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Acton May B3 Destruction at park sends chains up again Security Guard supervision this Benson will be a must on the agenda of Con nervation Park requirements according to Supervisor Jim who lust couldn believe Ihc destruction ho encountered on arrival at his local stomping grounds last Sunday It was unbelievable said the conservationist who with his la was busy all day Monday retrieving and recounting the heavy losses entailed when a group of destructive Individuals apparently found nothing more exhilarating for Saturday night recreation than to toss expensive tables down In succession the second floor the park pavilion Twenty one tables in all were lamaged said Mr Muir who pointed out that since the early spring several tables had already had to be repaired but that Saturday session of vandalism wait unreal Outdoor toilets new roofing had been pushed over wllh the roofs kicked In rail fences recently reset had been pulled apart According to Mr costs of repairing the would amount to something in the neighborhood of ISO apiece counting time and materials and of the tables smashed damaged and thrown Into he river 11 were demolished beyond repair Although the Con Park will officially not be open until tho May weekend the park crew had generously allowed visitors enter the gates without costs However the previous weekend lesser damage session and last Saturday a severe devastation 1 ad made the park staff decide to put up the chains and discourage all vehicle entry for last Sunday Ruin it for others All conservation parks as they In popularity arc showing the some strains of public dcstruclivencss and last summer the local park required assistance of security guards for nightly supervision Its too bad said the affable park keeper There are bo many people around but It always the minority vandal group to ruin things for the next guy To this point the park staff has been busy getting the river grounds In shape restoring water beds and putting a now dam In the of valley road which will eventually resemble the of the Valley as It was before Harris mill days Tree planting post winter repairs and general clean up the crew has been working hard in preparation for the open day weekend It II put us back a great many man hours repairing the damage said members of the staff who will now he prepared for similar repeal performances Meantime Constable Woods of Ontario I rovlnclnl Police Division Is investigating TV FACTS IT S CALLED GENERAL PUBLIC and the Conservation Park was an artistry of havoc and destruction last Sunday after a Saturday night session of unwarranted vandalism and devastation which will require repair and restoration costs estimated at approximately Outhouses upturned garbage pushed over tables dropped in succession from the 2nd floor of the park pavilion with others thrown into the river are seen here as they appeared to attendants on Sunday resulting in the park being closed off from driving visitors Centre lower picture shows Park employees Laurie Hanson and Robbie Meek wading Into the river to retrieve one of the dumped picnic tables Photos by Lorraine Hews and views By LORRAINE day Is Monday May 30 the tinkers doggone Carnival cooperation is planned by Lionettes and District held their first meeting under new presidency last Wednesday evening when took the chair and t welcomed visitor Marlene telephone discussion with two other communities screaming for to the meeting members of Eramosa township lost parkland sitting on gold Business was the major session mines and Instead of applying 5 a report on a successful hindsight ahead of foresight a decision will have Naturalists said on radio today in been reached and even as I write a provincial wide plea that we am almost certain what Its must stop the mistakes of the outcome will be past before they happen Here we lam writing this epistle after a are In village with for T volleyball team played wefc21 llfoKlhcvolleyb visits Also a donation would be The I will also sponsor against Brisbane Ospringe and for the leacbei Monday openings boon so tueen and The basketball Ospringe team played against Brisbane and Erin played in a two tour Erin and at John Ross For The overall champs based on volleyball won three the total volleyball and basket gomes One against Brisbane ball wins were first Erin 12 one against and one paints 2nd Brisbane points against The champs 3rd points Rock for the volleyball tournament wood points were Erin points For basketball the boys won Volley ball gomes one gome It was against I Thursday the girls The champs for the volleyball team and the teachers basketball were Brisbane played volleyball The scores The volleyball team played werc21 11 for the volleyball team We have a TV to suit every taste and budget In a large variety of cabinet styles and screen sizes Country Centre council one other with a local village trustee and after further talks with three citizens two of whom were in complete agreement and the other who agreed with council that although the lots In question would add to only village park the current costs are too More weight and district canvass for the blind 0 he rentre the Beauty Queen show when the Township Queen will be the business chosen on the FrWay night at discussion was the Is the p m as a major port of the same Lionettes will play on the Victoria weekend festivities Day community carnival After business had been con weekend and It was decided that gave will Run j ahead of foresight we district canvass for the blind and It was decided that Larry gave a going to allow the mistakes of revealed that the Lionettes had they will look after food sup- demonstration of Best Line communities to become our collected the sum of 16C plying for the mammoth bingo Cleaning products at which time citizens to in fluence the township fathers thinking Ludicrous These men and lady Warren Parkinson A committee of five members will be headed up by Dorothy Harding to visit the five blind people in the community with changes in the visiting committee be arranged each month Monthly visits More weight and lady Warren Parkinson Monthly visits In speaking with Bill Duncan Bill Adsett President Hospes told the councillor who broached the topic Milne and Betty Lou that she had talked with topic with last December in a meeting with Clark have been put in a position the Eramosa Recreation Com of trust Not Just to Rockwood but mlttee village trustees to the whole community of township council and Eramosa It Is by them Ihe task Lions Club he agreed again of the entire township That losing the lots to be has to be conducted ordlnated with the present Rock Plans of preservation should wood ball park would be great already be set In motion so that loss but he also was concerned should be In about coats and felt that if a specific areas throughout the large representative group would whole of Eramosa and as It has appear before council indicating been indicated the Province is their interest It could give more pulling In horns on regional weight government it is quite feasible to Well Mr tried Mr assume that could well reeve looked over be left out of the complicated the property In question last structure of regional planning Sunday and although he could and keep its own government see value in Its procurement felt that it housing was put on the lots But what price a govern at least it would look better than that cant see long The the former chicken coops He did plea for Rockwood s Park today bring up the matter however at Is not for the or the 20 years a Monday meeting of the council from now but Tor those of 30 and and It was discussed further years hence when Eramosa Move Immediately Mrs Davidson manageress of the Eden House Nursing Home but an athletic field which seniors or young families would have difficulty adapting to as a quiet place to play or be Right now the local park houses the one important baseball area in the village At the back of the park which few people recognize Is a beautifully scenic -i- j v Cleaning products at which time planned for the Thursday May Clubs treasury supplies also for the wentupsomcftUbascdonladles ffirS purchases Coffee and lunch the Friday Saturday and completed the evening New plant Attracting attention at Caroline Nurseries these days is an unusual pale green plant with delightful pale green blossoms Close examinations shows It has sprouted from a whole cabbage Blood transports hormone which regulntcmany chemical reaciions in the body from gland to tissues and by carry while cells and ant bodies to which need them blood acts as a bodyguard to combat inreclion Blood is lire and that why Red Cross asks you to give blood regularly On Thursday April the i R C S students will be displaying the work they the Project There will be more about this next week a which overlooks what used to be Rock wood Valley Road It a pretty place now and conceivable the ball park lights could be moved someday to the prospective complex region on the Bonner property Nothing area If the houses go in the park will take on the countenance of a or the 20 years square box uninteresting and not J nearly as exquisite and exciting if ncorporated to its entirety It will be inundated with Toronto will gradually become a nothing At the present lime who knows and other community peoples area and probably in what will happen is imperative when the congregated residents more housing Maybe that that a move be made will need the park great It should bring in mediately as the presentowner not as a square box area of land Louis has had offers tor but as properly proportioned purchase at a higher price than park with their own trees and the he is asking Lots in grass areas the village are already doubling Reeve Warren Parkinson In value and there Is nowhere else seems to feel that the Township for them to go but up So the loss has already committed Itself to costwlse then would be nil the Lions Club Community and whereas the loss if building is sportscomplexandthat with one allowed will be incalculable park in the vicinity It should be sufficient Notapark Its the same old pleasave Experience should tell us that a what we have but poor sports complex is not a park but i she can save a thing because school ground which ARTHUR A JOHNSON OPTOMETRIST 54 Mill St E Acton Wednesday Saturday Milton J ARNIE PHEE JACK JD McCallum Auto Sales Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario Phone In rout out FULLY Reconditioned Used Cars SERVICE WHAT THEY SELL s Potted Plants Fresh Cut Flowers Flower Arrangements For All Occasions Fertilizer Evergreens Shrubs Flower Garden Seeds PHONE 8532739 4TN LIRE FLOWER SHOP a lucrative Income and maybe for some that what we want Well if this kind of desecration is what great communities are made of we are lost Organizations like the Federation or Ontario Naturalists might as well give up antl pollution organizations ana en have had the biscuit and as I see it those who came to Rockwood because of what they saw and loved here might as well pack up their tents and slowly move away di Is not a park with thinking does Wong beginnings don matter a natural growth and vegetation any longer Get pollution off your chest Ontar is a fast growing province- more people more vehicles ire factories more machines every day With that growth a the threat of damage to our environment Pollution of alt kinds The Ministry of the Environment is Ontario guardian of our air and land and water Heres who we are and what we do Air Pollution 1 We monitor the air for pollution and order corrections if unacceptable levels occur We track down strange odours in the air and many things you can t smell and eliminate if are dangerous We investigate suspected air pollution injury to people or property We arc responsible for noise pollution and arc creating enforceable noise control measures Land I We deal with all the leftovers of oar affluent society the industrial waste pro cessed organic wastes and ordinary garbage And regulate iu transportation and We study recycling as jn a to reducing quantities of waste and to d depletion of our natural resources We control the use and application of pesticides which arc unacceptable for pollution reasons Water Pollution 1 We protect all water sources from pollution We develop and control surface and ground waterresources We watch all potential sources of industrial and agricultural water pollution 4 We plan build and manic modern sewage and waterworks facilities for Ontario municipalities 5 We supervise all private waste disposal systems Ontario has some the most com legislation in North America to protect our environment But it will take effort of everyone to solve our pollution problems Wont you ONTARIO If you need our help or you d like to get a pollution problem off your chest who you call Water St Clair Avenue West Toronto Ontario Phone 4169656967 St Clair Avenue West Toronto Ontario Phone 4169651971 or Zemth33220 St Clair Avenue West Toronto Ontario 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