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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-07-10, Page 13Beach attracts large crowds Quiet canoeing in park Nature tours, cycling popular Young Company to receive Ont. grant The Ontario Government's Experience '75 announced its grant to the Huron Country Playhouse to assist in the for- mation of the Playhouse Young Company, which is now in rehearsal for a Musical Revue "Playhouse Past and Present" and the well-known children's play "Puss in Boots", Both productions will open at the Huron Country Playhouse. The revue will be performed as part of the Cabaret Showcase on Friday, July 18 following the performance of "Dames at Sea". The children's play is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, July 19 in the new theatre, After July 19, both productions are open for bookings and will be touring the surrounding communities during July and August, visiting rest homes, parks, hospitals, shut-ins and any group or organization who do not have the opportunity to view live theatre. For further information and bookings, please contact Ann Antkiw at (519) 238-9222;. 1 MILE NORTH OF GRAND BEND (.nsol)n ra HIGHWAY 21 AT HWY. 83 'ARROW\ NEW FEATURES . FROM OUR Reaaalaae ?deem ilM1111111111111 Charcoal Broiled Schneiders 1/4 lb. STEAKETTE BURGER "SOFE-TREAT" ICE CREAM CONES Have it chocolate or vanilla or both from our new swirl machine Reg, Size Large Size • Unique information program. for visitors outlines Pinery Park's natural beauty FRYER PARTS ONTARIO NO I CABBAGE 28 Hundreds of years ago, small bands of travelling Indians stopped on a sandy spot on Lake Huron's shores to hunt and fish. They rarely stayed more than a few days according to ar- chaeologists who have studied the sites. Today, the same sandy area is still, popular with travellers and again, they rarely stay for more than a week or two, The main difference between the travellers of years ago and today is in numbers. While the size of Indian bands was usually limited to a few families, today literally thousands of people flock to that sandy spot on Lake Huron's shore, better known at Pinery Provincial A London man was jailed for one year Monday for a series of crimes including breakins at Grand Bend on January 6. Dusan Vilhan, 24, of 1835 Park Ave., London was sentenced Monday a month after he pleaded zoiertl Ak 01110110finr SWANSON CHICKEN, TURKEY T V DINNER 98 Park, just south of Grand Bend, Last year, with an estimated 550,000 visitors, Pinery Park had the dubious distinction of having the most visitor of any provincial park in the province, One of the greatest concerns of officials at the Pinery is to keep the number of people in balance with the ecological capability of the park, Since most of the park's 6,000 acres is part of the light sandy soiled area from. Grand Bend to Ipperwash, naturalists must control use to insure that natural environment is not ruined. Park visitor service programmer Harvey Smith, told the T-A that the area is a unique one in Ontario. He said guilty to a total of seven charges including the Grand Bend incident. The Grand Bend cottage breakins were also admitted by Alexander Kollman, 31, of the same address. Kollman was released on two years probation. there are eight varieties of oak trees in the park. One, the dwarf oak, is found in only one other spot in the province. Also, rare flowers such as the Ramshead Orchid and Blue Heart are found in the park, "We've got something really unique here at Pinery Park," said lIarvey, "And we want to educate the park users to enjoy the beauty of the park and still not damage the environment." An intensive naturalist in- terpretation program has been started at the Pinery. The basic aim of the program is to expose the visitor to the environment of the park so that it might be en- joyed. A walk is held daily except Wednesday starting at ten o'clock in the morning. Park naturalists accompany the groups, pointing out the natural attributes of the park and ex- plaining the natural history, On Wednesday, two hour bicycle tours are held and on Thursdays, three hour canoe trips are supervised by the park naturalists. Movies depicting the flora and fauna of the park area are shown at an outdoor theatre each Friday and Saturday evening. On long Morenz one-way Morenz Lane in the village of Grand Bend will become a one way street. Monday night, village council decided the one-way designation was the only practical solution to a problem of traffic and parking on the short narrow street which runs parallel with the main street along the north bank of the river. Complaints have been received in the past two weeks regarding indiscriminate parking on the lane which is used by many as an access to the town docks along the north shore of the river. The area is well marked with no parking signs but drivers are disregarding the signs. Reeve Bob Sharen mentioned that a fire or emergency requiring an ambulance might end in disaster if the emergency vehicles were not able to pass through the narrow spaces currently left between parked cars, Council felt that a one-way designation would allow the OntariaProvincial Police to keep the street open. It was also suggested that proper signs be erected where necessary and the town take the steps to tow away cars left parked in no parking zones. Ticketing of offending cars was discussed but the problem of enforcing the parking bylaw due to a lack of a village bylaw en- forcement officer caused council to approve the one way street and tow-away parking zones. weekends, the movies are also shown Monday evenings. These programs are extremely popular drawing 400 to 500 intent wat- chers each evening. The children have not been forgotten either. Each day from ten to twelve noon, programs for children from age six to twelve are held with nature providing the theme, This program is being held under Ontario's Experience '75 project. Although any hunting is for- bidden in the park, fishing is allowed and encouraged. The six miles of quiet waters within the park yield many fish each year. Rainbow trout have been stocked Should the village of Grand Bend spend tax dollars to im- prove soil conservation on the river bank? Will proposed boat dockage along the river banks pay the cost of the soil conservation program? Should the property owners along the river be required to pay the cost of any work done to save the banks from slipping into the river? These were all questions which members of Grand Bend village council asked themselves at Monday's meeting of council. The soul searching came after the council were informed by a letter from the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority that the village alone would be respon- sible for the cost of any engineering project over and above the 75 percent provincial grant available, The final outcome of the discussion was to send a registered letter to all property pwners with land backing onto the river from the highway bridge east. Council will hold a A number of Grand Bend commercial establishments came under fire at Monday night's meeting of the Grand Bend village council. A letter of complaint from a summer visitor touched off the comments. The letter alleged unsanitary conditions at one of the Grand Bend hotels, Councillors also voiced com- plaints from area residents and tourists regarding alleged fire hazards at one commercial building and sanitary complaints regarding three others. Council decided to contact the health inspector and fire in- spector tc view the properties in above the dam and last year one angler hooked onto a four-pound beauty. Bass, pickerel, pike and other fish native to the area are fished below the dam, At present, there are 1,265 campsites in the Pinery but park officials never have more than 1,000 to 1,100 open to the public, Use is rotated to give heavily used areas a chance to recover and return to a more natural state. The campsites are full each long weekend and also on most American holidays, On normal weekends, some campsites are usually available. Officials have determined that 24 percent of the "You might not get five people to rent dock space a half mile up the river," said councillor Green. Councillor Robert Simpson said he thought rental fees would eventually pay the cost of con- struction of docks. Councillor pill Baird agreed. question and any others which might be violating health or fire standards. Council also reviewed a situation where a retail outlet is using the trash barrels placed on the street by the village rather than packing its garbage properly. The outlet was warned several times, according to village foreman John Stein, and finally the garbage from the shop found in the barrel was placed on the firm's doorstep when the barrels were emptied, A letter was sent to the firm suggesting that if present "light" garbage pickup was inadequate, a "medium" service could be obtained for a higher cost. visitors to .the Pinery Park are American residents. Recently a trend has become evident with visitors from the province of Quebec. Day users at Pinery Park are also numerous. There are 1,200 parking spots for day use and according to Harvey Smith they have a three times turnover on a busy weekend, indicating about 3,600 cars during a busy hot day. With an average of 3,5 persons per car, it is estimated that 12,600 people use the park on such a day. In a normal summer, about 10 days with peak use are registered. The Pinery is named for the many red and white pines which once grew where the park now exists. The soil is very sandy and the large hills which greet the visitor immediately inside the front gate are actually sand dunes over 6,000 years old. The Pinery never attracted farmers or settlers although the Pinery was logged extensively for white pine during the 1850's. Later, some area farmers used the Pinery for grazing land for sheep and cattle. There is a wealth of history at Pinery Provincial Park. The history is both natural and man- made. Officials at the park invite you to visit your park ,and enjoy its beauty. They ask only that you respect the sensitivity of the environment and insure that it will continue to be unique for many years to come. London man jailed FRESH COUNTRY STYLE Whole Hams BY THE PIECE Slab Bacon STORE SLICED Cooked Ham SUGAR PLUM SEMI BONELESS 24 OZ TINS I LB BAG 26 oz RETURNABLE BOTTLE BABY "S OWN PLEASE 2 ROLLS 2 PLY TOILET TISSUE 2/98c SANT A ROSA PLUMS 48 lt° 1 COUNTRY STYLE A 10. Calliatet 04 Pork Ribs 1.38 L B ii C P FAMILY PA CK CHOPS 51 DANNY'S PORKiD SAUSAGE PINE RIVER MILD, MEDIUM OR OLD Cheddar Cheese ,11.78 Puritan Stews ESSEX 11/2 LB Canned Ham ONTARIO NO 2 LB BAG CARROTS 48 Health, fire hazards reported to council meeting with members of the Councillor Rollie Grenier Ministry of the Environment and suggested council might run into the Ministry of Natural problems with parking and ac- Resources and the property cess to the dock areas as they will owners to outline all possibilities, Reeve Bob Sharen summed up the attitude of council when he stated "If we are going to spend taxpayers money on the river tianks, we are going to have full control of the river bank and receive all income from any rental of dock space." Reeve Sharen suggested that all monies received from dock rent should be applied against any debts incurred building dock facilities. Councillor Harold Green cautioned the reeve that revenue from the dockage could be almost nil. be in front of private homes. Reeve Sharen, suggesting the meeting with the property owners, said they would have to make it very clear that the village would have all control of the river once the project was undertaken, 111111111MINEIMIM11811111111111111•11P' RAND BEND AND DISTRICT NEWS SECOND SECTION THE EXETER-TIMES ADVOCATE EXETER, ONTARIO, JULY 10, 1975 Will village spend $ on docks? aeteet at4er aad Reaazoriewe Ntoncht Ic salmon) THE TENDER 'SPOT MUTE MULE — Lisa Rundle and Jeff Pfaff of Osborne Central School seem to be waiting for this mule at Pineridge Zoo in brand Bend to start talking, The school group toured the zoo recently. T-A photo OPEN DAILY to 11 p.m. OPEN FRI. & SAT. to 2 p.m.