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THE FACTS Facts and figures nasi 23 are an interesting part of an undertaking of this magnitude. Waubaushene population of 800, of which 500 are permanent residents. During construction of the new total fire plugs. water system, 30,000 feet of new water main were installed, to which 443 services were joined. A total of 38 new fire hydrants were added to replace the 12 existing The new water tower on the skyline has a capacity of 300,000 gallons which is a substantial increase from the old water tower. The new filtration plant and pump house facility has a daily treatment capacity of 270,000 gallons. 9.6kmof streets in Waubaushene have now been reconstructed In 1977, Tay Township ceased any major roadwork in Waubaushene. By January '79 the design report had been completed and _ sub- mitted to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval. In October 1980, having received O.M.B. approval the design was completed and tenders -were let in November 80. Contractors were hired and contracts signed in December '80 and construction began in earnest in April '81. You're invited © The project was completed and put into operation in December 81. With the arrival of spring in 1981, there was also the arrival of three construction companies in Waubaushene. Omega Construction of London began work on the distribution system. E.T.S. Contracting of Hamilton were responsible for the construction of the new water tower and the eventual demolition of Next Monday will mark the official opening of Waubaushene's new water treatment and distribution system. Also on the agenda on Monday will be the opening of a new addition to the Tay Township offices in Victoria Harbour. The addition to the building provides office space for the planning department and building inspector as well as quarters for the recently purchased mint- computer. Up-front funds sure helped The total cost of the new distribution system in Waubaushene amounted to a re s a nding $1,870,000.00. Tay Township received up-front grants from the Ministry of the Environment _ totalling $1,272,090.00. The Waubaushene P.U.C. made a direct contribution to the cost of $40,000. from --its reserves, leaving Tay Township with a long term debt of ap- proximately $550,000.00 owing on the total cost. the smaller out-dated one. Rono Construction of Barrie was hired to construct the pump house and filtration plant at the north end of Pine Street. By summer 81, construction was well underway. During the summer of 81, while some of the water main installation had been completed, the task of re-building and paving all of the streets began. In addition to re- paving, additional drainage, including 558 meters of storm sewers and 1.8 kilometers of asphalt gutters were added. The re-construction of a total of 9.6 kilometers of streets gobbled up 20,336 tons of crushed limestone and 8,991 tons of asphalt. Catch basins, new culverts and all new ditching were added to complete the project. The total cost of street renovations was_ par- tially covered by a 65 per cent grant from the attend the official opengn "dedication" of the of the Munic{pa Monday the 16th lay of August, at 3:00 p.m. The public is invited to tour the Municipal Building from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Reeve and Council., Township of Tay Township of Tay ing on PRN nd ing munications, with Tay Township absorbing the remaining 35 per cent of Ministry of Tran- the cost. sportation and Com- Township The public is cordially invited to attend the official opening of the Waubaushene Waterworks Project on Monday the 16th day of August, 11:00 a.m., at the pumping and filtration plant on Pine Street, Waubaushene. The Honourableg<@i - Minister 3 will orton, insnment esent. Reeve and Council, Town ship of Tay Third Annual 'Descendants' Day" at the Historic Naval and Military moo EStablishments w= (1817-1856) End of Church Street, Penetanguishene Saturday, August 21st FREE Admission ' for Des¢endants Aspeci izing the descendants of nose who lived and worked at the Establishments a century-and-a-half ago. Why not plan a family reunion for "Descendants' Day"? Ministry of Tourism.and Recreation Ontario Hon Reuben Baetz Minister Wednesday, August 11, 1982, Page 17