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c economists suntribune environment saturday july 22 2006 3 o source r- not symptoms residents l from page 1 gist believes the root of the kettle lakes problems should besolved we should address the source of the problem at bestthe lung is a quick fix bandaid approach ahddoes nothing to get to the source of trie problem he said musslemans lake councillor mark carroll admits he doesnt know what the solutionis but we have to do something carroll said v thecouncillor has appealed to the town for support in restoring the healtliof musselmans lake- carroll points out the lake has been a source of pleasure for many years located in the middle of the village its the focal point of the- community 7 n be in trouble but its not dead gemza said musselmans lake definitely has some issues jts riot as nice as preston lake vandorf area but ifs not as badtaswilcox yet lake restoration is needed at musselmans 1 1 1 vs j 1m m jpj h v ov i 7 z whats the point of testing if were not going to do anything 1 p- i 1 vr 1 l musselmans lake is part of the ontario lake par trier program however the program was hit so hard by government cutbacks no attention is being given to musselmans lake whats the point of testing if- were not going- to do anything about the problems we were promised help we didnt get it lafluersaid v y gemza said his hands are tied- ii dont have the time i dont have me staffing despite government cutbacks the ministry of the environment stresses the importance of main taining healthy lakes the first line of attack on blue algae is to correct the cause of the problem rather than the symptoms most effective is the reduction ofalgae-profnot- ing phosphorus advise the miri- istry and bringing septic systems up to 1 j standard is important other rriethbdscould range from pump irig fertilizer nitrates out of the lake pulling out the leaves using equipment to create a bubbling u- 1 in a mf staff photosjoerd witteveen eugenie it- marcahtpine 7 and alain phillippe gqupille 13 make castles on the shore of musselmans lake which some residents say needs to becleaned up effect using propellors on the water arid stocking the lake with large fish toninger wants residents to ban together and irriplerrient a septic systeiri strategy where residents could get their septic tanks pumped out en masse at a reduced rate v the nol problem is caused from the faulty septic systems toninger said aswell theres a lack of healthy shoreline vegetation no buffering on the road side which lets road salt arid lawn fertilizers and pesti cides flow into the lake and road culverts that dont suit the lake toninger said storrrf management and proper erosion control are also needed to achievea healthy lake and some residents believe motor boats are adding to the lakes environmental problems toninger said by lisa queen staff writer the vandals picked jheir target in broad daylight spurred on by some axe to grind or looking for a way to shake summer boredom they hit the portables at cardinal carter- catholic high school in aurora at about 1 1 arri on july 11 smashing the doorhandles once inside they trashed the structures to the tune of 10000 with superintendent of plant and planning brice eldridge esti mating his boards schools sustain about 30000 to 40000 damage a year thanks to vandalism this single assault accounted for a quarter to a third of that total just two hours after the cardinal carter incident another pack of vandals struck v this time it was at oak ridges public school in richmond hill they broke windows smashed toilet tanks and sprayed fire extin guishers damage is estimated at 5000 about 15000 damage in a two- hour span is a heavyhit for yorks public and separate school boards of course not all vandalism to schools is as serious nighttime spree thfee days before vandals dam- aged cardinal carter and oak ridges schools york regional police believe kids or teens caused almost 300 darnage to denne public school in newmarket the nighttime spree just before 11 pm resulted in numerous smashed windows a week ago someone tried to set fire to a door at maple leaf public school in newmarket at about 4 prn causing about 500 darnage and some time between 330 pfn last thursday and 7 am moriday someone got inside a portable at roselawn public school in richmond hill and sprayed the fire extinguisher there is no estimate of damage- stouffville disrict secondary school was vandalized with graffitti last month in a misguided tribute to chris pagani who drowned in lake scugog i there were no charges laid in the incident after the schools principal decided arrest wouldnt be appro priate under the circumstances regional cyews digest whats happening bandwidth 2000 friday aug 11 the aurora legion call 7737024 bandwidth director james haliburton and mrwang bass player jonathan mccallum promote the battle of the bands contest with proceeds supporting operation catchup offering programs for youth bogus inspeaor alert police say they are interested in hearing more about someone who pretended to be a building inspector in markham this f week and the town of markham is warning anyone who gets an inspection request to check the inspectors identity a resident was called wednesday by a man who said he wasa markham jbuilding t legal actibnlfhewas denied entryto the home i i ttiese requests can and should be confirmed john wright markhams director of building standards statedin a pressrelease we urge residentsto ask for identification and a contact phone number to confirm the inspection i 1 in this case the town said the resident phoned a number the bogus inspector gave and found it was fake no other suspicious incidents have been reported since- wright said real building inspectors carry a telephone number residents can call for confirmation 4797780 y they also will identify them- selves by name carry official identification and wear clothes withthe towns logo visible on them anyone who receives a suspi cious request is asked to contact the town or the york regional police at 8811221 vi i -1- a is m- mqh july 24 tf mmmmmmm xmainyotter ter 1 applies to most gm vehicles synthetic oil extra 9054757373 v 1 f