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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, Janvary 9, 1990 Letter S to the editor Saskatchewan nuclear reactor To the Editor: In May 1989, the University of Saskatchewan administration (which includes the president of a Saskatchewan uranium mining company) announced the propos- ed installation of an Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) nuclear reactor for cam- pus heating purposes. As federal taxpayers who reluctantly fund AECL, we challenge arguments in favor of this plan. We join with residents of Saskatchewan who refuse to roll out the welcome mat for AECL. AECL hasn't sold a reactor abroad for years, and they can't even give one away on their own soil. Last year, the people of Quebec forced the cancellation of AECL's "free" reactor gift to a hospital in Sherbrooke. Since 1983, six Canadian communities have told AECL to get out of town with their "giveaway" reactor offers. Nuclear power is an obsolete technology: No new reactors have been ordered in the United States since 1978. Fifty-four U.S. reac- tors under construction have been stopped, and U.S. banks refuse to fund loans in aid of new atomic power projects. An all-party House of Commons committee announced in 1988 that no new reactors should be built in Canada until Canadians can agree on an acceptable means of radioactive waste disposal. Concern for the greenhouse ef- fect has been cited by AECL and the University of Saskatchewan as a reason for using nuclear power. Surely the greenhouse ef- fect is not the only facet of our en- vironmental responsibility! Are we not accountable for both the greenhouse effect and nuclear poisons that are vented into the air and accumulate in the food chain? The major forces behind global warming are in fact motor vehicle fumes, industrial smokestack emissions and deforestation. Nuclear power Enjoy the shower, luv To the Editor: : In regards to J.P. Hvidsten's "Random Jottings" of January 3, 1990, I have a few suggestions to make to ensure a more enjoyable morning shower. Perhaps when he first hears one of our little "alarm clocks" go off down the hall at about 6:00 a.m., he could get up and get her a bot- tle; now half-way through this ~ feeding the second baby will wake up and want her bottle as well. So he could put the first baby down (this goes over really well), run back upstairs and get the second baby, heat her a bottle, juggle two bottles and by now, two crying babies. It's a lot of fun. At this time the dog will be fran- tically trying to get his attention -- so he should feed her and make sure she gets let out after, or else he may have a puddle to clean up! Now, don't forget to change two dirty babies. Usually Matthew (aged 4) will appear and want something to eat and drink NOW! Here comes the hard part. About this time I will yawn, stretch, get out of bed & hop into the shower. Now when he gets a minute Peter should get a load of laundry going. Three kids do create quite a pile of laundry you know. The diapers need to be rinsed out in the toilet (yes, we use cloth - we'd need our own landfill site for the number we go through). It may go through his mind that I'm in the shower, but by then it's too late. He will also remember that he didn't replace the towels in the bathroom from the load of laun- dry he did up yesterday. Oh well, you can't do everything. Now back to the kitchen - lift the girls into their high chairs and put their bibs on. Mix up the Pablum and try to get as much into them as possible without getting it all over yourself -- don't forget, Katie likes to blow bubbles in it and Jamie usually manages to sneeze with a mouthful. It's a real experience not to be missed. By now I'll wander down to the kitchen and ask if there is anything I can do to help. I'll be asked to change a diaper (or two) and take a baby (or two) back to bed. Anything I can do to help. I'll offer to take over while he has his shower. Matthew usually is mesmeriz- edin front of the T.V. by this time and with the girls back in bed it is reasonably peaceful, so while he has his shower I will sit and read the paper, and have a cup of coffee, all the while making sure no water is being used. In this way he can be assured a steady flow of warm water. This is just a small sacrifice I can make to ensure a peaceful shower for my husband. Anything I can do to help! Sincerely, Nancy Hvidsten -- WINDOW FASHIONS -- DRAPERIES Hundreds of Fabrics & Colours to Choose From. Add a Touch of Class with an Executive Valance. Why Not Compare ... BAB Z Quality, Price, Service FREE SHOP AT HOME SERVICE VERTICALS * MINI * MICRO BLINDS PLEATED & ROLLER SHADES 985-3067 SP ----y E GO fs won't address these causes. Besides, a nuclear plant can take up to 15 years to build. We must address our polluting, wasteful energy habits now. To- day's investments in energy effi- ciency and relatively benign elec- tricity generation will forestall the creation of nuclear and coal waste in the future. So why repeat the nuclear mistake, particularly when most Canadians oppose it? And how does the University of Saskatchewan answer to the con- 'nections between the civilian nuclear establishment and the military? Ontario Hydro, our civilian nuclear utility, hosted a seminar in the fall of 1988, where U.S. nuclear weapons manufacturers were in attendance. In a letter to one of us, federal energy minister Jake Epp admits that "in 1974 India detonated a nuclear explosive with plutonium derived from a pilot reactor sup- plied by Canada." Every four years the reactor intended for the University of Saskatchewan would produce enough plutonium for two nuclear bombs. How does the university propose to take responsibility for. this internationally-desired commodi- ty? Do the people of Saskat- chewan want on their premises one of the most toxic substances ever produced, in addition to the «windswept piles of uranium mine tailings in the north? There is no known amount of plutonium small enough not to cause cancer! As with their stab at Sher- brooke, only the nuclear establishment's interests are served by constructing an untested, unproven new reactor model at the University of Saskatchewan. Concerned people are urged to write to President Ivany, Univer- sity of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N OWO, and Herb Swan, Minister of Environment & Public Safety, Regina S4S OB3. An en- vironmental group worthy of your support is the Inter-Church Uranium Committee, at Box 7724, Saskatoon S7K 4R4. Yours truly, Anne Hansen and Irene Kock EDITOR'S NOTE: The above let- ter was submitted for publication in weekly newspapers by Nuclear Awareness Project, Box 2331, Oshawa. Where is recreation report? (From page 7) its 1990 budget depending on the recommendation of the consul- tant, provision must be made in the budget, either for establishing some capital reserve monies or budgeting for further in depth studies. The planners in the township need that information to establish their priorities and goals. I assume that this is the last work this particular consultant will do for this municipality. I wonder if any money has been ad- vanced to them. I leave that for . some digging by your reporters. I'd better stop here. As my father always told me, If you have no more good to say then shut-up, Thanks and Happy New Year. Phil Romanenko, Scugog Township, Remember When? (From page 7) Brooklin; T. Robert Flett, Oshawa; and Harold A. Werry & Son, R.R. 1, Oshawa. Mrs. H. Holtby and daughter Patsy, Prince Albert, enjoyed a plane trip to New Jersey, U.S.A. to visit friends. Successful graduates of the Electric Heating Association Course from Port Perry, Blackstock and Downsview, received their certificates from C.E. Crease, Ontario Hydro's Central Region Consumer Service Engineer. Graduates are: Ed McMahon, Blackstock; Murray Burnfield, Port Perry; Ross Duff, Blackstock; Thomas Dean, Burketon; and Austin Kalbleisch, Downsview. Congratulations to the following ladies who won frist prize at a Curling Bonspiel in Cannington on Monday - Skip, Mrs. Gerald Hunter; Mrs. Lorne Blakely; Mrs. Harold Howsam and Mrs. Glen Smith. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 15, 1970 A host of friends and relatives gathered at the Caesarea Community Hall on January 10, 1970 for a dinner party given in honour of Loleta and Harold Judson, to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married in Toronto on January 10, 1920 by Rev. Cody. The couple have ten children. The flip of a coin elected Norman Edmundson of Whitby as vice-chairman of Ontario County Board of Education when 18 members of the Board split voting for the position Monday night. Mrs. T. Bailey, Burketon, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Peeling and Ruby Harding, Oshawa, over Christmas. She also received a long distance telephone call from her brother R.J. McDonald, Detroit and a call from her son, Orland Bailey and family from Orlando, Florida. The recently appointed Director of Animal Health at Peel's Pountry Farm Ltd., is Dr. Alf Kennedy. This position was previously held by Dr. Craig Riddell, who has joined the staff of the University of Saskatchewan as Professor of Avian Pathology. Sunday guests at the home of Mrs. J.H. Hardy were her brother Dr. Ralph Honey and daughter of Peterboro. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fawns were pleasantly surprised last " Saturday evening when 22 friends dropped in to welcome them in their new home. They were presented with a Brittany Fon- due and Fork Set by their friends. We welcome Miss Eva Luke of Gravenhurst to Greenbank, where she has been visiting among her neighbours and friends. Mr. and Mrs. R. Baird and Eva spent Sunday afternoon at Lakeview Manor with Mona and Ernest Phair and Mrs. Laura Real. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, January 9, 1980 Scugog welcomed its newest citizen of the year at2:51 a.m. -January 1. Amanda Rosetta was born at Port Perry Hospital to Marci & John Redman of R.R. 3, Port Perry. A fire last Thursday afternoon in Caesarea completely gut- ted the inside of a small house and left Mrs. Florrie Murdoch homeless. » The lack of snow is hurting ski resort operators in southern Ontario, almost to the point of desperation. Port Perry High School is once again in the news as two grade eleven students made it in a big way in local Soccer this season. Rich Holy and John Howell have been selected for an All-Star Soccer Team. 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