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SAC President Steve Virtue said Speak Out the council hasn't formed an opin- ion yet as to which stance the/ll Be Heard be taking in a joint labor and com- munity protest set for the week of Oct 21-26. *The Brewers "I think there are other things Steve Virtue said ite is cautious alxMit the protest because he is umure how students will respond to it Assocmm ofCanada that we can do that are more slon." McCracken. "Students, teachers, colleges and universities to get stu- inyhiti youth capss „ proactive," said Virtue. "We are Virtue said he is cautious about social activists and many, many dents to help picket campuses. Canada to submk film, working to create a response that's specific to Humber College." student participation since last Vicky Smallman, chairperson of In contrast, York UniversiQr has year's student protest drew just the Ontario arm of the CFS, said 0uism&cm or pbote^fth already held a '*cuts carnival" in seven Humber students. students will picket campuses on phywl^ tlmirpenonai preparation for the mass demon- "It was disheartening," he said. the morning of the 25th and then mewcffe on responsiUe strations set for the 25th and 26th. "At the same time we can't tell attend a I p.m. rally at the ofRces of At Humber. any decision on the students not to come to school. the Ministry of Education and school's response will be a last But there could be some problems Training. minute one. Both SAC and college getting to school on that day any- "The local unions have asked •Two nations/ w'tnri&rs President Robert Gordon will wait way." for help in cross-picketing. They wiHmctive$lS,OO0. for the issue to be brought to the John McCracken, communica- can't do it alone and neither can Academic Council. Their next tions officer for the Metro Days of we. We are committing to help Actk>n Committee, said it's imper- shut for that meeting is Oct 1 7. down campuses day," "It'll be presented to the coun- ative everyone understands the more groups will be involved with said Smallman. protests will be much more than a this." Humber is not a member of the Oai'BBMB-HBAm cil at that time," said Gordon. "We want to wait and see what's really labor event The Canadian Federation of CFS, so SAC will make its own for a mbmmm kit going on before making a deci- "It's labor and community," said Students is working with untons in decision on how to contribute. Highway 407, the world's first non-stop toll highway, will open some- time this Dec. ."H "Tolls will be four, Get Internet access Sign up at the seven or ten cents a kilo- metre depending on what at preferred student time of the day you are on . humber . net I* the highway," said, cus- rates. REGISTER tomer service representa- tive Madeline Sidoti ^ booth on campus The six-lane stretch of TODAY and receive road is the first to allow commuters to pass FREE software. through the toll booths without stopping or inter- fering with traffic. Motorists wilt have PCC. their choice of being billed @ ican.net through the mail or having .'•s the fee charged to their iSrr^ debit or credit card. -Tonya Costoff ^1/^m <Ct Cetera T \^$^m: -^.-. u:^^.-..' A-.'au iJi^^LS^m^:.,^ :t t; L M^h . MNM 4 New Fcatu^ Motion gging denied "1 Toronto Judge Ed Saund« denied a motion by environment "''^' ''' tal group Earthroots t^" pn% activities in tn '^est Tuesday. The court's^; tl»e Goulard lurt '&>' continue cutting old- not to get the Etny but rf<e court^ found there a a serious issue to b« tried ami tint bode* wed for dwibvrfapplieatioti," However* refidentt are pteM«<iiiW(h the coure't rultng thtt wiNf aittmr ^ kiggihj^ which re<ume<t «n Mon<fay> to «ontin» wire v«ry hapfqr witfi the ^B^dedslan. ttSMrfdeprob' tree hugger against the logger. "We are not against logging and to publicize the efforts of the Residents clash terns that would put people in But Owain Lake is much more we are not against mining," said blockade on Rabbit Lake Road. our iriwnidpatity. out «>f woffc." significant than that The Owain Lea Ann Mallen, the coordinator Even some area residents, who with protesters ^ <aid|ohn Hod^pton, <bief adminfat* Forest is the first logging site in the were eager for the opening of the over the logging tFsdon officer of Temag»ml Ontario government's proposed controversial areas, said no instant Ear^roota Director Dan development plan for the relief is apparent for their stum- of old-growth logging and McDermott said the "short - Temagami region. Tgainst bling economy. l.ocal jobs from the pines atTemagami term economic dislocation that To the 1 ,500 area residents who logging industry would only repre- -,.'/ > we are not against VVM^f^be caused to \ few i rallied in Temagami Sept 28, the sent about 30 positions since the by John King mining* But we are more imporcaitc than the 5i>«d»ltot^C«i»f» revitalization of the logging and majority of cutting and milling Irmanent destruction of an is would be by outside inter- The Goulard Lumber mining industries seen as an ;agafnsttheannihi- done anient forest" improvement to the shaky local ests. Company's equipment, as well as Jlatlortofthe Earthroots' bisttle to save the economy. ":":'-ri; "We've all but given up on log- the 34 km of pitted, roller coaster old growth hh't over. Ade<3$|<m However, to Earthroots, an ging anyway ... Our real hope lies roed leading to the cutting site, are Wmaming old* is still pending on a lai^er motion guarded Ontario environmentalist group that has set in the mining," said Temagami's well by the forests/* that dhaflenges the legality of tiH| up camp at the site to protest the Jgrowth chief administration officer John Provincial Police. Three 4x4 vehi- Ontario government's plan tP cutting, the battle for the old- Hodgson. cles are parked strategically along r Lea Ann Mallett expand fogging and mining in pair of growth pines is seen as the first Some 300 jobs are expected to the road, each manned by a :. Ear^roots camjj organizer^ Temagami. step in preserving the ecological be created, though it could be officers. The main motion probaliy structure of the area. years before actual paycheques are On the surface it seems like the won't be heard until November for the Earthroots camp. "But we handed out Hodgson also added Maltett Earthroots the full-page ad ABOVE: LeaAnn shows mcmben annihilation the he doesn't agree with the protest- are against the of - John King that magazine published for free. BELOW: Goulard Lumber Now remaining old-growth forests." ers either, saying they are motivat- sits due to heavy rains last Friday. Company^ equipment dormant As of Saturday, more than 50 ed by "simple greed." " "W^^ " j<cjtoiiiBWi •^^itm..Sir :3r\ 'w: Earthroots protesters had been "Earthroots and Director Dan arrested for their efforts to save McDermott are a sham," said the 140-year-old white and red Hodgson. pines. Mallett said that to the determined pro-environmentalists **l keep my $260 Bali the arrests mean increased public awareness. money in my pocket| According to the protesters, most are released from jail before the next morning. terelth" "I keep my $200 bail money in Iter at the EarthrootsJ my pocket at all times," said Meredith, who didn't want her last name published. Still, Earthroots is not alone in In the past few days, Goulard its feelings about the old-grov/th has shipped in five more massive forests of Temagami. Greenpeace, logging skidders in preparation for Wildlands League, the Sierra Club the work ahead. A I S-metre wide and the Federation of Ontario swath has alread]^een carved Naturalists have voiced support roughly a mile into tne outskirts of for saving the ancient trees. the Owain Forest Environmentalist groups esti- Despite spending 10 of the last mate only one per cent of 30 days in jail, Mallett still manages Ontario's original old-growth for- to recruit new supporters at every est remains standing. The Ananwrel opportunity. Earthroots recently Temagami region contains one- to Earthroots protests.