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King Cole Ducks rebuttal and taxpayer is the township She told The Era farm processes ap proximately 300000 ducks its site Concession of Whitchurch i the farm In 1969 Following the a in last weeks Era on King Cole Duck Farm we the other side of the story should be published The farm on the Fifth of Whitchurch has op erated as a family duck farm since It has a letter from the Township sanctioning the operation It operates under York County Health and has a permit from Ontario Water In is became much stricter We have spent all season working towards the improvement in the quality This arrived at by settling ponds and aeration It is a long costly process but we have made progress For emer gency use the OWRC de cided the farm requires additional acres lor water disposal Alter much test ing of the water the De partment of Agriculture re commended we ask permis sion from York County to divert excess water through perforated pipe into the ad jacent reforestation Orig inally the manager of the reforestation was against the idea but having watched the results of our farm came forward to say he would approve the plan Having the approval of the Department of Agriculture and the manager of the re forestation it was expected that York County Council would accept their recom mendations King Cole Duck Farm was not invited to attend the county coun cil meeting nor asked for been advised that permis sion has been refused ex cept for what we read in We have had many friends and strangers call to remark on the vic ious attack that appeared in the paper All who know the farm know the prolific growth in flowers and grass which is arrived at by- re used water Wild ducks spend the season on our lagoons The farm hatch es its own eggs grows its own birds and processes them for market We buy no poultry but do perform a service to local farmers by processing their ducks Our plant waste dead birds etc are carted away much in the last three years contrary to the re port The farm has at tempted to have a uniform production for the benefit of the employees who formerly had short- time in winter to the ground the Ameri can farmer will be very happy to fill the gap made by the disappearance of King Cole Ducks However dis posing of like any other poultry farm are the drop pings of the birds mixed into a volume of water There are only two duck farms in Canada The Township should be proud to have a unique op eration in its area Our production hasnt changed Quest for two crosswalks continues wont pay Whitchurch Township taxes nor lease half a million dollars in the community each year nor give employment to lo cal people The deputy reeve has been a round to acquaint himself with the facts only to ask us to vote for him in the last election We have no bad feeling towards him and are at a loss to under stand why he is taking this NEWMARKET Students crossing Davis Dr at Huron Heights Dr need traffic light Councillor Bob Forhan pointed out there has been an increase in the number of students using the crossing this year He said he has had many tele phone calls about the light said he contacted Toronto and York Roads Commission engineer Jack and told a traffic study has been done on Davis Dr and it showed traffic doesnt alight He said the corn- is willing to put up signs and paint lines on the road if the town will hire crossing guard Hills Community Asso ciation have been asking for protection said the Davis Dr traffic study was done last June and that another is underway I hope the new study will show a light is needed said the mayor If it doesnt we should ask the commission to put in a crosswalk Failing that we should put a crossing guard there Councillor Herb Elines said a light would be preferable He pointed out the crossing problem exists at night too when people are going to the shopping plaza near the school Later in the week York County Council pass ed a resolution moved by the Reeve Clare Salisbury and seconded by East Deputy Reeve Ray Twinney asking the T and guard does not seem YRC to consider putting to be the answer to this crosswalks at Eagle and problem especially at Hu ron Heights and Davis Dr where traffic from the east is just coming out of a milean hour zone We thought Whit church Township would have led the way in acquir ing necessary permission from York County for a member in their commu- Named to NFU posts tor of the local and Rod ger Meyers of Keswick was elected junior director Main topic on the agenda was the proposed amalgamation of districts one three and four The convention defeated the i elected of ficers of District four Sim and York County of NEWMARKET FIGURE SKATING CLUB Membership Registration Newmarket Arena Triors Sept 3 PM To 530 PM Fri Sept 25th 3 PM To 530 PM and PM To PM Sat Sept 26th AM to AM An membership is an investment in a lull season of healthful recreation fun sport and music Skating is invigorating exercise lor every one- Plan now to also enjoy the plus benefits of a wellrounded program of challenging activi ties including Our Town Or lea I START WITH THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP FEES THAT STARTtD CHAMPIONS Single Payable at time of Registration Special Family Rates on Enquiry Mrs M 8954073 The En hit Wed Sept IB AREA MUNICIPALITY Of THE TOWN OF ELECTIONS to be held MONDAY OCTOBER 5 Polls will be open From the hour of Ten oclock till Seven oclock pm aid no longer in each of Ike following Electoral Divisions respectively TooxiMp There is only one Polling Place For the ADVANCE POLL Location Municipal Offices in the Village of For Persons who are able one of the following Declarations a expect to be absent from the Municipality of the Town Whitchurch or as an election official will be unable to poll at which I am entitled lo vote or expect to be confined in a hospital or d for religious reasons am prevented from voting on the day fixed for polling INTRODUCING THE ALL NEW VOLKSWAGEN FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25 You are cordially invited to come in and see the VW the first fourdoor Volkswagen 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