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EE Si | PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 12, 1985 -- 3 ---- Family Finder mp me ER -- If these little guys don't tug at your heartstrings then nothing will. Actual- ly, they're not even all guys. Two of the part-husky pups are male -- the tiny one at left is their little sister (whose name is Maxine). If you'd like to adopt any or all of these six to eight week old cuties, then call the Scugog- Money seems to be one of the main obstacles in the way of the Task Force set up to examine the problem weeds and water levels in Lake Scugog. No matter what the Lake Scugog Task Force wants to do, it takes a certain amount of money, and working with no budget this often creates a problem. Farmer ear tag A Scugog Township dairy farmer has been fined $1000 after pleading guilty in Ajax Provincial Court February 28 to two charges of removing and transferring an ear tag placed on an animal by federal health inspectors. The charges against Ken Trevena of Hanover Hill Holsteins, R.R.4, Port Perry, were laid a year ago under the federal animal disease and protection regulations. Dr. Sandra Shearer of The latest of these sur- faced last Wednesday night when they met and discussed the possibility of distributing a ques- tionaire to the residents of Scugog Township and Mariposa residents bordering on Lake Scugog. Cost estimates to have the questionaire printed and distributed by mail in Scugog Township fined in caper the Veterinary Inspec- tion branch with Agriculture Canada in Bowmanville explained last week that the charges were laid when inspectors found that an ear tag for "Blue Tongue' disease had been removed and plac- ed on an animal not in- spected for the disease. She said the two animals involved have since been shipped to the United States, where the disedse is fairly 'wide- spread. It is not common in this country. Fire department requests changes (From page 1) With respect to the specific incident of severe basement flooding at a Bigelow St. home, the letter points out that members of the department did in fact respond with a gas powered pump and the pumper truck. The letter, written by Chief Jack Cook and Captains Don Steele and Bill Harrison concludes by saying "that some type of policy change is needed, but this will have to be done by the present Township council." The letter appears on Page 5 in this edition. Uxbridge Animal Shelter at 852-7295. The shelter also has a female toy poo- dle, a husky-shepherd cross and two cats up for adoption. And if you already own a dog, don't forget it's tag time. If you purchase your pet's tag before the end of March, Scugog Township will hand you a $5 discount. Money main obstacle in path of weed task force alone run from $1,200 to $1,500 according to Rick Johnson of the Scugog Ratepayers, who presented the pre- liminary questionaire to the committee. The questionaire, which was discussed at great length will ask residents many ques- tions in regard to their use of the lake and the ef- fect of the weeds and low water on their activities. It also asks lakefront property owners if they have treated weeds in the past and if they would be willing to chemically kill weeds in front of their property at their own cost. Another section of the questionaire asks if they think the summer water levels on the lake are ac- ceptable, or do they think the water levels should be raised, and by how much? Although the commit- tee hasn't decided just how to distribute the questionaire, it was agreed to have it finaliz- ed and printed and get it out to the residents as soon as possible. During discussion on the questionaire, lan McNab, Administrator of the Kawartha Conser- vation Authority told the committee that the tim- ing is very important if they are to have a report ready for the Spring of 1986. "Don't expect any big solutions for the coming summer. That would be too much to hope for. If we can come up with solutions by March 1986 we will be doing well," he said. Mayor Jerry Taylor, who chaired the task force meeting, said that he did not expect a lot to be done this year, but did hope Scugog Council would agree to do a spraying program similar to the one they did along the lakefront area last year. To de a proper mapp- ing of the lake to locate the problem weed. areas was ruled out after Keith Sherman of the -Trent- Severn Waterways said it couldn't be done this spring. Mr. Sherman said in order to do a pro- per mapping it would have to be done in mid- summer when the weeds were at their worst, and then the aerial photos would have to be ground examined for accuracy. Mayor Taylor asked Mr. Sherman if the map- ping were able to be done, what would the cost be? Mr. Sherman replied, "It would cost somewhere between $20,000 and $25,000." Realizing this cost far exceeded anything they could afford, the com- mittee discussed the possibility of developing a grid-system on the lake and with the use of volunteers create a map from the areas as they report. Mr. Sherman agreed that this may be a way of plotting out the problem areas, but this must not be considered a mapping of the lake. The next meeting of the Lake Scugog Task Force will be held in the Scugog Council Cham- bers on Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 P.M. and a public meeting to get public reaction on the problems and possible solutions is planned for Saturday, May 25. Region tax hike (From page 1) received increases just over the five per cent mark. Total expenditures for social services in Durham this year will be $39.6 million, an increase of 5.7 per cent over last year. And the, Regional Police Force will have a budget of $23 million, a hike of 5.9 per cent over 1984. In the capital works projects approved in the budget last week, $58,000 will be spent to correct the sewage pumping sta- tion overflow capacity on Simcoe Street in Port Perry, and work will start this year on reconstruction of Conces- sion 14 between Saint- field and Seagrave. The Region's long range capital forecast shows that close to $300,000 will be spent in 1988 to up-grade the water pipes in Prince Albert. And also in the capital forecasts is a major pro- ject to up-grade the con- dition of Durham Road 57 from Caesarea east to the boundary of Victoria County. It is estimated that the total cost will be $750,000 with work to start in 1988 for comple- tion two years later. Dog packs kill deer population The Ministry of Natural Resources warns that late March and early April are critical times for On- tario's deer population. Dave Bell, district biologist with MNR in Lindsay says that hard crust which forms on snow at this time of year makes deer very easy targets for packs of dogs running at large in rural areas. Especially vulnerable are pregnant does. The chase may cause the doe to lose the fawn, even if the adult manages to escape from the dogs. Mr. Bell says that of- fending animals often are not wolves or coyotes, but family pets, and he adds that co- operation by pet owners will help ensure that deer get through this difficult time of year. give a huggable Come see our terrific selection today! All Dakin Plush Toys are made of washable materials to stand the test of time and thousands of hugs. Give a Dakin Plush Toy this Easter! So when the Easter Bunny's long gone home ... your little someone special will have a soft, cute and cuddly reminder of how good it is to have special friends to hug!