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.777777 "N ',, %.N NN ~ss s5~SÇ~~ 4ROOWEEKLY ITMES, JULY 3rd, 1974 Durham optis out of transit authority~ Theic region of Durham was inovdwith is outsidle thle excluded from, the Toronto region of uram " sad the Area Transit O)perating Auth m11inister. ority shortly' before legisiat- He added thiat the govern- ion enIacting the body receiv- ment had expected regional ed formai approval Friday. coucili to reivse its stand on John Rhodes, transportat- the transit bill at a meeting ion and commniunications min- this week. ister, said the province is re-. Lt. Gov, Pauline M\cGïibb)on cognizing a resolution passed gave formail passage to the by Durhamn Region Council transit bill before the Legisia- opposing the area transit ture recessed-Iast night. concept. Mayor Riekard stated in "We had hoped they would Oron last week at the Hydro reverse that decision prior to meeting that he did favor the the bill being introduced. Region of Durham being They have not done so. included in the Study and that Therefore we -are deleting hie could see somne benefit to themn from the bil," hie told having the Go service extend- the Tpgbtatiire ed into the Town of Newcast- Mr. Rhodles said the provin- ce is willing to amend the bill to include Durham when the authority begings operations this fali. He doesn't expect the re-gion's exclusion to lim it the rote of the authority. "I do not think it changes too MuIch the effectiveness of' the authority nd that 85 percent of the inter-region transit which this bill is *le. He said that a station in Newcastle could provide ade- qate parkingý facilities whîch few other municipalities could at this time. Mayor Potticary of Oshawa also favours the extention of the Go-Transit serviýce further east and could imagine it going into the Town of Newcastle. rermission 1'req u ired ORONO GIRL to buîIld pond Due to thie inicreased num- ber of ex-urbanlities, movinig to thie rural areas, f'or the fresh cdean unpolluted air, we find( that there is a steady inicrease ini the Ynumber of ponids. E-vryV owner of a house, chalet or estate seems to wanit a poind, whlether for aesthetics, to swim, or to have a few fresh trout for easy access. It is illegal to constru- ct a ponid on a stream, or, dietwater from a stream without first obtaining appro- val fromn the governingagen-, cies concerned. If a property owner ha s a stream flow ing across his property and he begins ex- cavations to straighten or divert it in some way, he and the contractor may have violated one federal law, three provincial laws, and the regulations administered by the local conservation author- ity. Breakinig the federal law could bring a fine of up to $5,000.00, and enforcement officers for ail the laws are increasingly vigilant. By altering a river course, OKs Shoreline Act Aid Durham Region finance committee voted Thursday that council approve a town of Newcastle bylawýý to raise mnoney to aid in construction of w orks and building repairs under the Shoreline Property Assistance Act 197:3. G'il Paterson, region finan- diat services, manager, ex- ptained all this is necessar «y because a municipality may borrow, money fromn the province and make boans to owners wishing to repair damnages to their shoreline. But the area niunicipalities do not have the power to issue debentures, the region must do so in their behaif by passing a consolidated bor- rowing bylaw. 1Therefore. the, oxxNewet1 o GUIDES Aithough June 3rd, was the lasi Girl Guide meeting until September, four girls have stilîl been working, hard for their Camp Leader Badge. Wendy Heard, Rosemnary Tax Christine Benedict and Janice Heard camped at Elgin Heard's yard. Each girl looked aller three girls for a weekend and they planned their meals and activities. They arrived ai camp between 4: 00 to 5: 00 on Friday, June 21, Their firsl lob was putting'up the tents and cleaning around them. The day finished with a ca m pfre. Saturday, June 22, they aie, did diishes, camp duties, crafts and also worked on other badges. They were Backyard, Campers, Back- yard Cook and Outdoor Cook. bylaw wXill be added to an already passed Durham Re- gion bylaw as an amendmnent, The Northumberl and- passe-d with it on third Boa rd of E and final reading. there may h lave been a O1ral Frenc contravention of the Lakes A MEETING WITH TH4 and Rivers Improvement Act. HAVE MADE APPLIC If the river is navigable and a THEIR KINDERGART means of transportation, then PILO T PROGRAM Il removingnmaterial from theicFRENCH WILL, bottomf is tamjpertng' with Crown Land, contravention of the Public Lands Act. T h ur .' Without a licence to remove 7:301 material, The Beach Protect- ion Act, may have been C.R. GUMMC violated. If the waters are 'GRAVELLI ,,navigable", then the Navig- COBOURG, able Waters Act which re- quires that the Minister of OTHER Interested Pai Transport approve the work welc befure hand miay also have been violated. Then there are H.N. SHEPPARD the alteration to Waterway Chairmnan-of the Board andFill Regulations in the flood plan of the local conser- vation authority to consider. Finally, if the gravel removed was the spawning area of fish,E The Game and Fish Act may have beeni violated. A Uf C ' Apart, from the question of MAfj .0 legality, there is a real danger of destroying, spawning grounds, by theeffects of O "JE silting, and making rivers and streams shallower and warmer. It may also endang- er thousands of dollars of nearby 'real estate, farmn lands, or wildlife habitat. Often, altering streams , slows down currents and this provides good condiltions for increased growth of algae and weeds. Construction off up- streamr ponds is often detri- mental to existing ponds dlownstream, particularly if an inadequate-dam structure washes out, or retards flow or water quality. Both the contractors and property ownerswo hire them to carr-y out streamn and FY O lake- alterations, or pond PREMIIUMW FLY SPRAYi- ,construction, shoufld be aware of the environmental aw AnaybuePraywh lci]Provdsa longprtecion for lîvesto ck adfarmli governing this type of work. builýdings. Effective against horn il es, The Ministry of Natural stable f lies, house flies and mosquitoes. Resour-ces eadm inisters these provnial statutes: The Lake aMd Riers Im ement Act, the Beach Protection Act, T'he Gaine and Fish Act, and The Public Lands Act. Copies of thecse statutes may be obtineidifrom th Ontlario Cover'ilnmn Book Onitario. M7A1,N8 Qulestionis aboutthser gulatýiions ,,may edretd your local Mliistryý of Nýatural District Manager 11 Mrs. Elgiti Heard tested these three badges. Agarn, the day wias finished wiýh a camnpfire. A camrpfire consists of songs, skdts .nd laps. Sunday, June 23 the girls' had a church §ervice that Guides perform. Mrs. Bishops was there for the service a& stayed éawhile longer to test the four girls for the Camp Leader Badge. Af fer lunch they broke up camp. Depart- ure was on'Sunday, June 23, ai 3:00. BYJANICE HEARD To entertain some peopie, al.you have to do is listen. - Thomas Allen There is no greater ability than reliability. Only a mediocre person is alway s at his best. - Somerset Maugham 0 land & Newcastlc Education eh Meeting IOSE PARENTS WHO [ATION TO ENROL 'EN CHILDREN IN A INVOLVING ORAL BE HELD ON IuIy llgth ýP.m. OW SCHOOL ,VSTREET ONTARIO rents and Citizens are W.F. THOM Director of Educiation ITTOUGH EAFLY A COWFLY POWD'ER A pink dusfîng poeder .%th residus ac- lion gîves caifle protectionf- against fles. Safe >for tact ating da \rY Co.S e INSECI STRIP FLY KILLER fly aO oue c itol i ic hoe micow ledges of aia utî farm ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 bu11q 'p mr< pf for tracts and ilîs insecî qîclyan VIsit yocur deaier soon aid ask him about TiUCOIs comrpiet, Une'offY controi Lrnoducls irs and og.AI- d aey Durham Farmers,- 0 F,0 NO Co)-op O N TAR % ý10 MW, 9 WBPRqppmm