in his fight to stop Government building a $65 million incinerator at Tynes Bay.

He gained the support of at least two school principals yesterday.

St. George's Secondary headmaster Mr. Dale Butler said Government is handing the next generation a "massive problem'' by building a garbage incinerator here.

He said most Government MPs will not be alive when Mr. Hayward "is proven right'' and the Island starts to feel the incinerator's harmful effects.

Mount Saint Agnes Academy headmistress Sister Judith said she had "grave concerns'' about the incinerator, especially since Bermuda gets its water from roofs.

She said she immediately passed the letter on to the school's Environment Club.

Mr. Hayward last week sent all school principals a letter and asked them to pass it on to their staffs and PTAs.

He appealed to principals, teachers and parents to fight the proposed incinerator for the good of Bermuda's children.

"You may not be aware that the Bermuda Government's own consultants have shown that the Prospect area, the very site of the proposed new high school, could be most vulnerable to emissions from the proposed incinerator,'' he wrote.

"Thus as educators and parents we must ask: `What effects will an incinerator in Bermuda have on our greatest resource, our young people -- on their health and on the funds needed for their education and welfare?' '' Mr. Hayward also enclosed in the letter "irrefutable'' facts from the latest incineration studies conducted by Ontario's Environment Ministry.

"Please read them and make them available to your staff and school PTA,'' he said. "It is significant to me that with all the scientific, technical and industrial resources at their command, the Ontario Government has determined it is just not possible to run an incinerator and still protect the health of Ontario's people and environment. The evidence presented is irrefutable.'' He said the evidence included: Incinerators create more problems than they solve; They cannot be made safe even with the most up-to-date technology and pollution control equipment; and They cannot be justified on any grounds considering the potential threats to human health, the health of the air, land and marine environments and the economy.

He also noted in the letter that Ontario Environment Minister Mrs. Ruth Grier had banned construction of future incinerators.

Principals contacted by The Royal Gazette yesterday said they had no problem with passing on the information.

"I have posted it on the staff room notice board and will present it at our next PTA meeting,'' Warwick Academy headmaster Mr. Bernard Beacroft said. He declined to give his personal view of the incinerator.

Paget Primary School headmistress Mrs. Laverne Lau said she will be sharing the letter with her staff and they can make their own decisions.

She added: "The only opinion I have is that it's a bit late in the day. An awful lot of money has been spent -- I honestly don't know the answer.'' Mr. Butler agreed: "The Country has a big dilemma because the project has already been embarked on. Hundreds of thousands (of dollars ) have been spent.'' Northlands Secondary headmaster Mr. Warren Jones said the letter was already posted in the staff room.

Works and Engineering Minister the Hon. Clarence Terceira has taken a firm stand against incinerator opposition, saying the Island does not have a viable alternative.

He said Government was committed to operating the incinerator as safe and clean as possible and was not endangering the Island's future.