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ff 4 0niocvffle sttndtrd timet wildlife expert lives in unionvule by martin melbourne when he was in his teens natur- alist barry kent mackay dreamed of travelling the world writing about and studying wild life though the world traveller fan tasy hasnt come true yet the un ionvule resident devotes most of his time to the study and pre servation of wildlife and the en vironment in addition to contributing to a toronto newspaper mr mackay paints has authored a book and works for a number of wildlife organizations for four years he has been director of the toronto humane society and he is an executive member of the toronto ornitholo gical society the canadian rep resentative for the animal pro tection agency mr mackay is also involved with the pickering naturalists club he says it is the responsibility of environmental groups to both in form the public about major issues and to try to use influence to get things changed he adds though success is not frequent it is possible grill welcomes you to the unionvule festival with our 2 fori offer for a limited time we are offering 2 8 oz new york strip dinners for the price of 1 with this coupon i i i i i i 8 i b b i i i i b b fl m invitation for dinner iorjfj bodies entitles the bearer and a friend each enjoy an 8 oz new york steak for the price of one offer expires june 15 this coupon has no cash value 4450 hwy 7 iforw unionville ont 4777625 o b i b 1 b i b b fl b 8 b 1 fl b i j so clip it out bring a friend enjoy ps catch a rising star every thursday to sunday evening brodies features live entertainment with no cover for reservations call 77625 theres a tremendous amount of satisfaction if you accomplish something and its depressing if you dont he said theres a part of me that wants to get in volved born in toronto mr mackay has lived in unionvule most of his life he recalls being interested in animals especially birds since he was about three years old drawing pictures and filling in coloring books he says he followed his mothers example in becoming in volved in various causes and though he is not an activist he does have sympathy for groups such as those opposing the use of animals for scientific research ive yet to find any logical consistent argument to explain why it is morally acceptable to hurt an animal he said until i do i have to think there is no logical argument other than brute force mr mackay says he studies both sides of an issue often ap plying viewpoints gained from his athome philosophy studies be fore developing an opinion the issues he is most concerned with are resource depletion the preservation of wildlife and the destruction of tropical rain forests an admitted pessimist he says he doubts mans treatment of his environment threatened by ex cessive use of resources and des tructive chemicals will ever improve to the point necessary to save it we are lessening the capabil ity of the environment to sustain life he said i think there will be great social strife in the fu ture as more and more of our re sources are depleted despite his vision of the future mr mackay concedes some com panies are making progress people are looking more holis- tically at things he said citing air canadas ban on smoking on short flights as an example barry kent mackay a devoted naturalist another success has been the canadian coalition on acid rain according to mr mackay theyve been very profession al and they are currently in the process of acheiving their goals the keys to an effective orga nization are finding knowledg- able dedicated staff and having a narrow focus as to what the goals of the group are according to mr mackay he says environmental and animal rights groups are gaining in popularity worldwide there are a lot of people shar ing these concerns it is a growing movement around the world he said nothing develops concern like something going wrong with all his responsibilities mr mackay a lifetime member of the wilson ornithological society in the united states admits there arent enough hours in the day its a problem working them all in he said i may have to cut down on some of my involve ment plaque unveiling at 1986 festival at 11 am on festival saturday an important event to take place will be the unveiling of the official plaque commemorating the founding of unionville this recognition has been undertaken by the festival com mittee in honor of those whose community spirit has contributed to the preservation of unionville and main street the wording on the plaque which can be seen on the east side midway is as fol lows founded in 1794 by william berc- zy and his group of german set tlers from pennsylvania and new york this village was officially named unionville in 1849 early activity centred around the mills such as stivers on the rouge river to service the neighboring farms of eckardt eakin crosby braithwaite summerfeldt and other families the preservation of historic main street has been made possi ble by the determined vision and cooperative effort of the unionvil le village festival corporation the citizens and council of the town of markham and the mer chants of main street dedicated to the community spirit which enhances the herit age of the people of unionville june 7 1986 live dogs in puppet show celebrate the unionville fes tival at the library when tv pup- petree presents dog days a pup pet show with a difference real live dogs its for youngsters age five and up and starts at 2 pm on satur day june 7