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Trent- Severn Waterway marking 60th This summer, the Trent-Severn Waterway will be bringing a special commemorative exhibit on the 60th anniversary of through navigation to the communities and lock stations along the waterway. Canada's Foremost Vacation Waterway Built as a commercial short cut between the opening West and the eastern seaboard, today's Trent Severn has become a superb recreational waterway that stretches 400 km across Ontario, and attracts 1.2 million users annually. Rich in history and natural beauty, the Waterway is part of the National Parks System of Canada, Parks Canada. Although the first lock was begun at Bob- caygeon in 1833, canal completion advanced in fits and starts, as available money and the growth of settlement allowed. With the completion of the Severn River section in 1920, through navigation was at last possible from Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay. Welcome aboard! The 60th anniversary exhibits will be mounted on a 60 x 15 foot construction barge specially decked out for the occasion, towed by the Waterway's tug "Trent". The '"'Trent'"' will feature onboard tours and an exhibit of early work boats used along the Trent Severn. Beside the tug will be the largest con- struction barge at work on the system -- this time loaded with exhibits and lock gate and machinery pieces to explain the history, geography and mechanics of Ontario's great boating staircase. Here's a chance to see a water valve that weighs a ton, or huge gate timbers cut from towering fir from Canada's West Coast. Stopping at major towns along the Waterway from Trenton on Lake Ontario, to Midland on Georgian Bay, the exhibit will travel the same route as the motor launch, Irene, the first craft to make a complete passage of the then newly opened through route (in July of 1920). Much larger and slower than the sporty recreation craft that characterize the Trent Severn today, the "'Trent'"' will cruise at a more leisurely pace, with a busy itinerary running from June 28 to Labour Day (Schedule attached). Lockmasters, summer student canalmen, and maintenance staff of the Waterway will all be taking a hand manning the exhibit and greeting visitors. There'll be a chance to meet and talk to the people behind the scenes in operating Canada's foremost vacation waterway -- a year round job involving machinists, car- penters, heavy equipment operators and other skills and trades. Exhibit Schedule Note: Hours will generally be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. or beginning of dusk. Organizers will try to allow visitation at some lock stations while en route. However, due to the size of tug and barge, traffic on the system and weather, they wi ill' be concentrating on the main location schedules. Aug.13, Wednesday Barrie --Town Dock on Lakeshore Drive Aug. 14, Thursday Barrie Aug. 15, Friday Barrie Aug. 16, Saturday Barrie Aug. 17, Sunday Barrie Aug. 18, Monday Travel to Midland Aug. 19, Tuesday Travel to Midland Aug. 20, Wednesday Travel to Midland Aug. 21, Thursday Travel to Midland Aug. 22, Friday Travel to Midland Aug. 23, Saturday Midland, Town Dock at foot of King Street Aug. 24, Sunday Midland Aug. 25, Monday Midland Aug. 26, Tuesday Midland Aug. 27, Wednesday Midland Aug. 28, Thursday Travel to Big Chute Aug. 29, Friday Travel to Big Chute Aug. 30, SaturdayBig Chute -- Trent-Severn Lock Aug. 31, Sunday Big Chute at Big Chute Sept. 1 Monday Big Chute Making a splash by Don Lawrence Windsurfing has become increasingly popular in the past few years, as evidenced on the weekend at Balm Beach. It was there that the second annual Wind- surfing Regatta was held with 20 windsurfers from Minden, Toronto, Barrie and the im- mediate area _ par- ticipating. The day was organized by John and Janis Norton, owners of Windsurfing Huronia at Gilwood Bay. proving to Saturday's windsurfing regatta at Balm Beach attracted some 20 windersurfers from the province who wowed the crowds with their daring antics. Almost ideal popular event. It was staged in conjunction with a summerfest at Balm Beach and from all reports both events were well received and attended. weather conditions prevailed for the Weather was ideal for windsurfing regatta be the event they had dreamed it could be. The weather co- operated, making it an enjoyable day for all. There were three ie Olat a OLyem pic Triangular races," and a slalom race for the contestants to prove their skill in. Winners in the overall men's and women's competition were presented _ trophies, while winners of the light and heavy weight classes, as well as the slalom winner received A and P McQuirter Real Estate A and W Bourgeois Motors J. Harvey Surveyors Bell Canada Dairy Queen Arcade Pharmacy Municipal Svgs and Loan Pantry Shelf WLT Pts dba Wa WE Gyo Gea ek 5 2 0 10 B21 9. B52) 1 59 Bh ol bias ¢f Ge x25 250 4 16s 0ee2 Ons op Zire Midland novice team wins title North Simcoe has a new championship, lacrosse team. Midland's A. E. LePage Novice team picked off the Huronia Lacrosse Association title in Barrie, Saturday, during a three-game set. Midland soundly defeated Barrie 12-2 in the opener. A. E. LePage Novices then went on to clobber Huntsville 10-1 and finally they put the icing on the cake drubbing Orangeville 10- 0. Midland goalie Jason Ouellet collected the shut-out for Midland much to the pleasure of his team-mates and es gram who jour- neyed to Barrie to see all three games. In the opening game, Bradley Wadge scored three goals and collected two assists. He then went on to get three more goals in the next two games as well as collecting three more assists. The lone scorer for Barrie was Derek Lee who got their two goals. Kurt Jeffery also scored three goals for Midland in their first game. In the second game, Charles Buttineau came through with Midland's first goal, with an assist from Bradley Wadge, and then scored an unassisted goal to round off the first period scoring. He added two more goals in the third period. Robbie Bianco started the scoring in the third game with an assist going to Charles Buttineau. Robbie scored five goals and three assists in the course of the three games. A steady performance was put in by John Gibson, who worked for four goals and two assists throughout the series. Hearty congratulations go out to all team 'members, for their hard work, and to Coach Dave Chalmers for a job well done. windsurfing jerseys. The overall men's winner was. Brian Taylor of Barrie, who also won the heavyweight division. The women's winner was Susan Beck of Toronto, while Reinhart Wachter of Midland came first in the lightweight division, and Jeff Bowles of Mississauga won the slalom race. According to Janis Norton, windsurfing is not very difficult to learn with the proper lessons. Six hours of lessons will cost you $50, and a good board will represent about a $1,075 investment. But she hastens to add that without the lessons, it ean take "you a whole summer to become good at windsurfing." Janis would also like to thank Bill Madison for letting them use his boat as a committee boat for the day. Ontario Sires Stake Two Year Old Colt Pace Sat., Aug. 16 Purse $15,000 [Est.] The Ontario Sires Stakes gives the best of Ontario's young pacers the opportunity to show their potential. These are today's and tomorrow's champions. ' { Come out and see this exciting race. Barrie Raceway Wed. & Sat. 7:45 p.m. Hwy. 400 at Essa Road, Barrie (705) 726-9400 (416) 881-5057 | MIDLAND ARENA Monday, August 18, 8:30 p.m. GIAN oe TAG TEAM MATCH -- BONNELO jr SCOTT vs. CHRIS TOLOS SDESTROYER THE US. Champion BOBO Huge 6 Foot 9 - bh