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aA PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., February 21, 1979 -- 11 Kawartha Conservation problem (From Page 1) opposed. Councillor Jerry Jackman was not present at the meeting. The issue of whether Scugog should join the proposed Kawartha Author- ity has been simmering for more than a year, and came to something of a boil last October when a four man delegation appointed by the Durham Region council (including three from Scugog Township) voted against the formation of the Authority at a Meeting in Lindsay. : However, a study group based in Lindsay, which has been pushing for the for- mation of the authority for a couple of years is expected to call another meeting in the near future. The Kawartha Authority ~ will be formed if two-thirds of the municipalities within its boundaries vote in favour. At the meeting last October the formation fell short of getting approval by one vote out of the 26 cast. Although Scugog Township council is still trying to block this municipality's entry into a Kawartha Authority, it is Durham Region council which will have the final say as to how delegates from Scugog and Brock vote when the next organization mee- ing is called. Last fall the Durham Ashburn news Mrs. E. Heron The regular meeting of the ladies bible class for Febru- ary was held at the home of Mrs. E. Heron on Wednesday evening of last week. Since it was Valentines Day the. President Mrs. D. Ashton opened the meeting with the hymn "Love Divine all love excelling' and her devotion- al period was based on God's love and how much it means to each one of us. Mrs. A. Fisher was in charge of the program and Mrs. E. Humphries sang 2 beautiful solos. Mrs. Luther Bradley of Brooklin was the -guest speaker and gave a very sincere and helpful bible study during the the business period plans were made to have a fortieth anniversary in September. The class started in Febru- ary 1939 at the home of Mrs. Fred Beadle. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Knight enjoyed a trip to (o) XO ob QZ ORLANDO 9DAYS Depart Mar. 17 Morning Departure No Night Travel Florida in March 14 DAY BEACH & SIGHTSEEING TOUR Ormond Beach & Orlando 14 DAY CIRCLE TOUR Orlando, Miami & Ormond Beach Efficiency Living - Ormond Beach &New Smyrna Beach ALSO TOURS TO TEXAS & CALIFORNIA " Cresswell. - FORDETAILS CALL NONQUON TRAVEL 985-2336 council voted against any municipality from the Region being included in the Kawartha -Authority, and instructed the delegates from Durham to vote against it at the meeting in Lindsay last October. Scugog councillor Reg Rose introduced the motion at the regular meeting of council February 12 to ask the provincial government to amend the legislation so that Scugog can join the Central . Lake Ontario Authority. Councillor Rose feels that in Scugog's case, the inclusion in any authority should follow political boundaries rather than the natural flow of the watershed. Since Scugog is part of Durham and so is CLOCA, councillor Rose wants this municipality to be part of this authority. Already a small part of Scugog is included in the South Lake Simcoe Conser- vation Authority. However, the provincial legislation spells out that conservation authorities must follow natural water- sheds, and since the waters of Lake Scugog flow north into the Scugog River and the boun- the Kawarthas, dary of the proposed Kawar- tha Authority would extend southward to include the Scugog watershed. At the regular meeting of council last week when the issue of conservation aut- North Bay over the weekend and did some cross-country skiing while there. The Glen Major Womens Association will hold their Pot Luck luncheon and meet- ing at the home of Miss Hilda Hopkins on Thursday of this week. Do_you have a' circle around April 7th? That's the day of the Fashion Show in the Community Centre beginning at 2 p.m. The tickets are only $1 per person and are available ' from Susan Rigby or Barbara Porter. The service on Sunday morning was conducted by Rev. Jack Cooper of Toronto in the absence of Rev. McEntyre who was conduct- ing services at Wick and During the service Mrs. E. Humphrey sang a beautiful solo. It was good to have Rev. Wm. Perry of Vancouver at church last Sunday. TRENTWAY TOURS SPECIALS ORMOND BEACH (Daytona) 10 DAYS Depart Mar. 16 Evening Departure Night Travel horities came under lengthy discussion, councillor Don Crosier (Ward 1) stated that "if the Scugog watershed flows north, it makes no sense to me for us to join CLOCA". (where the waters flow to the south into Lake Ontario.) : Councillor Crosier sugges- ted that the motion to ask the provincial government to change the legislation would be fruitless, and seen as an indication of Scugog simply dragging its heels. Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor did not vote on the motion, but he did say he has been in contact recently with those who are trying to form the Kawartha Authority, and he told council that it appears there will be € enough votes from municipalities to the north to set up the Authority no matter how the delegates from Durham cast * SKLAR * FRANKLIN * ARTISTIC "SERIA J Ii their votes. Mayor Taylor said that the group in Lind- say is hoping that Scugog (and Durham) will join willingly, and he noted that the Brock Township council now appears to be in favour of that municipality joining the proposed Kawartha Authority. THE COST At the organizational meeting last October, the cost to Durham Region of having most of Scugog and a small part of Brock included in the Kawartha Authority was said to be 25 per cent of the annual operating cost of the Authority. That 25 per cent would be paid from the Durham Region budget, of which Scugog contributes about five per cent. The Durham Region council feels that while having Scugog and Brock in the Authority would mean contributing 25 per cent of the costs, Durham could end up with very little say in the operation of the Kawartha Authority, as most of the proposed authority takes in areas to the north of Durham. Any special projects that are of direct benefit to a single municipality that the Authority undertakes are funded by the provincial government and the munici- pality where the project will take place. While councillor Rose acknowledges that the provincial legislation is specific about conservation authority boundaries follow- ing natural watersheds, he said last week that the provincial government has given some indication that an amendment might be February 10 Day SOFA SALE Any 2 Piece Living Room Suite in Our Window, ONE LOW PRICE!!! Not as illustrated \ | i ( | = I ILE et IE 1 a I Th HLL possible in Scugog"s case. He said that if Regional governments set up by the province are given authority over municipal affairs, then this could be extended to conservation authorities. "What I'm trying to do", said councillor Rose in support of his motion last week, "is get a political decision made by the pro- vince in this case." There are more than 20 conservation authorities already in place across Ontario, with the Kawarthas being the only area in southern Ontario not under an authority. 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