INSIDELetters

I am very grateful for all the support I have received, as well asthe confidence that has been placed in me. STORY PAGE 2

Illegal Use of InvasiveSpecies for Bait

Conservation officers are monitor-ing compliance with Ontario’s sportfishing and public safety-related legislation. STORY PAGE 2

The revenge of theSchooner Nancy

The situation was hopeless. Lieutenant Worsley decided to destroythe Nancy rather than allow her to fallinto enemy hands. STORY PAGE 3

Port Burwell ReportWe are not there yet. The

Municipality of Bayham has all of theingredients to be a vibrant, cohesivecommunity. STORY PAGE 3

Port Stanley HarbourProjects Update

Included in the 2014 Harbour Capital Budget are four projects that were approved by Council to be commenced and possibly undertakenin 2014. STORY PAGE 4

The Virtualization ofPractically EverythingThe first in a series of musings by retired writer Reini Strasser ofSouthwold. STORY PAGE 8

Serving Lake Erie’s North Shore

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Aaron Gautreau

Annaleise Carr of Walsh, Ontariobegan her quest to swim across LakeErie at about 5 a.m. on Friday, July 25,from Presque Isle State Park in Erie,Pennsylvania. The 75-kilometre jour-ney. The swim was expected to takeabout 30 hours and to end in PortDover, ON.

The 16 year old girl who took on the75-kilometre swim across Lake Erie de-cided to end her marathon a little earlyafter consulting with her swim coachand officials.

Team spokesman Aaron Gautreausays Annaleise ended her swim at 4a.m. Saturday at Long Point, Ont., afterswimming for 22 hours and 20 minutes

around 11:30 in the morning.

Gautreau says the swim was still agreat success, as Carr raised around$130,000 for Camp Trillium, a child-hood cancer support centre. She is rais-ing money to send kids with cancer tocamp. The purpose of the camp is toplay a part in the healing process andto enhance the children’s quality of life.In Annaleise’s new book “How I Con-quered Lake Ontario to Help Kids Bat-tling Cancer” she talks about how it wasthe kids and their families that helpedher conquer the cold waters and theterrifying waves in that 30 plus hourswim.

places but only advanced divers withmixed gas certification can go deeper.

So what have they got that wehaven’t got? Obviously the shipwrecksbring in divers from far and near. Thetwo deep harbours can accommodatevery large cruisers and sailing vessels.The shops and restaurants are also adraw as they are in some of our localcommunities. Of course the ferry isalso a big draw.

Andrew HibbertFor our short summer break Linda

and I visited our old stomping grounds,Tobermory. We spent a lot of time therewhen we were young SCUBA diversand every few years we like to revisitthe community and friends we madethere in the 1970’s and 80’s. Tobermoryis not only a cool dive spot but also avery popular tourist destination.

Situated at the northern end of theBruce Peninsula, Tobermory is, ofcourse, the SCUBA capital of Ontarioand probably Canada. There are nu-merous shipwrecks in the area, manyof them in near pristine condition. Thewater is clear, cold and a delightfulaqua blue and these conditions havekept the deep wrecks quite intact.Imagine a sailing schooner from thelate 1800’s sitting upright on the bot-tom with a mast standing, the bowspritstill in place and much of the equip-ment that sank with her still in place.It’s like stepping into a marine mu-seum, except you have to swim there indepths up to 150 feet (45 metres) ofwater. The water is much deeper in

The ferry makes daily crossings toManitoulin Island. The MS Chi-Cheemaun is a large, modern vesselthat makes several trips a day back andforth to the island. The ship is ownedand operated by Owen Sound Trans-portation Company (OSTC), an Opera-tional Enterprise Agency of theProvince of Ontario. The service is anintegral part of the Ontario tourismand transportation system. The ferrydraws tourists to the area from Maythrough October each year. Seasonally,M.S. Chi-Cheemaun captain and crewtotal 70 employees with another 35 em-ployees at the terminals in Tobermoryand South Baymouth. It’s big business,not only for the OSTC but also for thelocal community who offer overnightaccommodations, meals, sightseeingand shopping.

The village is a long drive from the

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Annaleise Carr swims Lake Erie

What have they got that we haven’t got?

Above: No, this ferry is not coming to Port Stanley. This is the ferry MS Chi-Cheemaun at Tobermory.

Left: Flowerpot Island near Tobermory.

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a total of 42 kms. Her swim ended afew hours short of Port Dover, whereshe had initially planned to arrive

Kevin Sprague Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry

Conservation officers are pa-trolling local waterways this summerto ensure anglers avoid using live in-vasive species as bait.

Gobies are an aggressive fish, orig-inally from Asia, that present a seri-ous threat to North American waters.An invasive species easily caught byhook and line, gobies are common in

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supply boats, the British surprised,boarded and seized USS Somers andUSS Ohiowhile USS Porcupineescaped. Not only were the vessels, renamed Huron and Sauk, a welcomedaddition to Britain's Lake Erie squadronbut the capture also impacted Ameri-can morale since the defences of FortErie were now reduced. Dobbs' victorywas the last naval engagement on LakeErie during the war.

August 14: The British supply HMSNancy is burned in the NottawasagaRiver during an attack by a USSquadron. Read her story on page 3 ofthis issue.

August 15: British Lt General GordonDrummond follows Gen Jacob Brown'sarmy to Fort Erie but is driven off whenthe fort's magazine exploded, causingover 900 casualties, including hisnephew, Lt Colonel William Drum-mond, killed during the attack.

August 16: American troops and na-tives attack and burn the settlementand mill at Port Talbot on Lake Erie andattack settlers in Dunwich and South-wold Townships. The looting of animalsand household good and the burningof buildings and crops left 230 inhabi-tants without food or shelter.

August 19: A British force of 4,000 regu-lars land near Benedict, Maryland, tobegin their march to Washington, DC.

Andrew HibbertAugust 8, 2014: Peace negotiations be-tween the Americans and British beginin Ghent, Belgium. The American com-missioners sought to negotiate matterslike sailors' rights and blockades aswell as acquisition of the Canadianprovinces. British delegates proposedterms for retaining occupied Americanterritory, creation of a First Nationsstate in the Great Lakes region andnaval disarmament of the Great Lakes.Both parties' initial terms were mutu-ally rejected at this opening session.

August 9: Treaty of Fort Jackson. TheUS Government imposes harsh termson the Muscogee (Creek) Nation forwaging war against the United States in1813-1814.

August 10:U.S. Commodore IsaacChauncey's squadron arrives off ofKingston, Upper Canada in hopes ofprovoking a battle with Commodore SirJames Lucas Yeo's British squadron.Chauncey loosely blockades Kingstonfor the remainder of the month, butYeo will not offer battle until the com-pletion of his new ship the HMS St.Lawrence that would become thelargest vessel on the Great Lakes.

August 12: Royal Navy Captain Alexan-der Dobbs commanding 70 seamenand marines rowed out to three U.S.armed schooners anchored near thepost, which were supporting MajorGeneral Jacob Brown's Niagara frontiercampaign. Masquerading as American

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British Commodore Sir James Lucas Yeo

vealed that Pace was submitting DCRscontaining false information in relationto the location where he was conduct-ing his commercial fishing activities.He was also falsely reporting the lengthof time that he left his gill nets in thewater and he declared less than half ofthe total length of gill nets that he was

actually using. The investi-gation also showed thatPace had entered false in-formation in his commer-cial fishing logbook. Onmultiple occasions, Pacedeclared in his logbook thathe set gill nets in areaswhere he did not. He alsoset gill nets in locations thathe failed to record in hislogbook.

Justice Lucy C. Glennheard the case in the Ontario Court ofJustice, Chatham, on July 10, 2014.

To report a natural resource viola-tion, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667)toll-free any time or contact your min-istry office during regular businesshours. You can also call Crime Stoppersanonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Illegal Use of Live InvasiveSpecies for Bait

REPORT

$40,000 Fine For Commercial Fishing

ViolationsMinistry of Natural Resourcesand Forestry

A Lake Erie commercial fishingboat captain has been fined a total of $40,000 for commercial fishing violations.

Melchiorre Pace of Leamington,captain of the commercialfishing vessel “AD-CO II”,pleaded guilty to violating theterms and conditions of acommercial fishing licence.Pace was fined $40,000 forsubmitting Daily Catch Re-ports (DCRs) with false infor-mation. Pace also pleadedguilty to failing to maintainan accurate and completecommercial fishing logbook.He received a court order re-quiring him, for a period of threeyears, to only operate commercialfishing vessels that have a Ministry ofNatural Resources and Forestry moni-tored GPS unit installed.

Court heard that between May 24and July 16, 2013, conservation officersinvestigated the commercial fishingactivities of Pace. The investigation re-

the Great Lakes. In order to preventtheir spread to other waters, it is ille-gal to possess live gobies, or to usethem as bait either dead or alive. Ifcaught, they should be destroyed.

Conservation officers are monitor-ing compliance with Ontario’s sportfishing and public safety-related leg-islation. Anglers are reminded that itis illegal to bring any crayfish, sala-manders, live fish or leeches fromoutside Ontario into the province foruse as bait. Anglers are only allowedto use fish species designated as bait-fish for bait.

For further information on fishingregulations, please consult the Recre-ational Fishing Regulations Summary,available at www.ontario.ca/fishing.

To report a natural resources viola-tion, call 1-877-847-7667 toll-free anytime or contact your local ministry’soffice during regular business hours.You can also call Crime Stoppersanonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

LETTERSThames Valley District School Board

It has been a great honour, privilegeand responsibility to represent the peopleof Elgin County and St. Thomas over thepast eight years as your Trustee on theThames Valley District School Board. Overthat time, I have worked diligently withinour communities and on Board committeesto bring the voice of Elgin’s families andthe needs of our students to the TVDSB.There have been many rewards in thatservice, and with regret, I am announcingthat I will not be standing for re-election in2014.

Representing the diverse needs of all ofour municipalities in Elgin County is not aservice to be taken lightly, and it would bemy pleasure to talk about the challengesand rewards with anyone considering

running for the office of School BoardTrustee. It would also be an honour toprovide mentorship for an incomingTrustee.

Although I will not be continuing asyour Trustee, my passion for studentlearning and success, and my commit-ment to the wellbeing of all children andyouth in our communities will continuethrough volunteer service on severalTVDSB and community committees.

I am very grateful for all the support Ihave received, as well as the confidencethat has been placed in me by the citizens of Elgin and St. Thomas over the past eight years. Thank you for yourstrong commitment to public educationin our communities!

Tracy Grant, Dutton

spotted the Scorpion and ap-proached the un-suspecting enemyship while flyingthe American flagand with most ofhis men concealedbelow deck. Wors-ley brought the Ti-gress alongside theScorpion, whosecrew were scrub-bing her decks.One of the Britishattackers remem-

bered that “we were within ten yardsof the enemy before they discoveredus, it was then too late, for in thecourse of 5 minutes her Deck wascovered with our men and theBritish flag hoisted over the Ameri-can.” Both vessels were then takento Fort Michilimackinac. The Scor-pion was renamed Confiance in ho-nour of the ship which was capturedfrom the French by Commodore SirJames Lucas Yeo. The Tigresswas re-named Surprise for the manner inwhich she was captured.

The starving British garrison atMackinac Island could now be sup-plied and the upper lakes remainedin British hands until the end of the

PORTBURWELLREPORTAllan Spicer

PORTBRUCEREPORTCathy Crane

Yard Sale Day a Success!

Judging by both auto and pedes-trian traffic in Port Bruce on SaturdayJuly 26th, the second annual Yard SaleDay was a huge success. This yearthere were about 23 yard sales heldthat day, and some even continuedinto Sunday. The sun was shining andlots of treasures were taken to newhomes. The Port Bruce Ratepayers As-sociation decided to organize thisagain this year with two goals. Onegoal was to bring visitors to Port Bruceand the other was to give local resi-dents an opportunity to visit withneighbours. Safe to say that bothgoals were met! Thanks to everyonewho participated! Start saving thosetreasures and watch for details aboutnext year’s event!

Mark your CalendarThe Port Bruce Ratepayers Associa-

tion board meeting will be held on Au-gust 7th at 7 p.m. at the Pavilion.Everyone is welcome.

Plans are underway for the annualFish Fry that will be held on Saturday,September 6th, 5-7 p.m. at the Pavil-ion. Tickets are still $20.00 in advance.Watch for ads closer to the event formore info on where to get tickets, orcontact a Ratepayer board member.

Andrew Hibbert

This is the story ofthe Nancy, aschooner, whichsailed the UpperGreat Lakes as a pri-vate cargo vessel inthe fur trade.

During the War of1812, the HMS Nancywas pressed intoservice as a Britishsupply ship. While inthis service, theschooner wasburned in the Not-tawasaga RiverBritish sailors to pre-vent her being cap-tured.

The sunken hull of the Nancyformed an obstruction in the river andan island was established by the re-sultant deposition of silt and sand. Theremains of the hull now rest in a mu-seum on the island to mark the site ofthe Nancy's demise and to commemo-rate her gallant defense. The site iscalled the Nancy Island Museum.

The BeginningThe Nancywas built in 1789 at the

British port of Detroit. The length wasapproximately 80 feet, width (or beam)22 feet. The figurehead on the vesselwas a carving of a lady dressed in thepresent fashion, and with a hat andfeather created by Skelling of NewYork. The Nancywas likely named foreither the wife or daughter of herowner John Richardson.

The WarWhen the United States declared

war in 1812 against Britain, the Nancywas immediately moved to Amherst-burg and was requisitioned as a Britishtransport by Lieutenant-Colonel St.George, commander of the garrison.She was described as capable ofmounting six, four- pound carriageguns and six swivel guns.

The Nancy is TrappedWhile the Nancywas away on a

supply trip to the Nottawasaga base,the American Fleet left Detroit on July3, 1814 for the attack on Fort Michili-mackinac. At the Nottawasaga base,the Nancywas moved two miles up theriver under the command of Lieu-tenant Miller Worsley, Royal Navy.Here, quietly hidden and protected bya blockhouse, the Nancywaited.

On August 14, 1814, three Americanships, Niagara, Tigress and Scorpion,

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under the command of Captain Sin-clair, arrived at the mouth of the Not-tawasaga River to wait for the Britishschooner which was thought to be onroute from Fort Michilimackinac. Itwas only when wood gathering par-ties from the American ships hap-pened upon the Nancy in her hidingspot that the secret was revealed.

The engagement was brief and de-cisive. Lieutenant Worsley's force con-sisted of 22 seamen and 23 Ojibwaynatives and nine French CanadianVoyageurs. Their armament was com-posed of two 24-pounder carronade(charades) and one six-pounded. TheAmerican force of three ships, and 500men armed with 18 32-pounder car-ronades, three long 12-pounders, two24-pounders and one 5.5 inch how-

itzer provided formida-ble odds. CaptainSinclair anchored hisships in the Bay and pro-ceeded to pound theNancy and the block-house across the narrowneck of land, which sepa-rated the river from thebay.

The situation washopeless. LieutenantWorsley decided to de-stroy the Nancy ratherthan allow her to fall intoenemy hands. However,during the preparationsfor blowing up theschooner, a direct hit onthe blockhouse set theNancy afire. She burnedto the waterline and

sank. The British force escaped intothe forest where they were not pur-sued.

The Nancy AvengedOn August 31, Worsley and his

men, after paddling and rowing for360 miles (579 km), around the northend of Georgian Bay reached FortMichilimackinac. En route, they hadquietly bypassed the two Americanships Tigress and Scorpion.

From the fort Worsley took fourboats full of sailors and soldiers to at-tack the two American schooners —the USS Tigress and Scorpion— whichwere blockading the British garrisonat Mackinac Island. On September 3,Worsley and 92 men in four rowboatsreturned to surprise and capture theTigress after a short, but bloodyboarding action at midnight in DetourPassage, she then became a RoyalNavy vessel. Three days later, Worsley

Municipality is not facilitating the ini-tiative of local groups determined tomake Bayham a better place.

Rather than support and nurture,the office in Stratfordville is constantlyputting up road blocks. The most re-cent example is space on the Municipalevents billboard. The Periscope Theatregroup were told there was no room foran announcement of their upcomingthird season, commencing Aug. 7 withWife Begins at 40.

This group of individuals hasworked very hard to develop a cadre oflocal thespians and raise the funds tostage live theatre in Port Burwell, a veryimportant summer attraction for Bay-ham. Periscope volunteers have just in-stalled air conditioning in their venue,St. Paul's United, at considerable cost.The Periscope Theatre is most worthyof our support. The best thank you isour presence at the plays this summer.

Recent and historic problems withBayham Administration need to be ad-dressed by the current council. The op-erations at the Municipal Officepromise to be a major election issue inOctober.

At the moment, no one has steppedup to the plate to stand for Ward 1.There is a ready army of volunteerswilling to support a candidate with aglobal vision of the future of the Mu-nicipality of Bayham.

New Computer SystemPricey

The Municipality of Bayham is pur-chasing a $140,000 computer system.Apparently one staff member will be-come redundant. Surely the sophistica-tion of the new software should allowBayham to rectify the anomaly of flat

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Painting by PeterRindlisbacher one ofa series of War of1812 paintings.

Police Divers RecoverMissing Teen

After three days of searching, ElginOntario Provincial Police (OPP) con-firms they have recovered the body ofthe missing swimmer in Port Burwell.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. July 27,2014 Elgin Ontario Provincial Police(OPP), Bayham Fire and Elgin-St.Thomas Emergency Medical Servicesresponded to a report of a missingswimmer in Port Burwell. A group ofyouths were swimming out by the pieron the main beach in Port Burwellwhen they came to a deeper section ofthe water. One male youth began tostruggle and went under water and theothers were having difficulty in thewater. When the group was pulled tosafety, it was discovered the one youthwas missing.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)Underwater Search and Recovery Unitresponded with the assistance of ElginCounty OPP, Central Elgin Fire andBayham Fire Services. Elgin CountyOPP wishes to thank all those that assisted with the search.

One Community We are not there yet. The Munici-

pality of Bayham has all of the ingredi-ents to be a vibrant, cohesivecommunity, a real economic driver ofEast Elgin. The Administration of our

The revenge of the Schooner Nancy

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PORTSTANLEYREPORTAndrew Hibbert

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Report Prepared by Lloyd J. PerrinTHE REPORT

Included in the 2014 HarbourCapital Budget are four projects thatwere approved by Council to becommenced and possibly under-taken in 2014. This report is intendedto give Council an update on the sta-tus of the projects since they are ofconsiderable magnitude.

1) Dredging This project is estimated at $

1,000,000. Included in this projectwould be the construction of adredge containment cell located onthe east side of the west breakwaterimmediately south of the McAsphaltproperty. The containment cell willprovide a disposal site of approxi-mately 50% (65,000 cubic meters) ofthe dredged material from the har-bour. The end result being the cre-ation of further land holdings on theharbour. The containment cell willhave an area of approximately 2 ha.

In order to accomplish this workapproval is required from the FederalDepartment of Fisheries and Oceans(DFO) since the proposed work con-stitutes a Harmful Alteration Disrup-tion or Destruction (HADD) of fishhabitat. Central Elgin staff and RiggsConsulting staff have consulted witha DFO staff biologist regarding a fishsampling plan to gauge the types andspecies of fish that will be affected.The fieldwork will include netting anddocumenting fish within the affectedarea. The fieldwork will commence onJune 7th and 8th. Once the technicaldata has been obtained a report willbe completed and submitted to DFOfor the backup for the negotiationwith the Federal Government forcompensation for the HADD.

In addition to consultation withDFO, there has also been consulta-tion with the Ministry of Environ-ment regarding the dredging project.The project will not require a ClassEnvironmental Assessment as perthe Class EA process but it is recom-mended that the municipality willrequire in-lake monitoring protocolas proposed and carried out by Pub-lic Works and Government Services

Port Stanley Harbour CapitalProjects Update

Ready, Set, Paddle!Lake Erie North Shore Standup Paddleboard Race Raising funds

for Erie Coastal Stewardship EcoTrail

for the Federal Government in 2010.

The same monitored sites for in-lakedisposal will be undertaken upon thecompletion of the disposed dredgedmaterial. Monitoring will be undertakenin the spring of 2015 and compared tothe base line studies from 2010.

Staff would note that we are confi-dent that the project is still on sched-ule to be completed in 2014.

2) West Breakwater Repairs This project is estimated at $

600,000, which is over the 500,000 thatCouncil has budgeted. The work in-cludes subsurface repairs to providestructural support to the existingbreakwater. It is important to note thatthis work is considered as repairs toexisting infrastructure so the fundingwill be from the contribution agree-ment provided by the federal govern-ment as part of the divestiture process.This project will be ready for tender bythe end of June 2014 with work to becompleted in 2014.

3) Boat Launch This project is estimated $ 200,000

and includes the design and construc-tion of a new public boat launch lo-cated at the south end of Carlow Road.This project will be ready for tender bythe end of June 2014 with work to becompleted in 2014.

4) West Breakwater ExtensionEnvironmental Assessment(EA) Initiation

This project is budgeted at $100,000 and is for the necessary envi-ronmental monitoring work to supportthe extension of the westerly breakwa-ter in an effort to protect the harbourfrom Lake surges and provide for amore protected harbour from vesselswithin the Harbour and Kettle Creek.Some of the in water technical moni-toring to support the HADD whichwould occur as a result of this projectis being undertaken concurrently withthe work being done for the dredgingproject to try to realize some efficiency.

Further work will be completed to support the EA including publicconsultation as the year progresses.

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27 & 28 of 2013. This year Harbourfesthas been pushed to the last long week-end of the summer August 30 to Sep-tember 1, 2014.

If you are holding an event andwant to tell everyone within a twenty-minute drive you can’t beat the Beacon.

Gerald Jacques Arrested for allegedtheft and arson

Gerald Robert Jacques (aka J.J.),age 37 of Port Stanley ON, who waswanted by police for the alleged theftand arson of the Elgin County OPP Po-lice boat on June 25, 2014, was appre-hended the evening of July 22, 2014.He was arrested without incident inthe City of London by members of theOPP and London Police Service.

JACQUES is currently in custodyawaiting a show cause bail hearing tobe held in St. Thomas Friday July 25,2014 facing the following charges;Theft Over $5000, Arson, and Posses-sion of Property Obtained by Crime.

“While I can’t comment specificallyon details of the investigation I cer-tainly want to thank members of thepublic and the many officers in part-nership with other policing servicesthat brought this investigation to asuccessful conclusion. We havemoved forward with a temporarypolicing vessel, which again allows usto respond to marine emergencies onLake Erie. We are also working on se-curing a permanent replacement ves-sel for next year’s boating season.”Stated Inspector Brad Fishleigh, ElginCounty OPP Detachment Commander

2014 Municipal Election - CandidateInformation Session

Thinking about running in the up-coming Municipal Election or SchoolBoard Election? Wondering what is in-volved? Not sure who to ask? TheTownship of Malahide, Town ofAylmer, the Municipality of Bayham,and the Municipality of Central Elginare hosting a Candidate InformationSession on August 12th from 7:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m. with the Ontario Ministryof Municipal Affairs and Housing asinvited guests. For complete details,visit the Central Elgin Municipal web-site www.centralelgin.org or contactDianne Wilson, Deputy Clerk, at 519-631-4860 ext 286 to RSVP.

August long weekend in the village

The Civic Holiday Long Weekend inPort Stanley was a little iffy this year.The rather unsettled weather didn’thelp. The beach was busy but in the retail area there seemed to be lessactivity. Port Stanley now depends ontourism for its survival and long week-ends are an important part of its con-tinued existence. If we don’t get thecrowds we don’t make money.

Despite the weather Port Burwellseemed to be very busy. We took familyto see the submarine on Sunday andthe village was extremely busy. Severalnew restaurants, the submarine andthe beach were crowded. Yes, the sub-marine is a big draw but Port Burwellwas also hosting their annual Tub Dazeweekend. This event was featured inthe last edition of the Lake Erie Beacon,which I’m sure helped to bring in thecrowds.

Events are an important touristdraw for any community. Unfortu-nately they are also a lot of work. Ittakes many volunteers and a very dedi-cated leader and steering committee tomake these events happen. Sure theyare a lot of fun but after several years ofsteering an event volunteer burnout isinevitable.

There has been an ongoing debateabout holding events on Long Week-ends. Is it necessary or should thesekinds of events be saved for other sum-mer weekends. The closest event inPort Stanley to the Civic Weekend wasHarbourfest, which fell on the July 26,

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create fundraising profiles and goals.Consider sponsoring one of this year’s

SUP’ers.

This year’s paddle-board adventure is partof a larger event series -Carolinian Canada’s30/30 Vision Campaign.Participants are invitedto drop by the Carolin-ian Canada booth atCrystal Beach park andlearn more about thenatural beauty of south-ern Ontario and the im-

portance of Lake Erie’s coast. It’s also agreat opportunity to pick up a passportto track event attendance in this excit-ing, nature-themed series. This year'sevent is generously sponsored by

Jen van Overbeeke Outreach Assistant

Lake Erie North ShoreStandup is hosting itssecond annual paddle-board adventure in Au-gust to raise funds forCarolinian Canada’s LakeErie Coastal StewardshipEcoTrail. The event willtake place on August 23 &24 on Lake Erie in Niag-ara. The race will takeplace on Saturday, if theweather cooperates,starting at Nickel Beach;registration opens at 7:30 a.m. Clinics,hikes and demos will be held on daySunday. Standup paddleboarding(SUP) combines the best of kayakingand surfing and is the world’s fastestgrowing sport. Paddlers are invited

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HealthTalkMake Sure you Always Have a Plan “Bee”

With warm summer nights, we see crops

growing in the fields, children playing in the streets

and the world seems right. But a menace awaits - a

black and yellow, swarming, stinging, flying pest.

I'm talking about bees, yellow jackets and wasps.

After a field trip to Clovermead apiaries, my 8

year old daughter will tell you all the wonderful

contributions that bees make to our ecosystem.

From making the flowers grow and fruit trees pro-

duce fruit to delicious honey, bees play an impor-

tant role. . (She will also tell you how Bee

populations are on the decline and need our help)

Personally, I've never had a quarrel with a bee. In

most cases, except for the rare aggressive, African

killer bees, they really just want to be left alone.

But occasionally, the world of bees and the world

of man cross paths.

Bees, wasps and yellow jackets belong to a fam-

ily of insects known as Hymenoptera. (try and say

that 5 times fast) They live in hives and are usually

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nearest large city but still drawstourists all summer not only for thediving but also for the natural beautyand nature that surrounds the area.The village and vicinity offer all kindsof adventures including boat tours,charters & rentals, hiking on manytrails, museums with local history andculture, fishing, birding, golfing, swim-ming in crystal clear, albeit cool waterand of course local tour boats that spe-cialize in snorkeling and SCUBA div-ing. They even promote winteractivities like snowshoeing, skiing andsnowmobiling.

Local charter boats with underwa-ter viewing windows take visitors andnon divers on tours of local, shallowwater, shipwrecks as well as touring theislands located outside the harbour in-cluding the famous Flowerpot Island.

The entire area is part of a NationalPark called “Bruce Peninsula NationalPark” and an underwater park calledFathom Five which is Canada's firstNational Marine Park, with over 20shipwrecks and 19 islands within it'sboundaries. The area also connects tothe Bruce Trail that runs from Tober-mory to Niagara Falls.

So what do we have?Obviously we can’t compete with

the SCUBA Diving but Lake Erie doesoffer many great shipwrecks and thewater is warmer and getting clearerthanks to the multi millions of ZebraMussels each filtering a litre of water aday. So why do we not have any localdive charter boats? The nearest divecharters are out of Erieau near Ron-deau.

Every community has its own spe-cial features and ambiance. Many of uslive and work on the shore of Lake Erie.Despite its problems it is a lovely lakewith a lot to offer. We have shopping, afew museums along the shoreline, fish-ing, birding and golfing. We even havea commercial fishery that draws a lot ofattention and of course brings us thatlocal delicacy, yellow perch. Yes weeven have a submarine that is becom-ing an important tourist attraction andbrings overflow visitors to many of thecommunities in the area.

So why don’t we have the crowds ofvisitors that we would like to have. Ibelieve part of the problem is advertis-

ing and promotion. Having worked inthe advertising business for more than30 years I can attest to the importanceof telling people what you have to offer.This is no less important for local busi-nesses than it is for our local communi-ties and for the region. It is not enoughto just have a website or just to useradio, you have to have an advertisingbudget so you can reach your market inmany different ways.

I know that Elgin Tourism workshard to attract visitors but is it enough?

When we came to Port Stanley 10years ago there was no local tourist in-formation. I could not believe that thevillage did not have its own brochure.Unfortunately this is true for many ofthe communities along the lakeshore.After starting the Lake Erie Beacon, thenext project we undertook was to de-velop a colour brochure for the com-munity. We now print 45,000 brochuresand distribute them, not only locallybut also to every border crossing infor-mation stand, every hotel and motelfrom Hamilton to Sarnia and to everytourist information stand in Southwest-ern Ontario.

We would like to do the full distribu-tion every year, however, it is difficult tofor businesses to budget for an annualcampaign so we do the distributionevery second year. We do hold a fewthousand over for distribution to bor-der crossings and local info standsevery second year. It would be terrific ifwe could reach further to Toronto andbeyond but that would cost a lot moremoney.

The Port Stanley BIA (Business Asso-ciation) also has a mandate to promotethe village. They have spent a great dealof money over the years on Radio ad-vertising. Unfortunately radio is such afragmented market that unless you ad-vertise on almost every station in theregion you will not get a large percent-age of the market. More recently theyare using billboards and other media.The BIA and many local businesses alsosupport the Port Stanley brochure thatwe publish.

So is there a perfect answer. No, butwe can always do a better job of pro-moting ourselves. Find out what wehave to offer then advertise it as widelyas possible. There is an old adage in theadvertising business “all selling istelling”. If you have something to sellyou have to tell people what it is. As anexample, several years ago a reader,who had lived in Port Stanley, for manyyears, came into our office to ask if weknew where he could buy flowers lo-cally. “You’re kidding!” We said. Youdrive by two flower shops every day. “I

The inner harbour at Tobermoryknown as Little Tub Harbour.

In preparation for the Lake Erieswim Annaleise had been swimmingsix to eight hours a day to get ready forwhat she expected would be a gru-elling 30-hour swim.

Two years ago Carr swam acrossLake Ontario at the age of 14, becom-ing the youngest person known tohave ever accomplished the feat. Al-though she had to cut short her cross-ing of Lake Erie, the 16-year-oldvowed to finish the swim, whichraised money for Camp Trillium.

In a recent Press Release the CampTrillium Executive Director said:

“Annaleise Carr is an incredibleAmbassador for youth and the chil-dren of Camp Trillium. The strugglesshe faced during her epic swim for ourcampers will never be forgotten. An-naleise is and always will be a hero toour campers. Thank you for inspiringthe children and families of CampTrillium.” Marci Shea Perry, ExecutiveDirector

never saw them,” he said. As we havetold many businesses, it’s notenough to have your door open, youalso have to tell people you are hereand what you have to offer and youhave to remind them over and over.Repetition is the secret to gettingyour message across. Every little kidknows that and will bug mom anddad until they get what they want.

This is just as true for the regionand the community as it is for localbusiness.

Having been part of the localDoors Open event since its inceptionI know that many visitors who camehere for that event had never been toour community. They came becauseof our Doors Open advertising. Oncethey were here they would say, “Wehad no idea that such a pretty placeexisted on Lake Erie.”

We have a lot to offer, lets makesure potential visitors know about it!

Annaleise Carr swimming Lake Erie

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Ready, Set, Paddle! Continued From Page 4

Ausmosis Board Craft, Boggio FamilyPharmacies, Rip Rip Curl, VANS, Ento-mogen, Fort Erie Underwater RecoveryUnit, and the Crystal Beach BIA.

Carolinian Canada has launched the30/30 vision campaign, a year-long cel-ebration of Carolinian Canada. TheNorth Shore Standup event is an op-portunity to celebrate the diverseaquatic and terrestrial habitats alongLake Erie’s north shore and support thedevelopment of a the 600+km ErieCoastal Stewardship EcoTrail spear-headed by Carolinian Canada withmany partners.

The event is open to paddleboardersof any age or level including beginnerswho want to harness their inner surferand learn to “walk on water”. Paddlerscan try their skills at 5 km, 10 km or 20km distances on race day and attendSUP clinics, guided nature hikes or beachrestoration projects. Prizes will be

awarded to paddlers who raise funds forthe EcoTrail. Rental boards are available.

Fore information please contact:Carolinian Canada Coalition: Jen vanOverbeeke 519-433-7077 or Email: Katherine Balpataky 519-222-1178katherine@northshorestandup.ca ORwww.northshorestandup.ca

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PORT BURWELL/VIENNA 2014St. Paul’s Port Burwell /Vienna Sunday ServicesSt. Paul's P.B./Vienna United 11:00 am Port Burwell Trinity Anglican 11:30 am Port Burwell Lighthouse Gospel Church 10:45 amPort Burwell - Bayham Horticultural Society,Meets Every 3rd Monday, 7 pm at the Port BurwellSchool. For more Info 519 874 4260.Otter Valley Naturalists Monthly Meeting is thesecond Monday of the month, 7 pm to 9 pm. Pleasecall 519-874-4028 for information. Photographers of the Otter Valley (POV)meetthe last Monday of the month, 6:30 pm, BayhamPublic Library in Straffordville. All are welcome. CallBruce at 519 874-1822.

AYLMER 2014Aylmer 50 + Seniors Welcome you to join themfor Euchre or Bridge Every Monday 1 - 3:30 pm up-stairs at Aylmer Legion Admission $2.Aylmer Badminton Camp August 22, 23, and 24,9am-5pm, Immanuel Christian School, 75 CaverlyRoad, Aylmer. The camp is for intermediate and ad-vanced badminton players only and is open to allages. $90 per person. Call 519-878-2217 for detailsor email coach@aylmerbadminton.ca

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DUTTON 2014Lions famous full breakfast Sunday; August 10, 9 am till 1 pm; the LIONS DEN; behind Dutton Dunwich Community Centre; adults $6.St. Peter’s Anglican Church Chicken BBQ, Wed.,Aug. 27th, 4:30 - 7:00 pm. A fund raising event fora handicap ramp for St. Peter’s Anglican Church.Adults $13.00, kids 6 - 12 $6.00, 5 and under free.Call 519-762-2617 for tickets.Duff Largie Beef Supper September 11 - 5 pm to ?Adults $12 Children 6-12 $5 under 5 free

DEXTER 2014Dexter United Church Dexter Line. Service of Wor-ship at 9:15 am followed by a time of fellowship.

FINGAL 2014Knox Presbyterian Church Lay Minister Mr. JohnVan Eyk. Worship 10 am. Coffee, cookies, fellowshipfollows: Sunday school/nursery 10 am. For info (519)769-2157. Come and worship with a warm andfriendly group of people, we are barrier free.

SHEDDEN 2014Shedden Library Hours: Tues. 2:30-8:30, Thurs. 2-5,Fri. 10 - 5, Sat. 2 - 5 764-2081.Children’s Programs Lego-Mania! Saturday 2:15-4:30pm (all ages with an adult)Summer Reading Kicks Off! 11am— all ages!August 15 - Sundae Party, Special Event; Yvette & herpuppet friends! Friday, August 8 at 11amAdult Book Club AUGUST: Wild by Cheryl Strayed– askstaff for more details!

SPARTA 2014Sparta Stitchers Every Tuesday 1- 4 pm, SpartaCommunity Hall. We quilt, tat, knit, embroider,smock, crotchet, etc. Everyone welcome. Cost is $5.session. Come learn a new skill. Call Sally Martyn(519-775-2292).

ST. THOMAS 2014Abundant Life Fellowship Join us at the TimkenCommunity Centre - Doug Tarry room (2 Third Ave.)at 6 pm on Saturdays for a free meal followed byour celebration service. For more info call 519-633-9207 or go to www.abundantlifestthomas.caThe Old St. Thomas Church, 55 Walnut St. is nowopen for free tours Tuesday-Saturday 9-5 until lateAugust.

TYRCONNELL 2014Backus-Page House Museum, 29424 LakeviewLine, 519-762-3072.Sunday Summer Teas, August 10, 17, 24 and 31,$10pp 14 pm. 8 guests per seating 519 762-3072.Homestead Days, Tues.-Friday in August. UpperLevel of the Barn. 10:30 - 4:30.

UNION 2014Union United Church, 6008 Stonechurch Rd.,Worship and Sunday School at 9:30 am. We are aWelcoming Friendly Family of Faith and are barrierfree. For info: 519-631-0304 and our website iswww.unionunitedchurch.ca.Union United Church, 6008 Stonechurch Rd.,Stone Church Cruise Nites the last Monday ofJuly, August 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Union UnitedChurch, Meet your friends and come join the fun.

VIENNA 2014Bayham Historical Society meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, 7:30 pm at the Vienna Community Centre. All are welcome. Call Bruce at 519 874-1822.

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EDITORS NOTE: The first in a series ofmusings by Reini Strasser–Southwold.

Reini Strasser – Musings of a retired senior's mind.

Last century, silver molecules wereused to chemically record a genuineminiature of your camera image. Youcould see the actual picture on the cel-luloid film, point to individual framesand know the exact location where theimage was stored on a tangible object.

Now images are stored digitally: As a

house of cards consisting of those fa-miliar zeroes and ones stacked millionsat a time. Lets call such a stack a JPEG,an encoded pattern that is completelyinvisible to the eye.

Audio CD’s and DVD’s store musicand movies in the same way as MP3’sor such. In this case I can see the telltalerainbow pattern on a “written” disk, oursenses allow us to say “It has content”,but not remotely able to discernwhether it is white noise, music, a videogame or ten million people’s addresses,

medium itself is completely sterile.

Electronic information, like theBing dictionary, we are assured, is“There”, just like our online bank bal-ance, just like Planet Nunu in the outergalaxy. But unseen and untouchable,finally can exist only in our minds andby faith, the minds of the rest of us. Bymutual acknowledgement we trust inits existence, just as we agree to trustpaper currency as having legitimatemarket value, even though the paperhas no intrinsic value.

The Virtualization of Practically Everything – Pictures and Musicsocial security and phone numbers re-duced to an unintelligible cyber format.

A Bing dictionary search (Online, butexact whereabouts unknown) says of“Cyber”: Cyber is such a perfect prefix.Because nobody has any idea what itmeans, it can be grafted onto any oldword to make it seem new, cool -- andtherefore strange, spooky.

The abstract, intangible nature ofcyber-info denudes the medium of allhuman values. The content of a Kindlebook may move one to tears, but the

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