The Goderich Signal-Star, 1964-02-27, Page 9117th Year — No. 9
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GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURStDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 19
The Falls Reserve EaTnn
t
The Maitland Valley Con: • " In 1952 a • shialler authority' • Flood : controi •on the Mait-
servation Authority meets asr was formed between Wing- dand is not -as critical as on •
•week, from today in Wingharn ham 'and Milver:on-, Now the . some other .Ontario i•i� ts.
to,consider pt rehaling one of whole ri<<r watershed, 934 -
'itS largest blocks of land; square milt's, is taken in. Iiowever'in Win;lrarrr and
229 acres of , The Valls h. Membership tjy 29 munici ' Listowel the run off can be
serve, in Colborne Tow'Wales is 'compulsory. Last very fast ancl,,„in-tekr 4. .In
'thepurchase :s not ex- V 1 1ma T wnship the slow run-
� � year Goderich paid $'9Lfa in `'
pceted to be automatic al- fees. '1 he authority levies 50" off at t1 eoBoyle- Drain -'cremes•
though there is -consider ble "percent ;from the province, a problem for farmers want-
ol5lnion backing the project. the rest from the members ing to get on the land. In
to be raisedl..:'i-s the $7,675 ration and 25 percent on as •
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a
j
Goderich ice flows can lath
One of tl},e'abje�lions�likely •23 percent 'base • on• popul- � ,
e harbor
even and heavy' flow all year
round-.. This., more than pol-
lution, aeeo•unts for the dis-
appearance of the bas'-,- he
sa;d.
The authority ope ates
d, small recreation parks 'n its
various conservation areas
. and has parks elevelopment.
advice for any member muni-
- cip-ality:. .
it's -getting cleaner all the,
time." ,
He adm..the-
• tent ,the its authoritythatat is staxWine�
• what• up in the air. The
vincial throne s-neec$ ari.• '.
nounced , all, conservation
authorities will be transfer-
-red from the Department o:'
Lands and ForesJts to a new
department, . ,Energy and Re-
source Management.
Heys of -The Ontario Water Re-
a , tagT-13 i:;.saat ont~,.. • r€u- cat,a--Tle- , auEl ... r .
pay half. "'7. trol"cff-fiiian`c4�' `a d a tivities st,r e'ted- ,,two retaining'walls
°Goderich'a •• representative.' remains • olely with the mem- at Listowbel- for flood ,.can-
on the authority 'board, Rob-,- tiers.
trol, operas ,three snow
ert Hays Laidlir? w'itl,suppor:t The auth aintains an : caruLse; -tn_f .m a;^thw
the purchase. "We're very omc Tin • As o'�' a rel a work- u titer content of the snow on
much interested," he said. shop in Gorrie and has only the watershed, a�n'd -has an
"It .will be very much a ogre fi,rlltime- employee, John automatic stream gauge on
benefit to 'us if it is, deveI'oped•Hazlitt, - authority superin- the North Maitland .,1.t Turn-
Iti k, h -e- said °-•-74c tendent.' berry.
cess to tie "rider is another Mr:` IffuseTow, Mr.'" azTitt's� - Because of heavy l`armiri�Y
factor.. "It's getting to be a supervisor, is an employee of Mr. Musclow.,said, it will be
rare thing for the public," he the Department of Land's and difficult, if not impossible, to
said. ° . Forests. The executive rneets th.e Maitland to its
The. land is now owned -by once a month. w
Harry •'T. ,Williams, R.R. '4,
Goderich.
$33 Per Acre „
Maitland field officer Ken
Musci,,ow : told The.
Star the price should not be
a major objection. The Falls
•will cost $33 an acre com-
pared with a going :ratein-
, the Toronto Suburbs of '
• "Open space is •a• resource,"
iht explained., ."People - in
cities woule°agrec with you
but farmers do not."
Its Purposes
The authority lists as its
purpose`s:
*promoting proper land use
ttsf ^ seees oiiiiiisasan-#rlarl-sv~-
be moving into• this new de-.
partTnent„ xneaniuur there
4, -
"land use, and stj ares. Thirty
people, based at _ Clinton; .
‘\'er'e. ••
at work on 'the surveys
Mr. Musclow is• at present
working out fill regulations.
When approved by the pro-
vincial government he will
have--t•1•re-•-power-- to-. enforce,
them. -
. The Maitland, Mr. Mu.clow
said, "ik one •c•f the', cleanest
rivers in the ,p:`:r,jnce; and
ar
could be . closer liaison be •.
future..
Mi. Hays sa.d it is difficult '
to interest the •public "in con-
su, vation. • ."But,"- he , said, •• -
—? .t, ast cel'-.- '
twin stage then the public be-
gins to see the purpose. Froni
what I've seen, they've doti.: 1,
• a terrific job." 1ti
o encouraging small reser-
voir construction.
• reforestation for the pro.
duction 'of d,n,ber, 'erosion
prevention, a _d run-off con-_-
trof-
• preservation and care of
existing woodlots: '
• 'tire prevention of floods.
It -is a matter of opinion et the increase of ground
which is the main 'reason -for water fot wells. _
w•+n
reposing purchase. of The: o the increase of summer
..
Falls. , ' stream •flow."
There is an' Indian archeo- e' the preservati-on and in-
-��l�i-�a-1��s�e;�o•rr�tlr•evla•rl•xf� �,�...��,.� vTlj;���.�.,.�.�.��.�,•a.�.�.......a,.
according to Mr, Musclow, ' ® the preservation of
has""suffered from:'indiscrim- swamps as natural reservoirs.'
' inate digging. Once The Falls • establishing recreation
is held .by the .authority this .areas Tor conservation educe,.
asset would .be. .protected. • ,- tion, and -demonstration purer
Mr.• -1111. cloiy Eaicl The•Falls 'poses: ' • •
•-has "great..re8-ration poten- • In other word:, conserve -
tial." But , tinder terms. of tion. • . ' , '
the authori•t* powers, land. The authority has an im-
carinot be purchased for they, pressiv'' list of accomplish-
sole purpose of .recreation. meats under these headings. .
Recreation arses can only be - • Between Mr. Hazlitt, now
added to, land already held in Pokago.n, Indiana, for a
for conservation. ;`We're not Great Lakes Parks' 'Training
in the parks business," Mr• institute course, and Mr. Mus-
'Musclow clow, the authority has ex
P.ublie Access . farmers and member muni --
Purchase %vi11 also mean, cipalities.. ,, •
that one mile of the Maitland 'Reservoirs have .been con -
river,. the -only mile, will' be str-ticted'- or are: plant -red' in
held in public, domain, which, conservation areas at Gal- . .
to turn,. means.,,.p_ublic• whtatt •� �•Iter
YIhe '`ails' a1 -- •L 1rke1 . i
be used for land use demon- ' • Futri're. reservoirs depend
sttiatiio�ns and land..
.•of . en • the in=tecest_of the me -m=-
erosion control. m • - • bers, Mr. Musclow said. "Good
Forty Cres of • The_ Falls ° 'reservoir sites are known -and
is Crow being; -Farmed by "Mr. ill they require is a need to
Williams.-'fhh may be leas- develop them," he said.
ed back, by»t.ho authority. • The authority graht. a° $1:0,
The l°'alls is divided into a thousand subsidy for tree
t h_rg b f' r cklc' u r slope s, trt ris t �' -i lan I in.g•, A -tall :i4 will ewn t
of it stoney,' scrub land, .col- up to $15Q subsidy for farm,
ered•with hawthornes.. - pond-construct.iori.- It 'will
The2•authority, as presently give technical help and" -some
eonsti'tirted; is two fears old. ` money for erosion crmlrnl`
ry�
Reserve could be a ; future park
Includes one mile of riverfrc nt ° Largest ; Malt and - conservation " project - r
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MArtLANb ALITHOttrrY AbVANCE•7iMC8 PHOTOS,