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"A Family Tradition for 127 Years" ---- Rag. PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 4, 1993 - 7 Letters to the editor Scugog pesticide-free ? To the Editor: Dr. Joe Cummins of the Dept. of Plant Sciences at University of Western Ontario believes that the use of herbicides on lawns, school yards, golf cours- es, railway "t highway right of way can be curtailed if munici- pal councils are willing to take action. He further states it would save municipalities mon- ey and greatly benefit the envi- ronment if we all learned to live with dandelions on the lawn and weeds on the patio. One of the most widely used pesticides is gramoxone, better known as paraquat. University of Florida's lung specialist, Dr. Edward Block says "paraquat" is probably the most deadly poi- sons known to man. There is no known antidote to paraquat. It may be absorbed into the body by the inhaling of dispersing va- pors, wind-carried drift, skin absorption or by ingestion dur- ing the transfer from hands to food. Slight skin abrasions make the movement from the skin to the bloodstream more swift and certain with this toxin and with other pesticides. Killex, manufactured by Ciba-Gergy Canada Ltd., con- tains at least 95 grams per litre of 2-4D and is a herbicide linked three American studies have linkqd to the use of 2-4D and other weed killers. (Equinox 1985). Pesticides nge contaminates the global atmosphere, the world's fresh water and the oceans. No matter where they are used, persistent organic pesticides eventually get into the bodies of every life form on earth...To a scientist there is no such thing as "zero" contamina- tion. (Ontario Waste Manage- ment Corp. 1989) Anyone who knows the most elementary aspects of ecology would realize what folly it is to use chemicals to control pests. Spraying powerful poisons that kill all exposed insects or weeds is no more "management" of pests than killing everyone in New York City would be manag- ing "urban crime." (David Suzuki 1988) Citizen groups in many Cana- dian provinces are working dili- gently, both to alert consumers to the chemical problems of modern herb and peat spray programs and to lobby govern- ment at all levels to adopt safer, saner methods of pest and vege- tation management. Some ad- dresses are: Allergy and Envi- ronmental Hoalth A Assoc., P.O. Box 871, Cambridge, Ont. N1R 6X9; Health Action Network So- ciety, 202-5262 Rumble St., Burnaby B.C., V6J 2B6; Ellen Francis, P.O. Box 8, Silver MB, ROC 2X0: Pesticide Action League, 31 Ballyronan Rd., Don Mills, Ont. MSB 1V2. : Pesticide use has been totally discontinued at the Board of Ed- ucation in Metro Toronto, North York, East York, Toron- to, Etobicoke, Peel, Ottawa, Halton, Nippising and Middles- ex. Parks and Recreation Depts. in: East York, Elora, Mississau- ga, Ottawa, Port Coquitlam, B.C. Hospitals: North York General, Guelph General and two Kitchener hospitals. Cities: Hudson Quebec and Ottawa. Ottawa has asked the Ont. gov- ernment for legislature to make their city Canada's first pesti- cide-free city, meaning NO pri- vate or public application of pes- ticides. What about Scugog Township? Pam Beadle OZ 985-8552 Durharn LOOSE RUGS Steam || proADLOOM Cleaning ypPHOLSTERY 3 M Scotchguard ) Pictured (date unknown) are Will Dickey's daughters. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 2, 1968 A new real estate firm, J. J. Lambert Real Estate Limited, has opened its new offices at the corner of Queen and Perry Streets. Old Bills Night was attended by 120 veterans of WWI and WWII. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Madsen left by plane for Portugal, Spain. They will be attending an IGA Convention. 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday, May 2, 1973 Janice Dorrell became the 15th At Home Queen during the Cartwright High School's celebrations held at Blackstock Recreation Centre. ~ Mrs. Clara Warren presented the Fred Warren Memorial Trophy to minor hockey all-stars Robert Evans, George Burnett, Raymond Gibson and Paul Storry. W. C. A. (Bill) English has been appointed manager of the Royal Bank of Canada, Port Perry branch. Mr. English replaces Mr. G. H. Proctor who is retiring after 44 years of employment with the bank. to lymphatic cancer. Recent statistics reveal that Canadians are dying: at twice the rate they were 35 years ago. Dying from a variety of lym- phatic cancers known as non- Hodgson's: lymphoma that 10 YEARSAGO Tuesday, May 3, 1983 Cartwright High School held its 25th annual At Home dance. Marilyn Green was crowned queen. Vanessa Lewerentz and Lynn McDiarmid were crowned princesses. Henry Gibner, 81, and Mary Lowe, 76, of the Port Perry Villa, announced their engagement. The wedding date was set for May ve 28. ow Robbie Jamieson, 13, and Brent McMillan, 11, of Scugog Township, landed a 29-inch trout while fishing in Wilmot Creek. Letters to the editor CE Spruce ab (great for windbreaks) 1 gallon potted reg. at Fa p---- Sp Wants public meeting From Page 6 and children's safety) and final- ly the visibility of this operation for miles around. We live in the country for a quality of life it af- fords, free from noise and pollu- tion and then our elected offi- cials come along and change the zones. Our family has invested a great deal in renovations to our home to meet the needs of our handicapped child. These are long-term investments that do not increase the value of the Not in your To the Editor: Open Letter to Mayor Howard Hall: I would like you to have a pub- lic meeting so that the residents could bring their concerns about the Environmental Im- pacts of noise, dust, lights, road traffic, visibility that the Engi- neer's Heavy Construction Equipment Training School in Scugog would have. I took a walk to the wetland recently at 8 a.m. and the sounds and the wildlife were a home but rather decrease the saleability. We did so because we hoped to be here a long time. The changing of zoning for that property breaks a trust we thought we had with our elected officials to leave rural property rural. We need to stop this proposal now! If, Mayor Hall, you think this is such a wonderful idea what about in your backyard? Yours sincerely, Jan and Barry Grisdale backyard joy to behold. I feel that we are the caretakers of our natural wildlife and should not sell our souls for the 10 pieces of silver. If there were no other areas to have the school we should still think very long and hard at los- ing one of the last remaining wetlands for the migratory birds. Yours truly, Dawn Jeffery Uxbridge Cocoa Bean Mulch--- 85L. 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