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\ Te FANI LV RESAURAT Colonial VIS 'iOHW Donut 620 Duîidas St. I Whitby -NVol. 3, No. il THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1973 S PR ING'S SPR UNG: How do we know this' lt's simple. If photographer Alex Kaînins (known for his trendy fashior's) arrives at Free Press office in a Paoli double-knit shirt, sporting a red tie and wearing the letest high-heeled cowboy boots, then - it must be spring. There are, of course, some other spring-like signs. If Alex brings back a hefty batch of warm weather pictures, then you cari bet your sweet life - spring has Th nsal id Town offici ai1s, police and warn of the danger and make weThrothe psast wmite members of the regional sure littie children are not wh bee tuh appreciated conservation authorities permitted to venture too hb mno oucitizpes but i have expressed fears that close to any body of water b nw o apper asthoeut we small children, unaware of whether still frozen or not. nw avpe topay fho iL. the danger provided by thin A word to the wise should willhav topayforit.ice, may be victims of ac- be sufficient. Authorities warn of the cidents unless parents issue TRNO -Wt h danger of severe flooding stern warnings to keep clear TRNO -Wt h once the ice on nearby of water courses at this Lime school break almost here, strearns, creeks and ponds of year. the Metropolitan Toronto ýLAU r1.enfluC1.nnQprD'.Ao starts to break up and, they say, any undue amount of raîn could really cause problems. Already areas to the east of Ajax have been hard hit by flooding as the unseasonable March, weather continues. Those placid little streams and creeks that are so much fun to wade in during summer months, can become raging torrents during the spring run-off. -Parents are advised to Authority warns parents that fast flowing streanis, and ditches naturally attract smaller children. It's an attraction that can end in tragedy. Mild weather, which sprung. For local folks, there are the usual "'I told you so0" spring signs: f looded basements, splashed overcoats, broken trees, howling winds and a friendly remninder from your lax collector. Above photo, fortunately, is of a more serene nature. Boy and girl - presumably in love - drifting stowly away in a tiny row-boat across a silver lake .. . any lake. Rernember - lt's Spring! Photo byAL EX KALN 1NS normally accompaflieS a spring runoff, for the next few weeks will swell what are usually slow moving water courses into fast moving and often turbulent torrents. The stronger sun has begun to rot. the ice on the surface of larger bodies of water such as lakes and ponds. The Authority advises parents to alert their children to these dangers and.-to more closely super- visè'their children's ac- tivities because of these conditions, in order to prevent disaster.