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economist stmtribune shorts thursday feb w 2000 mike hayakawa rouge river fishway to be modified migrating fish that will utilize the pro posed fishway at the milne dam site on the rouge river to reach suitable spawn ing grounds will get some assistance from the structures designers mark heaton a ministry spokesman from the aurora district office noted the proposed fishway scheduled to be installed this summer will undergo a slight design modification heaton revealed the structures dou ble denile flume will be expanded in width to 8 metres from its original con figuration of 4 metres the purpose in widening each denile flume he said is to create a greater flow of water coming out from the fishway the increased flow is expected to attract the fish including rainbow trout in the spring to enter that passageway instead of going to the natural flow ema nating from the 4 12metre dam instead of having a fishway with 30 cubic feet per second of water going through we will now have up to 80 cubic feet per second of water he pointed out with a design modification you will get a greater flow that a fish should detect heaton was quick to point out there will be no significant change in the cost in addition there are no other changes planned to the proposed construction schedule anyone wishing to voice their con cerns or to add any input can call heaton at 905 7137406 egg collectors wanted with another rainbow trout spawn ing run just around the corner the ministry of natural resources aurora district office is getting ready and seeks some assistance when it proceeds with its annual egg collection at the milne dam site on the rouge river mark heaton a ministry spokesman would like to hear from school groups that might be interested in taking part in this annual ritual this years egg collection is expected to take place during the first two weeks of april the work will take place between monday and friday arid one day on a weekend any groups wishing to take part should call heaton at 905 7137406 taoist tai chi society of canada open house sunday february 13 1 00 400 pm registration accepted for beginner class starting wort february 16 7co9q0 ran wed march 1 1000nooh 70 main st markharn cfc oct txtma r ftoa rura for rnorenlormntion waxers hope to end playoff curse by mike hayakawa sports editor when the markharn waxers take to the centennial arena ice tomorrow for the first game of their provincial junior a hockey league bestofseven playoff series against the north york rangers at 8 pm they will attempt to exorcise some demons in the last six seasons the waxers have been haunted in the postseason losing in the first round in each of the campaigns this season however represents another time and place and while secondyear waxers head coach russ herrington acknowledges the e playoff hex has weighed on the minds of some people with in the organization he feels the clubs fortunes are about to change for the better for starters the waxers held a slight upper hand with the rangers during the regular season winning twice while bat tling to stalemates in two other games what has herrington accentuating the positive is the way his charges have played since the christmas break in their final 14 regular season outings the waxers prevailed in 1 1 of those matches including mondays road finale over the firstplace vaughan vipers 64 i like our chances herrington said of his team which compiled a 241833 fourthplace mark in the southern conference how far we go in the playoffs you cant predict but i feel comfortable with the group we have and the strides we made in the last six weeks with the way theyve executed our game plan and in getting mentally prepared although the waxers are primarily a young team herrington feels theres enough experience in vital positions to get the club over the hump the markham waxers junior a hockey club tradition heritage community playoffs markharn waxers vs north york rangers friday february 11th 800pm markharn centennial centre 8600 mccowan call 905 2942699 email uaxcrsinforainpnet website vmvinforampnetvaxers london cleaner esia8ushed sixcc 1929 off all regular priced dry cleaning 20 only with ec0n0mistsun 1 stouffvilletribune k ii ministry of natural resources ministere des richesses naturelles ontario final public notice milne reservoir fishway the ministry of natural resources aurora district is proceeding with the proposal for the milne reservoir fishway a public notice was previously issued on july 7 1994 the milne reservoir fishway project will involve modification to the existing dam in order to provide passage for fish to upstream spawning areas and habitat the project is part of the rouge river fisheries management plan to rehabilitate the rouge river watershed so that it will support healthy selfsustaining fish popula tions consisting of cold and warm water fish communities the law development group limited on behalf of the cornell community is the major provider of funding for the design and construction of the fishway the project is being planned in accordance with the approved class environmental assessment for small scale mnr projects this notice is intended to give you the opportunity to provide input to the planning of this project where you feel after consulting with mnr staff that serious environmental concerns remain unsolved it is your right to request that the project be subjected to an individual environ mental assessment under the environmental assessment act this decision rests with the minister of the environment comments and information collected regarding this study will be kept on file and unless otherwise requested will be available for public review should you have any inquiries comments or requests regarding this project please contact the district manager aurora district if we have not been advised of any serious concerns within thirty 30 days of this notice the project plans will be finalized and filed with the ministry of the environment and the project will commence without further public notice r messervey district manager aurora district 50 bloomington road west aurora ontario l4g 3g8 9057137400 hjfiffl ebb lama m a7 ss jr b lm 11 fisheries and oceans canada peches et oceans canada highway 407 east partial extension fisheries and oceans canada dfo acting as the responsible authority ra under the canadian environmental assessment act ceaa is engaged in a screening level environmental assessment ea as required under section 201 of ceaa for the above noted project the 407 east partial extension involves the construction of a 159 km 4lane ultimate 10 lane toll highway from the highway 407 centre terminus highway 48 in the west to its terminus at highway 7 east of brougham in the region of durham construction of the highway 407 east partial extension can be commenced once the requirements of the federal ea have been completed public consultation is a significant component of the highway 407 east partial extension ceaa review as part of dfos federal environmental assessment under ceaa it is within the ministers discretion to invoke ceaa subsection 183 where the responsible authority ra is of the opinion that public participation in the screening of the project is appropriate in the circumstances the ra shall give the public notice and an opportunity to examine and make comment on the screening report the ceaa screening report prepared by the ra in this instance dfo will be available for public comment at the following locations markharn community library pickering public library whitevale branch 475 whitevale road pickering ontario l0h 1m0 the screening report will be available for the comment period february 9 2000 march 10 2000 all comments must be received prior to march 11 2000 accompanying documentation produced through the provincial ea process will also be available at the above locations if you would like to receive further information or provide written comments on the cea4 screening report please contact referrals coordinator fisheries and oceans canada fish habitat management ontario area 867 lakeshore road po box 5050 burlington ontario l7r4a6 tel 905 3364595 fax9053366285 6031 highway 7 markharn ontario l3p3a7 reg municipality of durham po box 623 605 rossland rd e whitby ontario t f 1 j j iiiuj jj i