Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 28, 1983, p. 3

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-a- TEEN ANGEL TEEN ANGEL WEEKEND EXTRA Friday October a IW Page 3 Poppy week Georgetown High student are well rehearsals or their upcoming musical production of Crease Theyve been laboring away weekends and school n weekdays almost since school started getting down pal dance and umbers Here a of teen tries en the frameworks for seme interesting hairstyles the audience will enjoy when the musical open at the John Elliott Theatre Nov For ticket Information contact the Ugh school at Our recreation dollars good news to wildlife By ARUN Federation of Ontario Nataratttta In Canadians spent billion engag ing In recreational ac tivities related to wild life Thats the major finding of a comprehen sive survey of individuals from all regions ud walks of life that was carried out by Statistics Canada during 1W2 Sponsored by eighteen organizati ons with various Inte rests it bears good news for conservationists during a period of economic stress when money talks louder than ever Published earlier this year by the Canadian Wildlife Service as The Importance of Wildlife to Canadians the results of this ground breaking survey span a wide range of ing data on attitudes to wildlife populations participation in various activities as well as related expenditures For study purposes wildliferelated activiti es were categorized as Indirect reading buy ing wildlife art Joining clubs residential con tact with wildlife around home or cottage non- consumptive outings involving wildlife encounters and last of all hunting Fully 83 B per cent of those sur veyed engaged In indi rect activities showing that interest in wildlife touches ail sectors of society Statisticians estimate In addition that Canadians spent close to million supporting wildlife organizations One conclusion really stands out challenging conventional wisdom Fully half the total publ ic expenditures on wild life recreation bill ion were made by the one in five Canadians who took a special trip to watch photograph study or feed wildlife By contrast only one in ten Canadians hunted and total hunting relat ed expenditures of billion account for less than per cent of the grand total The finding turns the tables on a recent study done for Ontarios Mini stry of Natural Resour ces It says hunting has far mare economic significance than nature appreciation But the sole author of this report acknowledges he took a conservative approach to estimates on nature appreciation His figures Indicate for example that a typical nonconsumptive user spent only SO In 18TO on equipment and supplies about toe cost of one roll of film Conservative indeed Conservation gains from the federal survey In other ways than eco nomics At least per Button Campbells Lime Service awriat tal ttTncitst ssnwotr Army Striving To You BcnW NOW SJtlBtAMTFOWOin preservation of endan gered species and the maintenance of abund ant wildlife populations In general And per cent expressed an Interest in participating in wildlife Royal Canadian Legion conducts a poppy campaign each year prior to branceDay All proceeds are plac ed In trust accounts and after expenses includ ing the cost of popples and wreaths are paid the funds are used to assist needy Canadian exservice personnel and their dependents exservice personnel of Commonwealth countri es and of allied coun tries resident in Cana da Uses Include Community medical equipment and medical research Daycare centers MealsooWheeb trans portation and related services for veterans their dependents and the aged Donations for relief of disasters declared by the federal and provin cial governments SCOOP ANYONE Do yon have a new Our writers like to taut to yon about events the GWe as a can at Wi ns The Herald value year comments and the poppy campaign Is national In scope each Legion branch is responsible for running its own cam paign and collecting and disbursing funds collect ed in Its area Money is deposited in a central fund In was spent for welfare and services Popples and Wreaths In lUi million popples and wreaths and crosses were distributed in Canada An additional one million poppies were sent to the West Indies to help veterans raise funds to aid ex- service personnel and their dependents All popples and wreaths are made In sheltered workshops by disabled veterans or In homes by or their dependents Do You Doing Wash Who does wo can make it bit easier Lola washers dryers tables M0UNTAWVEW COIN LAUNDRY OWN DAYS A WEEK fe DENTURE THERAPIST 2 Main St N Georgetown Weekdays Evenings Saturdays by appointment LONG LANE ORCHARDS GEORGETOWN MCINTOSH SPARTANS WHEAT WEAVER Von can make more than Jut bread and cakes with wheat eightyear Keada Doneet demonstrated as she her mother at the Georgetown Arte sad Crafts Sale Saturday Down artisans from across the province set booths the North and Country and hoards of people dropped by take advantage of top workmanship at affordable prices Kamas example of wheat weaving will make Meal Christmas Herald photo 8778307 LONG LANE 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