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4 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville, August 7,1991 W Canadian § ta teaman cn Durham Region's Great Family Journal Established 137 years ago in 1854 Also Incorporating The Bowmanville News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News Second Class mail registration number 1561 Produced weekly by Jam* Publishing Company Limited 62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 416-623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 John M. James Editor - Publisher Richard A. James Associate Publisher Peter Parrott Brian Geo. Purdy Donald Bishop Associate Editor Advertising Mgr. Plant Mgr. All layouts and composition of advertisements produced by the employees of James Publishing Company Limited are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the publisher. Allhough every precaution will be taken to avoid error, The.Canadian Stateeman accepte advertising In he columns on the understanding that It will not be liable tor any error In the advertisement published hereunder unlees a proof ol such . advertisement Is requested in writing by the advertiser and returned to The Canadian Statesman business oMice duly signed by the advertiser and with such error or corrections plalniy noted In writing thereSn, and In that case if any error so noted Is not axreded by The Canadieo-Stalesman its liability shall not exceed such a portion of the entire cost of such advertisement as the space occupied by Vie noted error bears to the whole space occupied by such advertisement. It's a Weird, Crazy World Around this newspaper office - and we suppose the same thing happens ■ elsewhere - strange things occur ..during holiday time each summer. Most of the organizations that produce news items are closed until fall, and so are the schools, so we're constantly on the lookout for interesting happenings to photograph or report, because those demanding blank columns have to be filled. Whàt makes it even more hectic is •the fact that staff members not only have their own jobs to do, they are ■filling in for others who are away. And they are often doing jobs they aren't accustomed to doing. But, usually we manage to produce the papers on time, by using some ingenuity. This week's • worse than usual because we're a day short because of the holiday, so the production people, also short-handed, have to have type earlier than usual. To fill that demand, we thought we might just capsulize some weird things that have made headlines recently but may have been missed by readers. Migraine headache sufferers will be overjoyed that a new medicine appears to be in the offing to relieve their suffering, but unfortunately it won't be ready for some months. Why they announced it now, wë fail to understand. One ' of our native Indians happened to shoot a police sergeant and has been tracked down by other police.using trained tracking dogs. It . was revealed that he was high from sniffing gas fumes. It didn't mention what brand or whether it was ordinary or high test. No doubt others will take 'heed and try it to relieve their •frustrations. Certainly the supply is 'easily available. If you see someone sniffing your tank, watch out, he/she may be armed and dangerous. Then we have the Anglicans catching up to the United Church's problem of what to do with ministers whose sexual preferences aren't quite what the majority feel are acceptable. You may not have seen the story, but a priest has been fired for, shall we say, preferring a male love-in rather than the other brand. There's just no accounting for tastes. We like the story from Tillsonburg where the Kinsmen Club has posted a bounty on three young males who mugged an elderly couple recently and robbed them. The incident occurred on a small bridge the Kinsmen had built over a stream; that's why they became involved. We haven't heard how they made out, but the $500 bounty should certainly bring some clues. No doubt muggers in future will be a bit more careful where their assaults take place. Then there is the fuss over a guy's special licence plate with the PLO logo or insignia on it. It has been recalled by the ministry, because of its political flavor. Once again, the chap is demanding they lay off and quotes the Charter of Rights to back it up. Good old Pierre Trudeau certainly opened the gates wide when, he and his followers brought in that bit of legislation. It's been a bonanza for the legal profession. That's about all for now, we have to get in shape for the CNE where for, what is it, $80,plus the GST, we'll be able to dive off a crane with a rubber band tied around our feet and, with luck, either dangle at the end or hit an air bag. Won't that be fun! You don't have to be crazy, but it helps. Struggle Worth the Effort *: When we came across the following column in one of our favorite exchange newspapers, The Haliburton Echo, our thoughts automatically turned to one of this area's most energetic environmentalists, Helen MacDonald of Newtonville. Because she too is so dedicated to improving and preserving this planet, we are certain she and others will enjoy what Virginia Muenzel has to say; it follows: Being an environmentalist can be " darned tough sledding sometimes. For £ every positive there are a dozen negatives. It's discouraging, frustrating, frustrating, and if you're as passionately r earing as a lot of us are, it can even be * quite painful.. £ Sometimes we wonder, "What's the : use?" When our own children say things like, "Well, we've all got to die £ sometime." When local governments « have trouble getting through the short term money issue. When big business £4>r government is willing to spend ^millions of dollars on devious, [[half-true advertising propaganda and t few cents to correct their own ;£ environmental mistakes. When we see ^people we think should know better, 'using environmentally unsound -, practices that drive us up the wall. >£■ We could quit. We could pack up ;Zour toys and go home every time the ;• world or a couple of people don't jump vwhen we issue an edict. But what bwould be the point? Besides, each one >0f us is small potatoes. It is not, by ;.any means, our own personal ™accomplishments that count. Or even ;-one group out of a thousand. There [[isn't an environmentalist around >whose "failures" haven't out-numbered .[her/his successes. That's not what's 'important anyway. If it were, far more ••important people than us would have Tthrown in the towel. The Raging Grannies, the Greenpeace Movement and David Suzuki, for example, are still hanging in there. And surely, they faced far more serious adversity than any of us have deal with. They don't quit, I suspect they go off somewhere, vent their anger and then regroup and try another tack. And they try, and they try, until they find something that works. As environmentalists, we also have to be a little careful when we go around pointing fingers, because under close scrutiny, I suspect every one of us is doing something or using something we ought to put a stop to. What we can do is give everyone who tries to clean up their act many congratulations for what, they have achieved. We can also be patient while we coax them to do more, understanding that it is an imperfect world, at best. We cannot force our priorities on individuals, and we'd better beware of self-importance lest someone dig into our own shortcomings. People are coming around. Even big business and government are finally getting the fact that they can no longer brush us off as radicals. Drag' their feet though they may, they know good ecological behavior is inevitable. Individuals, one slow step at a time, are practising better environmental habits. It's happening slower that we'd like. But, considering how deeply ingrained those bad habits were, it's progress. We can cry to ourselves, in fear for our children and grandchildren. We can yell and scream, "Hurry up! There's not much time!" But Quit? (Here, we've taken some editorial liberty to add: NEVER!) Start of Another Round A news release from the Interim £, Waste Authority Limited arrived •'.Friday afternoon just as we were «preparing for a pleasant holiday £ weekend >'; The news it contains indicates that y we shall goon sec many more of those £>No Dump Here" signs at various ■-.[places throughout the area unless [£ there's been a great change in local [['."attitudes about garbage dumps The [-[problem hasn't gone away, it's only ;:'been put in cold storage for the past : little while. We of the media have been invited [>to attend a special briefing session by ;-£the IWA on Thursday morning, August 8th in the North York City Centre from 10 to 11 a.m. That is, if wc are interested in attending. It appears the IWA has been directed to search for and select three long-term landfill sites (one for the Region of Peel, one for the Region of Durham and one jointly for Metropolitan Toronto and the Region of York . They admit that public consultation at the earliest stages of the planning process is an important feature of the IWA activities. Better get those signs ready, folks, you'll probably need them again. Early Mornin' Fishin' in Caesarea byLaura <J. Richards The Not In My Backyard (NIMBY) syndrome has gained a strong foothold in the Town of Newcastle. Kennedy Youth Services Inc. wants to be able to replace their youth detention centre in Ajax with a new facility in the Town of Newcastle. This new location is west of Holt Road, east of Rundle Road and one kilometer north of Nash Road. However, neighbors to the proposed location do not want it near their homes. Would these same residents be up in arms if the facility were to be built in another neighborhood in the Town of Newcastle? The 11 residents who attended the public meeting said they are concerned with the lowering of their property values, their families' safety, increased traffic, future escapes from the facility, the impact of the facility to be built on environmentally sensitive land and the education teenagers would actually receive in the facility. The land upon which the proposed facility would be located is zoned for agricultural and farm related uses. To build .the facility, the firm must apply to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan. The firm has applied for the amendment. On July 22, the General Purpose and Administration meeting held a public forum on the matter. The council chamber was packed with opponents to the facility. The people whose properties abut Employment Centre Is Thankful for Help Dear Mr. John James: On behalf of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Canada Employment Employment Centre for Students (CECS) I would like to thank the Canadian Statesman Statesman for their coverage of the Canada Employment Centre lents this i for Students mer. past sum- With the support of the Statesman, the public was aware of the CEC'S existence existence in Bowmanville as well as the services the CECS provides to both employers employers and students. This is important for the success of CECS. Special thanks to Laura Richards. Laura was a pleasure to deal with and her coverage was greatly appreciated. appreciated. We look forward to working working with you again next summer. Sincerely, Frances Lazzaro Student Placement Officer by Mei-Lin Stichbury the property for the proposed location of the detention facility all spoke about choices. Choices they made to move to the more rural location to live. Shouldn't the proponents of the detention facility have the same choices? On the other hand, what are the real reasons why people don't want the detention centre in their neighborhood? . Maybe all this talk about reasons is just to camouflage the fact that the people just don't want a jail for young offenders in their neighborhood. Don't people realize that there are probably teenagers from this area who are now in the facility in Ajax? How many of them would like to be closer to home, so they could see their parents, brothers and sisters on a more frequent basis? The improved layout, as compared to the centre in Ajax, would help the centre's staff in supervising the teenagers' activities. The purpose-built centre would help provide better security than what is provided now at the Ajax facility. Everything bùt a playground is contained in one building. However, the playground is to be fenced. There would also be room to expand the facility in the future, depending on the needs. Of course, this can't happen if the residents and the Town of Newcastle won't let the detention centre be built in the first place. Guess what? Two- thirds of Canadians think the Spicer Commission on Canadian unity was a waste of time. The commission report lacked solutions, people said. And the only overwhelming, overwhelming, uninspired conclusion was that people people don't like Brian Mul- roney and would like him out of office. But despite its faults, I believe the Spicer Commission Commission did have two positive positive aspects. For one, the Commission Commission was, in a sense, cathartic. cathartic. Canadians finally got the opportunity to voice their opinions and air. their grievances. (Even if it was only a few, select Canadians.) And it was a much needed opportunity. Tension and animosity loomed in the air from the minute the Meech Lake Accord was brought to the forefront of our attention. attention. Accusations were passed back and forth between between Quebec and the rest of Canada. It appeared no one could quite figure out what Meech Lake was really all about, which only served to intensify discontent. Then Meech Lake died and we were back to the drawing board. What made matters worse was the Native stand-off at Oka Reserve in July 1990. The federal government government was still knee deep in the Meech lake mire when Native peoples banded together to fight for their land rights. It was a tragic incident that shook Canada's foundations as a fair, reasonable reasonable and understanding understanding country. Both incidents were handled terribly by the Canadian government. And it's not really a wonder people are dissatisfied dissatisfied with Canadian leadership. With all the tension and strife threatening to tear Canada apart, the Spicer Commission brought together people from every province to listen listen to their anger and hostilities and to listen to their ideas. Secondly, it was a learning experience. Canadians are isolated from one another geographically geographically and it's difficult difficult to know or understand understand how other Canadians feel. The Commission put the people's comments down on paper for other Canadians to read and gain a better perspective. From the Commission's Commission's report it seems as though people really do care about the future of Canada. But, do the politicians? In my opinion, the real reason the Spicer Commission Commission was a waste of time is that the politicians politicians aren't doing their part to promote unity in Canada. We can talk about Canadian Canadian unity until we are blue in the face, but we can't do a thing without the help of our elected officials officials in Parliament and the legislatures. Take B.C. Premier, Rita Johnston, for example. example. What does she mean by threatening to lure business away from Ontario? Ontario? Attitudes like that really drive a knife in the back of Canadian unity. And people learn by observation. If politicians dort't care, then why should we? We sometimes forget that the unity issue is not just about the rest of Canada making concessions concessions to Quebec. Obviously, by reading the Spicer Commission report, Quebec isn't the only province dissatisfied with the status quo in Canada. Unity is about all the provinces working.together working.together and perhaps swallowing swallowing a little pride to try to achieve what people want. The Spicer Commission Commission was one step, be it small, in that direction. The Green Report i! Midway through the hot, dry summer of '91, this is the- time to consider taking out a subscription which will give you some interesting reading for the upcoming fall/winter. At this time of ear, many people begin ooking for umque gifts for Christmas. Why not consider consider a magazine subscription? There are many environmentally-related environmentally-related magazines on the stands. You can choose from those which will give you up-to-date information information on environmental issues issues and community "battles" "battles" and success stories, to those which cover wildlife issues issues exclusively. Most of us are familiar with the longstanding magazine magazine of country living, "Har- rowsmith" which is published published in the quaint community of Camden East, north of Kingston. "Harrow- smith" publishes regular features ranging from those of interest to gardeners (whether it is vegetables you are growing or flowers and shrubs) to animal husbandry; husbandry; interesting recipes; and thorough book reviews. The reviews include books published published by Harrowsmith and those published elsewhere. Soon to be celebrating its first anniversary, "Earth- keeper", Canada's environmental environmental magazine, has hit the stands with some very interesting features and topics. topics. Published in Guelph, "Earthkeeper", informs, educates educates and advises on a wide range of topics which are of interest to all of its readers across the country. After all, we are all Earthkeepers! "Green Living" is pub-, fished in tabloid-style in Toronto, Toronto, and appeals to the urban urban dweller looking for. information and guidance related to their concerns for the environment. Of particular interest is "Green Teacher," originally a U.K.-based publication which weis recently brought to Canada by well-known Toronto-area environmentalist, environmentalist, Tim Grant. "Green' Teacher" is a worthwhile investment investment which provides the educator with resources, information information exchange, upcoming upcoming events, and many suggestions suggestions from teachers across Canada for teaching "environment" throughout the curriculum. From the University of Waterloo comes a long-time academic publication, "Alternatives "Alternatives -- Perspectives on Society, Technology and Environment." Environment." "Alternatives reaches its subscribers not. only through some very interesting interesting topics, but also by inviting submissions for upcoming upcoming issues. This link to subscribers connects students students interested in publish- . ing articles of interest to the environmental community. Some American-based magazines have been on the stands for a number of years. "Utne Reader" hails from Ohio and its July/ August issue "Making a Liv- ..by Helen MacDonald ing vs. Making a Life" is indicative indicative of its contemplative approach to environmental and lifestyle issues. "Vegetarian Times", from IHinois, is of interest not only to the committed vegetarian, vegetarian, but is worthwhile for anyone interested in cooking, and trying new ideas in the kitchen. This publication provides recipes for low- budget meals and incorporates incorporates the philosophy of a vegetarian diet with good health and exercise, as well as introducing the reader to the wide range of products on the market. If. you are really committed committed to the 3R's, "Garbage" published in Colorado, is the perfect magazine for you. Although Although very commercial, this magazine is full of short articles on waste reduction and innovations in waste management, both from the disposal industry's perspective perspective and the consumer's perspective. perspective. And finally, if you are more interested in the global perspective, from New York comes "E" - The Environmental Environmental Magazine" and "Green Magazine" from England. England. Both cover national issues, issues, but look at the interconnection interconnection of events as they affect the Earth. Next week, we'll look at some interesting books which introduce you to bodyconscious bodyconscious and planetconscious planetconscious recipes. These books are all about cooking "for" the environment. %r Pressing Matters In One Small Town -by John E. James- "Raspberry Ginger Ale" Bad news, good news. Bad news first: the impacted wisdom tooth returned. Good news: serious painkillers really shorten long car trips. As monster headaches go, this one featured terrific timing. Our cousin and her husband arrived Friday, one day earlier than expected. (Surprise!) They beat the Tooth From Hell by 6 hours. Fortunately, more anti-biotics and painkillers were ordained by Doc Neilson early the next morning. Agony subsided. And so did we. Missus James sez our weekend guests enjoyed themselves. That's nice. One wonders if they had any idea how close we came to ripping out the throat of the little old lady wno dared to buy NINE items in the express checkout lane, or that we nearly nuked The Neighbour's prized Purple Martin birdhouse at dawn Saturday. Monday morning the tooth was still 2 strong, but at least the filers had us under control. At 5 a.m. we stuffed old clothes in a bag and departed (before the guests) for a trip to Gouverneur, in Upstate New York. We were accompanying old school pal Gerry Houle, president of Web Machinery Sales Inc., and young Ed Boggs. Gerry knows more about web presses than anyone else in North America. Despite Doing 20 years junior to both travel mates, the affable Ed .from Wheatley can strip or rebuild the multi-million dollar behemoths without referring to any manual or set of schematics. We've worked part-time with these folks since The Bugle was sold. The assignment was to dismantle a press in Gouverneur, and ship it back to our plant for restoration. The first surprise came upon, arrival. Upstate New York's economy, isn't exactly booming, but The Clearview Motel on Highway 11 is doing just fine, thank you. Gerry and Ed split a 'suite. 1. It was the last available room. In deference to our malignant molar, (which might keep a roommate awake), we were allowed to sleep alone... in the motel's emergency accommodation; a tired-looking motor home of undetermined age. The vehicles were moored in the courtyard near the swimming pool, thankfully with 'shore power' hooked up. At least one of its two air conditioners was "definitely working." Naturally, not the one in the 8' x 7' bedroom. The bed was also "quite firm," according to the owner's daughter. "Perhaps it would be better to use the sofa in the 'living room,' behind the driver's scat, nearer the air conditioner?" A trip downtown was made to rcconnoitcr the site, and obtain a key for tomorrow's early start. On the way back, wc stopped at Pete's "Big M" Market to garner supplies for the seige. Located amongst dozens of cases of normal pop such as Coke, Pepsi, Ging er Ale, etc., sat a solitary case of Schweppe's Raspberry Ginger Ale. All the cases contained twelve cans. All were on sale for $3 a case. With hot dusty days ahead, Schweppervescence was irresistible. But, we mistakenly grabbed the one case of Raspberry cans. The error was discovered later that evening, long after Peter's Big M. had closed, For the curious among us, Schweppe's Raspberry Ginger Ale tastes something like a cross Between Spumanti'Bambmo and Cherry Cream Soda. By the end of the next day, after sucking up twelve hours of jackhammer dust, nobody cared. It was cold, and wet. Things were going smoothly. Day Three began in similar fashion. The press was completely dismantled by noon, ready for Clarence Collins, ace trucker from Ogdensburg. Clarence showed at mid-morning, with one borrowed flatbed trailer, a pair of rose-coloured sunglasses and without the necessary tarps, binders, chains or straps, Clarence managed to impress none of us. Neither did his promise to return by noon, At 5 p.m., still no sign of Clarence. Mr. Houle is wearing a hole in the cement floor. The heavy equipment operator mumbles about overtime, and we're looking at an additional $1500/por for equipment, operator, etc. Plus another night in the motor home instead of an early return. Raspberi^ fields forever. Clarence and his sunglasses eventually roar back like nothing was wrong. By 9 p.m. the two trucks are loaded despite his opinions on proper fork lift procedures, press handling, etc. If he was half as concerned about time, or binding and tarping the load, we'd have been home that night. C'est la vie. Back to the Clearview for more Raspberry Ginger Ale, and another attempt to remove several layers of grease and printing ink, Did we mention the shower was the size of a ventilator shaft, or that the entire bathroom could fit inside a phone booth? That alone has turned us off motor homes for life. Next morning we dropped off the key. and made a final tool check, One of the two big trailers was still in the lot: not tarped, not properly bound, and definitely not enroute to our plant in Tilbury, We left wondering if that press - or Clarence Collins - would ever be seen again. The last four cans of Schweppe's Raspberry Ginger Ale accompany us. Watch this space next week for another neat adventure, as four lads from Amitvvifie brave Lake Ontario's deep and dangerous waters, in search of victory in the Toronto Star's annual Salmon Hunt.