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Ministry of Environment says "Dangerous Dioxins and Furons CANNOT be eliminated from our local water supply." By Dave Chmara The Jackfish Bay Public Advisory Committee met in early January to continue their study into the water pollution problem in the areas of Blackbird Creek and Jackfish Bay. The committee is in the final stages of preparing a survey which will be sent to all residents Ontario A group of cight northwestern Ontario communities will receive a $14,700 provincial grant toward a study on the feasibility of estab- lishing a snowmobile trail system for the region, Northern Development Minister Rene Fontaine has announced. "Establishing a snowmobile trail system is an innovative way to take advantage of the winter season and tap into new tourism markets," Fontaine said.-"A pro- ject such as this could generate significant economic gain for the Ignace Otters Snowmobile Club will co-ordi- nate the project. The. study will Communities to study Snowmobile Trail System for Northwestern | of Terrace Bay and Schreiber probably sometime in February. The survey will ask people for their views on the pollution prob- Iem and also for recommended goals the PAC should strive for. Audrey Ferguson outlined some of PAC's proposed goals which include actions to make the water drinkable once again. examine the potential Canadian and United States markets, identi- fy existing services and trails for snowmobilers and measure. the economic benefits that can be derived from this type of tourism activity. 5 The $53,000 study is also sponsored by economic develop- ment offices in Atikokan, Sioux Lookout, Fort Frances, Dryden, Ear Falls, Red Lake, Kenora and Ignace. The Ministry of Natural Resources and five Community Futures committees from the area are also participating in the pro- ject. The study is expected to be completed next spring. But, Jim Murphy, Water Resources Scientist with the Ministry of the Environment's Northwestern Region, said certain chemicals can't be eliminated such as dioxins and furans. He added that because pulp mills have to use chlorine, or some derivative of chlorine, to bleach their products these chemicals can't be eliminated. Murphy said current technolo- gy doesn't provide the means to use alternatives to chlorine. Safe drinking water, however, remains one of the main goals of the group, and PAC chairman Chris Joubert said, "it would be our ultimate goal." A meeting of all Public Advisory Committees (American and Canadian) will take place in Thunder bay March 22, 23, 24. PAC's next meeting will be held in the Birchwood Terrace Conference Room February 1. The Ministry of Natural Resources will show a videotape continued on page 9 Fisheries Management Program to enhance sport fishing industry More than $9 million in rev- enue Ontario's resident sport fish- ing licence funded a total of 510 fisheries management projects throughout the province in 1988- 89, according to the second annu- al report of the Ontario Fisheries Advisory Council releascd in late December. The report, which covers the fiscal year April 1, 1988 to March 31, 1989, also includes several recommendations made by the council to the Minister of Natural Resources on the use of licence revenues and the ministry's over- all fisheries management pro- gram. The Minister's responses to the recommendations are also printed in the report. "I am pleased to accept this report, and would like to assure the council that I will follow-up on the responses my predecessor made to its recommendations," Natural Resources Minister Lyn McLeod said. "I fully support the role of the council as an independent citi- zens' advisory body, and look for- ward to working closcly with its members in the future." "It is a major concern of the members of the council that the funds made available through the sale of resident licences be used to enhance and extend the fish- eries program," council chairman Dr. E. J. Crossman said. "As a consequence, they have placed great stress on the necd for the base budget of the Fisheries Branch to be maintained at a level that will continue to support what might be termed core programs. The council feels it is in this way reflecting the wishes of those people who purchase a licence." The council was established in June 1987 to advise the Minister of Natural Resources on Ontario's fisheries management program. The report notes that since being introduced in November 1986, the resident sport fishing licence has gencrated more than S20 million in revenue. Total rev- aue was $9.42 million for the !987 licence and $9.28 million 'or the 1988 licence. While "cences are sold on a calendar "asis, with advance sales begin- ing in November, the council "eviews revenucs and cxpendi- 'ures on a fiscal basis. Funds from the licence are spent on projects ranging from _ the inventory and assessment of fishcrics to enforcement, habitat management, stocking and rescarch. "With funding from the licence sales, the ntinistry is bet- ter able to ensure that our fish- eries rcmain a _ sustainable resource for the benefit of all Ontarians," McLeod said. Among the council's recom- mendations is the proposal that MNR undertake cooperative funding of projects with other agencics, as well as proposals on revamping the licence system and various methods of increasing fishing opportunities. Belluz Broker Realty Ltd. Simcve Plaza Terrace Bay, Ont POT 2WO Juris Zdanovskis 1-807-824-2933 Bi, 1807-82598 TERRACE BAY INSURANCE LTD. 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