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the tribune 30000 copies vol 2 n 22 tackle pollution by steve houston staff reporter musselmans lake residents concerned about well water con tamination have been urged to clean septic systems regularly to curb thepresence of nitrates and bacteria in groundwater supplies this was one of the recom mendations made wednesday evening during a meeting at the whitchurch centennial centre representatives from ontar ios environment ministry whitchurchstouffville town council and the york region health department provided in formation for a group of about 75 residents according to a summary report of the 1982 ministry study the wa ter quality in musselmans lake was generally suitable for swim ming and posed no health hazard however in a 1984 study on pri vate sewage disposal the report stated that septic tanks were lo cated too close together possibly seeping septic chemicals into the aquafer the die beds in septic tanks seep as they are designed to but because there are so many of them in such a small area there is an accumulative buildup alex giffen of the ontario environ ment ministry said in an inter view as a result released trace che micals dont dissolve naturally in the ground mr giffen added that because of development in the area he didnt believe the prob lem would improve ward 2 councillor ron robb suggested residents have septic systems cleaned regularly and re port unlawful dumping to the re gional health department this isnt the big city where we get our water from one main source the musselmans lake representative said we have a responsibility this is our com munity and we want the best from it when you see a neighbor doing something unlawful dont turn your heads report it despite residents concern and the documented levels of water contaminants mr giffen claimed the lake and well water pose no serious health threat ontarios environment minis try is expected to release a subse quent report in july with updated findings mr giffen said ratepayers and town council must cooperate to find a solution a metroland community newspaper saturday may 31 1986 44 pages 25 cents markham in ontario finals markham district high schools midget rugby team is battling it out in the ontario high school championships this weekend after capturing the georgian bay title wednesday here brad may scrambles around a barrie eastview player while teammate greg laycock back ground watches may scored the winning try in overtime to give markham a dramatic 1410 win over eastview for details see page 28 sjoerd witteveen officer mum on shooting spree a metro toronto policewoman says department officials im posed a gag rule on her after she received a conditional discharge on a weapons offence when contacted by telephone thursday hillary hogg declined to speak about the sentence or the incident in which she fired her service revolver four times fol lowing a 1985 dispute with her pa rents the rr 1 claremont woman told the weekender she has been instructed by the police depart ment not to comment publically on the incident hogg was placed on probation for two years as judge norman edmondson passed sentence in oshawa provincial court may 26 the 29yearold constable pleaded guilty to a charge of care less use of a firearm while another charge dangerous use of a firearm was dropped by the crown terms of her probation are that she undergo counselling for alco hol abuse refrain from using a firearm except in the line of police duty and report regularly to a probation officer hogg was arrested and charged on aug 5 of last year after holding durham regional police at bay for 12 hours on the grounds of her familys positive outlook farm located west of the uxbridge twp hamlet of coppins corners she was on sick leave at the time in passing sentence judge edmondson attributed the police womans careless firing of her handgun to alcohol abuse stem ming from a serious leg injury hogg who told court she is a member of alcoholics anony mous began drinking heavily af ter hurting her knee in a work- related fall down scarborough bluffs in april of 1985 in the course of the medical treatment alcoholic consumption was prescribed and hogg be came addicted the judge ex plained the 11year force veteran claimed she has no recollection of the shooting incident due to her consumption of liquor metro police chief jack marks said constable hogg is expected to first return to light duty at headquarters then eventually re sume a full shift which will entail carrying a gun the uxbridge twp resident could still be charged under the police act whats inside i sssif ian odgers leads midgets to title28 directory comment p4 childrens page p10 entertainment p15 reflections p19 to 26 sports p27 to 29 real estate p32 to p35 classified p36 to 43 special honor ruth har rington16