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Ontario Squash Available from August until March Winter squashes are likely native of the Americas, although early European explorers easily confused them with melons and gourds. Varieties Summer: Main Ontario varieties are Summer Crookneck, Pattypan, Vegetable Marrow and Zucchini. Winter: Main Ontario varieties are Waltham Butternut, Buttercup, Royal Acorn, Hubbard (Golden, Blue and Green), Delicata (Sweet Dumpling or Sweet Potato),,Boston Marrow and Sweet Mama: Buying and Storing Look for dry, uniform hard surfaces free of soft spots and bruises. Store for several weeks by keeping cool and dry with good air circulation. Best bets for lengthy storage are butternut and hubbard. Nutritional Value Squash is an excellent source of beta carotene and potassium and a source of Vitamin C and folacin. Cooking Tins • Squash can be halved, seeded and baked at 375°F ( 190°C) for 45 minutes to 1 hour. • Serve cooked squash with a tablespoon of Ontario Maple Syrup in its cavity. • Winter squash, when puréed, can be made into squash pie. • Once seeded, use the shell of the squash as a vessel for serving dips, sauces or soups. Canadian Red Cross Accepting donations In response to the extensive extensive monsoon-induced flooding flooding in northern India that has Ifeft hundreds of people dead and over 2.5 million homeless, the Canadian Red Cross is collecting cash donations to help meet needs • for food, clean water, shelter, sanitation materials and other relief supplies. Local Red Cross branches In India have been helping the thousands of victims with temporary housing and by distributing food, clean water, cooking utensils and bedding. ■ . The International Red Cross 'is dispatching an assessment team to gauge the immediate impact of the disaster, the local commun! ty's ability to respond and the need for additional assistance. assistance. Those wishing to make a financial donation can call 905-723-2933. FROM PARLIAMENT HILL Alex Shepherd Canadians live in the second-largest second-largest country in the world, yet, few have taken the opportunity to explore and experience the richness of our vast land. Our number one travel destination remains the southern U.S. that contributes to an imbalance of tourism trade in the Americans' favour. This summer I spent a week in the Yukon. I was surprised surprised to discover that 23,000 live in Whitehorse out of a total population of 32,000. I think this illustrates just how tenuous our hold on sovereignty sovereignty in the north is. The history of the Klondike Gold Rush, brought to life by such great authors as Pierre Burton and Robert Service, is a stoiy of largely Americans rapidly home-' steading Dawson City and the vast barren expanse that lay beyond that community. A Canadian presence was established only when the Northwest Mounted Police and the federal government, supplying services like the post office, moved in. Today isn't much different. Parks Canada has a considerable economic and social impact on the area. Rebuilding and restoring Dawson City, (population was 25,000, now 1,100), and preserving large tracks of land, like Kluane National Park, a World Heritage Site, make a statement about Canadian territory. The vast majority of travellers travellers are American, either from cruise ships, sailing up the Alaska southeast passage, or recreation vehicles travelling travelling through Canada. The government's policy of preserving at least 10% of our landmass in parks is well imprinted in the Yukon. The Orono Weekly Tiroes, Wednesday, August 30, 2Û0Û-7 \ numbers. Over 6,000 grizzly bears live' in the area. Our neighbors to the south have almost cleaned out their bear population due to over hunting hunting and the intrusion, of humans into the bears' habitat. habitat. Like other parts of our country, we don't seem to benefit greatly from foreign travel. The cruise companies, buses and even the interconnecting interconnecting hotels are all owned by Americans. The lion's share of economic activity from tourism is not flowing to the people of the Yukon. The Germans run regular flights to the Yukon, but the guest books in the hotels show an absence of Canadians. The message is simple. We need to think more about how we live within our own borders and to continue to preserve our national heritage. heritage. Shouldn't our greatgrandchildren greatgrandchildren be able to enjoy this massive country? Our Canadian history, our heritage and the land that played such a monumental role developing it all is some of the richest and most inter- esting in the world. Kluane, which is breathtak- ingly beautiful, is full of ice fields and glaciers. There are no roads into the park. It is accessible only by foot or canoe. Mount Logan, Canada's highest mountain, is in the Kluane; it stands as a statement- about who we are as a people. A recent study of our National Parks showed that many of them were in peril. The problem is that they are being loved to death by millions millions of people. In Kluane few" people venture into the area because of the wilderness wilderness Only a year ago a woman was stocked and killed by,a grizzly bear. » The federal government's plan for parks is to leave nature alone, unlike Mr. Harris in Ontario, who wants to provide for more hunting in provincial parks. The elk are fe-establishing . themselves after almost near extinction from overhunting. The Dali sheep and other animals animals are closely monitored to ensure they will sustain themselves and increase in chapman E A ST FINE ART 5324 MAIN ST. ORONO Oil Painting Classes - AH'Levels beginning Wednesday, September 13 - 7 pm - 9:30 pm . six classes per session Contact John Climenhage at 983-9908 or sign up at the gallery ' It's in the mail. The Government of Canada Service Guide is coming your way. It contains important information on over 130 services, including; ' Keeping your children sàfe ' Planning your retirement 1 Living a healthy lifestyle • ' Reducing home energy use ' Registering a firearm ■ Filing a complaint about air travel For more information: • 1800 Q-Canada (1 800 622-6232), TTY/TDD: 1 800 465-7735, www.canada.gc.ca or visit the Service Canada Access Centre nearest you.