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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1965-05-05, Page 8to PAGE:; •EGHT• Mr. THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, CUCKNOW, ONTARIO LESS ACREAGE WITH CO-OP You.. can reduceY your farm costs by using High.. Analysis CO OP Semi - Granular,, Free- Flowing;'' Fertilizer. Your cost per. bushel' is all important. Grow more • on less acreage : with less work and: less cost with':. ORDER NOW/ SEE YOUR CO-OP REPORT FROM. ' PARLIAMENT ,. HILL Reports Un low WaterLevels Committee Work. On This Prob•lem BY, JOHN LONEY should .receive every'possible con - MEMBER FOR BRUCE • sideration., Such consideration has WHITECHURCH (Intended, For; Lek ..Week)• - Barbara and Jean Campbell of London. were Sunday' visitors with their cousin • Mrs; ' Robert ' Ross. Glyn Pinkney, who spent. the Mrs, Ted Collyer, returned Mr;to ins home in, Ajax on the week -end. Visitors, on. Thursday with Miss- es Annie and Mary Laidlaw were Mrs. John Hutchisonand, her. daughter Mrs. Ed Nicholson. and Colleen of St. Marys. .Mr. and Mrs. .Murray, Neable of Brampton spent the' week -end with his parents 1VIr' and. Mrs,.: Bil Neable.,• ; ; Philip .,Lee, ' ho- spent . Easter week . with Mr. and Mrs. James Richardson, returned to Toronto on the week -end. Mrs. Carl ' Weber . was admitted to. Wingham and District, 'Hospi- tal ..on Sunday. The community wish her a speedy recovery. Mr. ' and : Mrs. Carl McClenag-. han, Mr.. and Mrs . Ben . McClen- aghan' and • Mr. and 'Mrs. . Ken- neth.. Barbour of Jamestown, were Sund'ay visitors with Kr. and Mrs. Elwood Barbour. ` ' . W.I. Sponsor Bus Trip Whitechurch Women's Institute are sponsoring a bus. trip to Col lingwood, on their ''next .meeting. day,,. May 11th, , and ,anyone who: would like' to go, . contact Mrs. Wallace' Conn .Or Mrs. .Russel Gaunt. • ' ^ Mr. and . Mrs.= '. Jack . Johnston, David and Donna': of London spent the week -end • with his parents Mr:. and . Mrs. Gershom Johnston Preparatory services will be held: Friday evening, April 30th, at 8:00 p:m ;, in Chalmers -Pres byterian Church. Langside con-, gregation will ' also attend, :.when • Rev; G. 'Fish will " conduct .f the ,service as well as the .,communion' services this Sunday Sunday School. service is withdrawn, at Chalmers church.' Mrs:, L. ' H. ,Coyne;, Sharon, Mi- chael' and Bonnie returned on. Sat- urday • to their home . in Windsor, after ,spending Easter .:week . with Mr. and : Mrs. Lawrence Taylor. Ruth Taylor :' of ..Toronto spent Abe week -end ` with her parents Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Taylor: Mr. and Mrs. Charlie. Robinson spent the .week -end' with Mr. and Mrs. ,Coupland 'and family of Creemore , • Pauli • Geiger of. Waterloo, .who visited Easter week with. Mr. and Mrs. /Carl McClenaghan,.:returned home on Sunday 'with Mr:. / Alex. Coffin. Mr: and Mrs: ' Ralph Cameron,; Sandra, Lynda, Douglas and Jack of: Ashfield Were Sunday .visitors with Mr: and Mrs. Bill , Rintoul and family: 'Sharon and Doris Rintoul ' were Easter • holiday .visitors' with Mr. and Mrs. Mack Cardiff Brussels: . Muriel Conn and: Beth Caslick 'of Culross, visited Sunday evening -with their grandparents Mr. and On November 30th last I spoke been given in the recent studies to the constituents of . Bruce on of ..the Great Lakes Institute and the problemte ,dfrthe°''current low it, is in . this- area that I wish to water levels:: At that time ' h said comment on the Brief ' presented the Committee. on which'. I serve.by the Director,- Dr G.13..'.Lang- -would ' continue to meet, and. `' at ' ford. - a : later. date I would again 're port on 'the progress' 'of the work undertaken by the Committee. Incidentally,' the Standing Com mittee on : Mines, : Forests. and :'We- •• ters has a membership ..of thirty • five comprised of Members of all Parties. -.The attendance 'has ''been. maintained, however, by the two major Parties in 'the House.. In review of our. meetings we have heard as witness :on. October' 22nd '.and. October 27th,' the ` Min- ister of 'Northern Affairs. and Na- tional Resource's. on the ' subject matter of the water levels of the, Great Lakes 'system. ' On October 29th, we heard sta- tements: by y Mr. Max Wershof, Q:C., 'A'ssistant -Linder Secretary Of State, 'Legal; Officer,. Depart 'ment of External Affairs and Mr. Arnold Heeney; Chairman of the International ` Joint Commission. On November 10th' and November, 12th, Mr. J. R. 'Baldwin, Deputy Minister of Northern Affairs'. and Mr. D. M: • Riley, Chief' of ' the Special Projects Branch of this Department -appeared ,before:: the Committee.'' '.On • Noverriber ' 17th, ' • further statements were given re ispecting water levels and the fea- sibility • of certain 'works to con- trol. levels :by Mr. G. Millar, Chief Engineer, Harbours and' Rivers Engineering , Branch and Mr..: T. M. 'Paterson, Director of the Wa- ter Resources Branch of North- ern' Affairs. Further meetings , were held .on November. 19th, November 24th and November ' 26th4 December • 8th, Decem ber 10th and Decem- ber 15th. My. reason for giving these dates and information is to in- dicate the intent of the Commit • tee to study the problem thor- oughly , anddetermine the best possible action to,. be' taken both .:at the present and in the future. I 'would be pleased to provide the minute's of the proceedings and evidence given, to anyone. who has an interest in this mat ter, The Great Lakes sy siem .is so unique and complex in Mort of„our national life that they In: previous reports ' from Par ` lianient Hill; I -' discussed the : ser- ious . losses sustained by the tour ist -industry resulting from lake, levels: Anothez aspect . of the ' investi- nation is the loss to Canada ' and the Great Lakes. area of the. ship- ping 'industry.. , One third of; the population in this country lives in the immediate area of ,the 'Great Lakes: This is a substantial num- ber and adequate water supplies are necessary to provide •fresh water'for consumption, 'transpor- tation ' . and power•. • Canadian ships transport in or out of •' one ' hundred or more Am- erican ports of which sixty four are major shipping, centres. Due to lighter cargoes in ;Iron Ore " a ' lone , losses ran close to thirteen Million dollars last. , year. A low- ering of 1'? in • draft ,means a loss. of ' sixty ..to one hundred'•.to ' to a Carrier, and on forty round/rips. per season this loss • is very high. It has 'been estimated that :low- ering oU the lake level by one foot represents' 'a loss.to'•the ship- ping industry, of seven and a half Million ' dollars. . •• Millions of dollars have been spent developing the Great Lakes as a Seaway. There is more' traf- fic on the Detroit River which is central in the system 'than through . the Suez and Panama. Canals combined. There ' is too great. a financial risk to depend on "the vagaries of nature .to maintain constant flow and level. A comprehensive *.reg- ulatory .reg-ulatory: plan having all interests in mind would, confer essential benefits to the 'future. Commun- ities on the. lake which operate Water pumping plants have been forced.`to extend their intake .pip- es and during winter months have had added expense and Mainten- ance difficulties caused by ice,- • The Hydro Electric, Power Com- mission spent an estimated fifteen million dollars onY coal to ' supple- ment hydro power. • . • Earlier lake regulation studies Were primarily • concerned with improvement in lake levels to maintain navigation, However, recent. . studies are more exten- .sive •and encompass all areas. con= ,cerned, industry; •:hydro.:and con: sumption. •. 'High water damage which would' result from damming, or .. holding •back of: flow .,is being 'in- vestigated ' to a, considerable ex- tent'. The Lakes • system • is not 'only ,a Nast river or seaway .sys tem it , is also a vast ' storage basin:; Ideallp the most practical` method of`'corltrol would perhaps ,be a 'control . system by. which' the level on all. the' Lakes would be ,maintained by a seriesof stages or locks ,while at the same time a twin. system . or, sluiceway: type of ' release' would ' alleviate the high water' damages :following' an• increase in natural precipita- tion and high' water levelsin the cyole. At present control. of Lake Ontario to maintain the level de- pletes the- supply of flow needed' to regulate, the- harbour at Monte real; : On the other • hand the reg- ulation of Montreal harbour nec- essary to international trade de- .prives the Great Lakes system of the required levels creating, hav- oc -and. economic losses . to indus' try and tourist trade operators. From' an engineering standpoint the Great Lakes water ' level could be controlled to redu'ce the ex- tremes of stage which,: have been experienced in the past ten .years. As, this ' problem continues to beof interest to the Riding i will again report on` the investigations Of the •Cornnnittee: WEDNESDAY, MAY • 5th; • 1:96S: K Pinecrest Manor ..urs ng �or Professimal ,poising Care .24' hours .daily► . ,.!Dlnntig Room o'and , Tray. Service Member.. Assoc at d Nursing ursmg Homes Inc. Ontario Associate Member: --i Ontario Hospital Association' Municipally Licensed Licensed by Ontario , Department of Health, MARY R. NEWBOLD, REG, N. GEORGE A. NEWBOLD, ADMINISTRATOR fi Drawer 220 Phone ,S28-2186 LUCKNOW; ONTARIO Attend Convention In, Toronto Mrs. Earl Caslick.. : Myrtle.. Beecroft: of .- Wingham visited a 'fewdays last week with Mr.., :• and Mrs. Dustan . Beecroft. Mr. and Mrs Chester Taylor moved to ' their new - home on. Minnie'. 'Street 'tp ' Wingham last .week. Mr; .' ,D. Beecroft entered Victoria "Hospital 'London on Thursday. We wish . him 'a speedy recovery:, Mr.' and Mrs. Ross. Henderson, Barbara and, Brenda ' of Ashfield visited on ' Sunday .. with . Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elliott and ,family. 'Mr. and Mrs. Russel Ross held a birthday party, in honour• of: their son Jim. who ; ,was home from Wallaceburg for: the. week- end. On Friday and, Saturday Mr, . . and Mrs. Elwood Groskorth at= tended the Canada Packers Con- vention ' held in the Royal York, Hotel, ..Toronto. This was the first year the wives had been invited, The men 'attended the Conventions' buses took the . ladies on .a.. tour of Toronto with luncheon at the Roof; Gardens of the Royal York. In the evening '. all 'attended the• banquet. While attending the Con- vention on vention Mrs Groskorth nfet Mrs. Len Hicks of Brantford,' the form- er. Phyllis Weaverj' whose home was where Mr. a d ,.Mrs. George Fisher •''now . reside. 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