HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2012-08-29, Page 1210 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Popular Bannockburn Fall Hike
on October 2 is autumn tradition
QMI Agency
One of the area's most popular Octo-
ber events is back for another autumn
season.
Individuals and families have looked
forward to the Bannockburn Fall Hike
for more than three decades, accord-
ing to Julie Stellingwerff, Conservation
Education Specialist with the Ausahle
Bayfield Conservation Authority
(ABCA). "It has become a tradition for
residents of the watershed and for visi-
tors," according to Stellingwerff. She
encourages those who have enjoyed
the hike in the past to return to Ban-
nockburn and anyone who has never
experienced the event to try it out this
year.
Bannockburn Conservation Area
has diverse species, and six different
types of natural
communities including a wet meadow,
river systems, old field, marsh and for-
est, she said. "You will find plants like
highbush cranberry, ninebark, wild
grape, goldenrod and many varieties
of asters," Stellingwerff said. "It's also
common to see wildlife along the trails
such as woodpeckers, turtles, rac-
coons, and white-tailed deer."
The 38th Annual Bannockburn Fall
!like takes place Sunday, October 2.
People are welcome to come anytime
between between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Bannockburn Conservation Area is
located at 76249 Bannockburn Line,
two kilometres north of l iuron County
Road 3, between Varna and
Brucefield.
Participants can help reduce waste
by bringing their own mugs to enjoy a
complimentary drink of hot or cold
apple cider. You may also help yourself
How did we make
Voting Day easier?
We made 10 more
of them.
Advance Polls for the 2011 General Election are open
between September 21 and 30, 10AM - 8 PM local time.
To vote in this election, you must be:
• 18 years of age or older on October 6
• a Canadian citizen, and
• a resident of Ontario
You can vote at any advance poll in your electoral district.
To determine which electoral district you live in, visit our
website electlons.on.ca or call us at 1.888.868.8683.
Don't forget to take your ID and Notice of Registration card
when you go to vote. For a list of accepted ID, visit our
website or calf us at 1.888.688.8683 (TTY: 1.866.479.1118).
There have been some changes to advance poll locations.
For the most up-to-date listing in your area, please visit
electlons.on.ca or call 1.888.668.8683 (TTY: 1.866.479.1118).
Fa a complete list of all advance poll locations in Ontario, visit our website electlons.on.ca
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to a locally grown apple. Admis-
sion is free but donations are
always welcome to support
conservation education efforts.
For further details on the hike
contact the ABCA at 519-235-
2610 or 1-880-286-2610.
ARCA staff will be on site dur-
ing the event to share informa-
tion about water quality and
trees and to answer questions.
A self -guided tour booklet is
also available' for those who like
to explore on their own.
Also available for the nature
lover is a professionally -nar-
rated audio file, which can be
downloaded free -of -charge
from the ARCA website at ahca.
on.ca. The guided audio tour
interprets 13 points of interest
throughout the two kilometres
of trails. The audio file and
interpretive signs at Bannock-
burn Conservation Area were
developed through a
partnership effort initiated by
the Friends of the Bayfield
River, and funding partners,
called the Walk a Mile 'frail
Information Project. 'Ihe inter-
pretive points -of -interest talk
and digital audio player, ped-
ometers for step counting and
GPS units may be borrowed
anytime of the year from the
ARCA Administration (:entre in
Exeter for use at Bannockburn
Conservation Area.
Forum: What's influencing Huron teens?
Iluron County - Ever wanted insight into the daily life of
a l luron County teen? Are you a parent concerned about
the influences your young adult is facing every day?
Youth Matters, a group of professionals in l luron County
who work with teens, is hosting a forum called What's influ-
encing 1 iuron Teens and what parents need to know! It is
being hells ttt the Goderich-I luron YMCA on Saturday Sep-
tember 24 from 12:30pm -- 4:3Opm. Everyone is welcome;
parents, couches, teachers, or anyone else who lives, works
or connects with young people from 12 to 19.
The day will consist of both presentations and informa-
tion booths. Presentation topics include: body image and
eating disorders, mental health, youth substance use and
abuse, safe spaces for diversity, healthy youth relation-
ships, and youth, adults and the law. You can drop in for
one presentation, or stay for the day.
The day promises to be informative and, most impor-
tantly, relevant to !heron County. Angela Ritchie, Public
Ilenith Promoter with the Iluron County 11ealth Unit and
chair of the Forum's committee says, "We're excited to
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provide parents and other adults with
a chance to talk and ask questions to
local service providers. Too often, \\'e'
only seek information and resources
after something negative happens."
'she day will focus on prevention: how
ever it will carry some heavy me'ssage's
about the reality Huron County teens
face.
'throughout the Forum's afternoon.
parents and other adults are etwour
aged to bring their kids to the
Goderich-Iluron YMCA for free swim-
ming, skating and structured play. "We
want to do everything we can to get
parents out to this day, it's going to be
worth it," says Ritchie.
Anyone looking for more informa-
tion or if you are a non-profit organi-
zation looking to put a booth up, call
the Huron County I lealth Unit at 519-
18'2-3416 or 1-877-837-6143, or visit
the I lealth Unit's website, www.huron-
county.ca/health.
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