HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-04-06, Page 5Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 6, 1988—Page 5
Alcohol is banned in 26 provincial parks
The possession of alcohol will be banned
from May 13 to May 23 in 26 provincial
parks, including 11 parks in southwestern
Ontario, including Point Farms, Ipper-
wash and Pinery, the Ministry of Natural.
Resources announced today.
"We want to assure all our park visitors
on the Victoria Day weekend that they will
not be disturbed by excessive noise or
abusive language from other park
visitors," said Terry Crabe, Resource
Management Specialist and Visitor Ser-
vices Programmer for Pinery and Ipper-
wash Provincial Parks. "Our past ex-
perience on Victoria Day weekends shows
the abuse of alcohol as the key reason
why some of our visitors became noisy and
disruptive. By banning the possession of
alcohol we will be able to keep our cam-
pgrounds quiet and enjoyable," said
Crabe.
"We decided to apply an alcohol ban to
all our parks, not just a few, to prevent
those campers who might cause a problem
from moving up the road `to the next pro-
vincial park that didn't have the ban,"
Crabe added.
Alcohol bans have been used in selected
provincial parks in southern Ontario since
1977. The ban has been effective in
dramatically reducing rowdyism pro-
blems and there has been a general accep-
tance by park visitors of the necessity of
the ban. In its 1987 review of park opera-
tions, the Ontario Provincial Parks Coun-
cil found general public support for use of
the alcohol ban and extending its ap-
plication to more parks, where necessary.
The ministry in southwestern Ontario
has had some success in reducing the pro-
blems on the weekend by increasing its ef-
forts to tell park visitors about the rules
and regulations including talking to high
schools, sending out letters to people who
made reservations and advising visitors
when they arrived at the park. The
ministry also increased the number of en-
forcement staff in parks and improved
their training.
The results, however, were mixed.
Parks such as Long Point, Wheatley, Sau-
ble Falls, Turkey Point and Pinery saw
improvements but other parks were still
having some problems. Over 20% of all
parks charges laid and campsites evicted
during the entire park season continued to
Can you help?
Crimestoppers of Grey Bruce are seek-
ing the public's assistance in the investiga-
tion of a theft which occurred at the Blue
Mountain Resort, near Craigleith, Ont.
The Meaford Detachment of the O.P.P.
report, that between 11:00 pm on March
9th and 8:00 am on March 10th 1988,
unknown, person(s) stole two outdoor
speakers from telephone poles in the area
of Smart Alec Hill, at the Blue Mountain
Resort. ,
Tracks found in the snow leading to the
poles, indicate a boot size of approx. a size
10. One person climbed the telephone poles
with the aid of boot spikes and removed the
speakers, one from each pole.
The stolen speakers are described as be-
ing made by BOSE, model 402, black in col-
or, approximately 231/4 inches high, 8 in-
ches wide and 71/4 inches deep. Each
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speaker weighs approximately 15 pounds,
and have an output of 120 watts. The
speakers are valued at approximately
$700. The person(s) responsible for this
theft have not been identified.
If you feel you can help in this or any
other case, Crimestoppers of Grey Bruce
are willing to pay a reward up to $1,000.00
for information that leads to an arrest.
Call ' CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-800-265-3787.
You need not identify yourself and all in-
formation is strictly confidential.
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occur during the three day weekend.
The ban applies only to an eleven day
period in May. Alcohol is permitted on
campsites in all provincial parks during
the rest of the camping season.
Campsites can be reserved in all provin-
cial parks for the Victoria Day weekend by
calling or writing to the park beginning
April 5.
The 11 provincial parks in southwestern
Ontario with the alcohol ban are
Craigleith, Ipperwash, Long Point,
MacGregor Point, Pinery, Point Farms,
Port Burwell, Rondeau, Sauble Falls,
Turkey Point and Wheatley. Selkirk park
will not open until June 17 and Cyprus
Lake park was transferred to the new
Bruce Peninsula National Park in
December.
OMAF gives advice on
lawn damage by mice
The O.M.A.F. office has been getting a
number of inquiries from concerned home
owners regarding lawn damage from
mice. In winter, mice live and travel in
and on the soil, but always under the snow.
Hence, the damage done to the turfgrass is
not noticed until spring. The damage is
usually close to some other Source of pro-
tection eg. (piled wood, flower bed,
hedge) . This is where they hide prior to the
first snowfall.
The remedy to the lawn damage is as
follows: 1. rake the remaining grass so
that the runways are not as apparent; 2.
fertilize the area so that the area will fill in
quickly; 3. if the area was heavily damag-
ed, apply some grass seed prior to the fer-
tilizer; 4. if you do not have the patience to
wait for the damaged area to fill in, then
applying sod is the alternative.
In order to prevent the problem from oc-
curring again, poisonous baits can be used
from late fall throughout the winter. Most
baits work by reducing the clotting ability
of the'' blood and causing external or inter-
nal bleeding.
Mice die painlessly after eating the bait
over a period of three - ten days. Therefore
a continuous supply of bait must be
available to the mice. In order to keep bait,
keep it dry and out of reach of children,
FARM REPORT
[BRUCE COUNTY OMAi
pets and birds. It must be placed in bait
stations made of empty cans with a hole
small enough so that mice can enter.
Baits are sold under various brand
names and are readily available at most
garden supply outlets.
Additional information regarding lawn
care is available at the O.M.A.F. Office.
Bruce County Seed Fair
Formosa
The Bruce County Soil and Crop Im-
provement Association sponsored the An-
nual Seed Fair gn March 23rd in the For-
mosa Community Centre. The judge was
Harvey Reekie of Clarksburg. The winners
were: First Cut, Hay - 1st Tom Schmidt,
Mildmay ; 2nd Fred Klages, ,Mildmay ; Se-
cond Cut Hay - 1st Fred Klages, Mildmay;
2nd Tom Schmidt, Mildmay; Grain Corn -
lst Tom Schmidt, Mildmay; 2nd Jim
Gowland, Holyrood; Ear Corn - 1st Jim
Gowland, Holyrood; 2nd Larry Schmidt,
Mildmay; Wheat - 1st Jim Gowland,
Holyrood; Corn Silage - 1st Fred Klages,
Mildmay; 2nd Gerald Wilhelm, Walker-
ton; Barley - 1st Tom Schmidt, Mildmay;
2nd Fred Klages, Mildmay.
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