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BE i. Ait ,-.o»: Lh we AGRI LI re NIN RIMES: TN Eh en md a Lishman ordered to give up geese The Canadian Wildlife Ser- vice has ordered Bill Lishman, a Blackstock resident who trains geese to follow his ultra- light plane to surrender his geese, Wildlife officials have given Mr. Lishman until this Friday to find a home for his 18 geese, before they revoke his permit to keep them, "0 feel) sick about it. I cannot believe I am being applauded hy the rest of the world, and the anadian Wildlife Service is persecuting me," Mr. Lishman stated earlier this week. Mr. Lishman received per- mits this year and last from the service after informing it on the application what he was doing. service's spokesman maintains he did not know what Lishman was doing until reading a recent magazine arti- cle. Wildlife officials state that under the federal Migratory Birds Act, permits are given to keep Canada Geese, but they may not be released into the wild. Captive birds would not likely survive in the wild and would devastate the wild popu- lation with new diseases, or mix up the gene pool. The service maintains that while Lishman claims the birds are under his control, they are free flying, and some may not return. Mr. Lishman maintains that the geese are so attached to him that they will always return. "It is like I have a leash on them, the imprinting technique isso strong," he told the Star,. The service handed out 1,400 permits to keep migratory birds in Ontartio this year, and has been getting calls from people wanting to train birds as Lish- man did. Lishman stated that the ser- vice is putting down his project as unscientific. He added that he "really has no defense, that arbitrarily they (the service) can take my permit, and my birds". Volume 124 Number 39 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1990 Copy 50¢ 56 Pages ¥ Catal CO] "Premier David Peterson and Durham East Liberal candi Nos date Marilyn Pearce walk along Palmer Park beach Friday af- ternoon. The Premier was In Port Perry to talk to local resi- dents and help clean up Palmer Park with the Environmental Youth Corps. Youth injured in boating 16-year-old Uxbridge youth has undergone plastic 'surgery to save an arm that was serverely injured in a boat- ing accident on Lake Scugog last Tuesday. According to Durham Re- ional Police, Shawn Delorme fol off the front of a boat as it was pulling away from the pier, and was struck by its propeller around 5:30p.m. He was taken to Port Perry Hospital, and later transferred to Sunnybrook Medical Centre in Toronto for surgery. Police say he suffered severe lacerations to his left armpit, shoulder, and arm, and also re- ceived a broken bone in his left Peterson's whirlwind stop By Julia Ashton David Peterson's entourage of two Voyageur tour buses rolled in to and out of Port Perry almost as quickly as the abrupt storm did on Friday. Premier Peterson, who made a stop in Port Perry during the 'environmental leg of his tour, was greeted by many Liberal supporters at the Scugog Me- morial Public Library at 3 p.m. Friday. ~~ There had been speculation that the swing through this rid- ing and the Peterborough stop later that day might have brought an announcement that GO Train service from Toronto to Peterborough would be es- tablished. When asked directly by the Port Perry Star, the Premier re- plied, "T have nothing to share today, but we are mindful of the problem." The lack of an announcement was greeted with disappoint- ment by Paul Pagnuelo, presi- dent of the Toronto- Peterborough Passenger Asso- ciation, the group that has been lobbying hard for rail service since the VIA train was cut Jan. 15 by the federal government. (See separate story.) Sporting blue jeans and a red sweatshirt, the Premier looked comfortable and relaxed during his visit to the riding. After giving Durham East Liberal candidate Marilyn Pearce a kiss on the cheek, the accident shoulder. The deep cuts result- ed in nerve and tendon damage. Doctors have saved the arm, but it is still not certain wheth- er he will regain full use of the arm. Durham Regional Police have investigated the accident, and no charges will be laid. two Grits hurried into the li- brary where town-crier Roy Po- vey announced the Premier's arrival. Premier Peterson told the supporters -- which ranged in age from toddlers to seniors -- that the environment will pose a challenge for the province over the next decade. He said Ontario has made great advancements in this field. "The rest of the world is look- ing at us because of the blue box program," he announced. But further advancements are needed if the crisis is to be resolved. Earlier in the day, the Pre- «& in Port Perry uneventful mier visited Atlantic Packag- ing in Whitby. He told the Port Perry supporters how efforts are being established to reduce the amount of product packag- ingby 50 per cent. ; He also told the supporters of the government-funded Envi- ronment Youth Corps program and then lifted his sweatshirt to expose the EYC T-shirt he was wearing underneath. Port Perry has a seven- member Environmental Youth Corps. Premier Peterson ac- companied the team to Palmer Park beach and helped the EYC clean up the lakefront. 'After posing for a few publici- Turn to Page 2 Passenger association disappointed Peterson made no announcement The president of the Toron- to-Havelock Passenger Associa- tion says he's "disappointed" that there was no announce- ment last Friday from Premier David Peterson concerning GO Train service through the rid- ingof Durham East. "We want a specific, con- crete announcement before the (Sept. 6) provincial election that (passenger rail) service will be re-instated this year....nothing short of that," Paul Pagnuelo told the Star Monday morning. Over the last several weeks and months, there has been wide-spread speculation that GO-Transit would begin operat- ing commuter rail service be- tween Toronto and Peterbo- rough on the tracks used by VIA before it was axed in J anuary by the federal government. Pagnuelo heads the Pas- senger Assoc. that has been lob- bying hard for a return to com- muter service. He said with Premier Pe- terson making a campaign swing through Durham East and Peterborough last Friday afternoon, that might have been the opportunity to make the announcement. "We seem to be running out of time as far as this announce- * ment is concerned," he told the Star. Pagnuelo said the Passen- ger Association plans to "turn up the political heat" over this issue between now and the elec- tion. : Along with Durham East, there are several others ridings affected by the lack of commut- er rail service, he said. "A positive announcement about this service could make it Turn to Page 2