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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-03-30, Page 1212 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Bluewater Astronomy: Stars for the Birds John Hlynialuk Bluewater Astronomical Society Spring bird migrations are underway! Just a few days ago, I watched several hun- dred tundra swans at one of their stopovers near Port Franks before these magnifi- cent birds continue on to the arctic. Red -winged black birds have returned to our area and I can hear the distinctive call of robins foraging around as well. There is a similar bird migration going on in the heavens, too. The celestial swan, Cygnus and Aquila the Eagle are re -appearing above the eastern horizon. Preceded by bright blue Vega in the constellation Lyra, the Lyre, all three are above the eastern horizon shortly after midnight. By late spring and early sum- mer, the three bright stars, -Deneb in the tail of the swan, Altair in the head of the eagle and blue Vega of the Lyre, form the familiar asterism called the Sum- mer Triangle. Yes, summer is on its way. Our stargazing ancestors gave animals a prominent place in the sky. Of the 88 constellations now offi- cially recognized, almost half depict an animal of some sort. If we leave out the mythological ones like Pegasus, the Winged Horse, Draco the Dragon and the Phoenix, there are still three dozen real animals with places of honour in the sky. Mammals like bears, lions, giraffes and horses are the biggest sin- gle group but birds are well represented too. There is a swan, an eagle, a crow, a crane, and exotic birds like a toucan and a peacock. There are other flying con- stellations as well including a winged horse Pegasus, Volans the Flying Fish, the common housefly Musca, and what Dragon, i.e. Draco, does not know how to fly. Some of these were added as new places were found for them when explorers discovered the stars of the southern hemi- sphere. The full list of 88 constellations was not offi- cially accepted by astronomers until the late 18th century. And in 1930, the official list of 88 had their boundaries carved permanently on the celes- tial map by the Interna- tional Union of Astrono- mers (IAU). Except for Cygnus the Swan and Aquila the Eagle, most of the bird constella- tions consist of only a few stars so they are difficult to pick out. But there is one that you can spot at this time of year, Columba, the Dove by using a well- known constellation as a guide. Orion is a familiar winter constellation with four bright stars in a big rectangle and a string of three equally bright, equally spaced stars across NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh passed By-law 13-2016 on the 22nd day of March, 2016, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the by-law by filing with the Clerk of the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, not later than the 20th day of April, 2016, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection, accompanied by payment of the fee prescribed under the Ontario Municipal Board Act. AMOUNT OF FEE payable to the Minister of Finance on appeal is $125.00. Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed on behalf of an unincorporated association or group. However a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. AN EXPLANATION of the purpose and effect of the by-law, describing the lands to which the by-law applies is provided below. DATED at the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, this 30th day of March, 2016. Florence Stalenhoef, Deputy Clerk Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh RR 5, GODERICH, Ontario N7A 3Y2 (519) 524-4669 PURPOSE AND EFFECT: 1. By-law 13-2016 has the following purpose and effect: The purpose of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to complete a Zoning By-law Update to correct or update zoning provisions and mapping to be consistent with the Official Plan and Provincial Policy Statement. This update is required by Section 26 of the Planning Act following a Five Year Review of an Official Plan. The 2016 Zoning By-law Update proposes the following changes: a) Revision of definitions to eliminate definitions for words not used elsewhere in the by-law. b) Revisions to General Provisions to clarify Home Industry and Home Occupation provisions and to require expansions and enlargements to legal non -complying buildings to comply with minimum yard requirements. c) Addition of new permitted uses: licensed medical marihuana facility, and second dwelling units in appropriate zones. d) Removal of private park as a permitted use in the LR1 and LR2 zones. e) Removal of the AG2 Zone for Commercial Scale Wind Energy. f) Removal of the AG1-h holding zone on known gravel deposits. g) Updates to mapping to reduce the number of Key Maps. h) Various site specific map and text amendments to recognize existing uses. i) Amend Zone Map 07 to change the zoning on a portion of the West Part of Lot 23 Concession 8, Wawanosh Ward from NE1 to AG1. 2. The Council of the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has adopted a related Housekeeping Official Plan Amendment 8 for the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Official Plan. the middle. Go out about 9 pm in the last two weeks of March and you can see it prominently displayed above the SW horizon. Line up the three Belt Stars, and travel to the left until you find the brightest star in the sky, Sirius in Canis Major, the Large Dog. That will be easy. If you now drop straight down, you will find a few faint stars, made fainter by being so close to the hori- zon. These are the stars of Columba the Dove. This constellation figures in two stories, one from the Bible and one from Greek mythology. In the story of the Noah and the Ark, the dove returned to Noah bearing an olive leaf, a sym- bol that land was near. The symbolism of safe harbors continues to modern times, for not only is the dove the symbol of peace but so is the olive branch. In the other story, the Greek leg- end of Jason and his Argo- nauts, we are told that Jason relied on a dove to lead them through the danger- ous "Clashing Rocks", the Symplegades, which had a habit of crushing ships which tried to pass between them. Jason had been warned to send a dove through the straight before he set out himself and if the dove made it, he was to row with all his might. Both the sacrificial bird and the ship survived to reach safer waters with only slight dam- age to their tails. The ES Fox Observatory at the Bluewater Outdoor Edu- cation Centre is on a bird migration route and we often see geese and sometimes swans winging their way north at this time of year. Our observing of celestial avian constellations and many others is now underway. Check our website www. bluewaterastronomy.com for a list of upcoming dates and observing events as well as how to become a member with observatory privileges, -the only way to really "fly" among the stars! I e OrionOrion • Looking SW 9 pm mid-March Bluewater Astronomical Society Look for Columba the Dove below Orion in the west. Diagram c/o Starry Night Education STROKE POUND :ZION Assess YOUR RISK, MAKE HEALTH LA TCA