MR, E, PERSS 7 " BOX 375 TERRACE BAY NEWS - TERRACE B/Y Vol. 14 No. 15 Serving The District April 14, 1971 ONTARIO PLACE DESIGNED FOR HANDICAPPED EASE The handicapped and the aged have been con- sidered in the designing of the Ontario Place, the new exhibition and entertainment complex on Lake Ontario. Everywhere that the visitor goes on the is- lands and buildings of this giant showplace can be reached, if necessary, without climbing a single stair. Graduated ramps and walks will easily accom= modate a wheel chair or those who have difficulty in walking. : Ontario Place is the 96-acre complex built on two manmade islands on Lake Ontario, south of Toronto's Exhibition grounds. It will open on May 22. The islands will contain the world's most advanced film theatre, "Cinesphere", and an 8,000 capacity giant outdoor amphitheatre, The Forum. Between the is- lands is the Ontario Place Pavilion, consisting of five pods built on steel stilts rising from the lake. Four of these structures feature exhibits telling the story of Ontario and its people. Pod 2 is devoted to three restaurants, a licensed lounge and banquet ~ facilities. : "In the past, " says Eberhard Zeidler of Craig, Zeidler and Strong, architects of Ontario Place, have heard pleas from various groups that public places such as this often ignore the convenience and 'comfort of the handicapped or elderly. Hard-to- climb stairs can bar the way to those in wheel chairs and the infirm. "So we took this problem into consideration in the designing of Ontario Place. As a result there are no obstructions for the handicapped from the entrance through the five exhibition and restaurant pods, the "we "Cinesphere" domed theatre or to the outdoor Forum.' Continued on Page 2 ONTARIO INITIATES PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL PROGRAM A program designed to curb excessive algal growth in Ontario waterways while stimulating recovery in existing problem areas has been launched by the Ontario Water Resources Commission. The program, incorporating a timetable, requires the installation of facilities capable of removing a minimum of 80% of phosphorus from sewage at muni- cipal and institutional sewage treatment plants throughout the province. Phosphorous is one of the essential nutrients for algal growth and reproduction. Extensive study con-= ducted in Ontario and elsewhere has determined that the introduction of phosphorus into waterways in ex- cessive quantities can trigger development of unde- sirable algal conditions. Excessive algae lead to a deterioration in the quality of aquatic life by drain- ing oxygen from the water, interfere with water sup- ply systems and recreation and pose many nuisance and esthetic problems. = ° According fo the timetable, the facilities are to be installed by the end of 1973 at treatment plants in the Lake Erie drainage basin and at many points in the upper Great Lakes, inland recreational wa- ters and the Ottawa River system. December 31, 1975, has been set as the final date for commence-~ ment of operation of these facilities in the Lake Ontario basin. Treatment for phosgiorus will be re- quired at other plants as localized conditions dictate. Cost of the program, to the end of 1975, is estimated at $40 million by which time it is expected over 200 municipalities will have installed facilities. The necessity for reducing the amount of phos- phorus entering the lower Great Lakes system to the Continued on Page 2 .... 7 ar / 2A So