Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 9, 1956, p. 8

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in ii i 1 1 mi hi iiiin tinimmni mi ii wm rvriiul1iri mi ri rrirv r i 3j 0 v paosbigh the acton free press f acton ontario 1 thursday february mk hh credit valley report j limehouse districts 315 acres moored for conservation area limehouse comes in for consider able attention as a proposed con servation area under the yearold credit valfey conservation auth ority in its recently released interim report on investieations in forestry wild life recreation land use and water and history the authority urges that some 315 acres south east of limehouse be developed in to one of the four mooted conserv ation areas of the credit valley throufih this area flows silver creek which has its origin at ac tons fairy lake and empties into the credit river at norval imum cost at the site of the old mill rain this demonstration pond would make an excellent swimming resource once the pollution of the- stream is overcome immediately below the mill tuin where the straem drops about so feet over a series of limestone ledges and boulders it would be advisable to construct a series of small rock weirs to further enhance the beauty of the site the waters of silver ceek con tained some excellent trout fishing before they were so severely pol luted when the stream is again restored to a satisfactory standurd t ii i 1 the section below the pond should preface to the report ibmmarises k resloeked t cold waters fjtrrs ss frequent gravel beds and shady ov- or stated one of these which would concern silver creek espec ially states that the authority urge the department of health to set time- limit within which all municipalities industries gravel operators and home owners who now pollute a stream or streams must adequately treat theirindust- rial or o w an interesting description and program of development for the limehouse conservation area is giv- en in the report silver creek a major tributary of the credit originating in acton pond and emptying into the main river at norval flows through the heart of the property although this stream is severely polluted at pres- ent due to the dumping of dyes and tannery wastes at acton the waters would improve rapidly if the source ejhanging banks should provide an excellent habitat for trout the old limestone kilns eight in n und situated to the north and southo the rail way should be preserved an the site they con stitute an excellent historic raanu- ment to a former period in the history of the development of limehouse a large part of the river bank areta together with existing wood lands and the land immediately surrounding the proposed commun ity pondwould be used for recreat ion picnic tables and fireplaces could be arranged in convenient locations throughout the entire ar ea when thepoflution is overcome the recreation value of the river will be immense of pollution were satisfactorily con- a rrnrkienrtrt ic karct trolled in the northern section of iv u vwt- the park the river drops sharply to t ins int the broad valleys of the rolling i lavtjiiea oiikc odllll plains below in a series of mlnlat ure rapids and stepfalls encased in a twfstmg rocksided channel in all there are approximately 8oo0 feet of river frontage on the prop- although he heads the church of england and the anglican com munion with its 40 million members in most countries of the world sits in the house of lords and is pre- erty approximately ceeded in rank only by the queen 1 15 acres or 36 philip and the three royal dukes i is treecovered hardwoods comp- r two th o the inhlnmi with sugar maple paper birch white elm and beech sugar maple forming the major cover types white cedar and hemlock are the representative softwoods the maj ority of the trees from four to 10 inches in diameter acres of suffic ient size and satisfactory form to meet recreation requirements approximately 73 acres or 23 cent of the area is now used for pasture about half of this consists of unimproved grassland on bould- ery or excessively shallow soils little arable land will be removed from production by the scheme there is one twostorey solid es american wisecracks does cross word puzzles sings in the bathtub brick housenndasmall frame born iater hv-taughu-icbool- and at 27 situated on the property just to the east of the old mill ruin the re mains of the old lime kilns are loc ated close by this conservation area lies about 25 miles west of highway no 7 and approximately midway be tween georgetown and acton the canadian national railway skirts the northern edge of the develop ment and therois a small station at limehouse approximately 50 per cent of the open land within the boundar ies of the area included in the scheme is recommended for im mediate reforestation the old fouracre pond which has become almost entirely silted up should be excavated a small darn could be constructed at a min- and goes to the movies when he carr get a night off the right honorable dr geof frey francis fisher is first of all a human being and his friends in clude policemen and waiters garage mechanics and camera men most of the people of canada learned to know dr fisher through television when he conducted the coronation ceremony of queen elizabeth ii with a nice blend of respect and fatherly solicitude the son of a minister geoffrey fisher was ordained a priest in 1913 utter attending oxford university where he rowed played rugby and curried off top scholastic honors was headmaster at repton he rose to iblsihi of chester then bishop f london in 1945 he became arch bishop of canterbury of all the archbishops since st augustine in 597 ad none has travelled us much nsdr fisher he has visited canada the united stat es almost all of africa australia and new zealand he loves travelling because he loves meeting people has open known to pick up a forlorn tourist in canterbury cathedral and per sonally show luiti the sights when danny kaye sitting at the wheel of this car cuim- within a hairs breadth of iimniiir him down dr fisher told the actor young man you almost achieved a measure of real fame say buffalo cross may harden cattle manytberribs alta cp some progress has been made in introducing buffalo blood into do mestic cattle to achieve increased hardness under range conditions federal agriculture officials report hobart peters superintendent of the federal experiment station here aaid male sterility u a major problem in such cross breeding no fertile first cross bulls tave ibeen found the cattalo were moved to this soutih- western r area frown wain- wright in the north central part of the province in 1950 until that time eight bulla ranging in breed tivbfrom7s iper cent to 9 per cent- domestic were found to be of nor mal fertility one fertile cattalo bull with- one- eighth ibuffalo breeding and a num ber of other young males with one- eiehth to ohequarter buffalo breeding are now being tested mr peters said cattalo with from onequarter to onehalf buffalo breeding demonstrate outstanding cold tolerance and survival ability another source of ihardlness may be one of the british breeds mr peters said attention is ieing giv en to the highland breed which have shown themselves quite hardy on the range in the winter photo from canadian government travel bureau riding the chair lift up the slopes of mount norquay near the resort town of banff banff nation al park alberta is a much easier way of getting to the top than on foot as one could teh by a look at the distance below wynnhilh neweb method victoria cp the bc gov ernment will purchase a hew stamping machine costing 90000 to make licence plates at okalla pri son westebn canadiana nelson bc cp 30 paintings by alex garner of historic bc lake stemwheelers have been ac quired by the glenbow foundation of culgury for an exhibition polio safeguard vancouver cp health of ficer dr stewart murray says 50000 school children in metropolitan vancouver will receive salk anti- polio inoculations in february monuments brampton monument works designs submitted cemetery 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