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If You Are Even Thinking About Getting , “MM Approximately 50 demonstrators gathered outside the Waterloo homes of Uniroyal Chemi. cal Ltd. executives Saturday to protest a cleanup agreement with the Ministry of the Environment. In an agreement struck between Uniroyal Chemical and the environment ministry, the Elmira firm is responsible to pay one third of the cost to cleanup Elmira', drinking water supply after being found responsible two years ago for contaminating it with the carcinogenic compound NOMA. But angry protesters say Uniroyal Chemical should foot the entire bill, instead of letting Ifglt Region taxpayers cover a majority of t e cost. Demonstrators from the environmental groups APT (Assuring Protection for Tomor. row's) Environment of Elmira and Environmental Hazards Team from Dunnviile [rotated Saturday and laid e wreath outside the Waterloo home ot Uniroyal Chemical to. manager ot manufacturing David Ash; mm an. M Made up mostly of members of an environ. Local Uniroyal executives target of APT protest 'sl,!) C The demonstrators also went door to door on the executives’ streets, handing out pamphlets and urging people to phone Ash and Ruck to demand the firm pay for the water supply it contaminated mental protection group (APD from Elmira, along with several members of a Dunnville environmental protection group, the demon. strators marched down the streets of Uniroyal Chemical', manager of manufacturing David Ash and general manager Wally Ruck, both of Waterloo. At each of the executives' homes, the proter tern left a wreath with a black ribbon, stating the men were "responsible". Neither man was home when the wreaths were placed at their Basie data: Statistics Canada k-Mart, which is located in the mall, has informed Stone that their Sunday hours will be from 10 am to f. pm, "While moat acknowledge that December is the best month for profits, some are concerned with the effect of the quality of family life. But, with the way the eco nomy is, people realize that this is the ,best time to make the mo ney. A month "There's a mixed%GiG7rom thty_tote owners,"Stone said. effect, the mall will open in: doors from noon to 5 pm on Sunday. Yet, not all the merchants in the mall are for Sunday shopping. . . W_ -____ -w- .. ..... -- lv‘lll‘rllll nm-awx]. ut uuucu Last week, some area schools are seelng absenteeism as hrgh as 30 per cent, but Wong said school absentee reports have "slowed down" this week. Although, he added, it is not safe to assume that the worst is over The virus, which has been predominent among school children. could "jump" to other groups, such as the elderly or the hospitalized "Right now, that is not a srigniftcant problem," Wong said Those at risk of contracting influenza are advised to contact a physician or the health unit at 7440357 for Information regarding influenza immunization. .. W, .-,-.._, "... m mm... we- Wong said even one ltsboratorrcortrarmed case of influenza raises suspicion that irtfluenza type A is affecting area residents It will take at least one week until the ftrtrt reports of samples submitted by local physicians come back from the provincial laboratory, he added "With the situation in Hamilton, they so far have "ientirsed one single laboratory-confirmed case of influenza type A. And that does not necessarly mean that the epidemic is caused by Influenza type A." Wong said. "Although there is a chance, that With tune, more influenza type A (confirmation reports) will be commg back ,. However, because testing is still being done at the province's central health laboratory to diagnose a virus which hit Waterloo Region earlier this month, it is not yet known whether that urns Is a strain of influenza or simply a "flu-like" virus Though it's still too early to tell, confirmed cases of the mihaenza type A virus in other areas of Ontario raise suspicions of the virua’a existence in Waterloo Region. Dr. Thomas Wong of the Waterloo Regional Health Em: and there have been seven laboratory tonfirmed cases of influenza type A virus in Toronto and Hamilton. Deborah Crunch" Chronicle Staff Virus slowed in school kids Historically" in the past, the The Goods and Services Tax was oxpoded to add one parentage point to inflation but the GST,plus a 1mm excise tax on lobawo has added almost two pemntage points since the bogunmng ot 1991 GST Impact on Inflation WATERLOO CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 'tuiiiiiuiriGiriiui'iiii"iit masked i/arid the year-over-year growth , the CPI: taal (Continued trom page 1) According to qugloy. 85 per cent of the stores m l'pwwn Waterloo are independently own ed and operated, To remam open on Sundays, she felt, would hkely put a strain on those mvolvM 1n familrrun busmesses "I haven't heard any rumbhngs from the merchants It's really up to them (to remam open" V qug gley said. Uptown Busmess Improvement Area has been agamst Sunday shopping, but according to BIA executtve director Penny 9ur gley, it's up to the mdmdual retailers to decide if they're gomg to remain open for the four Sum days In December 1990 1991 27. 1991 . PAGE 3 "