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sptscwkkss knrs33kwg3fflsz conservation authority gets new name for the third time in its 35 years of operation the south lake sim- coe conservation authority has altered its name an order of council dated july 9 198g approved the official change to lake simcoe region conservation authority established in 1951 it was origi nally known as the upper holland valley conservation authority in 1960 the authoritys area of juris diction was enlarged and it was renamed the holland valley con servation authority it expanded again in 1970 and was renamed the south lake sim coe conservation authority more growth occurred in 1974 and 1978 but the name remained the same this most recent change was adopted to reflect the authoritys coverage area approximately twothirds of lake simcoe and 2612 square kilometres of land that drains into the lake are served by the authority watercolor exhibition a showing of recent watercolor paintings by stouffville artist james bessey begins at latcham gallery on thursday sept 11 mr bessey will be present for the 8 pm opening and hell also be on hand sept 13 20 and 27 from 1 to 4 pm the exhibition con tinues until oct 2 latcham gallery is located at 65 main street west stouffville regular hours are sunday noon to 4 pm tuesday to friday 9 am to 830 pm saturday 9 am to 5 pm closed monday weekender august 16 1986 p7 local man in highprofile role by paula crowell staff reporter he works in one of the least re spected professions in the coun try markhams rod mcleod is a government bureaucrat since taking on the post of de puty ministerof the environment for the province of ontario the married father of three children spends more of his time sitting behind a desk or in meetings but he wasnt always an office man during the early 70s mr mcleod was chief prosecutor for the province of ontario he headed up the crowns case in the longest running criminal jury trial in canada the hamilton harbour dredging case began with charges against a harbor commissioner of defrauding the public the commissioner and another individual were accused of taking bribes from a dredging company further evidence in court re vealed that all the major marine construction companies were in volved in rigging bids on con tracts for marine construction work over a period of several years in all eight companies and 12 individuals were charged with offences involving fraud in ontario and quebec it was the first case in canada where the chairman of the board and company president were charged with such offences mr mcleod recalled although the case began in 1973 appeals were still being heard until 1980 white collar crime for almost 12 years mr mcleod spent most of his time in court specializing in the prosecu tion of white collar crime and fraud cases in 1982 he was asked to transfer from the attorney generals to the solicitor generals office his re sponsibilities as deputy solicitor general were law enforcement and public safety he remained there until after the fall of the big blue machine following the liberal party takeover in may 1985 mr mcleod was appointed by pre mier david peterson to deputy minister of the environment the tall strapping man said as deputy he works closely with the minister james bradley but is responsible to the premier who appointed him he and mr peterson wero classmates in law school when the new premier had his first meetings with his deputies mr mcleods was one of only a few familiar faces his modesty shone through when asked why he was appointed to such a highprofile ministry i guess the reason he asked me to go there was a reflection of the fact that not only are there a number of new legal enforce ments in environmental protec tion but also ongoing negotiations with the united states and indi vidual companies he said law specialist but while hes well versed on law he came into the ministry green on environment matters learning the basics about acid rain and other pollutants has occupied many of his reading hours but the focus of his job is on legal matters its not the same kind of legal work i was doing before but its not unlike what some lawyers do he explained much of his time is spent deal ing with firms which may be pol luting the environment lie meets with their key players and tries to persuade them to make any changes necessary which would reduce pollution levels the technical end of the minis try is left in the hands of scientists who have that mastery this place is full of phds and they were really impressed with my 1960 grade 13 chemistry he laughed hes confident in their skills and would never second guess them he said besides he has other things to do with his time during the busy months while the legislature is in session he estimates his work week as be tween go and 80 hours a week proper balance the weekender asked mr mcleod about a reported rift be tween him and the environment minister the new minister has taken a gungho approach to en vironmental protection which ministry staff may not be accus tomed to we can have a strong effec tive environmental protection program without crippling indus try the question is striking the proper balance was his re sponse we tell them industry what we think should be done and ask how they think that can best be achieved he explained the deputys position is that everyone should have input into pollution regulations including public interest groups some of which he said have considerable expertise mr mcleod has a philosophy about his job which he says com es with the territory i keep myself organized so i could leave in a month if he had to theres always a risk of being placed in a position where youre asked to compromise your public service he said he has had close calls but that politicians know he wont compromise his position if youre known to operate that way it gives you a degree of rod mcleod deputy minister independence from the political process he explained adding that hes never been asked to act in a way which he thinks would be against the public interest frustrated athlete any time left over for the man who describes himself as a frus trated middleaged athlete is spent playing hockey and squash in the winter and golf and tennis in the summer while his new office is in midtown toronto he is a founding member of the friday afternoon train society fats for markham businessmen who commute to union station by train mr mcleod is a trustee and member of the executive of the markham stouffville hospital board and sits on the board of directors of big brothers of toronto he is also coauthor of a reg ularly updated legal textbook used by law firms and schools huny while quantities last ladies jeans b0ulet western boots a an as an bb m an on w bring in this ad 1 i for a 10 discount fon any merchandise not on sale j sizes 2t0 6x mnmna bbmnngbbbnabl jog suits himiiiiihh youth corduroy pants sum fit regular husky not all sizes colours bbs imbfumwg straight leg jeans scrubbies ladies tops 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