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Girl Guides Receive Gold Cords Some 30 girl quides received their Gold Cords at a most impressive ceremony held im the United Church, Blackstock, Sunday. Rev. V. Parsons extended a weicome to those present and among dignitaries present were Mrs. F. Hamilton, Durham Division Commissioner and Mrs. Pickering, Commissioner Central Area. Presentation of Gold Cords were made by Mrs. Pickering and Mrs. Griffis. The girls above are all guides from the Blackstock area: Left to right - Kathy Gunter, Susan Thompson, Debbie Swain, Michelle Robinson, Janis Dorrell, Leslie Wright, Mary Lou Maicoim. At the bottom of the page are the girls from the Central Area receiving Gold Cords. . Cry Dogs, Not Wolf When it comes to killing deer there is very little dif- ference between dogs. and wolves; they are both very adept at it. If winter, deep snows and poor food supply weaken deer and thus make them very vulnerable to well fed dogs. Do not always blame the deer kills on larse dogs such as deer hounds, collies, or German shepherds. Even small dogs, terriers or beag- les, are capable of bringing deer down. It behooves hunters and naturalists con- cerned with the protection of deer to direct some of their attention towards dogs, espe- cially in Southern Ontario Here are just a few ex- amples of the consistent p-e- dation of deer by marauding dogs in the Maple District alone Just recently north of Richmond Hill in Whitchurch Township two large dogs ran down and killed a small year- ling deer and a large adult one North of Lake Scugog dur- ing the first week of March two men came upon a mara- bre sight--two dogs, a Ger- man shepherd and collie, eating a deer which was still alive. Another carcass of a 5% year old doe in the same region revealed that she would have given birth to two fawns. This deer had been hamstrung its back was chewed up and its ears were cut to ribbons; all were wounds of the chase & fight In this same area at leart four other incidents of dogs chasing deer were reported to the local Officer during March In the region just west of Angus there are large coni- fer stands along the Pine River which are favourite yarding areas for deer. The dogs {rom neighbouring farms and eommunities know this too. One man from Base Borden observed the same three dogs on three different days chasing deer All were Conservation | medium size dogs. One deer, exhausted and cold, was corn- ered in the Pine River and ; would have succumbed to the jvicious attacks of a single pened along and chased the dog away the same soldier discovercd two carcasses of deer killed by dogs. Two weeks ago a man spotted a deer standing in the Pine River with a dog on its back and another deg barking from the shore. Dur- ing this same period a dog chased a deer through the glass door of the Base Bor- den High School. The deer died from the crash. At Midland along the east side of Wye Marsh a Conser vation Officer came upon two dogs which had chased a deer into a small creek. Un- doubtedly the deer would have been killed if the offi- cer had not scared the dogs away. Deer are protected by game laws. Dogs caught chasing deer can be legally shot on sight by local Conser- vation Officers "without in- curring any liability or pen- alty". Dogs are not familiar with Ontario game laws but their owners should be and the Department of Lands & Forests respectfully reque+ts all rural and urban landown- érs to prevent their dogs from running far afield =spe- cially in the latter part of winter, the critical period for deer The dog you so love and which obeys your every com mand can readily revert to the role of vicious killer in jthe forest. People are quick to cry "Wolf" when they hear of deer being killed in the winter; they never stop to investigate and find out if they should have shouted | "Dogs" | On Your Paper dog if a soldier had not hap- | } after On other days | Check The Label 4 Free Passes For Senior Citizens Te Ontario Place Ontario residents of 65 & over are to be the honoured guests of Ontario Place, re- ceiving a free season pass upon application at the site, the 96acre complex opens May 22, it is announced by the Honourable Allan Grossman, Minister of Trade and Development. "We are pleased to pro- vide this token of apprecia- tion to those who have con- tributed so much towards making this the progressive province that Ontario Place symbolizes", said Mr. Gross- man. The passes, valid every! year, will be provided at the) entrance , plaza to Ontario| Place, upon the showing of) proof of age. / PORT & PERRY SECOND SECTION ze] Wednesday, April 28, 1971-17 Long Debate In Ontario County Support Administrator's Report Where does Ontario Coun ty go on regional govern: ment?" was the recurring question, as county council regarding the recent reports of OAPADS Executive Admin istrator R.E. Sims and study consultant Donald Paterson. After almost three hours of debate, council voted to endorse Mr. Sims' recomm- endations of April 2, to re- structure the executive com- mittee and speed up the reg- ional government study. -- The executive admistra- tor's recommendations call for legislation creating the pro- posed, Oshawa-centred regien to be passed by the legislature this December. This would be followed by a transitionary period, with the regional sy- stem coming into full force after Jan. 1, 1973. A motion by Whitby Reeve Tom Edwards to endorse in principle the recommendations of Mr. Paterson's report on} regional government, leaving room for some revision regard- ing internal boundaries, failed to gain support. A further motion by Whit by Deputy Reeve John Good win to re-affirm the county's position on OAPADS discuss ion paper three was with drawn after Warden John Williams government structure, develop- ment and representation, were of more importance in the discussion Reeve Edwards said the municipalities should, as they had done on a previous occa sion, get together to seek what} is good for the region He warned council not to leave the decision on regional government to the province,| like the County of York,/ which "delayed" until a bill suggested regional) was finally passed in the leg- Left to right -- Back Row: Susan Leger, Janice Manning, Kathy Manning, Janine Pettes, Kathy Sheffield, Ellen Hurst, Kathy Lougheed, Leslie Wright, Michelle Robin son, Janis Dorrell, Kathy Gunter. Middle Row: Kathleen Fitzgeraid, Christine Teatro, Cindy Mills, Susan Thomp- islature. Warden John Williams asked council to give him a direction in which to vote at an OAPADS executive sub- committee today adding "or I would vote as my conscience dictates and somebody would be very unhappy about that." There have been indications) that some municipalities do not want to join regional government, he noted. "The municipalities should sharing. "In the north I hear peo ple say we should have regio nal government as a county without Oshawa," he said "Uxbridge (Township) says no regional government and we did so a year ago in a resolution,"' added Rama Reeve Wesley Stitt. "Now Oshawa wants out." "It's an exercise of futility, because everybody had his make up their collective minds} personal opinion about what before it's too late." Warden Williams also poin ted out that no one has speci- fied what the incentives for growth in the new region are going to-be. "Anyone going into region- al government, without know- ing what the incentives for growth are, mu literally out of his mind," he warned "We are at the crossroads right now and we must make our views known," said Scott Township Reeve Robert Tim- bers, who asked if council was going to make a submission to OAPADS or the minister of municipal affairs He reminded council the regional government study was carried out under the assumption of the provincial government's decision that cities must be part of regions, and although every muncipal- ity had tried to influence Mr Paterson, his report was now complete "It is my firm belief now! that we ought to make it known to the minister what we think of the report." Reach Reeve Edward Oy- ler held up a copy of The! Times, which stated eight of | 13 Oshawa council members were considering withdrawal from the region, if the city! does not get equitable cost! son, Debbie Swain, Valerie to do about his municipality." "York wanted regional government but didn't know how to do it, so it said to the minister (of municipal affairs) "you do it," said Reeve Oyler What happens if Pickering and Ajax go to Metro Toron to, the north breaks away, or Oshawa takes over Whitby? he asked. "We could have a region north of the ridges, but we would have to reduce our standard of living. Whitby and Oshawa will getevery thing and the rest of us won't get anything." "We'd get the bill,"" com mented one councillor "The sad point of OAPADS is that very few people have had access to the reports and study papers," said East Whitby Reeve John Howden, suggesting much of the in formation contained in them "is nothing less than garbage," which school children could gather Council voted to defer a resolution from Uxbridge Township opposing the final regional government report until further developments in the study have taken place Mills, Elaine Rene, Lourie Foreman. Front Row: Jackie Beaton, Caro! Twaites, Jill VandeWalker, Mary Lou Malcolm, Beverly Thompson, Kim Hawke, Lois Drury Photo P. Mvidsten, Jr = See he