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Photo courtesy of Susan Chan
(From left to right): Barb Currie, Sandra Goddard, Susan Chan, Joan Mathieu, Roger Goddard, Chuck
Chan, Alison Lobb, Don Forbes, Wendy Hoernig and John Hazlitt.
Spring Hike, Plant and Compost Sale
Find a new plant for your
garden and discover what is
blooming in the Maitland
Woods on Sunday, May 7.
This is the 12th Annual
Spring Hike, Plant and Com-
post Sale sponsored by the
John Hindmarsh Environ-
mental Trust Fund, in associ-
ation with the Maitland Con-
servation Foundation and the
Maitland Trail Association.
The event will take place
near the entrance to the
Maitland Woods, from loam
to 3pm.
The plants and compost
will be set up in the parking
lot behind the Columbus
Centre on Parson's Court.
"We hope to encourage
lots of people to enjoy a hike
through the beautiful Mait-
land Woods before or after
they collect some new plants
and compost for their gar-
dens'; said Wendy Hoernig,
Chair of the Trust Fund.
Guided hikes will take
place at 1 and 1:30 pm and
will last about one hour
each.
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"We look forward to some
healthy exercise, learning
more about the Maitland
Woods, taking home some
new plants and wonderful
compost, as well as raising
awareness about, and a little
money for the John Hind -
marsh Environmental Trust
Fund and The Maitland Trail
Association:'
For more information on
the event or the John Hind -
marsh Environmental Trust
fund, contact Susan Chan at
(519) 524-2804
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Jane's Walk events return to Goderich
"Cities have the capabil-
ity of providing something
for everybody, only
because, and only when,
they are created by every-
body." - Jane Jacobs
Jane's Walk events
return to Goderich May
6-7 and we welcome eve-
ryone to come out and
explore different aspects
of the town through a
variety of community
events.
Jane's Walk is an
annual celebration of the
ideas and legacy of Jane
Jacobs, a well-known
urbanist and activist
whose writings champi-
oned a fresh, community-
based approach -to city
building.
Each year, Jane's Walk
events are hosted across
the world the first week-
end of May and focus on
getting people out
exploring their neigh-
bourhoods and meeting
their neighbours through
free walking tours led by
locals.
This year's walks, spon-
sored by the Maitland
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Trail Association, provide
opportunities to explore
the Courthouse Park
Arboretum, the history of
the Goderich Harbour,
Goderich through the
lens of R.R. Sallows, and
the Maitland Woods.
The Trees and the Nat-
ural Landscape walk
takes place on Saturday,
May 6, from 10-11:30am.
Participants are to meet
at South Street Plaza
Courthouse Square. The
walk under leadership of
Martin Quinn, will tour
the Courthouse Arbore-
tum and discuss the tree
varieties and the impor-
tance of this area to the
vibrancy of the
community.
The Goderich Har-
bour: Origins, Transfor-
mations and Evolution
walk is on Saturday, May
6 and Sunday, May 7
from 2-3pm. Lead by
Paul Carroll, participants
are to meet at the Marine
Museum at Goderich
Beach, and will explore
the evolution of the river
and harbour.
Goderich Through the
Lens of R.R. Sallows walk
will be lead by Colleen
Maguire on Saturday,
May 6 and Sunday, May 7
from 3:30-4:30pm. Partic-
ipants should meet at the
R.R. Sallows Gallery at
Goderich Library. The
walk will allow partici-
pants to walk "back in
time" around the Square.
The Maitland Woods
Walk on Sunday, May 7
from 1pm, asks partici-
pants to meet at the
Knights of Columbus
Centre parking lot. Lead
by Siani Craig and Wendy
Hoernig, the walk is a lei-
surely, guided walk of our
town forest. The MTA
Plant Sale runs from 9am
until 3pm.
For more information
about this event, includ-
ing walksthat are hap-
pening in communities
all over the world, visit
http://www.janeswalk.
org/.
We look forward to
exploring and sharing our
community together this
May.
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