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8- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 17, 1996 Se LETTERS How's that for common sense? To the Editor: . In mid-summer the Harris government launched a "Regylatory Reform Project" on the Ministry of Environment and Energy. Intended to streamline government, some 80 environmental regulations are to be re- vamped, including relax- ing standards on air pollu- tion and use of toxic chemicals. Having read a few of the proposed chang- es, there is no doubt the re- visions present some seri- ous threats to our health. Take regulation 914, governing pesticide use by industry, agriculture and the public, for example. To the Editor: media coverage this year. tively. involved. Saturday, September 21st, Test Your TRMAL PURSUIT at 2:00pm HOT DOGS AND HAMBURGERS all Day Long for only 75¢. ALL WEEK LONG, THERE WILL BE MEAT DRAWS AND WINE DRAWS CoMmE OUT, AND HAVE FUN. Thanks for the coverage I'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you to you and all the staff at the Port Perry Star for your Many times you may not get the thanks you de- serve for your efforts. I want to let you know that your efforts are appreciated and that the handling of our press releases and game reports was done most effec- Once again thank you and all the best to everyone Cartwright Minor Ball Association One of 11 changes pro- posed is to eliminate the need to get a permit "for pesticide applications that pose little environment risk." The Ministry offers no guidelines on how pesti- cides are to be evaluated, nor does it say exactly what "little environmen- tal risk" means. And the big benefit of this change? To "reduce paper burden for both the Ministry and clients." Meanwhile, the world's scientificcommunity is be- coming increasingly wor- ried that pesticides are harming our health and David Stapley, Chairman, Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 419 384 Bay St., Port Perry, Ontario (905) 985-2494 or (905) 985-8502 Welcome to "LEGION WEEK" September 15th to 91st Everyone is Welcome to our "OPEN HOUSE" Sunday, September 15th, BREAKFAST 9:00am to Noon HORSESHOE TOURNEY 1:30pm Hot Dogs & Hamburgers 2:00pm - 5:00pm ~ only $1.00 Monday, September 16th, MINI BINGO 2:00pm - 5:00pm SANDWICHES at Noon $1.00 OPEN DART TOURNAMENT 7:30pm Blind Draw Doubles Tuesday, September 17th, CRIBBAGE 2:00pm OPEN SNOOKER TOURNAMENT at 7:00pm ~ Come and try your shooting skills. CABBAGE ROLLS available from 2:00pm only $3.00 each. ALL WELCOME! Wednesday, September 18th, PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE from 2:00pm OPEN SHUFFLEBOARD TOURNAMENT from 7:00pm. CHILI all day from 1:00pm Thursday, September 19th, DOMINOES for those that know how to play 3:00pm 4 Member Teams - DART TOURNAMENT, BLIND DRAW at 7:00pm : MEAT PIES & MASH $2.50 Available from 1:00pm Friday, September 20th, MINI BINGO, Starts at 1:30pm At 8:00pm an evening with JUKE BOX, DANCING & FROLIC SPECIAL CORNISH PASTRIES, MASHED POTATOES, GREEN PEAS from 5:00pm Sounds like FUN! threatening our ability to reproduce. Theo Colborn, a senior U.S. scientist reports in her book "Our Stolen Fu- ture" the following fright- ening facts about how some man-made chemi- cals, including some pesti- cides, are affecting us: a Male sperm counts have dropped as much as 50 percent in recent years; a Women have suffered a dramatic rise in hor- mone-related cancers, en- dometriosis and other dis- orders over the same period of time. More frightening still is the fact that women trans- fer all of the toxic chemi- cals they have encoun- -tered in their lifetime to their children during ges- tation and when breast feeding. With the weight of sci- entific evidence over- whelmingly advocating extreme caution in the use of pesticides, the Harris government is more con- cerned about the "paper burden" of their "clients." How's that for common sense? Stephen Leahy, Brooklin driven by Jim Ciccone. Jim and his young chil- _ dren, Rylan and Emma, were killed by the sense- less and irresponsible ac- tions of a man who despite three previous charges for impaired driving, got be- hind the wheel of his car and took their lives. The penalty for Johnson was a jail term of 3-1/2 caused by a drunk diver, W Less than a block from my home, David Kevin John- years - the penalty for the acrx Ciccones was life. This travesty is not an isolated incident - search shows that in the majority of cases, these of- fenders, who kill, have previously been charged with impaired driving and yet are not deterred from choosing to drink and drive again - and by their actions, put at risk the lives of innocent people. The Criminal code of Canada provides for a maximum sentence of 14 years for the impaired driving causing death - yet time after time, we see sentences in the range of only one to four years handed down to these of- fenders who knowingly en- dangered you, me our fam- Then - a ID WE Province of Alberta | Semi-Annual Pay l : If not called by the Province Coupons: 7.15% to October 10, 2000 7.25% to October 10, 2002 7.50% to October 10, 2003 8.00% to October 10, 2004 8.15% to October 10, 2005 9.50% to October 10, 2006 Settlerhent: October 10, 1996 Te. Peter Cadeau / Lorraine T.D. 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