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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-07-27, Page 14Winftbon1 %-Z'inles, Thursd11y, July Lhi', 1:7 g it clean with Bill odds EDITOR'S NOTE: This column, written by Bill Dodds, purposes to in- fclr>rn the public about what the Government of Ontario is doing re- gardg pollution problems. Readers having questions, comments or Suggestions are invited to send them along to the following address: Robert J. Keir, manager, Information Services, 880 Bay St., TORONTO 5, Ontario. Last week, I mentioned that only three of the 32 pulp and paper plants discharging waste. directly into watercourses in On- tario meet the effluent standards laid down by the Ministry of the Environment. According to Environment Minister James Auld, this indus- try is a major contributor to waste loadings on our waters. In terms of total loadings from all industries, the pulp and paper companies discharge 88 per cent of five-day biochemical oxygen demand (130D5) and 69 per cent of suspended solids. BOD5 is the significant meas- urement of organic material that can decompose, using the oxygen fish need to survive. Mr. Auld gave delegates at a recent Industrial Waste Confer- ence figures that loosely related the total industrial BOD5 con- tribution to municipal sanitary sewage. He said the industrial contribution equalled the five- day biochemical oxygen demand of sanitary sevyage from 12 mil- lion people. ` And Ontario's total popilation is 7 million, he concluded. The figures may not be rigidly cor- rect, he said, but they are inter- esting. Mr. Auld said the steel industry is responsible for 73 per cent of ' metal losses to watercourses— mostly iron and 79 per cent of oily discharges. A major concern, . Mr. Auld said, is the accidental spill or dis- charge of pollution to rivers and streams. Petroleum hydrocar- bons and other chemicals can cause serious damage to the aquatic environment. In 1970, Ontario passed legisla- tion requiring that' all unusual discharges must be reported. In the following year, 285 •were re- corded, 19 of them serious. Only 49 were classed as true accidents, Mr. Auld said. The rest involved negligence, faulty maintenance, • poor training or equipment failure. Mr. Auld said a spill response centre called the 'Ontario Opera- tions Centre has been set up in his Ministry to deal with spill prob lems on a 24-hour basis. He said a contingency plan, to deal . with major spills, has been developed to be compatible with the Can- ada—U.S. contingency plans in the Great Lakes basin and that it should be in final formlater this year. Mr. Auld indicated that his' Ministry will deal itself in when new major industrial complexes , are proposed. He said that the en- vironmental impaet of this sort of development should be a factor in Ontario's approval or rejection of this sort of development. He summed up his review of the fight against pollution with a key sentence— "This is one we can't afford to lose." Highland Games August. 12 this yr If your heart is still in the High- Iands and you consider the bag- pipe the most melodic musical instrument ever devised by the mind of man, then you won't want to miss the 27th Annual Fergus Highland Games. The games are being held on Saturday, August 12, this year. The Fergus Games will feature the traditional activities of all Highland Games. . . tossing the caber, piping competitions and highland dancing. A special feature of this year's games will be the world cham- pion Edinburgh City Police Band. They will put on a special presen- tation and compete, as well, against some of the top Canadian pipe bands. The Fergus Games are spon- sored by the, Fergus Chamber of Commerce. They arenot pro- • moted as a money making event, which ought to come as a surprise 'to some with the traditionally erroneous view about those of . Scottish birth or descent. "I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and this is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging. the future but by the Past.' -Patrick Henry,,.-,' September, June are best months for maskinonge All. anglers, when heading for • new territory, ask the same ques- tions. What species of fish will they encounter, 'where will they find them, what is the best time of year to fish for them and what bait and tackle is most likely to result in a full creel? Boasting 250,000 lakes and as many rivers and streams, On- tario offers a fisherman's heaven ' that's hard to beat. The variety of sport fish and the wide habitat range of most of them make it impossible to. list all the hotspots and local bait preferences: If you have chosen to seek that most savage of all Ontario fish, the maskinonge, "or muskie, proper tackle is of prime impor- tance. Unless an angler is familiar with thesefight-crazed fish, which often top 40 pounds, he is advised to use line testing 20 pounds. and up. Best month is September, with June a close second. Most productive method is trolling a large sucker or jointed plug of from six to 15 inches in length. Muskies range through the Kawartha Lakes, Lake Nipissing, Georgian Bay, the St. Lawrence River and Lake of the Woods in northwestern Ontario. The real die-hard muskie fisherman has added to his fun by turning to, the lighter 12-14 pound test line, spinning gear and buck - tail spinners for near -the -surface casting action. One of Ontario's . easier sport fish to catch;. but one neverthe- less which- should never be mal- igned, is the ever -abundant nor- thern . pike, . first cousin to the muskie. Pike are wide -spread across the province and ` are really tops in the Kapuskasing= Cochrane-Geraldton area. They can be caught nearly •any time of the year with spinning gear and varying sizes/of wobbling spoons the favored tackle. Walleyes, often incorrectly thought to be part of the pike family and misnamed pickerel, are considered by most, to be the tastiest of Ontario's sport fish. Trout fanciers pat. up a good argument but it's hard to argue with a fresh -caught walleye filet, dipped .in egg, rolled in cracker crumbs and fried over an 'open fire. These golden members of the perch family. are at their best in May and early June throughout the Kawarthas, the Trent River, Lake Nipissing and in many lakes in the Parry Sound district. Spinning gear and minnows account for the majority of the limit catches. Cash Bingo AUSPICES ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION, BRANCH 180 IINGHAM LEGION l DOORS OPEN AT 7.30 Wednesday, August 2 16 - $10.00 Games 2 - Share the Wealth 1 - SPECIAL $50 - MUST GO Jackpot [ine' CAtLS $600 CONSOLATION PRIZE X35.00 4 KEEN BOWLERS from Goderich and surrounding clubs were at the Wingham greens last' week in a ladies' tourney, playing in some of the hottest weather of the year to date. Here a visual tie is being sorted out with a tape measure as the ladies vie in a tournament. GIVING THE LEAD to one or her team members, a com- petitor in the ladies' invitational lawn bowling tourney at the Wingham club last week indicates the exact spot. Canadian postal users conference The Canada Post Office will be meeting face to face with over 200 of its largest customers from coast to coast at a two-day con- ference this October. • The Post Office is organizing a Postal Users' Conference, the first of its kind in Canada, to be held ..October 19th and 20th in Ottawa at the Holiday Inn (Ot- tawa Centre) . Already, some 225 businesses and organizations throughout Canada have indi- cated that they plan to attend. The number of -participants could increase to as many as 300. The object of the conference is to give the Post Office the oppor- tunity of listening to its major customers to determine what their needs are andwhat im- proverhents they would like to see in the postal service. It °will also provide postal officials with the chance to review the changes that have already been made and those that are planned for the near future. u're milesA ahead at Lai'es' teams end close game with, 4- score The closest game of the season was regi,tered last Wednesday evening when Gloria's Stompers won a 4-3 Victory over Betty's Bombers in the final inning. The last two innings were played in the drizzling rain, which some thought was an improvement over the hot humid daytime temperatures. Marg Machan pitched and Gloria Thomas caught for the Stompers. The Bomber's battery was Carolyn Greenaway and Diane Metcalfe. This week the,Stompers and the Aces will play at seven on Tues- day night. PUT To WORK FOR YOU l Power. of lour Bears are ming a red pelt o themselves .this sulmei in the parks and along the 011000 Mites in many areas, of Ontario's vaca- tion lands. As one experienced guide put it, 'A wolf is a gentle- man compared to a bear; at least he doesn't smash up everything he can't eat.' The Ontario Safety League ad- vises campers in bear country to pay special attention to their housekeeping habits. Place all garbage in plastic bags securely fastened and put them out daily for the pick-up truck. Never throw out hot grease on the empanel; put it is cans. the garbage bag when e eeane ' flodee eeInia.i is a1i ib#e teleek all in your eat' overnight. Cance trippers should e. same precautions about #utting food in their tents as 1Vir:tBi will not hesitate to rip thenl't open and go in after it. The, best eva- sive action is to put the : binssi packsaek with a long rope • tach ed. Throw the rope over the branch of a tree at least 10 feet above the ground and pull the load of food up to the branch and secure it by tying the rope around the tree trunk. POOLS! POLS! 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