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6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 27th, 197» THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM NOTICE OF Durham PUBLIC MEETING Take notice that the Planning Committee of the Regional Municipality of Durham will consider the following amendment applications at a meeting to be held on July 3, 1979 at 10:00 a.'m. in the Boardroom, Planning Department, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario. Subsequently, a recommendation of the Planning Committee will be considered by Regional Council at a meeting to be held on July 11, 1979 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, Regional Headquarters Building, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario. 1. Application to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan Subject: Addition of Section 6.2.6. dealing with cultural facilities within the Region 79-7-P The purpose of this amendment application is to add a new policy to the Durham Regional Official Plan to permit community facilities such as cultural centres, police stations, fire stations, libraries, museums and places of worship anywhere with the Region. 2. Application to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan Location: Lot 30 and 31 and part of Lots 28 and 29 broken front Concession and Part of Lots 28,29,30 and 31, Conces- « sion l, Former Village of Newcastle now in the Town of Newcastle 79-15-D Tl\e purpose of the proposed amendment to the Durham Regional Official Plan is to redesignate the lands within the area as indicated in the location on the map shown below for Residential, Industrial and Major Open Space purposes. . 29 28 27 26 25 24 3. Application to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan Location : Area undefthe jurisdiction of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority being the Town of Whitby and Parts of the City of Qshawa, Townsx>f Newcastle, Ajax and Pickering and Townships of Uxbridge and Scugog 79-22-D The purpose of this amendment application is to identify Environmentally Sensitive Areas on Map A - Regional Structure of the Durham Official Plan within the area under the jurisdiction of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority and to incorporate policies within the text of the DurhamOfficial Plan with respect to these areas. In general, the policies would require more detailed studies to be undertaken for the areas identified as Environmentally Sensitive Areas which include areas which have significant environmental characteristics. -■■.■■■-■I--i i ", i " Information related to the amendment applications is available for inspection in the Planning Department, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario, in the office of the Regional Clerk, Regional Headquarters Building, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario on June 28th, 1979. Information regarding the applications may be obtained by calling Mr. L. Kotseff, Planning Department, (416 ) 668-7731. Requests to appear before the Planning Committee as a deputation concerning the amendment applications must be forwarded to Dr. M. Michael, Commissioner of Planning, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario, and must be received by Friday, June 29, 1979. ' Requests to appear before Regional Council as a deputation concerning the amendment applications must be forwarded to the Regional Clerk, Regional Headquarters Building, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario, and must be received 48 hours prior to the Regional Council meeting. W. Beath " . * C.W. Lundy, A.M.C.T. Regional Chairman ' ' Regional Clerk 320,000 seedlings through cuttings Martin Fung and William Bunting at the Provincial Tree Nursery in Orono are: now confident that they can reach a planned target of 600.000 Black Spruce seedlings seedlings ready for shipment in the spring of 1980 from the 100.000 seeds sown in January of 1979. 1 At the present time a total of 170,000 black spruce seedlings seedlings are doing well in a greenhouse and a shade house at the tree nursery. Within a week the next step of the plan will be undertaken to add a further 320,000 seedlings through cuttings and plantings plantings from the original 86,000 seedlings from seed. With success in this operation the total number of seedlings will advance close to half a million. Further cuttings are also planned at a later date. Both Bunting and Fung explain that the operation is on an experimental basis this year brought about for the need of 600,000 Black Spruce seedlings in the Cochrane area in the spring of 1980' Mr, Bunting explains that grow-- ing the seedlings in the field would take at least two to three years. With the use of greenhouses and propagation of the young trees it is expected to have the seed-' lings ready for shipment within a period of one year. As reported previously 100.000 seeds were planted in the greenhouse in January and under controlled conditions conditions 86 percent of the seeds germinated giving a total of 86.000 seedlings. During the first part of April cuttings were taken from thesq young seedlings td produce another 84.000 young Black Spruce. This operation was most successful with almost one ' hundred percent of the eut- ti rooting. The original 86,000 seedlings seedlings 'are now housed in a shade, house and ready for further cuttings. Instead of a single cutting from each seedlings as happened in the first place they will. no\y be able to fake an average of 4 cuttings from each seedling. Having success with this cutting will add a further 320,000 seedlings to the now existing 170,000. The second cuttings of 84,000 seedlings are now housed in a greenhouse greenhouse and when of a little more size will provide the cuttings for the third operation operation expected within three to four weeks. At this point the free Nursery expects to be close to their,target of 600,000 seedlings for shipment north. The operation will take up all space in two greenhouses at the Nursery and stands aré now being prepared as well as the containers for the operation operation to start this coming week. , • Mr. Fung states that there will be at least twelve. working on the second cuttjpg and this could rise to twenty as it advances. The experimental program is to this p'oint, proving most succéssful. The program does include controlled feeding of the plants, control of temperature temperature as well as the amount of light, Mr. Bunting also pointed to White Birch that had been started in the greenhouse in January from seed. He expects expects they will be at least six feet in heigpt by mid summer and if it is possible to develop a sturdier stock to the tree' they will be ready for shipment this coming spring. Mr. Bunting said it was amazing just how well the young trees are growing under controlled conditions. ^ The superintendent also pointed out that the new method of producing seedlings, seedlings, where it was applicable, applicable, could result in thousands thousands of trees being developed from a minimum of select * seed. From 200 select seeds we could produce-upwards of 4000 seedlings within a year, he said and these seedlings would have the characteristic of the parent tree. SPECIAL All the Fish and Chips you can eat, $2.25 Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Wednesdays. MOM'S KITCHEN Main St., Orono 983-5310 Gem's Flower and Gifts Main Street, Orono , 983-9724 Closed Wednesday, Open 9-6 Monday-Saturday After Hours Call 623-1487. ■P