The Rural Voice, 1982-08, Page 15think the chances are of getting the bank
manager to increase the top end of the
operating loan?
Do you ever get the feeling. we might as
well as be living two thousand miles from
Queens Park, rather than just one
hundred? 1 do, quite frequently. Decisions
seems to be made on a population density
basis and that really puts residents of
Huron county in the back seat. We must
keep informed and see that our
governments. both provincial and federal
are aware that voters who live in low
density population areas have equal rights
as those who live in urban areas. What
about public transporation, for example,
or public health programs, and home
care nursing programs, or increased
hospital facilities so someone who has
suffered a heart attack doesn't have to be
driven sixty miles to a hospital with
necessary treatment facilities? What
about better television programming
available to those of us slightly off the
beaten track?
Are we guilty of sitting back and having
a laisser-faire attitude when issues that
would improve our quality of life are
raised?
Are we doing all we can to ensure both
our sons and our daughters have the best
education possible? Education and job
training are needed today morc than ever.
Are we encouraging the growth of our
children by making them realize the
country is a great place to live, but there is
a world beyond, and they should he
exposed to it? Do we take time for things
other than hockey or ball games? Like a
trip to the zoo. theatre. a concert, or an art
gallery?
Are we guilty of saying "No it can't be
done here because we're only a small
town". This is something that really
concerns me because small towns and
communities are great and have
tremendous talents and abilities. Every-
one knows each other and every one has a
chance to participate. to speak out and he
part of the action.
Huron county, with its farms, com-
munities, fields. woodlands and lakeshorc
is the last totally agricultural county in
Ontario. It has lovely summers. Nothing
surpasses that beautiful blue sky on a Julv
day. or the look of fields just after
planting. The winters leave something to
be desired. but we cope.
We have concerns about power lines.
absentee foreign ownership and soil
erosion. just to name a few. We must be
prepared to take an active, informed role
to improve and preserve the quality of life
in our community.
Making
changes
to a
watercourse?
the waters of riven, streams and creeks belong to e‘er‘une In plot„ i
of the watercourses which carry these waters ilia), resent in the
t"Iloc� ink.
-irrigation ,Incl drainage problems lur neighbours
-destruction 01 aquatic and wildlife habitat
reclucecl recreational opportunities
erosion and 1loodmg problems
Nhenever permanantely flowing watercourses are to he altered in auk
way including damming, diverting, and channeltzation, I edc•ral and
I'i in i,d laecs require that the approval of the Ministry of Natural
Resources be obtained
As a first step in planning any work un a watercourse, contact us. Our stall
\\ III be glad to discuss possible design and layout alternatives which will
Iiin�nn l/e future problems for you, your neighbour and the public in
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Ontario
Ministry of
Natural
Resources
District Manager
Ministry of Natural Resources
R.R. fi 5
Vvingharn, Ontario
NO(, IN O
War
on Flies
THE RURAL VOICE has re-
ceived permission from "Practical
Horseman" published by
Pennsylvania Horse Inc., West
Chester, PA. to print the
directions for a '`Build -it -Yourself
Fly Trap". According to Dr. Stan
Alkemade of Centralia College,
who has built several of these
traps, they really work.
Recipe for bait
Yeast is the best bait as it is
strong -smelling but the flies will
not lay eggs in it. To make about
eight portions of yeast bait, mix
three pints of tepid (not hot) water
and one cup plus three ounces of
active dry yeast in a clean,
one -gallon plastic jug. Find a spot
where foul odors won't be a
nuisance and where the tem-
perature stays between sixty and
seventy degrees, and leave the
mixture there for three or four
days with the lid loosely sealed.
Once the mixture is ripened, you
can seal the lid tightly and store
the bait for twenty to thirty days
as you use it.
The bait you put in the pan will
last for three to five days,
depending on the weather. Keep
an eye on it, especially on hot
days; if you let it dry out, it will
no longer be as attractive to flies.
The watery consistency of the bait
keeps female flies from laying
eggs in it.
THE RURAL VOICE would like to
hear from any readers who make
this trap. Let us know how it
works.
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