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r zmmmmmzw p3 stouffvi lie prepares to battle mussels tracy kibble staff reporter a new breed of tiny water beasts are infesting the great lakes and could cause problems with whitchurchstouffvilles watersupply zebra mussels could make their way to inland lakes and streams which feed whitchurchstouf fvilles community water supply says ministry of the environ ments water scientist stephen maude they are mostly confined to lake st clair and lake erie areas now but we predict they will make their way into lake ontario in the upcoming year dr maude says zebra mussels scientifically known as dreissena polymorpha are small brown mollusks with stripes on their hard shells and could cause major environmental problems if they are not con fined dr maude says each female can produce 40000 eggs and as many as 15000 babies can grow on an ordinary clam where they hitch rides and feed on tiny algae billions of the oneinch mus sels are expected to be making their way to toronto its more a question of quanti ty that they hinder not quality they actually make the water clearer because they feed on live algae but zebra mussels are fouling up pipes they use threads to attach themselves and once stuck its extremely hard to get them off a pipe he explains the creatures like to attach themselves to small water pipes in massive clusters until they block off the water supply and corrode the pipes he adds they reduce the diameter of the pipe the moe biologist notes officials are also afraid the tiny mussels will attach themselves to boats heading intocottage lakes which would spread out the prob- lemevenmore zebra mussels prefer small pipes to cluster together in the size of pipes small municipalities like whitchurchstouffville have that draw water from larger lakes originally from the black sea area and discovered in europe as far back as 1890 the zebra mus sels were first seen near samia in 1986 in january whitchurchstouf fville council was notified of the lake simcoe and region conser vation authoritys concerns about this potentially devastat- ing problem in our area council in turn requested staff to contact yorkdurham mpp bill ballinger for- his ministrys comments mr ballinger wrote back and assured local officials he was acutely aware that the appear ance of zebra mussels threatens our resources not only in the great lakes but also in our inland lakes and streams at the local night spot for the event above into the tribune office at 54 main st west ini lynne hood gets some dartthrowing tips from wayne glencross left and husband brian below the patrons hoist mugs of fviile mr ballinger also stated at the ministry of natural resources is heading up a strategy to combat the inedible musselst the mnr is currently assessing the appropriate method by which we can develop a sub stantial integrated response to the zebra mussel infestation he- wrote council the zebra mussels have already caused problems in municipal water systems in monroe michi gan they invaded the us citys water supply forcing residents to go without any water for three days officials confirm there is a natural way to help confine the mussels their main predator is a duck called a scaup and other diving duck species found here that feed oh the zebra mussels this could help control them dr maude says we dont know yet if they will become a problem in whitchurchstouffville it depends on how rapidly they disperse and what their ecologi cal requirements are dr maude concludes new phone book environment safe tracy kibble staff reporter bell canada has introduced an- ejnvironmentfriendly phone book in guelph and waterloo and is spending thousands of dollars to establish new markets for recycled directories in other communities local council heard tuesday evening the communications company wrote to localofficials to advise stouffville kids raise 17000 three local elementary schools raised more than 17000 for the heart stroke foundation last month in their jump rope for heart campaigns orchard park public school which has jumped for the cause longer than any other schoolin york region skipped to the tune of more than 6000 goodwood public school roped in more than 5800 and dickson hill public school added another 5500 to the heart- stroke research cof fers local resident and foundation president jim rae said the com munity has- also raised money through doortodoor canvassing andalthough the grand total was not available monday he said more than 13000 has been tal lied so far im expecting about four or five more people to bring in more this weekend he said the schools start the active cam paign every year during heart stroke month to raise money for research to help combat canadas number 1 killer all three schools raised more or met each of their last years totals and orchard park received an extra pat on the back for its long standing commitment to the cause of the very positive develop ments involving our 1990 direc tory beir canadas guelphwater- loo phone directory features vegetable oilbased ink derived from canola and soyabeans which will replace its old petroleumbased version in addition bell constructed the directory covers from biodegradable glue while the white pages have been printed on a lighter weight 20lb paper fewer twoline listings will also assist in containing book size writes bell canadas busi ness office each of these changes will make our telephone books even mdre environmentally friendly and they will be incorporated in all other directories we expect- the guelph pilot will prove top be a workable model and result in other com munities launching similar ini tiatives the local councils in guelph and waterloo passed a resolu tion last april to accept the new books the cooperation of the com munity governments and recy- clers can make a difference the bell office states ward 6 councillor jim sanders applauded the move and stressed this type of project is greatly needed to improve the environment council took no action and received 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