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-Oroite Weekly ~1m.u~ Wudneadsw ~ebmary t6~ 1004 Well, this is it, folks! The next couple of weeks are the ones that count. The final test. The urne when we sec if the gruelling training and bard work wil pay off i the end, producing one of the grcatest rewards that an athiete could hope for -- An Olympic Gold Medal!! Across Uic globe, people wrnl be glued to their sci-cens as they hope for their country, their athîctes, to share in a piece of this> glory. The lui-e of the Olyrnpic Games.is as strong as ever, despite Uic fact that it was only two short yeai-sago, instead of thc customary four years, since, we bave seen this guts and glory celebration. As usual, it holds a special place in thc hemr for Canadians. It is at these, garnes that Canadians shine. But, what else would you expecct from, a country Uiat spends so much turne under snow and ice. 1The Canadien teai once again bas Uic, opportunity te excel in a number of events. Canadians are strong contendersin ail of thc ski events. We bave a good chance of secig a number of medals in figure. skating, espec ially the men's competition, where it is possible we will dominate the podium. Oui- chances are also good in the speed skating, luge and bobsled competitions. And, Uiough the Canadian hockey tcanis chances are not Uic greatest, it won't stop us from tuning in, and watching oui- national game played out on an Olympie stage. A number of former Olympic medalists and world champions will bc represcnting us this year. Kurt Browning. Kate Pace. Kerrin Lee-Gartner. Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler. Wben wc watch one of oui- athîctes take their place on the podium, sec our flag being raised into place and hear Uic opcning stains of "O Canlada", oui- hcarts swell. It is a moment of great pride when we sec Uic reward for the bard work, the time, the training and Uic commitmnent. It warns ic cockles of Uic heart te know that a Canadian did it better Uian anyonc, and Uiat Uiey are mndecd tUic best at what Uiey do. There is without a doubt, no time when oui- national pride is sti-onger than during thc Olyrnpie gaines. It is our tiie to show Uic woid that Canada is a place where determination, guts, and bard work arc Uic ule of Uic day. The end justifies Uic means. Espccially when Uic end results i an Olymnpie medal. Cavan Bog destruction wvas on the by Tanya McLan Isn't it strange howtbrs elweys somebody who will go te extreme leng ths to overlook envi-onmcntal issues and make attempt te dcstroy sensitive lands that wild anirnals and little creatures livc in? Animais neyer say a word or object tewards an. issue that wants te destroy Uiir homes. Thcy growl, grunt and groan but neyer say anything like "No, you can't destroy rny home." Itfs flot a cartoon where Uihey cen make barricades and stand in front of big macbinery and not move. Thcy can'ýt protcst or pickct. Doesn't it seem somewhat unfair? Animais have no control over construction or destruction. Politicians have long meetings over periods of heurs, days, wecks, nonths even years discussing environmental issues, They try te figure out what is Uic bcst inteest for Uic public and Uic animais. But, it neyer seems llce they do try te consider the feelings of Uic animais. Itfs ail a matter of if it will benefit the agencies that want to dcstroy natural habitat and build on Uic land. A good exaniple of this would bc the Cavan Bog issue. The issue came about back in Marcb of 1992. Cavan Council wanted to begin cutting eut twenty acres of a protected wetlands. If it wasn't for an ORCA's Overations thin edge Manager spotting that Uic quaking bog was being disrupted and xeporting it back to. ORCA officiais, Ontario Hydre and Uic MNR, who knows what Uic bog would look lilce now? Needies te say that Uic work did corne te a hait and back into'the board rooms officiaIs went. It's obvious now that Cavan Council neyer really coônsidced animal or environmentel rights. Throughout this whole ordeal there werc quite a few misunder- standings. Politicians always seem to misunderstland one another quite a bit as well as get by ic mcd tape. If anyonc wants a building permit for an addition onto their home Uie-e's always a lot of red tape and papem work that can't Ibe ignored. But, somehow council seemed to be able to get by the red tape and start te destroy naturel habitat that is used for conducting environmentalstudies. I don't undcistandl 1 Our- ozone layer is depleting because of ail of Uic industrial and vehicle pollution,1 so man y tresff are being cut down everyday in the Ramn Foi-est and other forests ail around Uic wold, Uic number of oui- wild life is diminisbing beceuse of ail of Uic bunting and trapping, and Uic list just goes on end on. So, why can't wc just cnjoy oui- wctlands like the Cavan Bog for wbiat it produces natui-ally? Bil Bramah's Ont an*o The worlds fi-st oul well watching C 'hai-lie and a crew wasn't discovered in some exodec adjusting an old jerker rod. It was faraway land, but in the little an original used by his great- village of Oul Springs, southeast grandfather during the early days. of Sar-nia. If you were unaware of I went over and, in the course this intriguing slice of oui- history, of conversation, asked why hie you're flot alone. It's Ontarios didnt replace the creaking best-kept secret. cquipment with modern Today, Oul Springs is a quiet machinery. "There's no need," little community, typical of the hie smiled. "Iles a good method. It many small towns in works." He was right. Itfs living southwestern Ontario. But, in history. And, although the song 1858, when James Miller may have ended, the melody still Williams dug down just 14 feet to remains as you sniff the pungent strike ou,'1 and later when the first odor that's a reminder of a gusher blew in with a thunderous bighllght of oui- histomy. roar that ripped over the countr yside, Oul Springs became Gerald LeBlanc bas been a the gaudiest, and most delirious woodworker for 20 years. He boom town North Ameica bad learned the craft frorn the ground ever known! up, working with bis father in In those heady years, hundreds Nova Scotia.-1 of tbousands of barrels of oul But a few years ago wbile ie flooded the fields. The drillers, was making cabinets for a city the muckers and the speculators akyscraper, bis mind went back to couldn't believ 1e it. The his childhood days in the phenomenon. was the wondem of Maritimes. He rem embered his the agel grandmother sitting at ber What happened bei-e in sprnnng wheel making socks and Ontario has to be far more mitts for loggers. He sensed a important than what, happened in desire to 1eturfi to a simpler life., California and Klondike gold < As hie mullcd over these rushes. And- the events of this recollections, it occui-red to bim exciti ng cia-aare faithfully that no one seemed to be making recorded at the Oul Museum of spinning whcels like, his Canada on the outskirts of the grandmothers anymore. You village., There are models of early could frnd them in antique shops, oul rigs, an impressivevariety of but in many cases they were' in artifacts, rock formations and disepai- and no longer useful. phots ofthepionersat wrk.As a hobby Gerald started to The curator, Donna McGuire, smar to xone spibi gdher has an encyclopedia knowledge ilato nehsgrdmhr of it all, and can tell you hair-- raising stori es about the riotous days of the winners and the - ** losers, and how the men of Oil A Springs and neamby Petrolia later tavelled to fomeign countries to show the world how to find and bngin oiù. PUBLIC But there's more! The pungent odor of crude stili hangs over the village. And near the main street TAKE NOTICE thatthe Cot yeu can see the rusty pumps Municipality of Clarîngton wiII h( crealcing, away. They look like 17 of the Planning Act to consi giant. crickets and, although they Ofca lno h omrTw may be old and forgotten by The proposed Amfendment will many Canadians, they're -still the future of Claringtons Wate pumping oil! number of issues related to t That's right. There are about access, the protection of nÏatural 400 wells, operating. The and passive recreational oppori equipment is ancient. but the Greenway. wells produce about 26,000 gallons of oiîl a year. ANY PERSON may attend the1 1Many of these wells are owned or verbal representation efther li by the Fairbank family. One of proposed Off icial Plan Amendmi the first oilmen in the district was J.H. Fairbank, and bis great- DATE: Monday, March grandson Charles Fairbank, is, still TIME: 9:30 a.m. working the fields. PIýACE: Couneîl Chamb " Young Chailie", as everyone MuünIcipal Admi calîs him, grew up in the area and 40 Temperanoe in the tradition. Later, hie becamne a high school teacher, but the lui-e ADDITIONAL INFORMATION rg of black gold eventually took Amendment is available for mnsp over and hie left teaching to i-un p.m. at the, Planning and the famnily's properties. Temperance Street, Bowman% rve met him- a couple of. times Szwarz at 623-3379. over the years. I remember Maybe destroying the bog wil benefit us. But, there are more and more issues similar to this that corne up or will eventually corne up so, why flot save the bog? We may event ually have to live in a world of ail man made habitat with our animais living in captivity. They could even become distinct. DATED AT THE THIS 14TH- DAY ja, MUNICIFALITY OF ONTARIO Date of Publication: Wednesday, February 16, 1994 had. He sold a few of themn, and then last year opened a business in bis garage and began making them on a fuil-time basis. Appropriately, te called the business "My Acadian Heritage". He and bis partner Marilyn Carlton, wbo handies the marketing, found there was a wide open field for the product. In bis workshop in Markham, Gerald makres every piece of the spinning wheels by hand. They're of solid maple and a fine-looking piece of furniture, but'just as important, are excellent for spinning. I stood beside hirn as hie preparcd the maple for the lathe. He movcd to another machine to make the base of the distaff, as it's callcd. 1Gcrald kept up a running commenta-y about the procedure, and I nodded periodicaily to give the impression I understood what was going on. Meanwhile, Marilyn7was over ini a corner of the workshop, varnishing one of the finished products. "Most new whccls these days don't stand up for long," she said, "but these, will last for generations." Gerald says hie will neyer mass produce the spinning whecls, wbich the couple caîl "The Rumplestiltskin" as a tradenamne. The partners can tell sorne good yarns about the problems they faced when they stre But they unravelled themi and opcned up a new market by putting a new spin on an old craft. MEETING )uncil of the Corporation of the iold a Public Meeting under Section ider a'proposed Amendment to the of Newcastle. provide strategic policy direction for trtront. The policies.wilI address a :he waterfront in particular public R and cultural heritage values, active, lunities and the Waterfront Trail and' Public Meeting and/or make written. !n'support of, or in opposition to the, ent. 21, 1994 bers, Inistrative Contre aStreet, Bowmanvlll, Ontario relating to the proposed OfficiaI Plan ;ection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 Development Department. 40 iville, Ontario or by calling Janice, EMUNICIPALITY 0F CLARINGTON Y'0F FEBRUARY, 1994 Patti L Berne. A. M.C.T. Municipaiity cf Cîanington 40 Temperanoe Street Bowmanville, Ontario Ll C 3A6 PLANNING FILE: PLN. 15,3 CLERK'S FILE: D03.4310.NE P.O. 3289