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Friends of the Village of Blyth continue green work
The Friends of the Village of Blyth
have made great strides in the
group’s mandate of bringing more
people to the Greenway Trail with its
recent Easter on the Trail event.
The event, which brought out
more than 50 children despite heavy
rain, was held on the Greenway Trail
on Easter weekend and Friends of
the Village liaison Lissa Kolkman
said the group has received praise
for the event from numerous people.
“We’ve had good feedback,
especially focused on the Greenway
Trail,” she said. “When comparing
with other hunts, the feedback was
that this took more time and
encouraged the families to stay on
the trail.”
She said that people have also said
that seeing the flora and fauna,
including a beaver in the river, was a
big hit with the children.
The event was a success through
the lens of the group’s mandate,
Kolkman said, and that’s a good step
forward for the organization.
The Friends of the Village was
formed several years ago after the
Blyth Horticultural Society folded.
The Friends group is less formal
than the organization it replaced,
requiring less bookkeeping and
being able to focus more on the
green spaces in Blyth, rather than
administration.
The group is responsible for many
of the green spaces in North Huron,
including three different gardens in
Blyth.
As for the rest of the year’s
projects, Kolkman said that many of
the projects that the group wants to
undertake are on the back burner for
the time being. Kolkman explained
that, with changes in leadership at
North Huron, both on the council
and staff side, there are still some
questions about what the group will
be able to pursue.
“We have plans with Horticulture
Park [on Dinsley Street], but going
ahead depends on North Huron
[Council],” she said. “We have other
initiatives that we’re looking into
right now.”
Kolkman said the group is
remaining steady, as far as
membership goes, and is always
open to recruiting new members.
For more information on the
Friends of the Village of Blyth, visit
the group on Facebook.
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Recently the Friends of the Village of Blyth held Easter on the Trail on the Greenway Trail,
encouraging families to come out and hunt for eggs. (File photo)
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Hard work
The Friends of the
Village volunteers
monitor and maintain
green spaces in the
community, including
three large community
spaces (File photo)
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