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MAR. 25TH, 12:30PM - 2:30PM THE HIDE HOUSE PARKING LOT (Eastern & Mill) 20 LB BOX OF FLORIDA Seedless Navel Oranges or Ruby Red Grapefruit $22.00 PER BOX Fairy Lake study... obviously, I think its of very great interest to try to maintain that. The encroach- ment of weeds in the lake itself as well as the avian population that surrounds the lake are aspects that are being undertaken, Zukovs said. He said later this year there would be a joint public meeting to present the infor- mation from the Fairy Lake study as well as progress of the Black Creek subwater- shed study. Councillor Somerville pressed him on the timing for release of the Fairy Lake study, and while Zukovs said they are just part of a partnership working on the issue, he repeated Somer- villes suggestion that it was a definite maybe the report would be ready and added that hes ever hopeful. Acton Councillor Mike OLeary asked about plans to repeat a harvest of weeds that are choking the lake and Zukovs said hed have to check with the study team to determine what was planned to deal with the weed issue. Mayor Rick Bonnette noted that it cost $10,000 for five hours of weed har- vesting on the Boathouse side of the lake eight or nine years ago, and the whole By David Suzuki with Faisal Moola The word sustainability gets bandied about a lot, but what does it mean? It means living within the productive capacity of the biosphere. We survive because our most fundamental needs clean water, fresh air, soil, energy from the sun (through photosynthesis), and resources like trees, fish, and so on can be replenished by nature as long as we dont exceed its ability to replace them. Nonrenewable resources like metals must be used carefully and recycled because, no matter how plentiful they are, they will be depleted. The current economic difficulties, a deepening ecological crisis, and energy problems pro- vide an opportunity to radically reassess our current status and direc- tion. Energy especially provides a chance to re- think our course. Fossil fuels are nonrenewable, which means that once we use them theyre gone and wont be replenished within humankinds existence. The major sources of gas and oil are in polit- ically volatile areas like Suzuki praises Green Energy Act Science Matters By David Suzuki Russia, Africa, and the Middle East. And the rate at which we are burn- ing fossil fuels exceeds the biospheres capacity to reabsorb the carbon. Nuclear fuels are also nonrenewable, and their use in nuclear power plants generates radio- active wastes that will have to be stored for mil- lennia. The global threat of terrorism adds to the dangers of this energy source. Energy sustainability demands that we shift from dependence on nonrenewables to renew- ables like solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, wave, and biomass. Energy efficiency and conserv- ation will be important parts of that shift. Its an inescapable fact. And so, will we continue to de- plete the nonrenewables and face the disastrous consequences of climate change and radioactive waste, or will we embark on a crash program to get onto renewables? The choice seems clear. Its no surprise that many of the advances in clean energy techno- logical and economic have come from areas that dont have many fossil-fuel deposits, and that some of the road- blocks have been from areas with large fossil- fuel reserves. Canada is among the latter. We have large supplies of uranium, coal, and oil (albeit the dirtiest oil) in our tar sands. Given that our gov- ernments are elected for four- or five-year terms, its almost forgivable that those in power often focus on what we already have over what we could be developing. But al- most doesnt mean it is forgivable. These people are elected to represent our interests, and it certainly isnt in our in- terests to continue to rely on diminishing supplies of polluting fossil fuels for energy or for eco- nomic growth. It would be one thing if the politicians continued to support the fossil-fuel industry while serious- ly considering ways to make the transition to clean energy. But some of our elected officials seem determined to keep on sucking or digging every bit of oil, coal, and uran- ium out of the ground until it runs out or until humans are decimated by the consequences of cli- mate change or nuclear contamination which- ever comes first. But not all of our repre- sentatives are blind to the possibilities. While our federal government puts so little stock in renew- able energy that it was conspicuous by its ab- sence at the launch of the International Renewable Energy Agency in Bonn, Germany, in January, the Ontario government is getting behind a Green Energy Act proposed by the David Suzuki Foun- dation and a number of other organizations. The stated vision be- hind Green Energy Act proposed by these or- ganizations is To make Ontario a global leader in the development of renewable energy, clean distributed energy and conservation, while cre- ating thousands of jobs, economic prosperity and energy security, and pro- tecting the climate. In announcing that his RESTORATION: Ron Birrell and Bill Sanford, along with several other Heritage Acton volunteers, spent last Saturday continuing to work on restoring the historic Ac- ton Town Hall on Willow Street so it can again be a centre for a variety of community events. - submitted photo Continued on Page 3 Continued from Page 1 lake was dredged about 20 years ago. John Kincaid, director of water resources at Credit Valley Conservation said the Black Creek subwater- shed study will help develop a plan to intersect land use and population growth, and balance that with main- taining and potentially restoring the existing nat- ural heritage. Kincaid said he hopes a number of things come out of the study things that could be incorporated into the Towns and Regions planning including pro- tection and enhancement of subwatershed water resour- ces and ecological functions. The study findings will help guide and use desig- nations and development policies and encourage and guide private landowners in stewardship of natural resources. Within the Credit Riv- er watershed there are 22 subwatersheds, including subwatershed 10 that en- compasses Acton, a small part of Georgetown and the Town of Erin. Along with land use and planning, the study of the Black Creek watershed is also looking at water quality, hydrogeology, restoration, fish, habitats and terrestrial species.