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-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, September 5th,m 1973 Com m ittee favours south H ydro route The Natural Resources Committee of the Ganaraska Conservation Authority at a special meeting last week which was attened by Ontario Hydro officials favoured a more southern route for Hydro transmission lines through the area encompassed by the Authority. The committee was opposed to any consideration of the route being moved farther north than the present north- ern proposal of route 'a' Hydro is now considering a route that would be north of Mosport and running north and south at the Clarke-Hope boundary to meet with any of their three proposed routes. The Federation of Agriculture and local citizens in the Darlington-Clarke area have been asking that the line be moved further north where it affects fewer people. The Ganaraska Committee felt that a more northern route would affect to a greater degree the environment, es- pecially forest -and the head- waters of the Wilmot and Ganaraska streams. It was felt that the Authority should be concerned over the preser- vation of the forests and stream not only under their jurisdiction but all lands within the boundaries of the authority. liydro stated that they allow only up to a 35 percent eut in the.areas of the lines and that they would preserve as many of the trees as possible. They also stated that in many cases only the tops of the trees are trimmed off and that growth would be allowed to'twenty feet. The committee felt there was less disruption to the environment with a more southern route as there would be less silting of streams during construction and "it would pass through an area less wooded. It was felt that the lines would have less effect on farm land. The committee was to present its views to Hydro officially last week. ja NlR XGARI)ENERS DIS- PL\Y EX1IIBITS Continued from page 1) thesé, the children can read and study, take them when they go on walks and so build up their knowledge of nature. Our sincere thanks to Mrs. Couvier, • Mrs. Faribrother, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Challice, Mr. Lesage; and Mrs. Miller for their donations. For their interest, Juniors winning some of these were - Ellen Windatt, Martin Vogel, Suzanne Vandermale, Heidi Schmid, Janette Tansley, Clifford Tate. Seniors were - Daniel Zegers, Karen Atkins, Frank Zegers, Elza Vogel, Martin Boekee. Each one had been given seeds to plant in their gardens and look after. Competition was quite close in the Senior group. Winners' in Juniors -1.Ellen Windatt, 2. Suzanne Vander- maile, 3. Donna Colvin. Winners In Seniors - 1. Karen Atkins, 2. Daniel Zeg- ers, 3. tied Tina Peeters and Frank Zegers, and 4. Elza Vogel. Mrs. Miller gave a prize for the one with the most entries. This was a tie between Frank and Daniel Zegers, both hav- ing entered ail the eleven classes. The next meeting will be Tuesday, September il at the church. Children and parents were reminded of the Year books to be shown at the December meeting. The show came to a close Švith everyone singing O'Can- ada. VIEWS WIDE SPREAD ON USE OF ATV The Committee on All Ter- rain Vehicles, called by Alex Carruthers heard different views on Wednesday last in Port Hope, where some sixty attended the hearing. The views expressed were from total banning to sensible use in such areas as the Ganaraska. It is understood from memb- ers of the Ganaraska that the forests in this area are open to use by all terrain vehicles and that to this time no appreci- able damage bas been done The forests, it bas been stated, are of a mature nature.which reduces the damage possible. The Ganaraska is the least controlled conservation area of any in the area, it bas been pointed out. At the hearing Mr. Smith of the Central Ontario Lake Conservation Authority pre- sented a brief in which it was felt that some licencing should be carried out along with banning of some of the machines, especially the new- ly developed hover craft. He asked that the committee consider recommending that the government take a better look at newly developing machines and to make sure their benefits outweigh their disadvantages before they are marketed. He also asked that areas set aside for snowmob- ile use be more rectangular in size rather than linear. Mr. Croft, a trail bike rider, told the committee that he stayed on trails only and never went off into the bush with his machine. He felt it was the nature of the operator not thé machine that was the proLa Mr. Jack Goring of Port Hope presented the strongest case against motorized vehic- le calling for an outright ban or a luxury tax of one hundred percent. When asked what he did for recreation, he said he did canoe but did not feel that a hundred p'%eent tax should be charged on the canoe. A farmer stated that he used two snowmobiles on his farm for pleasure and a dune buggy. Your Local Initiatives Program is even more local. This million is invested year, $83 going to be in helping people help themselves in their commun ity. If yours is a typical community, we're putting the "local" into the LocalInitiatives Program by setting up a Constituency Advisory Group, or by having L.I.P. staff consult with already established groups. Sonowyou helpdecidewhich projeds will contribute most to everybody. On the Constituency Advisory Group will sit a good representation from the community, including people active in community affairs, people from local gov- emment and social agencies, and L.I.P. sponsors from last year, ail suggested by your M.P. Your project could have up to $75,000 to work with, if your idea is a highly cre- ative and innovative one. To qualify for L.IP. funds,your project must -- create not less than 15 man-months of em- ployment.Workers with the skills required for your project must be available within your community. Project sponsors must hire all employees through Canada Manpower Centres. Deadline for applications is October 15th, 1973, though early subrnissions could result in projects starting as early as December 1st. In northern or isolated areas, projects could start as early as November lst. Pro- jects may be funded for up to six months. There's Do-it-Yourself Business L.I.P., too, for companies which want to provide facilities or services for their communities. Projects are not to be related to business operations, and must create additional jobs. All it takes is one good idea. DO-flTYOURSELF LP. Applications available now at your nearest Canada Manpower Centre. DO-IT-YOURSELF LI. GETA GOOD IDEA AND GET IT GROWING. I Manpower Main-d'œuvre and Immigration et Immigration Robert Andras, Minister Robert Andras, ministre . ........ .