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Page 12, News, Tuesday, March 3, 1992 continued from page 5 state, even to knock out a "\few walls. This will mean truly innovative political arrangements." If Canadians are indeed willing to develop such "truly innovative political arrange- ments," our efforts toward that end should not be shackled by -|some "clear definition" of abo- riginal self-government in the constitution. As future generations of Native and non-native leaders evolve, new systems at the local and regional levels, any "precise" definition of self- government will require inces- sant re-writing and court chal- lenges to reflect diverse local Northern Insights: self government definitions. Let's avoid millions of dol- lars in legal bills for future generations by entrenching a broad definition now, and leave the fine points to each First Nation to work out in their own backyards, with their respective neighbors. 1992 marks 100 years of conservation officers The year of 1992 marks the centennial of natural resources law enforcement in Ontario. One hundred years ago, the government of Ontario hired a chief warden, four part time field officers, and 392 deputies to-counter act the extreme over harvest of the province's natu- BLUE COLLAR BART AND ans, cad ral resources. The Act for the Protection of Game and Fur-Bearing Ani- mals was passed and it was the Game Warden's job to enforce this legislation to prevent a fur- ther decline of the province's wildlife populations. Game wardens were issued a handgun and paid $10 per month, while deputies received one half the fines their evi- dence collected. They must have been good men, because a | WOULD LIKE To WELL TEAM, IT'S ALWAYS You'Re A Good DARKEST BEFORE THE TEAM, YOU JUST year after they started, the Have Tua NEED A LITTLE HELP THAT'S ALLE LITTLE MIRACLE. INTRODUCE FATHER O'MALLEY, a | THOUGHT YOU | [2 BUILT AN ICE | [Px HUT Uf 4 "3 ly 7) _\ FIRE INIT!" 7 DIDNT. ' Vou BUILD A a YEH, THAT'S WHEN IT MELTED # SPADONI BROS. LTD. GEO METRO SALE 5 Yr. or 100,000 km Bumper to Bumper Warranty $500.00 Cash Back or 7.9 % Financing 63 Miles Per Galion Highway 1992 GEO METRO 2 DR 1.0 Ltr 4 Cyl, § Spd Manual Trans. AM/FM Cass, Rear Window Defrost, Reclining Cloth Buckets Yellow $9085.00 Lease $180.69 + taxes 6.9 % 48 month term STK 2708 SALE 1992 GEO METRO 4DR 1.3 Ltr 4 Cyl, 3 Spd A/T AM/FM Cass, Rear LEASE Window Defrost Recline Front Buckets STK 2721 SALE $11,120.00 Red $226.63 + taxes 6.9% 48 month term Call Ed Duffy at I-800-46§-3360 or 824-2304 AT YOUR SERVICE/ A VOTRE SERVICE Gilles Pouliot, MPP Lake Nipison Helping You is My Job! CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-268-7192 Monday to Friday during business hours Gilles Pouliot, Depute provincial, Lac Nipigon Mon Travail, C'est De Vous Aider | TELEPHONEZ SANS FRAIS: 1-800-268-7192 Du Lundi au Vendredi durant les heures regularieres de travail eeveccecsces SOCHTSSOEEOSSOSLOLOOOEOESD FAX # 1-416-327-0968 chief warden reported that the slaughter of game had been reduced to one-quarter of its previous level. As the population of Ontario grew, so did the need for more effective fish and wildlife man- agement. This required such measures as the introduction of the deer license in 1896, the prohibition on the sale of game fish (considered a radical move at the time) in 1903, introduc- tion of the trapper's license and the requirement to seal all furs in 1916; the formation of the first Ontario Crown Game pre- serve in Grey County in 1920, the introduction of the gun license (small game license) in 1926. The stress place on the envi- ronment and the natural resources by an ever techno- logically advancing society has required conservation officers (renamed in 1948) to become more than just fish "cops." A C.O. in 1992 still has to a enforce hunting and fishing laws just as the first wardens did, but they are now able to enforce a total of31 provincial and Federal acts.