fi-Orono Wjwkiy Times, Wednesday, January 21st, 1980 VAN BELLE ON GARDENING ENERGYSCOPE ■ ' ' : ■ ;■ . - J : ; -- : : -- We will be using oil for a long time but we must use it more efficiently mil As a'society we use lots of symbols -- from traffic signs to the logos used by corporations corporations or government as handy ways to communicate ideas. One of the most common is the trillium symbol of the Province of Ontario. Recently a new symbol, Energy Ontario, Ontario, was developed from the trillium. ? Energy Ontario It is an apt symbol. The trillium trillium is expressed as the sun's energy -- the source of life. Energy Ontario signifies the more efficient use of energy, the development of new forms of energy and the substitution substitution of more plentiful forms of energy for oil. The Energy Ontario symbol allows instant public recognition recognition of any Ontario government government energy project. Energy Ontario represents the cooperative cooperative efforts of all Ministries Ministries throughout government, working to assure Ontario's energy future. Ontario uses a lot of energy. In fact, in 1980 Ontario used about $11 billion worth of energy. More than half of it was oil: oil to fuel industry and business, oil for agriculture agriculture and transport, oil for our homes. Oil represents 40 per cent 1 of. Ontario's energy requirements requirements -- and therein lies the problem. We know that the world's supply of oil will some day fail to meet requirements. More immediately, we face a future of sharply rising prices and the prospects of supply shortages. shortages. Foreign oil has increased more than 10 times in the last decade. As well, the uncertain political situalion iii the Middle Middle East is cause for concern from both supply and price viewpoints. Canada currently depends on foreign oil sources for about 20 per cent of its requirements requirements and this could increase increase to 40 p^r cent by 1990, if,steps are ritA taken to reduce our dependence' on oil. Obviously-CLanadian# must reduce their dependence on oil if Canada is to achieve oil self-sufficiency. While the task is an impressive one, the opportunities to get off-oil are equally as impressive,, To provide incentives to reduce our dependence on oil, the Ontario Ministry of Energy has introduced a number of off-oil programs touching on every sector of the provincial economy. These programs will help Canada end its dependence on foreign oil by the end of the decade. Within Ontario, the aim is to reduce the use of oil in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors of the economy to 10 per cent by the end of this decade. We also plan for a 10 per cent reduction in the oil we use in transportation. transportation. As Ontario Energy Minister Robert Welch has stated, achieving these goals means that by 1995 the province will be using 23 million barrels of Energy Ontario ENERGYSCOPE is prepared by .the Ontario Ministry of Energy as part of Energy Ontario Up and down the bookstaefcs ADULT Ms. Pinchpenny's book of Interior Design by Dorothy Parker (many grpat ideas at low cost and innovation) The New Canadian Tax and Investment Guide by Henry Zimmer China Today by Joan and Jerome Cohen (wonderful pictures and excellent text) The Art of Canadian Nature Photography edited by J. Kraulis (superb photographs) photographs) Horn of Africa by Philip Caputo (novel about a group of mercenaries) The Hastings Conspiracy by Alfred Coppel (a secret, plan almost triggers a nuclear war) The Portait by Marilyn Harris (the "tiuthor of the "Eden" books turns now to a novel of terror - a sure, best seller!) The Devil in Tartan by Elisabeth Elisabeth Ogilvie (suspense) The Children's Ward by „ Howard Weiner (a novel set in a children's hospital) Answer as a Man by Taylor Caldwell JUNIOR Gigi, a Baby Whale by Eleanor Coerr (a baby whale taken from the sea and studied by scientists) Steel Beams and Iron Men by Mike Cherry (story of ironworkers, ironworkers, how they work high in the air) The Pigman's Legacy by Paul Zindel (sequal to The Pigman) A Gathering of Days a New England ■ Girl's Journal 1830-32 by Joan Bios (new- berry medal winner) . EASY READING AND PICTURE BOOKS The Housekeepers Dog by Jerry Smath Animals should Definitely NoUAct LikaPeople by Judi Barre A. Madeleine Hadley. Director to consult with applicants New plants for the making oil less than is being used today -- while still maintaining maintaining our economic growth. Each barrel of oil not used is a barrel available for the future. Conservation comes in many forms: through the insulation of houses; in efficient efficient use of oil by industry; in the development of public transport to conveniently and economically replace travel by private car. It also comes through substitution substitution of other more abundant, abundant, less expensive fuels for oil. One of these substitutes is electricity. Ontario is fortunate fortunate in having an abundance of relatively inexpensive electric electric power. Almost 70 per cent of the electricity produced produced in Ontario comes from two Ontario-produced energy resources -- uranium and water. The rest is based on coal purchased in the United States or Western Canada. Electricity from municipal and forest waste will increasingly increasingly become an important Ontario resource. Obviously Ontario will be using oil for a long time to come. But barrel by barrel, we will be reducing our dependence. dependence. That's one of the messages of the Energy Ontario Ontario sunburst trillium. And it is worth remembering that the trillium represents the people of Ontario -- each individual -- and that it is tip to each individual to make a contribution to off-oil programs. programs. If you'd like to learn how, write to ENERGY- SCOPE, Ministry of Energy, QMS Box 37, Queen's Park, Toronto. Cuttings All cuttings should be placed in the rooting medium right away, this will keep them from drying out. Rooting Rooting hormones will help to start the rooting action much faster, and will give quicker and better root systems. There are several grades of rooting hormones on the market, most will have numbers numbers from one to. three. Number 1 will be for softwood cuttings, No. 2 for the semi hardwood, and No. 3 for hardwood cuttings such as privet and other hardy shrubs. Cuttings should be dipped in the powdér, arid then gently tap the cutting on the side of the can to remove the excessive hormones from the cutting. The bottom leaves of the cutting, which can be 4 to 6 inches long, should be removed removed so that they will not interfere with placing them in the medium. The cutting should be placed with half df stem in the rooting medium, just take the cutting between three fingers and insert it into • the medium. Do not use a stick or dibble to make the hole, this will leave air pockets and will cause thé cutting to dry out. Cuttings should be placed in rows to make it easier to firm them in so that no air holes are left, . and then water the container thoroughly, again to make sure that no air is left - in the medium. Hardwood Cuttings One advantage of the hardwood hardwood cutting ovet the softwood softwood cuttings is the fact that' they are less perishable, and will not dry out as fast. Hardwood cuttings can be made from almost all woody plants, such as privet hedging, hedging, alpine currant hedging, forsythia, most juniper varieties varieties and specially the spreading junipers such as hetzi and pfitzer juniper. Hardwood cuttings can be started indoors, but should be taken closer to spring, the end of February and the month of March, because when they start to grow after rooting, they should be brought outside outside in a protected spot and hardened off, since hardwood cuttings will start to shoot almost within two weeks from the time you make the cutting. But this does not mean the cutting has roots. This will normally take from On two occasions on Monday Monday evening the Planning Director, Don Smith, was delegated to again meet with owners of property in Ward three seeking rezoning of their properties. Smith is to meet with Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Irwin regarding regarding their application for rezoning their property alongside Highway 115 north of Orono to Highway Commercial. Commercial. The property now contains a restaurant. Smith in a previous report and as well a current report recommended denial of the' application. '«% Planning Director is also to meet. witfi.Mr: Larry SeaUpre concerning his application application fey Highway Corn- one to three months. They can be started the same as the softwood cutting, except the medium should be mainly, sand, mixed with a bit of peatmoss. Hardwood cuttings can also be made in the winter and then tied in bundles and buried to within 1 to 2 inches completely in sand, which will give them time to callous on bottom of the cutting. When spring has sprung they can be planted in rows in the garden for further rooting, and then can be left for at least one season, and then transplanted the following following spring. Orie hardwood I forgot to mention and is probably onê of the easiest to grow is the broadleaf evergreen evergreen variety called the Euvohumys family. It is a broad leafed evergreen so the bottom, leaves of the cutting should be removed before inserting this into the rooting médium. There are several other types of cuttings that can be made, such as bud cuttings, leaf cuttings and root cuttings, cuttings, but most of this type of cutting is best done in a controlled environment such as a greenhouse. To sum it up, use a sharp knife, don't let them dry out in . the case of softwood cuttings, and don't pull them out every day to see if they have rooted, the new top growth will tell the tale; Good, healthy growth means that you have rooted the cutting. Next week, seeding. mercial of property on the corner of the eighth line, of Clarke and Highway 115. Smith has stated he has no difficulty with the request but that first certain matters are to be cleared up before the by-law is passed. Hamiltohs Insurance Service Office 983-5115 Home 983-5270 Town of Newcastle Notice to Dog Owners in the Town of Newcastle All 1981 dog licences are due and pàyable on or before the first day of April or within fifteen days after becoming the owner of a dog. The licence fees payable are as follows: (i) For the first and second dog $15.00 each If a declaration of spay or neuterisation is signed $ 8.00 each ' (ii) ■ For the third dog $25.00 each ' (Mi) For the fourth and each additional dog $50.00 each (iv) Kennel of pure-bred dogs registered . in the Canadian Kennel Club, Incorporated '. $25.00 (v) The holder of a kennel licence shall not be ' liable» to pay, in respect of such pure-bred dogs, any licence fee under Section 3, s.s. (i), (}i), (iii). Any owner who fails to secure a licence for the current year and to have such licence affixed to the collar of any dog that is kept or maintained in the Town of Newcastle is guilty of an offence and liable upon conviction to a provincial set fine penalty of $23.00 for a first offence which 'penalty shall not relieve the owner of any dog from purchasing a dog licence. , 1981 Licence Fees may be purchased at the following locations: Town Hall, 40» Temperance Street, BowmanvMle Motor Vehicle Licence Office, 72 King Street West, • Bowmanville Municipal Hall, Hampton Tomjs & Sons, Newcastle FARtll SHOUI Coliseum Complex -Exhibition Place, Toronto January 27 - January 30,1981 Show hours -10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Over 550 Exhibitors' Horse Pull and Sale , . -- . January 28 Winter Sôteci Onforio Charolais Cattle Sale January 28, 7D0 PM Winter Classic Ontario Hereford Cattle Sale .. .... Janupry 29,1 DO PM Ontario Aberdeen Angus Cattle Sale January 30, i:oo p.m. Tractor/Truck Pull...'... January 29,30 Laities' Program -- Daily Canàda's largest indoor agricultural exhibition Canada Farm Show, 36 Butterick Road Toronto, Ontario M8W 3Z8 (416) 252-3506
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