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East Oakville residents upset over fallout of silica powder By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Fâ€"hile residents in east ‘ Oakville were expecting [ VÂ¥ snow last week what some received from the sky instead was a layer of silica powder. Mike Barker, for example, went out to his car Monday morning to find it so covered in dust he couldn‘t see out the windows. He tried to wash it off with water and when that didn‘t work he headed straight for St. Lawrence Cement (SLC). "Some of the older gentlemen in the area said it was the worse they‘d ever seen," said Barker, who has lived in Oakville three years, referâ€" ring to similar incidents in the past. Barker said he and the other resiâ€" dents who showed up at the plant or phoned were told to bring their vehicles to a car wash at Winston Churchill Boulevard and the QEW A Celebratio -_ w 2 [( the next day where the residue would be rinsed off. "I told them ~Why should I be running to you? You should be at my house apologizing to me,‘ " said Barker, who explained the dust was also on the windows and siding of homes. Stewart Smith, general manager of SLC‘s Mississauga plant, said that while an investigation is underâ€" way he could not say whether the residue is a result of a mishap at his facility or not. "We don‘t know what it is. That is the position St. Lawrence Cement is taking at the moment," said Smith. "Obviously it is a result of an incident that happened Sunday night or Monday morning." Smith explained that SLC has "been in the limelight so long" the company is the first to get calls whenever something like this hapâ€" pens. Regardless, he said people who contact his company will be Memories." special music Designed for youn 7Ie compensated. "We‘re not saying it‘s our prodâ€" uct, as such, but in the spirit of coâ€" operation those who call can come and pick up a voucher for a car wash," said Smith. In September, an Environmental Appeal Board released its findings and faulted SLC for footâ€"dragging, lack of preparation in event of excess emissions, incomplete testâ€" ing procedures and other details concerning its production operaâ€" tion. _: The hearings began late in 1992 after SLC appealed a Ministry of the Environment (MOE) order that the company install a baghouse to control emissions from its smoke stack. Board chair Knox Henry also criticized SLC for allowing visible opacity in excess of regulations to occur whenever low alkaline clinkâ€" er is produced â€" nearly oneâ€"third of the manufacturing time. n of Memories Oakview Funeral Home invites %)u your family to a candlelight celebration we call ® elebrate The and old, our service will include gs and a reflection by Cheryl arrison, our Arborcare Coâ€"ordinator. At the close of our service each person will be invited to light a memory candle symbolizing the loss each has endured. The nonâ€"denominational service will be held at St. Cuthbert‘s Anglican Church, Maple Grove Drive at Oakhill Drive on Wednesday, December 14, 1994 at 8:00 p.m. Lilght refreshments will be served followin the service. lease RSVP to confirm how many family members will be attending. "COME CELEBRATE THE MEMORIES... MEMORIES ARE A GIFT WHICH DEATH CANNOT DESTROY." OAKVIEW FUNERAL HOME 56 Lakeshore Rd. W Oakville, Ontario L6K 1C7 (905) 842â€"2252 EXTENDED FINAL 7 DAYS SALE ENDS DECEMBER 18, 1994 TUnbelievable savings on: TVs VCRs Microwave Ovens CD Audio Stereos Answering Machines Telephones Clock Radios Tape Recorders ‘Bread Makers Watches U CITIZEN® E:tEâ€"E°C :TR O N LC S 455 Gordon Baker Road Willowdale, Ontario Monday â€" Saturday 10:00 a.m. â€" 6:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m. â€" 5:00 p.m. B First Come â€" First Served 0 0 Cl i8 CE X 84 Warehouse OPEN 7 DAYS PARTY SIZE LOBSTER TAILS FROM $3-59LB. $20I99I.B. COLOSSAL CONNAISEURE COOKED TAILâ€"ON Tieh || SEAFOOD DIP 13.99.%. LIMITED SUPPLY » Seafood and Cheesei RIVERSIDE NO RENNET CHEESE SEAFOOD FILLO HORS c || D OEUVRES s2-99 280 g. $4l99PM:KOF10 F661 ‘}}; 1@quweaoag ‘fepung ‘puayagy 1oneag ajiime0 â€" 61 1 _ _ _ _ SMOKED SALMON _ _ _ 4: _ _ FRENCH BRIE || SPRING CHEESE || ROLLS 1 KG. WHEEL BUY 1 PKG. 400 9. MEDIUM SHRIMP BUY 1 PKG. 400 9. LARGE BAY SCALLOPS GET 1 PKG. «s FREE || as FRee [ °6. T _ BDORYT m _ â€"~~‘> 7 : FREE COD _ wimcoveon ; 3176 RIDGEWAY DRIVE, UNIT #59 MISSISSAUGA TEL: (905) 607â€"7410 7# nc w frore® (§y ... SASONEP PREMIUM y Â¥ 6 OPECIES « HARDWOOVG@PcKup#Delnery. With Anq Order 0f Qé)ppg‘oa More J DNS! :s 2 Yenrs Experience. / "25Tb63b6 ho onl lt M c El ol ht ce B Ne on t ooo ns ult l Eol s e e e i l l d e t sn eC se cce e e e e n l We e c oc on Ne d o T