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rittion it nt Canadas" is,
e fist leo. scale wildlife
R designed to re:establish
04s • of the giant
if Canada Geese in
n o. The program is being
conduetid by the Lake Huron
Districts of the Department of,
Lands:. w and Forests in
cooperation. with the Niska •
ligtiferfoWl Research Station at
ue'ho
The Giant, Canada Goose is a •
le :lightcolbred . race of bird:
that tiuce nested throughout the,
southern Canadian prairies; the
northern .prairie States; and
eastward through the " Lake
States : into "" southwestern
O ntArlo. 'Although uever
abundant they were welt known
to the old tulle western hunters.
They were a huge .xace of geese
compared to the more common
Hudson's Bay, Atlantic and
. Lesser Canada geese that seldom
exceed 10 lbs. in weight. These
"big honkers".* frequently
M
Sports medic. -
warns that
hockey ,hazards
are ignored
The hazards of hockey are
being rriet , with inadequate
safeuads, or none ...at all, says
Dr. t Richard E:..•Anonsen of
5 i he i�iecTitcai-Pos . '
He was team physician for the'
1968 Olympic hockey team and
fair the -y Minnesota Vikings
• football team. w •
Dr. Anonsen "first recognized
bow .poorly 'hockey players are
protected when he -observed. the
U.S. Olympic team dressing for
workout in 1967.
"I noticed the lack Of ,teeth,
the taut` of protective helmets,
the- lack of protective adhesive
strappings, and the lack of ice
for therapy,'.' he said, "A variety
of ‘arciatc forms of elastic
strappiiags and braces,were being
self -applied for . supposed '
support and'protection."
He ` urged physicians ,. to •
acquire a more basic
-H:unde.rstanding el ', the
;mechanism; treatment and
prevention of hockey injuries,
"Mid to seek ways to reduce the
risks 'cnrolved;fgr the athlete. .
' "We ha ; ,:ht l- ame,.suic
the little , leagues and high
schools' in. some -areas," he says,
"but the)mpetus to bring added .
safety is destroyed when the
younger. players see their heroes
in the National Hockey League
performing -. Nfithout available
• safety equipment such as
twirr4and ►Month
w+ i, hed. x111 'at 1a" to .4, Kr Mtl
they had wing spread of 6 feet
or knore. M.. •
Unfortunately towards ' the
end of the hast century the Giant
Canadas gradually declined in
nu.rn.bew In, the early 1,90.Q's
they, were -a rare bird to see and
between 1930 tO 1962 they
were considered to be extinct:
''°Re+diseovery of the, giant
birds occurred in January of
19132 when Dr. • Harold. '.Hanson
of the, Illinois .Natural History
Survey' was weighing specimens
of Canada Geese a,, tied from.;
• a boa -that weir -wintering
'at Rochester, • Minnesota. The
survey crew cane up Nvith• W..hat
seemed to be impossible weights
for these birds and believed that.
the scales must be faulty. The
Scales .were re -checked and the
weights • "verified. - Subsequent
investigation conclusively proven_
'that GianCrManadas were not
extinct,
Man's influence `on ' the
environment particularly
southernareas has resulted in
today's shortage of suitable
nesting -sites, for, . the 'Canada
.Goose, Therefore .teaching' the -p
young geese to accept and use '
artificial nesting% structures will -
be an 9 important f atu erin
'Managing thein.
J` he ;teaching pro is called.
"imprinting." It is,acco plished ,
'by placing newly hatched, gees
in, elevated, niestin structures,
(appro,ximately two ,feet (above,
water). during,their first 24 hour
of .life and forcing them-tolunp
;down several tines, into , the-,
water. Biirds . that are imprinted ;i,
in this manner 'will °at'inaturity
seek out similar nesting
locations, and they man-made
nesting structures will be
.provided for. them..
In getting the birds to nest on
these structures the advantages
are two -fold; The raised
platform , gives . the nest
protection from predators and
also from - water level
fluctuations. Also since both
parents 'zealously guard the nest
and the immediate vicinity,
these nesting platforms have the
advantage that ganders can only
stake- out a very small claim. 4.
fact if there is a "gander lander"
attached to the platform he will
tend to use it for guarding ' the
nest. This feature makes it
Junior Wing
Robertson
tteport
1
„ to this, Qreig's class each boy
and girl, is making a book about
their favorite • winter bird.
Because, of 'so much snow, we
made Whiter` pictures in art. Also
we, made a winter world ,ehart
boy you think gate posts now •
have marshmallow hats. -or
bushes; are your Wearing White
gowns?
Since' we've had so much
-snow outmode lately,, Miss
Elliatt'c class folded and cut out
.yt1akes
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would cher not say- at this
time; Coun. Shewlelt s-ald he
could not see that therewas ani -
difference between the easement
and the sale as the deed w
raven up: Coun. Geisbrecht was
opposed due to the high costs
., ,Cloun. Carroll was aim-opposvd
dine, to high cots.; C�auci:"3rrell
said . he wanted some answer
fo what the easement would
mean but, felt the work should.
pncceed; Deputy ° Reeve
Sheardowih•said the work should
be carried out - and the easement
should be. paid for: Reeve Harry.
Worselll said the workshould be
. carried out and- the .easement
. paid for.
making ; oldets titled, "Our
Family Helpers." •
....Mr. Currie's class has made a
weather station in their room.
Mrs. Norman's class had a
poinsettia •,blapmirg in -y. their_
class. The red flower is not a
flower but leaves.•
They " made turtles for
Christmas by • ,having a half a
walnut shell, a gum drop and -a
toothpick 'and a raisin. They
have done an experiment' on
gravity., ". they. , `are making
Christ xras=stamps for 19-7-0.'.-
1T ; By.
Lindsay Griffiths
Kinsmen
donate X50-0
to. minor
ockOy
The Goderich kitismen Club
has donated $500 to the
-Goderieli lkli,nor Hockey
. rsoci.at on it was learned this.
week. .
The club ajgrreed :to the rnove
at an • executiveL ti .'h
Oecem'ber
possible for many more buds to•
be nesting in an area than: would
Otherwise be possible.
A' further point of interest is
the fact that these gem can;
become .Strogly unprinted to
man blade a nesting structures
that they will not wanto
on anything else. ...
.The purpose beiiind all this of
course is to get the Giant Canada>°+
• Geese to multiply. To give there
the chane to multiply it
neces-aary that . they bereleased
hi an area that IS restricted from
goose h rating, The area that tlaS
'blit'""`, set aside, for the,'
• re-establishment Prograi
consists •of . the 'foilowi g'
Waterloo County,, Welhingten
`County, .;.Townships of Proton.
,Egrremont,• , and NQrmanby . in
Grey County,, East Luer
Township in Dufferirt County, ,
and South Dumfries Township
in Brant County; •
"Operation Giant. Canada,s
has Been miller way now fou'
nearly a year and we are pleased
to report that the big IWIty..ers:
have shown no objection to this
new kind of housing ordinance
instituted by the Department of
Lands and Forests.
Persons residing in the release;
area described above who are
interested in participating as
co-operators i,n this
re-establishment program are
asked to, contact our . extension.
biologist, Harry Orr at the'
district office of the Department
of 'Lands and Forests, Hespeler.
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Trainee nuthe
T' nee rses from Perth -Huron Regidnal School of Nutsing,
established last year, are at present taking part of their instruction
at 'Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, The nurses spend two
days each" week. at the local hospitalreceiving instruction in the -
X -Ray department, lab, operating room, delivery room, recovery
._ _ d --media and surgical wards Le€t •right are, in front,
Phil Sizes Goderich, only male nurse in .a class of 47; frontrow:
Linda Hirst,..Goderich; Linda Long, Stratford; Susan Pincher,
lo`rt" Erie; 'Mrs. Connie Aranton, now of Stratford, formerly of
the Phillipine islands;Pat Mumby, Goderich and Christine
MacLennan, Kintail. Back row: Sharon Little, Clinton; Anne
MacDonald, Goderich;• Sue• Goodwin, Windsor; Marilyn Wali,
,Lucknow and Cindy `Boyce, London. -- staff photo. nN Win!
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