Village Squire, 1980-09, Page 29PEOPLE
It's back to Old
Fort Bay for Bill
It's a long way to Old Fort Bay,
Quebec - isolated may be a better
description - but for the past two
winters Bill Osgerby of St. Marys has
made the trek there to teach in the local
public school.
The small community is situated 40
miles west of the Labrador border and
freighters are the only way supplies are
brought in.
In spite of the isolation, Bill is
returning to Old Fort Bay for at Least
one more winter. It's a life where
electric power and televisions are
relatively new, and where snow-
mobiling is the major pastime of the
locals.
Mr. Osgerby received his bachelors
degree at the University of Waterloo,
and a masters at Sir Wilfred Laurier
University.
James Roy in Victoria
The originator and former art director
of the Blyth Summer Festival, James
Roy, is now the artistic director of the
Belfry Theatre in Victoria, British
Columbia.
Mr. Roy left Blyth after the 1979
season. He began his work at Blyth in
1975, shortly after he completed studies
in theatre at York University.
A play which originally opened at
Blyth last summer will be the season
premier of the Belfry Theatre's 1980-81
season. The play is 'I'll Be Back Before
Midnight' by Peter Colley. It was a part
of the Blyth season again this summer.
Brass rubbing
It's something not many people know
about, but the craft is close to the heart
of Susan Morar.
Susan opened and now runs the
Stratford Brass Rubbing Centre Gal-
lery. Brass rubbing is a craft which
traces its roots to the mid -1700s.
The craft consists of covering a piece
of medieval brass with a piece of paper
and then rubbing the figure with a heel
ball. A heel ball is a cobbler's wax
which was invented in 1844. Friction
from the rubbing reproduces an image
in wax.
The medieval brass may be a shield of
arms, an inscription or a figure.
Susan came to Stratford in 1977 to
work backstage at the Festival. She
stayed there for a year and a half.
She went to London, England and
Stratford -Upon -Avon to study addit-
ional backstage painting techniques in
1978. She dropped into the Brass
Rubbing Centre in Stratford -Upon -Avon
one day, and immediately became
hooked on the craft.
Susan saw it as something she could
bring back to Canada, and there has
been interest from both children and
adults. She says some adults take it very
seriously while children come along,
enjoy themselves, and come out with
pleasant results.
From left - John Craig Eaton (Ontario Director, Ducks Unlimited), Ron Renwick
(manager, Ducks Unlimited), Norm Richards (district manager, Ministry of
Natural Resources) and Dick Moore, (Ontario director, Ducks Unlimited).
Ducks bring one of
THE Eatons to Huron
It's a long step from a leading
Canadian retailing establishment to a
paradise for duck fanciers in Huron
County but ducks were what brought
John Craig Eaton, a member of the
Eaton family of department store fame
to Hullett Township recently.
Mr. Eaton is an Ontario director of a
sportsmen's group called Ducks Unli-
mited (Canada) which will spend about
Si million developing a series of duck
ponds on crown owned land in the
Hullett Wildlife Management Area.
An agreement has been signed by the
Hon J.A.C. Auld, Ontario Minister of
Natural Resources, and D.S. Morrison,
Executive Vice -President of Ducks
Unlimited (Canada) for the develop-
ment of the Management Area.
Also representing Ducks Unlimited
was Ron L. Renwick, manager of the
Ontario branch of the organization, and
Dick Moore, another Ontario director.
Representing the Ministry of Natural
Resources was Norm Richards, district
manager of the government office.
This assures that the area will be
developed and maintained as a vital
wetland area necessary for the preser-
vation of waterfowl and other wildlife
species.
Development of nine wildlife ponds is
progressing well. Seven are now comp-
lete and work is underway on the two
largest ponds. Ducks Unlimited
(Canada) will spend 5150.000 this year
in development funds and additional 51
million in the next few years. The
Canadian head office of the organization
is in Winnipeg.
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