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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2011-06-22, Page 1x.000" 0 \1acl k('lll V\ I\�l it \\t lifts>hl Ns 1 I O. Carrie Eybergen 5N-238-2642 30-81 CRESCENT S'1: (:RAND BEND H 1 /ON mak" utib0114*Xlik Before You Buy Give Ellison a Try! Call our agents to price your trip www,ettravelcom Godbo1I, Gime` 'Insurance &MoD 'Services Inc. • PIS 9,4354,40 gas Mein Street biter NOM 156 wowgodbaikkincom Sun Life Financial THE FA : I 'S DAY WINNER IS... "GARY STEAMIER" CONGRATULATIONS! 1111: 11 \ t1l I\, \\II \1.I 1,1 I i \I 1 1.11) `tS t►^ti(► Community groups help Communities in Bloom AINZ Ufdcy and the n Ponti Grand Bend 2 ,.� ����ro ashore Advance Wednesday, June 22, 2011 's.ment Lunde 1N1mse-Rapisy lake&xwe Advance It was a trip down memory lane for hundreds on Saturday as the hand Bend Optimist hosted their first Jive and Drive. Car enthusiasts were met with more than 60 vintage cars most of the day and ticket holders danced the night away to the sounds of the Decades. Looldng the peat, this group was digging Matt Tuckey's chariot. Port Franks erects turtle crossing signs to protect species Lynda Hiliman-Rapley Lakeshore Advance motorists of turtle movement," said Kari lean, ARCA Aquatic Biologist. May and lune are nesting seasons People in the Port Franks area for turtles. "We are working with have reported several cases of tur- the community and municipality to ties killed on the roads of their install signs so we can reduce the community in the past month. 'the number of turtle deaths," Municipality of Lambton Shores, The conservation authority has and residents of the Port Franks announced the public's turtle tnon- area, have worked with Ausable storing program will continue in Bayfield Conservation Authority 2011. lean invites people to report (ARCA) to install two turtle cross- turtle sightings to her at 519-235- ing signs on Outer Drive. They will 2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610 or also be placing two turtle crossing by e-mail at kjean@abca.on.ca. 'The signs in the Richmond Park Port Franks and Grand Bend area neighbourhood. provides unique habitat for rare "'Turtle crossing signs warn native turtle species. There are only eight native species of turtles in Ontario. Federal and provincial government agencies list seven of those eight species as being at risk. Turtle crossing signs warn motorists of turtle movement." — Kari Jean, ARCA Aquatic Biologist The Painted Turtle is the only one of those eight species not listed at risk. Snapping Turtles are now a spe- cies at risk. "Snapping 'Turtles are an important part of the ecosys- tem," lean said. "'They clean up local water bodies by eating dead animals and fish." She said there is a concern for the future of the spe- cies because predators like rac- coons eat turtle eggs, there is a loss of habitat, and some humans with misconceptions about the animal have killed them. CONTINUED > PAGE 11