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6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 22, 1991 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" The Port Perry Star 188 MARY STREET - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - L9L 1B7 PHONE 985-7383 FAX 985-3708 The Port Perry Star is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, for cash payment of postage. EDITORIAL Publisher - J. Peter Hvidsten Editor - Scott Anderson Features Editor - Julia Dempsey Sports Co-ordinator - Kelly Lown News/Features - Gillian Barfoot ADVERTISING BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby Billing Department - Louise Hope Retgil Sales - Kathy Dudley, Lynda Ruhl © @ Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Comment Reducing Initiatives Minister of the Environment Ruth Grier has just released details of a new set of regulations that will make waste reduc- tion mandatory for Ontario industries, businesses and munici- palities. "Waste Reduction Office Initiatives Paper No. 1" is an at- tempt by tne ministry to lay a foundation for achieving the province's waste reduction objectives of 25 per cent diversion from disposal in 1992 and 50 per cent by the year 2000. These initiatives include: facilitating the establishment of certain key types of recycling sites by clarifying and streamlin- ing the current approvals process under the Environmental Protection Act; reducing the amount of waste genérated by the industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors through the in- . troduction of waste audits and workplans, packaging audits and workplans, and source separation programs for selected recyclable materials; ensuring that a source separation pro- gram for selected recyclable materials is available in all but the smallest municipalities; ensuring that community compost- ing facilities for leaf and yard material is collected separately from municipal waste; and ensuring that a program of con- trolled composting is introduced. It appears that governments at all levels are starting to get the message that there is a serious problem concerning garbage in our communities and have decided to do some- thing about the situation. Through various initiatives over the past number of months steps have been made to remedy the problem. But the one question that comes to mind is why now? Why not five or 10 years ago when the situation was not quite as serious. Measures could have been taken then to divert the mess which we are currently facing. There should be no need to legislate initiatives when it comes to composting, auditing our waste or recycling. The public, the companies, and the governments should want to do all they can to remedy the situation and to come up with ways to reduce garbage going to the dumps. We should not have to be forced to compost or forced to recycle. We as good citizens should realize the grave situation and be willing to do all we can to solve the problem. Because when it comes right down to it, the land we're harming is all of ours and together we must work things out. Small Business Week The week of October 20-26 has been proclaimed as Small Business Week across Canada. This week "is the celebration of Canadian entrepreneurship". Sponsored by the Federal Business Development Bank and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the week is designed to highlight the contributions that small and medium sized businesses make to the econo- my. It is traditionally a time when entrepreneurs meet, learn and exchange information. Across the country these men and women will be getting together to discuss the successes and [Blues of being a business person, and will be exchanging eas. This year's theme is "Entrepreneurship: A natural re- source." There is perhaps no more fitting description of entre- preneurship, than this for Scugog. Other areas of the province are blessed with an abundance of minerals and resources such as forests, precious metals, industrial minerals, and other raw materials which help make their communities thrive and create jobs for its residents, we have none. But while these communities reap the benefits of the natu- ral resources which nature has provided them, we reap the benefits of our natural resource, which is entrepreneurship. The small and medium sized businesses in the township are the machines which make the community such a vital part of the region. Although we don't have the larger industries which some of our neighbors can boast, we do have many thriving smaller businesses which together as a whole, add to the dy- namism of the community. Let us take the time this week to show the local business- es how much we appreciate them by patronizing them, and af- ter this week by continuing to rely on their services. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 Ad i . PRODUCTION . Published every Tuesday by the Subscription Rate: In* Canada $26.75 per year Advortsing Salon arkdaMote Iu Afingbell Harrison Trudy Empringham por perry Star Co. Lid. Port Perry, Ontario * Elsewhere $74.90 peryear. * Single Copy 65¢ Production - Pamela Hickey, Barbara White Rober Taylor + GST inched in price it - j RTI cam - ad TAX PAYERS' 'f y \ . 10NG \} i oria COALITION ANY QUESTIONS, yg THAT SEEM AT ALL RELEVANT Just SAY "No COMMENT, 1's ensy, fete VN Sauss Hats off to the organizers of the Scugog Library Gala fundraising dinner last Thurs- day evening. It was good to see the community rally to support the library, which provides such an important and essential service for area residents. Through the generosity of many compa- nies, businesses and individuals, the library was able to raise considerable funds for purchasing new books for the library. One of the ts of the ew: was Canadian comedy legend David Broadfoot. Having never heard Mr. Broadfoot perform before, many of those attending were not sure what to expect. But from the time he stepped foot on the stage, until he finished his performance over one hour later, he kept the audience in stitches. Much of his humor was truly "Canadian" in nature, as he joked about Canadian habits and customs from one end of the country to the other. Not a province between B.C. and Newfoundland was missed in his repertoire of one liners. All-in-all it was a great night for the library. Margaret Scott and Aeneas Lane kept the raffle and silent auction tables going; auc- tioneer Don Cochrane capably sque eve- ry nickel he could out of the bidders, assisted by Kent Farndale who announced the items in her most energetic and exuberant style. Congratulations to the organizers. STOP THE KILLING There's been a lot written in the past week about the massacre of 22 people in a small Texas community. Reports say a gunman rammed his truck through the plate glass window of a cafeteria in Killeen, jumped out of the truck and began to sweep the room with a pair of automatic pistols. In all, over 50 people were killed or injured in the worst mass shooting spree in U.S. History. And then, during the same week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted a whopping 247 - 177 against a ban on assault-style automatic weapons and large-capacity ammunition clips. It's hard to believe that these Washington politicians continue to ignore the fact that automatic guns are being used to gun-down more and more people every year. In Washington alone, already known as the murder capital of the country, 483 people were murdered in 1990, and so far this year 380 have died. Arecent report says that in Washington, murder is now the lea killer of kids, with 71 teens between the ages of 15-19 years being murdered in 1989. It's hard to believe elected officials contin- ue to close their eyes to what is happening on the streets, but listen intently to the lobby oups who fight every move to ban these ethal weapons. As one Washington cop stated, "everyone seems to talk about the War on Crime." Well this is already life and death, this is already a war we're fighting, and losing. ELECTION TIME Tomorrow night, (Wednesday), the 20 can- didates seeking election on November 12th will be taking part in an All Candidates' Forum at the Port Perry High School auditorium. The Star urges local residents who are concerned about the future of this Township, to attend the meeting and listen to what these aspiring politicians have to say. Elections are notoriously a time when poli- ticians make a lot of promises. Many whi are impossible to keep. If you hear things like "I'll freeze your tax- es, and increase your services," don't jump on the bandwagon too quickly. Listen to each candidates' platform care- fully, is their promises and intentions, consider the benefits and costs to local tax- payers, and then make your decision. Just remember - "if their promises seem too good to be true.... they probably are." With election day only three weeks away, there's still time to get to know the candidates before you make your choice. A choice you will live with for the next 3 years. I EE