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Whitby Free Press, 18 Mar 1987, p. 17

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WHITRY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1987. PAGE 17 Sal1moný stock ing FROM PAGE 17« among other reasonS, said Lord. Chartering boats. la "growlng ini leape and bounds as a business," said Lord, who lias, visitors ecd year from Ottawa and Tennesse among lits customers.' "The people ini Durham Region don't believe Uic fishing la as good as it is here," he said. He pointed out that there have also been im-, provements in water quality, which lie says la a concern of most. "The contaminant level in fiali lias dropped, but there's stili a long way to go," he said. In past ycars, *a. shortage of ministry funds was one reason for restricted salmon ,plantings.- However, with tic introduction of a resident' angling licence, increased revenue gives.the potential to have as many Salmon in the castern basin as there are in Uic west. If salmon were- planted inUi eastern basin, a reduction of traffic overloads in current salmon mec- cas like Port Credit and Bronte woÛld also ocdur,1 says the task group. Responding to the task group, the ministry sympathizcd with its needs, but also. said that ail areas experience slow salmon-fishing periods at one time of the season. Dave Bell, of thc ministry's Lin- dsay district office, noted that in the near term the ministry could go with, thc current numbers of salmon that are reared at Uic. Ringw'ood Hatchery, remove a few fish from their targeted locations and shift thcm to Uic central and eastern end oftUiclake. THE FRAME for the new arena at Iroquois is starting Recreation presented the town with $692,300 yester- to take shape as the town aims to have it finished for ,day towards the cost of the Iroquois renovations. The September. John Eakins, Mlfnister of Tourism and Anne Ottenbrite pool also opened Monday. Nieuùwendyk is a candidate for colle ge- hoclkey award. Joc Nieuwcndyk, now witi hockey's Hobey Baker award for Calgary Flames of Uic National outstanding player. Hockey League,'la one of Uic top 10 * Nieuwc.ndyk led Uic castern con- candidates for -US. college ference ini scoring over the past season in college hockey, his final year witi the Corneil University squad. He played in 23 of Uic team's 27 games and scored 26 goals and ad- ded 26 assists. Corneil won il games and lost 16. He missed four of the team games when lie played for Canada in the Calgary Cup. Nieuwendyk, a 6-ft., 2-i, 200-lb. centre with Corneli, was the top goalscorer in the eastern conferen- ce last year, ahead of Harvard's Scott Fusco, the 1986 Hobey Baker Award winner. Nieuwendyk lias joincd another Whitby native and friend Gary Roberts in Calgary. Roberts bas played 25 games wiUi Calgary as a rookie this season, moving back and forth between the club and the club's farm tcam, the Moncton Flames, in the American Hockey League. Roberts, 21, a 6-ft., 190-lb. left winger, played on two Memorial Cup-winning teams in junior, tie Ottawa 67's and Guelphi Platers. His brother Greg, 18, .recently quit the Pickering Panthers in what was his fourth season with the team. The 5-ft., 9-mn. centreman was captain of the team. He is a Gr. 13 student at Henry Street High School in Whitby. He is hoping to, obtain a U.S. college scholarship. SpRING POOL SALE 16 x32 RECTANGLE -À$9500,0OO * 14 Gauge Steel Walis e 30 mil liner * Builnose Coping * Skimmer * Main Drain * Jacuzzi Filter and Pump e 6 ft. Diving Board *Vacuum Kit e Maintenance Kit *Solar Blanket e 3-Step Ladder *Cernent deck 3' x 3' x 3' x 3' (Fully excavated and installed) COME SEE US' AT THE PICKERING HOME SHOW WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 a 28, JOE NIEUWENDYK has moved up xo the Calgary Flames of the NHL after another out- standing season with Corneil University i U.S. college hockey. Nieuwendyk is a candidate for the top player award in U.S. after scoring 26 goals and 26 assists in 23 games. EW ING- 1251 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa, Ontario POOL S 18 years experience LTD. 728-1113 'à .t~ -. t - - - -

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