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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-10-20, Page 22Phone Name Address Headquarters 30 Victoria St. N., Goderich 524-4926 or 524-6938 1-800-465-1726 197 Josephine St., Wingham 357-4525 5 Rattenbury St., Clinton 482-1239 HELPING sad THE WORLD WRITE NOW • CODE Mail to: CODE, 321 Chapel St. Ottawa ON K1N 7Z2. Fax: (613) 232-7435 Phone: 1-800-661-2633 Self-sufficiency through literacy OW in the developing world Please send me more information about CODE literacy programs. ri Paul Steckle You are the priority of this election! You are my priority! The Goal: Putting people back to work. The Plan: Redirecting spending while cutting the deficit. The Objective: Creating Opportunity for a better tomorrow Campaign Offices Authorized by K I McLean official agent to Paul Steckle If you need a ride to your Poll, please contact the office above. WHYTE BROS. FARMS Limited is ready to receive your 1993 CORN AND SOY BEANS 5 SERVICES OFFERED • Buying • Storing • Custom Drying • Trucking • Custom Combining R.R. 2 - SEAFORTH 527-1143 RIDE SAFE SOBER DON T DRINK AND RIDE LA SOBRIETE, C EST t4 SECURITE PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1993. Project studies environment's health Is the health of the local environ- ment getting better or worse? Are there fewer fish in the streams, fewer birds, or is there more pollution? Is the quality of forests and soils declining or improving? To answer questions such as these the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (IvIVCA) is undertaking a project to learn the health of local rivers, forests, and soils. "Information collected through the Ecosystem Health Project will help the MVCA to "Yes we can" is the theme for the 54th Guelph Area Convention being held at the BMG Community Centre, Brussels on Oct. 27-28. Margaret Eberle, provincial president of the Federated Women's Institute of Ontario will be the guest speaker at the banquet on Wednesday evening. Lively local entertainment will be present, also the early bird draw will take place at 6 p.m. Interesting and educational BREAK ENTER AND THEFTS (GODERICH OPP AREA) There were two break, enter and thefts, one at a cottage in Tuckersmith Twp, when a thief smashed a pane of glass in the front door of the cottage at Lot 36 Conc. 2. He went from room to room going through all the closets and cupboards. It appears the break-in design programs and services that will be of greatest benefit to the environment," said Rick Steele, MVCA resources planner. This is the first study of this type to be done in Southwestern Ontario. The Project is in its second and final year. Figuring out how to measure the health of the environment has been a challenge, said Mr. Steele. "A person's health can be measured using body temperature, blood pressure and other indicators. But how can we measure the health of a forest?" displays will.be on hand, as well as sales table items. Roll call will be a metre of loonies. Bev Brown will be the speaker on Thursday afternoon. She was a city girl who later became a pig farmer and is now a Community Development Worker with the Huron County Health Unit. The general public as well as WI members are invited to attend some or all the sessions. occurred at 1:40 a.m. in the morning of July 12. On finding nothing of value the perpetrator left and went to a residence near the cottage and forced a rear door. Using the same method the person went through the house and stole the following property: collection of Rock and Roll records (1970-80); one Sony channel guard decoder; one Honer and one Japanese make harmonica; assorted Rock and Roll tapes; one ceramic bald eagle 14" tall (initials B91); American key chain collection; one 12 string Diastone acoustic guitar yellow/red; one JVC AM/FM CD player model PC-VC2 Serial #08450248 and nine assorted CD's 70/80 rock. Indicators of the health of forests, soil and watercourses were developed by Jane Bowles, a botanist from the University of Western Ontario; Les Thomas, a soil scientists from the University of Guelph; and John Fitzgibbon, a geomorphologist, also from Guelph. To find out the health of rivers and streams, the MVCA is looking for fish and invertebrates that live in clean water, and for signs of water pollution, such as excessive algae growth. Water samples are tested for pollutants. Soil organic matter, compaction and signs of soil erosion are measures of soil health. Landowners are co-operating to provide over 200 sites where soil, river and forest health tests will be run. Water samples are being taken at 38 sites on the Maitland and Nine Mile Rivers, and soil tests will be completed on 40 farms. Surveys are being completed at 135 forest sites. To determine the health of forests, four main factors are being examined: regeneration, tree diseases, size and species diversity. In a healthy forest, young trees grow up to replace old ones. This is known as regeneration. A successful forest contains a variety of sizes of trees. A healthy forest will be free of widespread tree diseases and non-native plants. The size of a forest is also a good indicator of its health. Generally, larger forests are more likely to survive and remain healthy in the long term. Forests smaller than five acres have more problems recovering from damage caused by fire, wind and diseases. This is particularly true if the small forest is isolated from other forested areas. Finally, a healthy forest contains a variety of different species of trees and plants. This diversity of species helps the forest recover from damage. Five summer students have collected health data for this pro- ject. The Provincial Government's Environmental Youth Corps Program and a Federal Government Special Employment Program are providing funding. Data collection and analysis of the results are being completed this year. The MVCA expects to publish its findings in the spring of 1994. Brussels to host area convention Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week Brussels Crusaders lose home opener by 3 The Drayton Comets spoiled the home opener of the Brussels Crusaders with an 8-5 win Friday night. The Comets took control late in the first period scoring three goals in 1:22 for a 4-1 lead. Trailing 6-2 after two periods, Brussels closed to within one before Drayton sealed the win scoring with 1:29 remaining, then adding an empty netter with 13 seconds left on the clock. Brad Beuerman with two, Darren Akey, Dave McKee and Steve Fritz were the Crusader goal scorers. The Crusaders travelled to Tavistock Monday night, play in Shelburne Friday night, then return home to meet the defending WOAA grand champion Durham Thundercats Sunday at 2:00.