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Page 10 TERRACE BAY/SCHREIBER NEWS Wednesday, October 18, 1989 Terrace Bay Library Presents Our = Annual Book Sale Fri., Oct. 20 & Sat., Oct. 21 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. inthelibrary -- - Children's & adult's books - Something for everyone Come in and celebrate Ontario Public Library Week with us! FALL OUTLOOK Fashion & Colour Awareness -Hostesses: Elise Kenney & Judy Flumerfelt Sunday, ses'psen tastes, season when all October eyes arvon 22 aoe ' autumn '69 Is a 1 98 rete con R e cr e a t I on that fits sack abiem of Complex septate. Unaerted always wonderfully wearable. Conference | iwisiin, isrvsneoyuine Room --inlength, shape and. panies ae 1 p.m. = 4. p.m. And styling that goes the distance with unmistakable Fashion & Colour Awareness a guide to ey Ee ae discover your best shades and fullfilling} --epereaiy poished your fashion potential. pce Ne Hae ag Enty fee $4.00 each a Coffee & tea will be served. ; Appointments to __ Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital Community Advisory Board REQUESTS FOR SUBMISSIONS An invitation is extended to the citizens of the City and District of Thunder Bay and the Districts of Kenora-Patricia and Rainy River, to submit, by letter, either their own names or names of persons to be considered for nomination to serve on the Community Advisory Board of the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital. Submissions are invited for existing vacancies and for those occurring on April 1, 1990. It is important that the person named for possible appointment by the Minister of Health has indicated a willingness to serve in that capacity before his or her name is submitted to the Chair. QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLE The persons appointed should have an active interest in promoting awareness and understanding of mental health issues and in assisting the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital to identify and respond to the mental health care needs of the communities it serves by: ¢ recommending an appropriate role for the hospital in the context of the needs and concerns identified; ¢- reviewing hospital programs to determine their appropriateness in the context of the defined role and the needs and concerns of the community; e advising the hospital and the Minister of Health on hospital and mental health issues in the area served. The Community Advisory Board meets approximately ten times a year (usually beginning on Friday mornings) and is comprised of fourteen people, namely, the Chair, Vice- Chair and 12 board members. The initial term of office is for three years with possibility of one re-appointment for an additional three year period. APPLICATIONS Letters containing a brief resume should be received by the Chair no later than November 6, 1989, at the following address; Ministry of Health Chair, Community Advisory Board Ontario clo Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital 580 North Algoma Street PO. Box 2930 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5G4 Any person wishing further information please contact the Administrator's Office, Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital, at ot Ean og Aiea ay en lee ~ hele ore OFAH wins battle Following an extensive lobby- ing effort that lasted a year, the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) has con- vinced the federal government to substantially increase its budget to fight the sea lamprey, a life- sucking predator which has. the ability to decimate Great Lake's fish stocks. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans, headed by Tom Siddon, will be spending an addi- tional $1.1 million per year on the lamprey control program operat- ed by the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission (GLFC). The United States will also be increasing its contribution. In the fall of 1988, OFAH staff discovered that from 1983 to 1988 Canada's contribution to the lamprey control program had been cut by 3.5 per cent. During the same period the actual cost of the program had risen by 11.5 per cent. The OFAH says the Commission was on its way to cutting programs as finan- cial reserves were exhausted. An OFAH news release says more funds had to be in place for soem Wat ie PATA) CHT 1990 or the GLFC would need to totally eliminate its control pro- gram on Lake Erie and cut it by 40 per cent on Lakes Ontario, Huron and Michigan leading to the doubling of the sea lamprey population. Trout and salmon abundance would have been cut in half, and the average fish size would have declined. Regional economic activity would have dropped $1.4 billion annually and more than 30,000 worker-years of employ- ment would have been lost. The OFAH, its members and allies went to work on this issue, one they figured to be straightfor- ward and logical. The believed no clear-thinking politician could avoid giving higher financial pri- ority to such a significant pro- gram with an obvious and dra- matic benefit compared to the cost. But, according to OFAH Executive Vice-President, Rick Morgan, it wasn't easy. "I couldn't believe it took a year to get a decision on such a motherhood-type issue. Fortunately, we got great support from our members, other groups, and the media. This was a major environmental problem into which everyone could easily sink their teeth," said Morgan. "We contacted every single Ontario MP and several Cabinet Ministers. We wrote letters, sent ' post cards, and mailed news releases. We pointed out the potential impact on our sport and commercial fisheries, small busi- nesses, tourism, and our very way of life. Fortunately, even in these times when it is preaching eco- nomic restraint, the government saw the light and the obvious necd. As the major fishcrics con- servation group in this province, we are delighted the federal funds are forthcoming and we thank everyone who helped on this important issue." ; The OFAH is a coalition of 73,000 individual members and 446 member clubs. Seca lampreys got into Lake Ontario from New Yoxk state by way of the Erie Canal in the 1800s. By 1921 they had migrat- ed into Lake Erie and from there they spread to Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior. By the late 1940s, lampreys had taken a devastating toll on Great Lakes trout and whitefish stocks. By the '50s, many of these fisherics had collapsed. In 1955 the U.S. and Canada established the jointly-funded Great Lakes Fisherics Commission to eradi- cate or minimize sea lamprey populations and help fish popula- tions recover. The lamprey attaches itself to the bodies of freshwater fish by means of a cup-like mouth. When the lamprcy rotates its fongue back and forth, a deep wound is produced. Adult lampreys spend 12 to 20 months in the Great Lakes preying on fish before they return to Great Lakes tributaries to spawn and die. In that time period, one lamprey can destroy up to 40 pounds of fish. Among the specics lampreys attack are: salmon, lake trout, whitefish, yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown trout, channel cat- fish, northern pike and walleye. The chemical T.F.M. reduces lamprey numbers by killing the larvae. It is very effective and has no long-term negative impact on the environment. To date, regular T.F.M. treat- ments in streams have reduced lamprey abundance 'so sport fish populations can rebuild. Walleye abundance in the Great Lakes, has grown to what may be an all-time high. FALL FIX UP SPECIALS COMPARE THESE PRICES ON #1 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS WITH ANYONE IN THUNDER BAY. ASK OUR STAFF ABOUT INSTALLATION OF THESE PRODUCTS OR ANY OF THE PRODUCTS WE CARRY. | SUPERIOR BUILDING SUPPLIES Ii ase cingT ST NIPIGON. Phone 88722334 =|