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Paddy Walker House museum objects request
Submitted by Frances Stewart on March 3, 2010 - 4:56pm
The Bruce Beach Association was approached by Rick Clarke, Administrator of Walker House, for assistance with a display on the first tourists/cottagers in the region. The executive was in favour of doing this and Keith MacDonald emailed me to see if I could spearhead our participation. I enthusiastically agreed.
After several emails back and forth, Gail and I met with Rick in Walker House this past Sunday. He explained his plans for a general beaches exhibit on the ground floor with maps showing the lake shore and our lots. He plans to provide a place for people to write any memories connected with coming to the area each summer. As well, he showed us as a separate room on the second floor for a Bruce Beach only exhibit.… continue reading »
Notice of Public Meeting - Windmills to be Installed IN Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair
Submitted by Ross Klopp on March 2, 2010 - 1:00am
Attached is the notice of a Public Meeting in the Harrow News for the
offshore windmills in Lakes Erie and St. Clair,
Each location marked would have from 4 to 6 windmills .
See the SouthPoint Website for a view of the windmills from shore.
Lake Huron e-news March 2010
Submitted by Geoff.Peach on March 1, 2010 - 1:00am
At Your Service ...
Continuing on the theme of biodiversity (in celebration of
the
International
Year of Biodiversity), this issue will explore some of the services
that ecosystems provide us, and why it's important to protect these
benefits.
To begin, an ecosystem is a community of animals and plants interacting
with one another and with their physical environment. Ecosystems include
physical and chemical components, such as soils, water, and nutrients
that support the organisms living within them. These organisms may range
from large animals and plants to microscopic bacteria. Ecosystems
include
the interactions among all organisms in a given habitat. People are part
of ecosystems. Our health and well-being depends upon the services
provided by our local ecosystems and everything that makes them up
organisms, soil, water, and nutrients. Along Lake Huron, some of
our coastal ecosystems include wetlands, bluffs, dune grasslands,
alvars,
and woodlands.… continue reading »
Windmills to be Installed IN Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair
Submitted by Ross Klopp on February 28, 2010 - 1:00amYou might want to take a look at the plans to install wind turbines in Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie.
We should track this closely as if it happens on the Canadian side of Lake Erie, an area with a large amount of cottages, it will may be proposed for our area in Lake Huron as well.
HK Taxes
Submitted by Ross Klopp on February 23, 2010 - 1:00amTownship aims for five-per-cent budget increase
By Liz Dadson
Huron-Kinloss is hoping to bring in a tax increase of five-per-cent or less.
Council took an initial stab at the budget Feb. 12 and was faced with some startling statistics.
Treasurer Jodi MacArthur reported that if the township were to continue with the same level of services as last year and bring in a balanced budget, the tax increase would be 15.63 per cent. In order to have a zero increase for 2010, council would have to chop $633,849.66 from the budget, she said....continue reading>>>
Manure production across Canada
Submitted by Ross Klopp on February 23, 2010 - 1:00amHere's a short but fascinating federal survey of manure use across Canada, with a chart showing which watersheds use how much manure (in tonnes per hectare).
Southern Ontario has six of the country's Top Ten manure-producing regions, including the top three, so we own the podium on that. The Penetangore, Saugeen and Maitland watersheds are all up there. The survey is from Stats Can, based on 2006 Census of Agriculture data, and published in December of 2008. Access is free, so it might be of interest to the whole Bruce Beach Cottagers' Association.
A geographical profile of livestock manure production in Canada, 2006
Tom Spears… continue reading »
U.S. to work on cleaning up Great Lakes
Submitted by Ross Klopp on February 21, 2010 - 2:25amFeds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health.
By JOHN FLESHER,
AP Environmental Writer John Flesher, Ap Environmental Writer
– Sun Feb 21, 8:25 am ET
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species.
The plan envisions spending more than $2.2 billion for long-awaited repairs after a century of damage to the lakes, which hold 20 percent of the world's fresh water. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the document, which Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, was releasing at a news conference Sunday in Washington.
Asian Carp
Submitted by Ross Klopp on February 19, 2010 - 8:40pmHere is a news item, just three hours old, about Michigan's legal efforts to keep asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
More information is available on the Internet if you use the Google search for "Asian Carp".
Our representative for the Ontario government is Minister Donna Cansfield; no federal Canadian representative has been mentioned in anything that I have read.
Please pass this news item along to anyone you think could help to keep the asian carp out of the Great Lakes. The time for action is now, and it may already be too late.
Bill Barnard (108 Bruce Beach)
Hamilton, ON
"Asian carp: Michigan report disputes cost of closing canal locks"
Bruce Beach Year Book Enclosures
Submitted by Ross Klopp on February 19, 2010 - 7:00pmIf anyone has good digital pictures of summer activities.
Activities such as:… continue reading »
- North-South Baseball Classic
- Sports Day
- Sports Day Winners
- Games Day
Pottier, Ken (WWII vet) - Cottage 152
Submitted by Ross Klopp on February 14, 2010 - 1:00amPassed away peacefully on February 14, 2010 in his 91st year.
Fond memories of the family and sunsets at Bruce Beach, winters in Palm Desert, bridge games, golf and old movies.
Loving husband to Joyce; beloved father of Anne (Andre), Doug (Letizia) and Suzanne (Marv); proud grandfather of Mitch, Nicole, Connor, Matt, Christian, Chip and Samantha; beloved uncle of Gail,Penny and Chuck.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing can make a donation to Hill House Hospice (http://www.hillhousehospice.com) or a charity of your choosing. It is the family's wish that there will be no service.
