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No cthe Tn Affairs Portable Gasoline Containers by JANE E. GREER Leaked gasoline va- pour is extremely flam- mable and can be ignit- ed by the smallest spark. Prior to 1966, many accidents were attributed to the use of containers that were not designed to prevent the escape of gasoline in liquid or va- pour form. However, in 1966, the Gasoline Handling Act was passed and is now administered by the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Rela- tions. Under the Gasoline Handling Act the only types of portable con- tainers which may be legally filled' or offered for filling are: containers of metal or plastic, one to five gallons, bearing the Underwriters Lab- oratory of Canada (ULC) or Canadian Standards Association (CSA) label; portable fuel tanks of metal or plastic up to seven gallons for marine use; and metal jerry cans or metal drums up to 45 gallons bearing the appropriate embossed BTC, CTC, ECC, or DOT mark. All contain- ers must be fitted with the required caps, gas- kets and enclosures. Other types of con-: tainers, including tanks bolted onto trucks, are not legal! Service sta- tion owners found guilty of filling or allowing the filling of unapproved containers are liable to a fine of up to $10,000.00 one year in jail or both! The regulations also stipulate that all con- tainers must be removed from the vehicle before filling. This . prevents heavier-than-air gas- oline fumes from col- lecting in the vehicle where they can be ig- nited by a chance spark. All portable -gas con- tainers should be well secured in moving ve- hicles to prevent tipping or movement. An air- space should be left in the containers to allow for expansion if the fuel is warmed. This is easily accomplished by watch- ing the meter on the gas pump and stopping when the manufactur- er's capacity rating is reached. Some home insurance policies allow no more than one gallon of gas- oline within a house, and experts with the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Rela- tion's Fuel Safety Branch say any amount of the fuel stored in or around the home is a hazard. The Ministry of Con- sumer and Commercial Relations is concerned that the gasoline price wars in Ontario are lead- ing some motorists to disregard safety in their rush to take advantage of bargain prices. Con- sequently, Ministry per- sonnel are warning mo- torists about the dan- gers and the legislation covering the storage of gasoline in portable con- tainers. For this and other government related in- formation please con- tact your nearest North- ern Affairs Office locat- Health Promotion Project Approved A comprehensive health program -- the first of its kind in North- ern Ontario -- will be introduced to commun- ities in Thunder Bay District this fall, Health Minister Keith Norton announced July 23. The Ministry of Health will contribute 75 per cent of the pro- gtam's first-year oper- ating costs of $125,000, with the district's muni- cipal governments -- in- cluding Geraldton, Man- itouwadge, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Nipgion, Thunder Bay and Upsala -- providing the remainder. The Thunder Bay Dis- trict Health Unit will hire a health promotion co-ordinator, a health promotion program planner and a secretary to assess the health edu- cation and promotion needs of residents of in- dividual communities. Their primary concerns will be health education, preventive medicine and the promotion of a heal- thy lifestyle. In developing edu- cational programs, team members will collabor- education resources. A 1982 Thunder Bay District health Council study identified the need for additional health education and promotion. The Thun-° der Bay District Health Unit responded by de- veloping a program pro- posal to meet these needs. The health unit, with the health coun- cil's support, sought and received ministry ap- proval for the program. "We've long been aware that Northern On- tario residents have identified health educa- tion and promotion needs as a priority, and I think this program will go a long way towards addressing that con- cern," Mr. Norton said. "Giving one team the responsibility for health education co-ordination across the district will strengthen health edu- cation programs."' : Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, August 8, 1984, page 3° Opportunity for Artists Are you an artist? Do you paint, draw, make prints, sculpt, or make art of any kind? We would like to see it. If you are an artist who lives and works in Northwestern Ontario, (White River to . the Manitoba border) now is the time to bring your art out of the studio and into the limelight. * Art Affairs North is a touring, juried art ex- hibition currently being organized by Artists North, a group of pro- fessional artists based in Thunder Bay, and assis- ted by the Ministry of Northern Affairs and the Ontario Arts Council. The final exhibition, which will contain ap- proximately forty se- lected works by artists from Northwestern On- tario, will travel into numerous communities in the region, from Jan- uary to April 1985 for visits of two days to four weeks. This will be fol- lowed by a tour of major galleries in Southern Ontario from May 1985 to December 1986, be- ginning with an Of- ficial Opening at On- tario's Place in Toronto. Artists may submit up to three works for con- sideration. Any medium will be accepted. The Call for Entry deadline is October 13, 1984. To obtain an entry form, or for further in- formation, call the Art- ists Northern office at 475-6317 or write: | Artists North, 111 Har- rison Street, Thunder Bay, Ont., P7A 7HS. Improved Access to Ouimet Canyon Northern Affairs Min-: ister Leo Bernier has announced that the ac- cess road to the bound- ary of Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park will be upgraded and paved by 1985. : "About 12,000 ve- hicles visit the park every year but this fig- ure will increase as ac- cess is improved" says Bernier. "Besides de- veloping one of North- ern Ontario's greatest tourist attractions these improvements will assist the forest industry which will be harvesting in an area west of the park." Work is expected to start this fall on widen- ing and straightening the 8 km stretch from Hwy. 11/17 to the park- boundary with paving completed in 1985. 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