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Recreation rehabilitationand profit all three at Crystal Springs trout farm Tho Acton Froa Press Wednesday May B5 People apt to be pretty sceptical or government funded projects and it refreshing to find two young men who though presently government assisted are anxious to make Ihelr project self sufficient as soon as possible Crystal Springs Trout Farm north of Rock wood is the brainchild of Ted Turner and Barrie Burns and is part trout raising operation part recreation facility and part rehabilitation centre Manned by LEAP Under the general umbrella of Manpower Barnc and Ted arc assisted by LEAP Local tion students on field trips Youngsters not only see first hand the many facets of trout Employment Assistance Pro gram Crystal Springs Incorporated is funded to employ three administrative staff members which include Ted and secretory Jocclyn Luttxncr plus groups of young people 1626 who need rehabilitation and he employable by the private With the help of the five employees soon to be seven Barrie and Tcd plan to make their operation both hat cheries and recreation farm self supporting Crystal Springs is currently an outdoor classroom for Wellington Board of raislng but they arc able to do protein conversion tests between trout and beef BARRIE BURNS one of the operators of Crystal Springs Trout Farm removes silt from a spawn ing tank A TUB full of fish for Ted Turner at Crystal Springs Trout Farm The brood stock are kept in tanks for part of the year Parents encourage physical education A group of Gcorgetowr parents have asked Halton Board of Education to ensure elementary school children receive daily physical education training Georgetowns University Women Club set up a committee to study the elementary physical education program and found it lacking In many respects Mary Lou Brock and Mary presented a brief to trustees Thursday dealing with their findings The study involved looking at physical education programs from as far away as France and as close as North York They told the board children need a balance of intellectual social and physical development during their formative years and this balance cannot properly be achieved without the implementation of a dally quality physical education program The University Womens Club suggested to GO minutes of physical education daily for all elementary pupils Pointing to he study In France which began in the group said it showed the children achieved more academically and were less susceptible to stress when they received daily physical education Looking at programs closer to home studies showed dally physical education programs produce pupils who are healthier stronger keener happier have better attitudes and are better disciplined Absenteeism Is also greatly reduced The womens group ex pressed concern that children who have athletic ability re ceive lots of physical training through sports while others receive little or none Physical activity is not a frill it Is a necessity for health and well being throughout life they de clared They felt since schools prepare children for the future they should em phasize physical education Examining Georgetown schools they found some children receive as little as two minutes periods of physical activity per week while some as other schools receive as much as minutes of physical education dally The difference in emphasis on physical education from school school was surprising using figures available from the beef operation run by Teds father on the rest of the farm With expansion one of the fish breeding sheds where brood stock is kept In con trolled ring tanlo will be equipped with science tables and microscopes for students Twin Lakes Farm Ted Turner his wife Sharon and their family live on the farm owned by Teds parents The senior Turners moved to the 100 acre farm situated on Sixth Line north of Highway seven years ago Art Turner operates a beef lot and butcher shop under the name of Twin Lakes Farm Ted who was In heavy equipment sales became interested trout farming on the two picturesque ponds at the back of the farm The idea grew as he learned how to grow his fish and Crystal Springs organization was born The previously unformed area of the property con stating of the two large ponds several smaller ponds and a system of linking streams surrounded by bush and several generations of hard wood forest lends itself to recreation with little reno vating A couple of meadows can be used tor picnics and ga or campgrounds the farm organizers fee As the Idea was spawning Ted who has experience running a horse ranch in Bur llngton approached his friend who had been trained as a rccreationist and was employed in the Hamilton Burlington area as recreation consultant Nonprofit and broke Crystal Springs Is Intended to be nan profit but in the early days it was also totally broke Friends pitched in the ponds were stocked a Toronto teacher friend requested to bring a class out to see the operation and the partners found themselves bombed with requests The need become evident The requests grew so we grew explains Ted and then adds it quickly began killing them financially So on ap plication for labour was made to Young Canada Works a federal program The word was out that the operation was in need of help and they were contacted by Second Chance Program In Guelph to see if they would take some disadvantaged youth who were having trouble relating to the accepted work ethic One thing led to another and the partners found them selves employees of Man power employing ables and enjoying it thoroughly The young people who come to work on the farm are subject to counsellors and are visited by various skilled people who train the workers in related areas and help them get an overall picture of the job paid for by Man power The work Includes land maintenance ground clearing manage ment building and maintain ing the different levels of trout farming Barrie and Ted feel the rehabilitative job is their most important and delight In the improvement of their charges in the two months since the program began They are part of our goals and objectives states Ted explaining the rapid prove in attitude noticed The job teaches the em ployees previously on welfare that there are no handouts odds Better physical health work In a beautiful setting outdoors the responsibility of living creatures are side- benefits for the employees who seem to be responding rapidly say the principals Goal self supportive However the goal of Crystal Springs Farm is to be self supportive The funding is a means to on end say Ted and Barrie With fishing derbies outings service clubs and schools making use of the a fee- plus revenue from the hun dred thousand fish per year they hope to raise they will be able to do without govern help In three years they hope Already summer playground programs from Burlington Oakville Kit chener and Guelph have booked the facilities for the season Tours and outdoor education progroms for students are presently being arranged through the Wellington Board with a direct charge to students The Board is not involved with funding in any way and Ted plan to offer pony rides hoy rides picnic areas with snack bar selling hamburgers from the meat shop Activities such as on archery range volleyball field and fitness trial are possibilities A consultant from the Experience pro gram will work with the staff to help organize the ac tivities The partners hope to develop a commercial fishery to complement recreation Crystal Springs Farm Incorporated now has a board of governors and leases the ponds bush fields from Art Turner With the advice of the Ministry of Natural Resources they are a licensed fishery and Tcd want to expand the present hatchery buildings and Improve the spawning facilities to produce enough fish to support the whole project Both young men are adamant that the financial funding Is not a grant but assistance for a non profit or ganization It s not an out andout gift but Incentive to achieve our goals In the event they grow more rapidly than projected their financial revenue will offset funding Barrie Burns and Ted Turner are enthusiastic men with the nucleus of major viable farm and recreation operation Already Crystal Springs is an Interesting place lo visit fish and have a peaceful outing When future are inaugurated It may rival many conservation areas for a place to get back lo nature ADJUSTING the weir gate Ted Turner checks out one of the fish ponds at Crystal Springs Trout Farm a combination recreation and commercial operation north of For Classifieds that reach call Acton SEE PAGE 6 SPECIAL ART SALE SATURDAY MAY 20 1978 AUCTIONEERS Ron Lamb RR1 Belwood 8433839 Mike Kelly Guelph YEARS EXPERIENCE BILL SMITH AUTO PARTS LTD 116 Guelph Street at Maple Avenue Georgetown Halton Hills 877 51612 MondayFriday 8530 pm Saturday 8 1230 BILL TOTHS SHELL SERVICE 318 QUEEN ST EAST HWY7 ACTON 8530660 SHORTILLS CHALET HWY7 EAST ACTON 8533760 WALKER Mufflers LIFETIME GUARANTEE GRANTS MOTORS 252 QUEEN STREET HWY7 ACTON 8532930 THIS IS HOW IT WORKS Take your vehicle to one of these participat ing service s or Service Centres listed The walker Muffler he installs carries A LIFETIME GUARANTEE Is your Service Station or Service Centre listed If not he do sell or install WALKER LIFETIME GUARANTEED MUFFLERS Check ar and watch for the walker Road Signs Sign of LIFETIME GUARANTEED MUFFLERS The Lifetime Guarantee at the Stations and Centres takes effect today Wed May 17 1978 These ACTON Service Centres install WALKER MUFFLERS with a LIFETIME GUARANTEE