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SAAN : TAY ' {x . ATA Sa 42." * Yi a A duandl as SVR SPN SAA 4 2 . \ » - 7h - RAR silisdldia hain i : 2 {© m AN AAA ANAAA AAS ATRIA IAAI ARRAARI TARA Keepi ing It Clean An environemntal Think-Tank On Day 20 everything in the world appeared dead. Scum coated the water but couldnt hide . the stench. : And 12-year-old David Efisenck was ready to give up. Then on Day 26 things started to happen: the coating of scum disappeared from the water and the stench gave way to a smell as clean and fresh as a pond in the forest. . And David was ready to try again. David's world is called an ecosytem, what you might call an aquarium with an important difference--it's self-supporting. The whole idea behind the ecosystem is to bottle a slice of life from a living stream or pond and then sit back and watch what happens. And there'll be plenty to see. Living species will rise and then die-off making way for other species. New balances of life will come in waves of change like the dynamic history of civilization of earth. And like earth, the ecosystem's survival will depend on no outside sustenance except for the energy from the sun. David's mother likes the ecosystem because it's a welcome addition to the household---an: attractive aquarium full of plants and animals. with exotic-sounding names such as cyclops, daphnia, fairy shrimps and hydra that is constantly evolving a new appearance-- To say nothing of its maintenance-free oper- ation. } And David's dad who works for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in Toronto likes it hecause it's a perpetual learning experiment for his young son, de nonstrating the delicate inter relationships ot living things-- To say nothing of qu'etening his son's hints for a fancy aquarium stocked with fancy tropical tish all carrying equally fancy price-tags. But David likes it because it's a project he took on by himself and finished by himself-- -- Wednesday, July 14, 1976 To say nothing of the prize he won at a science fair. If the ecosystem sound like a good idea for you, here's how you might go about it: Find the biggest bottle you can, preferably one with a lid, and clean it thoroughly but without using soap. Visit a slow-flowing stream or pond, places where the growth of aquatic plants indicates a variety of plant and animal life. Scoop two or three inches of the bottom sediment into the bottle and take a sample of the aquatic plants. Use a kitchen sieve as a net to catch tiny aquatic organisms that live among the plants. Fill the bottle three-quarters full with water from the site and allow the contents to sit in sunlight for a day before letfing it settle overnight. You'll likely hav: a variety of animal life in your sainple but yo ; can add guppies purchased in male-female pairs or snails if you wish. After a few weeks when the system is functioning the bottle can be sealed by melting parafin wax and applying it around the lid or stopper so that no air can enter or leave. Then sit back and watch what happens. If you find live organisms in your ecosystem you can't identify even with the help of a well-stocked public library, write to Hans. Eijsenck at the Ontario Ministry of the Environ: ment, 135 St.Clair Avenue West, Toronto M4V 1P5. Between Hans and his son David you should get your answer. ATTENTION FARMERS! || WHY PAY MORE? Save On o Diesel Fuel e Motor 0il e Gasoline PREMIUM QUALITY : FARM TANKS AND PUMPS AVAILABLE | OUT OF TOWN CALLS CALL COLLECT WHITBY: 668- 3381 AUDITOR'S REPORT To the Members of Council, Inhabitants and Ratepayers of the Corporation of the Township of Scugog: We have examined the following combined financial statements of the Corporation of the Township of Scugog and its Library Board as at December 31, 1975 and for the year then ended: Statement of Revenue and Expenditure Statement of Capital Fund Operations Balance Sheet Our examination included a general review of the accounting procedures and such tests of accounting records and other supporting evidence as we considered necessary in the circumstances. In our opinion these" combined financial statements present fairly the financial position of the Corporation of the Township of Scugog and its Library Board as at December 31, 1975 and the results of their operations for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted for Ontario municipalities applied, after giving retroactive effect to the changes referred to in Note 1 (b) to the financial statements, on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year. March 24,1976. Licence No. 255 DELOITTE, HASKINS & SELLS Chartered Accountants STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE for the year ended December 31, 1975. Accumulated net revenue (deficit) at the beginning of the year (Note 1) EXPENDITURE (Note 2) General municipal pur- poses General government......... Protection to persons and property....cccccoeeiniinnnennns Transportation services.... Environmental services.... Social & family services.... Recreation and cultural SEPVICES..ocviviviviviviiinerens Planning and development SEIrViCeS.. coven reenrnnnnnn, Region or County PUrPOSES...cvvnernnennennnen. School board purposes....... Total Expenditure............ REVENUE (Note 3) General Municipal purposes Taxation.........covevvvevnennnnns Payments in lieu of taxes.. Ontario grants.................. Other grants..................... Region or Coupty purposes Taxation......ccccovvvveevnninnnns Payment in lieu of taxes.... Ontario grants.................. School board purposes Taxation......cccoevvveevrunnen. Payments in lieu of taxes... Total revenue Accumulated net revenue (deficit) at the end of the year Analysed as follows: ' General revenue............... Special charges................ Special areas.................... Region or county............... School boards................... Local boards.................... CORPORATION AUDITOR'S REPO FOR THE Y . » Ld STATEMENT OF CAPITAL FUND OPERATIO (Note 1)' for the year ended December 31, 1975. 1975 19 ACTUAL ACT $ $ Unfinanced capital outlay (Unexpended capital © > financing) at the be- ' ginning of the year NIL Capital expenditure General government......... 4,695 12 Protection to persons and ' property.....cocovviiiininninnn. 22,087 & 19 Transportation services.... 362,408 190 Recreation and cultural (Note 1) SEIVICES...oivvivvinsnnensniving 31,726 76 Planning and develop- INNS: vi isirisisivereseraneres 52,200 40 1975 1978 iii Total expenditure............. 473,83) was BUDGET ACTUAL ACTUAL Pp Se---------- $ $ $ (43,861) 122,739 137,715 Capital financing Contributions from the revenue fund................. 253,664 126 Contributions from v ° a reserve funds and 213,593 228,281 244,401 » PES@rVEeS....coinvrisorsvsirirens 20,817 36 Long term liabilities incur } 130,198 130,087 107,933 FOO..oovsvnumivmsn suniisssniinmrns 52,200 40 747,100 699,619 456,010 Ontario grants.................. 143,000 134 64,793 80,991 51,901 Other.uueceeieeeeeeeeeeeeerennn, 3,350 194 Total capital financing...... 473,031 338, 230,826 251,127 153,162 € LJ 9.5 i ; : . 00 14,582 19,165 Unfinanced capital outlay (Unexpended capital 1,396,204 1,404,687 1,032,572 financing) at the end of -- AD 453,029 the year.....cooeveereeennn. NIL ! 1,131,894 Ly 1,009,272 3,010,825 3,099,567 2,494,873 BALANCE SHEET (Nofe 1) v as at December 31, 1975 ASSETS 839,644 838,700 597,014 1975 1974 6,600 9,113 5.734 Current assets (3 $ 396,132 333,886 251,302 5.140 {OF 11 TOOT 266,539 187 197,689 179,594 161.183 Accounts receivable.......... 87,249 75 1,440,065 1,361,293 1.020.373 Taxes receivable.............. 320,977 272 Rathi 4 Other current assets......... 44,837 ®0 210,113 218,906 178,174 500 821 500 719,602 546, 272,114 276,790 275,142 Capital outlay to be reco- 482,727 '496,517 453,816 vered in future years ) -- (Note 6)......cccevuvvnnenn.. 234,950 143, 1,131,894 1,207,428 1,005,708 -- pet 2,093 954,552 689 1,131,894 1,209,521 1,005,708 3,054,686 3,067,331 2,479,897 LIABILITIES > 9 Current liabilities NIL 90,503 122,739 Temporary loans.............. 175,000 200, Accounts payable and ac- crued liabilities............. 190,797 95, 53,852 104,897 , 365,797, 95, 1,481 1,547 Net long term liabilites Li] #5 7,297 1,967 {Not@ B)......ccovnisnirrsrionn 234,950 143, Reserves and reserve 5,884 787 JUNS.....cuuueennriiinsinnninnns 263,302 127, 3,939 (2,122) Accumulated net revenue 18,050 15,663 (deficit) and unapplied capital receipts.............. 90,503 22 90,503 122,739 v 954,552 689,