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PA E 8 iITY FME PRESS, WEDNESflAY, JULY 8, 1992 DAVID THOMAS PRINTING president Tom Vanderstoop with the company's new oomputer-controlled, four-celour printing press, capable-of printing. 12,000 pieces an hour.-< Photo by Mark Reosor. WNhy Fuse Press Bail receives Chamber support, 1lT.e 4iitbhy Chamber of Com- merce has offered te assist, "in whatever way possible,» Bal Packaging in, its effort te have the governm.nt rescind a tai on cans of beer. Iynn Woods, chair of the chambér' government relations committe., met with the. Whitby company's plant manager George Hamilton and administration managrClnGbs W.e here te, help resolve what appears te b. a detrimental situation, said Woods. ]Promir Bob Ra. recently met with Bail Packaging manage-. ment and representatives of the United Food and Commercial Workers-Local 175. They are Urin that the tax, which means theprice of 24 cans Of beer i. $3.10 higiier than 24 bottles. b. dropped. "Iit seemns te us that the. government appears te need a lot of guidance frùom groups in in- dustry, business, labour and the public -on where they can get revenu, for mucli needed pro- grams without jeoariin jb and industiy,» said Woods. ByMarkfleesor TheA 1 y -htbyChamber Of Com'- merce isjoinig with chambers across Ontario to fightproposed, changes to, the Labour Rlations Act. The bill is expete âe en receiving second reading by_ ý end of this week, and the govern- ment 1is trying for third reading in Se ptomber. Ontaro, Chambers cf Com- merce are urgng busiesses and concerned citizens te write or phoneo their MPP and MI1 out a tomdistributed te. community newspapers this week. They've 'also joined with the two opposition parties in pushing. for another round of pub ic hear- ýnn Woods, chair of the Whitby Chamàber's government relations commiitte., believes they will be successful,'and would 11k. on. of tii. hearingate take place in Whitby. Woods says the- proposed changes would have thiree main effecta on Whitby business..: * make it easier for strlking employees te pick.t -on jrvte proper , lke inside a malk during- a stRe, restricting or eliminating opertions.- «In our area, this could definitely have an adverse impact on organized labour because of ýjLust in timo' pr-oduction,»aysW oods; *enhance the :pwer of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, «making- it more favourable towards unions.» Woods says the board would1ose.its impartiality as a referes between business and labour., Woods says the new act would "shift the balnce of power to labour's side,» and discourage in- vestmont. Z"Why would you invest in an area whore youro n'ot on a bevel playing field" Anothor, momber of the com- mittee, Marc Kealoy,, says the Ha. government talks about fos- tering botter relations with busi- ness and labour «yet they're com- ing at us with a sharp knif. té our throat... 'and sayin, this is the way it's going to b.w While admùittin-g itfs lkely the goenent will use its majority topassthe'bibi, Woods. says pressure "may do someý good.» LIONS CLUB, The' Whitby L UinsClub meets on'tii. flrst and third T.dyceach month at the. Cenennial BWIuing, 416 contre, st. SL meetings start at 7 P.m. For more informa- tioni cal ,'Dan, Shisko Bt 668-7663 oe Cil.. DoHetro at 579-2822., R ss eyo ercn Ontario should hold firm on its decision te encourage. refillable boer bottles over ,cana, environment and labour groups uged recently at a joint news recnt provincial t containers. )Previously, containers that wre pat -of a manufacturer-~ fundeddeposit/eturn system, 1k. Ontario beer cana, had been « ePted. k-Thé Ontario .governmënt i. being lobbied liard by U.S. breweries and the. U.S. federal government te rescind the. .invironmental initiative,, even thoughit .applies- equally te Ontario and U. branda. . Life cycle analysis studis show that- refillables are a botter container -frocm an environmental point of view, say environment A 1989 study y Franklin' Assocates compared refillable glass bottles with several other container types, including aluminum. cans. The. Franklin study s3howed that a glases bottle refilled eight times -had lower water wastes, air emi ssons and energy coats than any other alternative. Canadian beer bottles are actua]ly refilled between 15 and 20 times, and are thon recycbed inte new containers. 'Wi have been repeatedly assured that Ires trade would.-net b. allowed te undermine our good environmental -.practioes and rVua tions," commentai Ellen Schwartzel cf Pollution Proýbe. It would b. tragic if the Ontario government caved in te foreign pressure now snd sacrificed an excellent reffilable systom that.ha. been' operating ' dpedently of governnent funding for over 65 year., "Just. iage wbat would happen if the. blue box system had to cope with an extra two. billion beer 'Containers every year.' Cam Nelson, representing 3,500 workers through the Union of Brewery Malt and Soft Drink Workers., pointed- out- that imported American- beer la stilI exempted from the deposit that applies to Canadian cana. Even With the new environmental tax, -a can of U.S. beer is 22 cents'cheaper than ita Canadian counterpart, net, of d9>cslt reerto seeslbeer cana,, both Can»'11an and U.S., subj.ct te deposit at this time," ex? llained Nelson. ' Currontly, onfly a fraction ý of US. beor canir are recycled through thi. taxpyer-funded blue box program, and. it!s a real shlame te se. valuable'aluminum gan tothegarbfge dump. «<"'I1east t"s10-cent bevy encourages consumers te opt for SRE PAG0E 30 SUPERIOR PROPANE recently donated $1,550, proceeds from a reent cookout, to thé Whitby Professional Firefight- ers Association to help fight Muscular Dystrophy. Shown are firefighter Ed Bartlett and Superior branch- manage àr Henry Herault. Photo bV M"rkRemar, WUIL Fus Pros. - I 4~I ~ à,- à '4~~uMmU Re: GST Y Since January 1991, the WhitbyFree Press has beenwithholding the. GSTýpending the outcome of the vari'ous court challenges te -the Act. The. grounds for this protest was the railroading of the. GST through parliamexit over the opposition of the vast mqjority of Canadians. ,Ths defied'tii. mostbasic principles of representative democracy. It was.our hope that a sufficient groundswSèl of support would have allowed acourt challenge on-these most fundamental democratie rights. It was not te, be. On Thursday, June 3th, the. Supreme Court of Canada ruled on some narrow cases brought before it by various provincial governments. The Court, determined that on these grounds, it was a valid law. -No otiier cases are currently pending. in the next couple of weeks the. Whitby Fr.e Press wiil b. sending a ciieque te Revenue Canada for the. more than $40,000 which has been'withheld. Our opposition te tthe GST was about representation mandates and the. will of the people. In the. on-going discussions concerning our constitution, thiese are particularly relevant questions ý- we continue, te U ignored. Tii. window of opportunity te define democracy througii ciallenging the. GST has been lost. Penhaps someday the. chance will corne again and the. Supreme Court will lie asked te answer the -question: "In a representative democrcy 1k. Canada, do.. any government have the. mandate to ignore and defy the wll of. the vast majority?" iii. - 1 [fi