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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-04-14, Page 13THE COUNTY PUBLIC SPEAKING competition was held In Walkerton last week. The winners were: back row from the left, Intermediate: Laura Doucette, Wlarton, third, Shelley Johnson, Lucknow, second, Russ Hurst, Teeswater, first. Front row, junior: Hayley Stout, Brant (Walkerton), third, Julie Osman, Marton, first, and Rachael Bushell, Lucknow, second. (Wassink photo) CARE program will foster friendly farming methods Both wildlife and landowners benefit from a new program to be launched by Ducks Unlimited Canada on Apr. 14. Over the next 15 years, the Ontario Land CARE (OLC) program will pump $6 mil- lion into the rural economy to foster the development of environmental- ly -friendly farming practices which hre compatible with wildlife. OLC is a major component of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, and is delivered on behalf of this partnership by Ducks Unlimited Canada. Ducks Unlimited Provincial Manager, Dr. Rick Wishart, an- nounced the Ontario Land CARE program today saying the acronym CARE stands for Conservation of Agriculture, Resources and the Environment. The six main components of Ontario Land CARE are grazing management,, forage management, buffers, permanent cover, on-farm demonstrations and water management. Financial and tech- nical assistance are offered to co- operators for managing their land in a way that makes good agricultural sense and also provides wildlife habitat. The program promotes on- farm soil and water conservation which benefits the environment and society . as a whole. Qualifying landowners will . agree to protect wetlands on their property. Ontario Land CARE focuses on regions which still retain good wetland densities and will have the �besi wildlife and agrieuttural returns for each dollar invested. This target area is a 60 mile wide band runnint from , the Quebec , border to Brantford, and from there north of Highway 86 to Georgian Bay and Severn Sound. Agricultural zones around New Liskeard, Timmins and Kapuskasing also qualify for the program. Six counties receiving high priority in 1993-94 include Leeds/Grenville, . Peterborough, Victoria, Brugia, Simcoe and Wel- lington. Projects with good potential in other counties will also be con- sidered. Ducks Unlimited Provincial Agrologist, Galen Driver says, "On- farm extension demonstrations are an important part of Ontario Land CARE. We hope these will create local interest in OLC and show farmers concrete ways that agricul- ture and wildlife can work together." For his year, three exten- sion sites are being negotiated for ARDA Community Pastures in Leeds, Victoria and Bruce counties, and two additional sites will be on private farmland. Although Ducks Unlimited has worked closely with Ontario lan- downers in the past to enhance wetlands, this is the first initiative to improve habitat on adjacent agricultural uplands. In western Canada, Ducks Unlimited, has had. three years experience in delivering a similar agricultural/habitat program. Ontario Land CARE has been planned by a technical' committee with representation from farm or- ganizations and government agricul- tural agencies. OLC compliments, and may be used in conjunction with, existing federal and provincial programs. In addition toihe obvious land use changes, it is expected the program will enhance understanding and co-operation between the wildlife and agricultural com- munities. Thieves hit Ripley Legion Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce are seeking the, public's assistance in the investigation of two occurrences at the Royal Canadian Legion in Ripley. The Kincardine Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police report that during the night of Dec. 29, 1992, .unknown person(s) entered the Legion by pulling the exhaust, fan out of the wall. Once may was gained the culprit(s) forced a door open to gain access to the bar area, where a small quantity of cigarettes and liquor was stolen. The Kincardine Detachment is also investigating a mischief under $1000 which occurred at the Legion during the night of Nov. 12, 1992. On this date person(s) entered a public washroom situated on the east side of the building and stuffed CRIME STOPPERS the toilet full with paper towels They then removed the plastic "neck" pipe underneath the sink. A utility shed was also damaged anc a leaf rake broken. They tin broke off the louvres from a ventilation fan and twisted the blades. If you can help in these or any other cases, Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce are willing to pay a reward up to $1000 for information leading to an arrest. 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