1981 Win_er

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M9B 2P7 , Ontario __-- ' - No._633

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........... _ I_SPIEL '81 • , _:.._-_7@ish4d _ll_'r.'e_.in-the,fi1_confih_.Tkmmn'i-_ne_Vsietters,please:' ; ...... -'A_nr'ARY 3t 1981- PEMBROKE .__.._._ tliem to DEREK SLIM;.DIRE(_rOR,_RYERSONALUMNI

Ea_l_'r_[-_tip-n_'is r_6_d_ed_sifi_e_.applic_tidfisi willi_'_ _ : _SOC_,.SOGOT_D S_TREET,.TORONT0,ONT. MSBre_e]v_ed_on-a_flrst:.comebams._Thereg_stratmn.feeis.$15,00:p..;..,._,-_,.-_. .... ......person or SO0..00per team. _l'his includes an eye-opener, liglttil.i...:'_I. " , -, , ,. : "- •lunch, hot roast beef dinner, the curling fee and prizes. Two _

games are guaranteed- double knock-out[ 011"1" Cov_rRULES

1. The "Funspiel" is open to C.P.H.I. (C)'s and guests. The 41st Annual Ontario Branch Conference was held this year2, A minimum of two C.P.H.I. (C)'s per team. in Kingston. Featured in the cover is Kingston's beautiful City3. A maximum of two experienced curlers per team. Hall which has been recently renovated. During the renovation

An experienced curler will be considered anyone the original ceiling was uncovered and restored to expose thewho has played more than two consecutive years in massive floral design. The project is part of an ongoingorganized curling, programme to explore the history of Kingston.

Place: Pembroke Curling Club, Herbert St., PembrokeHosts: Renfrew County Public Health Inspectors

Committee Members: Andre Lafrance,'Mike Kiatt, GarySeverin; Telephone (613) 732-8172 Inwat

# 1-800-267-1097 RegretsPlease return yourapplicationformto:"Funspiel '81" Committee,Renfrew County & District Health Unit, Photos from the Kingston Conference are unvailable forP.O. Box 940, publication due to technical difficulties. We welcome any photos

Pembroke,.Ontario K8A 7M5 from other persons who attended. Photos will be returned.

,': 7'13B[ANNUALHEALTH INSPECTORSSOFTBALL_/ TOURANMENT

A_ 7-9, 1981The entry fee will be $?5.00, and the teams will be chosen on a

first come first serve basis. The number of teams has not yet _ffhbeen de'cided. ' "

The 1981 Tournament Committee encourages smaller Health " ¢_ tUnits tdjoin up with a neighbouring unit to ent,e.ra team. ,_.,_,( _._

Further tournament information (ie. rules, hotel ae- _'_,,,_J :."commodations, etc.) will be forth coming, to each Health Unit.

Tournament Chairman

The program and Advertising Co-ordinatorof the 1980 AnnualConferen_ regrets the inconvenience caused by the incorrect jlisting of the Regional offices ahd telephone numbers of Canron /Inc. Plastics Division on their advertisement located on the

inside back cover of the Conference Program. _ _ _.__The correct listing for those offices that appear directly below

the septic system line diagram should be: _---'_ __ ,__324 Carlingview Drive -

Sexdale. Ontario /_ _.-___'_--<_(416) 675-3423 ; _. ,._,Telex: 06-989187 " ...... _-_: _ _'==_

9200 L'Acadie Blvd.

Montreal, Quebec . -_.z..'_ i(514) 381-9331 : , i. _ ' " "

/Telex:05-826515 ' _\'_i

Grandview Industrial ParkSaint John, N.B.(506) 652-1673Telex: 014-47437 "I know the grey soggy stuff is carrot,

- but what's the black lumps?" .iIIYI_SON ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONIf you have any functions, articles, comments Orcriticisms yo_

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Contents This issue\

I_,xecutivehasproductiveyear ........... P. 2 What youhave inyour handsis thefirst issueof VolumeII ofGlimpseofthepast .................. P. 3 the OntarioBilmeh News. it is indeedhard to believe that oneGuestEditorial .................... p. 4 year has passed.With the help of our area correspondentsand

*,,,. the various other contributors, the last four issues have beenFEATURES: _ informative. With interest and membership increasing, more

, ' The Provincial Offence Act ....... _ . . . P. 6 contributions should follow.Recovery of Nuisance Abatement Expenses... P. 8 '* * * * * * * *

Topics at 41st Annua| successful ........ P. 13 The 41st Annual Conference was held in Kingston this year.Freeman Hutehings and his committee provided an excellent

* * * * ** * program. Coverage of the annual meeting and the papers variousOn the lighter side .... _. .............. P. 10Where are you P. 11 speakers presented are included..................... _I_SS_

Committee Reports ................. P. 16InformationExchange .......... ..... P. 19 We are delighted to bring you our theme article on theRunning atBoth ends ............... P. 21 Provincial, Offences Act written by David Hnnter, ExecutiveCo.ordinator for the ProvincialOffences Act from the Ministry of

1 the Attor0ey General. Mr. Hunter was a guest speaker at the_. 41st annual conference in Kingston. He has also travelled

extensively throughout the province address_ingAREA meetingson this subject.

PreslOent Sacretal'y-Trmsurw __,_**_,,,BRIAN HATTON MIKE GRAVEL

1975CaribonSt.,Sudbury R.R'.11, Peterborough,Ont. The GUEST ]_DTORIALdiscusses the issue regarding the-ImmedlitlPit Pruldent standards of the Public Health Inspector. It was written by HenryWILLIAMWRIGHT Garcia and is an appropriate issue to think about since we as the875 Wonderland Road.. S.

" Apt.903,London,Ont. CIPHI are seeking Licensing and Registration which will helpcontrol our standard of professionalism.

Should you have an opinion on this or any other Pu_blicHealthCeunc;.ars re!ated (environmental) topic, your colleagues _ould like to_1_o-_9s2 read it in your newsletter.

PETER FI:TZStMONS * * * * * * *

"J 197_l_L1COUNCILLORS' .614SaultWellingtOnste.MarleSt" E. l_egular departments_return includingi On The Hghter Side,JAMESCAVE PAULMCINNIS an account nf the conference; Running at Bo_ Ends, THE24StoneyCreekDr. P.O.Box34, H-ystei-icalPerspective; Glimpses of the Past, describes CleteWestHill,Ont.M1E3L,> OwenS0und,Ont.N4KSP1. Sehwan, a retired public health inspect0_r" who worked forHUGH GOODFELLOW PATRICK (Bud) O'DONNELL Grey-OwenSound.107Glanburning C;res.. 575 SummerhillCres. ,,,,.,,London unt. Sudbury, Ont. --_

FREEMANHUTCHINGS PAMELACOOK Fina!ly, we Wishyou and yours a happy holiday season, MerryR.R.I, 300 Merton St. Chlrls/'masand a PROSPEROUSNew Year.Elginburg, Ont. K0H 1M0 Toronto, Ont. ,, ,,,,J,MSTONE TOMSTEWARO

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PG. 2 ONTARIO BRANCH NEWSIWlNTER 1980-81

Our presiden:tzspeaks

Executivepreparedfor,81l' ,. . Y

/ Firstly,congratulationsare inorder to Freeman Hutchin_s anti in Barrie onOctober22, and I personally found it rewarding and Ihis conference committee for a very educational, entertaining hoi_e the Inspectors in attendance found it of mutual benefit.,and successful conference held in Kingston, September 15-19, Again_ your l_ranch Executive is available- for any of the area1980. It Was a conference enjoyed by those who attended, meetings to answer questions regarding Institute affairs.Secondly, I am pleased to announce that the City of North York Yourdues notices have ben mailed and I hope each of you will

, will host the 1981 conference at the Yorkdale Holiday Inn, renew your membership and promote new meinbers in you area.September 21-25, 1981. Next years conference will be under the This year due to escallating-costs both National and the Ontarioco-chairmanship of J.E. Schewchuck and L.A. Lychowydand we " Branch were forced to raise its portion. The total dues forare again looking forward to an excellent conference in North .membership in 1981 will be $40.00 Still a good bargain for theYork. work we do on your behalf and when you look at other due

At this time I wouid like to introduce Pamela Cook and Tom structures of similar organizations.Steward as the new Branch Councillors on the ontario BranchExecutive. As of September 19, the Branch Executive consists of The first meeting of the Branch•E_ecutive Was held onMike Gravel, Secretary-Treasurer, Bill Wright, Past President, November 15, of which our course of action for the upcomingCouncillors 1980-81, Jinx. Cave, Hugh Goodfellow, Freeman year was set out. All committees have been !appointed andHutchings, Jim Stone, Councillors 1980-82, Pamela Cook, Peter - committee chairmen are presefftly working in their respectiveFitzsimons, Paul McInnis, Patrick O'Donneli and Tom Steward. areas. I hope and anticipate that this year will be a veryA sincere and special thanks are extended to Wayne Pollock and productive year for the Ontario Branch.Fred Ruf for their en_t:husiasm and dedication of their past Lastly I would like to extend on behalf of the Branch Executiveservice to the Ontario Branch. Their presence will be missed, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all members and

I was pleased to partakein the Central Regional area meeting Public Health Inspectors in Ontario.• f

Annual"business. .meetingproves produclt, ve year

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-Two new faces were elected with the three incumbentsat the years and. the normal operating costs have increased41st annual conference held in Kingston_ Pamela Cook and Tom significantly making this move necessary. The.!ncrease will helpSteward have joined re-elected councillors Peter Fitzsimons, cover anticipated costs of preparing for and obtaining LicensingPaul Mclnnls and Patrick O'DonneX on the Ontario Branch and Registration, and publishing the Ontario Branch newsletter.Executive for the term 1981-1982. Each year half of the CALENDARSFORNEW MEMBERS ONLY

'" Councillors on the executive are elected. Mike Gravel was Calendar Committee Chairman Patrick O'Donnell commentedacclaimed to th_ position of secretary-treasurer, that the cost of purchasing and mailing the annual pocket

President Hatten expressed the gratitude of the Branch calendar to the members is becoming excessive. TheExecutive and the Membership to Freeman Hutehlngs and:his membership passed a motion made by Mr. O'Donnell that theCommittee for providing an excellent programme during the 4!st Calendar Committee be dissolved and the annual mailing of theAnnual Conference. A summary of the speaker's papers may be calendar inserts. However, he assured the membership that thefound elsewhere in this issue. " _ folder with the Institute insignia and calendar will still be given

MIN-UTEOF SILENCE " to new members when joining. Also if exising members require

V / One minute of silence was observed in honour of those Public new folders that these are also available at a nominal cost. TheHealth Inspectors who had passed away since the last Annual calendar insert can be obtained at most stationery stores. Mr.Meeting (1979). They were: M. Doratto, L. Hancey, N. Khan, A. O'DonneU Stated that the monies from the calendars usuallyO'Hara, W. Todd. slated for the Calendar Committee can now be funnelled into the

DUES INCREASE areas which the Executive is focusing on. ,The membership passed a motion to increase the Ontario AREA CHAIRMENINVITEDTOEXECUTIVEMEETINGS

Branch portion of the dues to the C.I.P.H.I. by $10.00. At the Peter Reabmm, Area Chairman for the the Western area,National conference in Saskatchewan this year the national commented that Area Chairmen should be given the opportunityportion of the dues was increased by $5.00.The total annual dues • to attend an Executive meeting during the year to resolve anynow stands at $40.00. vroblems Which should be brought before the general

The Ontario Branch has not _creased its dues for several Please turn to page 3• , ] ' .

ONTARIO BRANCH NEWS/WINTER 1980-81PG. 3

Glimpsesof the past- " . '

A valuableman retiresCLETESCHWAN RETIRES engineering and erecting a bridge near Craigleith.

_ January 1, 1980 , . Clete then enrolled in the Sanitary Inspector's ProgrammeCletus Albert Schwan was born in Owen Sound, Ontario on ' Underthe'able supervision of Major O'Hara and was certified on

October 6, 1914. He grew up and received his elementary and July 13, 1959. He accepted his first position with the Simcoesecondary school e.ducationin the same city. County Health Unit in that same year.

He enlistedin.the Canadian Armed Forces during WorldWalt On January 1, 1960Clete commenced his duties as SanitaryII and served overseas for four'years. After the was he returned Inspector forthe City of Owen Sound, a position he held until hishome to a Managerial position at the local tannery. Next, Clete retirement. In 1967 the Owen Sound Department of Health andentered the field of heavy construction for a short period the Grey County Health Unit amalgated to form the Grey-Owen

. Sound Health Unit and as a result, Clete packed his belongingsand moved up the hill to the County Administration Building to

' • join his new fellow Inspectors, at that time a staff of four............ " "___°_'__ _ _: One of Clete's proudest moments was on the event of Her

Royal Highness The Princess Anne's visit to Own Sound ino _. _ _ November of 1979. Clete and Paul Mclnnis received personal

._ ..... ' • commendation for their assistance in the supervision of the food• _°' ' , _' preparation and surviellance of the Municipal luncheon given in

herhonour. Both Inspectors received a "Royal" pat on the back.In _isimilar fashion Clete masterminded an,ingenious plot to

rid the City of it's pigeon population. His m'_thod of placingrubber snakes on the store front ledges brought/notoriety which

" Cl.ete chose to avoid in his usual moaest manner.Clete has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Public

Health Inspectors since his certification and has alwaysthoroughly enjoyed Institute functions.• Clete and his wife Rachel still make their home in Owen

Sound. They have two daughters_neson and fourgrandchildren.Clete continues to remain in close contact with his friends ate.theGrey-Owen Sound Health Unit and is never forgotten in oursocial events.

From all the Inspectors who have had the pleasure of makingyour acquaintance over the years, we salute you Clete, and wish '

-you many more years of health and happiness in yourClete Schwan retirement.

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Annual business, meeting productiveContinued from page 2. not wish it to be a stancling committee of the Branch.

membership, since the Area Chairman deals with all aspects of Several members commented on the Branch's recent survey .the Institute at the local level. A motion was then passed that concerning the quality of students graduating from Ryerson.would allow Area Chairmen to attend an Executive meeting at no This matter will be pursued, the Executive assured.expense to the Branch. A motion was carried by the membership, directing the

AWARDSPRESENTED Executive to appoint a committee to look into the matter ofThetop graduation student from Ryerson for the year 1979-80 advertisil_gin the Ontario Branch News and report at the next

_as Frank lng. Mr. Ing was the first year top student last Annual'meeting., The committee would devise some guidelinesyear. He was unable to attend this year's conference, however for soliciting and handling any advertising that appears in thehis plaque was entrusted to Fred Ruf who will make .the Ontario Branch News.presentation on behalf of the Branch. The top first student for FUTURECONFERENCESITES1979-80 was Rick Legge who was presented with a cheque or_ The 42nd annual conference has finally found a home and willbehalf of the Branch by President Hattan. be hosted by the staff from the Borough of North York in 1981.

OTHERBUSINESS The 1982 conference will be held in Hamilton and fin invitationA €liscussion regarding the recent strike Of Public Health was extended by Jim Stone representing the North Bay Health

Inspectors in the NiagaraRegion revealed that the Branch would Unit to hold the 1983 annual conference in that city. Thisnot be involved since there had been no formal call for help. invitationfvaspromptly accepted by the membership.Note: The strike has since been resolved.More info elsewhere in AND FINALLY,NO SMOKING!this issue. , • The membership reluctantly passed a motion resolving that,

Reference was made to the Association of Supervisory there be a "No Smoking" policy at all public meetings,Inspectors of Ontario and its potent ail relationship with the educational seminars and, conferences, with the exception ofOntario Branch. Various comments suggested that the social functions of the Ontario Branch C.I.P.H.I. We aremembership recognizes the.advantage of this groups but does concerned about ,, 'our' health too, are we not?

PG. 4 ONTARIO BRANCH NEWSIWINTER 1980-81

Guest editorial

Concernfor professionalism ,'BYHENRYGARaA, C]PHI(C) AlmosteveryAssociationhas someformof mechanismto deal

•Our last Dinner Meeting must have beaten all previous with allegationssuchas conductOfits membersindividuallyorrecordsas farascontentanddurationfora Meetingheld in this as a whole.Thepurposeof these mechanismis due to the wellRegion(formerlyknownas SouthwesternArea2). knownestablishedfact that - "a chain is just as strong as its

Twonew areasof challengeswere discussedat this meeting; weakest link" . the chainbeing our Profession, the link ou_one, the verywell presentedtalkabout the ProvincialOffences professional.Remember- the RomanEmpire powerfulas itAct, and the other question regarded the standard of was, crumbledmainlyfromwithin.professionalismfora PublicHealthInspector.

Mycommentswillbe directedat the latterofthese discussionswhichwas broughtup by oneof ourrespectedmembers. ! !E it iThe main question which was asked and discussed by the O Or o Idelegatesat this meetingIfeel canbe summarizedas; "When aPublicHealthInspectorfeels that forreasonsbeyondhis controlhe is impededto achievehisprimeobjective,whocan :heturnto A "tool'to be used delicatelyfor support?" This to meseems to be a matterof.great concernamongmanyInspectorsIhavespokento in the past, andyet it is Sincethe proclamationof the ProvincialOffences Act ina very delicate area to be involvedin by any Public Health 1979,by the Ontario Legislature,all Public Health Inspectors /Inspectoron his ownor even in a smallgroup, willalso be knownas ProvincialOffencesOfficers.The article '

The CIPHIhas formulated a "Code of Ethics". In it our writtenby DavidHunterfoundelsewhereinthis issue, definedstandardof professionalismand achievement of ofir prime ProvincialOffencesOfficersas "all employeesof municipalities,

whos_dutiesincludethe enforcementof municipalby-lawsandobjectivesareclearlyidentified•Althoughthis Code is by no means a legal document of provinc_'alstatutes"

enforcement,the Institute feels every Public Health Inspector , Thislegislationfinallyprovidesthe publichealthInspectorashould meet its requirements to achieve the standard of 'tool'whichcanbe usedto performhis duties moreeffectively.professidnalismdesiredby ourprofession However,emphasis must be made on the word 'tool'. An

Sincethe Institutehasandis diligentlystrivingto bethe voice essential method of changinga operators habits which willof 'all Public Health Inspectors, and being responsive to the conformto the Food PremisesRegulations/andother statutesneeds of Inspectors as a whole, it might just be possible to mustbe througheducation.Wearestill public healtheducators.venture, delicately,into,this area. and the provincialoffences act must only be used when

Iam notsuggesting that the Instituteshouldventure into any educationfails oris rejected.HerbWaters stressed in the Fallinternal problemsaffectingInspectorsin any particularHealth 1980issueof thispublicationthat "the PublicHealthInspector*sUnitor Department,butut shouldhavesome sort of mechanism expected to teach sound PublicHealth practiceswhereverhewherebya consensus can be obtainedregardingallegationsof goes." We cannotget,lazybecauseit has becomeeasiertowriteunprofessionalismacrossthe i_rovinceandinvery generalterms outa ticketratherthanto providealogical reasonforchanging.speakoutfor the Profession. We mustbe educatorsfirst andofficerssecond.

To the editor-Invite to Funspiel

TheannualEasternOntarioPublicHealthInspector'sCurling BranchNews"that:"DaveC¢_okeWassoashamedofwhathis'Bonspielwill be held on January31st, 1981at the Pembroke fellowInsL_ector'sinKingstonweredoingthat heplayedwiththe

' CurlingClub,HerbertStreet, Pembroke,Ontario. teamfromRenfrew", the Funspiel/81 Committeewishes toThisyear in responseto a surveytakenby the "Funspiel 81 advisethat similararrangementswill be made to accomodate

Committee", the team format will be somewhat altered to Otherindividualswho weren't too pleased with their team'sinclude a minimumof two (2) C.P.H.I_(c)'son each team and performanceatNapanee.amaximumof two (2)experiencedcurlersperteam. Gueststhis Singleentrieswillbeacceptedin thestrictest confidenceprioryear are-welcome, i.e. wives, girl friends, etc. There is to the pro.registrationdateof January5th, 1981by the Funspielabsolutelyno truth to the rumourthat Brian Hatton and Jim Committeeif theyareaddressedto: P.O.Box940, PEMBROKE,Caveplan on improvingon their performanceof last year by ONTARIO.K8A 7M5 or, phone 613-732-8172,(In-Wars #)bringing in a coupleof ringers, their wives??? 1-800-267-1097

The FunspielCommitteeWillissue a final decisionbeforethe Entry forms can be obtained by contacting the abovebonspiel ruling on the possibilityof allowing Jim Cave to address.substitutehis "broom" fora "HockeyStick". Evidencewillalso Thefee scheduleis $15.00perpersonor $60.00.perteam. Thisbe solicited by the Committeefrom Peter Moccioon how to includes an "eye-opener, light lunch and a hot roast beef

•reduceallegationsof cheating,foulplayandgame riggingwhich dinner" in the eveningwith prizes and awardsgoing to thewerenotoriouslyaimedat the 1980Curling"BonspielChampion deservingparticipantslII• • . _ .

team cons|stingofPaulKittner,JerryZ_enski, DougSteele and Accomodationsmaybe arrangedatreducedrates throughthePeter Moccio. DawsonMotel,1218PembrokeSt. E., Phone# 1-613-732-9908.Since itwas reportedin a I_reviouseditionof the "Ontario Please turn to pageiS_

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The Provincial Offences Act "

P.0.0. and the P.H.I. .......' r . ,

by DAVID HUNTER procedure which previously applied t0_all provinci_iloffences.Executive Coordinator " .'lhrovlnelal Offences Act CERTIFICATE OF OFFENCE "_, '

' AS stated above, the simplified procedure under,Part Iof the.Mtnistry of the Attorney.General Act is intended for offences of a minor, regulatory nature. If a

All legislationwhich deals with problems of Public Health provincial offences officer believes that someone has committedmatters must u:14imatelybe buttressed by an effective means of an offence, he may'decide to corn plete a documen't.known asenforcement. In an ideal situation, laws would be•respected and "certificate of offence." The officer gives the person charged aobeyed by all citizens in a voluntary and cooperative manner. In document containing all the relevant informatlon_ called anreality, of course, it is.frequently necessary to invoke a legal "offence notice," or else a Part I Summons. The key features ofsanction, in order to prevent the continuation of activities which, the Part I proceeding are as follows:in the interests of the entire community, have been prohibited - the offence notice or summons must be served 'personally'through laws made by the elected representatives of the upon the person charged; it cannot be sent by mall or left withpopulation. , \

Onemeansofenforcingthe lawisto commencea prosecution anotherpersonat his residence. - the offence notice or summons musi be served w!thin 30 daysfor the violation of a pro_cincialstatute or municipal by-law. If a of the date when the offence is alleged to have occurred; if It iscourt decides that the person charged is guilty, a penal.tyof some not pessible, p_gs can be commenced under Part []kind can be imposed, in order to discourage the repetition of the within slx months of the date of the. alleged' offenceillegal activity in the future. Until recently, the prose':cutionof .if necessary, the offence notice or summons may be Servedoffences against provincial laws and municipal by-laws took by a person other than the provincial offences officer who Issuedplace under a procedure which had been largely adopted from the eertiflcate of offencethe Canadian Criminal Code. This situation frequently resulted - a provincial offences officer who serves an offence notice orin proceedings becoming excessively complex and expensive, summons Is not permltt_l to receive any money as payment of aespecially in relation to relatively minor offences, such as traffic, fine; nor _m he deliver the offence notice to the court on behalfviolations or offences against property standards by-laws. ' of the person charged.

NEW LEGISLATION The certificate of offence, thatis, the document retained by theSince March 31, 1980, a new set of procedures has been in officer who completed it, must be filed in the office of the local

effect in Ontario, as a result of the proclamation of The Provincial Provincial Offences Court as soon as practicable after the personOffences Act, 1979. This Act provides a unified and charged has been se_'vedwith the offence notice or summons.self:contained code of proccedure for the prosecution of all The Provincial Offences Courts have adopted a rule that aoffences under provincial statutes and under municipal by-laws . certificate of offence will not be accepted more than seven daysas well. As the Attorney General, R. Roy McMurtry, has stated, after the offence' notice or summons has been served, unless the"Its objectives are to simplify'previous practices, eliminate Court orders an extension of time. This limitation assist theunnecessary technicalities, enhance basic rights and protections, courts in allowing persons charged to have the matter disposedand remove the obstac.le of delay from the conduct of legal of as soon as possible.proceedings." ' " A summons which is issued und_erPart I compels the person

Early results indicate that the new system is in fact helping to charged, who is'referred to as the "defendant" to appear in thereduce.thebacklogin the courts, while allowing persons wishing "P_'ovincial Offences Court at a certain time and place. Thea trial to have the matterdealt with as quickly as posible, summons will probably be used much less frequently than the

The Provincial Offences Act provides two distinct types of offence' notice, since in cases involving genuinely minorprocedure: Part 1, for truly minor matters; and Part III , for infractions, the person who issues the certificate of offence, willoffences which are of a more serious nature. It is open to the probably not feel that it is essential to have the defendant appearenforcement officer, subject to the direction of the Ministry or in court and to have the fa_ts of the alleged offence explained inmunicipality by which he is imployed, to decide which form of front of a justice of the Provincial'Offences Court. However, inprocedure he wishes to use in any particular case situations where the offence has been repeated, or where the

PROVINCIALOFFENCES OFFICERS: continuation of the illegal behaviour could halve seriousPai't 1 of The I_ovinefid Offences Act can be used for the consequences, the prosecutor may indeed feel that a court

prosecution of offences only .by persons who have been appearance and trial is necessary, so that a higher fine can hedesignated as "provincial offences officers." AI! police officers requested, or another type of Orderprohibiting the continuationare included in this definition, and in addition, in March, 1980, or repetition of the offence can be made. These considerationsthe Solicitor General designated as provincial offences officers .only serve to highlight some• of 'the considerations that willall employees of municipalities, whose duties include the determine which proceedure touse.enforcement of municipal by-laws, as well as of certain provincial In the majority of cases, the defendant will be given an offencestatutes such as The Public Health Act. Therefore it is important, notice. This document is the cornerstone of the new simplified •for municipalities to ensure that only persons whose responsibil- procedures under Part I. It is a small rectangular piece of paperities include by-law enforcement are directed to commence legal which resembles the traffic ticket which had been used inproceedings against individuals who have committed an offence. Ontario for many years before the passage of The Provincialany person, whether or not he or sheis a provincial offences Offences Act. It contains the defendant's name and address, asofficer, may commence proceedings in the more formal manner well as a short description of the offence which he is alleged tounder Part IlL This procedure requires the person to lay have committed. In addition, at the bottom of the offence notice ainformation before ,a justice vf the peace, and to swear that hebelieves its conte_ntst o be true. This is basically ••the s_a=m_e (Continued on Page 7)

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The Provincial Offences Act(Contintied from Page 6)

available, subject only to the restrictions of the Act or by-lawsetfineisindicated.Theamountoftheset fineis establishedby whichcreatesthe offence.the Chief Judge of the Provincial Offences Court. The Ministry of The Provincial Offences Act also contains new provisionsthe Attorney Geveral assists munci palities to process their which are intended to prevent valid charges from beingby-law materials for the establishment of set fines. Information

dismissed merely because of minor technical errors, as oftenand assistance can he obtained by contacting the ExecutiveCoordinator of Provincial Offences Act Implementation, David occurred under ,the previous procedures. Essentially all that isrequired is that the charge must provide the defendant with

. Hunter, at the Ministry's offices at 18 King Street East in reasonable information about the nature of the offence which heToronto. If no set fine has been established for the offence, then

is alleged to have committed. The object is to proceed with thethe Offencenotice cannot be used, although the offic_ercan still trial of the case on its merits, and not to permit trivial defects toserve the defendant with a summons, either under Part I orunder Part III of the Act. bring proceedings to a halt.OTHERFEATURES

OPTIONSGIVEN Other key features of The Previndal Offences Act are:The person who has been given an offence notice may exercise Provisions intended to facilitate the service of a summons,

one of the following options in response to the charge: especially upon corporationsff he does not wlsh to dispute that he committed the offence, - a greater variety of means of eoHec.flnglines which have not

he my sign the plea of guilty, and send the offence notice to the been pald, Including filing the defaulted fine as a Judgementcourt offlee, together withpayment of the amount shown as the debt In the civil courtsset fine. - Informal and quick appeals from decisions In proceeding

If he wishes to dispute that he committed the offence, he may under Part 1, permitting dissatisfied parties to appeal what theysign the plea of not guilty on the offence notice and deUverit tothe ce_ omee;the ce._ wm then set a tlme and date for trial. regard as u_ust decisions as quickly as possible.

- the elimination of Imprisonment as a penalty for provincialIf he does not wlsh to despute that he committed the offene,e offences, except those serious offences where It Is consideredbut wishes to explain the circumstances surrounding the

Incident, he may apear before a Justice without an appoIntment, particularly necessary.during the times stated of the offence notice; be may also explain The Provincial Offences Act was designed to create a fair and• convenient structure for the prosecution for all offences inwhy he thinks that the fine should be reduced, or why he needs a Ontario. The new procedures will afford a workable and rationallonger period of tlme to pay the fine. means for the enforcement'of Ontario's provincial legislation, in

If the defendant does not exercise one of these three options the years ahead.'within 15 days after being given the offence notice, the court willassume that he does not wish to dispute the charge. A justice willexamine the certificate of offence which has been filed by the "provincial offences officer, and, if it is complete and regular on /its face, enter a conviction and impose the set fine for the " IAVII --

offence. A notice ofthe conviction and the date when the fine is Ir i.Idue will be sent to the defendant. lllIJeD Ii,The concept of a conviction arising by default, where the i_defendant takes no action to respond to a charge, is not new. It

has been adapted from the concept of the default judgement in Servicescivil litigation. Every defendant retains the right to a full trial ofthe issue at his request. The only change is that it is now his_ i

• responsibility to enter a plea of not guilty before the trial is 4 - -scheduled. This will make it easier for the courts to set more fit service for :definite times for each case, so that persons charged andwitnesses will not have to waste an entire morning,or afternoon, ' /'/o m es" Form s"B us in e s sor even a full day, waiting for their case to be dealt with. Inaddition, the prosecutor will know' in advance what trials arescheduled, and will have to prepare his case and arrange for Serving: London and theevidence to be presented only in respect of those matters in surrounding areaswhich the defendants have clearly indicated that they want a 'trial. All otherchargeswill be disposedof without the necessity ,FREE ESTIMATESof having the provincial offences officer present. This represents CALL 685-1900a considerable saving in time and money for the officer and themunicipality which employs him. _.--- --_

In proceedings commenced by offence notice under Part I the OWN ER/M AN AG ERmaximum fine which can be imposed is the set fine; if the HarveyHaekland ,.proceeding is commenced by a summons under Part I then themaximum fine is$300.00. No term of.imprisonmentcan be

'imposed when proceedings are taken under Part I of the Act. If asummons has been used, either under Part 1orP_irtIll, the court 'Your Protectionwhich convicts the defendant may additionally make any order

which is provided for by law, such as an order to discontinue the Agoinsf Pests'illegal activity which is the subject of the charge. If proceedingshave been commenced in the more formalmanner under Part II1,by laying an information, then the full range of penalties is ..

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A solution,to 'nuisonce' expensesPeriodically throughout the year Bulletins-on various topics expenses shall be collected in like manner as municipal taxes.

are pre_paredby the staff of the Public Health Inspection service, _ Yours truly,Public Health Branch, Health Programs Division. Following is . _ .i_ '

• Buileting No. 20 regarding "Nuisance Abatement By Public Dear Sir or Madam: ,' " -', _'Health Inspectors and the Recovery of ExpensesJ' Re: Demand of payment for costs and expenses_ifi_urred in

Appreciation is expressed to W.D. Connery, the City of abating nuisance of rubbish and garbage at 123' Main :Street,Toronto Health Dept. for his cooperation in making available this • Yourtown. .,• . _ "x

mformaUon. On April 10, 1978, my order requiring you to cleanse theOccasionally an inspector encounters a situation in which he is interior of your dwelling premises at 123 Main .Street.,in the

dealing with a vacant house that he considers a public health _mmunity of Yourtownwas personally served on Mr..X at 11:30problem based on the contents of the house. Frequently the a.m. This order require you to cleanse the premises and removeowner of the house is unco-operativeand refuses to clean the or destroy all garbage and waste materail found therein withinpremises, forty eight (48) hours of receipt'by you of the said order. You

The Medical Officer. of Health and the Inspector have the failed to comply with this order and accordingly ' Mr. X. wasauthority, through Section 95 of the Public Health Act, to enter charged and convicted in Provincial Court and fined $200.00 orthe premises and take the necessary steps to clean the premises _fourteen (14) days in jail on August 14, 1978.and to recover their expenses. _ On August 21, 1978, a second order requiring you to cleanse

The City of Toronto Food Control and Sanitation Divison has the premises at 123 Main Street within forty :ight (48) hours wasdeveloped aprei:edurebywhich these matters are handled, This served on.Mrs. X. As of September 11, 1978,_no cleaning orprocedure was developed with the advice of their legal services " " garbage removal had been effected. Accordingly,I notified youand has been implemented several times without problems. . on September 11, 1978, that my inspector Would enter upon the

The sample'documentation provided here was modelled froma premises at 123 Main Street to abate the aforementionedcase encountered in Toronto where a court conviction had be6n; .registered and _he owner still had not cleaned the hot_se, nmsance. '_ .

Please beadv=sed that on September 12, 1978, my inspectorIn addition to providing the documentation, the Toronto entered uponyourpremisesattheabove-mentioned address and

i_spection group advised the following: . took such steps as were necessary to abate the nuisance ofa) Ensure that a public health inspector be accompanied by a ,rubbish and garbage that' existed:therein, such action having

police officer or another inspector when entering a house to have been taken pursuant to Section 95 s.s. (1) of the Public Healthit cleaned. This is to avoid being accused' of removing hidden Act, Chapter 377, R.S.O. 1970. You are further advise8 that themoney, valuables, etc. _ • costs incurred in abating the aforementioned nuisance'amount to

/ b) That a detailed bill be provided to the owner. $1,200.00 and this sum was paid on your behalf to F. Linton, 20c) Ifthe expenses exceed $2,000.00 anorder of a Judge_,ofthe" Green "Street, Toronto, a cleaning firm.

Supreme Court is required, Section 96 (I). You are hereby notified, pursuant to the provisions of Sectiond)Get an order authorizing entry from a P(ovincial Judge 95 s.s. (3) of the Public Health Act, Chapter 377, R.S.O. 1970,

(Section 2b(2)) ifi all cases of this nature, that you are required to pay this amount to the Municipal '.Treasurerwithin one month of receipt by, you of this demand ofpayment, failing which a statement of the aforementioned costs

"Dear Sir or Madam: and expenses shall be delivered to the Municipal Clerk who shallRe: 123 Main Street " , insert the amount in the _collectors' roll against 123 Main StreetPlease'refer to my written order dated April 4, 1978, requiring - and the amount may be collected in like .manner as municipal

_au to cleanse the interior of your dwelling premises at 123 Main taxes ....'- Street in Yourtown. This order was personally served on Mr. X at Cheque or money order mffst be made payable to Municipal

11:30a.m. on April 10, 1978. The order required you to cleanse Treasurer 'and must be forwarded tO the Medical Officer ofthe premises and remove or destroy all garbage and waste.. Health. - Yours truly,material found therein within forty eight hours of receipt by youof the said 'order. You failed to comply xvith this order and \.accordinglyMr. X was charged and convicted in Provincial Court ORDEROF ENTRYAND INSPECTION ."and fined $200.00 or 14 days in jail on AugUst 14, 1978. Canada)' To: G.S.B., Public Health Inspector,

On August 23, 1978, a similar order requiring you to cleanse Province of Ontario) : for the said County in the saidthe premises at 123 Main Street was served on Mrs, X at. 456 County of York) ' Province of Ontario.Second Street. This order required you to effect the cleaningwithin forty eight hours. To date no cleaning or garbage removal

Whereas it appearg on the oath of the said G.S.B. that therehas been effected., f, _ ..This letter is, therefore, to inform you that pursuant to Section are reasonable grounds for believing that there are• contraventions of The Public Health Act of Ontario in 'and on_a

95 s.s. (l) of the Public Health Act of Ontario, ChaPter 377, 'building municipally known as 123 Main Street, Yourtown, in theILS.O. 1970, "my inspector will enter upon .your premises onSeptember 12, 1978, between the hours of sunrise and sunset County of York.andtake such steps as maybe necessary to abate the nuisance of This' is therefore to authorize and required you between therubbish and garbage that exists therein. _ hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to enter into the said premises

You are further' advised that you will be required to bear the to carryout your duties under The Pub!ic Health Act of Ontario,expenses incurred in the abatement of this. nuisance and if, after together with _such police officer Orofficers as you call upon to

L one month from the time you are served with a demand of assist_y°u"payment the costs are not paid a statement of the amount of costsand expenses shall be delivered to the municipal clerk who shall Daied this "day of A.D., 1978.

insert his amount in the €ollector's roll. and...t(l_,.,, costs and Signed by Provincial Judge

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Western..Area

Members hearabout ActPETER REABURN* GORD HORNER 2.Gathering of Evidence:

The lecturers who presented material at the Police college in -record all aspects of inyestigation - as you conduct it.Aylmcr October 15 provided some very beneficial and -acquire exhibits-interesting information regarding the Provincial Offences Act. -for crown brief-Peter Reaburn and Gord Homer, Chairman and Secretary 3. Bringing Accused before Courtgrespectively for the Western Area prepared a concise and: P.O. Act: Part I and Part IIabbr.eviafed version of the papers presented. The major points • Summary Convictions Act: Part HIare in short form to expedite the reading of the information. Mr. List of witnesses.Larry Owen Crown Attorney for the York Region explained the 4. Present Your Evidence..Provincia! Offences Act and discussed how the various sections -evidence as 9ne knows it - by yourself and your 5 sensespertaining to PHI's will be used. -tend your exhibits.

A more detailed explanation, written by David Hunter may be -establish no tampering of evidencefound elsewhere in this issue. -honest straight forward answers of facts - "I found, saw,"

PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT -discuss with Crown Attorney - hearsay evidence ,Elistory -be prepared to give expert evidence.-Committee to look at changing systems in Ontario. -if your not an expert don't give expert evidence.-back-up in courts because of a parking ticket being treated like a Crown Attorneys: [Prosecutor]

murder case. - purpose- for consultation - yes or no on charge.-most provincial offences are regulatory in nature. -Guidance ..-most provincial offences have minor fines. Pre-Trail conferences.

-there was a high-volume of provincial offences compared to Inspector's Brief to be accurate and complete to assist Crown'smurder charges, etc. in procedure.

-use old system for serious charges and new system for minor -in court and trial-charges--up to P.O. officer. The Crown calls witnesses-

-parts of Act, sections 1 to 13 deals with tickets - minor offences - -presents or rebuts evidence-maximum fine $300.00 - no fail. -speaks to penalty-

Role of Court: -Proper procedures in court-Pm't 1 and Part IH " /(Judge or J.P.) -prestde over trial - hear evidence-Provincial officer does not take the money for the fine from the -proper record keptcitizen, someone to adjudicate.'-provincial officer must file"Certificate of Offence" at least the -rule on legal arguments and admission of eviden .e.day after. -Adjudicate- verdict and penalty.-citizen can either mail o# personally deliver his offence notice if Evidence: Testimonyhe wants a trial _ral statements under oath-you will not be notified if the citizen wants a meeting with the -.5 senses - fact in issueJ.P. - explanation situation. -Breach of crime - name_-if you use an "offence Notice" and later think it was mistake -time, place, datedon't switcl_ to a summons. -statue "of P.H.A.

Three basle wordings: -hinder, delay, /Transaction: When and where it was done - specifically- -essential ingredients

date, time and place - Municipality. -la_vful performance of duty-Act or Omission: What was done. Documentary evlde_nce - Deeds, titlesOffense: Contrary to Section?? Real Evidence -objects seiged.Under Part III you can issue a (different) summons while person Several questions were asked with considerable discussionis at hand. • resultin2 from the following one.Section 23. Not Notice of Summons under Part I.

Offen0e Notice (ticket) requires a date for Summons - to be Question;included. Trial appearance must be prearranged with court- We have no power to obtain the proper name of an individual ifclerk.

the_party refuses to give his proper name- nor does a policeman.Summons must be served by Provincial Officer within 30 days of what to do?offense.

If out of jurisdiction, once summons is served Certificate of Amp_were__2Notice must be filed within 7 days. : 1. Still serve ticket on the'party concerned. If the citizen does not

AFTER EDUCATION FAILS sign, the ticket is still valid. The ticket is just marked as notMr. Bud Knight, from the staff of the Police College, signed.

discussed the process taken for further action after the education 2. The summons can be served outside of Ontario by Registeredvrocess has not resolved the problem. Mail under Sectipn 27 (3),Part HI of the Provincial Offences Act.1. Role of Inspector: 3. The summons can be served on a Corporation under Section 27Investigation - substantiate or refute (4_) Part III of the Provincial Offen_ces Act and can be served _

-resolve problems - personally or by Registerd Mail. It is advisable to charge bothRoutine inspections, Corporation and Managemeht_ of the business involvecl_Receive Complaints

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on the hghter s,de ' ": : i " ' ' ,-::" "

' Kingston kapers ; ': ....A . " IC°nference'

• nd so the 41st Annual CIPH _rm oraac-, "_'__of my _routh2has come to a close for another year- , _ . __ Health• " a ot local rejuulce, I stateAtthe.skoybe.ngacCUeuan,,.....oa.=or: g

l_ categorically that it was a goo. :.. , °u__iS asls: ._W hannv'un.Oneofthebestever__mn_. . _k g with'raP_dlyW

._. _-'. ' someofthe s eagers,all OI um , ,_,m._, , m .

Dep,tethesombrenotes_uckby.... __ _ o_*_h__floo_. " thanxs to me enorL_ .u_ e, r xwhom were topnotch cahbre, .,. _l He alternated_vice-chairman Peter Moeelo, the prevaumg m_' e lass_}.with

• ions Ior our rolesslon in tilt: . b e_ t,high spirits, and great expectat P __--. without g

__ future. . ............ _ ^. .h,T _ W,oa¢ Nioht when success I'm sorry to say. 0nly .his panner S terpslc.norean ,The high spirits probably peaked on the Las Vegas Night when ' success I'm sorry to say. Only his partner's terpsichorean!

Fred Rut flipped 'his remaining floating kidney after a Scantily expertise saved him from looking like a fart in a.wind tunnel ,clad belly-dancer practically dumped her writhing bum in his lap and there are those who says he always looks like that anyway_during the soiree. Whatever, I think it can be said without fear or favour, th=_

' We tried to get Don Porter to" 'ave a go" at the belly dancing, this last night of jollies was the completely successfulbut 1 guess that pregnancy Don had earlier stillbothers himl culmination to a completely successful 41st Annual Cc _cence.

The "Terrible Twins from Toronto" were 'much in evidence It is left only to mention that the happy tone of fhe Conferencethroughout. That pair, with the facial vegetation, Jim Flaherty was set by the organizers from the K.F.L. and A Health Unit and

by the marvellous spirit engendered by the delegates and theirand Bruce Martin ran a couple of our Black Jack tables for us - . , _ . ,,

damn near into the groundso•they say. Profitability,was scant, for ladies, themselves who ?ere truly a 'G-o-o-o-od,. group.the bankers that night. _ WDV

Butthe dinner at Las Vegas Night was a great success for thehogs who were first in line'• Those of us who held back indeference to our guests- (and a hatred for lining-up) reaped the" ,.benefit when the grub ran out and we scrabbled with greasy

paws'amid some fleshless chicken bones and anemic french ties. Co m m itree reportWho cares? It was a great trade and everyb0d_ was in amgevelloar burnout. The belly dancers were a huge success and

pumped a lot of adrenalin into the tired oldyeins of our,moribund \ Ed u ¢ o fimales. I bet there were a lot of ;ladies pleading headaches later . O r_| that night after the arousal of their menfolk by those dancing

i committee] The Ladies Programme was much appi_ciated and the cruise . . . .

among the beautiful Thousand I_iands along with a mostsumptuous luncheon at Gananoque highlighted the quality of the F.W. RUF JIM STONE'

- ] Committee's efforts. ' Your Education Committee, stated as charitably as possible,The Wine and Cheese Party was a lovely experience, heldas it has not had a good year and our plans to arrange in-service

was in'that magnificent Memorial .Roomof the historic Kingson training sessions .have zaot been very • successfpl. It was/ [ City Hall with a side-trip to the newly "refurbished council regrettable that the proposed spring session, which was to offer

chamber.,The wine flowed freely and the cheese was consumed a three-t6-four-day course in Communicable' Diseases andasif the dairy industry was going def6nct on the morrow. I know Epidemiology was cancelled but a variety of circumstances, not''Cause I didn't get to move my bowel for a week after. It was theleast of which was our inability to obtain firm speaking

,. bound uptighter than a bull's backside at fly-time, commitments from various 'experts throughout the Province,And then the President's Banquet and Ball. The high point of made the success of this proposed course very doubtful.

the social progra_nming, the smooth running of which was rt' was our intention to offer a management course during thecontributed to largely by. the fact that Freeman Hutehings, are latter portion of this year but regrettably have been advised thatour tired and harrassed Chairman, couldn't read the introduc- the staff from the Human Resources ' Branch of the Ministry oftions through those 8 dollar glasses he ,buys at Woolco, :so we Health would not be available to concluct these sessions untilwere spared the usual mouthing of the politicans at the head some time in mid January: If there is sufficient demand and we

-tablel " • can attract approximately'twenty-five candidates, this proposedBut the Keynote Speaker, what ofhe? There was a speakerl management course will explore in general performance

]Peter Coulson, who was recently converted from a very appraisals, standards of'performance, discipline, and the role offsupportive Crown A_orney to a Provincial Court Judge on April the "effective" manager. To offer such a course would ,seemFool's Day 1980 (a fact he feels has some significance in his case) very appropriate and we woul.4 eilicit your support.gave us one of the best and most humorous dissertations I have I wish to drawto the Executive's attention the fact that_ is theheard in many a year. It was lacedwith his very complimentary Education Committee's cecommendationimpressionsofour role as public health inspectors in society. All _ . " that in making future selections for members ofI can.say, without overdoing the accolades, is that he was "just this committee morecare be taken to make the selection from thebeautiful". " samd geographical areas if possible. It is totally unrealistic to

And so to the_dance or President's........Ball as it is hopefully have this committee, which requires a tremendous amount ofeffort, operate when the members are located in such remotelocalities from each.other.

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SPEAKERSINFORMATIVEAny guest spending some time at the Holiday-Inn in Kingston acid,rain causes a calcuim deficiency resulting in the improper

duringthe week of September 15 would soon have noticedthat development offish eggs. Acid rain also causes problems in thethe 41st annual Ontario Branch Conference was in progress, ability of fish to assimilate oxygen from the water through theParticipants attending the conference were exposed to a heavy gills.concentration of excellent topics presented by qualified Scientists are also concerned about acid percipitation to foodspeakers. Freeman Hutchings and his committee were crops and ultimately humans. The fertilizers which are used still .

everywhere to ensure that the _programme ran smoothly, neutralize thePHatthistime. Mr. Rivers stated, a lotincluding a generous sprinkling of social activities to help relax ofthe evidence of acid percipitation (A.P.) damage in all areas isat the end of each day. presumptive and governments are not sure what response to

, use. T;hesituation is serious enough that if the evidence becomesDr.G. K.Martin a reality it could be disasterous. Rivers indicated that once the

Following the usual official welcome from various officialS, the Aquatic Exosystem has been damaged it is permanent. Theprogramme got off to a good start when Dr. Gordon Martin, conditions can be altered to enable a new ecosystem to establish,Executive Director, Health Programs Division, Ministry of but it can never, be returned to original condition.Health gave the opening address, dLscussing the upcoming Solutions to decrease A.P. include_ a reduction in coal use andAccreditation and Core programmes, using a more refined coal; Increased emission controls to

Dr. Martin stated that sixteen Boards of Health have decrease oxides of sulphur and nitrogen 'emissions; andf volunteered to participate and three have been selected for the Conservation!!!!

pilot project. The Accreditation program when finally completely There are many questions which need to be answered in orderinstituted will be independent of the Ministry of Health. lhat intelliger[t decisions can be made. For instance: What areMembers from various health units will be performing the the cost benefits, environmental and human benefits to :accreditation review, and the report will be submitted to the eliminate emissions?; reduce to lower emissions; continue on?respective BoarcJof Health. If a health unit/department does not We must understand the consequences and determine whatachieve accreditation, then the result will provide reasons for trade offs must be made before deciding what course to take,obtaining aid from the Ministry of Health to provide additional Mr. Rivers emphasized.staff in order to update programmes. While accreditation What can the PHI do? Water samples and PH readings can beprovides a qualitative peer review, the introduction of the Core taken of surface and well water in potential problem areas. Mr.programme will ensure a minimum quantitative quality. Dr. Riverssuggested that this informationcould be submitted to theMartin indicated that the Core program can be introduced with Ministryof the Environment and also to the C.I.P.H.I., as well asonly a 10 percent increase in work and staff. The introduction of to his department.the new Public Health Protection Act in 1981 should help Decisions must be made now so that the point of irreversibilityincrease _theeffectiveness of the Core program. A draft of the will be avoided. We must understand the consequences, Mr.P.H.I. discussion and'comments. Rivers emphasized. Romeo LeBlanc in 1977,described acid rainAmmendments to the Building Code will include construction as an Environmental Time Bomb. It must notbe allo_ed tostandards and numbers regarding public washrooms which are explode.included in the present Food Premises Regulations.

Draft Proposals of the short forms .which will be used under

i he Provincial Offences Act Willalso be distributed to P.H.I.'s to Preventing Encephalifis

determine their suitability and generate comments.Dr. Martin . also requested article submissions for the In the past fewyears whenever the subject of Encephalitis was

Ministry Information ExchanRe Bulletin. discussed, the focus was generally on how to control the

mosquitoe and the methods used, what insecticides to use andAcid percipitation where to:use them. Since the focus and primary concern was on

- controlling the incidence of Encephalitis, very little attention wasThe problem of acid rain is becoming an area of increasing given to what effects the insecticides may have on humans and

concern by environmentalists, some governments, and various other animals. Dr. J.R. Jones, MOH for the Metro Windsor-professionals, one group being public health inspectors. Mr. Essex County Health Unit presented an update on the controlMartin Rivers, the Acting Director General, from the A!' measures behind used in his area, but also describedPollution Control Directorate of Environment Canada discussed consequences resulting from the control programmes.the implications of' acid percipitation. Dr. Jones_stated that serious decisions need to be made beford

When oxides of sulphur and nitrogen react chemically with an agency proceeds with an insecticide spraying programme.oxygen and moisture in the atmosphere, natural rain which has a The longterm effects on humans and possible congenital defectsph of 5.6 becomes more acidic and thus very damaging, from the use of insecticides must be considered and evaluated.

A PH of 4._5in rainfall is classified as acid percipitation and Inthe Windsor area, Dr. Jones commented, different insecticidethis decrease in PH has an irreversible effect on the Aquatic compounds are used and rotated to hopefully delay and possiblyEcosystem (AES), Mr. Rivers commented. Since an acidic dry ' elliminate resistent mosquitoe species. The question to considerdep'osit is also found, the term percipitation is used instead of when initiating a spray program is whether the benefit of

eliminating the mosquitoe as a preventative measure againstrain. Unfortunately collectors have not been developed so that. Saint L0uisi Encephalitis outweighs the potential threat ofthe dry deposition can be quantified Mr. Rivers stated, adverse after-effects, Dr. Jones emphasized. Blood samples are I• The forest industry is also concerned on what' impact acid being analyzed from wild and research animals to a studypercipitation will have, since it can stunt the growth of the possible long term effects. From these studies, more accurateforests. Soil studies began in 1962 and the evidence of damage decisions can then, be made on whether to spray or not, Dr.has since increased _.Martin Rivers informed,the audience that Jones indicated.

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Hospital infectioncontrol Mikestatedthatheandthea staffatthehealthunitreactedtothe situation by ear and were quite successful despite problemsDoesthe publichealthinspectorhavea roleto play in'hospital at the beginning. Some valuabletime couldhave been saved if

infection control?Roger Slute, Assistant Executive Director, there had been a previouslythought out,plan to follow.AssociationServices, is with the OntarioHospital _,ssociation Whenthe tornadostruckthe MOHwas at his residencein theandechoes the opinionof manymedicalpersonnel,that public countt'yandallmeans_ofcommunicationhadbrokendown.Sincehealthinspectorsshouldfocustheirattentionon infectioncontrol the majorthrustofthe stormpassed by a considerabledistancein NursingHomesandsimilarinstitutionsratherthan .hospitals. fromhis home,the MOHthoughtIt hadonlybeen.a.mmorstorm

The greatest oppositionto infection controlcomes from the and did not find out about the seriousness of °ih.d,_ituationdoctorsand nurses;followedby a distinct lack of co-operation until muchlater. Apparentlya tree prevented the'_iDire_t0roffrom some hospital labs. Mr. Slute stated that the oppositions Environmentalof Healthfrom going anywfiere. _ ".from doctorsandnurses seems to centre on the dislikeof what ' Once Mikeand his staff did get mobilzed, their primarythey feel is policing, inerferencewith patients, and a pbssible cSncernwas to checkon: the housingneeds of the"community;lack of medical competence. Many hospitals have infection structuralsafety of homes; safe water and food' siipplies. (seecontrol committees, but there's are a difference between a articlein the Fall 1979issue of EHRformoredetails) Oneothercommitteewhichhas a programand one which has one that majorproblemwhichtookawhiletoresolvewas to get a list fromworks,Slute emphasized, thePUCof allPCBcapacitorsandanyotherequipmentwffhPCB

Therewillbe asectionin the new HealthProtectionAct, Siute contents. _said, whichwill state that the MOH(or his staff) will provide* OxfordCountydidnot havea disasterplan, and thereforenoconsultation to hospitalson infection controlwhen requested.- designated person to co-ordinate the groups pouring into.Publichealthagency consultationto hospitalswouldinclude1. Woodstockto help. Connally indicated earlier thai there _SEmployeehealth services (samplingprogramme);2. Inservice usuallysomeonethat instinctivelytakestne situationat hand 'andeducation programmes; 3. environmentalhealth programme co-ordinatesall the groups. Inthe case of Woodstock,Miketold(rodacsetc); and4. annualinpsectionof the entire hospital, his attentive audience,the Police chief-took control. This was

In his concludingremarks, Slute said that public .health fine Mikesaid, except that the chief didnot recognizethe MOHinspectorsshouldchangetheirtitle. He saidthat this wouldhelp and the health unit as part of the team, and the health unit dideliminate the initial'turn off' of the hospital staff to the word notknowwhat developmentshad occurred.Duplicationresulted'inspector'. and time was wasted when informationwas not exchanged.

Recognitionfinally was given when the health staff demon-

Disastersandpublichealth,ojencies strated that they indeedwere an integral playerbringingreliefand ensuringsafe conditionsexisted•Alargeport,onof the conferencefeaturedsome presentations Mike gave some points / for health units to

onwhatcanhappenwhenadisasterstrikes andhowto plan this consider:theMOH must be a part of any communities"Disastertype of situation. Using various anecdotes and visual aids Dr. Committee;2. Health unit needs an organizationalplan whichConnally,MedicalConsultantforEmergencyServicesof Canada would, include priorities of concern;:3. Obtain an indexed

' HealthandWelfaredemonstatedwhatcanhe happenira planis mappingsystem; 4. The Health Units concernmust be madenot availablewhendisasterstrikes, knownto responsibleparties;andotherorganizations.5. Makea

Dr. Connallyemphasizedthat the majorproblemat a disaster list of otherdepartments andOrganizationsresponsibilities.is tryingto organizeandcontrolthe large numbersof peoplethat

want to help. Legally, he said, the Mayoris the leader of a ___lr__ ___disaster, who hands over the responsibilityto someone who

.,knowswhatto do. If there is no planwho wouldcoordinatethehelp that is available?

Dr:Cannilyoutlinedhowto planfora disaster,what questions Next issue jto ask, and steps to take whichwill help relief occur,quickly.

J1. Findoutwhatothergroupsandassociationshave planned; PRIVATEWATERTREATMENTDEVICESwillbe ourSPRING2. Develop a manpowerinventory. Establish what kind of issue theme. A surveyof equipmentavailableandthe principal

disasterscouldoccurinyourareaanddeterminewhat manpower operationwillbe discussed. Whatexperiencehave you had with. willbe available.Someexamplesare!.weather;fire;construction these devices (UV lights, filters, chlorinatorsetc.) through

accidents; earthquakes;train deraillmentand other transport contactswith yourclients?•accidents;powerplantaccidents;and chemicalspills. .,,,,,,

3. Ortganizeandclassifythe manpowerinventory. An article regardingLASERS,_uses and abuses :will also be4. Assess the potentialof each group and findout where the featured. Whathas yourexperiencebeen with these devices?

weaklink is. * ** **5. Educateandtrainthe groupsandtell the publicwhat the And article on STUDENTTRAININGWillalso be included:

planis. Oneof ourmembershas donesome extensiveresearchandwill6. Have exercises to: test the plan; evaluate staff; check presentthis to you.. fequipmentandsupplies;refineprocedures. .. ,,,,,Food for thought: a tornadohas_10 times the force of a The GUESTiEDrrORIALisavailable to any personwith an:

hydrogenbomb. opinion:Commentsreferringto the articlesseen in this andpastissues of the ONTARIOBRANCHNEWS are good material.

0xfordtornado Length can rangefrom 100-500words.

Therearevery few peoplewho have forgottenthe devestati0n Anyonewho has a talent for sketchingsend a sketch on theleft behind by the tornado thatswept through Woodstockand theme forthe next orfutureissues. Who kr_ows,you mayfind itsurrounding area. Mike Bragg, Director of Environmental displayedon the frontcover.Health for OxfordCountygave his audience in Kingstonan

insight into the health'units role and frustrationsduringthe . '9w1_/_'_1--_ __ _l_AW!_[[_//rqT=J____r_tr_g_lJt_llit___-'_':[_*_ ,disaster. _ _"

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• High lib pca re to ics: THREEMILEISLAND Co-ordinator of the unit and he discussed its functions and

Communication between the Utility, the operators inside the findings.facility, the various regulatory agencies and the media camped _ He said that the control of Salmonella must be aimed at theoutside, appears to have been a greater disaster than the entire processing chain, from feed manufacturers to foodaccident itself, at Three Mile Island, according to Thomas handlers..There is evidence, Bentley revealed, that only 100's orGerusky, Director, Bureau of Radiation, Department of 1000's of Salmonella organisms rather than millions are needed toEnvironmental Resources, Pennsylvania. The Utility and the cause illness. Results of the "studyalso showed that SalmonellaRegulatory agencies would give a, press conference to explain can survive in a pasture for about 200 days and on a piece of clothwhat had happened inside the facility, when someone else from" " for approximately 228 days.the media shortly after would make a direct call to the operators Mr. Bentley emphasized that education in food handling andinside and receive a completely differenct story which was an food safety should start in public school, and involve allupdated version and therefore more accurate. However, it would students and not just'the home economic class.make the officials at the press conference lose credibility since More information on the Salmonella Co-ordination Unit, itsthey were also told accurate information but only accurate a objectives and mandate can be found in th_erecent Fall 1980couple of hours earlier. This merry-go-round continued issue of the ENVIRONMENTALHEALTH REVIEW.throughout the first few days with the result being more STANDARDSANDTHECONSUMERconfusion from the people watching from the outside and an A lot of food borne illness is due to post purchase handling,exaggeration of what had happened and what could happen. \and not mishandling at the processing plant, according to Gall

Therewas some radioactive Xenon and Iodine released during Holland, the Director of Scientific Studies for the Ontario Food

the accident, Mr. Gerusky stated. The amount of Xenon released ProtectionAssociation. She stated that a high aerobic plate countwas about 16,000 curies, but the Iodin was not detected since does not always mean that unsanitary handling existed, but canthere was no equipment to monitor it. Twenty to thirty micro l_ean indication of the products age. A high aergbic plate countcuries was found in milk from dairy herds located nearby. For a can depress the numbers of E coli in a product. Mrs. Holland .-more detailed account of the Three Mile Accident refer to an emphasized that bacterial standards will not reduce consumerarticle written by Harold W. Lewis in the March 1980 (Volume mishandling.242 Numbe 3) issue of Scientific American. The use of Nitrites .in protecting meats against spoilage is

When the question of whether a similar accident could occur done primar]ily: to prevent contamination in the homeagain? Mr. Gerusky withgut hesitation said. it was inevitable, environment by the consumer through mishandling. In studiesmade', the only product which had a constant level of.

DESTRUCTION OF PCB'S nitrosamines was bacon she said. Many other meat productsWhile some speakers spoke about disasters, there was a bit of were tested and only six had trace leyels of nitrosamines.

optimism which flowed over the audience when they were told Mrs. Holland also outlined the objectives of the Ontario Foodhow a piece of technology, developed in Canada in co-operation Protection Association.w_'ththe NASA in the U.S., would destory the chemical PCB.MajorTom Barton, Assistant Professor, in the Civil Engineering \Department at the Royal Military College, is part of the researchteam that has developed the 'Plasma Reactor'. To the editor

PCB's are found in sewage influent. A large portion of PCB'sis reduced before being released as part of the effluent.However, a large percentage remains in the sludge which is ' , Continued from page 4spread on farm land and eventually finds its way into the food The F'u.aspiel /81 Committee consisting of Andre Lafrance,chain. PCB's have been detected in vinyl floor tread, laundry Mike Klatt and Gary Severin wish to extend an open invitationson, _writing paper, eggs, and food packaging. No safe and all the participants from last year who took part in the veryeffective method of disposal technology is presently available, successful Napanee Bonspiel and " to all .C.P.H.!.IC)'s ,Major Barton emphasized, throughout the province to attend this years Bonspiel in

The Plasma Reactor, using one half million watts of power, Pembroke for a full day of fellowship, sportsmanship, merrimentwould attempt to blow the PCB chemical chain into harmless and levity[ II Good Curling!1

_ inorganic compounds. The reactor produces a temperature of M.J.Klatt CPHI (C)about 50,000 degrees Celcius and is similar to a lightning boP., Renfrew County and & District Health Unit

Major Barton stated. There is a 99 percent destruction of the giPCB's and compounds remaining include methane, carbon Accolades vendioxide and nitrogen dioxide. The reactor can handle solids as On behalf of the Public Health Inspectors who attended ourwell as liquids, and can handle 1 gal/minute and 'is still very recent Area Meeting held October 30, 1980 at Sudbdry Ontario, Ieffecient, the Majorsaid. The unit is portable and can be taken to would like to take this-opportunity to thank you and your staff foreach industrial location and reduce the need for shipping producing a most excellent publication.dangerous chemicals like PCB's from one point to another. Thedestruction of solid wastes like everyday garbage can also be The range and quality of articles included in the newsletterhandled by the PlaSma Reactor, making it very attractive for was discussed in depth. We. all appreciate very much the

• future solid waste disposal programmes. • informative and often amusing articles that have frequented thesALMONELLA-C-O-ORDINATINGUNIT pages of the newsletter.

Survival time. of the Salmonella organism in various Thank you again for producing a most excellent publication.environments is part of a study the Salmonella co-0rdin_tion unit Keep up the good work. Yours truly

is doing to produce guidelines which will help reduce the Heather A. Bartram, C.P.H.I. (C),incidence of Salmonellosis. AI Bently is the Program chairman Northern AreaMeeting

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Committee report / im$etrativethat you as individuals and we as an Institute havesome imput into any changes that are made. "

Sol " 100%MEMBERSHIP ' : "'f_ _;_:':aries _ order' to have a strong institute and a greater°s_iy°i_"loca-':'1'and provincial health affairs we must be well :rec6ghi_ed. The

l'_rER Frrzs_oNs, C.F.H.L [C] ......... _ ......mostimportantpeoplethat canhelp us achewethis nsthe areaUpon completion of my second year with the Salaries chairmen. Each area must have an active role in the communities

Committee, I am pleased to report that abetter response was it serves and encourage a 100% membership within it[ '_[nks-received this year from Health Units throughout the Province. The strength of the Institute will depend on your e_eChtive.On November 13th, 1979, letters and information sheets were Remember you people are the eyes and ears of y0u_"B_anchsent to each Health Unit requesting information on salaries and Committee. 'benefits for all inspection staff. A further letter was sent on On receiving information on December 3, 1979 regarding theJanuary 31st, 1980, to those Units which failed to respond to this proposed lay-off of the public health staff in the Oxford Countyinitial inquiry. The total number of replies was 41 out of 44 Health Unit, representation was made to the Minister of-HealthHealth Units contacted or 93.2% success rate. and to members of parliament to help prevent the lay-offs.

One copy of the information acquired was mailed to each A news item appeared in the London Free Press; February,Health Unit participating in the survey, with a letter requesting 1980 on the Thames Valley District Health Council _andit wasthat the information be circulai'ized among all inspection staff, apparen.tthat they had no knowledge ofour responsibilities i InOne copy was also mailed to Mr. Klaus Seeger, Editor of the response to this a letter was sent outlining to them ourNewsletter, for his information. ':_. involvement in Environmental and P_ublicHealth. A reply was

The 'three Health Units who failed to respond to the received expressing their appreciation. They expresse d interestCommittee's inquiries were: in having a speaker and slide preview outlining our job. AS they

Bruce County may possibly have a great effect on future job opportunities, it is ,Haldimand-NorfoikRegional felt that the Institute and individual areas should find a means of

! Lambton communicating with theJHealth Councils through Ontario. ThisThe informatitm requested is supposed to be public could possibly be done by inviting them as guest speakers at area

information and I can only hope that in the' future all Health meetings.Units will participate in all aspects of the salaries survey.' I would like to thank those Health Units who replied promptly , INPUTINHOSTELRYCOURSE° 0 . _ .J •and efficiently to my mqumes thereby making this task much - On December 12, 1979, the Ontario 'Ministry of Education,easier. Ministry of industry and Tourism and Boai'd of Governors of

George Brown College were contacted in regard t_the Institutehaving p-articipation in the new Hostelry Institute. A reply was

Co m m ittee re po rt "- receivedfromthecollegechairmanwelcomingour participation.

!e expa ' In March an outline of the topics was received from the course" R_ r_ S mo r_ ... d.irector. After receiving it a meeting was held at the college in

May to outline our interest. At this time a copy of the coursecontent was received for our comments and it was suggested that

HUGH GOODFELLOWcPHi [C[ a member of tlie Institute could possibly address each class. At

our institute can only be as good as our membership. To the time of this report further, communications are taking place.improve our profession it is important that)as individuals we all During the past few years permanent employment for

_- encourage membership and take an active role. Publicity and _ ,graduate" students has been poor as budgets through thecommunication are two very important functions in reaching our' province have been fairly tight.goals. The basic means of this is to have all areas active and have Over the next five _iearsas a result of retirement and hopefullycommunication between themselves and the Branch committee, the impact of the core programming provisions of the impendingRemember the Branch Committee is established to carry out the Health Protection Act morejobs should be created. It is apparent

wishes of the membership, the student must be willing to relocate in other\parts of OntarioI understand the main objective of this committee is to create a _ and Canada. " •

wider range in the field of employment for the public health By "taking advanced specialized courses at recognizedinspector and greater recognition in the field of public health. It Universities and Technical-Schools the inspectors would makewas proposed to l_repare an outline of the educational Goverumentpositions and thevastjob opportunities in Industry.qualifications of the inspector and the various areas of more available to them. _"specialization. This information was to be presented to all It is hoped that we all accept the fact that the most importantprovincial and national organizations in the different fo_d and thing in gaining recognition and creating new job opportunitiesmanufacturing industries to make them better aware of our is through a strong and actvie membership.

profession. Unfortunately it was not possible to have'it Committee reportcompleted this year but hopefully this will be completed in the

. Licencing - registrationIn the past years We ,have heard comments over the

f_agmentati0n of responsibilities and erosion of progra_ames to B. HATTON CPHI (C)other Ministries and agencies. A recent example was the , The past year the Licencing and Registration Committee wasOccupational Health and Safety that went to the Ministry of very active with the committee comprising of myself asLabour. Chairman

Presently there is a move to amend the Ontario Building Philip Barton,Jim Flaherty, Jim Stone and Wayne pollock. InCode. Building structure, facilities and community environments March 1980 the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectorshave a great effect on our work,in public health. Ontario Branch Inc. retained John T. Clement. QC of Shibley,

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ONTARIO BRANCHNEWS/WINTER 1980-81PG. 17

/ Committee report Medical Officers of Health for Ontario (S.M.O.H.O.)hasContinued from page 16 temporarily withdrawn. .

Righton and McCutcheon, Barristers and Solicitors, and met The group was originally formed at the request of the Ministrywith him on May 7 to discuss Licencing and Registration of and since its inception has been active in several areas ofPublic Health Inspectors in Ontario. At this time we were development which will have a long term effect in Ontario.informed there was presently no mechanism for Public Health Accreditation is one such development which is now starting inInspectors to achieve Licencing and Registration. The en- three volunteer agencies (North York,.' Brant County andcouraging word was that a Professional OrganizationCommittee Thunder Bay). Former members of the O.C.H.F. have assistedcommissioned in 1976 by the Attorney Generals Office to look in the work by sitting on the Steering Committee oninto problems affectine Accountants, Laws;ers, Engineers and Acdreditation. You will hear a great deal about this process in

Architects tabled its report with the Ontario Legislature in April your local agency in the near future.It was learned that numerous other groups were requesting some The Federation has recently discussed with the Minister:form of leeal recognized professional status and the P.O.C. Communicable Disease. as it relates to the refugee community

recommended a general omnibus certification statute to Funding - (a) unused enrichment fundsbe called "The Professional Designation Act." If and when this (b) program budgetingAct is proclaimed there will be a legislative vehicle for Public (c) unorganized territoryHealth Inspectors to apply for Licencing and Registration. The French Langnage ProgramP.O.C. was to meet with the Attorney General in July, but in Housing Standardsspeaking to Mr. Clement last week the meetings have been S.M.O.H.O.'a Withdrawal,postponed until the fall due to the Constitutional talks being The Federation is unique and is not controlled by thefield. Ministry. Doctors Martin and Blake frequently attend meetings

At this time Mr. Clement has been keeping in close contact with the Minister and our concerns are quickly acted upon./

with the Attorney Generals Office and any.developments he will Co mm ittee reportadvise us immediately. Mr. Clement has requested that foruniformity and continuity in this venture, that the committee

" Presidents report 1980appointed by the Institute remain as a committee ,to see theLicencing and Registration process through to the end.

Therefore, I wish to make the following recommendation to the BRIANHATTON CPHI (C)membership for their approval "That the Licencing andRegistration Committee be as follows, B. Hatton, Chairman_, It is with pleasure that I report to the membership on thePhilip Barton, Jim Flaherty, Jim Stone and Wayne Pollock and Activities of the Ontario Branch for the past year. This my firstthis committee be retained until such time as the question of year as President was a rewarding and educational experience inLicencing and Registration is dealt with." meeting and dealing with the challenges that arose affecting

Public Health Inspectors in Ontario. Although a gratifying year itCam m ittee report was not without frustrations and many disappointments. These

frustrations and disappointments not doubt will lead to new

Calendars challenges in the forthcoming year.It is often difficult in a short report to outline the output ofBUD O'DONNELL CPHI (C) work the BranchCommittee is involved with. One must realize

My first term as Chairman of the Calendar Committee has this work is on a volunteer basis and your Branch?ommittee isbrought forth mixed emotions as to its need and usefullness to often using holdiays and giving up weekends to work on yourthe Membership. behalf. This year the Presidents office sent out approximately,

On one hand, the Weekly Planner Pocket Calenders that are 1150 pieces of correspondence, carried out _pproximateiy 2.50sent out each year are one of the few direct and visible services telephone calls and spent 28 days travelling, participating orthat your Branch provides to you. conducting meetings involving institute business. Adding the

On the other hand, it costs the Branch in the neighbourhood of total Branch Committees work, the correspondence would be in$400.00 to provide this service and I really question the the vacinityofS000pieces, hundreds of phone calls and weeks ofprecentage of Inspectors who actually make use of them. volunteer work. The only thanks requested is your thanks as ourKnowing that yourBranch is working on more viable concerns of membership in the Institute. This year we accept your thanks asthe members such as Licencing and Registration, I feel these our membership has increased in the vicinity of 10%. This show rfunds can be put to much better use on your behalf, of support is encouraging to your Branch Committee in that we

It is with this in mind that I'll be recommending"to you, by feel our work and efforts are worthwhile.Notice of Motionat the Annual Conference, that this Comittee be, Our newsletter is now on firm ground with a hard workingdissolved, editor and editorial committee. From all indications and

EDITOR'S NOTE: At the Business meeting the motion placed comments you as a membership are pleased with the results.before the membership was carried. It is stressed that the folders Our attempts to provide "News" from Ontario has provedwith the Institute insignia are still available on request. Also successful and entertaining and ourtechnical informationis what

I consider first class_This newsletter has brought about athat all new niembers will receive the folder and calendar upon renewed interest in ourfield and is a vehicle for all Public Healthjoining the Ontario Branch. The Calendar insert can be obtainedin most stationery stores.. I nspect0rs to use both for their personal and professional use.

The Role Expansion Comittee has been successful in

Co m m itte e re p ort encouraging George Brown College initiating a Food HandlingProgram in their new Hostelry Course. Without our efforts there

OntarioCommunityHealthFederation would have been hundreds of graduates in the food industrywith 'little or no formal Public Health Food Handling Training.J.W. POLLOCKCPHI [C1 This year Ryerson has initiated a formal degree program in

Public Health and no doubt everyone by now has been exposedThe Federation is comprised of a representative from nine (9)

separate disciplines in Community Public Health. The Society of Please turn to page 180

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PG. 18ONTARIO BRANCHNEWSIWINTER 1980-81 .. " .' .':_. _;"i_._.oi " . units which had identified financial probiemsi'All oi these

problems were reportedly resolved.Presidents.report , _ TRAINING AND EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE

A film entitled, "The Underground Connection" has been

/ Continued frompage 17 • produced together with sev/eral slides on the proper installation" of septic tank systems. Recommendations were made, to theto the requirements of the course. As an added note_when 'I was __ o. o . ,'atending the National Conference in Saskatoon, Dr. T.S. Bakshi, Advisory Committee that;Head of Sciences at Athabaska University addressed the i) A self-study manual for installers be prepared by'M.O.E.:-__', ,National Executive and the Attending Delegates. At that time he personnel.outlined the proposed degree program in Public Health of which ii) Material suitable for a formal training course be preparedthe concept of this program will enable Public Health Inspectors bv M.O.E. 'to obtain a degree by correspondence. There has been "Ontario Regulation 229/74 has been revised and co'pieRrottheconsiderable consultation between Athabaska University and the revision have been distributed to all agencies for comments.' • LICENCINGSUBCOMMITTEEAlberta Branch and final implementation of the program is very A submission has been made to the Assistant Deputy Ministernear. Every Ontario Branch member should be receiving course to: ' '_'information in the : near future.

The'Licencing and Registration will be dealt under committee Retain licencing but delegate' the authority 'for testingreports but I must say what has transpired over the past several applicants, marking papers, issuing, revoking, suspending and-_ renewing licences and for collecting fees to whichever authoritymonths is encouraging. _ ,

Our Branch was very active in their special committees this in administering the program locally. ' _ .year, The Ontario CommUnity Health Federation, The Private _ This will include the preparation of an educational packageSewage Disposal S3_stemsAdvisory"Committee and the Working (manuals, appliation and licence) by the M.O.E; and a regulatoryGroup on the Development of Accreditation Principles and amendment to allow for a free to be charged. "Standards for Professional Staff. Wayne Pollock, Etobic0ke ' NOTE: More explanation is provided in the actual AnnualCommunity Health• Department, Ron Chartrand, Haliburton ' Report. Copies will be made available on request. ,KawarthaPine Ridge District Health Unit and Paul Ross, Perth Co m m ittee repo rt

District Health Unit served the Institute well on acting onbehalfofthe Branch. . " " "Ryerson a'Juvisory "In conclusion I would be remiss in not,extending my sincere •gratitude to the Secretary-Treasurer and the Branch Committee The Advisory Council met four times during the past year.for their utmost support and confidence in me over the past year. Committee CompositionThis years term brought forth many controversial aild delicate• Dr. D. Burr Mr. D. Sannderssituations and their support at these times is truly appreciated L Dr. R. Barren Mr. K. Spencer

• ! p Dr. B. Blake . Mr. W. StraughanCommittee re ort Mr. j. Cave Mr. M. Turleton [resigned]• __ -- Mr. W. Danlels Mr. R. de Burger

MOE a.v .or..t,At 7 Mr. F. Hendriks Mr, W. Kempa' . Mr. R. MeOulllan Mr. J. Park

R.G. CHARTRANDCPHI[C] Mr. W. Pollock Degree Program

Summary of the 5th Annual r_port of Activities of the The Environmental Health Program Assessment CommitteeAdvtsory' Committee on private sewage disposal systems- Year wrote Mr. W. Pitman (President) on 7 December, 1979 andending, March 31, 1980. summarized its evaluation and concluded that it satisfied a

L FUNCWIONSOF THE ADVISORYCOMMrITEE "societal need". Unfortunately, this late approval placed a great- In the early part of 1975, a Committee was established to ,_ deal of pressure on Ryerson Staff to inform interested'parties

advise the Ministry of the Environment on private sewage ihat the program would start. Medical Officers, Directors anddisposal matters undvr Part VIIof the Environmental Protection Chief Public Health Inspectors received their first mailing inAct, 1971, including the content of the legislation and the February 80 detailing the Bachelor 'of Applied A_rtsassociated regulations and guidelines. _ (Environmental Health Program) and that it would start in

During the year ending March 31, 1980, nine meetings were September 1980. Iam pleased to report the first semester hasheld in Toronto bYthe main committee. Several matters were begun and is the culminationof a great deal of work by too manydisucssed which fall under the following headings, persons to name and thank in this brief summary.

a) Disposition of surplus Funds ' Occupational Health and Safety Programb) Extending 12 months time limit of Certificate of Approvai Five courses are offered in the evening this fall and are:

(2) Principles of Health and_SafetySystemsc) Sources of Pollution. , (3) Introductionto OccupatiOnalHealth and Inddstrial Hygiened) Upgradin_ Existing Sewage Systemse) Use of M.O.E. Personnel During Strike (4) Hazard Recognitionf) Installation of Septic Tank in High Ground Water , (5) Communicationsg) P_rfivateSewage Systems - Private Wells Interface Environmental Health Administration Diplomah) Protection of Lakes This course is no longer offered in the evening but is part ofi) Registration of Certificates of Approval on Title the 3rd year degree program.j) Compulsory Issuance of C. of A's for Installations of Class 5 Student Enrollment

•Sewage' Systems. . There are fifty-three (53) first year and fifty-nine (59) secondk) Sanitary Surveys of Lakes in Cottage country and in year students which is another overall reduction in enrollment. It

Communities by M.O.E. is understood that B.C.I.T. has also reduced enrollment.1) Ditribution Boxes and Septic Tank Access Openings. C.I.P.H.I. [Ontario Branch] Survery

FINANCIAL SUBCOMMITTEE _ , A questionnaire was circulated in early •,1980, to HealthMembers of the Subcommittee visit]_d a number of health Please turn to page 20

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i HAZARDOUSCOFFEEMAKERS RECALLED there are very few, up-to-date, Canadian produced, audio-visualThe Can_tdianStandards Association (CSA) and the Sunb'eam aids available on the market, that it would be worthwhile to

Corporatiqn (Canada) Ltd., are warning owners of some establish an exchange prografi_ for presentations which areSunbeam coffee makers to stop using them immediately because produced by Health Units.of a potential shock hazard. The presentations are produced with other Health Units in

During a routine quality audit, Sunbeam personnel found a mind, in that we try to stay away from using reference to th_ Citymanufacturing error which resulted in substandard electrical of Toronto, Department of Health in the scripts, so that the_ canspacing. I_ some instances, the spacing may be so narrow that also be used by other Health Units.the metal warming plate may become electrically alive. To date, I would encourage all Health Units that produce suchCSA has received no reports of injuries. " presentations to keep the same thought in mind and advertise in

Approximately 2000 units of thisnew product have been the Institute Bulletin and the Environmental Review, of suchdistributed across Canada since September 1980. .productions.

The coffee makers can be identified by the following marking For more information on either the day nursery presentationordie-stamped faintly on the bottom, of the product: on how to go about producing slide/tape presentations, please

Model CM-2 contact: Pamela L. Cook, Education Co-ordinator, City of125V AC 60 Hz 1300 Watts Toronto, Dept. of Public Health, Food Control & SanitationSunbeam Corporation (Toronto) Ltd. Division, 6th Floor, East Tower, 100 Queen St. W. Toronto,LR 42804 Ontario, M5H 2N2. (416) 367-7464.(CSA Monogram) , Submitted by: P&MELA COOK.Made in Hong Kong(Date Code) "GE" & "SE"If you have one of these coffee makers, STOP USING IT CATTAILS TO TREAT SEWAGE

IMMEDIATELY and take or send the product to one of the The treatmenf o_c0mmunity sewage may change considerablySunbeam Appliance Service Company locations, in method and cost, if an experiment which began in Listowel

this past July succeeds. Cattails are being used in an artificialmarsh to purify sewage effluent.

BLOODAGAR PLATESUTLIZEDINPERSONALHYGIENE Cattails use the nutrients found in sewage effluent in much theEDUCATIONPROGRAMS same way lawns use nutrients frommanure and other fertilizers.

The CityofToronto, have been usingblood agar plates during With the cattails removing much of the nutrients from thepersonal hygiene lectures, to emphasize the importance of effluent, water courses will be kept free from an excessivepersonal hygiene, build-up of aquatic plants and algae which cause large"daily

Bacteria from the nose, throat, hair, hands, nails, clothing, variations in life-sustaining dissolved oxygen levels._etc. are introduced onto the agar and incubated for a period of Listowel's experimental marsh will be fed sewage e_emtwenty-four to forty-eight hours, from the community's lagoons. Nutrients will be removed by the

This type of experiment has been used during Food Service cattails before the effluent reaches the nearbyMaitland River.Sanitation Programs at Hospitals, Restaurants, Nursing Homes, The study, sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, willEtc. and personal hygiene classes in the public schools, also assess the ability of the cattails to remove heavy metals from

For further information contact:. Pamela Cook,. Education the effluent.,r . .Co-ordinator, City of Toronto D.P.H., More mformatmn wdl be presented in a future issue after theEditors Note: project has been in use for a while.

Blood Agar 'Rodacs' are available from most Regional ,Labsfor PHI use at no charge to Health Unit. ONTARIOMINISTRYOF HEALTHPUBLICATIONS

The following publications are available:SLIDE/TAPE PRESENTATIONS1. "A Guide to the Collection and Submission of Specimens of

The high incidence of parasitic diseases in day nurseries in theCity of Toronto, prompted the Food Control and Sanitation 'LaboratoryInvestigation and Diagnosis."Division, City of Toronto, Department of Public Health, to once 2. "Tests performed by Central and Regional Laboratories."again produce a slide/tape presentation, to assist staff (The above publications are presently under revision and will beInspectors in conducting education programs, avialable in the Spring. Both Publications can be obtained from:

This presentation is entitled "A LookAt Day Nurseries." The Ontario Government Bookstore, 880 Bay Street, Toronto,presentation was produced and directed by "pamela Cook, Ontario. or Ontario Ministry of Health, Laboratory Servicesphotography by Don Sutherland and Victor Yeroschenko, Branch, Islington and Resources Rd., Rexdale, Ontario.narrationby Don Sutherland, all of who are staff Insp.ectors. each Health unit will receive one copy, free of charge, and all

The presentation covers all requirements of the DayNursery additional copies are expected to be priced between $3.00 andAct and specifically deals with the problem of parasitic diseases $5.00).in this type of establishment. 3. "Audio Visual Resource Catalogue"

There are 84 slides and the audio cassette tape is 20 minutes (This booklet lists all films .that are available through thein length. This presentation is under copyright, but will be made Ministry of Health, at no charge to Ontario Health Units. For aavailable for viewing and reproduction at the expense of free copy, write to: Ms. Judith Richardson, Communicationsinterested Health Agencies. Officer, Communications Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health,

EXCHANGEPROGRAM: The City of Toronto has found that 9th Floor, Hepburn Block, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 1S2.it is quite simple to produce slide/tape presentations and since Submitted by: PAMELA COOK.

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_ ' 1880-SMALLPOXVACCINATIONCONTROVERSEYInfo rmation e xchange Eventhough public healthofficialsandscientistsrevelinthe.

^ i]BS&ILTHUNIT STRIKEENDS thought that in 1980the world is completely free of the incidenceWelland Tribune, Sat., Oct. 11. of Smallpox. This Was net the case 100 years earlier. In fact theST. CATHARINES-- The strike by 53 members of Canadian debate was over whetheE the vaccination was'effective or not.

Union of Public Employees, Local 1757, against the bbard of Scientific American reports that at the time there were twohealth of the Niagara Regional Health Unit, which began'in May schools'of opinion. One side said that the vaccination was acame to an end today. "unmixed good to mankind-that it had Checked the ravages of a• The terms of settlement provide for a 17 per cent wage loathesome diseae, and thatthe dangers of this disease had beenincrease retroactive to Jan. 1 and an additional four per cent so lessened that its fatality was almost banished in those whoJuly, 1981, provides also a $250 one-time payment and resolves were vaccinated. 'The opponents of Vaccination held that"it wasall of the other matters in dispute between the parties, an almost unmixed evil -that it had lessened neither the disease

The workers voted Fridaysmorning 41-1 in favour of the nor the mortal!ty from it, thai it had introduced other diseasessettlement at the same time as the board of health was voting on into the human frame and that for those who pracfice_l'ithangingthe proposed offer, was too good." The anti-vaccination forces went to great length

The workers are considerii_g the settlement a victorious end,to in convincing the Public(through the Useof statistical figures),their long battle, that it did not prevent smallpox and that the vaccination process

I_al CUPE president JerryMurray said this morning he is entailed a vast amount of disease through blood contamination.glad the stike is over and workers Willbe back on the job. , - The facts proved the anti-forces wrong. In the city of New York

Submitted by: PAMELA I,. COOK 1878, with a population of 1,100,000 inhabitants, there Wereonly14 cases of smallpox, when the •vaccinationwas being used.

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Financial statementFINANCIALSTATEMENTFORTHE PERIOD EXPENSES

SEPTEMBER1, 1979- JULY31,1980 National Dues. 355.00Opening Ledger Balance 1563.94 Education 13.45REVENUE / Newsletter 2432.28Membership Dues _ 4505.00 Branch Conference 1586.90Newsletter x_ 863.87 , President's Expenses 376.35Conference " 8516.21 Secretary-Treasurer's Expenses 1640.15Miscellaneous 501.01 Committee Meetings 4180.49Interest 800.74 Committee Expenses (By Name) 733.47Licensing & Registration 1593.75 National Conference 1000.00

Awards - Ryerson 132.6416,780.58 16,780.58 Bank Charges 41.13

Postage 333.4918,344.52 Miscellaneous 230.00

Environmental Health Review 75.00Com mittee report OmceEquipment 211.91

Licensing & Registration "_ 1593.75

Members hip, 14,936.01

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area meetings Cash Flow Redu&ion• (Used to purchase Term Deposit) 494.56 494.56

dp yan rox LedgerBalanceasofJuly 31, i980 2913.953.W, CAVE CHAIRMAN INVESTMENTS . -_

Membership " Canada Savings Bond 1500.00The membership numbers as of August 31, 1980 were as Term Deposit 2494.56

follows: 3994.56 3994.56Active - 426Retired- 20Student - 18 Total Assets as of July-31, 1980 69b_.51Life - 7 REPORT OF THESECREtARY.TREASURERHonorary-4 Since most aspects of the responsibilities of the Secretary-

475 Treasurer will be covered under various other reports and withOur known target group, inspectors employed by the local my continuing aim of being exact and brief, this report will be

official health agencies and the Ministry of I-Iealth, is 593. very general. Suffice it to say that all the requirerhents imposedWithin this group, we have 361 members or 6!%, an increase of on the Secretary-Treasurer by our Constitution and Branchapproximately 5 % By,Laws have beeo carded out .over the course of the last year.

The overall increase in membership has been from 424 last I _wouldurge all those present to be especially attentive whetyear to 475 this year. the Notices OfMotion are presented. The proposals' put forwardAREA 1980 1979 are considered essential to properly conduct the affairs of theEastern 68.7% 62.3% BranCh over the next several years.Northern _ 86.0% 87.0% The following financial statements have been prepared toCentral 46.3% 45.1% apprise the Membership of Branch's financial situation.Central-West 42.0% 41.0% VOLUNTARYREGISTRATIONSouth-West 70.5% 59.8% FINANCIALSTATEMENTFORTHE PERIODAREA MEETINGS SEPT. 1, 1979 - JULY31, 1980d

Area meetings were held in the Northern, Eastern, and Opening LedgerBalance 2273.81Southwestern Regions and minutes forwarded to the Chairman INCOMEof Area Meetings. No other minutes of meetings were received. Interest 84.29PROXYBALLOTS

Proxy ballots were distributed prior to the 46th National 2358.10Conference of the Canadian Institute of Public HealthInspectors. The return of ballots to our Branch President was . EXPENSES 1593.75improved and Ontario was strongly represented through the Ledger Balance as of July 31, 1980 764.35ballots at Saskatoon.

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Surrounded by thewarmth and love of anold fashioned holiday we osend wishes for a simply _wonderful Christmas toour loyal friends, o° ;°o

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• Dear father of Sandy (Deceot_-,d)a_}d Margaret Susan O;Hara, of

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