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Page 4, News, Wednesday, July 13, 1988 TERRACE BAY The Terrace Bay-Schrelber News Is published every Wednesday by: Laurentian Publishing "Subscription rates per year -- x2 : H 5 Co. Ltd., Box 579, Terrace Bay, Ontario, POT-2WO. Telephone: (807) 825-3747. in town $15.00/yr. : SCF REIBER Second Class Mailing Permit Number 0867 . two ve $25 : ae out of town $21.00/yr. mee ECItOM....ccesccececccsrccenscccssnsssecsesccsncrsenscnsccesansserencsnanennnes Greg Huneault General Manager/Advertising............::sssssesessnenenes Paul Marcon Administrative ASSistant...........s.ccsssssssesssmnenseeesenes Gayle Fournier Production ASSIStaNt............sscceesssssreessscoeresenenenens Carmen Dinner a a es seme Potential for problems with K-C security Although the Greenpeace ship Beluga has left Terrace Bay, the waves are still reaching the local shore and spreading throughout the community. It is a serious issue for many whose liveli- hood depends on the mill that Greenpeace has targeted as a major polluter of Lake Superior, and for that matter, all the Great Lakes. Joyce McLean, Greenpeace's Great Lakes Campaign coordinator, told the group of citi- zens who attended a public meeting on July 4 that Greenpeace wanted to discuss the issue directly with those who live and work in Terrace Bay, rather than contrive some pub- licity stunt. She said "Kimberly-Clark is to be applaud- ed" for its efforts to implement programs and technology in its bid to comply with Control Orders issued by the the Ministry of the Environment. Indeed, Kimberly-Clark has responded in a very positive and responsible manner by announcing plans to construct a $25-million aerated stabilization basin wastewater treat- ment system. In addition, Kimberly-Clark has proposed to spend $7-million for in-mill projects designed to reduce the use of chlorine in the mill's bleach plant. These projects are seen by many to be pro- gressive and effective measures. However, there is one policy which Kimberly-Clark should seriously examine and reconsider. . SSS RKC <a ~ Single copies 40 cents Member of Ontario Community Newspapers Association and The Canadian Community Newspapers Association The editor of this paper was approached by two Kimberly-Clark security officers on July 5 while he was taking photos of the effluent stream from the shoulder of the highway. The security officers informed the editor that pic- ture-taking of the stream was not permitted. Neither security officer was wearing a uni- form (in fact, both were wearing ordinary 'civilian' clothes), and when they were asked to produce identification they said they did not have any. It appears that Kimberly-Clark security policy does not require that officers carry company identification on their persons while on shift. This policy is potentially dangerous. At issue is effective security and the safety of security officers and the public. The possi- bility of problems arising from officers who cannot properly identify themselves while dutifully conducting securitv checks exists. Without proper identification, one ought not comply with requests or demands of those who claim to represent a security service. At the same time, potential abuse of power exists from those who claim to be security officers but cannot prove their claim. The security department of Kimberly-Clark not only provides a very critical service to the company, but also provides jobs to local resi- dents. By providing something as simple yet as vital as proper identification, the potential of unnecessary problems and even physical vio- lence can be greatly decreased. Home is where the mortgage Is In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A Stately pleasure dome decree: Ah yes...pleasure domes. The world has seen a few of them since the old poetaster Sam Coleridge penned those lines back in 1816. I've never seen a price tag ascribed to Kubla Khans little pied a terre, but it must have cost a buck or two with the walls, towers, - gardens and the "twice five miles of fertile ground" lot that came with the joint. But then pleasure domes don't come cheap--as the citizens of Toronto are in the midst of learning. Down at the base of the CN Tower right now you can see rising out of the downtown haze, what looks like a giant half cracked shell. It's the Skydome, a place for Hogtowners to watch the Argos and the Blue Jays lose without suffering the double indignity of sitting through a rain squall, a sleet storm or a seagull blitzkreig. tag of the Skydome sits at $380 million, but as anyone even tangentially involved in real estate knows, that is not even a ball park figure. Already the figure is ten times higher than it was when the concept of a sports dome for Toronto was first broached. If the Skydome comes in under half a billion dollars, I'll shred this column into a large hot dog bun and eat it--with or without mustard. I predict not only will the Skydome cost at least twice as much as currently projected, I also forsee that aside from a few cranks like me, the bloated tab will be accepted without so much as a bleat. Why? Because this is Toronto. we're talking about. Purchasing property-in Toronto right now is like doing a swan dive into a feeding frenzy of hammerhead sharks. Toronto doesn't have a real estate market as such--its more like a simmering volcanic six thousand truck drivers jobs going a-begging because truck drivers couldn't afford the rent they'd have to pay to live in Arthur ; Black Toronto. As for buying a place in Toronto, unless -- you're international drug runner or a close personal friend of Donald Trump--forget it. A nice modest three bedroom bungalow that you could pick up in Dartmouth or Regina or Winnipeg for under $100,000 could set you back more than five times that in Toronto. And that's if you survive the stampede of other prospective buyers climbing over your back to lay their money down first. It's not that way everywhere. You can pick up a split level ranch style in Elliot Lake, Ontario or Schefferville, Quebec for a song right now--practically for back taxes. Only problem you'd have is finding anything to do in town once you'd cut the grass and trimmed the hedge. The uranium mine in Elliot Lake isn't hiring and Schefferville is on its way to becoming a ghost town. On the other hand, some enterprising landlord in London, England recently cleaned out a broom closet five and a half feet eS OM ES grt ak aera San ae cot, a cheap chest of drawers and a potted begonia and put it on the market. It sold the first day . For $74,361 Shelter: its all relative You can rent the roof top Royal suite of the Dinamar Hotel in Mirabella Spain and have the use of a private lounge, a heated pool, two solariums, a sauna and an 18-hole putting green, not to mention two halls, two dining rooms and five double bedrooms--all for a mere $3,000 a day. Or for a mere $800 you could jet down to Los Angeles and buy your very own City Sleeper. It's a plywood box not a whole lot bigger than a coffin, designed to house the legions of homeless people who currently spend their nights in city parks and under highway bridges. Either way, you'd do well to remember the words my mammy taught me: -,. "Ittakes a heap ollivin.to make Pe es He HR