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Land Trust Conservancy seeks new members
A local land trust is seeking new
members for its Board of Directors
to continue to preserve nature areas
for future generations. The Huron
Tract Land Trust Conservancy
(HTLTC) provides lasting protection
of local water and habitat through
permanent custodianship of
important nature areas such as the
Bayfield River Flats and the
Mayhew Tract.
The Chairman of the Land Trust is
Roger Lewington, of Bayfield. He
said the land trust's successes are
thanks to generous community
donors and landowners and to
directors who have served on the
board since the land trust's creation
in 2011.
After six years of dedicated
service, some directors are stepping
down to take on other challenges.
This opens up a chance for other
nature -minded people to step
forward in this role and to continue
this important work, said Lewington.
"I would like to thank those board
members who are moving on after
years of dedicated service," he said.
"I would also like to invite you to put
your name forward as a potential
candidate or to offer suggestions of
other community -minded people
who might serve as a director and
continue this important work."
The Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Foundation (ABCF), a
registered Canadian charity, created
the Huron Tract Land Trust
Conservancy to provide a new way
to leave a lasting local land legacy.
The HTLTC is a volunteer
organization with a nine -member
Board of Directors appointed by the
Foundation. Directors represent the
geographic area of the land trust and
have varied backgrounds and
expertise.
If you would like to provide your
own name, or the name of someone
you wish to nominate, as a possible
candidate for the HTLTC Board of
Directors, call 519-235-2610 or toll-
free 1-888-286-2610 or e-mail
info@htltc.ca or send a short
biography to Huron Tract Land Trust
Conservancy, c/o Ausable Bayfield
Conservation, 71108 Morrison Line,
RR 3 Exeter, ON, NOM 1S6.
A group of volunteers, sponsored
by the Bayfield River Valley Trail
Association and supported by a
successful community fundraising
campaign, made it possible to
acquire the Bayfield River Flats
property, southeast of the Bayfield
Bridge, in 2016. This was a "once-
in-a-lifetime opportunity" to acquire
about 1,000 feet of river bank natural
area in the old village boundaries of
Bayfield to preserve access to the
naturalized area along the river. The
property, once home of the Thomson
grist and sawmill, was transferred to
Huron Tract Land Trust
Conservancy. This was to ensure the
land would remain part of the
community's local land legacy in
perpetuity.
An important forested property in
the Holmesville area, the Mayhew
Tract, was donated to the Land Trust,
by the Mayhew Family, in memory
of Jack and Iris Mayhew, in 2015.
The Mayhew Tract is about two
kilometres south of Holmesville, on
the northeast corner of Tower Line
Road and Parr Line. The 10 -acre
(four -hectare) property is entirely
forested. The property provides
animal habitat and stores water
through the year and recharges the
groundwater table.
Learning on the go
While plenty was planned for the Festival of Wizardry on Saturday, there was plenty of
impromptu entertainment to be found if you looked hard enough. Here, a group of wizards in
training received a herbology lesson from a clear expert in the field. (Denny Scott photo)
God is the constant: MacDonald
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prayer for ourselves. The children
went downstairs for their fellowship
time.
The next hymn was "Come to My
Heart." The choir sang the anthem
"Hear Us Oh Father."
Hillary's message to the
congregation was "Spiritual Practice
of Prayer." Hillary handed everyone
a piece of paper on which was a
puzzle. She asked everyone to
follow the way into the middle and
quietly come back the other way.
Today, the phrase "Whatever" is
very common.
In the scriptures, Paul tells of
God's "Whatever" Paul tells us to
stay focused when we pray to God.
In our society, fashion and styles are
changing fast. We never fall out of
fashion with God. God is a constant
in our lives. Paul teaches us how to
pray with a clear mind and relaxed
body. We should focus on God's
"whatever" when we pray.
The hymn "Open My Heart" was
sung. The offering was received
followed by the singing of the
offertory response and the offertory
prayer . A verse from the hymn
"Lord Listen to Your Children
Praying" was sung followed by the
prayers for the people, silent prayers
and the singing of the Lord's Prayer.
The last hymn "Take Time to be
Holy" was sung followed by the
benediction and the singing of the
response "Go Now In Peace."
Everyone was invited for coffee and
treats before going home.
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Morrison Dam Conservation Area
71108 Morrison Line (Two kilometres east of Exeter)
Just south of Highway 83
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Land trusts or land conservancies
are independent, charitable
organizations that work with private
landowners to preserve open space
and nature. A land trust can
permanently protect land to preserve
its natural, environmental,
recreational, scenic, historical, or
agricultural importance. Land trusts
accept donations and bequests of
land and conservation agreements
and, in some cases, may purchase
land or conservation agreements.
The land is then protected from that
time on. Acquisition of properties is
subject to board approval and
negotiation of management
agreements.
The Huron Tract Land Trust
Conservancy gets its name and
geographic boundaries from the days
of early settlement in this part of
Ontario. The Huron Tract was
purchased by the Canada Company,
an agent of the British government,
to be distributed to colonial settlers
of Upper Canada. The Canada
Company bought one million acres
(4,000 km) of land, west of the then
London district, and called it the
Huron Tract. The Canada Company
was the administrative agent for the
Huron Tract.
The Huron Tract Land Trust
Conservancy gives people in the
historic Huron Tract area a safe,
reliable, long-term way to leave
financial contributions or bequests
of real property for the protection of
land, water, and habitat for
generations to come.
If you would like to donate to the
work of the Huron Tract Land Trust
Conservancy, or leave a lasting local
land legacy for protection, please
visit htltc.ca, call 519-235-2610 or
toll-free 1-888-286-2610 or speak
with one of the community members
on the land trust's Board of
Directors.
Correction
In the Oct. 12 issue of The Citizen,
information regarding the potential
sale of the Moncrieff Hall
and ballpark property was
misreported.
On Oct. 12, The Citizen reported
that no bids had been received
through the request for proposals
process for the sale of the hall and
ballpark property. Bids were
received, however, none of them
were accepted and council opted to
sell the property through the realty
process.
The Citizen apologizes for the
error.
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