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area earth North study fossil UW museum publishes book on Manitoulin Island This maintenance program is quite routine, however, it may cause some temporary inconveniences such as poor water pressure and in some cases coloured water. Please check your water before use and if discoloured water is detected, please open a cold water tap and allow the water to run until it clears. This is a temporary situation The City of Waterloo Utility Staff and the City of Waterloo Fire Department thank you for your coâ€"operation and understanding. Any questions or concerns should be directed to the Utilities Customer Service Representative at 747â€"8613 The City of Waterloo Fire Department is conducting scheduled maintenance of fire hydrants. This on going program is designed to ensure that the hydrants will operate properly when needed. This years program will involve all hydrants in the city and should be completed by the end of November. 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Development Services City of Waterloo Manitoulin Island, a long: overdue guide to the geoloâ€" gy of the island and nearby areas to the north, was writâ€" ten for the nonâ€"specialist to share in the excitement about the area. The profusely illustrated Manitoulin Rocks! Rocks Fossils and Landforms o THE CITY OF Wateriloo The book‘s publishers are the Earth Sciences Museum 130â€"page book is an ideal resource for tourists, teachâ€" ers, students, nature lovers or anyone else who wants to understand the natural hisâ€" tory of the beautiful island. St. S You are responsible for having your payment in the Revenue Office on or before the due date. Please remit the stub from your tax bill along with your payment to: City of Waterloo Revenue Services 100 Regina Street South Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4A8 If you have not received your tax bill please contact Revenue Services at 519â€"747â€"8718. William Street side entrance _ _ â€" 4. In person from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Revenue Counter. City Hall, 100 Regina CITY OF WATERLOO 2006 FINAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX DUE DATES July 20, 2006 and September 7, 2006 Payment may be made: . 1. By mail: Post dated cheques for both installments; July 20 and September 7, 2006 2. Through bank telephone service â€" please contact your bank 3. At the City Hall after hours deposit box located at 100 Regina Street S., at the Did You Receive Your 2006 Final Tax Bill? It was written by Mario Coniglio and Paul Karrow, both UW professors of earth sciences. and Peter Russell of Canada (GAC) and the Gore Bay Museum in the town of Gore Bay on Mani toulin Island www.city.waterloo.on.ca authors tell their readers why it is so intriguing from the geological perspective As the northernmost expression of the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario, the Although the Manifoulin area is already well known for numerous other\out doorsâ€"related activities. the City of Waterloo 100 Regina St. South Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4A8 P 519â€"886â€"1550 F 519â€"747â€"8760 www.city.waterloo.on.ca For more information, please contact Eatensive glaciation in the last Ice Age, followed by glacial melting. were largely responsible for the present landforms and topography Glaciers eroded deeply into the bedrock and transport ed vast quantities of sediâ€" ment that were eventually deposited either directly from the glaciers or from their meltwaters. Manitoulin Rocks! can be ordered directly from the publishers: online at the GAC bookstore {www.gac.ca/bookstore); UW s Earth Sciences Museâ€" um; and the Gore Bay Museum. The cost is $25 (plus GST). Shipping charges will apply to ordered books. The tourist literature often describes Manitoulin as "the world‘s largest fresh water island." Remarkably, 11000 yeary ago Manitoulin Island was only a tiny fraction of its current size, and 5.000 yvears glacial melting. responsible for landforms and The authors highlight many interesting facts about Manitoulin Island that make it so unique, such as being the home of Canada‘s largest quarry (at Meldrum Bay) and one of North America‘s oldest quarnies (archeologi cal site at Sheguiandah) ago large area offers an impressin diversity of well displaye geological features in a rel tively small area. it was almo: <as it is today atensive gla LWIC