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Maple tree decline blamed on acid rain: interim report Acid rain contributes to sugar maple decline in Ontario, but more reseach is needed to determine how significant a factor it is, reveals an_ interim report prepared by the Ministry of the The report tentatively Environment. concludes that acid rain The report, entitled in the Muskoka' area --Paperbacks---- JACK AND SUSAN IN 1953: The first in what the author Michael McDowell intends to be a series of love adventure tales starring Jack and Susan and their dog Woolf. This initial story tells how the long separated couple ge! together just as each is aboul !G marry someone else. They plunge into their firs: adventure which takes them from a gambling casino in Manhattan tu Havana where their ex's are, surprise, marrying each other, McDowell has written a number of TV episodes and writes in that style -- the type of story TV crilics like to describe as madcap. It's light 'en- tertainment. (Ballantine, $4.75) : SMALL CHURCHES OF CANADA: This is a collection of Kim Ondaatje's photographs which are a joy to look ai. In describing the churches across this varied land of ours she cannot help bul describe our heritage 'oo. A magnificent Doukhobor prayer house in Saskatchewan in in- cluded with Ukrainian Greek Orthodox churches on the prairies, the Salvation Army in the outback areas, Methodist, Anglican, or missionary -- they're ail here. Quaini, austere, odd or glorious, this is a fine selection of Canada's religious roots. The only drawback is the lack of index (Lester & Orpen Dennys, $14.95). THE SKOOK: The first thing English lit students learn when they wander into the realm of symbolism is tha! a cave, be it Plato's or your own, generally represents the subconscious mind. After reading the froni-and-back cover promotion for THE SKOOK which builds up J.P. Miller's Slory aS a masterpiece of whimsy, suspense and imagination, imagine my disappointment when I discover thal the cave in which Span Barrman is buried alive represents Span's subconscious. Haven" we been all through this? Span Barrman is a victim. Selected io be a sex sacrifice by a strange coven, he escapes their clutches by crawling into a hole which eventually becomes the cave where Span will spend about half a year because 'he coven, using dynamite, have cul off his exi. Also housing mythical and or extinci monsters, the primary resident besides Span is the Skook -- a glowing little green creature who can read Span's mind. It helps Span survive the or- deal, makes a man out of him and helps to reunite him and his amoral, wandering wife. Try as I mighi t« like J.P. Miller's latest, I found the scope of the book small, the symbolism blatant and boring. (Warner, $4.95) Sugar Maple Decline in Ontario, was released today by Environment Minister Jim Bradley. Ii is the product of a one- year study of seven sites in Muskoka and one near Thunder Bay. -Patricia Job causes an additional stress !o sugar maple irees thal have also been plagued by the following factors: a severe forest tent caterpillar epidemic in the late 1970s, spring droughts in 1976, 1977 and 1983, root rot, tree age and site management! __ proced- ures. The current mysterious decline of sugar maple trees, what scientists refer to as the "Maple Dieback Syn- drome," became evident in -1978 in the Muskoka area. Producers -- suspected acid rain. The Maple Syrup Producers of Ontario and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food requesied the Environment Ministry to conduct a study to determine the role of acid rain in sugar maple .iree dieback. "My Ministry is seeking to define more precisely how acid rain harms our maple syrup producers. Mr. Bradley said, "I'm not prepared to stand by idly while .acidic pollution un- dermines the long-term viability of Ontario's forest-based este The ministry's one- year study indicted a need for additional research to investigate the relationship bet- ween acid rain and maple tree decline. The ministry will prepare a more comprehensive report for release later this year. Further work includes a-province-wide survey to determine the severity of the hard- wood tree decline, and a detailed study to determine historical growth patterns in sugar maple in relation LO} ava tm'i¢s ph eric deposition. industri- Second phase Molson Ontario Breweries Limited line of vision from all vantage points. 'oday announced construction of the To be built by Allan G. Cook Limited second phase of development at the Molson Music Concert Site at Molson Park in Barrie. 'he amphitheatre will blend into the natural setting of Molson Park providing concert patrons with a This past spring Molson completed pleasant and unique atmosphere. construction of a 6,000 square foot In the first year of its music stage covered by a unique Space programme Molson Park hosted a Frame roof. The second phase con- wide variety of entertainment with sists of the establishment of an ear- then amphitheatre surrounding the stage. Designed io accommodate up to the Parachute Club, the Spoons, the Bellamy Brothers, Earl Thomas Connely, John Prine, K.D.Lang and Murray McLaughlin among the acts partially 25,000 people it will provide a clear performing on the new stage. 12 lots sold Tannery Cove developer Don Sherk says he is pleased by how the new subdivision on Penetanguishene wasterfront is proceeding. The old C. Beck Company property in ihe last few months has 7 oN C6 | 'é a} LM UN Se | ©1985 PUNCH PUBL. DIST. BY L.A. TIMES SYND. of schedule in sales since he was hoping to sell at least one road through the middle waterfront and one back of the subdivision, in- ot per month since last stallation of services June. -- a two new home. He said 10 of the sold starts lots have been bought by To date. 12 lots have area residents and two been sold in the sub-, have been sold 10 people division. Seven are from oul of town. seen the building of a back lots and five are more expensive waterfront lots. Fifty lots are being made available in the first phase of the subdivision project. An additional 32 will be opened up later. Touching bases Anyone interested in playing in the Penetang- Midland Ladies Hockey League should contact Cathy Denis at 526-2789 Registration fee is $60, payable prior to October Sherk said he is ahead 12. 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