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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Bayfield Bulletin, 1967-02-16, Page 6nominating committee for the three vacated offices. Mr. Kelterborn presented the committee's report and moved that the report be adopted. His motion was sec- onded by Mason Robinson and resulted as follows: Con- servation Areas Advisory Board Chairman, Jack Graul of Ellice Township; Public Relations Advisory Board Relations Advisory Board Chairman, William Miller of Clinton; Land Use and Wildlife Advisory Board Chairman, Harry Oakes of Goderich Township. The motion carried unanimously. Moved by Clifford Dunbar and seconded by James Reid that C. W. Bamford of Lis. towel be appointedSecretary treasurer. (carried) adopt budget The treasurer reviewed the budget as prepared by the Executive following meetings with the Advisory Boards and the Conserva- tion Branch auditor. MOTION: Moved by Ken- neth Stewart and seconded by Ross Smith that the Auth- ority budget for 1967 be $49,- 900. Broken down this means $21,450. for general admin- istration, $4,650. for con- servation services and $23,- 800. for capital development. FALLS RESERVE James Knox of Canadian Mitchell Associates present- ed the official report on the Falls Reserve project. He said the plan called for a 20 year development at a Probable cost of $720,000. Mr . Smith expressed app- reciation to Mr. Knox for the explanation of his re- port which was presented in book form to the Authority. SHOW FILM A film on Conservation ob- tained through the Conser- vation Authorities Branch was shown by the Authority Field Officer, Musclow with past Chairman, Robert Wen- ger at the projector. Mr. Musclow said that this film would be shown to all dis- trict Secondary Schools with- in the watershed. OTHER SPEAKERS Brigadeer F. A, Clift of Bayfield said that he has always been interested in conservation and that he would carry back the know- ledge that he gained from this meeting to the munici- pal Councils of Bayfield and Stanley Township. Mr. Terry McCauley commended the Maitland on the fine pro- gress achieved in the past few years and extended an offer from the Ausable to work with the Maitland in carrying out missionary work in the areas not now consolidated by Conser- vation Authorities. He was referring to the Bayfieldand Stanley Township areas in particular. At an Executive Meeting following the Annual Meet- From coast to coast, Ca- nadians are being asked to survey their surroundings with the impersonal apprais- al of strangers. The resulting program is probably the most truly na- tional of all Centennial pro- jects. The campaign is known as Community Improvement and Rural Beautification. The work is being done by governments, by groups and by individuals. Ontario, the doorstep to thousands of visitors from the United States, has under- taken a massive clean-up, paint-up program. Many groups and agencies have already started. Lakeshores and river fronts are being cleaned. Ap- proaches to villages, towns and cities have been beauti- fied. A Centennial spokes- man said: "The program car and should reach into the backyard of every citizen of this nation." It's plain common sense to m o u n t a beautification campaign, he noted. Travel- lers form an opinion of a town or city on the basis of a first glimpse. If that impression is favorable, the traveller ing members decided that the Executive would next meet on Thursdays March 2, at the Wroxeter Conservation Headquarters. is likely to stop for a meal, or rest there overnight. A bad impression will speed the traveller away to more attractive surroundings. Youth organizations and service clubs can be leaders in community clean-up cam- paigns. Horticultural soci- eties are playing a large role. Many of them are help- ing in the development of Centennial park projects or they plan to beautify the land around new municipal build- ings. The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests began a Centennial tree and shrub planting program in 1965 for elementary and second- ary schools. When the three- year program ends in 1967, about 162,000 students will have been involved. The Ontario Department of Agriculture has under- taken a two-part program for rural beautification. Last year, 3,500 farmers took part in a Farmstead Im- provement Competition. The farms will be judged again this year and the winners chosen on the basis of the improvements made during the past year. In towns and cities, ser vice clubs are helping in clean-up campaigns. In some Ontario communites, pro- prietors have undertaken the restoration of an entire city block. Target '67 BROCK'S JEWELLERY CLEARING EVERYTHING TO THE BARE WALLS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE MEN'S & LADIE'S DIAMONDS 25% to 40% OFF Page 6, The Bayfield Bulletin, February 16, 1967, cnairman of the uonserva. tion Areas Advisory Board, termed 1966 one of excell- ent progress for his Board (Cont. from page 5) and for the Authority. He noted that a road allowance Advisory Board and referredl into the Falls Reserve Con. to the progress made in the servation Area was opened Howson Dam and Lower and that the Authority foil. Wingham Pond projects in owed this by locating 8,500 the Town of Wingham. He feet of road within the Auth-said a box culvert was built' into the Howson Dam struc- ture and that a survey was carried out to determine the cost of desilting the Lower Wingham Pond. Mr, Dunbar said that the Gorr ie Dam pro- ject was abandoned in 1966 because the costs were con- sidered too high. He mention- ed that the Authority is now in the process of acquiring the Dam and Pond in Blue. vale. He referred to the Boyle Drain which passes through Elma and Grey Townships and said that an effort is being made to have a study of this. problem qual ify for assistance through ARDA. Highlights of the Public Relations Advisory Board operation, during the past year were presented by Chairman Ralph Jewell. He referred to the organization and sponsoring of a 4.H Con- servation Club in the Wingham District Secondary School and told of cooper- ating with the Ausable Auth-. ority in setting up a display at the International Plowing Match in Seaforth, He refer- red to the Bienniel Confer- ence held in Hamilton and said that the Authority Field Officer had provided a num- ber of slide talks to various groups and distributed bull- etins during the year. The slide library of the Aunority is also being continually en. larged, he said, Earl Oppenhauser in pre. senting theReforestation Ad- visory Board report, said that it was a pleasant ex- perience for him to be Chair- man of this Board as it was the first time he had had this privilege, although he had belonged to either the Maitland or the Middle Mall. land Authorities for many years. Referring to the pro- gram, Mr. Oppenhauser said, that the Authority ac- quired two half lots in West Wawanosh during 1966 and holdings in the Saratoga Swamp area now total 350 acres. He said the Author- ity has under management agreement with fhe nepart. ment of Lands and Forests a total of 949 acres. The Authority, however, also has its own tree planting pro- gram and in 1966 over 7,000 trees had been planted which had been obtained from the department of Lands and Forests nursery. He said in the spring of 1966 stud- ents from St. Joseph's Sep- arate School planted trees in an area near Walton and that permission had been granted to the Harriston Public School to carry out a cen- tennial planting program in 1967 in the Harriston Con. servation Area. Mason Robinson, as Chair- man of the Land Use and Wildlife Advisory Board in presenting his report noted that the general overall agri- cultural practices in this area are a limiting factor in the program of this par- ticular Advisory Board. He noted, however, that an attempt was made to stock the Sunshine Conservation Area in Morris Township with Hungarian Partridges, but the project for the pre- sent had to be dropped be- cause breeding stock is not, available in this part of On- tario. Mr. Robinson said con- Graul that nominations be sideration is being given to closed, (Carried) developing a wildlife man-• Mr. Smith welcomed Mr. agement program in the Kelterborn back as theAuth. Falls Reserve Conservation , ority's Vice-Chairman. He Area as that project also paid tribute to the three develops. He said the retiring Advisory Board acquisition of a portion of Chairmen, George McCutch. Sharp's Creek will allow the eon, Ralph Jewell and Mason Authority to carry out some Robinson. He invited them Goderich stream improvement work.. to serve along with Vice- George Mc Cutc heon, • Chairman Kelterborn as a Joi ority boundaries and that construction has already started. He noted that the school at Wroxeter, purch- ased in 1965, was convert. ed during the past year into administration headquarters and workshop for the Author- ity. He also said that a five bay machine shed has been erected to house machinery and vehicles on the Wroxe- ter property. During the past year additional work was carried out in the Minto- Harriston Conservation Area and said Mr. McCut- cheon all Conservation Areas were heavily used dur- ing the past summer. FIELD OFFICER Mr, K. G. Musclow, Field Officer for the Authority, submitted a lengthy report and reviewed the activit- ies which the Authority ex. perienced in his association as Field Officer. Referring to the work staff, Mr. Mus. Clow said that it has been held to a two man staff and consequently much of the work was hired out to con- tractors. He said the Auth- ority retained the services of two consulting engineer- ing firms, one for hydraul- ics and one for the Falls Reserve development. FORESTER'S REPORT Mr. Fred Janser, Zone Forester, for the Dep- artment of Lands and For. ests,submitted his annual re. port covering the progress of the forests which the Mait- land Valley Conservation. Authority has under agree- ment with the Department of Lands and Forests. Mr. Jan- ser broke the report down to cover two sections, a de- scription of the work and also a financial statement in re- gards to the development. All reports were adopted on motion of Mr. Harry Oakes and Mr. Oscar Nickel. 4 1 ELECTION Chairman Smith invited Mr. JackSon to conduct the election for the office of Chairman. Mr. Jackson, in addressing the Authority membership commended the progress which is evident in the watershed. He said he is happy to see the Falls Reserve program maturing and congratulated the Auth- ority on obtaining a plan so that work and progress may be followed in an organized manner. MOTION: Moved by Robert Wenger and seconded by 0, M. Nickel that Mr. Alvin Smith be Chairman of the Maitland Authority for the year 1967. Moved by Harry Tebbutt that nominations be closed. (carried) Mr. Jackson declared Mr. Smith re-elected and turned the meeting back to him. Mr. Smith called for nom- inations for the office of Vice-Chairman. MOTION: Moved by William Evans and seconded by R. E. McKinney that W. J. Kel- terborn be Vice-Chairman. Moved by Earl Oppen- hauser and seconded by Jack The Square