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Citizens Consider Proposals To Save Oak Ridges Moraine The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, June 1,1994 3 ' Protecting and managing the Oak Ridges Moraine was the topic of a public forum in Bowmanville on Thursday night, May 26. < The Oak Ridges Moraine, a prominent land feature which runs çast to west through south central Ontario, is the focus of The Oak Ridge Moraine Area Strategy for the Greater Toronto Area. The moraine contains the largest concentration of ; headwater streams of any ■ areas within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Members of the Oak Ridges Moraine Moraine Technical Working committee spoke to about 60 area residents on a recent report containing strategies dealing with the future of the moraine. moraine. They spoke of how the strategy strategy relates to the moraine in this area. Taking on the task was Ron Johnson, of the Ministry of Natural Resources. He took people on a flying visit through the report, pointing out a number of interesting facts and details. details. The moraine supports many di verse native plant and animal species species and provides one of the few remaining remaining refuges for sensitive and threatened species in southern Ontario. Ontario. "Twenty-five percent is in some form of forest cover, in marked contrast contrast to areas north and south," Johnson Johnson noted. There used to be more, but agriculture agriculture and urbanization have taken their tolls on the land. As a significant surface water resource, resource, the moraine contains the "largest concentration of headwater streams of any areas within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Johnson noted there are more than 20 watercourses that begin in the moraine as small headwater' streams. With the moraine not being a place that is urbanized at this time, more people are looking towards the moraine as a people catchment area. "The population of the GTA is expected to increase by at least two million over the next two to three decades," said Johnson. He noted that with an increasing population there would be more pressures placed on the moraine for the resources contained within it in- : Fred Johnson, a member of the Oak Ridges Moraine Technical Working Committee, spoke about the draft copy of the strategy for the moraine within the Greater Toronto Area. He was one of many members on the committee who were at the open house at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Recreation Complex on Thursday, May 26 to discuss the strategy and answer local residents' questions. sikkens Interior and Exterior Wood Finishing Products Abernethy's Paint and Wallpaper 55 King St. W., Bowmanville Telephone 623-5431 eluding water, aggregate and land. This is where the strategy report - - which only covers 60 per cent of the total moraine -- comes into play. The strategy is designed to protect protect and manage the moraine and, when possible, to enhance the ecological ecological integrity of the moraine's ecosystem. ecosystem. It assesses the immediate and long term impact of any land or resource resource use proposal on the "ecological "ecological integrity" of the moraine. The strategy was developed from 15 background studies which were prepared by consultants and other experts including the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Aggregate Aggregate Producers' of Ontario. After completing his quick review review of the paper, which was prepared prepared to encourage public discussion, discussion, Johnson opened up the floor for comments. The strategy assesses the immediate and long-term impact of any land or resource use proposal on the. "ecological integrity" of the Moraine One comment came from a Les- kard resident of seven years who had just heard about the report She wanted to know why she had not been informed of the progress of the" findings before. "I wouldn't know about this meeting if a neighbor hadn't told me," she noted. A man wanted to know how the aggregate industry would go about cleaning up or "rehabilitating" areas where extracting has taken place. Dennis Schmiegelow told the group attending the open house session session that "progressive rehabilitation happens as you go along." He noted this is cheaper than to return to the location and rehabilitate rehabilitate later on. At this time, the aggregate industry industry has what is called an abandoned pit fund which will be used in the rehabilitation of pits. Another resident had concerns regarding regarding the idea of logging in the Ganaraska Forest. She. wanted to know why the province would let logging go on in an area that was waste land 50 years ago. Another person supplied the answer, answer, saying the logging is done in selective cuttings to open up the forest, forest, to allow new growth to occur. , At the end of the open house, Ron Christie, another member of the Technical Working Committee, noted noted to the residents: "I get the overwhelming overwhelming impression that you have a real concern for the moraine in this area." Monday, May 30 A Concession Street, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, resident reported the theft of a 16-foot orange canoe. There are no suspects. An unknown person damaged playground equipment at Waverley Public School. A Pontypool resident's vehicle was recovered in yard at Enniskillen United Church. Two suspects were arrested and charged regarding a break and enter at a home on Lawrence Avenue. The suspects are described as young offenders. A representative of the Ministry of Environment reported that an unknown unknown suspect took well-monitoring equipment from a well at Regional Road 20 and Regional Road 29. A representative from the XL Gas Bar, 2665 Taunton Road, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, reported locks to two front doors had been pried. No entry was gained, but $280 worth of damage was done to the doors. A Newcastle resident reported that, while his son was home alone, known people broke into the home and took two bottles of liquor. A Green Road, Bowmanville, resident reported the theft of a dog. A King Street, E„ Bowmanville, resident reported the theft of his canoe canoe from a yard. A representative of the Orthodox Christian Reformed Church, located on Concession Road 4 and Middle Road, Bowmanville, reported that unknown suspects pried open a rear door of the church. Once inside, the culprits took a small cassette recorder. recorder. Damage to the doors is estimated at $250. A 29-year-old Bowmanville area resident was northbound on Region Road 57 when he fell asleep at the wheel of a vehicle. He went off the road onto the lawn of a home and struck an embankment south of the driveway. The car rolled twice, landing on the north side of the driveway. A shotgun was found on the living living room floor of a Hampton home by police when they were called in connection with a domestic dispute. Police found a shell close by. This gun and three others were seized from the residence for safety reasons. reasons. Sunday, May 29 A man was found running loose on Liberty Street, North, in an intoxicated intoxicated state. A 21-year-old Oshawa man was arrested and lodged for his own safety. A 31-year-old Oshawa woman was arrested for being intoxicated in a public place. She was found wandering wandering around the intersection of Hwy 2 and Regional Road 57. A Newcastle resident reported that his car was stolen out of a driveway overnight. 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