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¢ | Keeping it clean| with Bill Dodds Environmental assessment . . . . There are four basic principles laid down in the Green Paper on Environmental Assessment released last week by Environment Minister James Auld. That Ontario needs environmental assess- ment. That the public should be involved. That the public should be informed. That the cost of assessing the environmen- tal impact of a project should be applied to the cost of the project. The first principle is a basic assumption. Environment Ontario has developed compre- hensive pollution abatement programs and is developing environmental rehabilitation pro- grams. But these deal with existing situations. A wide range of planning and preventive activi- ties must be brought together and supplemented so that an efficient and centralized system can be developed to head off environmental pro- blems while development projects are still on the drawing boards. This system is called environmental assess- ment. Public involvement is essential to make it work. The people who are affected, or whose surroundings are effected by government or private development should take part in any program designed to see that the effects of the project are beneficial. And the public must be informed . . . documentation on a proposal should be avail- able for public scrutiny in the very early stages of a developement proposal. There are, of course, limited circumstances that would create exceptions to this rule -- for example, situations where full disclosure would not be in the public interest, would cause inflation of land or service prices, or would reveal confidential information about industrial processes. } Applying the cost of assessment to the project proposed is simply the fairest way to handle most situations. The agency that proposes a development which could affect the environment should be prepared to pay for the expense involved in avoiding or minimizing any adverse environmental effects from the development. Assessment is not that expensive a process in terms of development costs, and the streamlining that thorough assessment procedure can bring to the process of govern- ment examination and approval could provide - real benefit to the proponent of a development in terms of reduced delay. There have been several systems proposed to meet these basic principles. And these will be debated over the next few months until a final procedure is established. The important thing about this procedure is that it will give all of us a chance to take part in doing what it says on the licence plate of your car: Keep Ontario Beautiful. Port Perry Star's Classified ads pay HERE GOOD FOOD IS ON THE MENU EVERYDAY It costs no more to "Eat and Meet" in our NEW DINING ROOM Please do drop in & enjoy a meal in our new surroundings TAKE-OUT ON ALL OUR MEALS Pizza and Fish & Chips to go Phone 985-2066 eleleloloTeoleleleioivisleleloleleleloleleloleiolo died diese lviele lee eles Greenbank News The beautiful 'weather welcomed a large crowd out on Sunday to a lovely ser- vice with our new minister. A special welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Roundell and family. Sorry to report Hal Clarke is in hospital for surgery. He is in Scarboro General Hos- pital. Glad to see Irene Baylis home enjoying her family gathering for the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Mount had Thanksgiving dinner with their daughter at Gormley. W.I. meeting will be held at Mrs. Grace Hunter's on Oct. 17th at eight o'clock. Motto-Name a man of the hour. Mr. Harry Watson of Uxbridge will* be showing pictures of his travels. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Empringham of Agincourt visited Archie Empringham's over the week-end and Aunt Mary at the Nursing Home. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Thom- son and Ronald visited Jim in Toronto Hospital and had Thanksgiving dinner at Wm. McCowans'. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leasks had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Sweetmans in Port sidididigisigildisiziviricevivicdiviziidisidididididizisididgiai allele el Woman's World POSLUM COATS Nylon SKI JACKETS ® G Polyester QQ RPRRER QO OO OOOO OOOO OOO QQ OOOO NC Q QO OOOO OOO Perry and also visited Mrs. Charles Phoenix in the Nursing Home. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Jones of Hamilton were guests of the Ianson's for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Len Jarvis attended Vince Berker's funeral last week in Woodville. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Lee, Brian and Debby visited over the weekend with their Montreal cousins. Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilkinson and family. Jean Phoenix from Toronto visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Phoenix. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Baird visited with Mr. and Mrs. Don Christie, Sunderland on Sunday. Mr. W. McCready had Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Attalai and their terrier Kumquat, of Richmond Hill. The Scugog Star? The Regional Record? The Dur- ham Dunce?. Should this paper change its name to keep pace with regional government? Write us your opinion. Knit PANT SUITS PANT TOPS "DRESSES SLACKS Girls' PANT SUITS 11%. 512% $129 .%]1 49 .%] 6% $199 $2395 _ $9795 PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Oct. 10th, 1973 -- 3 LUCKY RACOON Barbara Newham, 16, cuddles "Bad Sam' one of her two pet racoons while 14 year old Rick Perry holds the other one, '/Rascal." Beside the racoons Barbara has a number of other pets including ducks, pigeons, chickens, pigs, cows and of course, a dog. ' "| like animals,"" she says. & PRR RRR RRRRRPRRRR RRR RR RRR RRR RRP Re Ree Pele [eS EE EEE; 345% . 55% . $550 $90. $990 $9095 _ $3595 $1 298 GIRLS' COATS $19% 9) 8) 9) 8) A Wes FP J Be WE A ~ wren L ho