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Orn ekl imsWendySpmer2194 The Saga Continues in Defence of the Ganaralska Watershed At their 4th Annual General Meeting held last Wednesday evening, members of SAGA learned that due to the overwhelniing success of the 2nd Annual Ganaraska Countryside Adventure, SAGA has successfully wiped out debt accumulated in 0MB hearings hield in recent years. "It's like a great weight has been lifted off our shoulders," stated Niva Rowan, member of SAGA Board of Directors. "Nýow,, we can do the other work in raising people's awareness about their Watershed, so that they will be more interested in getting involved in stewardship of the Ganaraska Watershed. This is why we invited fish biologist, Les Stanfield, te speak at our meeting about the Watershed Report Card." Established by a coalition, Fishermen Involved in Saving Habitat (FISH), the W atershed Report Card is a simple process by which residents test their own çnowledge about the watershed .hey live in and evaluate the relative health of the system. Participants evaluate their watershed in a three-tiered programme which responds te the following questions: what is the relative health of the watershed? what are its sensitîvities? and, ,what can be done to protect the watershed? At the first level, No change in fluoride program The Northumberland and Clarington Board of Education is not te consider a change in their, flouride rinse programn that is held in schools where fluoride is not included in the drinldng water. A '_s. Blakely, Cobourg sought support to, have the program discontinued. Her, request was not supported. Close to flnalizing teaching contract It's a smooth start for both the Separate and Public School Boards in that both are close to fmnalizing teacliing contract. Ahl parties have been discussing the current contracts m apping and resource data is collected, weaknesses in the watershed are noted in the second level, and fmnally, the Report Card acts as a framework within which to plan remediation and preservation action. According to Rowan, the headwaters of the Ganaraska Watershed have been selected by FISH to be a plot project for the Watershed Report Card because "relatively speaking, it is one of the most pristine watersheds in Southern Ontario and it is agreed that it (the watershed) needs this kind of assessment. "We hope to begin the project in 1995 at the headwaters', eventually studying the entire watershed," stated Rowan who emphasizes that this study is just the beginning of collection of data for a more sophisticated Watershed Plan. "The importance of starting with aReport Card is that we, as a community of interested citizens, can do it ourselves." FISH conducted their first Watershed Report Card this past summer in three drainage basins in Prince Edward County -- Bloomfield Creek, Black River and Sawguin River. Following Les Stanfield's workshop on the Watershed Report Card, a new Boardof Directors for SAGA was since 1993. The Separate School Board ratified tentative agreement last week with their ful-time and occasional teachers. At about the same tirne the secondary teachers in the Public Board have voted te accept a contract offer from the board. They supported the offer by an 83% '[ES vote. Terms of the above proposal will not be made public until passcd by the trustees. The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Separate Board has voted in favour of the tentative contracts' to full-time and occasional teachers. Details of the Separate Board contracts are not expected to be made known for a number of days. nominated. Members are: Stan Barber, Roy Forrester, Bob Guselle, Kathy Gus elle, Pat Irwin-Lycett, Kristin McCrea, Kelly McDonnel, Elva Reid, Julian Rowan, Niva Rowan and Dick Rutherford. Pictured above SAGA members (1-r) Elva Reid, Kathy Guselle and Niva Rowan'take a moment to chat with guest speaker, Les Stanfield. by Helen MacDonald Available in Midtone Cedar Leaf Green by Helen MacDonald technique and skill which the artist develops over time. Sometimes, the hand requires training in o'ther technique. Sometinies, as the artists' skill and technique mature, she must reconsider the image in her mind; occasionally, as her vision becomes clearer, she mnay alter the image. Ail the while, her mind and her hand work from the same body. TIhe one is not severed from the other. This is the challenge. 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