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Finding himself trapped because his scuba tank was wedged in a hole, he sent a distress signal Responding to a call, diver Nicholson jumped into the water and was searching among the fitting wall abut- ments when he was sucked inside the sluice by the tremendous force of the water. On Aug. 12, 1998, Senior Const. Curtis Rutt and Const. Robert Sauve risked their lives trying to save Const. David Nicholson who had become trapped under, water while attempting to rescue a 12-year-old boy at the Grand River's Parkhill Dam in Cambridge. Three Waterloo regional police officers were recently honoured with Medals of Bravery for acts of heroism by the Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson. Waterloo Coun. Scott Jones. however, feels the Three Waterloo regional police officers receive Medals of Bravery "Chr idling is one thing that has the potential to be easily changed once people learn the right thing to do and start applying it to their daily habits "'Then if people are still violating appropriate mea- sum should be taken." "We'd like to take this kind of approach first," she said. "It's too soon for a bylaw because we feel the public has not yet been properly informed on the And she hopes that pro- gram is allowed to take shape before talks of intro- ducing a regionWide idling bylaw become serious. Lori Strothard, a member of the committee and co- chair of the public education sub-committee on air quali- ty, said a public education program is being planned to help tackle the issue of dri- vers allowing their cars to idle for excessive periods of time. espite local problems Dwith air quality, it's still too soon to bring a car idling bylaw into effect in Waterloo region, says a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Air Quality. It's too soon for car idling bylaw, says air quality committee member 1!va BAILEY Chronicle Stag momma When the line was pulled up, Nicholson's regulator hose was attached to it, end, ing all hope of a successful rescue. Run returned to shore for a guide rope and, with tremendous effort, managed to tie it close to his col- league. Rutt then descended with a scuba tank rigged to a long pole, but the tank was sucked into the hole as he neared the victim. He was able to pull him- self free and return to the surface before making two more unsuccessful attempts to dislodge his partner. Seeing that efforts by see- eral others to pull his part- ner out failed, Sauve jumped in but he too was sucked into the sluice near Nicholson. thrqugh hit lifeline. "I think it's something we should look at," Jones said, The repon also states the intention behind the bylaw should be to achieve com- pliance through voluntary measures. However, if those measures are not successful, the bylaw would provide for a tine As well, the bylaw would provide for idling during extreme outdoor tempera- tures to ensure heating or cooling inside a vehicle. According to Jones' report, the bylaw would allow transit vehicles to idle when picking up or dis- charging passengers. and also allow limited idling when transit vehicles are waiting for passengers. In a fact sheet he present- ed to city council recently. Jones pointed out that stud.. ies by Health Canada and other agencies link a num- ber of contaminants from vehicle emissions to signifi- cant respiratory health effects and poor air quality. He suggested a proposed bylaw be modeled after one introduced in Toronto in 1998. limiting car idling to no more than three minutes in a given 60-minute period. bylaw itself would serve as an educational tool. encour~ aging the public to acknch- edge the damage excessive idling can do to the environ- ment. The bodies of the boy and Alan’s 2 669 Belmont Ave. W. Kitchener Nicholson were later reCov- ered. Thesecond,whichwillbe open to the public, is sched- uled for January, 2002. In the meantime, howev- er, there are small steps the public can take to reduce emissions attrib- But Strothard said her committee has planned two workshops to educate others on the effects car idling has on the environment. The first, which is specifi- cally for municipal staff, will take place Sept 27 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. "I dont thirik we're quite at the same stage Toronto is with it," she said. “It would be more of a basis for, say, someone who has a neighbour that allows their car to idle for too long." But Strothard believes in the old saying, 'you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar'. The Ward 1 councillor admitted though that enforcement of the bylaw would be dimcuit, but added the rule would be morelikea point of reference to fall back on in case of a major problem, "I'm not proposing to have the car idling police running around," he said. "We are an environment- first city, therefore we should be looking at something like this. After all, evely little bit can help." (a division of Alan's Antiques) Friday, August 24th & Saturday, August 2Sth MUST BE MOVED Furniture Porcelain Books CD'S Sale on Pictures Mirrors Chairs plus lots more