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Page 12 TERRACE BAY/SCHREIBER NEWS Wednesday, September 6, 1989 Despite record provincial- wide convictions by Ministry of Environment Kimberly-Clark and C.P. stay clean Prosecutions for environmen- tal offences have more than quadrupled and convictions have more than tripled since 1985 Ontario Environment Minister Jim Bradley has announced. Although charges and convic- tions have drastically increased since 1985, Jim Bagshaw with the Investigations and Enforcement Branch of the Ministry of the Environment in Thunder Bay said no charges or convictions have been laid against Kimberly-Clark " since-a spill that occured in 1981. Bagshaw added no charges have been laid against the C.P. Rail Facility in Schreiber either. High success rates Only 1 session cigareties STOP SMOKING Loss of urge to smoke Reduction of withdrawal symptoms complemented by behavioural tips to assist in breaking the habit Reasonable rates -- the cost of a few cartons of $400 4-800-663-6828 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY TECHNITHERAPY LIFESTYLE CENTRE (Formerly Laser Line Therapy Centre) ONE DAY ONLY IN Thunder Bay Sat. Sept. 16 ONE DAY ONLY IN Terrace Bay Sun. Sept. 17 ONE DAY ONLY IN Hornepayne. Mon. Sept. 18 The Ministry of the Environment initiated 244 cases against 343 companies and individuals in the year ending March 31, 1989, compared to 211 prosecutions the previous year and 54 in the year ending March 31, 1985. This is an increase of 352 per cent since 1985. A total of 1,568 charges were laid in the 244 prosecutions, up from 454 in the 1984-85 fiscal year. Ministry lawyers obtained convictions in 176 cases in the past year, compared to 57 in the year ending March 31, 1985. That is an increase of 209 per cent since 1985. Ministry lawyers maintained a 91.7 per cent conviction rate, winning convictions in 176 of the 192 cases resolved in the past year. Cases pending March 31, 1989 totalled 180, up from 128 the year previous and 28 on March 31, 1985. Fines totalling $2,025,076 were imposed by Ontario courts in environmental cases last year, compared with $1,056,038 in fines in 1987-88. The average fine for each case that resulted in Public Review Panel on Tanker Safety and Marine Spills Response Capability persons are invited to attend. details as indicated below. Comité d'examen public des systemes de sécurité des navires-citernes et de la capacité d'intervention en cas de déversements en milieu marin INVITATION TO MAKE SUBMISSIONS AND ATTEND HEARINGS The Public Review Panel on Tanker Safety and Marine Response Capability has been appointed by the Federal Government to conduct a public review into all facets of the distressing problem of spills from tankers and barges bearing oil or chemicals. The Panel will review the systems currently 1 in place to support the safe movement of oil and chemicals in bulk by tanker or barge through Canadian waters and fishing zones, and the capability of Canada to respond to tanker spills of these materials. Public hearings are being held in communities on Canada's Atlantic Coast, the West Coast, the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes System, and both Eastern and Western Arctic waters. All interested The Panel is seeking input from special interest groups, including environmentalists, native people and others; the three levels of government; and industry including shipping, oil, chemical, fishing and others, as well as the general public. Should you wish to make a submission, please write or telephone for PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULE 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. each day Sault Ste. 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"I commend the courts for. . reflecting in their sentencing the increasing importance which the people of Ontario place on envi- ronmental protection. The dra- matically increased levels of fincs, including many in the tens of thousands of dollars, means judges are employing the tougher penalties contained in our 1986 reform of Ontario's environmen- tal laws," Bradley said. Among the cases resolved in 1988-89 were: * Inco Ltd. of Sudbury was fined $80,000 on January 2, 1989 after pleading guilty to eight counts under the Environmental Protection Act. The Ministry accused Inco of permitting the discharge of a cloud of sulphur trioxide and sul- phuric acid which descended upon a Girl Guide and Brownie - camp and several other places in the Sudbury area on August 19, 1987. One hundred and fifty per- sons went to hospital, some reporting adverse health effects lasting several weeks. Vegetation damage also occured. * Ontario Hydro was fined $100,000 this ycar. after pleading guilty to two PCB-related charges. The Ministry charged Hydro with permitting PCB-contaminat- ed waste oil to be removed from its Kapuskasing yard without a permit, and by an unlicensed hauler. The oil was to be used as a dust suppressant.on.a public road. (The practice of using waste oil as a dust suppressant has since" been outlawed in Ontario.) Bradley said, "Our environ- mental protection laws are in place to safeguard human health and maintain the vitality of our natural environment. We will continue to enforce these laws vigorously and without fear or favor." We're asking for your help! Each year the _ Ontario Community Newspapers Association and Canadian Airlines International sponsor the JUNIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS PROGRAM and we are asking you to help us find those deserving young people. If you know someone between the ages of 6 and 18 who has performed a heroic decd or has helped in bettering their community Ict us know. Contact the Junior Citizen Co-ordinator at this newspaper or call (416) 844-0184. Ontario Junior Citizen recipients will reccive a plaque, acash prize, a family portrait with the Licutenant-Governor - of Ontario and a gold lapel pin.