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2 The Castor Review, February, 1982 Russell's recreation director resigns by Greg Rokosh Paul Wylie, who would have celebrated his second year as Russell's Recreation Director in June, resigned his position effec- tive February 28th. "The role and_ responsibility have changed from those of a recreation director to strictly those of an arena manager," said Mr. Wylie, "and even as the arena manager I had been instructed to just tend to my arena duties and forget the overall recreation scene in the community. I'm just not this kind of person." So he resign- ed to defend his principles. His future plans are not finalized. According to Mr. Wylie, the kind of activities which were ap- parently at odds with what was ex- pected of him were: summer day programs for children, alternate uses for the arena and parklands, and extending the resource of his office to planning .and carrying out such activities as the Winter Carnival, tournaments, parties, and so on. Several of these under- takings, such as the children's day camp program, depend on government grants which had been secured by Mr. Wylie in the past. '""A small community like Russell may not need a recreation Director," offered Mr. Wylie, "but I believe it does. What Russell .or any community must have,,' he emphasized, "is a recreation plan. Until such a plan have," he emphasized, "'is a the standard operating mode."' Chairman of the RA, Baird McNeil, said that Mr. Wylie's resignation came as a surprise. "There were several things caus- ing pressure on Paul, from the budget to the fact that the RA Board has been going through some fundamental changes to regain a sense of direction, all of which must have been difficult for him to work with." The RA has appointed Mr. Jack Garden as interim arena manager until a decision is made regarding a permanent replacement for Mr. Wylie to act as Arena Manager. Hosp. Auxiliary Tea By Arlene Davidson The Winchester District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold a Tea on Tuesday, June 15th, to honour the ladies who organiz- ed the Auxiliary.in 1948. The Tea will be held on the lawn of the hospital and the Auxiliary is hop- ing to track down as many people as possible who were involved in the early days of the Auxiliary. The following is the first of a series of articles on the history of the organization. Thirty-four years ago, some . community minded businessmen had a dream but they did more than dream, they enlisted the help of all their friends and the people of the neighbouring communities. They worked long hours and knocked on many doors. Win- chester residents alone raised $40,000.00. With the help of Russell, Chesterville, Osgoode and Finch villages, the townships of Osgoode, Winchester, Moun- tain and the counties of Stor- mont, Dundas and Glengarry, $96,168.00 was raised. The pro- vince of Ontario kicked in. $36,000.00 and from the Domi- nion came another $11,500.00. The dream became a reality in December 1948. The dream did not stop there, the same men who had knocked on doors and attend- ed many meetings soon realized that before the building was to even open its doors, they needed more help. Residents had already dug deeply into their pockets and some had even manned shovels, so obviously the help must come from the women of the communi- ty. The help needed had to be volunteer. : On August 3, 1948, twenty-five ladies met at the Winchester Town Hall, with representatives from Elma and Russell, for the express purpose of forming an auxiliary group to help get their hospital open on time. The word auxiliary means help or assistance and help and assist is exactly what they did. From that group of twenty-five ladies came - the first executive of the Win- chester District Memorial Aux- iliary. The President was'Mrs. Chester Robinson of Winchester, the first Vice-President was Mrs. Milton Walker of Russell and the 2nd Vice-President was Mrs. ' Harry Carruthers of Elma. The Secretary-Treasurer was Miss Nora Elliott of Winchester. Con- venor of the sewing committee was Mrs. Neil Hutt and Ways and Means convenor was Mrs. Irene Byers. A motion at this meeting set the fee for membership at .50¢ where it still stands today. It is probably the only thing not effected by in- flation. a 2s HAVE YOU MOVED? Let us know where you live so that we can keep in touch. COMPETITIVE PRICES COCHRANE'S DAIRY LTD. Russell, Ontario. FRESH DAIRY PRODUCTS HOME DELIVERY LOCALLY OWNED River Study worth studying by Thomas VanDusen The South Nation River Con- servation Authority has been working on a study of its area which includes all the land drained by the South Nation and its tributaries (including the Castor). The study is of vital interest to all the residents of the area. Some preliminary findings and conclusion in the study have been made available in a recent issue of the Authority's newspaper. Among the points made in the $2 million study are: © Sixty per cent of current land use is for agriculture, largely dairying. © Twenty-five per cent of land-use is for forestry, in one form or another. ¢ Agriculture is moving into non- rotational cash crops, such as corn. This increases the danger of soil erosion. ¢ Land and water management policies are necessary if the area is to reach its potential. ¢ Increased tile drainage will in- crease the usefulness of the land for agricultural purposes. e Increased production and Most people plan for an orderly conclusion to life with a will, marketing of wood from privately-owned woodlots will stimulate the forestry industry. The study pays scant attention to wildlife possibilities, recreation or small industry. Residential possibilities of the area are virtual- ly ignored. Little attention is paid to transportaiton, highways, com- mercial centres or amenities of any kind. In summary, the preliminary findings suggest that the area should continue as it is now doing, with more intensified agriculture, more intensified draining of the land and more ac- tive cutting and marketing of farmers' woodlots. As far as recreation is concerned, the report's major consideration ap- pears to relate to skiddoing. The report does warn that un- skilled installation of municipal drainage can add to flooding pro- blems. It warns agdinst in- discriminate draining of wet areas which are useful in holding back spring runoff. It mentions that last summer's late floods cost the South Nation area $2 million. Tile drainage does not seem to add to the flooding problems, although widespread non- rotational planting of corn crops - on tile-drained land can lead to serious erosion. The findings and conclusions of | the consultants must be subjected to careful study by local commit- tees and it is hoped that serious at- tention will be paid to 'the recrea- tional and tourist possibilities of the area; its wildlife potential (which appears to have escaped the study completely) and the need for small local industries. An example of the curious short-sightedness of the study is . the report that there is little future for beef in the area because of the lack of large-scale slaughter-house facilities. Rather than reject the possibility of beef production on account of the lack of facilities, it would appear more logical to recommend the installation of the facilities required to make beef production pay, if necessary with the assistance of the provincial and federal governments, who Participated in this study. adequate life insurance benefits and pension plans. The pre-arranged funeral is part of this kind of sensible planning. pre-arranged. 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