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Thrower joint Convenors. eS OR OO ON GAR Eh aN A SS AOS IRIE a eH see en tm ew" June 16 RUBY REBEKWH LOLGS PLaN DISTRICT MEETING Ruby Rebckah Lodge met in regular session last Wednesday evening with Mrs,' M,Legault, N.G. and lirs, a,Morris .V.G, prosiding and forty-three members present, The minutes were read by Mrs, anna Lasts and lirs, B,whent, Dr eidiifor de report' on. the recent tag day (pencil) held by the Cancer, Polio and Tuberculosis Fund Committee was given by Mrs, F,Grover, Mrs. "avis Slater announced that the © Inaugural meeting of the Listrict Committee will be held in St.Johns anglican Church Hall on Saturday, June 25th, 4 supper will be served to the members and visitors following the moeting with iirs, W.Collinson and Mrs, 4 wedding gift was presented to a recent bride, Mrs, G.Holmcs by Mrs. H,U,Weaver, on behalf of the members of the Lodge, International Goodwill day will be cele~ brated following the next meeting. 4 degree practice was held by Mrs, A, be in Legrce Captain, following the mecting. Mrs» W. Clomons, P.N.G., Mrs, Smith, PNG, and Mrs, w lator, PNG. left on. Saturday to attend the Rebekah assembly of Ontario held in Toronto this week, Mrs, Slater will reccive her Commission as Dis- trict Deputy President of Listrict 41 at this Session, Mrs, Clemens and lirs,Simith arc represontatives to the assembly from Ruby Hebekah Lodge. BIG INFLUX OF CaliPiRS EXPECTED THIS Yitak To accommodate three-quarters. of -a-million campers in Ontario's provincial parks this summer + an oxpected 50% increase over last yoar's near half-million - 50é more campsites are being made aveilable, with a similar in- crease in picnic tables, fire grills, toilcts, shelters and other services. Guided by past Gxpericnce and the fast= rising popularity of camping, it has been found necessary also this year to set aside in provincial parks overflow camping areas to take care of exceptional demands on certain weekends during the summer, particularly : holiday weekends, Of just under a half a million campers last year in only 5e..to 60 parks that were fully operating in 1959, 374,000 were from Ontario, an 80% inercase over 19585. 81,000 were from the United States, an inorease of 476 and 24,000 from other points showed a 71 % increase, Ten new provincial parks 'are being opened for. the first. time to the general public this These, however, are. still under devel~ > opment and will.not be fully: prpnettore until next yOar Last yeer's statistics, taken in only 52 of the' 60 'parks, showed more than' five million visitors, 1,410,447 vohicles enter- ing, and an attendance of £87,000 at park nature interpretation. programmes, - the period from 1957 to 1959 there was a 124% increase in the number of vchicles atieae the Vastly expanded parks systom and a 141% in- crease in park visitors, tho idinister pointed out, Following are summarized camping regula- tions: TERRACE BaY NEWS such groups are urged to make advance reserva- Quetico on dune 50th to July 10 (Cont'd Pge.13)' -- Page 11 4& camper Will be permitted to occupy one campsite only unless numerous campsites are unoccupied, in which case a camper mey be allowed to occupy more than one site upon payment of additional fees according to the number of campsites occupied, | The maximum stay permitted) in @ provincial. | park is 23 days, _.. (here a permit is surrendered-before its expiry, the permittee is not entitled to a refund, The reserving of campsites is not pormt-- | ted, The check-out time from a campsite is 2 P,,, after which time an additional day will be charged, Group campers such as. Boy Scouts, Girl Guides ctc. will not be charged for camping privileges providing they occupy a. special area, set aside for that purpose, The 1960 vehicle entry permit for provin- clal parks is $2.00. 'This permit, admits vehicle and its passengers to abl provincial parks any number of times during the season. 4 reciprocal arrangement has;been worked out with the St,Lawrence Development C mmission so that the entry permits issued both by the Department of L-nds and Forests and the Core mission will allow entry into all parks under their control, For those who do not use the provincial parks on more than a few occasions during the season, & daily vehicle entry permit is avail- able at a charge of fifty cents a day, Organized groups. should make errangements prior to the time they wish to use park facilities, Picknicking by groups in Pro= vincial parks has become very popular and A Se -eN .teerenanene Sk ereeusn tions with the park, superintendent well in advances wKELa-PACK CUB CailiP The camp will be held from July 22nd to e6th at White Sends Lake, Forms can be ob- tained from ®, Stobart and should be couple ted and returned before June 20th. 'SUMMER ART SCHOOL PLANNED AT QUETICO PaRK William Roberts, aRCa, OSA, has been named director of the Sumer art Schools to be held in Northwestern Ontario, it has been announced by J.B.Fraser of Atikokan, President of the lortimestéin Ontario art association, Mrie, Roberts is on oe staff of the Ontario College of Art and is a teacher and painter of wide experience, He received his training at the Vancouver School of Art and the Ontario College of art. He hes painted in England, France, Spain and in many parts of Canada, In announcing the appointment, Mir,.Fraser seid that this year another course would be added to the three that have been held annually} in the past. He said that a course for train- ing Community art Instructors will. be held to develop teaching skills, insight into how POP groups function as well as the applica tion of teaching methods to the teaching of art, The courses are sponsored by the NWO art 4&ssociation in co-operation with the Quetico Conference end Training Centre and the Comm- unity Programmes Branch of the Ontario vept, of Education, The first three courses will be held at