The Huron Expositor, 1980-06-05, Page 30s mmen RECRgATION SUPPI.E.M
• Litter. Perhaps it should be
•reniernbered, that the world
•Ornally referred to a piece a
canvas stretched, between tWO
parallel bars for the transporta-
tion of a sick or wounded per:
•
•sou. '
The key word istronsportu-'
don. Whenpver you ,need to
throw something away in the
Great Outdoors, carry h to the
neareSt trash can; don't throw it
on the ground. "
lanning
an save
time -an
energy
,Every hundred pounds Of Lin,
necessary- weight packed into a
car Or 11194)010Mo mans o loss
' of gasoline ecimouty of one-
half mile per:gallon. •
SO 1,0 Minutes of thinking.
can save 'you. a biindle of Mon9Y
when it comestOpitekiUg,up
Vaeatiohor weekend .
Th in k about. where you'.re •
going and what you intend 10 do „
after you get. thew.; How' many
•
people-arb. on the tr,ip? 1-fow
Jong are you staying? Are you
eating,out or COokini '
There'sreally no beed for a
• kiteliertsink,whenyinereceeily
cnsconsed in a fully equipped
• epthige,•And no reason I'M two..
,people to 'tote aliiryg\ eight
coolers or Six fishing rods.. '
Do 4.,0u necd mountain
climbing boots at the ' seahore
Or a Surf board inthe inOun,.
Litter can hurt. :Aluminum.
and Plastic cOntainers don't re -
'Vert to any natural state because
they havenothing AO Teyert. to.
They sit there and present dan-
ger to animals, children and un- ,
wary adults.
And they're, not very pretty
to look at.
Bottles and cans thrown
overboard frOol a boat are also
dangerous. Perhaps not topeo-
ple, but to fish who can get ,
trapped inside. If the litter is •
carried close to shore by WaVeft
or current, it can also be haz-
ardous to people.
The 50 states. Washingten.,
D.C,; and all of Canada 'have
litterlaws. In four states—
•Alaska, Illiniiis,Michigan and.
Missouri -fines can range up
,to $500 and/or one year in jail. -
•- InsMississippi, offenders.
may be_figsr1,2p to $500 and
they are required;"55
pick up lit -
Ler on both sides of the highway
from one to five miles.
Virginia doesn't fool around,
with fines ranging from '.$25 to
$1,000 and/qr jail for up to 12
months. Violators May he per-
mitted to "volunteer services
' for a reasonable period of time
to remove litter ',from the high-
, • • -
W4y. ,
• The easiest way to keep from
tains.?
Without prcii)er 1)1annitig,
you may t'ii-n1 yOU vc brought
along everything except what .
you rcidly need: C,I'licre are st()-
rie,; of fapOhes implaing tildes
trom the nearest store to f
t hey have four different c
eras and no titni. . hunting
ril]es an I iti , •
grin f-111(1 ciiiikers but no Rte.' clean up before they head t'hi• home. Consitleiste picnic e s. _ bu
, . even ice chests that turn , anothe•r yer, if you vis
h. also clean up any trash left by. others. ••
Out to he empty because iney. • • , •ixithbut payment or charge 'of,
getting caught iS not to liner. In
' an Wert to remove temptation,
Michigan has a bottle law that
calls' for a I0 -cent deposit on
MoSt cans and honks, refund-
able in fun when" they are re-
turned.lo the retailer.
State officials,, following
roadside checks reported a 41
-Percent decline in overall litter
and an almost 82 percent de-
crease in discarded bottles and
Cans, after the first year.
,Kany individual cities and:
towns also have litter laws, and .
New York City has its famous',
pooper scooper law that,
covers animal waste. The ef-
fects of that law were startling
in the first months, as joggers
d strollcrs
Office worker who walks home
from work observed, "It's so
:Rice to be able to hold my head
Up. I usedto have a Stiff neck '
'every night from wateliingWe
sidewalk for doggie do,"
' And in•many cities there are
recycling programs for cans •
and bottles, Alithe hoinerioner
has to ,,JP is waslIcitit the recep,
tack and flattenpans. In,sOme.'
places a phone ball will have a
truck at your door; in others,
you must take your -trash to tbel
• centers. ,
Litter is no nal for anybody.
t 1 '11. 11 (M :
Chew picdic ss delightful andnoWthese youngsters:0;011ln to, or • transfer your • lease,. to
• k • h.
Carryailitter ba in YOUr car, and
empty it in proper receptacles.
Finpty your car ashtrays into
. the bag, not onto the street.
Police your campsite and
leave it cleaner than when you.
arrived..After your piunie,'•
Long le
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individual or a corporation.
You have no legal right to
determine what will be done
with the land beyond tile
terms' of your lease., The
owners may e registered
under titles such as the XYZ
21675 Ontario Limited, and
simply unavilable in the
event of major fiTeakdowns,
loss of water, blockage of
. , .
sewage disposal and other
problems. .
Make sure ' your lease
contract allows for ongoing
management of the site, and
that such management is
responsible for the provision
of services needed for you to
enjoy your site. As with an
apartment, an absentee land-
ldord is hard to find vvhen
trouble strikes.
As you do not own anv.
portion of the ' land, the
registered owners may be
able to mortgage and re-
mortgage . the property
without your knowledge. The
dnager here is that heavily
mortgaged property requires
heavy cre-p_dyrnent schedules,
and if the registered -owners
are incomoetent or dishonest
they could find thernSelves
bankrufit. In this , event the
holder of the first mortgage,
Id re -possess and you
cou .
may lose your site and all the
money you , have ' paid in
ad,vance.
• Examine yotir lease 'care -
Tully and have, your , y
insist "there is ,a clause
permitting, you to sub -
check for trash. that may have
bldwrt off the table. Carry a
large grocery bag with you a$ a
trash lin, and, if you can't find a
proper place. to dispose of it,
take it home.:
If you're hiking, stuff trash
into YotlrpOcketa Until you find 1
a can or barrel.
Man's greatest gift to Mother '
Nature is to clean up her envi-
ronment, She, has enough, to do
entertaining, you; don't make;
her clean house too, (:)•
se campsites
any kind. Remember, you
cannot sell your site, you can
only transfer the lease to
I, someone willing to pay you
for it.• ,
- Make sure your site is
accessible throughout the
year if youintend to use if for
winter Sports. If the brochure
or 'salesperson claims year-
round use ask about -the
availability of water, Sewage
disposal and other services.
To install water lines for
vvinter use requires special
installation, and some
campsites will install for
summer use only. During the
winter months they draM the
pipes except for one central
location designed for winter'
USC.
If you visit the site before.
it is fully Serviced, be sure
the proposed club -house arid
. •
swimming pool will be built.
Don't accept verbal
assurances and vague plans
for "future development''. -If •
in doubt check with the local,
Medical Officer of fle9)th
and ask to see the registered
plan tinder which the original
permit was issued. Never
lease a site without first",
visiting the area. •
- YOU AND YOUR
NEIGHBORS .-
When you ' visit a. 'nevvly
laid -out site try. to imagine
how it ss 11 look When it's
fidly occupied, then ask
.yourse what -
neighbors you want and what '
kind of a neighbor
be.
ftirgOt the food.
ThcrL are sorrk .things that
should beat the. top-'of.'6,very
list. Lieenses • for.shnnt Mg and
alViii4s your
drivers license and ragistrit.-
ti,041.•,c(nint nds-e-s berorc'yoU
.-slicive• off in .yOur boat and he
syre,,oh. lave a .111:e. vest on
board k)rcflih person; ,
• ,4 te: taking your dog,. he
•sth'e y,0.0 have his leash and
licetling.:boWts, his Food. arid;
that his collar:is ragl..ted just in
" case he slips away: .
You ,•shouldhave st5ecial lisfS.
your party: de:•:-
Pen'cling•on their,ageS. Litile
tots need things .10 play ,With.
Larger' Children should. beable •
.... join the famiiy:tun.but.,.aLso:
, , , ,
have
toy S to keep•theni 0cetr.2
Otie thingevely pefiiiti in the
.takes,•up. no spate,..adds, no• .
weighty COnsurnenci energy:--.
: is a' sense of hUnnor. Then.,
Whnyou find You've left
sernethi.ng be,hind.,,you'ean
.
, and .make do and:. im-
PrOY.se"-`' (4)
close quarters. If •You're.
looking for the peace and
quiet of the wilderness you
might not find it in a three-
hundred
a.resait.e 1°ng'lea'se
PERSONAL SERVICES
' Before you sign any lease
you should investigate the
location -of -the nearest-towif
or city. How far is it to the
tYPe. of store You maY need?
Will there be a store actually
On the site and what vvill it
sell? What are the proposed
• shopping hours? You should
also inquire about fire and
police protection services,
and the availability of site
patrols during your absence.
You may want to Watch your
favourite television programs
while using your site - how is
the local reception? In-
creasingly, families want to
"rough 'it' ' in some degree
of .comfort; how much Will
depend on your own personal
needs. All of these private
needs will help determine
.your decision to sign -for a
long -lease carnosite.
Research, pian and take
your thne. Don't let your
dream turn sour through
hasty:action• If you need .
,
'further information about
'-long-kase „campsites, write
10 the Consumer Information
Centre, ()Mario Ministry of
Consumer and CoMmercial, -
Relations 555 Yonge Street,
'Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2116.
Ask for our free booklet
'
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•..
:sharing facilities ••':wit•ri „.
know , aboutlong-lease
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different ":iyps`."( people in campsites."' '
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