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Unfortunately. it is a fact of modern life that fish in many parts of the world have been affected by natural and industrial contaminants. As an industrialized province, Ontario has not escaped this problem. Fishing has always meant knowing about bait, tackle and where to fish, but today it also means being cautious about the amounts and types of fish we eat. However. we must give credit where credit is due. our province has also been a leader in iden- tifying sources of con- tamination as well as restricting them. None of the con- taminants are found in uch concentrations that would make any of Ontario's lakes and rivers unsafe for drinking or swimming. People who eat large amounts of affected fish over a period of time may become ill and in extreme cases, such poisoning could even be fatal. However, to the best of my knowledge, this has not happened here. Beware The substances causing most concern at present are mercury. PCB. Mirex and DDT. Mercury, a heavy metal. is the most widespread contaminant and comes either from industrial activity or natural sources. The others are man-made substances. PCB and DDT are found in many rts of the province but irex. to date. has been found only in Lake Ontario and adjacent ortions of the St. wrence and Niagara Rivers. Mercury is found naturally in form of mineral deposits, often with other metals such as silver and copper. Fish far removed from in- dustrial activity can contain mercury from such natural deposits. I suspect that the recent finds in some of our more remote lakes and in the Muskoka regions come from such a source. If this should be the case. we have been exposed to those poisons without ill effects for centuries. It is only lately that we have been able to come up with the technology to detect the various poisons in our waterways. Not so gloomy The picture, however. is by no means gloomy for Ontario's fishermen. Since contaminants were first discovered in the 1960's, an extensive monitoring program has been developed and poisons have been restricted in their uses. Let's take a look at where we stand today. In 1970, the six plants using MERCURY in Ontario were ordered by the province to curtail mercury losses. All complied and the total output has dropped from SEVE‘I Richmond Hill Newtonbrook Juniors' Darllne Nelson shows the form she (and her teammates) hopes will be good enough to beat Oshawa tonight (Wednesday) in the first game of the East York Ladies Softball League finals at the Town Park. Watch your fish! THE LIBERAL, Wednesday. September 7. 1977 andsâ€"é day to a troilblozeri Fire it OUTDOORS WITH Alex Eberspaecher few ounces. Today, only two plants use mercury and I have been informed that one of those will shut down this operation by the end of 1977. Since 1972 the sole producer of PCB has voluntarily restricted its sale to uses in electrical transformers and other sealed containers. Current PCB poisoning arises from the handling of the material long before 1972. The use of the pesticide DDT has been restricted since 1970 and any DDT found in fish comes from areas where this poison was formerly heavily applied. However. the contamination of DDT in the environment has been declining since the ter- mination of its use. MIREX was discovered as late as 1975 in fish from Lake Ontario. The sole U.S. manufacturer has stopped discharges of Mirex into Lake Ontario. No companies in Ontario uses Mirex in their plants. If we are able to do the same with our other poisons, we should be In pretty good shape by the time our children are ready to take over. B.H. COOK The partners of Joscelyn Laughlin Harper Tory & Associates are pleased to announce the admission to partnership of Mr. J.H. Marshall, C.A. Mr. Marshall has been in practise in the Toronto area for several years. He joins Mr. B.H. Cook, CA. in the Richmond Hill office of themm. There is one sewage treatment system in Ontario that: A. operates completely with quiet submer- sible pumps. B. Processes sewage in batches to ensure thorough treatment. C. has a guarantee that means something, that you do not have to pay for, for ten years. D. Has a standard discharge pump system to allow wide ranging disposal bed loca- There are plants designed for Domestic, Commercial and Industrial use. These Sys- tems are manufactured by Northern Purifica- tion Services Limited. DON’T LET A SEWAGE DISPOSAL PROBLEM RUIN YOUR PLANS FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT SAFE SEWAGE SYSTEMS CO. LTD. JOSCELYN fAU’GiHVVLIN HARPER TORY & ASSOCIATLS _____ ___ tions PO. Box 567, Burlington, Ont. OR PHONE 632â€"0025/632-9436 BY ERIC HANDBURY The opening rounds of the Richmond Hill Singles championships begin first part of this week and continue throughout until the finals at the weekend. The draw, according to John Marais. is the biggest that we have ever had in the Clubs history both in the Mens anc' Womens events. Everything seems to be going to plan amongst the few games that were played on Sunday â€" all of Hill sing/es championship The Richmond Hill Newtonbrook Plaza Juniors have advanced into the finals of the East York Ladies Softball League the easy way. By default. Richmond Hill coach Mary Williamson told “The Liberal” that the Thornhill team was unable to field enough eligible players in what Big upsets were the name of the game last week as the first rounds of the Richmond Hill Ladies Recreation Softball League playoffs got under way. Halfway House had dominated the league most of the way finishing in first place. Durkin’s had finished a shaky First it was Durkin's BP stunning Halfway House via a 20-18 decision. Mary ’5 in finals Rec. finals Sun. @QW&W@ REGISTRATION $2.00 PAYABLE AT TIME OF REGIS TRATION. WEEKLY BOWLING SATURDAY MOR‘ NINGS $1.50 PER WEEK, Bowling starts Sat., Sept. 17th, 9 AM. Parents welcome as scarekeepevs or spectators. Information. Phone Mrs, Cameron 884.2814. “Jig/7f down your a//ey... :1 REGISTRATION REGISTER AT HILLTOP BOWL 70 NEWKIHK RD. Fri. Eve Sept. 91h 6 PM. to 9.30 PM. Sat. Morn. Sept. 10th, 9 AM. to 12 Noon J.H. MARSHALL the seeds won and the in termediate players moved into their expected places in the second tier. In my memory the club's activities this year, apart from the weather, has been one of the most successful as far as variety of events and overall organization is concerned. This proves beyond all doubt that the club affairs can be ably run without the necessity of high priced help. was slated as the third and final game last Wednesday. Both teams had won a game in the best-of-three finals. Richmond Hill now meets Oshawa in a best- of-three series starting tonight (Wednesday) at the Town Park at 8:30 third Then it was fourth- place Raypak shaking second place Brian’s Shell 17-10. Both series are two games total runs to count fixtures. The grand finale sees the two surviving teams going at it Sunday at 4 pm. at the Town Park in Richmond Hill. This will be a seven- inning sudden death encounter. ObVIiofisly orgafiization POLYESTER Fem hm one: 01 9m001hmd|ng poweuev (or man snaan ‘mpam msmance The compute: mg.- n named 7-nb head pauem gwas excollam wal-voad "action firestone’ FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT No extra charge for air conditioning or torsion bar adjustment, ftrestone“ Stores USE OUR 'IPIOIOIII CREDIT PLAN 577$! RongM TNSTALLED AT NO EXTRA CHARGE! 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Tuesday will be the last event of the House League for the 1977 season and by the time this goes to print in- numerable people will be walking around the clubhouse with the supercilious expressions of unbeaten tournament- hardened veterans. Give them no account because I have the rankling feeling that I shall not be numbered amongst them. It .has always been my habit, whenever I have written this column on previous ears to note the outstan ing among us and I shall succumb to the same temptation in 1977: Best Dressed Male Player. Firoz Gafoor; Best Dressed Female Player. Tin Taylor; Most Improved Male Player, Miguel Petrucci, Most $4.95 “31.95 ‘3835 ‘3835 ‘3435 '41 .95 78/!4 578/15 LESLIE A. SALGA DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE RICHMOND HILL 884-4401 210 JACEY ANNE BLVD. (CORNER OF LEVENDALE) OPEN 10 AM. TO 7 PM. 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