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' van " r , , Ag . - - -re, 1 ' - ' C' _ F. MM" ' .. l . .1 Fe", t ' ' = . a". A : u}- "‘ " guru...“ 'JrGri'iriii-""'" , __-_ f s , - . - "ii" 2W ,3; .3 ' _ N ' - / F "3"" b 5 ._ _ "'---y.'rrp" i -:5- . g It could be argued that activities around the lake were in a lot of stopped. - _ I. ways more colourful. more vibrant; thandrey are today. "Thelast sailing was April28, 1950.'said Mr. Refuse. a ' a M' Ice cream shops, outdoor dances, camping and swimming were By this time. the iakeshore communities had experienced great . ' : ’ , regularactivities on Lake Ontario in municipalities such as Cobourg, population growth. PAS I USES ’ t Oshawa and Pickering. Along with more people, farming. fshing and industry, pollution 5’ InthtsN80sand1890i hotels andcottageswerEbulltln Prckering. Intake Ontario started taking itsroll. __ . Stonehooking wos a common _ , and vacationers would visit from Rochester, N.Y. There were camp- n think the lake has always been healthy of course," . . - - grounds and live entertainment. along with a tavern by Picktsrirtys said Mr. Mattstm."We started doing things to the activity on La ke Ontario In the [ shore.'Berweert 1900and 1920,that waswhen it was reatythrMng' lake we didn't think would have much of an FACTS _. late 19th century ' 7 _ 5 said Mr.5abean. impact on it." Eh' PIGURE . ice houses were also common In the V in 1938, the Frenchman's BayYacht Ciuhwas formed by28sigkrrs. The rshing, both commercial and sports Mall 5"": A S : late Will and early 20th centuries _ty [ wihlgrping was an 'g,',',',',?,',",', 1',',iJ,"5 in] Wittering}: :1“; many 'itll',,' ice,':': Ortegiwaos once bountiful. MtIllilitil ' 1liilt . Lake Ontario had Cl rich history of _ e om areas In ntarlo owingt e aro t mea e s eries n e ntario were sec- - M-tir ' C . . = hub ofcommerce at the time. This would all change when the tall- ondmnone in thewodd,"saktMr. Manson. 'tMI. . " - commerce and ”Ode following the . , madswere built and becamethe preferred method to ship goods The decrease in the fish was mostlydueto I8t J 7 . 32’ War of 1812 - I Oshawa too had a thriving port and shipbuilding Industry, par- overmshing in the 1800s and pollution and ' 1212f - - a o _ t ticulariy in the early 1930s, Oshawa Community Archives indicates development in the 1900s, according to a 2013 -, A V _ . many ships had either been built in the Oshawa area orwere known joint paper, Fish Community Objectives for Lake I -4 - germ -=, A - - --- - - _ 3 N ' to have sailed from it. Ontario by the Ministry of Natural Resources and New York _ V . Ships carried many exported products, including Mur, lumber, State DepartmentofErwironrnentalCurtservatlrm. _ _ iron and whisky. Before dams on the St, Lawrence River restricted passage. fish like ale. , 'Were still a pretty big shipping hub but not to the extent it once the eel and the sturgeon used to migrate between the lake and the l. wasfsaid Ms.Weymark. ocean in enormous numbers. FISH m ‘ Oshawa's waterfront was lively in the early T900s. take Ontario Waterkeeper says that because of human activities. TAR! o 'By the turn of the century you've got a couple different dance at least " species of (ish have gone extinct and at least 15 exotic k Mltithecottages peopWwouWspendthesummersherefMsWey- specieshave beenlntrrrducedinrheiast200yisars. -rrt m-r,."-.- - ::e5 _ , .qlzGk'm . sc-a-r-rr-r-riser-ft-C-.,-'-'?' _ _ marksald. . _ 'All of ourcitiesand towns were based where the rivers came out - - _ __,,: a.raL'Ci:"ar-s , I” ’70. - _ kiaiiTEffe'f2CTL Tf in msighbouringWhWy, grainfrornthe furruand tothe north was because ofthe fisheriesfssid w, MamonJ’Theywere amazing plac- '_ _- ‘5 . _ _ . gr -lrr" 5 _ - ‘ tirstshipped outintheearly18305. esfbrfood.Andhhsdacormectiontothe ocean.” _ â€": - _ . - - mp _ '" 5 q _ f Alongtheshorellnetothe east. Cobourg also bustledwith activity. According to the paper, Fish Community Objectives For Lake " ', Araiimrferrywoulclcarry upto " Beaded ctappercarstrfcual each Ontario 2013, prior to European colonization. Atlantic salmon, lake . Prior to European colonization. Atlantic Salmon, lake '/ dsrhrmRochesterto Cobourg. trout and burbotwere the most abundant top predators in offshore trout and burbot were the most abundant top 5; Wheywanted toward going through Buifigowhk:hwas a railway waters predators in Lake Ontario's offshore waters. i 1rdtilerttWsaidTed Refusea retired teacherwhowroteabook on But by the 1970:. Atlantic salmon, lake trout; burbot, deepwav . But by the 1970s. Atlantic salmon, lake from. humor l' It', fbrry called Coal tn Canada, A History of the Ontario Ctr Ferry ter Cc,',',",',?,',,',',',',",':,',','; icdcstasdasrSst,itiit,1ie,':", 1'hfh" disapr deepwater scuipin, deepwater ciscoes and lake i ' m'p'any. pen or rpopu atrons a so it a y ecrea _ . ' . _ slur eon had eitherdisa ecred orlhelr o ulations 's.s T1etmnsperi,titrwtil metsthemahsmancialdrtveroftMfistty.but Mr. Manson says Lake Ontario was once among the best habitat r',1l':,ruoJsgr'(tld C,:,':,],',",',', d p p mmme'ontylpngfihiswasflu‘fimflalwmln or operation for Americaneeilnthe wttrtdnhtrflthonce made up halfof all blo- . Also by the 1978; the abundance of invasive olewlfe . .. Na ' _ (N :,'t,ii _ " rr mm . mast1nthelakt , ' I t Lal, _ _ _ I " _ “I _ l 3* ’ l ', '. iii'; '»-- 6féi I’ h disa red,"h id white perch and rainbow smell increased. ' fingegsrtigr 'si8jt8ljtitti'1ksh" _-' ')itviti2iiiiirrNtilii'iWh9mihsrt wéréstoclted IrreKtrtetorriaha. . Emerald shiners and spolicrll shrners were ilii!!lii8atiitl . == Vi 2rial.ic, “Meg-- " _ j‘sg' it? Lite1tiirriirtiii, "iritrr'iiiiiitrg9mi%sdiyAtitrmstedJtaittt'sarrt- important prey flshes. - a: - " Assi rcF Fr", yer, _ 5.. 'riikuTs;" Toss, 1v._ aN .5, ci, _ 5 is es', _ .. a»; . u', C Frrap _ . . . . . . . "igiBilgiiRliligiiiiiitiisiiiaiigiiit' sat-:wsril. BiiiM'iie"tih' Gk' Emails. i5fit ', Ftittri itab1t'ttq,tpt1tat3sy. -’ _ : - Lake whiiefish, lake herring and slimy sculpln were . .35.. _ - a. -ltim'thd " - tlNlltllhNNi1l! rah-4a.. ' . tiii I . -.- a.” , . e J M x 'BtlmBt8 t 'liirlIiitgfile " ' " - ”reâ€"Virfifilr‘eigfig‘gfik ' abundant in shallower offshore waters. Four species of , ‘ ' > " ' tl - . r I ' P, risen-'- Iri8rMtgiB? _’“I“IJ‘U‘:'â€"::"‘37‘u'gfg}5~5€;§% ‘_ deepwuier ciscoes and deepwotersculpin were - , . I . . . 5 5 . Ml." ' l . - . - . . ' Illllli L 'lllIllll ilillllglllllliiiiliBtlllliifris1 i,islic'iits'ii'i, J, ' abundant in deeper, offshore waters. In warmer. : ‘ I ' ‘ ' ' t Rh" ‘ ' - _ ‘ ' ‘ - I ll , " Illl NW , . Eh Iliillllli2lssfi'ct?vke"i'ai's"i:' . . neorshore areas. yellow perch, walleye, northern ' - . - - . . I ' . " . " - " . -- . . “7:7: _.§!’91=;_;_ 55 pike, American eel and lake sturgeon were abundant 5 - - , , - “ruin-“I: - " _ YN" ,' . . . : 5 - - : . . lllllIllllillIllllll 5 rr rHCTS " l 1 and supported important fisheries. Add - I E , If, FIGURES " . '6iqurce; Ministry ofNaiuror Resources and Nent.rork -"relc: Tim " _ " State Department of Environmental Conservation " l .3 - llll - Lakes Ware 5 ," :4? - iN ia-Sufigi-‘vlaclr I _ - : " 1llllllllmilli.ll s New. Fd , _ It any __ M.qtirEIB' t"' . 1 .I . T the or mg mg? " “ 5 '. ist fi " rrier‘rl‘lcg A216. " ' . ‘ F ' a l A, See W8MmtNmtmlNMMmMMrg2rmE J. ai) r l ‘ l 'i"i?St -' _ l t _ a . . [ ' r L