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Mable and me Between Mable the frog and puppeteer Pat Lewis, in the Wye Marsh Wildlife In- formation Centre last Saturday, is pup- Daughters report recent activities The Daughters' of Isabella report that the liv- ing rosary that was held at the Martyrs' Shrine last Sept. 14 was part of the spiritual activities of the Circle. Mass at the Shrine on . Sept. 22 was the first social activity for the upcoming year, followed by a lunch and viewing of the CBC coverage of Pope John Paul II's visit. Some of the Daughters of Isabella participated in the provincial convention held last weekend. An upcoming event is the Daughters of Isabella Christmas bazaar and tea, Nov. 29 in St. Ann's Church, Penetanguishene. Diabetes awareness Almost a quarter of a million people in Ontario are unaware that they have diabetes. In an effort to make people aware of the symptoms of diabetes and the facilities available to those who have diabetes, the Canadian Diabetes Association has proclaim- ed October as Awarness Month. Campaigning to make peopie aware of the symp- toms of diabetes, the Association is sponsoring numerous campaigns across the province, in- cluding a local "sixty se- cond workout" sponsored by Midland radio station CKMP. Not only is the fitness minute aired to promote exercise but is an informa- tion minute aimed at in- creasing awareness of the warning signs of diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that increases people's chances of developing heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and circulatory pro- blems and is a condition ranked third in a line of Canada'a killer diseases. The life expectancy of diabetics is one-third less than non-diabetics and ac- cording to current medical facts, diabetics are 17 times more prone to kidney failure, 25 times more pro- ne to blindness, five times more prone to gangrene leading to amputation and two times more prone to heart disease and strokes. Although there has been significant developement in the treatment and con- trol of diabetes since the discovery of insuline some 65 years ago, there are still an astounding number of people who walk around today with undiagnosed diabetes. Although symptoms of diabetes may be mild at first, it can sometimes be up to six years before some people are treated. Many people realize the fatigueness they are ex- periencing, their blurred vision and _ unhealed wounds, but diabetes is seldomly the first thing that comes to mind. Many peo- ple just ignore these symp- toms and put them off as something else. This year's campaign hopes to reach the near quarter million undiagnos- ed diabetics with informa- tion that will alert them of symptoms associated with the disease. The awareness cam- paign will also spread the good news that is associated with diabetes research and control. Dr. Jodey Feldman, executive director of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Diabetes Association says there are many new and exciting things in the field of diabetes research. New methods of transplanting the insuline producing cells and using the immune suppresant drug cyclosporine to prevent complete destruction of the islet cells are. promising treatments. The campaign has been organized and will be car- ried out with the aid of 'more than 400 volunteer members of the Canadian Diabetes Association and will represent over 600 communities. pet show audience member Julie Battrick. The puppet show was a part of the long weekend activities at the wildlife centre. NDP represented at session The New Democratic Party in Ontario is the last political party in the pro- vince to show their con- cern with the situation in North Simcoe to find a new dump site to replace the Pauze landfill site that is slated to close a year from now. Saturday morning, for the Lakeshore riding in Metro Toronto M.P.P. Ruth Grier made a surprise visit to the Tiny Township Environmental Advisory Committee meeting held in the Lafontaine Hall. Grier, who is the En- vironment Critic for the NDP said her party has received a of number let- ters concerning the search for a new dump which is centring in Tiny Township. "The party has been aware of the problems at the Pauze site since it was a problem," said Grier. "We are taking steps to en- sure that it doesn't happen again and that they find the best available site and the best available technology is used." Grier, who took the over the job of Environment Critic after the last provin- cial election, said she wanted to attend Satur- day's meeting to observe what is happening in the bid to find a new dump for Tiny Township and to Officials Representatives from Martyr's Shrine, Huronia Historic Parks (Ste. Marie) and the Wye Marsh want to sit down together and discuss Thursday's meeting, with the North Simcoe Waste Manage- ment Association (NSWMA), before com- menting publicly. Directors of the three tourist attractions along the Wye River sent a letter to the NSWMA requesting make sure whatever is hap- pening is safe, to avoid another problem like the one that plaqued the Perkinsfield Pauze dump over the last few years. "Toxic waste and landfill are major problems in this province that must be ad- dressed," said the M.P.P. "The long term goal is not just digging new holes and filling them with garbage, it is proper handling of a site. "There is hardly a township in the province that doesn't have a pro- blem with waste manage- ment in an old dump or in searching for a new site," said Grier. "I just want to be as fully informed as possible about all these situations." not commenting a meeting with association officials to discuss their concerns about the possibility of a new dump being located on site 41 (the Wayne Johnson farm) in the south end of Tiny. John Barrett-Hamilton, director of Huronia Historic Parks, said the three directors, (Barrett- Hamilton, Father James Farrell and Bob Whittam) had to discuss the meeting before making any comment. Once the three have sat down, Barrett-Hamilton said they would address the NSWMA at the next meeting and make a public statement on the results. NSWMA | Chairman Lionel Dion said he was very pleased with the Thursday morning session, also attended by the NSWMaA's_ engineering consultants, but would not comment on the outcome of the meeting. Tuesday, October 14, 1986, Page 11