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L *e contingent to Pineridge meet The above members of the Orono Figure Skating club will be taking' part in the Pineridge competition this week-end. Pictured above are: (back row) Alison Cochrane, Briar Ransberry, Michele Rutherford, Charlene Lewis, Mary Murphy, Tanya Oates, Tanya Clemens, (front row) Melissa Allin, Tracy Fames, Leah Stadelmann, Allan McKenzie, Melanie Lemieux, Ashly Burnham (absent Kyle Montgomery). ... ^ ' The Federation of Ontario Naturalists -ysm FON Conservation Centre, Moatfield Park 355 Lesmiil Road, Don Mills, Ontario, M3B 2W8 Phone: (416) 444-8419 From Around the Region (Continued from page 6) on February 18th will not affect the ( Oshawa plant operations. St. Catherines makes engines and axles and the layoff has been called due to decreasing sales in the United States. Cranberry Marsh dying search for a remedy Dr. Lumsden of the Ministry of Natural Resources states that the Cranberry Marsh in Whitby is dying and is not the home for wildlife that, it was in 1983. Lumsden has been carrying out a program of introducing introducing Trumpeter Swan to Ontario at the Marsh with poor results. Lumsden calls for the draining of the marsh to allow it to demise itself and then corne back into production. production. Fiant wanting to locate in 1 Bowmanville industrial area •» Powersreen of Canada, the North American arm of an Ireland- based manufacture is lqpking to Bowmanville to locate its Canadian operation now based in Ajax. The firm assembles portable feed hoppers for sorting sand and gravel. The firm could hire up to 56 people. Ajax girl to champion in'swimming events Fifteen-year-old Lori Melien of Ajax was a dpuble winner at the Women's 50-metre butterfly and 100-metre backstroke at the 1988 winter national swimming championship championship held in Edmonton. Region takes on $11,000 of $470,EX) water extension The Region of Durham has reluctantly reluctantly accepted $11,000 in the cost of extending a water main in the outskirts, of Bowmanville for the new Bowmanville arena. The total cost of the extention has been estimated at $470,000. The Town of Newcastle bears the major portion of the costs $469,000. by Marion Strebig House Bird What's in a symbol? We already have a provincial tree, the white pine, and an official flower, the trillium. Now the provincial Mel Garland to resign as head Durham College Mel Garland, president of 'Durham College, is to retire as of September 1st, 1988. Last year a petition from the faculty called for Garland's resignation resignation to no avail. The faculty blamed Garland for layoffs that were handed handed out. Again snip fence from Regional budget Durham Region's public works has again chopped a $31,000 chain- .link fence from their budget. The fence was to be erected around the public works yard in the north of Orono on Taunton Road. The fence project has been,in the works , foi - fivé years but each, year taken out., Promises battle against Free Trade movement * Ed Broadbent visiting Oshawa last week stated that he would continue continue to do battle against any movement ot free trade between Canada and the United States. He said free trade has presently taken a back seat in the House' of Commons due ty cabinet scandals. Durham nurses accept new pact Nurses in six Durham Region hospitals have accepted a new contract contract worth more than 13 percent in wage increases over the next rhree years. Starting wages will climb from $30,907 in the, first year of the con- • tract to $32,780 in 1990. Top salaries will increase from $36,172 to $40,209 by the end of the contract.- contract.- government feels we ought to have a provincial bird; it is even sponsoring sponsoring a contest to select a species. What meaning does the government attach to these symbols? What significance do they have for the citizens of Ontario? Is there a touch of irony in promoting wildlife symbols symbols at a time when habitat destruction destruction is routine? Let us hope that symbols will not be all we'll have, left in certain areas of the province to 1 remind us of the natural world. Choosing a provincial bird ought, then, to entail more thought than the selection of a house wine. Unfortunately the contest excludes excludes me; I'm too old. Only those between the ages of 9 and 11 are eligible. Perhaps this is a deliberate attempt to start a new generation on a more constructive path than my generation followed. An interest in wildlife, begun at this age, may insure insure that there will still be some wildlife around when these 9 year olds reach my advanced years. The rules of the contest are simple; simple; just pick a bird and explain why it would make a good symbol for this, province. The bird you choose must be native - no Starlings please. It must not be an endangered species or a bird already chosen by another province or territory in Canada. This eliminates some attractive attractive and popular birds like the Piping Plover (endangered), the Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, the Belted Kingfisher, the Great- horned Owl, the Snowy'Owl, the Great Grey Owl and the'Raven (ail taken). According to tnc Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario, nearly 300 species nest in Ontario; that leaves close to 290 for you to draw from. Incidentally, the Atlas, a project project in which the Federation of Ontario Ontario Naturalists was invoked, twill be part of the content's first prize and will also be 'given to the runners-up. The Copies for the run-, ners-up will be donated by, the FON. The obvious choice for provincial bird.is the robin. It is attractive, tuneful, modest, hardy and a good pareiy. Although most people Orono Weekly associate il wilii the coming of spring, spring, every year in southern Ontario small flocks winter in protected ravines' and woodlols. It has only one drawback - its official name is the American robin. Then there is that little comic, the oVenbird, walking and pecking.like a tiny chicken. In almost any woodlot away from an urban area you may hear its emphatic "teacher, teacher, teacher." Like all ground nesters it is at the mercy of the domestic cat. Unfortunately it also fails to qualify as it is not a year-round resident, also a rule of the contest. Another bird whose clear, rather melancholy whistle conjures up pictures pictures of long, lazy summer days beside northern lakes is the white- throated sparrow. Perhaps the most abundant and best-known of our forest birds, its arrival in large flocks in early May, signals for me the real beginning of the summer season. Since there are always a few which winter in Ontario, it just qualifies. There are many, attractive and fascinating water and marsh birds like the Loon, the Horned Grebe, the Osprey, the Wood Duck and the Green-winged Teal. These all depend depend on human discretion for the continued health of their aquatic environments, and for the continued continued existence of their nesting sites. Perhaps we ought to choose one of these birds to remind ourselves of the fragility of our ecosytem and the interdependence of its inhabitants. Times, Wednesday, February 10, 1988-7 Choose a bird, learn,about it and write about it. But above all think about your bird as part of a complex complex life system in which man is only one species, albeit the most destructive. destructive. Address your entry to Kelly Lucas, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Branch, Box 118, 77 Wellesley St. W., Toronto, M7A 1N3. Be sure that your entry is postmarked no later than January 31. 1988. Mangar's Auto Centre Parts-SâlèSrServiee Orono, Ontario TOWING * USED CAR SALES * Radiators - Air Con. Muffler - Brakes Tune-up-Electronic ignition Fuel Injection System® Propane Conversion aiid Inspection BodyWork Rebuilt Engines and Cylinder Heads Safety Inspection Station Guaranteed Service Lie. Cl. A, B, H. 3P. S6A. S8B Call MIKE: 96M136 -0*3-5407 Our R.R.S.P.s ' The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Downtown Orono - 983-5304 ^VtU-AGCe^ > DOWNTOWN ORONO " This Week's Speciais ». Brown Sugar ; .49 lb.. icing Sugar .52 lb. Oatmeal Cereal ........... .65 lb. Creme of Wheat ........... .82 lb. Cinnamon 'Hearts 2.09 lb. 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