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L PAGE A6 ♦ THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ August 9,2006 Tim Whittaker Publisher Joanne Burghardt Editor-In-Chief Chris Bovie Managing Editor Fred Eismont Director of Advertising Eddie Kolodziejcak Classified Advertising Manager ' Kirk Bailey Distribution Manager Lillian Hook Office Manager Janice O'Neil, Cheryl Haines Composing Managers Todd Blayone Interactive Media Manager Clarington's Award-Winning Newspaper Since 1854 ®&t Canarian Statesman ■ ■ durhamregion.com Phone 905-579-4400 Classifieds 905-576-9335 Distribution 905-579-4407 General Fax 905-579-2238 Newsroom Fax 905-579-1809 E-Mail newsroom @ durhamregion.com 865 Farewell St., Oshawa ON L1H7L5 Publications Mail Registration No. 07637 AUGUST 9, 2006 EDITORIAL e-mail letters to newsroom@durhamregion.com Make sure you conserve energy where possible If it's the middle of August, thoughts in recent years are never far from the great blackout of 2003. That's when the power went off at about 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14. We can all remember where we were and what we went through in the following hours ' and days before we got back to full power. With the total reliance we have on our energy system, we can all agree it was a pretty miserable experience. With the heat in recent weeks putting a severe strain on - our power supply, we're reminded ... once again of the need to do whatever we can to conserve energy. We simply can't afford another prolonged blackout. The problem is simple: We haven't built any new energy supply since the early 1990s and the growth in population, business business and industry continues to overstress the system. And since we know it will be at least a decade before we add significant new energy supply, we'll be stretched,to the limit to keep our demand within reason over that span. To try to bridgé the gap until ' the day when we finally have T BACKWARD GLANCE Heal Brothers, 1901 new facilities to produce the power we need, we will have to learn to conserve. Using less power in your day- to-day life will help in a number .of ways. First, you'll save money by lowering your own monthly bill. And second, you'll be doing your part to ensure there is enough power to go around. Over the last few summers, the energy demand on our hottest days has stressed our production capacity. In addition, as Ontario continues continues to grow, the need to replace and expand energy production facilities will be one of the top provincial priorities. : As a result, the government will have to search for energy options -- think wind, solar, incineration, among others - in addition to the standard nuclear and hydroelectric hydroelectric plants to meet our needs. But you can do a lot to help our environment - and yourself. The tips are endless: turn off the lights, run your dishwasher and clothes-washer at night, turn , ; your air-conditioner up a degree G&rbîtite DlckUD or two, use drafts! in your li^ | lie1 . ' room if you facie south or wesL rigni. use ENERGY STAR appliances: and liferiong light bulbs. | ^ editor: Thosetips;W®|àve you mewfrVV/fo: Gatbageneeds to be picked andhetpsamriettv, -AT than- twice a month, ' Skims letter, July 19. I'm VettyTiappy with the chang r I __ v E : mv m v' dolighan.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR e-mail letters to newsroom@durhamregion.com es to Oshawa's garbage collection collection schedule. ty I feel I am getting better service •than before. ,My blue boxes are no longer overflowing because they are emptied every week. My compost no longer has to be divided between what goes in my backyard composter and or to get back to your residence from the GO station. Good luck! Walking is a more viable alternative. alternative. 1 Bill Bennett Whitby Let's work to stop repeat pedophiles To the editor: Hats off to our nation's lawyers, lawyers, courts and government who worked hard to successfully prorate prorate , child support, increases for v # v 1 . Viinu oujjputL.uiuCdîiCλ IU1 what goes in the regular garbage, fathers already paying support. f n /ïrûTAfÛ iUrtHA r~% H/, -- . ITT 11 ». • . - Photo supplied by Clarington Museum and Archives The interior of the Heal Brothers grocery store at today's location - 59 King St. W. Proprietor Fred Heal is seen behind the counter to the left; the young man watering the cap is Clinton Lunney. Fred and Charles Heal first set up their store in Bowmanville during the spring of 1895 at 65 King St. W., moving to the store depicted in this photograph in June of 1901. therefore there are fewer raccoons raccoons and skunks in my yard and far less garbage in my regular garbage Can. This is great! I'm not worried about "worm infestation" because the/stuff they are interested in is picked tip every week. So you see, it is not less pickup that we are getting, it is just different different and long overdue! Jeanette McCormack Oshawa Transit system is ineffective Te the editor: • I see Dbritem officials are warning residtiits of an impending impending transit strike this fall. Have you used the service lately? lately? v •' . I am unsure how it will be any poorer during a strike, as it is almost non-existent when fully operating. ' Try using it to reach the GO station in time for a specific train Wouldn't it would be great if the aforementioned could work together just as hard to protect our country's children (like the two boys from Saskatchewan) from repeat pedophiles such as Peter Whitmore. . I.T. Corby Whitby Let's consider alternative to recycling program To the editor: Here we are, four weeks into the new program of recycling by the Region. I have given some thought to an alternative, natural, program that the Region might, consider. It is a 3-step process: l.Buy 1 goat, preferably named Billie, his task is metals, cans, etc., with a milk bonus. ,2. Buy 1 pig, I will name mine Arnold, after that 60s TV star, his department is soft, kitchen waste, 3. Buy 1 hen, by the name - of Roger, after our esteemed Regional chairman, egg production production is his task. The above is 100 per cent green approved, no need for Region sub-committees, no environmental environmental assessments, our Regional Chairman could whisk this program program thru the red tape, make that Green tape. Besides, with his namesake Roger on the job, how could he refuse? A photo op could be arranged, maybe' with little Roger sitting on the chairman's .shoulder - the pirate look is in this summer. I think -I have covered all the bases: tins/cans gone, kitchen waste eliminated, plus a bonus of goat's milk and fresh eggs. No need for my wife to waste time at the food store anymore, making sure that there are 12 eggs in that box that she dutifully opens and counts each week. Rick Foster Whitby LETTERS Wewelcome letters thàt include name, city of residence and phone numbers for verification. Writers are generally limited to 200 words and one submission submission in 30 days. We decline announcements, poetry, open letters, consumer complaints, congratulations and thank you notes. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for length, 'style and clarity. The newspaper newspaper contacts only those people people whose submissions have been chosen for publication. FAX: 905-579-1809; E-MAIL: Newsroom ©durhamregion. com. CLICK AND SAY Today's question: Do you feel Canada is doing enough to help victims of the AIDS pandemic in Africa? Cast your vote online at infodurfiamregion.com Last week's question: Do you feel safer knowing that crime in Durham Region reportedly dropped 11 per cent from 2004 to 2005? No 75.7% Yes 24.3% Votes cast: 259 HAVE YOUR SAY What do you do to beat the summer heat? Dave McIntosh "I like to step outside my shop to cool off." Barbara Stoneburg "I like to take walks with my sister and take my cats outside outside to let them cool off." Betsie Smith "I like to come to work at the library or go to the lake." Atif Amlni "I stay cool by standing near the freezers in the convience store." , Waste words way over the top Never before have we received so much junk mail at Mctroland Durham Region Media Group. _ That's junk mail as in letters, taxes and e-mails about trash, composting and recycling. If you'll forgive the pun, much of what has come to us over the past month has been utter garbage. garbage. ' The level of whining over having having to do something which is so ' straightforward and environmentally environmentally sensible is, to put it bluntly, rubbish. We've had letter writers who stand up on a soapbox and declare that, as hardworking taxpayers taxpayers (have you ever heard of any oilier kind?), they shouldn't he forced to recycle since they ly to put it. With the Michigan trash-trucking solution quickly running out of steam -- wc could be as little as six months away from losing our cross-border answer to no local landfill - wc have to find another way. Incineration Incineration is a long-term solution, T v .. ' but surely the best short-term I im Kelly fix is to drastically reduce the amount of waste we produce. already pay enough in property The other,big bowler has been taxes. It's pretty pointless drivel,.. thatOshswaatil Whitby no lon- an argument that utterly misses '-i uer fUIo* /«Ml VW of garbage thc Point. «expia- Composting and recycling has ' " and Whitby Itinuc picking the other ilitics have sibilily to absolutely nothing to do withVtj'ft paying taxes and everything to do 1 ' - '" ty.tl P. ; with finding a workable solution. Vf for producing way too much gar- ty; bnge and having nowhere local- 1 1 J'ri "fli the Region - they've purchased à new dual-use refuse truck. It's divided -into compartments for compost and garbage. The garbage garbage area can only be reached by tossing a bag into that particular chamber. Garbage workers can't reach up to thc garbage compartment compartment using a can, like they die! in the good old days. Plus, the soon-to-comc, see-through garbage garbage bags will allow workers to quickly make sure only trash goes in garbage bags, so that the proper items go to compost. It all makes sense, if you give it a little thought. There has also been complaining complaining about smells and concerns about animals ripping up garbage bags left at the curb. Thc smell issue, especially in 35-40 degree weather, can be a tough one, but requires a bit of thought in terms of freezing compost until just before it is collected. Garbage, now that it doesn't contain com- postablcs, should not smell or attract animals. And there should be a lot less of it, allowing for bi-wcckly collection. It's been more than a month now and hopefully everyone has adapted to thc new world of waste management. We really don't have a choice - and it's something we should have started started doing years ago. Copy editor Tim Kelly's column appears every other Wednesday. E-mail tkelly@durhamregion. com. The Canadian Statesman is one of the Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing group of newspapers. The , Statesman is a member of , the Bowmanville Clarington Board of Trade, the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, Commerce, Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc., Canadian Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc., Canadian Circulations Circulations Audit Board and the Ontario Press Council. The ■ publisher reserves the right to classify or refuse any advertisement. Credit for advertisement advertisement limited to space price error occupies. Editorial and Advertising content of the Canadian Statesman is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction reproduction is prohibited. A°cna[H3El£l ^CNA ,<rr: • V tH ij m-