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Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Orono Weekly Times - 5 KENDAL Continued from front said they remembered going to the Kendal Crown Lands for picnics and swimming in the pond on the property. Some even remembered driving cars into the pond and washing them. There was a general feeling at the meeting that residents wanted to use the property as they had in the past. One of the suggestions made by the MNR at the initial meeting, according to Thomson, was to move the entrance gate from the road, to allow for a parking lot to be constructed on the property, making the property more accessible while still restricting vehicular traffic through the lands. The MNR was looking to duplicate the management model of the Orono Crown Lands on the Kendal property, according to Thomson, who was the founding Chair of that group. A local board is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the property, and the ministry pays them to undertake management programs. A representative of the Ganaraska Conservation Authority was also in attendance at Monday's meeting, and told residents the Authority would be there to The Ministry of Natural Resources is looking for local partners to manage the 550-acre Kendal Crown Lands. help them. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 29th at the Kendal Crown Lands. The gates on the 9th Concession will be opened at 5:30 p.m. for a BBQ, and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Copies of the existing Forest Management Plan for the Kendal Crown Lands, which was drawn up in 1988, will be available at the Kendal Post Office next week. THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM Styrofoam and used mattresses accepted in pilot project The Regional Municipality of Durham is inviting all residents to come and drop off their white foam polystyrene cushion packaging (such as StyrofoamTM) and their used mattresses or box springs. The polystyrene cushion packaging, used mattresses and box springs are wanted to be recycled at the Waste Management Facility in Oshawa as part of a six-month pilot study, beginning June 1st until November 27th, 2010. White foam polystyrene cushion packaging, commonly referred to as StyrofoamTM, is a non-biodegradable plastic resin that takes hundreds of years to break down in landfills. Used most commonly in product packaging, polystyrene has a high volume and low weight, which gives it a low scrap value. During this six-month pilot study, any white foam polystyrene cushion packaging, used mattresses and box springs can be dropped off at the Waste Management Facility in Oshawa will be collected for recycling by a local producer of fire-resistant commercial insulation products. This pilot study is part of the RECYCLE see page 9