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weekender march 7 1987 pll biologist patricia mohr gathers water samples from a drainage cul vert at a 14th ave retention pond during recent water testing there as part of save the rouge valley systems testing program the water showeclsiightly nigherthannormal chemical contents at right is group chairman jim robb bruce etheridge environmental group tests the waters by bruce etheridge a spot water test conducted by an environmental group at a stormsewer retention pond on 14th ave and birchmount rd last wednesday revealed a slight ly higherthannormal chemical content in the water patrica mohr an environmen tal biologist who conducted the preliminary testing for save the rouge valley system srvs said the higher levels may simply be the result of road salt run off the group plans to begin regu lar water quality testing in mar kham this summer while the environmental test kit miss mohr used cannot iden tify specific elements or toxins it can spot the presence of chemic als or metals by measuring the conductivity of the water contamination allows electric al current to pass through the wa ter more easily jim robb srvs vice- chairman says the group plans to do extensive testing and analyses at potential problem spots along the stormsewer drainage system and at major rouge river tributaries in markham two weeks ago cip containers ltd on bullock dr was fined 3000 in newmarket court for spilling purple ink and paraffin wax into a tributary the ministry of environment however determined the waste was nontoxic to plant or aquatic life although the srvs has its roots in scarborough mr robb is hoping to establish a chapter of the watchdog group in markham because tributaries and the headwaters of the rouge river are located in the markham area mr robb said the fate of the riv er is in markhams hands he said srvs is very con cerned about the direction mar khams development is taking be cause it will have the greatest effect on water quality in the rouge river he hopes residents and mar kham council will avoid repeat ing scarboroughs mistakes in its planning program mr robb who has a science de gree in forestry says markhams official plan review he cited the mount joy industrial proposal as an example seems to be fol lowing scarborough in trying to develop all available land and fill in the green spaces in markham but he said if markham built a series of retention ponds with dams or water gates rather than the concrete storm sewer channels along its watercourses it would help reduce polution flood ing and erosion problems and cost less a recent study published in the toronto star stated that the ma jor concern of 93 per cent of ontar io residents is environmental issues and according to the study peo ple want the provincial govern ment to take a more active role in solving the problems the srvs has approximately 300 members but only a few from this area mr robb is looking for new members to establish a chap ter or affiliated group in mar kham he can be reached at 757- 5750 the save the rouge founda tion can be contacted at 2834286 directions to goodwill used cars and highway 7 more for your money bkbrndkmbbbssbxedhbmbllbqbmmlbhbbbsbemnohrbbhbbhsbflin s1986 pontiac 6000 ste fr sedan p938 all factory standard equipment power sliding roof power reclining seats gold 8500 kms 19t3o0 1984 pontiac grand prix 42181a1 2 door coupe v6 air pw cruise amfm stereo bucket seats console rally wheels silver 77000 kms 1985 pontiac bonneville br p914 4 door sedan air 305 v8 pl cruise tilt amfm stereo full padded vinyl roof white burgundy int 34000 kms u3t695 1984 chev estate wagon 4105a 9 passenger loaded amfm stereo wire wheels air conditioning wood grain panell ing light green 77000 kms hh95 1982 chev celebrity sedan 4511a 4 cyl auto ps pb amfm stereo air conditioning white walls brown 83000 kms 6495 1986 gmc safari mini passenger van air v6 ps pb twotone paint amfm stereo cassette borwn gold 13600 kms 17295 i 4792 7 at kennedy rd byte 4774666 5o oo j s559 twilbi kivf nio itoscfjk wfic3 t il 1 1 i vf