The Lake Erie Beacon July 4 2014

Serving Lake Erie’s North Shore

Friday July 4, 2014

INSIDEParking Notes Municipality of Central Elgin

Central Elgin has introduced a new method of paying for parking inthe vicinity of Port Stanley MainBeach, PAY-BY-PLATE. STORY PAGE 2

War of 1812 ReportJuly 1814: A party of about 200 U.S. Infantry and 80 Horsemen were reported at Port Talbot, where they dida great deal of injury to the crops ofthe settlement. STORY PAGE 2

Sun and fun filledCanFest Weekend in

Port StanleyThis year the CanFest Celebrations in

Port Stanley continued from Friday June27 through to Canada Day July 1st.

STORY PAGE 3

Port Burwell Report Restaurateurs and their staff were

literally run off their feet, servingOjibwa tour groups on June 21.

STORY PAGE 3

Sparta 200th PlaqueUnveiled

On Saturday June 28th the 200thAnniversary Committee met to unveila new plaque, located on the mainstreet, to commemorate Sparta’s 200thAnniversary. STORY PAGE 4

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Joe Preston, MP

On June 28, 2014 I celebrated my10th anniversary as Member of Parlia-ment for Elgin-Middlesex-London. As Ireflect on the past 10 years I take greatpride in the service that my office hasprovided. Together, my staff and I haveresponded to over 115,000 phone calls,emails, letters and visits. We havehelped constituents access a wide vari-ety of federal programs and services,and we continue to put the people ofElgin-Middlesex-London first.

After a great deal of thought andprayer, I have decided, together withmy family, that I will be retiring at theend of this term. While I have chosennot to run in the 2015 election, I remain committed to carrying out myfinal term in office.

Through 10 years and four elections

I have had the honour of working withone of Canada’s greatest Prime Minis-ters, and to be part of a caucus that hasdemanded, and realized, positivechange for Canadians.

On a local level I have had the op-portunity to collaborate with two out-standing Members of ProvincialParliament. Together, we have workedwith our municipal counterparts tohelp our communities flourish.

I am honoured to have served Elgin-Middlesex-London for the last 10 yearsand I would like to thank each andevery one of you for your continuedsupport. I look forward to continuingmy service over the next year and a halfand I promise that I will keep workinghard for all of you in whatever the future may bring.

come at a worse time.

“Something like this certainly willhave an impact on public safety,” saidCarlson. “Generally, there’s an auxiliaryCoast Guard unit that’s stationed inPort Stanley, however there isn’t onethis year. The next nearest rescue craftwould have been in Port Burwell butthere isn’t one there this year. Basically,our Elgin OPP marine unit is responsi-ble for keeping the waterways safe be-tween Port Glasgow in the west to PortBurwell east. That’s 70 kilometres ofshoreline. Having that vessel out ofservice jeopardizes public safety.”

Andrew Hibbert What could possibly posses some-

one to steal a Provincial Police boat setit on fire and believe they could getaway with it. Port Stanley is a small vil-lage where everyone knows almosteveryone else and there are walkers outin the very early morning. The ElginCounty O.P.P. said the safety of the pub-lic was put in jeopardy by this brazenact of theft and arson.

Around 2:45 am Wednesday June25th, someone stole the Provincial Po-lice 24-ft patrol boat from Stan’s Ma-rina in Port Stanley. The boat wasmoved from the marina, under the liftbridge, to the outer harbour, where itwas set ablaze beside the west break-water. Fire and police were alerted by aperson out walking the beach around5:30 am.

After the incident CommunicationsOfficer Constable Troy Carlson said theboat was completely destroyed by thefire. He added, with a holiday weekendapproaching, the crime could not have

The next nearest Auxiliary CoastGuard Unit would be the Long Pointarea in Norfolk County, a long run tothis area. Central Elgin Fire Rescue hasa small inflatable vessel, which is lim-ited to a 1km range from Shore.

"This is a senseless act which risksthe safety of the public," Carlson said.

Towards the end of last week, withthe investigation in its early stages,Carlson said officers were going door-to-door in neighbourhoods near theMarina to ask if anyone had seen orheard anything. Those who were at thescene of the fire were also questioned.

The Elgin County OPP Marine Unitwas to be back in service for the longweekend after receiving a loaner vesselfrom the OPP’s training fleet in Orillia.

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Joe Preston Announces His Retirement

OPP Marine Unit Back In Service

Above: The O.P.P. vessel still ablaze 6:30 amwith firefighters hampered by the difficult location along the west breakwater. LEB Photo

Left: What was left of the craft after the firewas extinguished. Photo courtesy of the O.P.P.

Joe Preston, MP Elgin-Middlesex-London

Wishing our American friends aHappy 4th of July.

• The Lake Erie Beacon • Friday July 4, 2014

Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confeder-acy) allied with the United States metwith Grand River First Nations allied tothe British in an important council.During the battle, First Nations fromthe Grand River and the Western tribesconfronted Haudenosaunee from theOnondowahgah (Tuscarora) andSkaruhreh (Seneca) communities. Inthe bloody, fratricidal battle thaterupted, American allies lost about 26men and the allies of the British had 90casualties. Both sides were dismayedby these catastrophic losses, and by thefact that they had been fighting friendsand relatives. Following the council,the majority of Haudenosaunee de-cided to pursue a course of neutralityfor the rest of the War of 1812.

July 7:U.S. sailors on Lake Champlaincapture and destroy material, from Ver-mont, destined for the building of theBritish ship HMS Confiance.

July 9: Skirmish on the Thames RiverAldborough Township

July 9: United States troops occupyQueenston Heights, Upper Canada.Damaged during the October 1812 bat-tle, the village again suffers during theoccupation until the American troopsare driven back by Lt Gen GordonDrummond.

July 11: Further attacks on Maine -Commodore Sir Thomas Hardy cap-tures Fort Sullivan at Eastport, Maine,with a force from Halifax.

July 12: British ship HMS Medway cap-tures USS Siren off of South Africa.

July 17: The town of Huntingtown inCalvert County, Maryland is burned bythe British,

July 18: St. Davids, (near present day St.Catherines) is burned by U.S. troops.

Andrew HibbertJuly 1814: A party of about 200 U.S. In-fantry and 80 Horsemen were reportedat Port Talbot, where they did a greatdeal of injury to the crops of the settle-ment and threatened to advance fur-ther for a similar purpose. LieutenantColonel Hamilton sent the Oxford regi-ment of militia and some Indians inthat direction from the Forty-mileCreek to check this advance.

Colonel Thomas Talbot was not athome at the time.

July 5 1814: Bombardment of Sand-wich (Windsor), Upper Canada

July 5: Battle of Chippawa, UpperCanada. An invading U.S. Army led byMajor General Jacob Brown clashedwith British forces under Major-Gen-eral Phineas Riall. Raill with an esti-mated 1,500 engaged roughly 2,000men, American regulars, militia, andU.S. allied First Nations. The main bat-tle was a European-style conflict,fought in the open, where the Britishwere thought to be nearly invincible.American forces were victorious andthe victory is still commemorated bythe gray uniforms worn by cadets atthe West Point Military Academy. Thebattle caused the greatest loss of life inthe War of 1812 up to that time, withabout 800 casualties. More Canadianmilitia were killed and wounded herethan in any other battle. First Nationslosses on both sides were very heavy.

July 5: British Commodore Sir ThomasHardy departs Halifax with a jointArmy-Navy force to capture the Pas-samaquoddy Bay Islands.

July 7:Haudenosaunee (People of theLong House Iroquois Confederacy)Council meeting at Burlington, UpperCanada. Shortly after the Battle ofChippawa, representatives of New York

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Q: Do customers need to placethe receipt on the dashboard?A: No, with Pay by Plate it is not nec-essary to display the receipt on thedashboard.

Q: How do by-law enforcementofficers know that I have paid?A: With this new technology, once by-law enforcement officers scan the li-cense plate, the paid/unpaid status ofvehicles will be displayed on theirtablets. That’s the reason why it is nolonger necessary to display the re-ceipt on the dashboard.

Q: Do we need to rememberour licence plate every time wewalk up to the Pay-by-Platemachine to pay for parking?A: Yes. If you have difficulty remem-bering your licence plate, we wouldsuggest:

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Municipality Press ReleaseCentral Elgin has introduced a

new method of paying for parking inthe vicinity of Port Stanley Main Beach,PAY-BY-PLATE. Fees remain the sameas last year, $1 per half hour to a maximum of $10.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is Pay-by-Plate parking?A: Pay by Plate is a new technology topay for parking. In 2007, Calgary wasthe first Canadian community to usePay-by-Plate. Denver was the first cityin the US to introduce Pay-by-Plateparking, starting in 2008. Numerousmunicipalities in Canada and the UShave since launched Pay-by-Plateparking, replacing older Pay and Dis-play machines. You will be seeing moreand more Pay-by-Plate parking ma-chines as this new technology be-comes more common in NorthAmerica.

Q: How does Pay-by-Plate work?A: Paying for parking with Pay by Platetakes only 3 simple steps. Customerspark, walk up to ANY Pay-by-Plate ma-chine, punch in their licence plate, and

Parking Notes Municipality of Central Elgin

LETTERSRe; Story “Dover Overflow”in the LEB June 20, 2014

Good Morning Andrew, this was an awe-some surprise for Richard & I... as we trulyhad an excellent time during Dover Week-end especially checking out Port Stanley...Richard had never been and my last visitwas back in 1988.

It is also interesting to note why thiswould be so awesome for us...Friday nightRichard unhooked the trailer (which had ourbikes in it) at the Best Western parking lot inBrantford for us to check out the races atOhsweken Speedway.

Fortunately when we returned he didnot hook the trailer back up and at 12:16am his truck was stolen...next day wewatched the theft with a police officer as

the Best Western has video surveillance.

Richard's vehicle has since been lo-cated on the Reserve stripped and de-stroyed. Our riding gear and many otherpersonal belongings also taken.

We are thrilled that we did not loseour bikes!!! Talk about a reality check forgratitude...especially since then we havehad so many more amazing rides to-gether...perhaps further enhanced by ourrealization of how close we came to alsohaving them stolen. Thank you Andrewfor crossing our path in Port Stanley andfor featuring Richard in I in the Lake ErieBeacon... it just adds to what was anawesome experience for us.

Rose Walker Belleville

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PORTBURWELLREPORTAllan Spicer

The Lake Erie Beacon • Friday July 4, 2014 •

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Andrew HibbertThis year the CanFest Celebrations

in Port Stanley continued from FridayJune 27 through to Canada Day July 1st.

For the most part the weather re-mained good, in fact hot and sunny,with the odd evening shower and ashort rain on Tuesday morning. Visitorswere many, the beaches packed and thevillage hopping with lots to do and see.

Amongst the many activities were;Antique Train Rides, GT's Beach Stage,Live Theatre and a Kids Kraft Korner atthe Port Stanley Festival Theatre, an In-flatable Village, the ASPA Art Show, liveentertainment, a Kids Treasure Hunt,the Firefighters Lions Breakfast, a BBQat the Windjammer, the Canfest RoadRace, a Cardboard Boat Race, singing"Oh Canada" at Broderick's Ice CreamParlour, a Happy Canada Day CakeCutting Ceremony at The Legion andFireworks at Main Beach.

Sun and fun in the village, Card-board Boat Races and fortunately nomore boat burnings.

Sun and fun filled CanFest Weekend in Port Stanley

Port Stanley’s Main Beach was crowdedthroughout the CanFest Weekend.

The Association of Port Stanley Artists(APSA) show on the lawn of the Legionran through June 28th and 29th. The showfeatured several members of APSA show-ing a variety of styles.

Penny Crichton’s work reflects a variety ofthemes including graphics, marine andwater. This year she is featuring a new se-ries using portholes, above, as frames forher photography. We think she has scoreda “hole in one” with these.

Sunday the local band Point Taken featuring Tony Morgan played outdoors at the Legion.

On Canada Day, Tuesday, The Legion helda Canada Day Birthday party featuring acake that was served by MP Joe Prestonand Elgin County Warden David Marr.

Cardboard Boat Race winner built byScott Hindley in front of Home Hardwarewho helped to sponsor the boat.

Below: Taking in the sun on Bridge Streetin Port Stanley was Jon Coughlin ownerwith wife Vicci of the sweets shop Har-bourtown Fudge. Jon is such a sweet guy.

At the new Tapas & Grill a local favouriteJerome Thomas entertained on the Sunday.Jerome said it was the Grill of his dreams.

A Quiet RevolutionHave you seen the turn around at

the foot of Robinson Street lately? Aprofessional upgrade, the first in tenyears, has transformed a great idea intoan eye-catching display with a floralcircle and two triangles. The rowboatnow faces the lake. Dave Mason, Ward1 Councillor, who worked with the Hor-ticultural Society to establish thegreenery in the first place would haveapproved. In fact, Dave would bethrilled to see his vision of Port Burwellfulfilled. Choo, our resident beach-comber, led an effort to get a municipalplan to beautify our harbour and beachfront, applauds the volunteer effort.

The Polestars are galvanizing localenergy and creativity. Their secondproject after the hydro pole bannershas started off well.

What is missing at the East Beach isa French Fry concession. Apparentlymunicipal insistence on a three yearlease has deterred any and all takers.Visitors have expressed disappoint-ment at the lack of a fast food outlet,part of the beach experience.

Making a differenceRestaurateurs and their staff were

literally run off their feet, servingOjibwa tour groups on June 21. Wehave a seven foot channel, the prereq-uisite for the Dundee vessel to serviceits off shore gas wells. The Ojibwa ap-pears to be headed to a great season.Port Burwell volunteers are workinghard to make the total Ojibwa experi-ence memorable.

Mystery Sale?The old fire hall on Pitt Street was

sold recently. The new owner has com-


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Parade Route: Parade leaves the West end of theRodney Fair Grounds. Heads East to Furnival Road.Head South on Furnival to Victoria Street. West onVictoria to the Rodney Legion turn around in theparking lot and take the same route back to theFair Grounds.

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The copy on the plaque reads:Twelve community volunteers metmonthly for a year to plan activities tocelebrate the 200th Anniversary of thesettlement of Sparta in addition to theevents planned by the Sparta & DistrictHistorical Society. The first event was aSt. Patrick's Day warm-up party. OnMay 11, 2013 an historical re-enact-ment dinner was held in the woodsfeaturing reenactment visits byJonathan Doan, Sarah Haight and JohnMills. The main celebration was June29th & 30th which included a parade, aBBQ lunch, an old boys' and girls' ballgame, a display of historic photos, afamily dinner and dance at Quai du VinWinery, and a garden party in the yardof the newly repurposed Church Mu-seum, which opened under its new in-carnation in 2012. The ChurchMuseum featured the history of thecommunity for this year. Saturday, No-vember 9th, the Historical Society helda 200th birthday dinner at the Forgeand Anvil Museum celebrating 1913.All events were well attended and asense of community pride could be feltthroughout the village.

Andrew HibbertThis past year 2013 Sparta cele-

brated the 200th anniversary of thefounding of the village. The village wassettled in 1813, during the War of 1812by the Quakers. Jonathan Doan, aQuaker, left the United States followingthe American Revolution and settled inthe Niagara region of Upper Canada.He then came by flat bottomed bargedown Lake Erie to the mouth of KettleCreek and then walked cross countryto the terminal moraine now known asthe Sparta ridge. He purchased 200acres of land from Colonel James Babywhere the current day Quaker ceme-tery stands and began a Quaker settle-ment known as “The Corners” until1834 when Sparta was chosen as thesettlement’s name.

On Saturday June 28th the 200thAnniversary Committee met to unveil anew plaque, located on the mainstreet, to commemorate Sparta’s 200thAnniversary. The plaque shows photo-graphs and copy that pays tribute tothe celebration.

Sparta 200th Plaque Unveiled

Nine of the 12 Members of the Sparta 200th Anniversary Committee include LtoR:Heather Dirks, Barb Burns, Francie Johnston, Pam Helmer, Sally Martyn, GayleFluelling, Shane Mills, Becky Higgs and David Harding.

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Now that the NationalRecreational Trails Program

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are invited to submitproject proposals directly to the National Trails Coalition over the next45 days. The Coalition is responsible forselecting and approving projects.

The NTC is made up of the followingnon-profit organizations and theirprovincial/territorial affiliates: Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations, the Canadian Off-High-way Vehicle Distributors Council andthe Canadian Trails Federation.

Organizations can access informa-tion, applications and guidelines forproject proposal submissions at:

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Karen VecchioExecutive Assistant to Joe Preston

Joe Preston, Memberof Parliament for Elgin-Mid-dlesex-London announced thattoday, the Hon-ourable DenisLebel, Ministerof Infrastructure, Communities and IntergovernmentalAffairs and Minister of the EconomicDevelopment Agency of Canada for theRegions of Quebec launched the National Recreational Trails Program.

“Our Government is pleased torenew its partnership with the NationalTrails Coalition and to announce theavailability of $10 million for projectsto expand and improve recreationaland multi-purpose trail,” stated MP Joe Preston. “By investing in trail infra-structure, the Government of Canadais encouraging job creation, linkingcommunities and increasing recre-ational opportunities for Canadians.Through this agreement, the Govern-ment of Canada continues to supporteconomic growth from coast to coastto coast while ensuring that Canadiancommunities remain among the bestin the world to live.”

Canada has a vast network of recre-ational trails which allow Canadians toexperience the outdoors and appreci-ate this country’s natural beauty.Thanks to a partnership between theGovernment of Canada and the Na-tional Trails Coalition, $10 million willbe available between 2014 and 2016 tohelp expand and rehabilitate Canada’s

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OPP Marine UnitBack In Service Continued From Page 1

walker became mired in the sand andshe was not able to reach the board-walk next to the McAsphalt tanks.

Since that article ran Central Elginhas extended the boardwalk north tomeet the hard surface pavement onLotus Lane. This will allow our readerto walk further along the boardwalkbut still short of the beach. Our readerasked if it would be possible to extendthe boardwalk further south to meetthe harder sand on the beach itself.She hoped this would allow her tomake it to near the water’s edge.

IDA Highland DrugMart Customer Appreciation

The Port Stanley Highland DrugMart celebrated their customer appre-ciation day with Cake and Coffee attheir store on Colborne Street. TheWednesday June 25th event hosted byPharmacist Tam Assaad featured instore specials, draws, balloons andtreats for the children as well as spe-cials on atoma products.

The event was a busy day for staffand by mid afternoon only one pieceof cake remained for a lucky customer.

The vessel is the same as the one thatwas stolen and torched last week, a 24foot Sea Swirl 5.7L inboard/outboard.The replacement boat is equipped withenhanced security features.

Staff Sergeant Greg Dafoe, ElginCounty OPP Operations Manager, saidthat with the loaner vessel, things willbe "business as usual."

"Marine safety and security is ourtop priority out on the waterways wepolice. We continue to work closelywith our partners at the Auxiliary CoastGuard and local fire departments toprovide marine safety, security and res-cues services out on Lake Erie,” he said.

Elgin County OPP Detachment willhave the loaner vessel until the fall whenit will be returned to the training fleet.The procurement process for a replace-ment vessel has already begun, how-ever a permanent replacement vesselwill not be available until next season.

“I certainly want to thank the publicand the business sector in their show ofsupport during this incident. We havereceived numerous calls offering assis-tance and the use of personal and busi-nesses boats to ensure that we wereable to maintain our ability to respondto marine emergencies. I am pleased toannounce that we have secured a policevessel for use during this boating sea-son and it will be business as usual.Marine safety and security is our toppriority out on the waterways we po-lice. We continue to work closely withour partners at the Auxiliary CoastGuard and local fire departments toprovide marine safety, security and res-cues services out on Lake Erie.” StatedStaff Sergeant Dafoe.

Cost of replacing the 24-ft Sea Swirlpatrol boat was said to be $85,000, butwith the addition of special electronicand safety gear the cost could be over$100,000. Constable Carson noted thatit could take up to a year to procure anew vessel but the loaner vessel will bein Port Stanley for this season.

An officer on the scene said that ifthe offenders were trying to hurt theOPP they were only hurting themselvesand the public because the boat wouldhave to be replaced.

Difficult locationBecause of the location of the fire,

along the west breakwater, it was diffi-cult for Central Elgin Firefighters to ac-cess the scene. Two gates on the pierhad to unlocked but are too small forheavy equipment, so hoses had to belaid from a fire hydrant at the corner ofWilliam Street and Lotus Lane, alongWilliam to the beach, across the beach

to the pier and along the pier to the lo-cation of the fire which was adjacent toan arm of the pier that juts out into theharbour. Firefighters were additionallyhamper by brush and rocks along theedge of the arm and at times had to standin chest deep water to fight the fire.

Even after hoses were carried to thescene the fire was difficult to extinguishbecause of the fuel on board the boatand the burning fiberglass hull. Theburned out hull was taken to the OPP’sForensic Identification Unit in Tillson-burg for examination as well as havingthe Fire Marshall look at it.

Suspects charged with theft and arson of Police boat

As of Wednesday June 2nd press-time, Elgin County OPP Crime Unit hasarrested one male and a second male iswanted in connection with the theftand destruction of the Elgin CountyOPP Police Boat in the early morninghours of June 25, 2014.

Police have arrested and chargedMichael James Larson, age 20, of St.Thomas in connection with the theftand arson of the police boat. He was ar-rested without incident on SaturdayJune 28th, 2014. He has been chargedwith; Theft Over $5000 and Arson.

LARSON remains in custody pend-ing a show cause bail hearing sched-uled for today, June 30, 2014.

A second male, Gerald RobertJacques, also known as J.J., age 37 ofPort Stanley ON is currently wanted inconnection with the theft and arson.He has been charged with; Theft Over$5000, Arson and Possession of Prop-erty Obtained by Crime.

Jacques is described as a white male,age 37 standing 188cm (6’2”) andweighing 93kg (205lbs), he has brownhair, a brush cut, blue eyes, and facialhair on the bottom of his chin. He has atattoo of an anchor on his right forearmand a tattoo of the Greek god Neptuneon his left forearm. Police believeJacques is avoiding the police.

If you have information about orknow the whereabouts of Jacques youare asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or contact your nearest police au-thority.

Should you wish to remain anony-mous, you may call Crime Stoppers at1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you maybe eligible to receive a cash reward ofup to $2,000.

Above: Fire scenefrom the corner ofWilliam Street andLotus Lane in PortStanley. LEB Photo

Below: A firefighterstanding in the waterto fight the fire. Photo courtesy of the O.P.P.

Beach Access In our May 23rd edition we ran an

article about access to local facilitiesfor those who are disabled called “Theissue of accessibility”. A local residentwho lives on Maude Street read the ar-ticle and contacted us to say she uses awheeled walker. When she tried to ac-cess the beach she found that her

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mercial plans for the building. This is agood thing. However, there is consider-able buzz in the community. Therewere other interested bidders.

Residents are interested to knowwhy the municipally owned propertywas not advertised for sale. Others un-derstand that Col. Burwell deeded theproperty for Municipal use, in perpetu-ity. The Bodsworth Public Library, theCenotaph, the basketball court and thefire hall comprise today, what was oncea thriving market square, the hub of activ-ity for an agricultural, market economy.

A group of residents is determinedto insure all municipal properties to besold are properly listed. Another initia-tive is the guarding of the loss of mu-nicipal control of property fronting theOtter or Lake Erie, particularly, but notexclusive to Port Burwell. They havethe imminent divestiture of the PortBurwell Harbour in mind. We do notneed more Provincial Park and Board-walk access fiascos.

Jim Tone, in a letter to BayhamCouncil, expressed a growing concernamong residents after the “in camera”sale of the old fire hall property. Tonepointed to the valuable water accessproperties, which will be attached toany harbour divestiture and must bekept in the public domain. One parcelmight give municipal access to theboardwalk, getting around the negativeProvincial Park management attitudeto resident and visitor use of the board-walk and rock pier, with only four park-ing spots, open at their pleasure.

Polestars Project #2The banners have just been put in

place on downtown hydro poles. ThePolestars have moved on to another im-pressive initiative. The aim of the nextproject is to beautify the communitywith plantings of native Carolinianplants, with a goal to attract butterfliesand the like. The local ad hoc group hasambitious plans to make Port Burwell amore attractive destination.

On June 14, the campaign startedwith the turn around at the bottom ofRobinson St. The volunteer energy of thePolestars is unique in its involvement ofother key volunteer groups such as theOVN, the Horticultural Society and thePeriscope Theatre. Liaison with the PBHistorical Society and the HarbourCommittee is happening too. Ron Allenson, OVN, Monarch Landing is su-pervising the project, with his wealth ofknowledge of Carolinian flora and faunaand floral design.

All residents can help out, by spruc-ing up their individual properties. Donot be shy. If you see a group of peopledonning Polestar T Shirts, busy withshovels, stop in and lend a hand or donate appropriate plants.

Monarch LandingI saw my first, once ubiquitous

Monarch Butterfly, on June 21. What isencouraging is, an increase in milkweedplants around our property. In my cropmonitoring walks, I am seeing more andmore milkweed, surprisingly within cul-tivated fields. Perhaps the milkweed isdeveloping resistance to the herbicideglyphosate, or the plants enjoyed a long,wet spring as all perennial plants do.

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North ShoreCommunity EventsPORT STANLEY 2014Port Stanley Community PolicingRequires volunteers. To help protect your village,call 519-782-3934 or Carroll at 519-782-7616,email [email protected] Port Stanley Library 782-4241 304 Bridge St. Mon, Tues, Thurs, 10 - 8:30 Fri 1 - 5, Sat 9 - 1. Children’s Programs Kidz Korner Games, crafts, storiesMonday Evenings 6�6:45pm (grade 1 and older)Pajama�Rama Join us for Bedtime Story Time! MondayEvenings 7�7:30pm (all ages with an adult)Pre�school Story Time Stories, songs and crafts! Tuesday Mornings at 10:15am (0�5 years with an Adult)Lego�Mania! Saturday Mornings, 10am�12:30pm Anydonations of LEGO are greatly appreciated! (with adult)Summer Reading Kicks Off! All ages 10:15am —Pre-School Story Time Check our Summer Reading Pamphlet for Special Events all Summer Long! Christ Anglican Church Sunday Morning Service,9:30 am with Eucharist. We invite all to join in worship with us. Coffee follows downstairs.Al-Anon Meeting, Christ Anglican Church 7:30pm every Friday. If there is an alcohol/drug problemof a family member or friend that is affecting you,the Alanon Family Groups may be able to help you.St. John's Presbyterian Church Tom Jeffrey Pastor.Sunday Worship 10 am followed by Fellowship Hour.The Door is always open, why not join us?Vacation Bible School at St. John’s Presbyterian ChurchMonday July 7th...Friday July11th. 9:30-11:30 each morning for children 7-11.Free Bible stories, songs, crafts, games and snacks.See you at registration on Monday July 7th at 9am.Port Stanley United Church Service of Worship at11 am followed by a time of fellowship. Come joinus. We are now wheelchair friendly and barrier free.Port Stanley United Church Strawberry Supper,July 4 from 5-7 pm. Beef on a bun, salad, beansand more. Adults $12, Children (5 – 12) $5. Fortickets contact (519) 782-4126 or (519) 633-5556.VON Foot Care Clinic July 31st at The Villa Apts,289 Frances Street 8 - 11:30 a.m. Call 519-782-4089for appointment. Sponsored by the Port Stanley Lioness Club.Heritage Port There will be no meeting duringJuly. Post Card books Vol. 1 & Vol 2 now available,$90 each, only 1 set remaining. Port Stanley theFirst 100 Years, $25. Get yours at the Lake ErieBeacon, 204-A Carlow Road, side door, 1-5 pm.Proceeds to Heritage Port. Port Stanley & Community 55+ Club Meetsevery Monday 1:30 -4 pm to play Euchre at the PortStanley Arena. For info call 519-782-4801 (JohnBrenders) or 519-685-2101 (Marie Geerts).Port Stanley Village Association meets the thirdThursday of the month 7- 8:30 pm. All welcome.Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Summer Hours: Mon. & Thurs., 12-7, Tues. & Fri., 12-10, Wed. 11-10. Sat. & Sun., 12-7,Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Don’t forgetthe Legion offers the following:Seniors Bridge, Tues. night, Euchre:Wed. nightLegion Darts Tuesday night 8 pm Men’s DartsSaturday Afternoon Meat Draws 3-5 pmPort Stanley Legion Bottle ReturnsMon & Thurs- Closed, Tues, Wed., Fri, Sat 12-4 pm.Port Stanley Legion Ladies MahJongg, Fridays1:30pm. We are looking for beginners as well. If youlike to play MahJongg come on out! Call 519 782-3189or 782-3118.Port Stanley Legion Port Stanley Karaoke Sing It ToWin It! Every 3rd Friday of the month, 7pm - 11pmChicken Wings on Special. Come for the fun.

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 at thePort Burwell Public School. 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.

DUTTON 2014Dutton & District Lions famous full breakfast:Sunday; July 13, 9 am till 1 pm; the LIONS DEN; be-hind Dutton Dunwich Community Centre; adults $6Lions Sports-fest week-end Sat. & Sunday, July19th & 20th, featuring ball tournament; swim meetand Sat. Night street dance.

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The food bank is open the third week of themonth: Tues. 3:30-6 pm Thurs. 10 - NoonFor cheque donations please send to: Port Stanley Foodbank, c/o Christ Church, 283 Colborne St. Port Stanley, On. , N5L 1A9. Ad sponsored by the Lake Erie Beacon

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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.Vacation Bible Camp for Frome United and Fingal Presbyterian church will be held the weekof July 14th to 18th. Pre-registration required byJuly 11th. For information or registration call(519)769-2519.Decoration Day: Fingal Cemetery, 36244 FingalLine, July 13, 2 pm. Speaker John VanEyk, VocalistAustin Gagnier. Bring lawn chair. If raining, serviceat Knox Presbyterian Church, Fingal, Lower Level.For more info cal 519-633-4960.

SHEDDEN 2014Shedden Library Hours: Tues. 2:30-8:30, Thurs. 2-5,Fri. 10 - 5, Sat. 2 - 5 764-2081.Children’s Programs Pre-school Story time FridayMornings 11am (0-5 years with an Adult) Come for sto-ries, songs, crafts!Lego-Mania! Saturday 2:15-4:30pm (all ages with anadult)Summer Reading Kicks Off! 11am— all ages!Check our Summer Reading Pamphlet for Special Eventsall Summer Long!Adult Book Club 419 by Will Ferguson New membersare always welcome – ask staff 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.The St Thomas & District Horticultural SocietyA 'Wine & Roses' Bus Trip to the Niagara Region willbe held on Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 . Includeswinery tour, wine tasting and visits to nurseries.Con-tact Anne Walker at (519) 631-9313 to book a seat.Sponsored by the local Wm. Saunders Rose Society.

TYRCONNELL 2014Backus-Page House Museum, 29424 LakeviewLine, 519-762-3072.

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 Thurs-day of the month, 7:30 pm at the Vienna Commu-nity Centre. All are welcome. Call Bruce at 519874-1822.


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Monarch butterflies are usuallyseen a lot around Port Stanley and wehope to see them more, but recently wehaven’t seen as many of them. We hopeby July and August we shall see somemore monarchs. The beautiful mon-archs come down to this little villagebecause it is warm in the summer andwe have a lot of land for them to flyaround in. Butterflies can fly aroundour garden looking for food and otherresources.

The garden is a great place for but-terflies to live in. We water our gardenas much as we can so the butterflieshave a healthy place to live. One gar-den is not enough to bring all themonarch butterflies back so we en-courage you to show your support andmake a butterfly garden of your own.These majestic creatures have sensitivewings when you catch one make sureyou set it free the pressure could dam-age their wings. If you see a personhurting a monarch butterfly tell themto stop for they might be killing theonly monarch butterfly in Port Stanley.The butterflies should always be safehere because we can protect themfrom harm’s way.

By grade 3 & 4 students in Mrs.Hayes class at Port Stanley PS

This article is about monarch but-terflies. In the fall our class went on atrip and learned about protecting ourenvironment for all living things. It wasat “Marsh Quest” that we learned thatthe monarch butterflies may not comeback this year. We decided to honourthese butterflies and create a gardenfor them.

We decided this as a whole class.Sure it is for all butterflies but it is es-pecially for monarchs. We dug up somegrass and planted milkweed seeds inspecial containers and put them underlights in our classroom. We purchasedsome huge rocks (butterflies love toland on them). A man dropped themoff so we could outline our garden. Ourwhole school helped us out by bringingbuckets of water to the plants. Our gar-den is way back by the fence on ourschool property where there is a smallstream to attract the butterflies. Wenamed our garden “Wings and Waves”because wings stands for butterfliesand waves stands for Port Stanley.Some students in our class broughtplants from home to put in our garden.

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Elgin County is pleased to an-nounce that branded bicycle racks areavailable for purchase as part of theHealthy Community Partnership Program.

The Bike Rack Program is one waythat the Healthy Community Partner-ship Program is seeking to make ElginCounty a bike friendly community. Theproject was developed in partnership

with Elgin County and the SpecialistHigh Skills Major (SHSM) Program atParkside Collegiate Institute.

"Elgin County is very pleased to bea part of this program," said ElginCounty Warden David Marr. "It com-bines a valuable educational opportu-nity with the County’s goals topromote cycle tourism and active liv-ing in the region."

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