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( 1~~. ron WeeIy ime, Wenesay-Jun. e19 Testing the ecttbtes bedy te reach the top layer of seeds. There were a host of Sunday in the Bowmanviile interesting displays and arena. undertakings at the annual 1 t was snack time at the above Environmental Fair held last booth. lepor"tfrom- Ottawa Ross Stevenson. Next week is Environment Week When reading that, a lot of people may well think: "So what?" Some times it seems that today just about every week of the year is being dedicated te seme worth cause or special interest greup. (Se far as 'm aware, there has neyer been a BcKiGnd To Farmers Week, though at our farm we'd consider it a great idea.) However Environment Week has te be unique ameng ail the others. It provides the incentive for everyone te spend a few days fecusing on a matter that must be of paramnount importance te each of us -- the need te pretect and preserve net only our local envîronment, but aise the ecoiogy of this planet, on which we depend fer our very existence. Canadians have been inarking Environment Week since 1971. That was about the same time as mest of us began recognizing thee was a down side te many of mankinds' great achievements in modernizing and civilizing this werld. Progress certainly has been marvellous for those who can afford it. But it also beca'me apparent there are heavy extra cests involved.,Often these advances have an enormous appetite for natural resources that can't be replaced, and have caused serieus damage te our surroundings. Governments saw this grewing, publiecocncern, and it was just about 25 years ago that they began establishing special departments and ministries with responsibility for environmental matters. Preserving and restoring the environment moSt effectively begins at a persenal level, with the things we de in ourselves, in our households, and within the local 4ommunity. From my vantage point as a Member of Parliament at Ottawa, it's evident te me that our Durham area is at least as far advanced in addressing and acting on envirenmental concerns as any other community in Canada. Ne doubt this awareness is due at least partly te some of the pressing issues Durham has had te centend with, includîng the, overflow of household wastes from Metropolitan Toronto, and low-level radioactive waste from the oid Eldorado uranium refinery. Whatever the reasens, we're fortuate te have'a number of local erganizations and individuals who are se deepiy involved, and whe have varieus special events planned for their neighbourheods la the next few days. The more people fmnd eut about the envirenment and about things they can do personally te heip improve it, the more likely they are te get involved. Many of those things can be done easily, such as conserving water by using_ a low-flow showerhead, and repairing leaky taps, turning down the thermostat, walking instead of driving, or switching off eiectric lights when they're net needed. In each of those cases, there's an added bonus in savings on utlity and fuel bils. Environment Wcek is valuable for directing our thoughts te the importance of censerving and preserving. When those thoughts are followed by positive action, everyone benefits.. It's a message we have te be concerned about ail year long. Mosport International Speedway roars to life once again by Nelson Hudes Mosport International Speedway once again roared te life on May 29th, with its thrilling brand of stock car racing action including Street Stock, Late Model, and Thunder Cars. The Street Stock class was a thilling feature. In a sport mostly dominated by men, one woman doesn't seem te mind golag fender te fender amongst the guys. She continually gives her best efforts, and they seem te pay off at the right time. Giving the men a run for their money, Kelly Williams of Inglewood (#4) drove an excellent race te capture the checkered flag and the win. She fought hard, and it was worthi it. In a race that saw lots of hard dashes, spins, and good hard racing, Graham.Brown (#22) of A simple statement This past week and week-end was one that could well keep one busy just trying to catch alithe activity of meetings, events and parades. One did flot have te we-ndpr wbat te do lwxt. Fmnally late Sunday afternoon it was off to a birthday party for, an about to graduate, kindergarten student. It is one way te keep up with the upcoming generation but interests are certainly different and, of course, should be. It was after the kids had been feed that there was time for local happenings and as the event took place in Bowmanvilie the subject turned te Harveys and Swiss Chalet development on preperty ieased from the Flying Dutchman. t was commented that it al came about with littie fuss as to planning regulations. 0f course that was due to the fact that the area has been slated for com- mercial development both in zonîng and official plan for years. It was only the matter of a building permit. There was certainly some informed comments of the propesed commercial developmnent in the western sector of Bow- manville and how conflict has arisen over the resuit of con- ultants suggesting a linear form of commercial deveiepment with a mix of residential and office space epposed te the familiar format of a front-door parking lot and a cluster of stores. t was commented that the issue had yet te be settied but that it was Wiilowdale finished a close second te Wiiiiams, while one of Mospert Inter national Speedway's weekly repeat winners, Andy Warbutton, (#24) of Oshawa, had te settle for third place. In the Thunder Car Class, Bob Kish of Oshawa (#78) was a double winner during the evening as he won a heat race and the feature. Finishing second was Royce Jones of Fraservile, (#10) who aise won a heat race eariier in the evening, and in third was Deug Todghamn (#28) of Oshawa. Due te an accident, the Late Model feature did not run. Action centinues next weekend, June 5th at the Speedway. Winners in the Street Stock Class: Heat #* 1 - Grahame Brown, Wiilowdale; Heat # 2 - Andy Warbutten, Oshawa; Heat # 3 - Grahamn Brown, Willowdale; Heat # 4 Duke Paul, Ajax Feature Event Winners -1 Kelly Williams, Inglewood; 2) Graham Brown, Willowdale; 3) Andy Warbutten, Oshawa Late Model's winners: Heat # 1 - Randy Slack, York-, Heat # 2 - Rod Sauder, Port Perry; Heat # 3 - Randy Slack, York; Heat # 4 - Dave Taylor, Port Perry This feature did net finish due to an accident. Thundercars winuers: Heat # 1 - Bob Kish, Oshawa; Heat # 2 Royce Jones, Fraserville; Heat # 3 - Bob Kish, Oshawa; Heat #* 4 - Royce Jones, Fraserville Feature Event winners: 1) Bob Kish; 2) Royce Jenes; 3) Deug Tedgham aise commented that everyone wishes te park at the deor, jump eut of the car, shep and get on their way. The Bowmanville lakefront came up for a brief discussion and that, in content, it was a shame that there was ne public lands and the municipality should become involved. At thîs peint it was'stated, certainly without any attachment of malice or a playful jab, "local politicians can do very littie". It was a comment that stayed with me fer some tîme and new perhaps that is one reason why when it comes te electien ef municipal peliticians the rate of turneut is some 30 te 35%. It is the lowest level of electerate involvement of ail governing bodies even though it is often said that local politicians have the feel of the people in- their community and are most accessible. The fact is local municipalities are governed te a great degree in that which they can and cannot do through legisiation set by the province but there is some latitude that is available. This, latitude could place the council members in the hot seat as fer one or another set of interests and it-is a time when cieseness te the electorate is a matter of recerd. It was back te Oreno te find that Bill Bunting is having his problems with a iack squirrel, mest intent in securing breakfast, lunch and dinner from the Bunting's bird feeder. As the picture should reveal the squirrel was caught by the camera eye hanging by its hind feet ente the eavestroughing while epening the top of the feeder and edging But when the seed level drops tee far the squirrel has the problem solved and flips over te catch onto the feeder and has cut through the plastic window te take what is available at the second Ilevel e seeds. As almest everyone knows the' squirrels are undaunted in their pursuit of a meal and ne effort, on their part, is te much te that available repas. Multiple Sciero S1 is for people on the go. 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