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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, September 6, 1989 Group lobbies for a size limit on pickerel Concerned that one of the most sought after game fish in Ontario 18 on the decline, a . group of anglers is asking for public support to convince the provincial government to im- pose size limits on the yellow pickerel. The group has the support Two men face several charges Regional Police arrested two Peterborough area men Sunday afternoon after com- plaints from a resident in the Cawker's Creek area of Port Perry. Police say there were called after a resident became suspi- cious of three men who ap- Stolen truck burned No longer content just to steal a vehicle and go for a joy ride, thieves are now destroying what they steal. A 1988 GMC half-ton val- ued at about $10,000 was re- ported stolen August 29 by a resident of Shirely Road. The owner had driven to a friend's house and left the truck to to do some work elsewhere. When he returned the truck was gone. The truck, completely de- stroyed by fire, was later found in a wooded off-road area near the Scugog-Oshawa Town Line Road. Police are investigating. A Police spokesman told the Star Tuesday morning there has been an increase re- cently in the number of stolen vehicles recently, especially in the Uxbridge area. SCHOOL SUPPLIES Pencils - Lined Paper -Erasers - Note Books - Math Sets - etc. PORT PERRY STAR OAK - PIN KITCHENS VANITIES COUNTERTOPS Cultured Marble CE Cuisine Expert up to 40% OFF M.S.L. We Install. Visit our Showroom. OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE RR4, UXBRIDGE Durham No. 23, just s. of 47 416852-7722 peared to be measuring drive- ways in the subdivision. An investigation revealed that two of the men were want- ed on several outstanding war- rants for failure to appear in court and breach of recogni- zance. They were also charged with obstructing police by giv- ing a false name and identifica- tion, failure to have properl;y registered plates on a vehicle and failure to produce proof of vehicle insurance. The two men charged, Wil- liam Howard Cross and Jerry Vincent Rifici were held for a bail hearing Tuesday in Oshawa. The third man was re- leased. of Peterborough MPP Peter Ad- ams, former Peterborough May- or Stan McBride and Joe Leslie, executive director of Preserve Ontario Pickerel (POP) Already, some 20,000 names have been collected on a etition, and the group is ask- ing the general public to call of write their local MPPs urging that size limits be imposed. Not only does the group want a minimum size of 16 inch- es, but a maximum size as well of 22inches. This would mean that any fish under 16 inches or over 22 inches would have to be re- leased back into the water. The group feels strongly that without protection for the young fish and the larger fish of spawing capacity, it is only a matter of time before pickerel populations in this province are depleted. The group charges that in many lakes, the larger fish have already been depleted. Lanark and Leeds Counties in eastern Ontario have retained a 14 inch mini- mum size for yellow pickerel, thanks to a strong public lobby several ycars ago. The group now lobbying for province wide size limits be- WILLIAMS' ARMS 112 SCUGOG STREET, port Perry, ont. (416) 985-8884 (Kentucky Fried Chicken Plaza) lieves biologists were wrong in thinking that a removal of the limits would not affect fish stocks. BROWNING REMINGTON RUGER BERETTA e.g. 605 MOST CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES NOW OPEN for the T.G. Mitchell's Country Gentleman Your Local SHOOTING SPORTS Supplier. RELOADING COMPONENTS HUNTING CLOTHES & BOOTS BOOKS, KNIVES, ACCESSORIES, LICENCES Remington 7400 CARBINES 30-06, 18.5" bbl ... $585. Remington 7600 CARBINES 30-06, 18.5" bbl ... $560. Remington 870 Express Combos, 12 ga, 3" 28" Mod. Vent plus deer bbl ....................... $435. pr GIFT CERTIFICATES : : "a AVAILABLE one Mon. to Thurs. 9 AM to 6 PM; Fri. 9 AM to 9 PM; Sat. 9 AM to 5:30 PM SMITH & WESSON COLT DAN WESSON etc, etc. Come And See Our New FALL COLLECTIONS SER i A oa ----t Er BRL SO EW a a