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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 28,1985 9 Better Hurry, Blueberry Season Ends this Weekend .-'is-- h, . •• ; "v < yÆte'V ■ ' y : . V • ; .. ^V,• ■ il " -V ".y '. V» »V : V. •. Charles Stevens, with one of his many high bush blueberry plants. To date, the local grower has .'C; ÿ *\ 2.5 acres of this popular pick-your-own crop in production at Wilmot Orchards. They're tasty, juicy, easy to pick, and popular with consumers everywhere. In fact, blueberries are generally generally seen as the perfect pick-your-own crop. The only drawback to this mouthwatering treat is the fact that it's somewhat difficult difficult to grow. And that might explain why only two local growérs are offering pick-your own blueberries locally. ' One berry patch is located at Wilmot Orchards, on Concession Concession St., and the other is at Fred Eyman Farms in Courtice. Mention blueberries and the consumer will probably imagine the tiny buckshotsized buckshotsized fruit that grows amid the rocks of Northern Ontario. Ontario. That's why it's surprising to find that the commercial high-bush blueberry is a ft THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM PUBLIC NOTICE Take notice that the Regional Municipality of Durham is considering AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN AND THE BOWMANVILLE URBAN AREA PLAN The amendment, as proposed by the applicant, would permit approximately 165,000 square feet of retail and personal service floor space within the area indicated on the map below. 2 8 O 1* i Bowline Lot > 14 1 Bowmanvll CN9 401 S' ISITEl o Loi ! r In order to assist In the evaluation of the amendment application, the public is invited to provide input by way of submissions to the Region's Planning Department. Information related to the amendment application is available in the offices of the Planning Department, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3 or by calling Mr. Larry Kotseff, M.C.I.P. Planning Department, (416) 668-7731. Submissions concerning the amendment application must be forwarded to the Commissioner of Planning, at the above- noted address, and must be received no later than Friday, September 13,1985. Please include your address and telephone number in any submissions made. Don Hadden Chairman, Planning Committee Dr. M. Michael, M.C.I.P. Commissioner of Planning completely different plant. As the name implies, the berries grow on bushes that can be up to four feet tall and the fruit itself is close to the size of small grapes. Because high bush blueberries are much larger than their wild cousins, it's surprisingly easy for an inexperienced picker to quickly fill a basket. basket. "The biggest problem is educating the consumer that they can pick a six- quart basket in an hour," says Charles Stevens, owner of Wilmot Orchards His pick-your-own blueberp' operation off Concession St., near Highway Highway 115 consists of 2.5 acres of mature berries and is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. However, the blueberry season which lasts most of August is now drawing to a close and Mr. Stevens expects expects that the last of the crop will be gone by early September. Response this year has been good, says Mr. Stevens' and on any day that the berry patch is open, the fields are full. Mr. Stevens explains that there are only 500 acres of high bush berries in all of Ontario. In addition to the 2.5 acres of relatively mature mature plants now in production, production, He has 2.5 acres due to be producing fruit in 1990. Eventually, he may expand the crop to eight acres. "I like the challenge of trying something different," different," the local cash crop farmer and orchard owner explains. Certainly blueberries meet that requirement. One of the first necessities for a blueberry plantation is soil with the proper ph value. Berries need acid soil and that means not more than 16 per cent of Ontario's agricultural agricultural land could support support the crop. For example, the farmland farmland closer to Bowmanville has underlying limestone which would make the soil less acid and therefore unsuitable unsuitable for the berries. Although susceptible to winter damage, Mr. Stevens finds that they are no less hardy than apple trees. So long as the soil is right, a REGISTER NOW FOR SEPTEMBER KEITH HUNT'S GUITAR AND BANJO SCHOOL ; • Private Lessons - Lead, Rhythm, Bass, Classical, Pop, Country, Boogie, Swing. • Steel Guitar • Banjo (4 or 5 String) Mr. Hunt was trained by one of the world's great T.V. and recording guitarists (Bert Weedon of England) and is now in his 10th yeâr as instructor. GIVE THE GIFT OF MUSIC Terrific buy this month on Washburn Electric Guitars: One only with case $:$75.0(> (Reg. price $575.00) One only with case $225.00 (Reg. price $475.00) STUDIOS IN BOWMANVILLE AND ENNISKILLEN PHONE 263-2993 l Queen's Park Report By Sam Cureatz M.P.P. August 26,1985 HYDRO WINNING BATTLE AGAINST ACID GAS POLLUTION A recent publicity release from Ontario Hydro has good news about the fight against acid rain. According to the provincial power utility, Ontario's Ontario's coal-fired generating sta- New Kinsmen President Howard Phee, international vice-president of finance and corporate services for Geac Computers International inc. of Toronto, was today elected the 65th national president of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs. The election took place at Kinsmen's annual convention convention in Toronto where it was announced that during the past year the more than 1,000 Kinsmen and Kinette clubs across Canada donated a record record $23,847,812 in service funds to their communties. Bowmanville Kinsmen Club members were convention hosts. blueberry crop could probably probably grow anywhere that apple trees would flourish. In addition to proper soil and climate conditions, the crop needs plenty of organic organic matter and irrigation. Blueberry roots grow so close to the surface that the plants cannot survive without without irrigation, Mr. Stevens explains. In his orchard, irrigation is provided by the trickle method. A thin pipe delivers delivers a trickle of water to each plant, thereby ensuring that no water is wasted. Finally, the plants must be maintained by annual pruning, hoeing, mowing grass, and applying fertilizers. fertilizers. An added hazard at harvest harvest time is the flocks of birds which steal part of the crop. High bush blueberries, blueberries, it seems are not just a human delicacy. A graduate of the University University of Guelph, Charles Stevens Stevens and his wife, Judi, also a Guelph grad, have been farming since 1976 and planted their first berry crop in 1979. ;;While planting and raising raising blueberries is an exaçt- ing.process, it is not without its rewards. The plants will eventually reach four feet in height and will last 30 years or more. _ Although the growing of blueberries in Durham is an inovative project, Charles Stevens is optimistic optimistic about the crop and. is convinced that it has a good future as a pick your own product. "At the present moment, I'm very pleased." Council Accepts Paving Tender Municipal roads will be given over $150,000 worth of improved pavement this year as the result of a hot mix asphalt resurfacing tender accepted last week at a special council meeting. meeting. Council endorsed a $155,161.80 contract for resurfacing resurfacing at a number of locations. locations. Bennet Paving and Materials Materials Ltd., of Oshawa, was the successful bidder. Included in the project is a 1,400 metre stretch of road on Trull's Rd., southerly from Taunton Rd., and parking areas at the Darlington Darlington Sports Centre and the Orono Fire Hall. Other areas slated for repaving repaving or new construction include portions of the Sixth Concession Rd., Concession Concession St., Roenigk Dr., Mearns Court., Mosport Rd., and Concession Rd. Council also approved of a $20,452.36 bid for hot mix patching at various locations locations specified by the Public Public Works Department within the town. The firm of Mackie and Reid Paving Limited, Limited, Orono, was awarded the contract. James Insurance Eloanor Damant, Gaylo Windsor, Doug Jnmos, Nosla Akoy 24 King St. East, Bowmanville 623-4406 Administrators. In addition, he belongs to the Canadian Management Association, the Canadian Tax Foundation and the Canadian Advanced Technology Technology Association where he is a past chairmen of the commodity taxes committee. Mr. Phee is married to Carole, who is serving this year as the Association's national Kinette co-ordinator. Mrs. Phee is employed by VS Services as a food service director at the Workers' Compensation Board Hospital in Toronto. The Association of Kinsmen Clubs is an all-Canadian organization founded in 1920 in Hamilton, Ontario. The Kinsmen Kinsmen National Headquarters is located in Cambridge, Ontario, Ontario, adjacent to Highway 401. The Association has a total membership of nearly 20,000 young men and women between between the ages of 21 and 40 in more than 1,100 clubs across Canada. Kinsmen provides its members with a wide variety of social activities as well as many opportunities for selfdevelopment selfdevelopment by serving their communities through fundraising fundraising and service projects. tins are creating less acid gas pollution - a significant part of the chemical stew that makes up acid rain. Emissions of acid gas from Hydro's coal-fired power stations stations during the first six months of this year were clocked in at a rate 21 percent lower than last year. It's worth remembering that this record was achieved during a time when the coal-fired stations stations were especially busy. The first half of 1985 was marked by a strike of Hydro workers at the nuclear generating generating stations. This resulted in more work for the coal-fired stations to make up for the loss of electrical power. Despite Despite this increased work-load, the amount of acid gas pollution pollution created by the stations still dropped! Hydro officials point out that this high level of performance performance is the result of an acid gas reduction program, that was started up in 1981. Under this program Hydro is committed committed to bring acid gas emissions emissions from its stations to less than 300,000 tonnes a year by 1990. Experts at the utility point out that, despite the improved performance of the coal-fired generating stations, we still cannot make do without the nuclear power stations. Looking Looking at statistics, Hydro experts experts say that without the nuclear plants, acid gas pol lution would probably be twice current levels. This factor should be one of the many considerations for the continued continued construction of the Darlington Darlington Generating Station. Ontario Hydro takes special precautions to ensure that coal used at its power stations has been thoroughly washed to remove surface sulphur - another cause of acid gas pollution. pollution. Whenever possible, low-sulphur Canadian coal is mixed with more efficient imported coal. The average sulphur content content of coal used by Hydro has been cut by about one-quarter between 1976 and 1984. In addition, addition, tests are continuing on new technologies that can help Hydro keep to its acid gàs reduction plan. For example, a prototype anti-pollution device involving limestone is being installed at the giant coal-fired generating station in Mississauga. Work on installing this device is on schedule. To give you an idea of the size of the Mississauga coal-fired plant, it is capable of producing more electricity than the falls at Niagara! As a member of the Select Committee on Energy at Queen's Park I will be following following Hydro's program to reduce reduce acid gas emissions. The fight against acid rain involves involves all countries and all industries. I will do my part to ensure the provincial utility lives up to its anti-pollution commitments. As the holidays draw to a close, I trust children have had a safe and pleasant summer. As for you teachers, I guess it is time to start thinking about classes. No doubt Dave and Ruth Gray are already getting geared up and by, the way, happy anniversary anniversary to you both. AUTO BODY • Custom Spray Painting • Professional Collision Repair (on all types of cars and trucks) • Reasonable Rates Located 4 mile north of Hwy. #401 on Hwy. #115 - 35 (Behind All Seasons Holiday) PHONE 983-9784 Howard Phee This year the Association was again the largest single contributor to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Kinsmen and Kinettes donated donated a record $1,115, 456 to help find a control or cure for cystic fibrosis (CF), which is second only to cancer in claiming the lives of young Canadians. In addition, the Association's members supported supported many other organizations, organizations, including the Canadian Diabetes Association, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada and the March of Dimes. Kinsmen also operate the Kinsmen Foundation of Saskatchewan and the; Kinsmen Rehabilitation Rehabilitation of British Columbia, both of which serve "the needs of disabled people in those provinces. provinces. This year, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan clubs raised a record $2,012,424 during a 20-hour telethon known as Telemiracle Telemiracle to support the work of their foundation while B.C. clubs assisted their foundation by raising'nearly $1.2 million in a door-to-door fund-raising blitz called Mothers' March. In addition to providing support for numerous community community projects across Canada, Canada, ranging from constructing constructing swimming pools and arenas to purchasing equipment equipment for hospitals and schools, Kinsmen and Kinette clubs this year donated over $50,000 to fund three international international development projects in Asia. The Association also answered a major challenge by establishing the Kinsmen African Medical Relief Fund to send teams of Canadian doctors and nurses to Camp Bete, Ethiopia', to provide medical aid to that country's starving. To date the Kinsmen African Medical Relief effort is the largest medical mission launched by any country or organization in the world. Kinsmen and Kinettes have raised over $250,000 to finance the project and obtained donations donations of well over $1 million in drugs and medical supplies from Canadian pharmaceutical pharmaceutical companies. Mr. Phee, who is a member of the Kinsmen Club of Bolton (Ont.), is a graduate of St. Xavier University with a degree in business adminstra- tion majoring in finance and accounting. He has been a Kinsman for nine years and has earned a wide variety of awards and held many club offices, including president. Mr. Phee belongs to the Society of Management Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and CHRYSLER IS CELEBRATING THEIR fM INGVAR MOTORS LTD. ^ OSHAWA'S ONLY DODGE CHRYSLER DEALER ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT GET A BREAK 8.8% FINANCING ION ALL CHRYSLER K-CARS MiL LIMITED TIME ONLY -- OFFER EXPIRES AUG. 31/85 _ SKA WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS fa». 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