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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-08-23, Page 17Celebrate Labour Day Weekendwith the Huron District LabourCouncil and the Huron United Wayon Monday, Sept. 3 in downtownGoderich. There will be a parade led by the Seaforth All-Girls Marching Band from the Courthouse Square at 11 a.m. followed by a free barbecue in the Lions Harbour Front Park with games, downs and prizes for all the kids. At the third Annual Motorcycle Show and Shine, prizes for Best of Show, Road Warrior and People’s Choice will be awarded. “The relationship between organized labour and United Ways across Canada is deeply rooted in history and it is with pleasure that we come together to celebrate that relationship right here in HuronCounty,” said Kimberley Payne,executive director, Huron UnitedWay.The Huron District LabourCouncil has once again generously offered to share their day with the Huron United Way and will help kick-off the 2007 Campaign with the support of their members. “This is our seventh annual Labour Day parade and barbecue and we would like to see it grow more each year. Our partnership with the Huron United Way has been very successful and having the honour of helping kick-off the 2007 United Way campaign is a perfect fit for the Labour Council. The Huron United Way helps people in need and a large part of the funds that they raise come from payroll deductionsand employer matching. The HuronDistrict Labour Council certainlylooks forward to many more years of partnership with the Huron UnitedWay,” said Jim Vance, president,Huron District Labour Council.For more information about the event and the Show and Shine callthe United Way office at 519-524-7900 or contact your local LabourCouncil at 519-524-5036.THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2007. PAGE 17. Continued from page 16 featuring horses continued until he was no longer able. Eventually Lorne brought two interests together, carving horse-drawn wagons. A move to the village in 1970 brought full-time employment at Manning’s Building Centre in Blyth until retirement. This work complemented Lorne’s interest in working with wood. Until his move to Exeter he spent hundreds of hours crafting items for family and friends. Bread boxes to cradles and everything wood in between were skillfully finished. Generations of family have these items to treasure and feel the love he shared for family. Hobbies are great to have but it was family that Lorne enjoyed the most. He took an interest in everyone’s activities until his death. Even great-grandchildren will remember Pappy for his interest, help and love. Marjorie remarked one day that her dad was a scrapbooker of sorts before scrapbooking became so popular. She has boxes of pictures from her parents that remarkably escaped the farm fire. The surprising thing about his collection is that Lorne has written wonderful stories to explain them and former times. This love for family is a legacy his children are determined to work hard at in his honour. Labour council, United Way celebrate Labour Day Business Directory Offering a full range of services: auditing, accounting, business planning, income tax planning, personal financial planning, computer and management services. BDO Dunwoody, LLP Chartered Accountants and Advisors Alan P. Reed, CA P.O. 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Box 69 470 Turnberry Steet Brussels, ON N0G 1H0 (519) 887-6100 Fax: (519) 887-6109 e-mail:dsholdice@himginsurance.com Each year starting the first week of August and lasting into the first week of September, a duck-banding program is undertaken at Hullett. Duck banding in Canada is co- ordinated by the Canadian Bird Banding Office (CBBO), and administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS). Cloverleaf, heart-shaped and box traps are baited with corn in strategic areas within the marsh to coax ducks in. Each morning and evening, near dawn and dusk, the bander checks the traps. If there are birds in the trap, they are picked out and fitted with a lightweight and waterproof metal band. The band has a code, plus a phone number on it, for those finding the band to call in to report the duck. Some ducks also have a ‘money band’ affixed to their leg, which when recovered, prize money is awarded for the return of the information on the band. The following data is also taken before the duck is subsequently released: the species, location banded, the date it was banded, the age of bird, its weight, wing cord, and gender. This data is used to monitor survival rates of certain species and to collect migration data when the bands are recovered and the data analyzed. When information is compared to that gleaned from a previous capture of the bird, we learn more about the species. This data is used to set hunting regulations and bag limits for certain ducks each year, also to protect endangered species, and additionally to assess contaminants in the duck itself and its habitat. To report a band you can call the phone number on the band or visit www.reportband.gov, a website administered by the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Bird Banding Laboratory (Pennslyvannia). This site is run in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, Environment Canada and the CWS. If you find a band, record the numbers in sequence on the band. If there is a second band on the bird, what is the colour and material of the band? What is the date and where is the exact location that the band was found? Add what species the bird is, what sex it is, and the age or any other info regarding the duck if obtainable. When you report a band, you get a certificate stating when and where the duck has been banded as well as information on the particular species that was banded. At Hullett, the majority of birds banded are mallards, blue-winged teals and wood ducks. In past years, however, duck species such as the American wigeon, black duck, green-winged teal, ring-necked duck and ruddy duck have been captured and banded on the property. The data gathered by duck banders, as well as from the general public who recover banded birds greatly aids researchers in studying the life of waterfowl, as well as those monitoring the health of our environment. For a first-hand look at duck banding at Hullett, join us Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 6:45 p.m. at the office (41378 Hydro Line Rd. – Clinton). Don’t forget Summer Canoe Day at Hullett, 9:00 am on Saturday, Aug. 18. Meet at the Boat Launch just off 81001 Burns Line, which is just south of Summerhill Road. If you need more info on the duck banding demonstration or Canoe Day, check our website at www.hullettmarsh.org, call 519- 482-7011 or e-mail outreach@hullettmarsh.org. Hullett Marsh Happenings Scot Russell Outreach Co-ordinator Friends of Hullett Remembering a neighbour