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st weekender june 21 1997 p 17 time to get hooked on annual urban fishing day outdoors mike hayakawa there will be a slight catch when the town of markham hosts its annual urban fishing day on july 6 unlike the last five years when the town staged this angling extravaganza at milne park conservation area this years event will take place on a differ ent body of water toogood pond will be the site where young and old alike can wet a line and enjoy the days festivities which will run from noon to 4 pm karen boniface town of markham spokesman said the reason for the change in venue is to raise the aware ness of toogood pond which is expected to undergo some dramatic changes down the road the plans which have been in the works for almost two years now are expected to improve habitat for fish and terrestrial wildlife down the road as well as angling opportunities were designing the pond to remove sediments north of the pavilion and to build a fishway at one end of the pond a plunge pond effect explained boniface of the plans she added that 16 different types of shoreline treatment including the insertion of embedded logs the cre ation of coves into the water granite slab overhangs and the planting of native aquatic vegetation are called for in an effort to enhance fish habitat to enhance angling the creation of vooden fishing platforms would be strategically located around the pond for anglers to utilize boniface said a steering committee comprised of local residents council lors the ministry of natural resources the ministry of environ ment and rouge park alliance have been working closely together on this project however the main stumbling block in seeing improvements to toogood pond lies in limited finan cial funding said boniface who is hoping actual work on the project could com mence by this fall with the removal of sediment and creation of some shoreline habitat theres plenty of work to be done on the pond she concedes but im excited about this project its a win- win situation for every body those attending this years urban fishing festival which will be headquartered at the toogood pond pavil ion area carlton rd west of main st unionville have the opportunity of win ning numerous prizes as well as picking up some valuable fishing- tips from members of the metro east steelheaders who are expected to be in atten dance theres no admission charge polo for heart event to take place at gormley polo centre marissa stapley correspondent this weekend polo clubs from all over canada and the united states will saddle up for the annual polo for heart event a benefit for the heart and stroke foundation polo for heart will take place at the gormley polo centre tickets are 10 each and are available at the gate children 12 and under will be admitted free the games which got under way fri day and run through this weekend and next will commence at 1 pm each day the game schedule is as follows saturday game one toronto polo clubglobe and mail polo club game two toronto polo clubmontreal polo club sunday game one toronto polo clubgrand rapids polo club game two toronto polo clubchicago polo club june 28 game one toronto polo clubmexico polo club game two toronto polo clubargentina polo club june 29 game one toronto polo clubargentina polo club game two toronto polo clubmexico polo club the event promises to be entertaining with prizes awarded to the winning team of each game and proceeds going to the heart and stroke foundation for more information call 416 489- 7100 don valley north lexus toyota athlete of the week f kevin r hill kevin hill made his presence felt at the recent markham invitational track meet in stouffville by winning one race and finishing second in another a member of the markham track club hill was first to cross the finish line in the atom boys 400metre race also running in the 800m hill settled for a secondplace finish a don valley north lexus toyota 3120 steeles ave e fitness till east off f he 404 pkwy 4750722 why do over 100 million north americans work out regularly why do millions of chinese start their day with an exercise program why do hundreds of thousands of europeans belong to fitness studios because it makes them feel better it makes them look better it makes them healthier it makes them live longer the us surgeon general has determined that lack of physical activity is the same as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day so join millions of people worldwide join and use any of our 35 clubs in ontario with one membership exercise and make fitness part of your life do it for you join canadas best and biggest clubs now and pay no dues till 1998 call now 9054759288 3500 steeles ave e markham goodlife jfv7ltvne55c first time members only some restrictions may apply limited time offer vead a trip t a transpon a to order one visit your local participating driver and vehicle issuing off ice or call 18a84070407 zip across town 407 wtr express toll route