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t)~VrO1lOWOOKJY limOs, weanuuaay, ~smnuary z01 iww. Ail "GO'for the Orono Fair Tom Mofat, presictent ofthte Durham Central Agricuttural Society with fair manager, Ron Locke, go over tue agenda for the annuat meeting and in the A Sun deck-n, for birds With Victor ooking after due population growth of mice; brother-in-law Bob Rotz iooking after Dr. Paul and our local fixe department putting a damper on a ir-coqditioner induced fire, duings Have become some normal a round due office andi home. Perhaps we should say almost normal because life itself can hardhy ever be normal, 1 go back to ast Thursday when Rahph Willis, a nearby neighbour, calied to say he read that some birds had been retumning to due Forrester feeder. 1"I told Joyce that the Forresters must have somne special feed or have been doctoring the feed". "We have missed Doves and have only hecard a couple of Blue Jays in due distance." I assured Ralph duat we didn't have anything speciai in the feeder but that indeed the'birds were returning and in considerabte numbers. But what I forgot to tell Ralph is that we have a "bird sun deck" and just the day before his cail it v-- working beautifuly and was ý- .atly in use by those feather creatures. 1On that particuhar Wednesday 1 was, st around due house at 9 a.m. when Donna called my attention to some American Goldfinch and Hiouse Finch ciinging to the brick under the overhead front canopy. They were feeding at the feeder and would thon fly over to due side of due house to cding on the brick. It wasn't a matter of Queen's -Park Repot from Gord Mdlls, MPP Durham East meantime launch preparations for the 1994 edition of the Fair held in Orono early in, September. two or threc birds but at one time upwards of fifteen to twenty. They would stay on the brick for some time and duen fly off. 1It so happens at nine a.m. that the rising sun from the east shone in under the canopy onto the brick, warming due brick and so enticing the birds. Nmne a.m. is- also, in my opinion, one of due major feeding periods for birds no matter where you may bc. So on that particuhar Wednesday the sun was in the right place as, were due birds, ait at the sane time. The question arises how would the birds know duat there was a measure of warnudu in due brick in that particuhar area. After-abl we have heard of "bird brain" and due phrase neyer selems to be too compiimentary. If the birds snap-up this opportunity for warmdu and for their survivat there has to be other occasions where dueir ingenuity keeps them wehl through the winter moîudus. "How do birds survive the winter?". is a common question. Firstly they are warm blooded and their body temperature is higher than that of humnans ranging from 100 degrees to 112 degrees-. The, smaler due bird, due higher the body temperature. Finches wouid bc in the higher range. Birds like mammals produce heat by transforming nutrients and stored fats into energy. The smaller birds must abmost eat continuously. It would be true to say that birds die in winter of the cold or of starvation. Good insulation is another key to keeping warmn. Birds through layers of fat and several types of Last Monday, in spite of the awful weather we had, 1 was pleased to welcome to the riding, the Hon. Elaine Ziemba, Minister of Citizen ship, and the Office for Senior's Affairs. Part of the day was spent. at Wilmot Creek, meeting with the residents, who aise refused to let the weather stop them from turning up at the Wheelhouse in great numbers. The Minister gave an overview of her ministry, followed by a question period, followed with an opportunity for ail to speak to the Minister on a personal basis. In the evening, the Minister and I were at Durham College, in an open forum, te discuss Bill 79 (Equity)) before a good turnout. I will continue to explain Bill 79 this Wednesday evening, under body feathers that overlap ini such a way as to trap and stabilize a layer of air next to the body are insulated. These feathers are under muscular control and can bc raised to increase the air space and amou nt on insulation., The puffed-up bird has just adjusted its insulation. Different species have different ways of handling the cold of winter. The Ruffled Grouse and the Snow Buntings may b urrow into the soft snow which acts as an insulator, smailer birds may huddle together in a tree cavity sharing body heat whiie the Chickadee would roost by itself dropping its metabolism and body heat to conserve energy. As man can help with feeders te supply the energy surge during the day he can aiso help by, building a winter home for birds. A 6 inch square box with covered top and a fuit entrance through the bottomn possibly two feet deep. Perches need be installed inside the box for the birds and the entranceway is from the bottom. The box holds the body heat of the birds. Getting back to the "bird suni deck" we expect it will be some time before we sec this again. But Ralph, it is the reason we are back in the bird business a few doors south of you. the title of "Meeting the Challenge of Diversity" on Rogers Cable Channel 10, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.mn. I will be joined on the program by Elizabeth McArthur, Equity Consultant at Durham C ollege. The program wilt contain a live telephone cali- in segment. On Tuesday morning, MPPs, including myself, were back at Queen's Park on various government committee's. WC were tasked with listening to public presentations in regard to the legisiation piaced before us for examination and considered amendments. At the conclusion of t he hearing s, the various Bis wiil be brought back into the Legisiature for debate by the Whole House, for 3rd Reading and subsequent Royal Assent. 1 sat on the General Government Committee, tasked with the review of Bill 120. This Bilt deals with Apartments in Houses, Garden Suites (Granny Flats) and Tenants Rights. In February, the Committee wili deat with Bilt 21, Land Lease Lots. Bill 21 was introduced through my efforts, and, a personal commitmnent to the residents of Wilmot Creek, to bring the community in ine wîth generat housing legisiation. This week, 1 wiit sit on the General Accounts Committee as the Pariiamentary Assistant to the Solicitor General and Minister of Corrections, to present comment on behaîf of the Minister, in answer to the findings contained in the Annual Ontario Auditor's Report, in respect to the operation of Correctional facilities in Ontario. The daily proceedings are to bc televised via the Ontario Pariamentary Channel. My recent "mail-bag" has been fuit of letters of self righteous indignation, and blame (what else is new) over legislation pertaining to "same sex rebationships". These Bitls, 45, 55 and 56 appear to be misunderstood, and worse yet, the ietters 1 have received contain misinformation which doesn' t heip at ail. Ail three Bitts are Private Members Bis; none of themn are initiatives of this NDP Govemment! In fact, Bill 45 was introduced by Liberal Tim Murphy, member for the riding of St. George-St. David. Bill 55 was introduced by Don Cousens, veteran member of the Progressive Conservative Party for Markham. And Bitt 56 was introduced by the Conservative member for Willowdale, Charles Harnick. Even if these Bills were to become law (and Private member's Bills seldom do) I arn doubtful that they wouhd have the negative impact being chained by those who have written to me. rmi sure, that at some date in the near future, directions wiil be received from Human Rights, probabhy by way of a decision from the Supreme Court of Canada, that no jurisdiction wihh be permitted to treat "samie sex" retationships any differently than the described "traditional relationships". From somte quarters, I and the goverrument, have been iabelled as "anti-business". In reply, 1 would like to point out that in addition to direct program spending, we have also extended boans. boan guarantees .and contingent future payments to thousands of Ontario companies. These amount to welh over $1- billion. Not to shabby an effort for being so called "anti- business". We have also responded quickly and been creative and tough-minded in working with communities, companies and workers in need of a strong partner. Thanks to our Worker Ownership Plan, we saved the Spruce Faits mill in Kapuskasing when Kimberiy-Ctarke gave up, caihing the plant incapable of maki ng a profit. We saved 1,500 jobs and this year the company made a profit. Likewise, Aigoma Steel was saved from ciosure by the government. It'was revitalized into a worker-owned company, this-year is making a profit, and saved thousands of jobs and ensured that the company would continue as a major employer in Sault Ste. Marie. We aiso saved deHaviland, by becoming a 49% owner which is (Continued page 6) COMMUNITY LIAISON GROUP ~SITING TA SK FORCE Low-level Radioactive Waste Management GROUPDE LIAISON COMMUNAUTAIRE CROUP DE TRAVAIL Choix d'un site de gestion des déchets faiblement radioactifs The Clarington Technical Working Group - Rýemedial Action Plan (Dlg and Move CommIttee) The Technical Working Group (Claringtofl) meets every Tuesday evening at: TUrne: 7:00 p. m. Location: Clarington Community Liaison. Resource Centre Village of Newcastle- Consultant: Dr. David DuBois, Golder Assoc. Ltd. This meeting is called to discuss the draft discussion document. This draft discussion document has been prepared to assist the TWG (RAP) in selecting appropriate remedial technologies for the decommissiofling of the Port Granbýy Waste Management Facility. For further Information cal! Dana Kerr 987-7786