring In the coming months will bo contacted directly by our ollico to make arrangements tor the balance ol your subscription delivery, To help offset the Impact on our readers, wo will be giving each subscriber a Statesman voucher equivalent to tlw valuo of the subscription postage. This can be used just like cash for classified ads, printing or photocopying. For more information about the now rates, pleaso phono our office at 623-3303. Sfie Cattafrtatt & ta Usman G2 King Street West, Bowmanville G23-3303 Fax 41G-G23-G1G1 Since 185'I, Our First Concern Has Been Our Community collection at a facility. All non-compostable materials - glass, plastic, metal, stone - are sent to be recycled or to a landfill; organic or compostable compostable materials - grass, leaves, food, soiled paper - go to the municipal composter. composter. In Canada, there are currently currently several composting facilities facilities in the planning stage. To aid this growth, Procter & Gamble has allocated allocated $3.5 million towards the research and development development of composting in Canada. Canada. This is part of a $23 million million global commitment by the company to help speed the widespread adoption of municipal solid waste composting. composting. The Region of Hamilton- Wentworth in Ontario has received technical and communications communications support as well as a grant from Procter & Gamble to help them in their plans for developing a solid waste composting facility. facility. The company is also actively actively working with the cities cities of Guelph, Ontario; Portage La Prairie, Manitoba; Manitoba; Olds, Alberta; Halifax/ Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and the regions of Halton, Essex- Windsor and Peel in Ontario to help advance their composting composting programs. Coinciding with the municipal municipal composting initiative, initiative, Procter & Gamble, the makers of Pampers and Luvs, is planning to have a fully-compostable diaper ready to test market in 1991. The diapers are already already 80 per cent compostable. compostable. The company's researchers researchers are working to develop new compostable materials to replace the diaper's plastic plastic back sheet. There is still much that needs to be done to ensure the growth of composting as a primary municipal solid waste management option. Acceptance will depend on the development of markets for waste-derived compost and the recognition that composting is another form of recycling. By working together, government, government, private business and individuals in the community community can work towards keeping as much as 60 per cent ol our household garbage garbage out of landfill through composting. And that's more than just a step in the right direction. Clarke Museum held its first native studies outreach outreach program of the year at the museum last week. The First Orono Brownies attended in order to hear about native life and about archeological dating. Mark Jackman, curator of the museum, is pictured here talking to the Brownies about the age of the piece of pot he is holding. The museum has 15 different outreach outreach programs available for schools or groups. & ù & March 18, l" 1 Dear Mr. James: learn abo ut your X was very g X have purchased --T^SiwCreUrenwhohave subscriptions as gi moved away. . +nuC h with They still love to keeï F „ Unfortunately, ... T of its happenings- be ab le B °~hi|w rates, very ^4-w"™ h ^ hoœetown ' „ disappointe Panada Post has the It's unbelievable that^F on 0 ur local «SSSd-r.» Sincerely, A Disapp ointed Subscriber ' i Ti o o <i o m o , e think it is unfair tool Canada Post increases of 508% with one day's notice is ludicrous. If you agree, please sign your name below and return it to our office by March 22nd. Or call our office, and we will come and pick it up. RiOS® ms weven As a reader of The Canadian Statesman, we feel the price increases implemented by Canada Post are excessive and unfair to Canadian Community Newspapers. We ask that you please lobby on our behalf to have Canada Post reconsider its decision and produce new rates that will not jeopardize the future of our community newspaper. 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