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¢;‘-\r A YOUR COUNCIL AT WORK â€" Bastard & South Burgess â€"P.McManus & A. Greenhorn Council was glad to sign a lease with the Ministry of Transportation for the property used in Delta for a miniâ€"park last year. A bouquet to those who donated flowers and maintained this pleasant oasis in the busy little village. We're disappointed that the weatherman upstaged the Council on its effort to show its appreciation for work done by the many volunteers on Township Committees. We plan to show our gratitude to these people at a later event. The Emergency Plan for Bastard & Burgess(S) han been in the making for almost two years and we are all glad that it has passed the hurdles that turned up along the way. A final discussion meeting with the Fire Dept. on Feb. 4th. cleared the plan and at the next meeting of Council we expect a Byâ€"Law will be passed to. put the plan into effect. Looks like we're going to be in trouble again - the three councillors have been asked to judge the parade enteries at the Delta Maple Syrup Festival and have agreed to do so. The Reeve and Deputy Reeve are going to go along for the ride â€" in the parade, that is! More news was promised about the park and the following are excerpts from the Superintendent's annual report. "The Bastard & Burgess Recreation Committee again sponsored a successful Red Cross swimming program. With a grant received from the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation a summer recreation program was carried out during July & August. This was coâ€"sponsored by the Bastard & Burgess Recreation Committee. Both programs were under supervision of the park superintendent with the park and its facilities providing ideal conditions for summer recreational activities. Four new horseshoe courts were constructed in the park's informal games area which replaced the two existing courts which had to be removed to accommodate the septic system for the newly constructed QE-oesmme Miami \35 WE ARE OPEM ‘FOQ LUNCH OWNER \itoo Not â€" \‘50 0M. 5130 PM - 8100 P.N\. ROOMS 5 PEQJAL. OCCAssrcog 0mm EXCEPT weonesoiw Foe iNFOQMAT\OrQ 0Q PESEQVATmMS ‘- CALA... ELEANOR 0‘1 DAVE Qt AT 2'17.- 362 NE LOOK FORWAQD To waccowioc. You mo-QouQS BALL/sauce ecose \ARESl 06, Commâ€" (2X \Mk) $oeruxim3- no ~ We. â€" Q\9EA‘O comfort station. Due to the increasing popularity of playing horseshoes it was necessary to build additonal courts and further expansion is anticipated. To supplement the 4 existing courts during a horseshoe tournament 6 additional temporary courts have been built. During the summer numerous picnics and family reunions were enjoyed in the park. School activities for the children included field day events, junior Olympics, cross country races which included several schools, canoeing instructions, evironmental nature hikes and cross country skiing. Charitable organizations held bake sale fund raising projects. The Royal Canadian Legion held maple syrup, pancake and ham breakfasts which have proven to be very popular with the area residents as well as the campers. The Delta Volunteer Fire Department held two chicken barbeque suppers which included afternoon bingo. Other activites provided throughout the summer included three engagements of live NORTH LEEDS LANTERN band entertainment, three Saturday night teen dances, hay rides, central campfire with weiner roast and informal games. The park again sponsored an open horseshoe tournament which attracted 24 teams of 48 players with some teams coming from the United States. The tournament is an all day event and draws a great number of spectators from the area. With evergreen trees supplied by the Bastard and Burgess Environmental Conservation Committee a tree bank has been started in tie park which will prove beneficial to future tree planting replacement in the park. As the popularity of the park continues to growJ its importance as an economic and recreational benefit to the municipality will ‘ become increasingly singnificant. Next month there will be a report from the chairman of the Environmental Conservation Committee. Until then, Happy l7th. of March. Clean, quality WATER? â€"_..____â€".â€" The choice is Clear . . . Water Conditioning Canada Limited There's nothing more precious than a constant supply of good quality water. Over the years, Water Conditioning Canada Limited has built a strong reputation on its capacity to provide large and dcpendaMe vomnuw ofcondMoned waMrto our expanding population. We supply the growing demands of hospitals. schools, factories, hotels, restaurants and laboratories for commercial and industrial water softeners. carbon andsandfihasanddemnumslnevmysedorohhe economy, we've become instrumental in ensuring that today’s important water needs are met. w QWATER CONDITTONING CANADA LTD. â€" FRED MAGEE PLUMBING & HEATING RR. 2, Portland 272-2103