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FOR SALE: Kenmore Washer $150 and Dryer $125 if bothare purchased $250 for both. undercounter dishwasher $125.Kitchen melamine microwave cabinet paid $139 asking $70

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Cornwa l l ' s Chemica l Pas tBROUGHT TO YOU BY: All photographs were taken by veteran

Cornwall photographer Marcel Quenneville,

which were generously donated to the

Cornwall Community Museum in Lamoureux

Park by his daughter Barb Tobin. They are

part of the more than 10,000 photographs in

the museum's archives available for

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Cornwall's industrial chemical warfare past, industrial chemical history and how these toxic brownfields have been made safe, is the focus ofan exhibit at the Cornwall Community Museum in the Wood House now until the end of Sept.

During the Second World War, Cornwall played a significant part in chemical warfare research at Stormont Chemicals Ltd located on Wallrich Avenue,which produced lethal mustard gas from 1942 to 1943. The plant was supposed to be secret, but local residents new what it was being made and in1946 the "Standard-Freeholder" told the story of the disposal of the gas in the Atlantic Ocean. Even though the plant could produce 100 tonnes ofmustard gas weekly it was never used. The plant was sold to Peebles Products Ltd. in 1947 and converted into manufacturing milk sugar concentratefor the production of penicillin and dry whey products from local cheese factories. The plant closed in 1985. After sitting ideal for decades andallowing children to use rusting mustard gas barrels as hide-outs and sleds, in April 2007, the Department of National Defense assessed the site for anyhazardous contaminates and declared it clear in October.

In Lamoureux Park SUMMER HOURSThe Cornwall Community Museum

is now open Wednesday to Sunday

from 11 am to 4 pm. Admission is free,

info. 613 936-0842

Above 2 photos: Inspecting and cleaning vessels for the the production ofpenicillin and dry whey products at Peebles Products Ltd., in 1968, theformer home of Stormont Chemicals.

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Chemcell Cornwall,(Celanese CanadaLtd.), opened in1967 closed circa1982. The plantp r o d u c e dmethanol, andnaptha forfeedstock.

Below: ChemcellMarch 1990. Theplant producedp a r t i c u l a r l ynoxious smells.

Below right: Atrain pullsproducts fromCornwall's No-Co-Rode plant onCumberland St.,1929 - 76. Theplant used cancercausing asbestosin the productionof conduit pipes.In the 1950s thefirm advertisedthat their "...pipingis approved by theDepartment ofever y province,and most Cities,Towns, andMunicipalities..."

Howard and Sons opened in Cornwall in 1953 to produce phthalicanhydride, an organic compound used as a base for plastic, paints,dyestuffs and pharmaceuticals. The facility was acquired by BASF in

1970.

C.I.L. circa 1956. The plantopened in Cornwall in the 1930sand produced caustic soda,chlorine and hydrochloric acid.It closed in 2007. In 1955 anexplosion in the sewer forcedthe facility to close down for 36hours. In 1962 a crack in arailway tank car caused achlorine gas leak, which forcedthe evacuation of one squaremile of Cornwall and led to the

hospitalization of 100 people. The car spilled about 30 tonnes of liquid chlorine sending noxiousfumes as far away as Williamstown.


Arts, Culture, and PoliticsRock for Play Structures II! Melanie Maletteis hosting her second fundraiser on FridayAugust 5th at La Maison. All money raisedwill go towards building a play structure forthe children in Marguerite d'Youville.

Culturescape! On Monday August 8th wewill learn about the fate of Culturescape at aCornwall City Hall meeting. What

recommendations will the City support? An Arts Council? An Arts andCulture Centre? Stay tuned!

Sk8fest is coming soon! The 8th annual Alexandria 'Raage' Skatefestis Friday August 12th and Saturday August 13th at the GlengarrySport Palace in Alexandria. The event features indoor skateboardramps and live music. There was an online battle of the bands toselect who would play the festival. The fifteen bands selected includeEWA, Sooner or Later, and Lay on Juno.

Writers Meeting! The next meeting of the Cornwall and RegionalWriters Society is on Monday, August 15th at 6:30pm in theboardroom of the Cornwall Public Library. For more information onthe Cornwall and Regional Writers Society contact Lorna Foreman.

Writing Contest at the Library! The Cornwall Public Library’s 5thAnnual Writing Contest is underway. The popular writing contest isback for another year with its biggest prizes yet. Entries are accepteduntil Friday, September 23rd, 2011. The categories for this year’scompetition are Fiction and Poetry for people 17 years of age andover and a Fiction category for teens 13 to 16 years of age. First placewinners receive an electronic book reader while 2nd and 3rd placewinners will be awarded gift certificates. For complete rules andregulations visit the library’s website at www.library.cornwall.on.ca

Selling art at Waterfest! Artists can sell their Artwork at WaterFest onAugust 13th and 14th. Sara Murphy is calling all visual artists: if youhave artwork, photography, jewellery, pottery, body and bathproducts, handmade goods (clothing, etc.) or literature you would liketo sell, please contact her ASAP at [email protected]

Hawthorne Heights set to rock Cornwall! On Monday August 22ndHawthorne Heights will be playing at Murphy's Inn in Cornwall withspecial guests Vifolly, Hartford, Colfax, Be the Saviour, and

BrydenAvenue. Doors are at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7pm. Tickets are $12in advance or $15 at the door.

Zombies Walking for OSPCA! $800 was raised for Hospice Cornwall at the lastRock for Charity, and $825 was raised for the OSPCA at Buskerville. Anotherfundraiser is being planned for the OSPCA. Brandon Armstrong announced thata Cornwall Zombie Walk will take place on Wednesday August 24th starting4pm at the Cornwall Civic Complex east parking lot. The undead won't be outeating brains, instead they will be raising money for charity. People attendingand participating are encouraged to dress up as zombies, and to bring at leasta two dollar donation for the OSPCA.

Daniel Martin visiting home on his upcoming tour! Daniel Martin, a talentedmusician from Cornwall Ontario, and who is now living in British Columbiaannounced that his new album "Constant Dreamer" (featuring Shaun Verreaultof Wide Mouth Mason on lead guitar) will be released on August 8th, followedby a cross Canadian tour from August 12th to October 27th. Tour dates andalbum details are yet to be announced, however, we can expect Dan Martin tobe making a stop in his hometown of Cornwall Ontario.

The Parade of Nations will take place on September 17th and 18th! Theparade will start 10:30am on the 17th at St. Lawrence College in CornwallOntario. There will be many activities in Lamoureux Park on both days includingmusic, dance, a kitefest, trade show, and a fundraiser. The Honorary Chair for the2011 Parade of Nations is Dr. Natavarlal Hiralal Shah. The Executive Director isMarie Morrell. For more information on the Parade of Nations visit their website:http://www.paradeofnations.com

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Bus route change! For those who ride City Buses, Cornwall Transit will bemodifying the Community Bus # 61 and Riverdale bus routes to stop at thenew Benson Centre. The route changes are scheduled to take effect onSeptember 6th. Anyone with questions about the upcoming route changescan call Cornwall Transit at (613) 930-2636. For more information visit:http://www.cornwall.ca/en/transit/cornwalltransit.asp

Cornwall has a new Solid Waste Supervisor! Nicole Robertson has beenappointed the City of Cornwall’s new Solid Waste Supervisor. The SolidWaste Supervisor is responsible for the overall operation of the City’s SolidWaste Management program. The program includes curbside solid wastecollection, landfill operations, recycling collection and processing,household special waste, leaf/yard waste and wood waste diversion.

Social JusticeIncome gap in Canada growing! The rich are getting richer, the poor aregetting poorer, and the middle class are getting squeezed like a pimple.Income inequality is widening at an alarming rate! We need better socialpolicies in this country and province to address this problem. EverydayCanadians deserve dignity, fair wages, and real opportunities.

Long-term care needs to be a key-issue this provincial election! SylviaBailey was screaming in pain for almost a month at the Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Upper Canada Lodge. Her daughter Sylvia Bailey begged andpleaded with nurses to give her mother an x-ray. All the nursing homegame Sylvia was some Tylenol. Had they given Sylvia an x-ray they wouldhave discovered she had a broken leg, and she could have been properlytreated. Instead Sylvia spent the last weeks of her life needlessly suffering asher daughter watched on. This is Canada, we can not allow tragedies likethis to happen to our seniors in long term care facilities. Sylvia deservedbetter than this, every one of us deserves better than this.

Hospital bed shortage! Natalie Mehra, who is executive director of theOntario Health Coalition, warns about a shortage of beds in OntarioHospitals. Ontario has the lowest number of hospital beds per capita of allthe provinces, and this shortage of beds is putting patients at risk.Overcrowding and outbreaks are both serious concerns! NDP LeaderAndrea Horwath promises to address these concerns by cutting wait timesin half if her party is elected to power.

NDP BBQ! The second annual NDP bbq takes place Sunday August 7thfrom 11am to 2pm. The Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry NDP RidingAssociation invites everyone to the Cornwall Lions Club Bandshell inLamoureux Park. There will be plenty of family friendly activities includinggames for kids of all ages, kite flying and free food and drinks. Localmusician Keegan Larose and his band will be on stage playing a set, andNDP campaign team member Paul Aubin will be spinning tunesthroughout the afternoon. You can also meet Elaine MacDonald, the NDPcandidate for S-D-SG in the October 6th provincial election. Admission isfree and everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contactDarlene Jalbert at [email protected] or call 613-362-4414.

My name is Jason Setnyk, and this is my eye on society.

Jason Setnyk is a local school teacher, journalist, artist, and communityvolunteer. Setnyk runs the Cornwall Underground blog, and is the founderand host of Cornwall's Rock for Charity and Rock the Vote.

www.cornwallunderground.blogspot.com


An interview with Small Business owner and Guitarist

... Allan McGimpseyArticle and Front Cover photograph by Jason Setnyk

Cornwall Ontario -- Allan McGimpsey is a small business owner by day and a rock star by night. Theowner of Bicycle World is also the guitarist of classic rock band Landmark.

Landmark began in the early 1980s, but took a long hiatus when band members became parents.However with their respective children growing up, the classic rock band has reformed.

McGimpsey has been in the music industry most of his life, playing guitar since high school, his talentshave entertained people of all ages.

“My mother bought a electric guitar for 50 cents at a yard sale. My brother Don started teachinghimself , and I caught on soon after. I got into a band and started playing in clubs when I wasn’t evenof age”, McGimpsey recollects.

His guitar style is smooth and versatile and he's comfortable playing many styles of music. Whether it is contemporary, country, reggae, blues, orrock and roll, Allan “Alley Cat” McGimpsey puts on a memorable and crowd pleasing show.

His influences include The Beatles, Brian Adams, Pink Floyd, The Eagles, and Blue Rodeo. After high school, McGimpsey played in a country band, andafter that he started Landmark. He even had an opportunity to play a show witha band that influenced him.

“Playing every single weekend, we began to get some recognition playing athigh schools and fairs. We received a phone call from a promoter who wasbringing Blue Rodeo to Winchester and who wanted us to open for them. Whatan experience it was to be backstage talking to the band and checking outtheir tour bus”.

Landmark is back together playing shows around Cornwall, Ottawa, and thesurrounding area. In the 1980s there was no such thing as social networking,now McGimpsey finds it convenient to keep in touch with fans on websiteslike Facebook.

What's next for this small business owner, family man, and guitarist?

“For the last 25 years I have been playing and entertaining to the best of myability. The entire time I have been working, running Bicycle World here inCornwall. Being the owner is a real treat. Loving my day job and loving mynight job makes me feel very lucky and blessed that I can meet the publicand be a part of their lives in a fun and enjoyable way. The future goals forthe band include doing some original stuff, recording, and writing aboutsome life experiences that have got me here today”.

What's new at Bicycle World? Allan McGimpsey announced on hisFacebook group that all bicycle inventory is 30% off for a limited time. VisitBicycle World at 150 Pitt Street in beautiful downtown Cornwall.

See Landmark live in concert:-August 19, 20 - Phatty Kats, Cornwall-September 17, - Afternoon show at the Iroquois Mall-September 24 - Williamsburg Harvest Festival-October 21, 22 - Newfoundland Pub, Ottawa-October 29 - Lucky 7 Sportsbar, Embrum - Halloween party

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Normally downtown Cornwall is veryquiet during the weekend of theHighland Games, however some localmusicians were on the streets makingsome noise. The Second Annual Soundsof Buskerville took place Saturday June30th in downtown Cornwall. Localmusicians played in front of storeshelping to raise money for the OSPCA.

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Rock for Play Structures II @ La Maison in Cornwall.

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SATURDAY AUGUST 13THThe Agape Centre Yard Sale @ The Agape in Cornwall.

SATURDAY AUGUST 13THLost Boyz @ La Maison in Cornwall.

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Despite approval from CityCouncil to close the street,Second and Pitt Streetremained open to trafficduring Buskerville.Coleman hopes to rectify thisfor next year.

One of the hot spots for the out doorfestival was on the patio of Schnitzelswhere Rodney Rivette helped raise$110 during his set. In attendance(above) right) was Team CornwallCaptain Gilles Latour, City CouncillorAndre Rivette, and Cornwall EconomicDevelopment Officer Bob Peters. JoelSauve also played a set there, as did theband Winston Marley.

Other hot spots during the dayincluded Tracy Lalonde and Vince Pilonplaying near the Cornwall Farmer'sMarket, and sets by MelanieMacDonald, EWA, Boozehound, andSwitch Gear in front of Street Chicwhich all drew decent sized crowds.

Liberal Candidate Mark MacDonaldwho was at the Highland Games thatmorning, returned to Cornwall to play aset at this year's Buskerville along PittStreet. Shelby Taylor was alsoparticipating, giving tarot readings for atoonie.

On location at Buskerville were TheLocal Seeker Chicks handing outnewspapers with the official Buskervilleschedule to local businesses andpasserby's, also there was Mix 96.1 and101.5 The Fox broadcasting on site, andGabriel Rivière-Reid was there forCogeco recording video.

The weather was nice, and it was aperfect Saturday for live music indowntown Cornwall.support awesomelocal causes".

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Family Friendly

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It is Sunday morning, and as I sit in myliving room, relishing a fresh cup of coffee,and planning my day, I can’t help but think

of yesterday and another successful Farmers’ Market inDowntown Cornwall. This has become part of my routine,because my son signed up for a booth and dedicates hisSaturdays to this.

Many years ago, I helped organize the Cornwall Market in LeVillage. I used to take my son Brad along with me and we wouldensure that everything was running smoothly, talk to thevendors and the neighbouring businesses. Brad was about 8 atthe time and was a budding artist even then. He’d bring hispapers and would draw. He’d often ask why he couldn’t have abooth and I let him know that when he was older maybe hecould. Fast forward to 2011, and Brad applies for SummerCompany entrepreneur program, and signs up for a booth at theCornwall Farmers’ Market. So he now has his own booth,continued his art and added writing to his list of talents.

Brad is one of 4 Summer Company businesses, that areregularly at the Market. Along with many fresh producevendors and a mix of vendors they help bring the market to life.

What I notice most about this Market is the camaraderie amongst thevendors. We have become an extended family. We encourage eachother, purchase from each other and pleasantly spend the day. Themarket opens at 8am and setup is usually between 7am-730am and wrapsat 2:00pm.

We see a mix of people stop by. There are regulars and always new faces.The vendors try their best to add new items or produce to the mix eachweek. The market adds vibrancy and excitement in the heart of the city.It is also a great time to stroll downtown and visit the many businesses.There are many hidden treasures that are available right in DowntownCornwall, take the time and see what they offer.

I am happy to sit on the sidelines and let my son greet each passerby witha pleasant “Good Morning” and can’t help but smile when I hear himdiscuss his business, the original artwork and characters he’s developed aswell as the description of the urban fantasy novel he wrote that will beavailable in August.

The booths are well-organized and decorated. Each vendor has takenthe time to make their space unique, with tablecloths, stands, demo areas.It truly is a family affair. I am not the only mom that helps out, as you visiteach booth, you will meet the moms, dads, brothers, sisters, boyfriendsand girlfriends. We support, help out and add to the mix.

This past weekend the downtown ambiance was further enhanced by thesounds of Buskerville. In past weeks, the Agape Chili Cookoff and TrunkSale resulted in more traffic and activity.

The Market truly entices your all your senses with tasty treats, visual art,music, and so much more. By about 11am the aroma of barbecuecooking reminds you that it is lunchtime and is a wonderful addition tothe Market.

If you have never been, I encourage you to stop by, and to returningvisitors we welcome you. The Cornwall Farmers’ Market runs everySaturday until October 8 on George Assaly Lane (off Pitt St.), downtownCornwall from 8am-2pm . For more information you can visit theirwebsite: http://cornwallfarmersmarket.com/

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Sharp EdgesI am thoroughly enjoying the summer weatherwe have been experiencing in Eastern Ontario.Yes there is the occasional steamy day, but for

the most part the days have been hot and the nights cool. How perfectis that?

Each morning I sit on my front porch with Jim, sipping my morningshake, breathing in the aroma of the flowers and communing with thenature that surrounds us. When I focus on these surroundings, I havenoticed that there are days when the edges are sharp and days when theedges are soft. Sharp edge days happen when the weather is hot yet dry,the nights cool or there has just been a refreshing shower. When youlook out at the gardens everything is fresh and crisp, the plants alert andsinging, shadows clearly defined. By contrast, the soft edge days arethose humid ones where the air is heavy. Life in the gardens looks fuzzyand blurred.

It seems to me that life is also full of sharp and soft edges. When youembrace a sharp edged perspective, you are clear, crisp and clean. Youknow what it is you want and, as a result, you are able to move forwardwith your life. You set a course for yourself and take the steps to movein that direction. You have a clear sense of boundaries. You know whereand when to say ‘YES’ and, more importantly, when to say ‘NO’. You havedefined your core values, those important principles by which you

choose to live. Sharpness means clarity.

Softness implies the opposite. You are unclear about what you want and findyourself focused on what you don’t want. As a result, little in your life changesbecause you keep attracting the same things over and over again. As a result,your life is on hold. Your edges, your boundaries, are fuzzy and blurred, perhapseven non-defined. You find yourself saying ‘YES’ to any request and frequentlyfind yourself overburdened or overwhelmed.

As a life coach-consultant, it is clear to me that the clients who choose the pathof sharp edges, manifest the life they really want. They embrace the idea ofclarity, naming what they want and follow this with clear actions that match whatthey want. They step-up fully to their full potential and to everything life has tooffer them. They are amazed that when they actually take the time to be clearand sharp, what they want manifests quickly.

If you are living a soft edge life, is it time to shift? If you are ready, take thefollowing steps.

First turn all of your ‘do not wants into ‘do wants. What most people don’trecognize is that wherever your attention goes, energy flows. That is to say, whenyou focus on what you don’t want, you get more of it.

Second, take action. Action implies doing something specific that takes you inthe direction of what you want. It may also be a new way of being such asbelieving in yourself, believing you are worthy of having what you want, andturning down the volume of your self-critic.

Finally, establish your personal boundaries and start being clear about your‘YES’s’ and ‘NO’s’. Assess what is important and meaningful to you and what isyours to own. If a request is made of you and intuitively you know it is not yoursto own, chances are it belongs to someone else.

These are the three easy steps for living in the land of sharp edges. Are you ready?

Until next time…Betty

Betty Healey is the roadSIGNS Coach, coaching people back to life! An award winningauthor of two books, roadSIGNS: Travel Tips for Authentic Living and roadSIGNS 2:Travel Tips to Higher Ground, Betty has been sharing her learning with readers as ane-letter for the past ten years. Her latest book, ME FIRST – If I Should Wake Before I Die,is available at Laura’s Gift Shop. You can also watch the roadSIGNS TV Show onCogeco: http://www.tvcogeco.com/cornwall/shows/1396-the-road-signs-show. Youcan communicate with Betty at [email protected] and visit her website atwww.roadSIGNS.ca

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Easier Said Than DoneAbout four years ago, I answered the phone atthe church office. It was a lady who hadrecently moved to the area with her family andthey were looking for a church. The only catchwas that their teen-aged daughter was in amotorized wheelchair. The mother wanted toknow if her daughter would be able to getinto the church and have access to what shewould need in the building.

Our church in Long Sault was built in the late fifties as a result ofmoving from the town of Milles Roches with the building of theSeaway and the flooding of the area. Being wheelchair accessiblewas not part of the thinking of that day. With great sorrow in myheart, I told her that the building was not accessible and pointed herto some churches in the area that could handle her family’saccessibility needs.

Accessibility for everyone is dear to my heart. My own daughter inthe last couple of years of her life was physically challenged. Anytimewe left the house she had to be in a wheelchair. When she and herhusband and family were moving from Calgary to Ottawa, she livedwith me for over three months. I did get her to church but it was noteasy.

Early last summer as it was time to start the Sunday morning worship service,a parishioner called me over and asked me to look at what was being put intothe offering that morning via her tithing and offering envelope. Normallypeople do not show their pastor what is in their envelopes so this was quiteunusual. That parishioner was giving a thousand dollars above their regulargiving toward a fund to make our church accessible for all. We did not havesuch a fund. It was a dream for the distant future. I thought tomyself that this would be interesting to see what the churchboard would do with the donation.

The very next Sunday over five thousand dollars came in forthe same purpose from someone else. I began to think thatGod was trying to tell us something. We are not a largecongregation. We just have regular people. This was not thenormal pattern of how things work in our church. Normallywe would make a decision to start a fund and then the givingwould begin to happen.

The board decided to explore if making the church fullyaccessible was possible. Well, almost anything is possibleeven in an older building, as long as you have the heart andthe finances to do it. Hope began to build in thecongregation that perhaps our dream could become a realitywith God’s help and all of us working together. The moneystarted to trickle in even before we officially made a decisionto take on this project.

For me, it was an exercise in faith and patience. Once acommercial building is in the picture, everything slows down.Retrofitting an older building is always a huge challenge. Wehad some wonderful people with whom to work. Ourcontractor was phenomenal.

As a pastor, it was amusing to listen to the men who wereworking. When one worker swore, another worker told himto watch his language – he was “in church”. I was taught frommy youth up to watch my language everywhere. After all theOne Who matters is present everywhere. However Iappreciated what the worker was trying to do. Another timeI heard a worker tell his co-worker to do a good job because they were beingpaid with the Lord’s money.

BUT, here we are, a year later, and our church building is accessible, with a lift,with a ramp, with enlarged doorways, with a wheelchair accessible washroom,etc. It was certainly easier said than done, but it is done. To God be the glory!

There is still one bill to come in, but to date every bill has been paid and we owenothing on the renovations. God has been very good to us. The people of thischurch have done an amazing job. They are to be commended for listening tothe Lord.

The official rejoicing over this huge accomplishment for our congregation isplanned for Sunday, October 16th, at 10 a.m. This is an invitation for you to joinus. I’ll even give you a ride in the lift!

Rev. Lorna CasselmanLong Sault Pentecostal Church9 Bethune Avenue, Long Sault, ON K0C 1P0Phone: 613-534-2622

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Periodically an organic, self-organizing network calledGreen Drinks meets indifferent venues around theworld to informally chatabout environmental issues.I always welcome thisopportunity to chill out

professionally with my fellow treehuggers.

When we next meet locally at theGlengarrian Pub (841 Sydney Street)this coming Tuesday, August 9th, at7:00 pm, I'll be looking forward tochatting about and celebrating asuccessful new environmentalinitiative from Liberal Premier ChristyClark of British Columbia.

Ms. Clark, who is my favourite newface on the Canadian political scene,has made a major commitment asB.C. Premier to a very special tax thatis enhancing greenery in Canada. Likethe majority of people in herProvince, Clark thinks that BritishColumbia should be the leader incutting carbon emissions.

When the governing Liberals in B.C., withthe support of environmentalists,argued for a tax to cut carbon emissionsand then subsequently implementedthe tax in 2008, they faced the samepolitical obstacles that have stymiedsimilar environmental plans elsewhere.Businesses feared it would add to costsand slow the economy and the NDPworried it would hurt the poor.

But these fears have proven groundlessbecause B.C's carbon tax has achievedmultiple benefits at minimal cost. The taxhas been good for the environment,good for taxpayers, and hasn't hurt theeconomy. Unemployment in B.C. isslightly below the national average andthe Province's economic growth isslightly higher. And the proceeds of thetax have been recycled back toindividuals and companies as cuts topersonal and corporate income taxes.

The tax continues to work as planned.

Since 2008, fuel consumption per headin B.C. has dropped by 4.5%, more thananywhere else in Canada. BritishColumbians use less fuel than otherCanadians and also pay lower incometaxes.

I look forward to chatting further aboutthis topic, but as a face-to-facediscussion, next week at theGlengarrian. You're all invited to joinme and the rest of the gang as we chillout professionally there at 7:00 pmnext Tuesday night. Just say, "are yougreen?" and we at Green Drinks willlook after you and introduce you towhoever is there. If you can't make itnext Tuesday, you'll have furtheropportunities every second Tuesday inthe months that follow when we'll be"drinking green" in the same venue atthe same time.

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