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Oakville Beaver Weekend, Sunday, July 18, 1993 â€" 18 on m o e mm m m m on ie um on m on on inb m mm e on un on in on o on on _ n ty 4 x 1z ,/$ T. R ~oniteaniL * | <CENTENAIRE ; / .O £ $ C ~ 8 Minister‘s Message Ontario‘s 260 provincial parks protect our most beautiful landscapes and a wealth of wildlife and natural heritage. Our parks are for all people, held in trust for future generaâ€" tions. ' The Ontario government is committed to preserving this valuable natural heritage. In 1992, it announced the Enâ€" dangered Spaces Action Program. Under this plan, the province‘s system of parks and protected areas will expand to include a representative sample of all natural regions in Ontario by the year 2000. Ontario‘s parks system _ had a humble beginning. In x E E8 TeE 45 hi . W 1885, a government clerk, Alexander Kirkwood, wrote to Ontario‘s Commissioner of Crown Lands suggesting the province protect a ®@ wilderness area between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. A year later James * s ‘féé;f i Canoe" Country * CANOES/KAYAKS * NATURE SHOP * RENTALS * L.M. MONTGOMERY * TENTS/PACKS GIFT GALLERY NORVAL, ONTARIO (416) 846â€"5000 HARDWARE GIFTS YÂ¥ cLOTHINnG SWAGING C RIGGING PAINTS CLEANERS 126 Lakeshore Rd. E. Oakville 11 INTERESTED? Call us SCHOOL â€" 847â€"9476 CLUB â€" â€" 827â€"6437 \\(l‘\l. /‘:] ~ ~ 2 \ * 9 i+ T. qy 1893+1993 f‘ ~CESTEASNLAL * â€" CENTENAIRE ; S i S > ‘;‘(-'S' _ “,V *HUNTING *FISHING *GUNS *ARCHER * CAMPING (NEW USED) *QUTDOOR CLOTHING * GUN REPAIRS COLEMAN WARRANTY CENTRE 4166878â€"0322 CC 158 MAIN ST. E., MILTON _ [ z) HALTON OUTDOOR SHOP THE _ gew _____] "CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF PROVINCIAL PARKS IN ONTARIO®" With pride and a sense of awe, generations of Ontarians have worked to ensure that the grandeur and beauty of our provincial parks remain to be discovered by those who follow. Help celebrate 100 years of protecting magnifiâ€" cent landscapes, special places and nature at its finest: Visit a provincial park in 1993. Natural Resources Minister Howard Hampton Parks: Protected For All People _ Dickson, a government lands surveyor from Fenelon Falls, toured the area to report on the idea. Dickson liked it. He recommended creating a park, which drew the support of many members of the public. So in 1893 the Ontario government established Algonquin Park, Ontario‘s first provincial park. Over the last 100 years, Ontario‘s provincial parks system _ has grown to 63,000 square kilometres â€"â€" an area larger than Nova Scotia. And each year Ontario‘s parks welcome milâ€" lions of people, including visitors from around the world. These businesses join Ontario‘s communities and the Ministry of Natural Resources in celebrating 100 Years of Provincial Parks in Ontario: THE CORPORATION OF THE 57 TOWNOFOAKVILLE Committed to upholding the community‘s high quality of life with over 200 beautiful parks. GET OUT AND ENJOY THEM:! HIKERS HAVEN L U W [ T 3 D 549 BRONTE RD., OAKVILLE, ONTARIO (just south of the QEW in Oakville) 827â€"6361 THE :': LUNG ASSOCIATION HALTON REGION We are a Partner in Tree Canada 2200 Speers Road _ _ Oakville, Ont. L6L 2X8 847â€"1033, 847â€"1286 Fax: 847â€"3475 people of Ontario enjoy anothâ€" i Ontario‘s provincial parks. Ministry of @ Natural Resources Ontario We have much to be proud of in Ontario. Let‘s work together to ensure that the er 100 years of a flourishing parks system. In 1993, we‘re "celebrating our heritage" . . . MAPLE HILL TREE SERVICES MAINTENANCE OF TREES TING MEMER OF: PUBLISHING . 824â€"2100 g TYPESETTING * DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION * EVALUATIONS GOLDEN ARC LIMITED * GENERAL PRINTING + FORMS + DESK TOP PUBLISHING We are the printers that planted 20,000 trees. 491 Book Rd. W. 416â€"648â€"4999 Ancaster, Ontario 416â€"648â€"2035 L9G 3L1 FAX: 416â€"648â€"6977 Ministry of @ * Natural Resources Ontario