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Weston Times (1966), 21 Nov 1968, p. 4

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Sauce for the goose ... I The Nov. 14 blue of 'Toronto and District Liberal Repay? plead-z "PLEASE, " you move let us have your W addu- ptolnptly. . Mail returned, and" new tutu. moo-tn "l_eertttherthan2eettaaottttepaat."Ai to y & D “but In pm of the organization which More gtairami-conerete rhirseum-maiisoleums (with built-In annual deficits of $5 to $10 million), we don't need. It’- only a suggestion, of course. but worthy of eonaitieration during this current economy drive. Yes? Whatever the answer is we trust that Prime Minister John Rabat: will tum the scheme down when it is presented to him. If those Sunday races are permitted, nightmarish traffic congestion in the South Parkdale area will drive the "aidenttrptad. Were Metro and City councils in their right minds when they gave approval or were they afraid of Lakeshore Raceway Holdings Ltd.? - a commercial firm headed by John Bauett Jr. Let', send them to Indian and Eskimo settlements; mining towns, fishing villages and lumber camps; out-of-the-way farm communities; urban slums -. wherever and whenever Canadians want and need to be entertsned by top Canadian talent offering the beat in Canadian culture. Metro council has the right to turn the CNE into a sewer tteatment plant if it likes but it is doubtful if it hatiany business blocking off one of Metro’s busiest traffic arteries for hotmrddera. _ Hundieds of troupes of artists Crist-crossing our country doing “their own thing," we need. Although the decision does not directly affect the area Served by this newspaper, we were appalled at Metro council for giving a private concern the go-ahead to conduct Sunday auto races on the CNE grounds and Lake Shore Blvd. Instead of us taxpayers coughing up almost $50 million for s new arts centie building in Ottawa this spring, why don't we use all that lovely money to send our artists, singers, musicians and actors, and their works, to the Canadian hinterland and cutbacks. Some little shopping centres are downright filthy and should be made to clean up or shut down, Why do building and health inspectors always pick on the homeowner? We agree 1,000 per cent with Alderman Paul Godfrey that before North York hires an army of inspectors to make sure that the kitchen floor is properly tiled or there are no leaves in the eaves troughs, bylaw and health officials should take a crack at cleaning up some of the smaller plazas, industrial slums, vacant fields and even their own North York homeowners-as if you haven't got enough problems trying to pay your taxes and all Now your representatives want to enact a minimum standards housing bylaw which may (if it is anything like Etobicoke's) require you to acquire a building permit before tacking up a bird house in your back yard and may even regulate the temperature of madam's bath water. How to spend $50-million 9titsiished at 2159 Weston Rd., Weston byfrincipal Publidiins Ltd.. every Thursday V: w. I. 'tttbat aqrtqead w , s' _ sun-n Cash. -. w Boa. Noll“... Echo: Homeowner's woes ' tr-"'-" B.--- - - 'r..... fl... WU III! “I 'tytt,fafarr'"it'"trerai0eetetnnt, whacked at 30cm Clau- Matt, Post omeq 0091. m, Ont. and for 90th o! W in can. . sunscmvnou RATES $7.00 not you In mm to any “can In Canada Other count“. 89.00 Appalling Decision 'edtox 7m“ S. Cant.-?. Balm-T. Alba. Telephone 24l-52 I I - Hannah Bede" . -__. ----,. J""'" nvvvyuuvn Ill“ "lawman! ttttlast-mist-ui-sac-uit-cialis-iii "The major categories of these chemicals are represented by pollutants of air, particularly with products of fuel combustion or on a more personal level with tobacco smoke; pollutants of water, with agricultural or industrial effluents; and pollutants of food, with additives, pesticides, or naturally-occurring plant or fungal poisons. Additional, but more restricted, types of exposure can occur occupationally, from contamination with industrial chemicals, and therapeutically, particularly from the widespread use of certain drugs." “As many of these chemicals, such as certain food additives or pesticides, play a necessary role in modern life,_,the recognition and measurement ' ' W i t h / increasing urbanization and industrialiiation of modern society, our e nv i r o n m e n t has become progressively contaminated with a complex array of chemical pollutants which pose a wide range of potential hazards." The threats due to pollution include poisoning, deformation of the embryo, cancer and genetic damage. "Many human cancers are due to chemical pollutants and hence are ultimately preventable. Also, genetic effects of chemical pollutants are probably of greater irnportance than the more familiar hazards of X-rays," said Dr. Epstein, who is chief of the Laboratories of Environmental Toxicology and Carcinogenesis at the Children's Cancer Research Foundation. Chemicals which pollute the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat are posing a threat of cancer and of dangerous genetic mutations, Dr. S.S. Epstein warned at the recent 21st birthday of the Children's Cancer Research Foundation. . He said that society must decide how much danger it is willing to accept, and balance the benefits which food additives, pesticides, etc., offer to modern society against the hazards these chemicals create. Can pollution cause children's cancer by JAMES WOODFORD ffm 9ft?“ new”? LOWER one's, the speed limit" M WTIIIES The fact thet it wu several hours before the two boys identities could be made known; made us think "what if it were our eon?!" Or "what if one of our children should be rendered uneomcioua in the future?" How would they be identified if no one know. them??" It's true when they were younger (the youngest in now ten) I would write their mmeend addreuonedipofpeperendpinlttotheir dothee. Of course on they grew older they rebelled egeinet tint! And being old enough to identify themelvee & felt it uncanny foe than to - identitie- ny longer" Son: If you’re going out of our immediate neighbourhood let us know where you’re going, who youll be with and how long you expect to be gone. And if ith to be for longer than an hour don't forget to get in touch with us and let us know ybu are all right " the end of the hour. And stay away from river beds and creeks. There are many hidden dangers around these areas! Yea" These are but a couple' of those familiar phrases” We are very grateful that our son is a boy who will listen to us and will (although I might add “at times reluctantly") respect our wishes. But of course like all boys " age heh not completely perfect!! I Soar. Stay completely away from all lumber, scrap yards, quarries and construction sites. These are potentially dangerous and hazardous to be around at any time. The warning signs are posted for you " well " everyone else!!! Son: We don't want you around any rail-road tracks or crossings at any time for any reason. Not even to take a short-cut to wherever you may be going” Son: Remember when riding your bicycle properly! and it doesn't pay to be a show-off o chances” The grim tragedy which claimed the lives of two young lads in the gravel pits at Old Weston Rd. and St. Clair Ave. West on Remembrance day not only dealt a shocking blow to the public, but I believe had even a much greater impact on numerous parents like ourselves who have sons of their own in this particular age group. How we recall those ilii tho familiar phrases repeated over and over again: Dear Sir: (Mr. Woodford Writes for the Federation of Ontario Naturalists.) of the degree of acceptability of these hazards is of - obvious practical importance." Letters Carry Identification mush 151mm THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2t, I”. ”sow-ml!- no la"... tut bicycle, ride it show-off or to take

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