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WnrMBYFREE PRESS. Fiahng, JULY 12,1989. PAGE A5i [Fishing 18 Team efot o ea up lakes 4Y Environment Cagnada Planmnng a clean-up for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River system is no, smafl task. An international tearn effort is required. This joint - effort involving aIl levels cf government and sectors of -he local conimunity 18 -underway. Public advisory comMIttees a re' springing Up in communities around the Great Lakes te advise govermnents on plans for cleaning up Canadian 'Iwt spots." Remedial Action Plans- (RAPs) have been, develçoped throughout the Great Lakes Basn teo identify measures necessary to, control eisting sources* of pollution and- to, restere beneficial uses to our water systemn. RAP teanis, made up of .representatives from Environment Canada,, Environ- nment Ontario and thie Ontario Ministry cf Natural Resources, mare working wl"th ýother federal, provincial and state *agencies te coordinate the . preparation ef RAPs. Evaluating the RAP development is the work cf the International Joint- Commission (MC), which was establiéhed in 1909 by the Boundary Waters Treaty te deal with water and related issues along the Canada/United States border. %ice 1973, the Great Lakes Water Quaity Board cf the IJC has- identified 42 "areas cff concern" throughout the Great1 Lakes and their connectingE channels where UJC, provincial nr 1 state water - quality objectives have been, ekceeded and uses c f the area* have been impaired. Areas' cf conoern include the major municipal and industrial centres on Great Lalces rivera, harbors and connecting channels. 0f the areas ,cf concern identified in the' Greatý Lake, Basin,.,17 involve Canadàns âdirectly. The Canada.U.S; 'and the Canada-Ontarjo ,.'Agreements Respec ting Great .Lalces .Water Quality'ý commit .the respective jiurisdictions te prepare RAPs, outlining a "systematic and etcomprenensive approach. -te resorng beneficial- uses consitent with an 'ecosystem approach' te the protection cf the Greak Lakes" (UJC, 1985). When completed, the R-AP will provide a description cf the area and extent cf environniental problem' identify pollution sources leading te the problems, and the remediai actions proposed te restere beneficial uses. The success cf a RAP depends on active community involvement and the shared responsibiliy for environmental quali] involY)ving not 'only the federal and provincial goverrnents but other levels cf government, the private secter and the general public. Public advisory comniittees miade up cf people from. agriculture, academia, cottagers, downstrearn interests, environiental groups, fishmng groups, the general public, Lealth, industry, labor, rnunicipalities, native people" Dower generation, recreation and 'tourism, shipping and smnail ebusies, are woring together with the- RAP teanis te, ensure success. From the, head cf Lake Sperior at Thunder Bay te the St. Larnce River at Cornwall, communities are being asked te establish dean-up goals. The. Public ýadvisoly committee encourages community participation in developing plans te dlean-up the polluted water and allows community intereats te be heard. In some areas cf ccncern, Canadian and American groups are working hand-in-hand on t he RAP, exchanging views and sharing concerns te improve water quality. .Throughout this RAP process is a common thread- - the "ecosystem approch."l This approach caijs for a comprehensive and systematic consideration cf the interacting components cf air, land, water, and living organisms, including. humnans, as they relate te, impairment or restoration cf benieficial uses cf* aquatic resources in areas cf concern. Public advisory committees canj he tei make RAP team decisions a te, set priorities throughout the development and implementation cf the RAP. Your community needs your involvement. Write te the addrss below. Together, we can ensure that the Great Lakes ecosystem, becomes healthy, strong and sustainable. For more information, contact: Envirornent Canada The Great Lakes- Envircrnent Office 25 St. Clair Ave. East 6th floor Toronto, Ontario M4T1M bw remet M ii m no ea ni e s .. M i" * RECYCLING l CON JSER VES NA TURA L fRESOURCES,.HEL P5 IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENTAND CREA TES NEW JOBS.i *-îuie ns*niniemiîmn..n 0 Enjoy a Wssk.nd-Getaâ-way Lazy Wook ln TheurantIM dKawrthas T Met&e NetawaI<OÙM84d At L"kdde 32 A ir n & . R o n Ml vtt Bdcode Lrge Bmhroom à CorT.V. -Westwlnd Resoirt Godwy On The Ldc.FU.. Hy. 3o. UudhoMn Ont. 705-657-8095 EXCELLENT CONEEhENCE FACIUTiEs Gidelinesfor etOgbis rCoho salmon 18 te 22 inches (45-55 cm) in le4àth are safe te eat in any anicunt, but eating restrictions of one or two meals a month (or for one-, twe - or three-week vacations) apply te coho over 22 inches and chinook salmon over 26 inciies (65 cm). Those are the guidelines con- tained in the '1989 Guide te Eating Ontario Sport Fish' from the Ministry cf the Environment and Ministry cf Natural Resources. Those guidelines are also only for Lake Ontario waters off Osh- awa. Thie guide gives consumption restrictions for coho, chinook and rainbow trout only for Oshawa. One or two meals a month is the restriction for rainbow over 22 inches. Consum ption is restricted, based on the presence of one or more industrial organic con- tamninants, 'such as PCBs or mirex, at levels above federal guidelines. For waters off the Pickering generating station brown trout under 22 inches have ne con- sumption restrictions, but those over 2 2 îiiches fail into thEc0one or twe meal category. White bass under 14 incheE are safe te eat, but some restric- tions apply te, those over that lengh Wa reye under 26 inches an( safe te eat in any arnount in thE waters off the generating station. Coho and chinook were tested for mercury, PCBs, mirex and pesticides. Mirex is a chlorinated carbon cempound used as a -pes- ticide in t he southern Unitedi States but neyer registered for use in Canada. Mirex has been, detected in fish mostly from Lake Ontario, the source found te be a former processor cf mirex in Niagara Falls, N.Y. and a manufacturing plant*in Oswege, N.Y. Pesticides refer te DDT (although there are now ne con- sumptien restrictions due te DDTý levels), HCB, lindane, hep- tachler, aldnîn and chlordane. Rainbow trout, brown trqut, white bass and walleye were tested for texaphene. Toxaphene is an insecticide thht is extremely persistent in the aqua- tic environment. It was removed froni aeneral use in Canada in 1974 and restricted in the United States in 1982. it is-found occasionally in fish from Ontario waters, but con- centrations are well below levels of conc'- _____ -C>M -IEE VVA.-FE n 1IN S-N L-E - c-= -àm M. The SUNRAY CORSARO 18 POWerecl by twln 4.3 li!1tre LX MERCRUISER STERN DRIVES. These compact V-6,8 provide a blond 0f fuel efflclency and performance. 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