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should be men-sing Ionic" aid to places like Visits refugee camps l The newly elected MP and ex~pastor of Knox Presby- terian Church in Waterloo recently completed a four- day tour of refugee camps iii Hong Kong and Macao. As well as forming some opin- ions about the camps them- selves, Mr. McLean came away with "a real concern that there'd been no real ef- fort to help Vietnam and Cambodia get back on their feet." The local MP feels the Canadian government should adopt a two-pronged approach to the Asian refu- gee problem. We should con- tinue efforts to take in refu- gees while providing further aid to the areas of concern F-- especially aid in the form of food, he explained. "I hope we can begin to assist problems on that side as well as here," Mr. McLean said. In all, he visited six refu- gee camps in Hong Kong Byron Harris, spokesman for the group pounted out that "energy considerations can be incorporated into present planning procedures at little or no additional cost," and asked that council establish a com- mittee to "develop cost effective energy conserving practices and programs in all areas of municipal jurisdiction '. The brief also asked that planning department be directed to report on ways of incor- poratrng these practices into new residem tial developments as well as existing older districts of the city The window, in its current design. costs about twice as much as a conventional window and looks a bit like a venetian blind, according to Doug Hart, president of Watershed Energy Systems of Toronto. "Whenever visibility isn't the primary concern" the honeycomb design can be used effectively. he said A large expanse of southern wall, a skylight or even an en- tire wall could be constructed of the " tershed window to maximize solar heat and reduce heat loss considerably The window is the equivalent of one-inch thick insulation having an R4 rating. An ideal application of the honeycomb window, said Mr Hart. would be in greenhouse construction A delegation called the K-W Energy Self-reliance program of the Solar Energy Society of Canada Inc presented a brief to Waterloo council recently. asking that solar energy measures be given serious consideration at the municipal planning level The company already has orders from customers In Toronto and Brantford. Dr Hollands said the solar energy pre gram In Canada Will not effectively get started until the pohtirians take the long View and make energy-saving devices more ermrtornirally feasnble for use m new home construction A honeycomb window that can reduce heat loss in the home by $04070 per cent is currently being tested by the Waterloo Research Institute of the University of Waterloo. UW professor, Dr. Terry Hollands has been working on the concept of honey- comb insulation in thermal windows for several years, but the idea has just re- cently been adapted to practical applica- tion by a Toronto-based manufacturer of solar heating sytems. Canadians and the By Howard Elliott Ghoulish - tttmitqe Mr Harris asked that council direct the Solar heated homes for Waterloo? McLean opposes foreign aid cuts Vietnam and Cambodia Waterloo MP Walt" "They have quite a hu- manitarian camp sys- tem...there's a great sense of frustration though." due to the increasing number of refugees coming into the city from Vietnam and Cambodia. One camp in Hong Kong is made up of two high-rise warehouses, each about the same height as Waterloo's Marsland Centre. Refugees are crowded into those tem- porary camps at a rate of approximately 500 on every floor. and three in the Portuguese settlement of Macau. In Hong Kong - a city of four and one-half million" where prices are high and space is at a premium-- there are presently 67,000 refugees living in camps. But even with that large number, Hong Kong is one of the better refugee posting areas, Mr. McLean said. One of the multi-storied Council voted to refer the matter, of setting up a committee to investigate the recommendations of the brief, to the Ado ministrative Committee for considera- tion. planners to check into ways of incorporat- ing energy considerations into the Official Plan. City Planning Director Paul Dietrich said much could be done if the developers are sufficiently interested, such as de signing subdivisions on an east-west grid system whereby all houses would face south to best use the sun's heat. Dr. Terry Hoiiends of the University of Waterloo (left) and Toronto businessman Doug Hart hold e new product on the color energy market. the honeycomb window. The tefton webbing inside the seeied por- tion of the window prevents convection air currents from eliowing heat loss from e buiiding interior to reach the outdoors. Heat loss through the window is said to be reduced by as much as " per cent. U W tests new solar window Walter McLean buildings houses 8.000 refu- gees the other houses 11,000. Ventilation, hygiene and organization are all serious Some of the refugees Mr. McLean met were designat- ed to come to Canada. While problems in areas such " that. the MP said, but im- migration annuities "do an excellent job" under the lit the Portuguese settle- ment of Macao he found an- other 5,000 refugees living in camps - most in much "harsher" conditions than in Hong Kong. The Portuguese authori- ties have a more strict im- migration policy, he said, and they've decided not to allow any more refugees into the city. While he was in Macau, a boat carrying several hundred refugees came into port only to he towed out again by port po- lice. The boat eventually sank and only a few refu- gees survived, Some residents of the re- fugee camps have started "cottage" industries, he said, and some - especially in Hong Kong - are taking courses in subjects like Eng- lish in preparation for their final journey. During his brief visit to the camps, Mr. McLean said “a, couple of babies were Aid. John Shortreed whimsically men- tioned that "the ancient Romans, 2,000 years ago ran out of wood and passed le- gislation to have the doors and window Commenting on the question of having new homes face south, Ald. Richard Biggs said that in a dispute in the Brampton area there were "legal differences as to whether anyone has a legal right to the sun...l believe the decision was that it did not exist." Mr. Harris replied that the Brampton bylaw deals with residents having access to the Stilt for? number of hours each day. Who Chronicle. tlhthtmd.r.thptmrttter 19, 1979- Put 3 isn’t the entire solution to the problem. Canada can only accommodate so many refugees. and after that the flow of displaced Viet- namese and Cambodians may continue. The biggest problem tac- ing these people is not hav- ing to leave their country. but having to stay there and face starvation. "....they were very con- cerned about the snow," he said, (sane had been ,mteh- ing films to learn about their home-ttttel “...bnt it sf: program, he feels that it i n’t "In ontiro quUnkiesn " According to Mr. McLean, food aid is drastically need- ed in Cambodia and Viet- nam. Due to ongoing war- fare and lack of money, the planting of rice - the staple food in those countries - has been cut down drastical- ly. they were concerned abut theirmove,theratieaathad somehtqtetortttetdtme. wasapointothopeiettheir Although Waterloo', MP is in favor of Canada's m Vietnam will be three- million pounds short of food this year, he said, and Cam- bodia does not have enough food even now. The city shank! show some leadership. said Aid. Blake Hull, but it will be up to the building industry to incorporate en- ergy conservation concepts into their sub divisions. Aid. Riggs replied that the committee should have access to the experience of developers and an energy coordinator. openings of their homes face south." Mayor Marjorie Carroll said the city cannot force developers to make the chan- ges, "you pretty well have to prove that houses will sell better." "I wasrquite impressed by what I saw Canadians doing in Hong Kong," he said, pointing out that 2,400 refu- gees from Hong Kong alone have settled in Canada. Many volunteers from churches, social service agencies and government officials are presently in that part of the world trying to deal with the mass of re- fugees. Canada and Canadians are making - and should conti- nue to make - an "invest- ment in world stability", Walter McLean concluded. least some of the problems facing war-torn Asian na- tions must be addressed to "get them back on their feet", Mr. McLean said. Since a solution to those problems hasn't come from the United States, Canada should take a strong role in developing such policies. Mr. McLean stressed he thinks Canada and Cana- dians are doing a good job now. though more needs to be done at a governmental level. Canada should come up with a “martial plan" re- garding those countries he The "root cause" of at