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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 5 1997 9 Road crew remove snow ~. ~ephen'~s ~econd0ary &hool Ne~ Road crews hard at work removing snow early Wednesday morning. SAGA favours much in Clarington Official Plan By Roy Forrester Mr. Russ Powell, Chief Executive Officer for both Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority and the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority was the guest speaker at the sev- enth annual meeting of 'Save the Ganaraska Again' organi- zation last Wednesday evening. Mr. Powell said the main feature of the new agreement between the two Authorities is the merging of staff of which he will be Chief Executive Officer. He emphasized that the two Authorities will operate independent of one another with their own appointed members and continue with their own offices. The speaker illustrated that whereby Central Lake had a planning engineer and the Ganaraska had a plan- ning technician and that the new linkage would result in an improved service being available. Mr. Powell took a positive stand as to changes which has been brought due to reduced funding from the province. "We are being forced to get back to basics - - management of the water- shed", he said. "We are doing now what Is important". It was noted that CLOCA was now providing advice to Durham Region which in the past had been provided through the Ministry of Natural Resources. Powell said he hoped that the same will happen within Northumberland County and its member municipalities. Mr. Powell spoke of the support for Conservation Authorities by the Region of Durham and said he expect- ed this to continue. He said CLOCA was seeing community involvement through volunteers and when asked if that would be possi- ble for the Ganaraska he thought so. He spoke of the difference between CLOCA and the Ganaraska. He saw CLOCA as an urban feature while the Ganaraska was rural in nature with much more land than CLOCA. In closing the speaker said the agreement was ahead of other centres and that the future depended a great deal on what the financial aspects of the municipalities are to be In the future. "Money will come if there is public support for our pro- jects." Ganaraska/Cloca staff merger "better for both" by Roy Forrester The Save the Ganaraska Again organization (SAGA) completed their seventh year in operation wth their annu- al meeting on Wednesday of last week. The meeting was held on the west chalet o f the Oshawa Ski Club with twen- ty in attendance. SAGA met four times dur- ing the year which resulted in the planning and holding of a Forum mid November relating to future trends and use of the Ganaraska Forest. John Sewell was the key-note speaker at the forum which saw an attendance of some 96 interested people. As a result of the Forum meeting a Transition Team has been appointed and have been active as to the forma- tion of "Friends of the Ganaraska" group. The Transition Team is meeting with those interested in February. It was reported at the annual meeting that the Clarington Official Plan has been completed and that there was much to be pleased about as to the protection of the Oak Ridge Moraine. It was noted however that some sections of the plan have been challenged by the Aggregate Producers Association of Ontario. The sections refer to aggregate extraction within the Ganaraska Forest. SAGA has been permitted to take part in discussions as to the concerns listed by the Aggregate Producers. Other parties being part of the discussions include the region of Durham, Ministry of Natural Resources, Clarington, the Conservation Authority and Save the Oak Ridges Moraine organization. Kathy Guselle was re-elect- ed president, Elva Reid, vice- president, Niva Rowan, sec- retary along with committee members, Stan Barber, Roy Forrester, Bob Guselle, Kristen McCrea, Kellie McDonnell, Dick Rutherford, Harvey Thompson, Mary Lofthouse and Cindy Taub. By Keri Jones and Rachana Gupta Well, exams for Semester 1 are now finished and stu- dents are busy preparing for a fresh start in Semester 2. A reminder to students that course calendar selections for the 1997-98 school year are due to the Guidance Office by February 14th. February brings many exciting social activities to St. Stephen's. We all now that Valentine's Day is almost here. To show our continu- ous school spirit, Student Council members are orga- nizing a Valentine's Day Semi-Formal Dance. Unlike other dances, this one will include exquisite decorations and snacks served through- out the evening. Elisha Ribeiro, Head of Dance Committee, has put a lot of effort into the preparations for this dance - everyone appreciates your hard work Elisha! This is St. Stephen's first Semi-Formal and we hope it will be an memorable one. As well as this event, Jen Megesi, Head of the Spirit Committee, is planning a cin- namon heart guess, and the 2nd Annual Sweetheart Games. These are olympic- type activities in which stu- dents pair up and compete against others. The winners receive two free movie passes. The fun doesn't stop there. Towards the end of February, The Arts Committee will be putting on a Murder Mystery Night at the school. Bridget Hogan, who is the main orga- nizer for this night, is cur- rently selecting actors to play the various parts. The stu- dents who are chosen will each do improvisations for the audience. This will even- tually lead to the identity of the murderer. Everyone is invited to attend the Murder Mystery Night at St. Stephen's, an evening of free entertainment and fun. We'll let you know the exact date and time soon. Remember, It's up to you to determine who did the crime! GM Gouiger's Iravel Subscriptions are now due: $23.00 per year. Please make cheque payable to Orono Weekly Times. New To Clarington? Do You Want To Know More About Your New Community? Then Call Maria Boone, Your ELCOME "WAGON Siuci 1930 Representative Today 987-5030 ~f-ewcastle Auto i Collision Complete Auto Body Service Restoration Specialists Ail Mechanical Repairs Ail Makes and Mocels 4 Wheel Alignments 4L jug of Anti-freeze $7.99* (with coupon) Tire Sale! New and Used New Tires Start as low as $55.00 a tire 4 LEW 80 King St. E. I M il@87-1694 Subscriptions are now due $23.00 a year Please make cheque payable to Orono Weeklly Times r