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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-05-07, Page 9THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1970 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS NEW SUBSTATION - A large transformer was swung into place at the new hydro substation west of Zurich last week, and workmen are currently completing the project in readiness for it's use in the near future. Most of the line work has been completed on the Zurich road and the 14th concession, and about all that remains to be completed is the wiring in the substation itself. After completion the hydro power to the village of Zurich will come from the west instead of south, as it has been for a number of years. Lake Huron Being Stocked With Young Trout Trout are making a come - hack in Lake Huron. Fifty thousand sleek young splake, a hybrid of speckled and lake trout, have been in- troduced into the lake in a maj- or re -stocking operation by the research branch of the Depart- ment of Lands and Forests. An- other 50, 000 will be introduced later this spring. The yearlings, three to seven inches long, with some to 10 inches, were recently put into Lake Huron at the outflow chan- nel of the Douglas Point Nuclear Power Station aetween Kincard- ine and Port Elgin. The splake are the result of a seven-year study and were raised at the Chatsworth hatch- ery near Owen Sound. They will replace the once -flourishing lake trout popular with commer- cial and game fishermen but missing for 10 years or more be- casue of decimation of lamprey eels. Jerry Harris, conservation of- ficer for the department at In- verhuron, a provincial park near Douglas Point, said, "This is the first major re -stocking proj- ect for Lake,Huron. We hope to build a good fish population to replace lake trout. The Douglas Point site proved to be an added bonus for the Federaton Backs Ban On No -Return Bottles Gordon Hill, Varna, President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, believes that no - deposit, non -returnable bottles increase the cost of food. He made the statement an- nouncing the OFA will step-up its campaign to have the prov- incial government ban the no - deposit, non -returnable glass container. The OFA President explains that discarded and broken bottles cause the farmer possible injury to himself and his animals. He points out that the bottles cost the farmer expensive time be- cause he has to clear them from fields and repair tires and mach- inery cut and broken by glass. He says that the careless attitude of the general public costs money in the end because the hazard of discarded bottles HARDWARE• s'foRis> Artificial Floral Centrepiece Say "Happy Mom's Day Throughout The Year $2 95 Each Four Life Like Arrangements To Choose From 144 Thursday, Friday and Saturday At Zu richjHardWar0 A. adds to the price of food as it costs the farmer money. The Federation first asked the government in 1965 to ban no- deposit, non- returnable bottles. The most recent meet- ing with government officials about the problem was in Feb- ruary. Mr. Hill explains that the problem of discarded bottles did not start with the introduction of non -returnable soft drink containers. He says that people have been discarding bottles along country roads and fields for many years. The Federation leader calls on the public to support legis- lation which will remove the problem. Murray Gaunt, a Lib- eral M.P.P. from Huron -Bruce, recently introduced legislation to completely ban the no=dep- osit, non -returnable bottles. The government has announc- ed it is considering its own leg- islation to ban non -returnable bottles and increase the cash return value on many different glass containers. Umpire Clinic Set For Clinton An Ontario Baseball Associat- ion umpires clinic will be held at the Clinton Community Centrf May 17 at 1 p.m. All umpires wishing to receive an OBA card must attend a clinic and must pass an examin- ation. Other clinics will be held in Kincardine May 3 and Coll- ingwood May 31. All applications must be in to the OBA by June 1, therefore applications must be in the hands of the WOAA by May 25. PAGE NONE Department of Lands and Forest. For the past several days they have been making aerial surveys in an attempt to find open wat- ers along the Lake Huron shore- line that was easily accessible by road. The Douglas Point Station uses lake water in its cooling system, and the warmer water from the station keeps the mouth of the outflow channel free of ice all winter, 'Splake will have a better survival chance against eels since they grow faster than lake trout and spawn in three years as against six years for lake trout. We placed 20, 000 of them last spring in Georgian Bay and by fall fishermen were catching fish up to a pound and a half. The splake have proven at the hatchery they will reprod- uce naturally and those now placed in the lake are second or third generation of the cross bet- ween speckled and lake trout. The department also is laun- ching a program against lamp- rey eels, watch swim up rivers to spawn. The eggs and the young, when hatched, lie dor- mant in river mud for several years. It is here researchers hope to eradicate them. Mr. Harris said the splake are marked for identification before being placed in Lake Huron, as were those placed last year in Georgian Bay. This will enable them to be tracked and a record kept of their movement, He said splake are very tasty and a good game fish for sportsmen and commercial fishermen. A FREE DEMONSTRATION Yours for the asking. That's right. A11 you have to do is ask. And you can test the Homelite XL-120AM, the Iight weight chain saw that breezes through any job around the farm. So don't just sit there. Visit your Homelite dealer and ask for a demonstration. 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