WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAý 987, PAGE 13- Authority operation s unknown to Mostwht LX If anyone has ever fished at Lyn- Rose HAN IN de Shores or Stephen's Gulch, en-A H joyed tobogganing or cross country CRFTS & NURSERY skiing at Enniskillen, picnicked atV Heber Down, or taken the Sugar have been a guest of the Central vrlwn wihcoufl Lake Ontario Conservation. > blooms I Choose f rom: Authority. FUCHSIAS ... GERANIUMS From its offices at 100 Whiting -U TI Ave. in Oshawa, the authority isIMA EN-..BG IS responsible for the use of natural - ~Ielfrsno hd resources within the Central Lake Ieifrsno hd ln vrtigfo Ontario watershed, an area of 627 *.gSrb rnrinaso square kilometres in which, wholly vrensGatopis or in part, are the City of Oshawa,orblnis Towns of Ajax, Pickering, Whitby, Newcastle and the Townships of 8 Scugog and Uxbridge. Also in- Ourre cluded in this area are 14 conser- SA E1 19 vation areas from Lynde Shores in8 8I the southwest corner to Long Sault <' u e. ..ze.% G o esC oc in the northeast. 14rR.9o e sC oc Ye ti siae htonly PRO.9MI about 30 per cent of area residents P O - I eveni know of the, existence of the Patrmxfrbras idwbxs authority, and the rnajority of those - esuits'i WEED FREE& DISEASE FREE bèlieve that ifs function is simply toj . provide parks and picnic tables,LAGLag 'uft and to groom the cross-country sk trails in the winter. SL 69 But the operation of its areas is just a small part of the authority's mandate which, under the Conser- vation Autkorities Act, is to promote the wise use of renewable natural resources within its area of jurisdiction. cts RSEGARnMDEI N IiJUD ~WATERING For its part, the authority has o VI U~w established objectives which in- dafoth clude, among others, land use con- DRTCT~Ue NESpkT~adeiof oryo tro i flodsusepibl aeastoMitsphosRedpideroestrong white Stroflg. sturdy plastie window boxes in minimize possible loss of life and S Mes ose haers ose lsi. bon t rwie 0 og damage té property, and the main- otlsPweyMdw&Ou tenance of a flood warning systemplsi throughout the area. i ls The authority promotes S L A E 4 o5fryas reforestation, especially on lands subject to erosion; preserves and30gOuRe.2 ,improves fish and wildlife resour- 59 u e ces, and provides, for al age 26 levels, a conservation education program to promote a basic under- standing of the benefits of wise management of renewable resour- ces. As well, the authority's private land assistance program assists iandowners wýith reforestation add s tream rehabilitation. Through thé w. r ru aofe nd areslclno fish and wlldlife *advisory service, WeNre rgro oeandna awarge wlnlnaret- programs are being undertaken Nlern Chosn oerslurb pertrmwncinarlea arlMuc lmnaowo h which will provide benefits to fish l.hoefo hi uabprrmne&adns rlMufl AAAAÂAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAs and roduco h and ildifepopuatins._____________________________backbrmakîlg pain of wodng. Hold sol at an GIRL GIEaeompeaur.rt imosture & ail minates --l -mlà n i laiennnp ntar I t so li1 on the recreation front, the authority, since its beginning in 1958, bas acquired 940 hectares of property on which 14 conservation areas bave been established and in whicb various forms of recreation such as picnicking, hiking, fishing and cross-country skiing can be nejoyed free of charge. The authority welcomes enquiries at its office on Whiting Ave., Oshawa, L1H 3T (telephone 579-0411). Job centresm canhelp studqents bummer is here as unversity and college students are finishing their exams. There are Canada Em- ployment Centres in Ajax, Bowmanffle, Oshawa and Whitby, eager to help students obtain sum- mer employnient. Students register for the type of employment they would be in- terested in obtaining. The centre then matches these students to the employers' needs. The Canada Employment Centre for Students ini Whitby is at 110 Brock St. N. Whitby. u~n~rn IMPERIAL BLAZE Climbing rose with scartet red tiowers borne in clusters ....S V