PAGE 32, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNE$DAY, MA Y l, 1988 BrookhinProf ile News? Call Veronica Colangelo. Phone 655-8945 Last Saturday, May 7, some'idiot in Moncton, New Brun- bodyguards we pay big bucks to, for the protecti of swick whacked the Prime Minister's wife, Mila Mulroney Canada'sMr. andMrs.? in the stomach with a picket sign. She was terrified and Can you imagine being surrounded by hundreds of visibly shaken. She apparently needed 15 minutes in the SEEM S TO MVA2..looney-tunestakingtheirfrustrationsoutonyou? ladies room to recover from the incident. Most of us would This kind of behavior is only characteristic of us homo likely have said "who needs this" and gone home. Unfor- sapiens. Theanimalkingdomismuchmorecivilized. tunately, for Mila she had to stick it out because hubby is There have been times when I have felt that the wives of "Mr. Big" of Canada. men such as Brian Mulroney are mere icing on the cake, so The Prime Minister and his wife had arrived in Moncton A disgusting di l to speak, or an "interest added" factor to help stimulate for a speech he was making to New Brunswick Conser- ,Adi ' 'isp "J public appeal. Whatever they are à nd whatever they do, no vatives. Demonstrators met them to protest everything scene the Mulroneys were treated to was ridiculous. Mila's one should be subjected to violence such as that mob scene from abortion to free trade, but many say that most of them only mistake seems to be that she's married to him. This the Mulroney'shad to face. were disgruntled CN Rail workers who were upset by the doesn't seem to be a good enough reason for beating up on Those big burly men in Moncton should be ashamed of closureof theMonctonrepà irshops andthelossof jobs. thewifeof thePrime Minister. themselves at the very least. The whole display was Mulroney isn't always my favorite guy, but the mob Where were the security people? What about those disgusting andcowardly. Septic tanks cont aminate Lynde Creek More than a quarter of the septic tank systems surveyed, in the Whitby community of Brooklin in 1986 were not properly treating sewage, according to an Environment Ministry report released last week. The malfunctioning tanks were contaminating Lynde Creek,- and local wells, the report said. The study also found that 123 of the 329 sewage systems tested require upgrading, and that 37 septic tanks were illegally connected to drainage ditches or storm sewers. The septic tank systems were randomly selected from among 602 systems in the community. The study was conducted by the ministry with assistance from the Town of Whitby. - Based on the findings, the report recommends that engineering studies be undertaken to investigate alternative sewage disposal methods for the community. Concentrations of fecal coliform bacteria in Lynde Creek exceeded the ministry's objective of 100 organisms per 100 millilitres (ml) of water at each of seven monitoring stations. Measurements ranged from 260 organisms per 100 ml to 2,420 organisms per 100 ml. Fecal coliform levels above the ministry's objective endanger the health of people who use water for recreational activities. Fecal coliform densities at three storm water -outlets on the creek ranged from 20,000 to. 132,000 organisms per 100 ml during dry weather, suggesting that many sewage systems were connected to storm drains. The highest density recorded, 1,350,000 organisms per 100 ml, was during wet weather. Total phosphorus levels exceeding the ministry's objective of 0.03 milligrams per litre (mg/l) were found at three of the seven monitoring stations on the creek. Phosphorus measurements exceeding the guideline ranged from 0.031 mg/l to 0.038 mg/I. Phosphorus levels at storm sewer outiets ranged from 0.23 to 0.415 mg/i. Elevated phosphorus levels encourage the excessive growth of plants and algae and cause oxygen depletion in rivers and jakes. Many fish species are then deprived of the oxygen they need to survive. Twenty-one of Brooklin's 60 wells were randomly selected for testing. Nineteen wells contained levels of total coliform above the ministry's objective of five organisms per 100 ml, and 10 contained densities higher than 160 organisms per 100 ml. Seven wells also contained fecal coliform bacteria. The ministry's drinking water objective for fecal coliform is zero. Elevated chloride and nitrate concentrations were also found in five wells. Eighty per cent of the wells sampled were used for drinking water by thé owners. Well owners were informed of the well testing results as they became available. A communal water system is in place in Brooklin. The report will be used to support the need for a grant to fund an engineering study and follow-up remedial actions. Town requests grant to study septic tanks Following the release of the report, Whitby council decided Monday to petition the Ministry of Environment for funding to carry out an engineering study on septic tanks in Brooklin. Council will also urge residents who use individual wells as potable water supplies to connect to the communal water system. The engineering study, expect- ed to take a year, will examine options and make recommend- ations on how to best handle the septic tank problem in Brooklin. "This is a problem of enormous magnitude. Brooklin has already been studied left and right and up and down," said councillor Joe Drumm, asking why the study had to be carried out. Regional councillor Gerry Emm replied the study allows Whitby to ask for "as much funding as possible" from the Province to correct the problems. . "Malfunctioning sewage systems are contaminating both the Lynde Creek and individual private wells in Brooklin," noted a report from the planning depart- ment. SIXTY-FIVE students from Grades 6, 7 week. Lead roles in the showfeatured and 8 at Meadowerest public school in Julie O'Blenes Matthew Fountain Brooklin presented "When the CHIPS Daniel Craddock-Wright and Michelle are Down," a play about computer Montgomery piracy and 20th century technology, last Free Press photo Renascent hires engineers By VERONICA COLANGELO The Renascent Foundation has hired engineers to study servicing requirements for the rehabilitation centre for alcoholics te be located in the Carnwith Mansion in Brooklin. Lucille Toth, public relations officer for the Renascent Foundation, said the house would have 24 male guests at any one time for a period of 28 days. "The men are in bed by 11:30 p.m. at the latest and do not have cars, so that increased traffic would not be a problem to the area," she said. Toth said: "Most of our clients are referred te us by , the companies that they work for and treatment of their alcoholism is a mandatory condition of their continued employment. Refusing treatment can mean a los of employment for them." She also stated that while most of their clients were employed, from time te time they do accept some that are not. Toth said that since the counsellors themselves are recovered alcoholics, she feels they are able te assess a client's sincerity and suitability. She said "It's fairly easy to detect someone who's trying te use us as a hostel, and they are not accepted into the program." Toth went on te say that Renascent House has enjoyed'a high degree of success in treating alcoholism in the past. Site plan approval from the Town of Whitby must be obtained and she said "we realize that there are problems regarding water and sewage. SEE PAGE 33