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Welding For Free Estimate Call 357-2429 VVingham, Ontario 4 — THE BRUSSEL.S. POST, AUGUST 8, 1979 Tour Maitland Reps look at Gorrie, Bluevale dams walks have been installed to improve pedestrian traffic on the trails. Shade rafts have' been constructed for some of the fish ponds, and wildlife shelters have been prepared and located at the Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area. A floating dock was designed and installed at the Pioneer Conservation Area, in an effort to make diving and swimming less hazardous around the Bluevale dam. The field crews have also been of great assistance in keeping up with general maintenance required at the Conservation Areas. Technical projects are pro- gressing quite well for sum- mer 1979. The thermography interpretation and source area identification is nearing completion. A summary re- port will be prepared by the Resource Technician so that the Authority will have an accurate account of the loc- ation of significant springs within the study area desig- nated in 1978. This information would assist the Authority in know- ing where to offer extension services designed to protect the headwater and sig- nificant recharge areas for the Dickies Creek system. in Nicaragua Oxfam-Canada has launched a fundraising drive to send aid to Nicaraguans severely affected by the civil war in that country. In the Water management and conservation services pro- grams formed the theme for a watershed tour recently conducted by the Maitland Valley Conservation Author- ity. Over 70 representatives from the Authority's member municipalities, engineering firms, the Ontario Ministries of Agriculture and Food, Natural Resources and En- vironment, and the Maitland Conservation Foundation were on hand for site inspec- dons in the western end of the Maitland River drainage area. The one day tour began at the Gorrie Conservation Area where repair work to the Gorrie dam has gotten un- derway. The dike and south wing wall that were washed out during a flood in May of 1974 are being replaced by Machan Construction of Monkton, Ontario. Concrete repairs and rip-rap work on the upstream and down- stream sides of the dam will also be completed by the contractor at a total cost of $98,000. Following a sum- mary of the Gorrie project, tour delegates were taken to observe the completed repair work at the Bluevale dam. Some effective and in- expensive means of protec- ting soil were described at the Authority's erosion con- ir demonstration located on the ite of the 1978 Inter- national Plowing Match. The tour delegates were shown how the use of grassed waterways, properly protec- ted drain outlets and gully stabilization can prevent the loss of valuable farm land. Brief stops were made in the Lower Town Wingham area to observe the results of the Turnberry Floodplain Acquisition program, and at the Wawanosh Lake property where some of the potential management approaches were described. Following lunch in Luck- now, delegates visited the Port Albert Fishway and surveyed the erosion prob- lem at the mouth of the Nine Mile River. The Authority has been requested by the Township of Ashfield to begin a preliminary study of the erosion causes and rates I in an effort to identify' solutions that will prevent further loss of soil from cottage lots and the beach area. Severe gully erosion prob- lems were observed at a sample gully along the Lake Huron shore line south of Goderich. The Experience '79 Gully Monitoring team outlined why and how they are measuring sediment load discharge and erosion rates on selected gullies within the study area defined in the 1978 Lake Huron Waterfront Study. They are also conduc- ting a survey among local cottage and farm land own- ers in order to summarize past history and current changes in land use around the eroding area. The tour was concluded at the M.V.C.A. Administrative Headquarters in Wroxeter, where delegates were en- couraged to contact staff and members at any time for detailed information on Authority projects. Under the direction of the regular Authority staff, the Experience '79 students have been working on some very worthwhile projects. The Authority hired a total of 22 students with a grant provid- ed by the Ontario Youth Secretariate. Field staff members have assisted with development at several of the Conservation Areas. Fencing and parking lot improvements have been undertaken at the Maple Keys Sugar Bush and board- The Gully Monitoring team will be preparing a summary report to outline the testing techniques and data accumulated through the research conducted this summer. The work done by the two students will give the Authority staff a better idea of specific problems in spec- ific gullies that are located in the Lake Huron Waterfront Study area. The Community Relations Technical Assistant has worked on projects ranging from program planning to design and construction of an Authority float. She has also collected information and brochures for distribution from the Authority office, and has written articles for the Rocky Raccoon bi-weekly news column. The Environmental Educ- ation Research Technician completed a survey within the schools in the watershed to determine what types of outdoor environmental stud- ies are being conducted by local teachers. Several rec- ommendations have been presented to the Program Planning Committee, and direction for the Authority's involvement with the school system will be discussed by the Advisory Board in early August. In addition to the First Aid training session organized by the Senior Supervisor, a visit to the Grand River Conser- vation Authority was conduc- ted as an educational day. Mr. Craig Piper has left the employ of the Authority to accept a position as Planner with the Metro- politan Toronto Region Con- servation Authority. Mr. Phil Beard of Wing- ham has joined M.V.C.A. as Water Resources Technician. Phil completed secondary school at F.E. Madill in Wingham and went on to obtain a diploma in Arts and Science from Fanshawe Col- lege, and his degree in Geography from the Univer- sity of Western Ontario. For the past three years Phil has worked on various contract projects for the Wingham District of the Ministry of Natural Resources. aftermath of the fighting, the Central American nation has been left utterly devastated. Forty thousand (40,000) were killed in the struggle; hundreds of thousands took refuge in nearby Costa Rica and Honduras; and 500,000 are in need of food. The immediate needs are food, clothing, and medical supplies to help the sick, injured, and suffering. "Foreign governments have been slow to respond to the Nicaraguan disaster," Savings Oxfam will send money to victims said David O'Connor, the director of the fund drive in the province of Ontario. "That's why donations to voluntary organizations are 'so important right now." The target for the Oxfam- Nicaragua campaign is $50,000. Oxfam is confident the federal government will match this amount 2 or 3 times over. "Each dollar from an individual Canadian will mean $4.00 for Nicar- auga relief",, Mr. O'Connor said. Send your donations to Oxfam-Nicaragua Relief, Box 18,000, Toronto. Please be generous. All donations are tax deductible.