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8 - The Canadien Champion, Frlday, Auguet 20,1999 Antique s ow inEilta Ar*ea dryness a hot topic Forty dealers are scheduled to be on hand at thse Antiques in Elora show Pv$day, Aiag. 20 thtnugb Suntlay, Aug. Deal=s tMwe fions actou Oatwwi to take part, bringivvg witls tOtem a wide rnlgof coaetibleand anique&. Peeriod fRumlsbiags, Depresalon giaus, pottety, prints, jewelry andi watebes are just a few of the slated attractions. Aduit admission is $3, and is good for the esitire weemoeo& Pavtng is fee The show is on from 3 p.m, thrmegh 8 p.m. Ptlday, 10 a.m. tltrougis 5 p.*. SaltvÉsay and 11 am. thrugh 5p.m. Sunday. Blora, horne of the pietureaque Blona Gorge, is just north of Guelph off Highway 6 on Regional Rued7. Anita Cutaja LJ 878-8871 485 Main St. E. Mitton, Ontario 19T 1 Rl as councni ponuers course BI IRENE GENTLE The Champion Town counicil iv Iooking into the possibility of bringing a new public golf course to Milton. But the proposed area is just ton dry for the bid to hold water, argued resident Ian Jamieson. Council voted to proceed with a technical report on an application by Glen Schnarr and Associates on behaîf of the owners, Kaneff Properties. The application iv to open an I 8-hole golf course beside the already established private Wyldewood club on Trafalgar Road. The two courses would not be under the saine own- ership and would likely serve a veparate clientele due to the differences between private and public links. If eventually approved, the new course would sprawl acrosa 63 hectares of land on the west side of Trafalgar Road, between Denry and Britannia roads. That land, along with Mr. Jamieson's, iv biscd by the middle branch of tse 16 Mile Creek. But the flow of the creek bas been dwindling steadi- ly over the years, said Mr. Jamieson. "I bave observed a steady and substantial decline," he said. 'The flow iv now vo sluggish that sedimenta- tion occurs." Beaver dams sprouting up along the creek are proof of its diminished flow, said Mr. Jamieson. 'II don't think they try to build on a fast flowing creek. It seemis to me Useir efforts are indicative," he said. "Fish habitat bas been impaired and conservation direatened." But Wyldewood property manager Mike Cree said Usere has been no noticeable change in the creek flow since he took on Use job more Usan a decade ago. "We've been drawing water since the course was built in 1958," he said. 'The creek hasn't changed ta much in Use 1l years I've been Usere." "Any recent decline iv likely due to meager rainfaîl, not the impact of golf courses." said Mr. Cree. But the problem may run deeper than that, Mr. Jamieson responded. "He said he didn't see much difference in the flows. That simply statistically iv not true," Mr. Jamieson said. 'What he sees iv not really there. I live Usere. There iv not water to take." Thie creek won't suffer if a second course iv approved, assured Glen Schnarr of Glen Schnarr and Associates. speaking for Use Kaneif project. Instead, Use new links would draw water fromn Use creek only during peak flow dimes, like the spring ninoif. "It's not taken during periods of low flow," said Mr. Schnarr. "It is not like Use old water taking Usat used to occur." The water would then be stored in ponds for use Usroughout Use year. Designing smnaller fairways wiUs drought resistant turf could further reduce Use course's water intake. he added. But what would happen if there was no water to take, wondered Councillor Bian Penmanm. Increasingly low levels of annual precipitation could mean Usat arid conditions are here to stay, he said. "We Usink Usat drought cycles are exactly Usat- cycles - and there will be remediation," said Mr. a »e WATER on page 15 e' '99 SENTRA JI FINAL SALE $15000"' à MSRP BUY OR LEASE 1.6 L, 16-valve. 115 hp engine XE Valu- Option. packçage -Air conditiccing .5 apeed transmissionl 4-apekar AMIFeM/ale or automnate - Digital dock ÀV99 ALTII VA GXU FROM 19f! A for-#Im. Cusumeals Digest lest Iioy. s 150-HP, 2.41 DOHE 16-vale enine :4 speed aulomatiC ovadive tamesson *Air condmnng 'Griv cantiÀ *AMFMcavel 01ur anspeakers ÉNI Power wtrdos, antersa, mirois &id , lluniWed enty q Smafl DanrsM lcs Vde evadlyas srawn DRIVEN. NO ED ISÀ* 610 ARTI ST.MILTN 87 413 ~w.w-w-w-w--w-w w w w w w w .w i I,,~ Il Finding the right home is hard... finding the rigt hoewnr mnsurance is easy. See State Farm Agents: MDon MacRoe 4 Lieagodniha. tt ar stee If this »s ailyuned then this is ail men suggetst At Goodwrench, we can't guarantee every veiice wiII pays itv emîvvîonv test but we can guarantee we'II only recommend fiving what really needv fiving. Cml 1-SW4M-DRMV for a G0dwrumch Driv Clos. Fadiki muir y«u. liedw *FRT, PDI, 11C. EXTRA FinOncing cNOitObTë t-'AL bPec'ý mose Pac q u--4-ý-- V V V M M M a & a a li ý à -M À ft Pý & (Wý uudý 1 à