Beach ownership awaits court decision Continued from Page I As far as she is concerned all the land not deeded by the crown is the property of North and she says owners must ask for permission for the use of the land This is some thing she feels is not being done She pointed out a strip of shore line feet wide starting at the lakes high water mark was granted to the munici pality for roadway purposes by the Smal- As long ago as township council instructed their solicitor Joseph Vale to take steps to prevent fences and private signs being erected on the In May then North Reeve Joe Dales told council an expensive investigation and survey would The subject was put on the shelf again Now the action on the East Eric lakefront it appears North legal fight without the expensive problems on Lake Erie cen tre around a stretch of beach where a number of Americans from the Buffalo area have summer homes Many of those people have been using the beachfront property a ting up which extend into the who has been leading at the tenches for the past three summers said the problem lies in the fact there is no clear legisla tion in Ontario on where public domain ends and private properly begins The owners say the public do main ends at the waters edge he ex plained We say the beaches are public The demonstrations by Rev Wrights group The Associ- led to four Americans filing petition to the Supreme Court of Can ada asking for a decision on the owner- use water lots ship of the beaches Even Ontario Attorney Generals dc- granted the official T Lane who acted for the Province in opposition to the Am erican petition told The Era Justice Starks decision may not be handed down until early next year Evidence in the case was heard last June The land along Lake Erie the provincial government contends is owned by Ontario and Rev Wrights group would like to see it turned into a nation- There has been no comment on what will be done with the miles of the Lake Simcoe shoreline In North limbury if It is proved that land is owned by the township official There is provision for the pri vate use of he lakefront if a licence to occupy a is obtained from the provincial Lands and Forests department Such a provision has existed for but Councillor ily oneeighth of tl lots have taken the Most of lliesu Mrs Smith feels arc innocent of any premeditated illegal acts but simply are unaware of the proper procedures She plans to take advertisements in newspapers to in form people of what they have to do to Davis to sit in bear pit pallid II ir Pit Develop own history expert PKNETANGUISHENE Hints that the War of anchor now at Hol land Landing should complete its Journey Two Mrs Wilfred Jury one half of the husband and wife team at work restoring the eighteenth century British base here and Anchor Park fell Instead anchor more work should lie done emphasize the history of the Holland Landing a Its equally as important as the Icnelang Midland area historically said Mrs Jury She pointed out Holland Landing was the key juncture on the ma jor fur trading and military trails to the Mr made the We should try to improve own historical associations he said The hint that the old anchor be moved to the naval base hero was drop ped during an official canon dedication and firing ceremony held at the base last week attended by Tourism Minister James His department is for the provinces historic monu ments The base recently acquired the two cannon from the is land of St Vincent The old anilnH for the base but was in Holland Landing abandoned by the British troops Irnnsporling it when found out he East Hoove Gar field Wright said that anchor is part parcel of that bay and that park is one of the oldest and mast historic in this On behalf of the people of the NOTICE EAST MINOR SOFT BALL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING TUES Oct PM SHARON TOWN HALL FOR INFORMATION CALL 4784650 111 Junei MEDICAL SCIENCES PHARMACY OF NEWMARKET LTD DAVIS DR NEWMARKET Advertise weekly for best results INTRODUCING THE 1976 VOLKSWAGENS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25 IMTED TO COME AND SEE OUR 1970 MODELS AT HJ PFAFF MOTORS LTD FEATURING FREE 24000 MILE CHECKUPS 24000 MILE24 MONTH WARRANTY POWER THE BUG IS 1600 CC VW DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM THE BIGGEST CHANGE IN YEARS 600 PM WITH mas REFRESHMENTS HJPFAFF MOTORS LIMITED 315 YONGE STREET AT EAGLE STREET NEWMARKET TELEPHONE 8952366