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Local environment No "Nuclear Free watchers meeting Zone" in Newcastle vinij 1 IIHV9)' TT vUlIvSUNj) iTldj The Newcastle Environment Environment Watchers held their an- : riyal meeting in Bowmanville on April- 28, 1983. A good numbe.r of members were in attendance, as well as Mr. Norman Groot, who represented the Committee of Clark Constituents, and Councillor Diane Hamre. Meeting chairman Wanda Ball introduced founding chairman Cindy Murdoch, who gave a brief history of the group and outlined its purpose: to promote the recycling of waste paper, tin and glass through the operation operation of a collection depot in the area. This volunteer, nonprofit nonprofit group has been in ex-, istence for almost five years, and operates a recycling depot at the Goodyear parking parking lot every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Articles accepted accepted for recycling are newspaper, paper bags, clean glass and metal, tins flattenêd, with labels removed. The glass and paper are transported for recycling by Puckrin & Sons of Whitby. Tin is transported at present by N.E.W. member Ray Bryson to Cedardale Scrap. Revenue from tin is used by the group to cover insurance costs, plus cost of equipment e.g. safety glasses and work gloves. Monies from the sale of paper and glass go to Puckrin for expenses. The depot is used by individuals individuals and community organizations including the Lions Club, Bowmanville Golf & Country Club, the Oddfellows and the Castle Hotel. Minor offenders serving serving community service sentences work at the depot on a regular basis, along with the small group of volunteers who lake turns giving a Saturday morning of their time every six weeks or so. The group defined needs for this year as finances to cover the cost of insurance and the construction of a separate storage bin for tin. ; An informative film, "The Worth of Waste", produced by General Motors, was shown, outlining the parts industry, industry, government and the private citizen can or do play in recycling in North America today. Following the film, Councillor Hamre commented commented on the situation re: landfill site expansions in this area, and the need for public education about the benefits of recycling. She also mentioned mentioned the need for citizens as individuals and in groups like N.E.W. to make represena- tion to local government on fhe issue of source separation of recyclables as a way to reduce the volume of waste going to landfill sites. The Committee of Clark Constituents Constituents and N.E.W. will have delegates at the Town of Newcastle Council meeting on May 30th, when Regional Reclaimers, a local waste management firm, applies for rezoning of land in Clark Township for another landfill site. This meeting is open to the public, and N.E.W. encourages encourages interested citizens to attend. The evening ended with refreshments and further discussion of the points raised. raised. Newcastle Environment Watchers Would welcome new members. For further information information contact Mrs. Kay Bryson at 623-7175. St. Famcis of Assisi • News Owing to ill health, Father Tom has taken an indefinite leave of absence. Sunday evening and week-day masses are cancelled until further notice. On Sunday morning, Jennifer Jennifer Anne Grot, daughter of ■ Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Grol; Cheresse Loraine James, daughter of Mr. & Nlrs. Christopher James and Derèk Frederick McEvoy, son of Mr. & Mrs. Fred McEvoy were welcomed into the Christian Community, A workshop on the effectiveness effectiveness of C.P.T.A. will be held on Wednesday, May 11th, 8 p.m. at St. Stephen's School, 80 Rhonda Blvd., Bowmanville. All parents of St. Stephen's, St. Joseph's and St. Francis' are invited to attend. St. Vincent, de Paul Society realized' eighty dollars from the Rummage Sale on Saturday. Saturday. Proceeds go to help the needy. Hydro monies not for board deficits Counc. Marie Hubbard on* Monday questioned the use of Hydro money for the purpose purpose of covering deficits and refered to a motion in the Clarke Museum Board minutes that a deficit of ■ $2,538.81 be covered from a grant of hydro money of $10,000.00. Counc. Hubbard said it was not the purpose that hydro money should be used for such a purpose but rather that hydro money had been r Tied, for the purpose of , funding capital projects. • She said hydro could be upset if their monies were used used for operating deficits. Don Smith, administrator, also said that hydro monies were to be used for impact projects of a capital nature. Kathryn Campbell, treasurer slated that the Clarke Museum deficit would in fact be taken from the Town's 1983 allocation and that the Board would be so advised. The Town of Newcastle has received a letter of clarification from the Oshawa and District Labour Council in which the Council explains a 'Nuclear Free Zone' as one which would be free of nuclear arms, either as storage or as a military installations. installations. The letter said such a zone was not intended to refer to the nuclear generating station. Counc. Hamre in suppor ting such a zone said she knew that council's opinion would have little effect but felt that council should give support to such a proposal if only to place it before the federal government. Counc. Hamre was supported supported by Counc. Barr but gained, no support front the rest of council who later moved moved that thé letter be received for information. TRAVELLING PLAQUE RETURNS - In 1977 the Orono Oddfellow's Lodge started a travelling plaque on its way in ah effort to encourage visitations between lodges in Ontario! Since that time the plaque has been in twelve districts in the province and on Wednesday evening of last weék returned to the Orono Oddfellow's Lodge through a visiting group from Woodstock. Danny Hall, Master of the local lodge and Virtle Wilson received the plaque from "the visiting Oddfellows Oddfellows who had driven to Orono for the occasion. Danny Danny Hall was master of the lodge when the idea of the travelling plaque was devised. Bird songs serve a useful purpose THE FEDERATION OF ONTARIO NATURALISTS WOODS, WATER, AND WILDLIFE by Ron Reid In the month of May, the finest time of day is that golden hour just after dawn, when- the morning chorus of birdsong is at its peak. Often the birds seem to be singing just to outdo each other in joyfulness, but in fact birdsong birdsong serves an essential role in the life of birds. The study of these songs has been one of the interests of Professor J. Bruce Falls, a scientist at the University of Toronto. "Spring is the time of mating and territoriality, when birds hormonal levels are at a peak," Dr. Falls explains. explains. "It is then they sing their lustiest songs". Bird songs are sometime used to communicate simple messages, such as the presence of danger. But in the spring, most birds are singing to establish their territories territories and attract males. These territories will supply the food and shelter for the nesting season ahead. In forests, because birds cannot see each other easily, their songs tend to be more elaborate. These woodland birds depend on sound to advertise the fact that "this territory is taken". Birdwatchers know that each species of bird has its own particular pattern of song, and a good birdwatcher uses his ears as much as his eyes to identify birds. Dr. ' Falls has found that even within a species, birds have their own repetoire, and that a nesting bird can keep track of its family -and its neighbours by their songs. If a tape recording of a strange bird is played inside a ter- . ritory, a protective or hostile reaction can be expected from the home birds. • But if birdsong is just one more means of survival for our spring birds, it's a happy coincidence that these proclamations proclamations of territory are so. pleasant to the human ear. Ask about out total lawn programs ESTIMATES MON.-SAT. 8 A.M. TO 9 P.M. 983-5598 GUARDIAN OF THE NATION'S LAWNS Cômplete Lawn Maintenance Owned & Operated by Ike Dykstra Lung Association focuses on N.F.B. films Durham Region Lung Association will show two controversial National Film Board productions at its Annual Annual Meeting in Oshawa on Monday, May 9th, Both movies have been banned in the United States by the Federal Department of Justice. The Department cites misrepresentation of both the acid rain issue (dealt with in "Acid Rain - Requiem or Recovery") and the U.S. role in nuclear proliferation ("If you Love This Planet") as reasonable cause for imposing imposing the ban. The Lung Association considers considers both issues highly relevant relevant to its work in the health promotion field. Members of the public are welcome to attend attend the meeting, which begins at 8:00 p.m. in Adelaide House (Oshawa , Y.W.C.A.) on Centre Street South, Oshawa. 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