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an _ 'â€" Part of t‘e opening of the Demorestville Darn y the Prince Edi/void C0unty ponservation Authority included the presentation of a time capsule by the pupils at Sgphlasburgh Central Public School to authority chairman Donald Bond Here ll/lr. on IS seen with the capsule which will be buried at the site later ' I ‘ reopened until 2000. ' and It WI” nut be , u (Photo by-Pam Buchanan) Demetestville , Dam 18 Open» "l Saturday afternoon the ‘ official opening of the Demorestville Dam took place. On hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony was Donald Bond, chairman for the Prince Edward Region ‘. Conservation Authority; Jack Wells, Warden of Prince Edward County; George Foster, Reeve of Sophiasburgh; Rev. Robert Jones, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Picton; James A. Taylor, M.P.P. far 1 Prince Edward Lennox; Gary FOX, Advisory Boardl chairman for the Conservation Authority and R.G. Burgar, director of the . Conservation Authorities Branch, Ministry of Natural Resources. Two Sophiasburgh Central Public School students, Kathy Pearsall and Helena Bulpit, presented a time capsule to Mr. Bond. The capsule was filled with a. signed students’ list; a Signed staff list; a school 75 percent pin; a school crest; newsletters from throughOUt the the year and Other \ mementoes students donated. Burial of the capsule will he at a later date When completion of their yearbook is done. Opening of the capsule is planned for the year 2,000 at the dam site. James Taylor said he was delighted to be at a gathering where there was so many people gathered for a: conservation cause. Mr, Burgar expressed thanks for the co-operatio,1 of the township in the Construction of the dams “Conservation Authority is a partnership between the municipality and the provincial governments. The dam represents an example of local and provincial interests being served by the authority,” he said. The Demorestville dam holds two million gallons of water. Since Demorestville has been troubled with wane]r . storages this supply will haVe many uses, including fire fighting. At the end of his comments, Mr. Burgar declared the dam open.