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The Grand Bend Public School drama club, consisting of stu-
dents in grades 4-8, presented their performance of "A Letter
to Santa" last Wednesday evening to a full house of parents
who came to see the school's annual Christmas concert.
Times -Advocate, Deoember 23, 1992
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Forestry Canada
offers tips to
make your
Christmas tree last
OTTAWA - Forestry Canada
and the Canadian Christmas Tree
Growers' Association are pleased
to provide the following Ups on
purchasing and caring for your nat-
ural Christmas tree. This informa-
tion has been compiled as a result
of research at the Petawawa Na-
tional Forestry Institute.
Safety
Purchase a freshly -cut tree. One
that has dried out will have brittle
twigs and will easily shed its nee-
dles. Even when placed in water, a
dried out tree will not recover.
Once the tree is brought indoors,
cut a slice off the base of the trunk
and immediately immerse the
trunk in water. This will reopen
the pores of the tree and allow it to
take up water again. The water
supply must be maintained for the
duration of the tree's use. A two -
metre tree will consume one litre
of water a day.
There is no factual basis to the
rumours that adding products to
the water will prolong the life of
the tree or make it more fire resist-
ant. To the contrary, any additives
will interfere with the tree's ability
to draw up moisture, thus increas-
ing its flammability.
Spraying the natural tree with
an, water-based fire retardant is
essentially useless, as the needles
cannot absorb moisture. A tree can
onl\ absorb moisture through the
base of ILS trunk.
Good old-fashioned common
sense is the key to safely enjoying
a natural Christmas tree.
Forest Conservation
The following facts will reassure
Mose who may feel that uuying
natural Christmas trees may de-
plete our stock of forests:
Most Christmas trees sold by
sealers are grown in special plan-
tations on land that might other-
wise be unproductive. Others
come from natural forests as a by-
product of prescribed thinnings
that are undertaken to promote the
better Rrowth of commercial -
quality trees.
The Christmas tree market creates
jobs and is a source of extra income
for certain farmers and other people
living in rural areas. Tree planta-
tions often provide scenic green
belts and offer environmental bene-
fits, for example, by reducing air
pollution and soil erosion.
Outdoors Card new for 1993
TORONTO - A number of inno-
vations to Ontario's sportfishing
and hunting licence system will be
implemented in 1993, Natural Re-
sources Minister Bud Wildman an-
nounced today.
Starting January 1, 1993, Ontario
resident hunters and anglers will
• need the new Outdoors Card to get
their licences. The $6 Outdoors
Card, which looks like a credit
card, is valid for three years and
available in two versions: one is
strictly for those who only intend to
fish, while the other will identify
the holder as eligible to hold both a
hunting and fishing _licence. Stick-
ers placed on the brick of the Out-
, doors Card will replace many of the
old paper licences.
"I have adopted many of the sug-
gestions made by anglers and hunt-
ers during the recent Fishing and
Hunting Licence Review, and we
have tried to simplify the system by
cutting out some types of licences,"
Natural Resource; Minister Bud
Wildman said. "Canadian residents
will be able to get the same licence
as an Ontario angler, bringing On-
tario in line with other provinces
which offer a similar courtesy.'
The cost of all Ontano fishing
and hunting licences will increase
in 1993. In future, licence fees for
fishing and hunting will be re-
viewed each year and increases will
be based on the Consumer Price In-
dex.
The fishing licence innovations
utciuda.-aowie rise 1:0111servation
lit! es for d. with
lower catch and possession limits;
three-year resident licences; a re-
duction in the number of licences to
simplify the system; and improve-
ments to encourage tourism. Any
Canadian resident now is eligible
The Kirrkton-Woodham Optlm/sts recently donated $1,500 to
the K -W pool. Optimists' president Bob DeBrabandere, right,
presented the money to Brian Hardeman, who accepted the
cheque on behalf of the pool.
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for the standard resident sportsfish-
ing licence or conservation licence.
Several categories of hunting li-
cences have been eliminated. Arch-
ery deer tags, daily and seasonal
waterfowl blind permits, daily
game licences and daily pheasant
licences will no longer be required.
Resident anglers will now be able
to purchase a standard fishing li-
cence, valid for three years, for
$45. However, a one-year resident
sportfishing licence, which will
now cost $15, will still be availa-
ble.
New resident conservation fish-
ing licences will cost $7.50 for one
year,.or $22.50 for three years. The
conservation licence allows fishing
under the same rules as a standard
licence, except that catch and pos-
session limits are lower. Where the
standard catch and possession limit
is less than the conservation licence
limit, the lower limit applies.
The new Outdoors Card must be
held by Ontario residents aged 18
to 64 who want to buy sportfishing
licences. All resident hunters must
obtain a special version of the card
available for qualified hunters,
which can also be used to obtain a
fishing licence.
By applying for an Outdoors
Card before April 1, 1993 and buy-
ing one of the new three-year li-
cences, for hunting or fishing, there
wilt be no charge for the card.
"These licences should aid the
tourism industry in selling- family
fishing vacations in Ontario," said
Wildman.
Reeve calls for more
co-operation with county
LUCAN - In his opening remarks
to council last Tuesday night, vil-
lage reeve Tom McLaughlin said.
"As a village we will have to pay
more attention to the county in the
next couple of years."
McLaughlin continued, "The new
warden of Middlesex Joel Black-
more is very interested in better
communications at -the county level
and will be preparing a monthly
county report for all municipali-
ties."
According to the reeve, Bill 75
covering the London annexation
still has a lot of issues to be settled.
The suburban roads grant will con-
tinue forever and compensation
which was not part of Bill 75 will
be increased to $34.5 million from
$20 million.
McLaughlin added, "I am pleased
in a change of caucus. We (Lucan)
are no* combined with Uic town -
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and Excavating Inc.
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ships of London, Biddulph and
McGillivray. Each caucus has one
member on each county committee.
Any problems and concerns these
municipalities have are very simi-
lar."
V ilial varlet .% show
Lois Hodgins was one of the featured guests at the Exeter Vil
la Christmas concert Monday night.
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ChRISTMAS GIT
GIVING SIMESTIONS
BOOks by LOCAL AurNoas
Granny's Kitchen - Gwen Whilsmith
Food and the Gut Reaction - Elaine Gottschall
From Prairie Wool to Whispering Pines
- Ca rf rey Cann
A Basket of Stones
(Symbols of Faith and Hope) - Gwen-Whilsmith
Granny E - Elsie Hodgson
When Any Time Was Train Time - Elizabeth A.
Wilimot
Memories - W.J.D. McAlister.
Daybreak at the Ridge - Beulah Homan
Melly Moves Away (Childrens)
- Gwen Whilsmith