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The A Free Press Wed August 7 Student surveyors uncovering escarpments good bad points A land formation created over million years ago now commonly known as the Niagara Escarpment is be ing catalogued in detail his summer a cooperative venture between private In the Ontario govern ment and concerned students The unique survey of the escarpment is being done by students In geography architecture landscape agricultural economics land use planning and related disciplines It is being financed by General Foods as a cooperative pro ject with the Niagara Escarp ment Commhslon Features and Conditions Report surveying began In May and will later this month when the five teams of students file their reports with the Commission The students Commission members and staff and off I of General Foods got to gether at Kelso Thursday to discuss the progress to date over a picnic lunch and there is every indication the study will pay big dividends Good bad points NEC director Jim Gilbert stressed the student survey involves both the positive and negative aesthetic features or the escarpment which is miles long and covers 2 square miles of land The team are cataloguing not only abandoned pits derelict buildings unused dumps and eroded areas but also natural attractions such as water falls stands or trees rock formations habitats for flowers animals and birds and sites of historic interest Such an inventory is an essential pre requisite for mounting any program for protecting enhancing or rehabilitating the escarp tie said The Commls lion s goal to maintain the escarpment as a continuous natural environment at the with that environ ment The Commission presently creating an overall plan for the entire escarp ment area that stretches from Niagara Falls to mory on the Bruce Peninsula together We art pnrtkularly pleased with the of Foods said Com mission Chairman George because we be llcvc there many areas where Hit private public sectors can work together maintain the valuable her togc of the This is he fourth summer that General Foods has sored student surveys In areas of ecological interest lather than simply signing a cheque General I be in getting directly in volved In Its undertakings in the field of public affairs president Hurl but said Thursday picnic Ho said he was glad the coin pany could be Instrumental in such a project that not only provides information for the Commission but also affords students an op portunity for summer work fled closely to their studies J coordinator While the picnic He said Ihe government was aged to see enlightened public industry working with government agencies students on such a meaning ful project and suggested the Commission work was part of continuing commit tment to preserve the escarpment concern George Kerr Solicitor den era for Ontario also attended the picnic He recalled taking a lour of the escarpment in the Milton back In A Martin of Hal ton Region Conservation Authority expressed his con over the quarrying operations date about l Indl sites on the escarp been catalogued and the students reports show an even spill between positive and negative Gilbert in the re malning weeks he expects more positive or good will be recorded GETTING THE FACS a Features and Con a picnic at Kelso Thursday The 10 students hired ditions Report on the Niagara Escarpment are by General Foods are libting the good and bad Escarpment Commission chairman George point of the escarpment this summer and turning and General Foods president Robert then reports over to the escarpment commission Hurlbut pictured with FACS student surveyors at to assist in planning the future of the land form SURVEYORS from this Sylvia and Karen tell Escarpment Commission member Mrs Anne Mayor of Milton about the interesting features they found on the excarp in the Hamilton to Georgetown area Members of the commission met with students and sponsoring General Foods officials Thur at Kelso for a review of the survey Two in Haton area See quarries beauties and I between Hamilton hiving a wonderful sumimr and learning a lot about the est at tin same time Tin Hamilton sector of the escarpment is being Inventoried for the Niagara Commission by Karen Mce of and Sylvia of both University Waterloo students Karens In environ mental htudles Sylvia In rcsourceF management were happy find a summer j so closely related to their uni studies Knrcn said her summer survey work will likely serve as a back for a thesis she Is doing university More had good Ink they have covered about flu per cent of survey area roughly from and in August they II wrap up the Hamilton end and filf their final Karen said the area of the escarpment seen have more bad points thin good mainly because of the likely more pits and quarries to be catalogued In Hamilton Georgetown area loan anywhere else on the long escarpment But they re not all bad she sums up Pits nnd quarries ore ulways being knocked around scars on the land she said but there are quite a few very icnllous operators They ve been warmly received at most of the quarrying operations and given complete operation by management and of extractive Both girls said love the outdoors and the of he escarpment They re listing both positive negative aspects of he escarpment and appreciate waterfalls like Hilton tails the scenic views the unique areas of flora and fauna the wildlife the buildings of special interest the renovated country schools and the one of a kind historic sites like I Imchousc kilns Describe Their work entails measuring mapping and describing oil good bad points evaluating them reporting on their potentials In recent years several other studies of Ihe escarpment have delineated its thetic components and the findings of these surveys Is being Incorporated into the mopsheels We re certainly learning a great deal summed up Sylvia Other survey learns arc working the areas from to Hamilton Georgetown to Primrose Primrose to Thornbury and to Owen Sound Lorry March of resources management student at University of has been active in the Hamilton end of the study and reports he really enjoys his work Ijocal tree vary crently for Yellow Birch is known as Curly Birch Mini Birch Black Birch old Birch or Red Birch in places throughout Its range In cost LOOKING FOR A STORAGE SHED SEE ACTON HOME JACKS Hill wants access to 401 for Halton Hills Heritage highway Access to Highway would help attract more industry lo Halton Hills Mayor Tom Hill told Minister of Industry and Tourism Claude Bennett when he visited Georgetown last Friday at the Market Centre we do Ihe Ninth line all the way down we will be in a better position to in dustrlol land There would be more industries Interested in coming here the Mayor said Hill Bennett East M and Minister of Governmental Services Jim Snow and Walter Gowing or the Niagara Escarpment Commission held informal talks for an hour Bennett was here as part of his tour of Ontario industries where he meets municipal officials Snow polated out when the boundaries of Hills were drawn It was decided to extend it right down to so the municipality might one day have such access Snow asked Hill if there was any more land for industrial development Not in town There any land left We would have to go Into unscniced areas Hill answered Bennett wondered if the town has plans to purchase more land or If they had their eye on any land No that a long way off We have problems with sewers and we cant even bring in more housing let alone more industry Hill stated Continued from page of their neighbors he said Bennett promised to look into why Hills has not been approached Hill the miny rales and regulations governing camp grounds hurt the person Interested In going into that business and forces to take an the Job If a person wants to go into the camping business jovcrnmcnt should not only let him bill Ihcy should help him We need more sites and if a guy makes a buck in Ihe process so much littler Hill said Bennett hot he there was any need for the provincial government to become anymore Involved in park development and the onus was now on the sector to start more camps noi sure that further camp development by government Is necessary he stated The Minister pointed out that one problem hampering camp development was the requirements demanded by he Municipality Health Department and Ministry of the We often find municipalities don have by laws covering them one way or the other he said They also discussed where are coming from this year the tremendous market for Ontario in and he success of Mohawk I think wc should go after the Ontario Jockey for track here he mayor said He added that he thought it should be a ycir round operation Postage paid slips tn to mall wmlonsolo Paris in 1153 A A A A A A DAYS 1 A A 19 Color Portflblu UHF SO 1Q 20 Color UHF AFT We are talking about a trunk line for sewage disposal in Peel and there Is a chance the line will come into Georgetown and that would help you Snow said You are really in industrially ob served The two Ministers also toured Varian Associates Friday and said that they found it very interesting It amazing the Ire men value of some of the cry small things they make Ihere Bennelt said They also discussed Ontario industry In general Talks on Limousin The Beef Calf Club held their regular meeting at Genetics in Eden Mills The meeting was called to order by the president Keith McKinnon The attendance was taken and the minutes of the last meeting were read by the Secretary Nancy There were is members and three leaders present to enjoy the Interesting talk given by Dennis Clucy about the farm operation and Limousin After the talk the members had a class of four bulb to Judge and a pen of seven Limousin bulls to decide which was the poorest of the seven The Juniors Seniors split into groups for their lesson Bill Allison thanked Mr Clucy for the interesting and then the club had refreshments and a social time ONTARIO MINISTER of Industry and Tourism Claude Bennett greets Halton Hills Mayor Tom Hill and Walter Gowing of the Niagara Escarp ment Commission The three men plus Halton P P Jim Snow held informal talks in Bennetts louring trailer last Friday Many on vacation scolds speeders By Mrs Mr and Mrs William Cut Sr have sold their house here in and have moved lo Erin Mr Reg French Wayne and Blake spent part of this week on a holiday lo Otter Lake Parry Sound Mr and Mrs Short 111 and wee Patrick are also holidaying there Mr and Mrs Thompson have been having their holiday in Ihelr new Mr and Mrs Flint of Nottingham England are spending three weeks with Mr and Mrs Ivan Bird Mrs Bird Is their daughter Mr and Mrs Arthur were honored guests at linn fad Community Centre or their twenty fifth Terry young son of Mr and Mrs Ron Anderson is on a visit to ihe Maritime pro vinces to spend time with re I a Uvea and friends there is also away with a Ray Sw indtehurst has been in hospital for surgery Swindle hurst is visit in Detroit Miss Jean Law is 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