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16 tilk tkiiunk wkunksday january 24 199 more editors mail 90s to be time of change dear editor will the 90s be the turnaround decade revolutionary events of the past few months have shown once again that the spirit of freedom will prevail we are now at a time when the war system is break ing down and we can expect more peaceful and rational government however just as we begin to enjoy this new freedom and security we are forcefully awakened to the threat of total environmental breakdown as in previous decades when we feared nuclear annihilation today we fear a total en vironmental breakdown en vironmentalists suddenly are be ing hailed as the wise and knowledgeable saviors we need economic realities were the main causes of the war system breakdown it was not the experts of war and the atomic scientists that saved us from nuclear annihila tion it was the will of the people demanding services food clothing shelter health and freedom that forced a change in the direction that may save the planet economic realities will also cause our consumer system to breakdown we are burdening our planet with an ever- increasing pile of waste household garbage packaging sewage hazardous chemicals radioactive waste and many forms of industrial waste neither developed nor third world countries will be able to af ford the true cost of waste disposal gur future depends on our recognition of this cost and our refusal to incur th hob real costs of waste disposal must be paid only then will we develop a life ethic that can save the planet only then will we establish the reduction recycling reusing and recreation techniques essen tial to a healthy lifestyle it took four decades for us to recognize and react to the costs of the war system if we are- to save this planet the 90s must be the turnaround decade jim sanders counciller ward 6 dentist wants accuracy regarding fluoride debate dear editor re mayor sainsburys remarks on flouridation it seems we shall always have creationists flat earthers and antiflouridationists with us the latter are a small ill informed but very persuasive group who sway public opinion dispropor tionately and have been respon sible for the lack ol this most do you hear but dont understand does your hearing aid bring in too much background noise a hearing aid equipped with a noise suppression circuit continuously monitors the environment and automatically adjusts the aid to provide maximum comfort and understanding we fit most makes and models and hearing losses from mild to profound special hearing aid consultation stouffviile parkview home 481 rupert st wed january 31 1990 25 pm we are authorized under assistance devices program to test prescribe and fit hearing aids also dva wcb and insurance claims hock instruments ltd arnold a hock hearing aid service certified hearing aid tinnitus specialists 5227 yonge st 3601 lawrence ave e wiliowdale over 26 yrs of service to the hearing imparled scarborough phone 2253281 valuable preventive measure in many communities while i am not accusing mayor sainsbury of belonging to this group i believe her remarks were ill conceived and arise from this same lack of information freedom of choice is the basis of democracy but one would ex pect the public to be given un biased information in order to ar rive at an informed opinion statements such as i dont like flouridation and chlorination is bad enough are not worthy of a public figure i hope you will do a great ser vice to your readers by very carefully reporting the remarks of dr bullen when she meets with council jr scott dds vandorf champ story fitting tribute dear editor the war amputations of canada and its child amputee champ program would like to thank you for your oct 25 article on champ jeff card jeff is a wonderful inspiration to the younger members of champ he plays an active and vital role within the program counselling and encouraging others to achieve as he has your article is a fitting tribute to one as giving as jeff maggie melenhorst media relations coordinator assistant director communications the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville notice to close stop up and sell lanes take notice that the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville intends to pass a bylaw to close stop up and sell lanes shown on registered ran 209 and lying west of lot 12 ran i99 and west of lot 33 ran 209 and between lots 6 and 5 ran 199 and between lots 27 and 26 ran 209 town of whitchurchstouffville and further take notice that the council of the corporation of the town of whitchurch- stouffville shall at the hour of 800 pm tuesday february 27th 1990 in the council chambers of the municipal buildings at 19 civic avenue stouffviile ontario hear any person who claims that heshe will be adversely affected by the bylaw and applies to be heard dated at the town of whitchurchstouffville this 10th day of january 1990 patricia g oakes clerk town of whitchurchstouffville 19 civic avenue box 419 stouffviile ontario l4a7z6 published a first time the 24th day of january 1990 uxbridge veteran thanks community dear editor a sincere thank you to all the residents of the township of uxbridge who so generously contributed to our poppv fund i would also like to thank the following businesses which had our poppy boxes in their care the following businesses also donated to the fund separately the uxbridge black hawks jim campbell insurance don cordingley gradall texas burger rush photo dr tom stefopolous glitch canada ltd len graphics dawson wholesale williamson pon- tiac buick uxbridge dental dr epp pickering village foods general trust ux bridge fire brigade william morgan uxbridge public school optimist club coca cola uxbridge shoe repair uxbridge custom upholstery baijey and sedore strawberry threads wilson equestrian centre dean wat son motors the kitchen scoop star office products uxbridge printing co paul curtis tiers drug store bl donuts wyvern financial corp montgomery wood working dr garnet gray homans dept store jb variety canadian tire coca cola bottling joseph gould school uxbridge memorial co nick homans shoes standard aggregates gage mckellar williamson dr brian st john ron noble in surance dr bryon low and low kenerick machine fabric rebanta holdings inc uxbridge secondary school uxbridge travel cen tre dr ian taylor township of uxbridge st johns school lloyd capstick poppy chairman holiday bird count a success for locals dear editor for 30 years pickering naturalists have held a christmas bird count on boxing day the most recent count was the highest one ever recorded within the former township of pickering despite high winds and record low temperatures 50 participants counted 80 species and 17800 individual birds from daylight until dusk each group combed one of the 12 sections assigned to them in order to tally the results they met at our home for soup and other refreshments some of the findings for the day that were a pleasant surprise were three mockingbirds 208 house finches only one was reported in 1984 248 bohemian waxwings 4119 canada geese a new high three snow geese two blackcrowned night herons 400 crows 1700 snow buntings 16 redbreasted nuthatches one barred one saw- whet and five longeared owls one pintail one shoveler 38 redhead ducks one kingfisher and one redbellied woodpecker annually some 50000 take part in north and south america under the auspices of the national audubon society results are published in american birds and information is used byresearchers to study bird populations and trends edge and bettv pegg rr 2 clafemont ballmers briefin smoking legislation is a first for ontario bill ballinger durhamyork mpp ontario is the first province to legislate a smokefree environ ment in the workplace as of jan r the smoking in the workplace act is in full and enforceable effect briefly the new law sets out clear guidelines on smoking in the workplace and affects 90 per cent of the ontario workforce in commercial manufacturing and mining operations hospitals social agencies and educational institutions it prohibits smoking in enclos ed workplaces a partially or fully completed building mines or tunnels separated from the outdoors however residential workplace areas such as hotels or detention centres are excluded from the legislation employers may designate a smoking area in the workplace if they choose to do so employers are required to consult with joint health and safety committees at their place of business a similar committee of employee represen tatives or a workers health and safety representative designated smoking areas can not exceed 25 per cent of the total space of the workplace moreover the law requires employers to make every reasonable effort to accom modate a person who does not wish to work near a designated smoking area employees who lodge a com plaint under the law are pro tected this year marks the beginning of a new decade for all of us its absolutely amazing how quickly the 80s have come and gone and it seems almost like yesterday that i was sworn in at queens park as your provincial representative this past year has been a busy time both in the riding and alt queens park constituents in put through phone calls letters public meetings social functions and appointments at our com munity office in mount albert is helpful to me as your provincial representative