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Emergenc y plan adequate officials say Chronicle staff writer "Perfectly adequate" as the way Bert Camp, emergency measures officer described Waterloo Region's emergency evacuation plan The meeting was held to review the plans. first drawn up In July, I978. In view of the massive evacuation In Missis- sauga. Ont last month following a train derailment. The Reglon's plan IS similar to that used in the Peel Re, gum disaster "Theirs worked quite well." Camp said. Camp said local officials questioned rail officials exten- swely at last week's meeting and were satisfied with the way the Mississauga plan worked and with proposed local procedures. He called It a valuable exercise for review purposes "You Just can't practise It" Camp said. But while the Mississauga incident focused the spotlight on trams. ofllelals are Just as concerned with trucks tran- ‘rtmg hazardous chemicals The verdict was reached last Wednesday following a meeting wnh local police and fire officials. and represents tives from both CP and CN Rail, "0 know where the railroads are We don't know where trucks arr Camp said The Region has ordered a study of hazardous materials trucked through ttus arm Woolstencraft to keep I Board chair spot By Howard Elliott Chronicle eta" writer The controversy surrounding Waterloo Park's wildlife diaplay is coming from a small group of people. and the zoo should not be closed according to Brent Dyson, chairman of the Waterloo Wildlife Committee. .ysart, who has been in- Committee is a group of ed with the mo tor four concemed citizens who got or five years, is upset about together several years ago recent media coverage of to discuss problems sur- the display because he says rounding the mo with repre- it is based on emotion rather sentatives from the City and than facts. from the Waterloo Lions And he claims most peo- ple who speak out against the 200 also base their pro- tests on emotion when they should consider the facts. "Generally, my feeling is that the criticism is coming from a very small minority of people," Dysart said on Monday. He added that the wildlife committee and the City would be happy to lis- ten to protests based on facts rather than emotions. The Waterloo Wildlife Chronicto no” minor 'Thirty-five-year old Lynne Woolstencroft of Waterloo wnll chair the Waterloo county board of education for another year Woolstencroft. a teacher at Conestoga College. was acclaimed to her second term at the board's Inau- al meeting held last .‘sday night erb Altman of Kitchener was also acclaimed to a se- cond term as vucerhalnnan of the board The Waterloo woman first served on the board In 1971 as a trustee She was then absent for three years be- fore being elected agam m 1975 She served as vice- chairman In 1978 before being named to the chair last year Following her acclama- hon. Woolstencmft gave a brief speech and said the hoard must strive for Impro~ Wikhrfe,ttttmtnittee_t1ttakmttt1atnet . Media coverage unfair to zoo Committee is a group of concerned citizens who got together several years ago to discuss problems sur- rounding the mo with repre- sentatives from the City and from the Waterloo Lions Club. The committee checked into the living conditions of the animals, their diets and care provided and found general conditions to be Meetings were held at that time and environ- mentalists protested the dis- play on the basis that cages were too small and the ani- mals weren 't properly cared for. vement in the coming year She stressed the boa rd should take a middle of the road approach to the declin- Ing enrolment problem. keeping economy in mind while still serving the com- munity LYNNE WOOL STENCROFT Dysart believes there are two "strong factions" who have feelings about the zoo. The first group are people who feel the display is edu- cational, enjoyable and gen- erally "excellent". The se- cond group, he believes, are people who "abhor" seeing animals caged under any conditions. And while those people are entitled to that belief, some are responsible for acts of vandalism and at- tempts to free the animals, he said. Some “clutz” comes along and opens the cage, feeling that he is doing the animals a favor when in fact he is responsible for killing the animalls) released. Although the animals in the display are wild, Dysart stresses they've been brought up in captivity and don't know how to survive on their own. Some do have a certain amount of survival instinct, he admitted, but they've never learned how to hunt or protect themsel- ves from human or animal preditors. Chronic“ on" writer Voluntary and involuntary euthanasia. medical ex- perimentation. informed consent and genetic én- gineering All of these are areas of concern and con- troversy in today's health care field. And they, along with other topics. will be discussed in depth at a cour- se to be offered at K-W Ho- spital by Dr Conrad Brunt. philosophy professor at the University of Waterloo's Conrad Grebel College A recent column and let- ters which appeared in the K-W Record especially both- ered the Waterloo Conserva- tionist, because they "glori- fied vandalism" and may lead people to feel such acts are good for the animals. In fact, the animals are all better off in the mo than el- sewhere, Dysart says. The animals are under constant medical supervision by ex- perts from Waterloo's Buck Animal Hospital. and they receive good food and care. One indication that the zoo habitat is a good one, ac- cording to the committee chairman, is that when they're not happy or com- fortable in their environ- ment. animals stop breed- ing. Yet the two bears have had a family in their cage, even before the Lions Club put a large addition on their Various other improve- ments have been made to the display over the last few years, he said, This Is the first time such a course has been offered at the hospital. and is also the first time a UW course has been taught there “We have tried to im- prove the surrounding na- tural habitat," Dysart said. explaining that the environ- ment in the park has been made more suitable for ani- mals such as raccoons and squirrels which live outside The curriculum will deal with current ethical and legal Issues in patient care and m life smences Dr Brunk says the program was specifically designed habitat." Dysart Salli The Waterloo 'Y' gym was tilled with the shouts of kids and the hang of pop- mne that the environ- ping balloons this Monday as the 'Y' hosted Waterloo kids on professional trt the “an“; be”? development day, The balloons were supplied by the 'Y' and many had sur- s','lh7asl'"/e'/J,2,r, 2:11 prises inside. such as a day pass to the gym or pool. The theme of the event els which live outside was Christmas Sarttis. Seminar to focus on health He also pointed out that the two school boards in the area recently published a booklet about the animals in the display. A slide show is also available for schools and interested groups. Those things make the mo for people who work in health care fields. but is open to the public. Credit towards a univer- sity degree can be obtained by taking it, or the course can be attended free of char- ge for people with a per- sonal interest in health care Some of the questions to be dealt with - such as euthanasia --- are ones that have laced professionals for years But Dr Brunk says others are relatively new topics Other topics will Include how to define health and dis- ease Some examples, he said. are questions such ar how do we (health care workers) determine whether a person is dead or alive when they can be kept alive by techno- logy" Discussions leading to the Wawbo maniac, Wednesday. Dunbar t2, 1979 - an educational resource as well as a recreational one. Part of the problem is that nobody from the media has asked the public about the zoo. If they had, Dysart says most people would support rather than criticize the dis- play. offering of this course began earlier in 1979. Dr, Brunt said. Hospital staff members were asked for input in deciding which topics would be covered Case histories and the ac- tual experiences of health care professionals will play an important role in the weekly sessions, Prime Minister Joe Clark will be m the K-W area on Thursday as part of a swing through southem Ontario Clark 'will take part in 3 bear pit session with stu- dents at Wilfrid Laurier University at 3 p m In the ballroom of the Student Union building He will attend a public reception at the Valhalla lnn m Kitchener at 5 p m - 7 The two met-hogs arc cosponsored by the Kitchener and Waterloo Federal Progressive Consor- vatlve Associations Hello Joe! And for those who are against the too. all he asks mum they don’t spoil it for geome who enjoy the faci- ity. "Our feeling has been; If you don't like the animals, please just leave them alone." he said. Those wishing to take the course for degree credit may compleie enrolment proceedings at the first The course will begin on January 8 and continue to April 1 Classes will be held each Tuesday night at the hospital from 7 pm til l0 meeting