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Career opportunities with C.L.O.C.A. Ss The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority has several summer students (both gh school and university) Employed in various activities throughout its many conservation conservation areas and its office this year. At the head office, in Oshawa, students employed by the Ministry of Natural Resources' Summer Experience '89 Program, are involved in career-related programs. A cartographer-student is undertaking undertaking the task of updating and improving base maps for the conservation areas. Over the years, the conservation areas and surrounding municipalities have changed thus requiring updates updates on the basé maps. Photographs of the conservation conservation areas are also taken to aid in the pictorial display of the areas. In addition, the car tographer maintains statistics of traffic volume and its effect on the conservation areas. In the reception office, a student student assists in telephone and counter reception, cash receipts and typing in addition to taking bookings for the conservation areas. Also based at the head office is the assistant instructor/tour leader. This student is responsible responsible for researching information and preparing programs for educational events, such as talks and guided tours through the conservation areas. These three students are receiving valuable experience in the field of environmental studies. The experience provided provided is beneficial for further education or employment. Ganaraska to hold a / ' erosion control demo On Thursday, August 10, the Ganaraska Region Conservation Conservation Authority will be carrying out an erosion control demonstration project in the Cobourg Conservation Area. Conservation Authority staff will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to answer any questions you might have. People People interested in carrying out a similar project on their property are encouraged to attend. Anyone using the Conservation Conservation Area will have noticed that the creek is slowly eroding the stream bank toward the cedar bush. Regrading the bank an placing filter cloth and rip rap (large stones) on the stream bank will stop the erosion and stabilize the,bank. Reducing the sediment load in the stream also improves fish habitat. The Conservation Authority carries out such projects on , private property too. Through the Conservation Services Program Program people can have erosion control work carried out on their property by Authority staff. The Conservation Authority will cover 60% of the cost. Bill Bramah and his Ontario I got together with Ian Woods of Markham to talk about old times. Although we'd just met for the first time and I'm about 30 years older than he is, we still had a lot in common regarding the good old days. Wè were both interested in heritage buildings. He knows more about them than I do. He's an expert. He's what's known as a Chartered , Surveyor. They are people who, after , years of training, can pinpoint details of construction, materials, unique features and what not right down to the feasibility of moving or restoring restoring old buildings. Ian's office is on Markham's main Street. It's loadfed with books, maps, plans and ancient documents. It's a hotbed of heritage. As we went down and began strolling along the main street, he told me about the century-old buildings that in re- ent years have been converted Into shops and boutiques. Later, we drove up to see what's thought to be Markham's oldest house. It was a small frame structure in obvious obvious disrepair. Ian took some instruments out of the back of his van. We walked over to the house and hé Durham East Agri-News tested the moisture content of the walls with what's known as a diagnostic mettfe gauge. Another instrument called a templet enabled him to determine determine when the house was built. And even the carpenter who likely built it! "The moulding is similar to the style of a builder who worked worked in this area around 1850," he said, "and so is tjie plank-on- plank construction." He pointed out where some of the boards had been nailed. "Those square nails were handmade handmade by a blacksmith," he added. added. After a while, we went up to the Markham Museum. Several old houses Have been moved to the grounds, and nearby there's . ah actual heritage subdivision - the first of its kind I've ever seen. The services have been installed installed and all of the houses to be moved there will be in the heritage category. Ian's interest in old buildings goes back to his childhood. "My father spent "47 years in the timber business. He travelled a lot and imported lumber into England. I travelled with him and became interesed in buildings and putting things together," he said. Along the way, Ian's 13 year by Joel Bagg, Farm Management Specialist New Agricultural Minister Announced David Ramsay, M.P.P. for Timiskaming, has been appointed appointed Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food. Mr. Ramsay, former Minister of Correctional Services, was first elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1985. Prior to his re-election in September 1987, Bike brake system a potential danger Mountain bikes equipped with cantilever brakes are potentially hazardous, the Product Product Safety Branch of Consumer Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada today warned consumers. consumers. Cantilever brakes are a new system of brakes found on most mountain bikes in which each of two cables, one on either side of the tire, activates a brake pad through an arm connected to the fork of the bike. The two cables join into one main cable above the tire. Together the cables form an inverted "Y" above the tire. The rider activates activates the main câble through a brake lever located on the handlebars. The danger occurs if the two cables operating the front brakes shake loose from the main cable and catch the knobby knobby tires used on these bikes,. This could result in the bike stopping suddenly and its rider being hurled over the handlebars, risking serious in- jury. Racing bikes, on the other hand, are equipped with sidepull brakes. The hazard associated with cantilever brakes does not exist with these brakes. A failure of the single vertical cable which activates • the sidepull brake pad calipers • will not jam the wheel. Some Canadian bicycle manufacturers, in consultation with Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada, have agreed voluntarily to add a special restraining device to the front of mountain bike frames to prevent prevent the brake cables jamming the wheels. The device could include include a reflector at its front end. In the meantime, mountain bike owners are advised to take their bikes to a bicycle shop where this device can be installed. installed. The cost is only a few dollars and will ensure safer riding for mountain bikers. For more information, please contact your nearest office of Consumer and Corporate Affairs Affairs Canada. old son DoUg joined us. -To Woods' delight, his son hopes to follow in his father's footsteps. He's already quite knowledgeable, and eventually will train in England, Hong Kong and other far away places before joining the exclusive fraternity of the world's Chartered Surveyors. he served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines. Mr. Ramsay was clerk- treastirer for Casey Township for 10 years, and operated a farm outside of New Liskeard for 12 years. He has served as president of the Timiskaming Federation of Agriculture, and has been 'involved 'involved with the Timiskaming Grain Growers' Association. Mr. Ramsay was born in Australia in 1948, and was raised raised in Oakville. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 16, 1989-7 Beef, Lamb & Pork Stabliza- tion Payouts Announced Tripartite Stabilization payments for beef, lamb and pork have been announced. The support payment per head for finished cattle marketed in April was $44.50, $59.83 for May and $68.58 for June. Feeder cattle payments were $16.62 for April, $23.68 for May, and $9.32 for June. The support payment for lambs marketed between March 31st was $9.02 per head. The p\>rk support payment was $36.27 per hog for Quarter 2. Under the Tripartite Stabilization program, premiums are shared by the producer producer and the Canadian and Ontario Governments. Silver Streak Siding Professional Siding, Soffit, Fascia New Construction and Renovation 20 Years Experience Gall 983-8181