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SALE A THON Super Prices Friday, March 12 th , 1976 (6 p.m. till 12 Midnight) Coffee and Donuts Chance at winning one of 8 Olympic Pintos Top Trade-in Value No Reasonable Offer Refused just look at a couple of our |uper Savers # V-8, Auto, PS, PB, MCDONALD mm-mwMêmtm Come on out Friday and SAVE 219 King St. E. BpwmpnViHe 623-4481 $.5 million spent on operation of Ganaraska forest This year marks the thirtieth anniversary anniversary of the Ganaraska , Conservation Authority which over that period of time has accumulated some 8500 acres of land' assembled in north Clarke and Hope Township now known as the Ganaraska Forests. These lands were purchased due to the Richardson report which noted that mn-off of water from the ridge was a major cause of flooding farther to the south in the watershed: The Rickardson report recommended a - total purchase of at least 20,000 acres of. land as did a subsequent report compiled in 1966. This latter report noted that the Authority had not attained the original . goal. The Forests came under a. management agreement with the Ministry of Natural . Resources who now manage the forests and carry out certain works in the proper production of . forest t products. • Thè Ministry also provides services directed toward recreational activities such as M' €f I i.i'- à ►je 1 ! j grooming .trails for skiing, snowmobiling; walking trails and a few limited picnic areas. The main thrust however is in timber management'and production. As of March 1975 the Ministry had spent a total of $512.678,59 in connection with the Ganaraska Forest. This amount dates back to the beginning of the agreement with the Authority. The major portion of the expenditure over the years has been for the planting of trees, a sum of $111,703.86. Other costs incurred included administration, maintenance, maintenance, pest control, roads, cutting and tending operations as well as improvements. improvements. -, V - Mr. Bob penwell, of the Ministry points out that it takes some 80 to 90 years to produce a sizeable tree for lumbering and that the forests should soon be producing some revenue. Up to date forest products have created a sum Of $30,025.23 leaving a net operating expenditure of $483,653.36. ; Hi ■ ■ , . • BOWMANVILLE break-in tiuBI Commencing this month a .comprehensive study will be conducted in the forest which is expected to take some two years to complete. Both Ministry of Natural Resources Resources and the Ganaraska Authority Authority are supporting the study financially. The purpose of the study is to catalogue all features of 'the forest and to determine future uses both in timber production, wild , recreation. Mr. Glenn Price, a planner with the Authority," was placed on loan for the Study and his work will start this month. A special Forest Advisory Committee has been set-up to co-ordinate the program. This committee is chaired by Mr, A1 Currie of Port Hope along With members members from the Authority, Bob 'he Durham Regional Pol- life and ice have estimated that a ' value , of $8500 worth- of clothing was taken from the store of Ken's Men's Wear Saturday night. McClure, resources manager, Roy Forrester and Mike Sawyer, both of Ororio, The Ministry of Natural Resources Resources have three appointments on the committee. Dr. Jan Dukszta spoke to a small group at a meeting of the Durham East NDP on Sunday evening. The meeting was held in the basement of the Bowman ville Libra ry. The speaker said/ it was perfectly cîeâr why Health Minister Miller has to save $50 million. He wants to 'give it to the medical doctors. ', , i The speaker said the closings and cut-backs were contributing to hardships for many and said that those in Timmins and South Porcupine needing psychiatric care will now have to travel 220 miles to North Bay. He claimed that Doctor's Hospital in Toronto was one of the most efficient, cheapest and nicest but it had to be -closed by Miller. • •Even though the government is making cut-jpacks they have on the other end given doctors an increase of 8.1 per cent. He said the next income, for, physicians has risen from $18,306 in 1962 to $40,968- in 1972, an increase of 124 per cent. Thus comparés with an 85 per cent increase over the same period, he said ,f or the - average industrial worker. ,