the lake erie beacon, september 5, 2014
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Here is our latest issue dated September 5, 2014. Check out our centre spread for Port Stanley/Sparta Doors Open 2014 happening September 20th.TRANSCRIPT
CORRECTIONIn our August 22nd edition we
reported on a fundraiser by the PortStanley Firefighters Association. Thestory shuld have said that fundraiserwas to support the Deaf Blind OntarioServices. The Firefighters car washraised over $300.
INSIDELetters
I was reading a letter in the Beacon Au-gust 22nd edition regarding a circus on thebeach in Port Stanley. STORY PAGE 2
Port Stanley Harbourfest 2014
The weekend offered Tall Ships,Live Music, Street Performers, CraftFair, Pony rides, Family Fun, Food,…and more!. STORY PAGE 3
Lake Erie Shoreline Management PlanShoreline erosion along Lake Erie is
an ongoing and irreversible problem. STORY PAGE 4
Doors Open Port Stanley and SpartaOur three page feature with stories,
maps and photos of the September20th Doors Open Event.
STORY PAGES 5-7
Sparta Sea Cadet inNational Regatta
These two cadets raced together inthe provincial finals and together won3rd place. STORY PAGE 8
Serving Lake Erie’s North Shore
Friday September 5, 2014
LOOK AHEADCommunity Events Page 10
Classifieds & Service Directory Page 11
Business Roladex Pages 8 & 12
Heather King Volunteer Media Co-ordinator
In late July Annaleise Carr com-pleted the first leg of the 75-kilometrecrossing of Lake Erie. She swam fromErie, Pennsylvania to Long Point On-tario. ON Labour Day Monday Septem-ber 1st the 16 year old marathonswimmer completed the second leg ofthe Lake Erie Crossing , a 30 kilometrestretch from Long Point to Port DoverBeach. She was swimming to raiseawareness and funds for Camp Tril-lium, Rainbow Lake, in Waterford, On-tario. Camp Trillium is a recreationalcamp for children with cancer and
hours. Her ultimate goal was to con-tinue onto Port Dover Beach whichwould have culminated in a 75 kmsmarathon swim. Poor weather andwater conditions created fatigue whichforced her to stop at Long Point. Withinhours of touching shore Carr an-nounced that she would complete theswim this summer. Annaleise wants toconvey the message “never give up” toanyone who is battling cancer or anydisease that has affected their life.
tion of the west breakwater to allowpublic access after being denied for somany years is an exciting developmentfor the residents of Central Elgin as wellas tourists. This is a project that cur-rent and past Councils have workedhard to achieve, and we have nowcome full circle and are able to giveback to the people of Central Elginwhat was taken away. Now that we areable to safely facilitate public access,opening up the breakwater is an op-portunity to showcase and enhance thecharm of our harbour.”
Council has awarded the tender forbreakwater repairs to East Elgin Con-
Andrew HibbertAn announcement by Central Elgin
Council this week included the follow-ing statement.
Rehabilitation of the west breakwa-ter of the Port Stanley harbour will bestarting within the next week. Thework includes repair and reconstruc-tion of the concrete cap surroundingthe west breakwater. Work will con-tinue throughout the fall, weather per-mitting, and resume in the spring. Aspart of the rehabilitation process, pub-lic access along the west breakwaterwill be restored.
Mayor Bill Walters said, “Rehabilita-
crete Forming of Tillsonburg. The proj-ect has a budget of $2.2 million. Theexpenditure is in keeping with the financial scenario created by MarkConway of N. Barry Lyon Consultantsin the 2009 Port Stanley Harbour Feasi-bility Study and Business Plan. Engi-neer Brian Riggs, of Riggs Engineering,notes in his letter to Council that,“Since the cost of rebuilding the upper
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Annaleise Carr finishes her 75km swim across Lake Erie
Public Access to West Breakwater will be Restored
Port Stanley Councillor Dan McNeil a longtime proponent of harbour developmentsaid he was very excited about council’sdecision to move ahead with the rebuild-ing of the West Breakwater.
Annaleise Carr marathon swimmer.
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their families.
In July of this year, this petite swim-mer set a record by becoming theyoungest person to swim across centralLake Erie a total of 44 kilometres in 22
Central Elgin Awards Tender forBreakwater Repairs in Port Stanley
Media
The New Model is said to beFairer, More Transparent andEasier to Understand
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)is introducing a fairer, more transpar-ent billing model for the municipali-ties it serves across the province.
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never disturbed.
September 10:HMS St. Lawrence, thelargest warship on the Great Lakes inthe age of sail, is launched at Kingstonon Lake Ontario.
The contest for supremacy on theGreat Lakes continued to intensify asthe British and American navies racedto construct more powerful fleets.Commodore Sir James Lucas Yeogained undisputed control of Lake On-tario in October when he sailed outwith his new flagship HMS St.Lawrence. It was a three-decked war-ship pierced for 102 guns, to counterthe construction of three U.S. ships atSackets Harbor. This vessel epitomizedthe 'shipbuilder's war' and the extraor-dinary logistical and financial invest-ments by the British since almost allmaterials and ordnance used to buildwarships at Kingston came across theAtlantic Ocean from England to Que-bec City and Montreal, Lower Canada.From there supplies were transportedby bateaux up the St. Lawrence River.
September 11: Battle of the Bay ofPlattsburg, New York. Governor Gen-eral Sir George Prevost's Lake Cham-plain campaign, begun in late August1814, culminated in a joint land andnaval assault on Plattsburg. Comply-ing with Prevost's orders, CaptainGeorge Downie sailed his squadroninto Lake Champlain to engage Cap-tain Thomas Macdonough's fleet an-chored in Plattsburg Bay. Adversewinds prevented Downie's ships frommanoeuvring into position and putthem in close range of damaging U.S.broadsides. Downie was killed andafter fierce fighting, the British fleetsurrendered. Meanwhile, Prevost,commanding 10,351 of the Duke ofWellington's veterans, made a brief at-tack on Brigadier General AlexanderMacomb's force of roughly 3,000 menbut quickly withdrew his troops toLower Canada. The humiliating andcostly defeat for the British resulted inPrevost being recalled to England toexplain his actions.
September 12-15: After sacking Wash-ington, British commanding officerRobert Ross led a force of roughly 4,000men north to Baltimore. On 12 Sep-tember, during the Battle of NorthPoint, Ross was mortally wounded;Colonel Arthur Brooke then assumedcommand and defeated Brigadier Gen-eral John Stricker and his 3,200 troops.
September 13: Fort McHenry aka theBattle of Baltimore – British fleet underSir Alexander Cochrane starts bom-barding Fort McHenry, the last Ameri-can defense before Baltimore. LawyerFrancis Scott Key had approached the
Andrew HibbertSeptember 5 2014: At Rock Island, Illi-nois Territory, an American force underMajor Zachary Taylor is defeated by analliance of Sac (Sauk), Fox, Kiikaapoi(Kickapoo), Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)and Sioux led by Chief Black Hawk.They were assisted by British IndianDepartment officers.
September 6: British forces enterPlattsburg, New York.
September 6: A gale on Lake Eriedrives the American vessel USS Caledo-nia ashore after which a fire causes sig-nificant damage.
A recent story appearing in the BuffaloNews mentioned the discovery of an 85foot schooner on the bottom of LakeErie, which may be Caledonia. It wasdescribed as a "stunningly well-pre-served shipwreck"
September 9: A British flotilla gathersnear Chazy, New York on Lake Cham-plain.
September 9: General McArthur, ac-companied by the Canadian traitor Andrew Westbrook invades Port Talbotwith 600 undisciplined mounted Ken-tucky soldiers, 50 U. S. rangers, and 70Indian allies. In the absence of ColonelTalbot and the Canadian militia thesettlement is completely plundered;the grist and saw mills and manyhouses and barns are burned, cropsand livestock destroyed, and all theflour in the settlement ruined. The set-tlers are left with little but the clotheson their backs.
From here, the invaders move eastalong the Talbot Road to Rapelje’s farmin St. Thomas. En route, they take any-thing that they can carry, destroyweapons, crops, and livestock, andburn homes and barns. Daniel Rapeljeand his son are away on militia serviceleaving his family at the mercy of themarauders. The Rapelje farm, livestock,and crops are destroyed and the fencestorn down and used to fuel huge bon-fires. The family is unharmed but left indesolation. The American flag flies overthe present site of St. Thomas. Talbothas entrusted the family with a box ofhis valuables to be kept safe. WhenMrs. Rapelje observes the incoming in-vaders she removes the box from undera bed and hides it in a hemp patch be-tween beehives. The valuables are
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New OPP Billing Model for Municipalities
LETTERSThe circus in Port Stanley
I was reading a letter in the BeaconAugust 22nd edition regarding a circus onthe beach in Port Stanley. I remember tak-ing our kids to it and my daughter got toride on the elephant. She was born in 1977and I believe was about five when the cir-cus came to town. I don't recall it happen-ing any more than once. The original lettercame from Vicci Coughlin.Cliff Hyatt RR4 St Thomas
Walking with natureDear sir, in response to David Mc-
Carthy's letter from the August 22nd edi-tion, I would respond that I do regularlywalk around the Berm and feel fortunateto have a somewhat natural area to ob-serve nature so close to where I live. Cur-rently those "undesirable" trees are full ofwarblers, waxwings and swallows, andmany other birds preparing for their south-ward migration, and the "weeds" are fullof butterflies and other insects.
Not only do people come down fromLondon to visit, but every fall thousands ofbirders from around the world come toHawk Cliff to witness the annual migrationof raptors and Monarch butterflies. Thevast majority of these folks also visit thePS sewage lagoons and the Berm, and indoing so end up spending money locally inPort businesses. I don't see them makingthe trip to visit a parking lot.
If people need paved walkways and
mowed lawns to take their daily stroll, Iwould suggest using the west side of theharbour, or even Little Creek park up onEast Road. You probably won't see anywildflowers, butterflies or birds here, andthe "desirable" trees that have beenplanted tend to be Norway maples (Inva-sive Alien Species), but they seem to fitthe landscape suggested as desirable.
It seems to me that keeping a fewlocal areas like parts of the Berm natural-ized, not only to attract wildflowers, in-sects and birds, but also the people thatcome to Port to see them, is not onlycommon sense but makes good businesssense.Sincerely, Ches Caister Port Stanley
Shoreline ManagementPlan meeting
Dear Editor, Thanks for the opportu-nity to attend the “matinee” perform-ance for the Shoreline Management Planat the Port Stanley Arena on Wednesday,August 27th to hear about our land ero-sion.
Peter from Baird Associates did amarvelous job showing 1978 throughpresent day aerial photos, silly and seri-ous signs, and explaining what can andcan’t be done. As a “shoreliner” I did notask for a cost of his report for fear of acardiac arrest.David Harding, Harding Smith Line.
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The new model, which takes ef-fect January 1, 2015, reflects inputfrom the Auditor General and mu-nicipalities to more fairly and trans-parently distribute policing costs.
The model includes two compo-nents: base policing costs such ascrime prevention, proactive policing,officer training and administrative
The HMS St. Lawrence
PORTBRUCEREPORTCathy Crane
History of FloodingIn the bright sun of summer, few peo-
ple are thinking about the fears of winterflooding that come with living near Cat-fish Creek in Port Bruce, but many findthe history and facts on flooding intrigu-ing. Did you know that in the December27, 1860 issue of the Canadian HomeJournal, it was reported that WilliamBest, trying to clear fast moving ice fromthe bridge, fell in and drowned. It is as-tonishing that very few deaths have beennoted in historical accounts of flooding,some of which have been very severe.
A severe flood is usually defined as atime when the creek backs up enough tofind a new path to the lake. This hap-pened in 1929 and 1984. In 1929, waterrose over the floor of the bridge and theice jam forced water from Catfish Creekout through Waneeta beach. In 1984, theice jam behind the BeeLyn Trailer Parkforced water over Colin Street, throughJR's park, over Imperial Road and cre-ated a large gully at the west end of thebeach as it flowed out to the lake. Manyresidents had to be rescued from theirhomes using canoes and tractors. Somepeople think that flooding could only af-fect the dozen or so homes or cottagesthat sit along the creek and closest to thelake, but as history tells us, a good por-tion of the village can be affected inthese severe situations.
The above details have been takenfrom a booklet on the history of floodingin Port Bruce. This booklet is currentlybeing updated by resident Ian Johnsonand will be reproduced as a project ofthe Port Bruce Ratepayers Association.The plan is to provide a copy of thebooklet to all current members of theRatepayers. The Ratepayers have beenactive since the 1984 flood, with themain objective to work with various lev-els of government to ensure that meas-ures are taken to reduce the risk offlooding. Watch for further details on theupdating of the flood history book.
Andrew HibbertWow! What a weekend for Port
Stanley. It seemed as if all the fatescame together to make this a fantastic,end of summer, event. Everyone wespoke to said it was one of the busiestweekends they could remember. Thepredicted rain and nasty weather heldoff until late Monday and the shops,restaurants and harbour were full ofactivity. It was warm and breezy andthere was lots of entertainment andactivities offered all weekend.
The Harbourfest event itself wasrun by a committee of the Port StanleyBusiness Association. The committeewas headed by Michelle Fournierowner of the Village Square CoffeeShop. They obviously did everythingright and made this a memorableweekend.
The weekend offered Tall Ships,Live Music, Street Performers, CraftFair, Pony rides, Family Fun, Food,…and more!.
The Tallships Pathfinder and Play-fair visited the harbour at Port Stanleyfrom August 30 to September 1, 2014.Both ships are brigantines and weredesigned and built by Francis A.McLachlan in Kingston, Ontario,Canada. Pathfinder and Playfair werelaunched in 1963 and 1974 respec-tively, The Playfair being christened byHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
A brigantine is a two-mastedsquare-rigged sailing vessel with fore-and-aft rigged sails on the mainmast.This is distinct from a brig that hassquare sails on both masts. Harbour-side tours and two and a half hour laketour were offered during the weekend.
The ships were docked alongside
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the DOC building (Dominion ofCanada building). Inside the DOCthere was an interesting selection ofvendors who kept visitors busy whenthey weren’t admiring or visiting theships.
All in all it was an awesome way tocelebrate and enjoy the last long week-end of the summer!
Port Stanley Harbourfest 2014Above: The Tall Ships at dockside inPort Stanley.
Left: The Pirate Captain Tom Bedlumwho performed magic tricks and en-tertained the crowd.
Below: The crowds were great andlined up in several locations aroundthe village including Broderick’s IceCream Parlour.
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What is Doors Open?also the focus of much of the program-ming you will discover at participatingsites. Through exhibits and displays,workshops and demonstrations, spe-cial tours and talks, Ontario’s commu-nities come together to commemoratethe centenary of the start of the FirstWorld War in meaningful ways.
As you explore these sites in com-munities across the province, we inviteyou to share your memories throughour Doors Open Ontario 2014 photocontest. Capture an event or a build-ing, a unique exhibit or a moving tour.And you could see your photo used onthe Doors Open Ontario website.
Does Doors Open Ontario onlyoccur on one weekend everyyear?
No, there are dozens of Doors OpenOntario events to attend each yearthroughout the province – starting inApril and running until October. Someevents run for a single day, while oth-ers run for an entire weekend. You canchoose which communities interestyou and plan your weekend getawaysaccordingly. Spend a spring weekendin Kingston, or enjoy a fall getaway inthe Niagara region. Wherever you go,there’s a Doors Open Ontario eventwaiting for you! See all events happen-ing this year.
The 2014 Port StanleySparta Doors Open Steering Committee
Andrew Hibbert – ChairJoan Kirk – Treasurer
Mary Muscat – SecretaryLinda Hibbert – Marketing
& Advertising Sally Martyn, Craig Cole,
Richard Haddow, Jamie Quai
Ontario Heritage FoundationThe Doors Open concept is a sim-
ple one: buildings of architectural andhistorical significance, many of whichare not normally open to the public,open their doors to visitors for a day ora weekend. Many provide guidedtours, special exhibits, displays or performances. In all cases, it is absolutely free.
The first Doors Open event oc-curred in France in 1984 (where it wascalled la Journée Portes ouvertes). Itbecame popular quickly and, by 1991,was known across Europe as EuropeanHeritage Days – an initiative of theCouncil of Europe. In Canada, the firstDoors Open event occurred in Torontoin 2000, followed in 2002 by DoorsOpen Ontario – an initiative of the On-tario Heritage Trust – the firstprovincewide event of its kind inCanada. More information …
2014 marks the 100th anniversaryof the outbreak of the First World War.This year’s theme for Doors Open On-tario – Remembering the First WorldWar: Ontario in transition – allows On-tario communities to showcase thepeople, places and events that helpedshape Ontario before, during and afterthe Great War.
The First World War marked theend of an era and sparked a period ofprofound social and cultural change –influencing women’s rights, art, litera-ture, music, the economy, industryand agriculture. Many venues associ-ated with the First World War are par-ticipating and open for tours this yearas part of the Doors Open Ontario ex-perience – armouries, legion halls, warmemorials, hospitals, women’s insti-tutes, concert halls, assembly halls, in-dustrial sites, churches and railwaystations.
This year’s provincewide theme is
Mike Baker operates an antique Press at the Forge and Anvil Museum in Sparta.
Jami Quai at Quai du Vin Winery The Port Stanley United Church Venue
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Andrew HibbertShoreline erosion along Lake Erie is
an ongoing and irreversible problem.There is no answer to the issue of ero-sion. Many private individuals andpublic groups, including local Conser-vation Authorities, have tried to re-solve the issue with little success andin the past each community and mu-nicipality has had to deal with theproblem on their own. Now there is ajoint effort to find answers that will beacceptable to everyone.
As noted on the Kettle Creek Con-servation Authority web site theShoreline Management Plan is an on-going effort to find efficiencies of scaleby preparing a combined plan for theongoing management of shoreline is-sues. The shoreline in questionstretches the length of Elgin County,
Those involved in this new pro-gram are the Lower Thames ValleyConservation Authority (LTVCA), Ket-tle Creek Conservation Authority(KCCA), Catfish Creek ConservationAuthority (CCCA), and Long Point Re-gion Conservation Authority (LPRCA)who have formed a collaborative toupdate their respective shoreline man-agement plans in cooperation with theCounty of Elgin and its shoreline mu-nicipalities.
Currently, the conservation author-ities have separate Shoreline Manage-ment Plans covering the coastal zoneof the Lake Erie shoreline in their re-spective watersheds. These reportswere preparedindependentlyby the sameconsultant in1989. It is rec-ommended thatshoreline man-agement plansbe updatedevery 25 years.As such, thecurrent plansare out of dateand need totake into con-sideration cur-rent mappingpolicies andguidelines, andtechnical infor-mation pertain-ing to shorelinehazards.
Therefore, Elgin County, its shore-line municipalities and conservationauthorities have formed this collabo-rative to develop the Lake Erie Shore-line Management Plan for the coastalzone of Lake Erie within the jurisdic-tion of Elgin County. The joint planwill provide a more consistent guidefor municipal land use planning alongthe shoreline. In addition, it will pro-vide for a more accurate investigationinto the dynamics of the entire extentof the shoreline rather than a sectionalor watershed view. The plan will exam-ine the hazards and protection alongthe shoreline providing recommenda-tions for sustainable development ofthe shoreline ecosystems and landuses.
The Lake Erie Shoreline Manage-ment Plan may help the municipalitiesmanage the risk associated with dam-
Lake Erie Shoreline Management Plan
ages to public infrastructure includingroads and utilities from erosion. In ad-dition, a joint plan is more cost effec-tive than conducting four individualplans. A joint plan will eliminate theretention of multiple consultants andstreamline meeting and administra-tive costs translating into real cost sav-ings.
Through a Request For Proposalsprocess, W.F. Baird & Associates wasselected to conduct the study. Theprocess began with a comprehensiveliterature review. In July, W.F. Bairdconducted a multi-day field trip of theentire 90 km study area to observe theconditions of recent slump failuresand gullies/ravines.
Open Houses throughout the County
In August the public were invited toreview the preliminary findings andwork completed to date, by Baird andAssociates, at a series of Open Housesthroughout the County. Elizabeth Van-Hooren, General Manager of KettleCreek Conservation Authority (KCCA)said. “Any landowner or tenant withproperty along the shoreline shouldconsider attending an Open House.Erosion rates along this stretch ofshoreline have been as much as 14feet per year.”
I attended the two hour afternoonsession at the Port Stanley Arena onAugust 27th. This session was con-ducted by Peter J. Zuzek CFM, P.Geo(Professional Costal Scientist). Dis-
plays includedsamples ofshorelinemaps withproposed highwater lines,areas withshoreline haz-ards and anew conceptthat shows aone hundredyear safetyzone. It is sug-gested that infuture no newbuilding orconstructionshould be per-mitted withinthis shorelinezone.
Interestingcomparisons of the present and pastshorelines were made using aerialphotographs from 1975 that wereoverlaid with images showing thepresent shoreline. It’s hard to believehow much of the shoreline has disap-peared into Lake Erie until you see ademonstration of this kind. PeterZuzek called the new plan a “managedretreat” from the lake. He acknowl-edged that this is a personal issue forthose who own land along the lake butit is an issue that must be faced.
The proposals contained in thenew Shoreline Management Plan arebeing suggested to help residents andmunicipalities to evaluate future de-velopment and to maintain a consis-tent set of development and safetyguidelines along the Elgin Countyshoreline.
Peter J. Zuzek and Elizabeth VanHooren of KCCA
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Those of us who live in Port Stan-ley and Sparta realize how lucky weare to live with such a rich heritage,and we are delighted to take this op-portunity to share some of this her-itage with you. This year we are oneof many Doors Open events acrossOntario.
Doors Open Port Stanley andSparta is sponsored by the Port Stan-ley BIA with support from the Munic-ipality of Central Elgin and manyindividual businesses in Port Stanleyand Sparta. The effort is organizedand staffed entirely by volunteers.
Some of the venues on this tourare not open to the public except
during Doors Open so please respectthe privacy of those owners. At othertimes of the year you may view the ex-terior of these properties, but we begyou not to ask for the special tourwhich you will receive on SaturdaySeptember 20th 2014.
We know that you are going to havea great day and we hope that theweather cooperates. Be selective. Youcan't see everything on our tour sopick out the sites and programs inwhich you are most interested,whether it be visiting the King GeorgeVI Lift Bridge in Port Stanley or enjoy-ing the Forge & Anvil Museum in Sparta.
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9 Quaker Meeting House6387 Quaker Road, Sparta
Meet Quakers from the past and pres-ent in this 1865 colonial style meetinghouse set in a tranquil woodland. Theywill share with you the reasons for themeeting house being built as it is andwhat Quakers believe and how theyworship.
10Sparta Church Museum andCultural Centre6073 Quaker Road, Sparta
Visit the newest museum in Sparta, inthe former Sparta United Church. Dis-plays feature the history of our QuakerVillage from its first settler in 1813 tothe present. The display will featurequilts from the region from the mid1800s right up to the present. Quilterswill also be on hand to demonstrate theskills required in designing and makinga quilt.
11Ye Olde Forge & Anvil Museum4631 Sparta Line, Sparta
This cob (clay and straw) building wasa blacksmith’s shop built in 1827 andnow houses the Sparta & District His-torical Society’s museum of artifacts ofthe community. Learn about manyearly skills needed by the pioneers.Watch weavers and spinners, watch anearly printing press in action and otherpioneer workers as they demonstratetheir knowledge and skills.
12Buttonbush Farm47119 Dexter Line, Sparta
On September 20th drop in at ButtonBush farm and try fishing, canoeing orjust walking the area that features Carolinian trees and especially chest-nuts. Learn about aquaculture, naturalwetlands, birds of the Carolinian life
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Saturday September 20, 2014
Port StanleySparta
PORT STANLEY PORT STANLEY In 1804 John Bostwick received a
large grant of land at the mouth of KettleCreek and founded the settlement of PortStanley. The first half of the 20th cen-tury was marked by the growth of com-mercial fishing. Fish landed in PortStanley were shipped on ice to marketsin Detroit, Buffalo and New York.
The last century saw Port Stanleygaining prominence as a summer re-sort, with elegant cottages being builton the lakeshore. Visitors poured intotown on the L&PS Railway to take ad-vantage of one of the best beaches onthe north shore of Lake Erie. Two of thelargest dance halls in the countryhelped Port Stanley gain the moniker ofthe Coney Island of Canada.
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1 King George VI Lift BridgeBridge Street, Port Stanley
This magnificent 1939 bridge, theoldest of its type in Ontario, is lo-cated in the centre of the village. Inthe park next to the bridge you willlearn about the history of this andprevious bridges in Port Stanley. Thebridge will open every hour on thehour to allow boater passage fromthe inner harbour to the lake.
2 St. John’s Church236 Colborne Street, Port Stanley
Originally built as a Congregation-alist church in 1852 and purchasedby the Presbyterians in 1870, this isone of the oldest churches in ElginCounty. The attractive white framebuilding is a fine example of pioneerarchitecture with its classical silhou-ette and Gothic and Romanesquewindows. At lunch time you canpurchase a soup and sandwiches.
3 Lake Erie Salmon& Trout ClubThomas Road, Port Stanley
Enjoy the tranquil beauty of thishidden trout stream and fish farm,originally the site of a grist mill builtin the early 1800s. Look for thefoundations of the early mill, see thenew fish ladder and help to feed thethousands of fish in the hatchingponds.
4 Festival Theatre302 Bridge Street, Port Stanley
The Port Stanley Festival Theatre,housed on the top floor of Port Stan-ley’s former town hall has run a suc-cessful season of summer theatrefor over 30 years. Join the excite-
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5 Port Stanley UnitedChurch239 Colborne Street, Port Stanley
In 1868 the land was purchased bythe trustees of the Port Stanley con-gregation of the Wesleyan MethodistChurch. In 1888 they constructed thechurch which presently stands onthe property. Following churchunion in 1925 it became a UnitedChurch, and has maintained an ac-tive congregation to this day.
6 HMCS Prevost289 Carlow Road, Port Stanley
The Naval Reserve division in Lon-don, Ontario, maintains this impor-tant boat training facility in PortStanley. Visitors will be able to wit-ness training exercises, handle someof the equipment vital to current mil-itary operations and see the smallcraft used for training.
SPARTASPARTAIn 2013 Sparta celebrated its 200th
anniversary. With a tradition of coun-try hospitality Sparta offers visitors anunspoiled glimpse into Ontario’s pastand an opportunity to see outstandingexamples of early Ontario architecture.Many of our buildings are from theearly 1800’s. See their history postedoutside Many buildings and form partof a walking tour. Be sure not to missthe Forge and Anvil built in 1827, oneof the few remaining mud structures in Ontario, now a museum operatedby the Sparta and District HistoricalSociety.
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16 Masonic Centre of Elgin42703 Fruit Ridge Line at Highway 4 - Sunset Drive
The Masonic Centre of Elginopened its newly renovated facili-ties this past Spring. The Centre ishome to four Masonic lodges St.Thomas Lodge 44, St. Marks Lodge94, St. Davids Lodge 302, TalbotLodge 546 and the HI-RO ShrineClub Of Elgin, Daughters of theNile, Palestine Chapter 54, NinevehCouncil 3, the Royal Arc Mariners.
The building has two banquetrooms, a lodge, Kathy’s kitchen.and a parking lot for 500 cars. Theinterior is completed with Red Oaktrim and doors. the chandelier inthe Main Banquet is the focal pointof the Centre.
All Mechanical RepairsTwo Licensed MechanicsWinter Tune-ups
Tires, Brakes, Shocks, Lube & Oil, Exhaust4920 Sunset Road Port Stanley
zone and native forest cover fromconservation specialist, Ed Pietrzak.
13 Elgin County Museum450 Sunset Drive
Originally a nurses’ residence in1939 part of the Psychiatric Hospi-tal opposite. Became the County ofElgin’s Administration offices 1985.It also houses the offices of the mu-nicipality of Central Elgin, theCounty Archives and Museum. Thesite has a provincial plaque, locatedon opposite side of road, commem-orating the WWII British Common-wealth Air Training School that waslocated here.
14 Quai du Vin Winery45811 Fruit Ridge Line
Tours of the wine processing area ofthis active winery will take placeevery hour on the hour. You will alsobe able to view the harvestingprocess, stomp grapes and samplethe wines made here.
15 American Chestnut Research Plantation45490 Southdale Line
The Canadian Chestnut Councilhas established a research plot inCentral Elgin for their blight resist-ant breeding program to re-estab-lish the endangered AmericanChestnut which was nearly wipedout by the deadly Chestnut Blightfrom Japan in 1904. The plot has750 trees with an additional plant-ing this year. Chestnut Council vol-unteers will be available to discussthe program and distribute infor-mation.
tlers who, though beset by raids anddeprivation, put up a spirited defence led by John Bostwick,Thomas Talbot and Mahlon Burwellpictured below.
21 MP3 walking tour of Port StanleyDownload your MP3 Walking Tourfromwww.portstanleyheritage.com
Many major world cities have his-torical MP3 walking tours whichcan be download to your MP3player or smart phone. This 60minute historical tour of Port Stan-ley is absolutely free. As you walkthe tour you can listen to the his-tory of many of Port Stanley’s oldestbuilding and learn about the earlydays of the village.
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This year Doors Open Port stanleyand Sparta is suggesting three selfguided trails which could enrich youDoors Open experience, a hiking trail, a driving trail and a walking tour. Youcan read about these tours in the following copy.
You can take the tours during yourDoors Open visit or come back at a laterdate when you have more time.
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1812 Driving Tour
Self GuidedHiking Trail
19 Yarmouth Natural Heritage Area47502 Sparta Line at Catfish Creek,Central Elgin
A 200-acre preserve of Carolinianforest, tall grass prairie and wetlandsfeatures many rare species of floraand fauna. Walk the signed trails tolearn more about our Carolinianheritage. Pick up a self guided tourbrochure/map of the trail system atthe entrance to the property.
20 War of 1812 Plaque TrailPick up your Trail Brochure at TheElgin County Museum 450 Sunset Drive
Visit the new War of 1812 Trail link-ing sites across Elgin County relatedto the events and personalities ofthe war. Large illustrated plaques reveal the tenacity of the area’s set-
This NEW book by authors Bob Burns and Craig Cole Available NOW at The Lake Erie Beacon Office204 A Carlow Rd. (Side Door, ring bell)All proceeds to Heritage Port
A new history of Port Stanley,
The first 100 years1804 - 1904.
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Annual Heritage Farm ShowPresented by the Tyrconnell Heritage Society. Demonstrations feature farm horses, NEW! tractor races, vendors market,NEW! Kid’s Quarter Carnival, NEW! Gay Lea Dairy Heritage Travelling Exhibit, NEW! Saturday Parade of Power, music, food, and historic farming equipment and displays. Information 519-762-3072
September 13 and 14, 2014 Sat. 10 am to - 4 pm - Sun. 9 am to - 4 pm Adults $6 – Children under 12 are Free.Food and Sunday Breakfast – additional costWeekend passes see www.backuspagehouse.ca Backus-Page House Museum 29424 Lakeview Line Wallacetown
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THE LAKE ERIE BEACON ROLADEX
Sparta Sea Cadet races in Provincial and National Regattas
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Sylvie Davey
Two sea cadets named Riley Nadeau(from Espanola), and Chase Davey, hissail partner, a Sea Cadet at the LondonRcscc COURAGEOUS corps, partici-pated in the Sea Cadet sailing regatta atKingston Ontario on June 20,21,22.Chase lives right here in Sparta.
These two cadets raced together inthe provincial finals and together won3rd place to make the Ontario team.They raced together again in the na-tional Sea Cadet regatta, which washeld in Kingston from August 18-22.
The boys finished in 16 place at thenationals. There were 24 teams fromacross Canada. Over the 5 days theywere involved in 12 races. They had agreat time as it was Chase's first try atnationals he hopes to do well at provin-cials again next year and to try his handagain at the nationals.
They have been in many cadet re-gattas over the summer together andpracticing together as they were bothat HMCS Ontario in the advanced sailprogram for summer training sinceJuly 7th.
The Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Na-tional Regatta is an event held annu-ally in Kingston, during August of eachyear. There are 25 teams representingtheir regions; from Atlantic, Eastern,Central, Northwest and Pacific region.
The Royal Canadian Sea Cadets is ayouth program delivered in partner-ship by The Navy League of Canadaand the Department of National De-fence. The Sea Cadet program is an ex-citing program that providesopportunities and challenges relevantfor today's youth. (Sylvie Davey is the sea cadet chair for theLondon Sea Cadet Corps.)
Robert Weare
Heritage Port’s visit to ride L&PS(London & Port Stanley) passenger Mo-torcar #8 at the Ontario Electric Rail-way Historical Association/HaltonCounty Radial Museum. #8 is the onlyoperational LPS car now in service al-though L&PS motorcar #14 is being re-stored at the St. Thomas Elgin CountyRailway Museum.
On Thursday July 24, 2014 HeritagePort held their monthly meeting at theHalton County Radial Museumgrounds inside restored London & PortStanley Railway motorcar #8.
Since the Halton County RadialRailway understands that Heritage Porthas strong ties with the London & PortStanley Railway they arranged a specialoperation of Motorcar #8 during theweekday. The weekend operation of #8requires extra staffing.
L&PS Motorcar #8 was completelyrestored after a fire (due to an electricalshort) completely gutted the car duringL&PS operation. This restoration took
15 years to complete with constant im-provements and maintenance to keepthis car operational. During the lastyears of operation the City of Londonpainted over the natural wood grainfinish as a cost saving. The naturalwood grain finish is now restored.
With 18 members (including ViennaMuseum Members) the monthly meet-ing was held inside motorcar #8. Dur-ing the meeting it was discussed howthe L&PS was used (as a green schoolbus) to transport students from PortStanley to the St. Thomas Talbot StreetStation to attend Arthur Voaden or Cen-tral School and also to CommissionersRoad in London. Parents had to pur-chase L&PS tickets for their childrenunlike today where the school bustransportation is provided by taxation.Several Heritage Port members person-ally used the L&PS before the 1957 dis-continuance.
Other members advised howpacked trains during the summerheaded for the Port Stanley Beach Sta-
Heritage Port visits HaltonCounty Railway Museum
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Public Access toWest Breakwaterwill be RestoredContinued From Page 1
Annaleise Carrfinishes her 75kmswim across Lake ErieContinued From Page 1
deck of the breakwater is in the low bidit represents good value to the Munici-pality”. The rehabilitation work shouldreduce the cost of future breakwaterwork such as the replacement of armorstone on the breakwater faces. Themoney to be expended will come fromthe Harbour Contribution funds thatthe Municipality received from Trans-port Canada in 2010, and will have noimpact on property taxes.
Port Stanley Councillor Dan McNeil
I asked Port Stanley Councillor Dan McNeil for his reaction to the announcement. Dan, who is runningfor re-election in the October 27thvote, said he was very excited aboutcouncil’s decision to move ahead withthe rebuilding of the West Breakwater.
He continued saying “The momentousdecision to rebuild the breakwater toallow public access starting this yearwas made possible by a confluence ofseveral factors. The most significantwere the contracting of one of the bestmarine engineers on the Great Lakes,Riggs Engineering, and the cohesive-ness and effectiveness of a Central ElginCouncil that has learned to work welltogether on behalf of the community.The decision at the start of this Councilto consult through the formation of abroad Harbour Vision Committee wasinstrumental to this positive outcome.
Central Elgin Mayor Bill Walters wasasked if this means there will be accessall the way to the light house? TheMayor answered, “Yes after reconstruc-tion there will be access on a definedarea all the way to the lighthouse. Access and safety precautions will beestablished before construction completion.
Improvements to the West HarbourWalkway in Port Stanley has been a hugesuccess and is used daily by peoplewalking in the village.
Last week during a practise swimsession with her coach, pacers andkayakers, who will form part of theon water crew, her message of hopewas very clear. Carr said, “ picksomething that you love to do andnever give up trying to make a differ-ence.” Annaleise although only 4 ft.11 inches tall and sixteen years old,loves to swim long distances andhelp the kids at Camp Trillium. Thissummer Annaleise’s Radical Crossinghas been the main catalyst to raise$190,000 for Camp Trillium.
Carr pushed through the secondleg and finished around 11:45 a.m. inPort Dover, Ont. to a cheering crowd.In August 2012, Carr became thethen-youngest person to swim acrossLake Ontario at the age of 14, raising$115,000 for Camp Trillium with her27-hour swim from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Toronto.
Volunteers from Norfolk Countywere on hand to answer questions,sell t-shirts, sunglasses and wristbands. Donations were also acceptedfor Camp Trillium.
Melissa Schneider
SAMPLE, SAVOUR, VOTE!For the first time, Elgin-St. Thomas
United Way is hosting a soup challengecampaign kick-off event. This eventchallenges local participants to createdelicious, one-of-a-kind soups for thepublic to sample. Called Supreme SoupChallenge, this event will be running inSt. Thomas, Aylmer and Port Stanley. Atthis time we will also reveal our 2014campaign goal.
Supreme Soup Challenge details:St. Thomas already completed.When: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Competitors Were: The Wayside Din-ing Lounge, Park Place Catering, Yoda’sPrivate Catering, Caressant Care MaryBucke.
Port StanleyWhen: Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Time: 11am to 2pm
Where: Port Stanley Legion, 304 Bridge St., Port Stanley
Competitors: Kettle Creek Inn, VillageSquare Coffee House, Branch 410 RoyalCanadian Legion, Extendicare, KillerDesserts
Cost: $5 per person.
AylmerWhen: Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Time: 11am to 2pm
Where: The Central Family Restaurant,62 Talbot St. E., Aylmer
Competitors: Chef Cindy Bircham ofElgin Harvest & Our Little Farm, TheGerman Canadian Club of Aylmer, TheCentral Family Restaurant, ChartwellAylmer
Cost: $5 per person.
Contact: Melissa SchneiderCampaign and Communications Coordinator
519-631-3171,[email protected]
Elgin-St. Thomas United Way2014 Campaign Kick-off
Calling All Visual Artists!!Susan Tanton
The 4th ANNUAL PORT STANLEY &
REGIONAL ART FAIR The Art Show is set for Sept 20th &
21st, 2014 at the Dominion of CanadaBuilding, (D.O.C) at 191 Carlow Road, Port Stanley
To participate in this event, pleaseregister online only:
http://4thannualpsartfair.eventbrite.ca
Open to all visual artists in On-tario creating one-of-a-kind art worksfor show and sale
PSArtFAIR Team:
Susan Tanton is the founder and or-ganizer of the Annual Port Stanleyand Regional Art Fair since 2011 withthe help of the Port Stanley BIA. Sheis also the founder of the Associationof Port Stanley Artists APSA, pastpresident of the Port Stanley Artists'Guild PSAG, a Port Stanley residentfor the past 10 years, and an Entre-preneur.
Karen Kimble is a Belmont Ontresident who has been coordinatingspecial events in the Elgin county re-gion for about a decade. She is also areputable Real Estate Sales Agentwith RE/MAX Centre City Realty Inc.in St. Thomas, one of our sponsors,and well-connected in the entirecommunity at large. Karen has organ-ized a Volunteer Committee who willbe onsite at all times assisting withset-up and with artists' booths.
For more information please contact the Organizer: Susan Tantonat [email protected]
tion only three local residents woulddetrain at the Bridge Street Station.Edith Cavell was originally a serviceroad for the L&PS.
Summer residents used their cot-tages to enjoy the lake while dad madethe daily commute to St. Thomas orLondon to work just as Toronto resi-dents use GO trains today. There is agroup along with VIA laying thegroundwork for a London based GOstyle operation to Sarnia and Windsor,London East, and Port Stanley.
When the Halton Railway Museumclosed to the public after 4:00 pm wehad the extra privilege of having L&PSmotor car #4 (using temporary TTCwide gauge wheels/trucks) coupled toL&PS #8 and operated down the lineand return. Members only ride L&PS #8as a safety feature.
About L&PS #4L&PS #4 has been in Orillia Ontario
since the 1960’s as part of a railwayrestaurant along the lake, unfortu-nately the restaurant went bankruptand L&PS #4 was donated by the City ofOrillia to the Halton Railway Museum.When #4 was moved on a flat bed high-way truck all the undercarriage itemshad to be removed due to highwayheight restrictions. At present, restora-tion work continues to fill heating andcooling holes that were cut into the ex-terior walls with welding of rustedmetal areas in order to seal the exteriorfrom the weather. Spray foam insula-tion that was applied at the restaurantis removed due to water being trappedbetween the inside exterior metal andthe sprayed insulation. The interiorrust is now being wire-wheel removedand a primer and rust metal paint ap-plied.
We at Heritage Port could not possi-bly thank the Halton County RailwayMuseum enough for their hospitality.
If you decide to visit:The Halton County Railway Mu-
seum was founded sixty years ago withthree antique streetcars and six piecesof rail on a portion of the Toronto toGuelph Radial Railway Right of Wayand was acquired for back tax arrearswith Municipal Council approval. Itgrew from there to a rail line betweentwo concessions, viewing/restorationbuilding, a station, and a gift shop.
To get to the museum from the westtravel 401 eastbound past Kitchener toExit 312 at the Guelph Line and travelnorth past the Mohawk Raceway 15kilometers to 13929 Guelph Line, Mil-ton, Ontario, on the east side. (519 856-9802) www.hcry.org.
Current admission cost for an allday admission is $13.00 adults/$10.00children plus tax. Also on location is alunch bar where visitors can order ahamburger or hot dog package for$5.00.
There is also a shaded picnic tablearea that other museums and CentralElgin could copy.
During your visit you can ride anopen streetcar similar to the PinaforePark railway open car. Enjoy an ice-cream cone at the far end of the Mu-seum or view an actual railway stationwith a self-guided tour of subway cars(London Street RRY open car #23 thatwas used as a change house at Spring-
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PORT STANLEY 2014Port Stanley Community PolicingRequires volunteers. To help protect your village,call 519-782-3934 or Carroll at 519-782-7616,email [email protected] Port Stanley Library 782-4241 304 Bridge St. Mon, Tues, Thurs, 10 - 8:30 Fri 1 - 5, Sat 9 - 1. Etarbelec Roald Dahl Day! Saturday, Sept. 13th,11am-12pmNation E-Reader DayThurs, Sept 18, 10am-1pmLearn to knitThurs, Sept. 25 6-6:45pm, all ages wel-come! Please bring yarn and needles with you!Culture Days, Friday, Sept. 26, 2-4pm, with a HumanLibrary. Come and “check out” a community mem-ber and hear their story.Youth Employment Counselling, in September,will be available at all 10 branches – ask staff for details!Artist of the month, Jean Cluness, Ursula Rudd and Sharron RussellChildren’s Programs Kidz Korner,Mondays, 6-6:45pm starting September15th Ages 6-12 – please pre-register!Preschool Story Time, Starting September 16th!Tuesday Mornings at 10:15-11am, Songs, stories andcrafts for children ages 0-5 with a caregiverGirls Club in grades 4-6: Sign up now for our fall \session! Starts October 2 and runs every other weekon a Thursday from 4:30-5:30pmBoys Club in grades 4-8: Sign up now for our fall session Ask staff for more details or to sign up.Lego-Mania! Saturday Mornings from 10am-12:30pm (all ages with an adult)Adult ProgramsCard MakingCome and create some great hand-made cards with Adriana! ($5. person) – September8th, 10 amAdult Book ClubCorduroy Mansions by AlexanderMcCall Smith Tues, Sept 16 7pm Itty-Bitty-Knitty-Committee Join us for an informalmeeting Thurs, Sept 25 7pm Learn from other andpick up new tricks & patterns! All levels welcome!VON Foot Care Clinic September 25th at TheVilla Apts, 289 Frances Street 8 - 11:30 a.m. Call519-782-4089 for appointment. Sponsored by thePort Stanley Lioness Club.Christ Anglican Church Sunday Morning Serv-ice, 9:30 am with Eucharist. We invite all to join in worship with us. Coffee follows downstairs.Al-Anon Meeting, Christ Anglican Church7:30 pm every Friday. If there is an alcohol/drugproblem of a family member or friend that is affecting you, the Alanon Family Groups may beable to help you.St. John's Presbyterian Church Tom JeffreyPastor. Sunday Worship 10 am followed by Fellowship Hour. The Door is always open, whynot join us?Port Stanley Youth Group & St. John's Presbyterian Church September 19, 7-9 pm.Scavenger Hunt and Registration. Bring a friend.Port Stanley United Church Service of Worshipat 11 am followed by a time of fellowship. Comejoin us. We are now wheelchair friendly and bar-rier free.Heritage Port The meeting for September 25th,1:;30 pm will be at the Sparta United ChurchMuseum. Post Card books Vol. 1 & Vol 2 nowavailable, $90 each, only 1 set remaining. PortStanley the First 100 Years, $25. Get yours at theLake Erie Beacon, 204-A Carlow Road, sidedoor, 1-5 pm. Proceeds to Heritage Port. Port Stanley & Community 55+ Club Meetsevery Monday 1:30 -4 pm to play Euchre at thePort Stanley Arena. For info call 519-782-4801(John Brenders) or 519-685-2101 (Marie Geerts).Port Stanley Village Association meets thethird Thursday of the month 7- 8:30 pm. All welcome.Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Summer Hours: Mon. & Thurs., 12-7, Tues. & Fri., 12-10, Wed. 11-10. Sat. & Sun., 12-7,Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Don’t forgetthe Legion offers the following:Seniors Bridge, Tues. night, Euchre:Wed. nightLegion Darts Tuesday night 8 pm Men’s Darts
The Port Stanley Community Food Bank
at Christ Anglican ChurchPLEASE!!! We are servicing more clients
this year than ever before!We could also use school supplies!
We need you to drop off non-perishable items at
Foodland or call 519 782-3122 for pick-up.
The food bank is open the third week of themonth: Tues. 3:30-6 pm Thurs. 10 - NoonFor cheque donations please send to: Port Stanley Foodbank, c/o Christ Church, 283 Colborne St. Port Stanley, On. , N5L 1A9
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Saturday Afternoon Meat Draws 3-5 pmPort Stanley Legion Bottle ReturnsMon & Thurs- Closed, Tues, Wed., Fri, Sat 12-4 pm.Port Stanley Legion Ladies MahJongg, Fridays1:30pm. We are looking for beginners as well. If youlike to play MahJongg come on out! Call 519 782-3189 or 782-3118.Port Stanley Legion Port Stanley Karaoke Sing It ToWin It! Every 3rd Friday of the month, 7pm - 11pmChicken Wings on Special. Come for the fun.
PORT BURWELL/VIENNA 2014St. Paul’s Port Burwell /Vienna Sunday ServicesSt. Paul's P.B./Vienna United 11:00 am Port Burwell Trinity Anglican 11:30 am Port Burwell Lighthouse Gospel Church 10:45 amPort Burwell - Bayham Horticultural Society,Meets Every 3rd Monday, 7 pm at the TrinityAnglican Parish Hall, corner of Strachan andWellington Sts. in Port Burwell. For more Info 519874-4260.Otter Valley Naturalists Monthly Meeting is thesecond Monday of the month, 7 pm to 9 pm. Pleasecall 519-874-4028 for information. Order of the Eastern Star Areme Chapter #15,OES meets the first Tuesday of every month, at 7:30pm at the Vienna Community Centre, Vienna. Photographers of the Otter Valley (POV) meetthe last Monday of the month, 6:30 pm, BayhamPublic Library in Straffordville. All are welcome. CallBruce at 519 874-1822.
PORT BRUCE 2014Annual Fish Fry September 6th at the pavilion.Dinner 5-7 at the pavilion and advance tickets are$20. For tickets call Helen at (519) 773 5939.
AYLMER 2014Aylmer 50 + Seniors Welcome you to join themfor Euchre or Bridge Every Monday 1 - 3:30 pm upstairs at Aylmer Legion Admission $2.The Saxonia Hall Roast Beef & Cabbage RollDance and Dinner, September 14th, dance 2pm,dinner 6pm. $25 per person. Call 519-688-2531.
DEXTER 2014Dexter United Church Dexter Line. Service of Wor-ship at 9:15 am followed by a time of fellowship.
DUTTON 2014Lions famous full breakfast: Sunday, Sept. 14, 9 am-1pm; the LIONS DEN; behind Dutton DunwichCommunity Centre; adults $6Dutton Lions Friday; Sat. & Sunday; Sept. 26, 27 &28, join us at Wallacetown Fair. We will have ourfood-booth on site with famous fries and burgers!Duff Church Largie Beef Supper September 11 -5 pm to ? Adults $12 Children 6-12 $5 under 5 freeDuff Church Largie 150th Anniversary LunchSeptember 21, 12:15, Service 1 pm. Rev. HeatherPayton as Guest Speaker.
FINGAL 2014Knox Presbyterian Church Lay Minister Mr. JohnVan Eyk. Worship 10 am. Coffee, cookies, fellowshipfollows: Sunday school/nursery 10 am. For info (519) 769-2157. Come and worship with a warm andfriendly group of people, we are barrier free.
SHEDDEN 2014 Shedden Library Hours: Tues. 2:30-8:30, Thurs. 2-5,Fri. 10 - 5, Sat. 2 - 5 764-2081.Etarbelec Roald Dahl Day! Sat, Sept. 13, 3-4pmNational E-Reader DayThurs, Sept 18, 2-5pmCulture Days, Fri, Sept. 26, 2-4pm with a Human Li-brary. Come and “check out” a community memberand hear their story.Youth Employment Counselling September at all 10branches, ask staff for details!Children’s ProgramsPreschool Story Time Sept 12th! Friday11-11:45amSongs, stories and crafts for children ages 0-5 with acaregiverLego-Mania! Saturday 2:15-4:30pm (all ages with anadult)Adult ProgramsCard Making Come and create some great homemadecards with Adriana! ($5.person), Tues, Sept 2, 6pm
Adult Book Club Corduroy Mansions by AlexanderMcCall Smith New members are always welcome!Itty-Bitty-Knitty-Committee Join us for an informalmeeting on Tuesday, October 14th at 7pm, Tuesday, No-vember 18th at 7pm. Learn from others and pick up newtricks & patterns. All ages and levels are welcome!
SPARTA 2014Doors Open Sparta / Port Stanley Saturday Sept.20th, 10am-4pm. Come out to tour locations that arenormally closed to the public. Don’t forget our shops.Sparta Community Centre Furnace FundraiserPresented by 1st Sparta Scouting Parents. Friday, Oct3rd 5-8pm. $10/per adult; $5 kids 6 and under.Spaghetti, garlic bread, vegetable, dessert and drinkPumpkins for sale and a small silent auctionTickets:519-775-2265 or 519-317-6037.Sparta Stitchers Every Tuesday 1- 4 pm, SpartaCommunity Hall. We quilt, tat, knit, embroider,smock, crotchet, etc. Everyone welcome. Cost is $5.session. Come learn a new skill. Call Sally Martyn(519-775-2292).
ST. THOMAS 2014Abundant Life Fellowship Join us at the TimkenCommunity Centre - Doug Tarry room (2 Third Ave.)at 6 pm on Saturdays for a free meal followed by ourcelebration service. For more info call 519-633-9207or go to www.abundantlifestthomas.caThe Canadian Federation of University Womeninvite all female university graduates to their open-ing pot luck dinner on Thurs. Sept. 11 at 6:30 pm.Regular monthly meetings are the second Thursdayat 7:30 pm, with speakers on topics of interest. Forinformation call 633-9751.
TYRCONNELL 2014Backus-Page House Museum, 29424 LakeviewLine, 519-762-3072.Heritage Farm Show, Backus-Page House Mu-seum, Sept. 13, 10am-4pm-14th 9am to 4pm, Gate Admission- $6.00, Age 12 and Under Free.Food and Sunday Breakfast – additional cost. 519762-3072.
UNION 2014Union United Church, 6008 Stonechurch Rd., Wor-ship and Sunday School at 9:30 am. We are a Wel-coming Friendly Family of Faith and are barrier free.For info: 519-631-0304 and our website iswww.unionunitedchurch.ca.Union Sports Club and Community Centre,-Yoga Classes starting September 8th and 10th -from 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. each day. Call Vicki formore information - 519-631-3840.- Low Impact Circuit Training Starter Course: starting Sept. 30th - 4 week session for $25 - CallVicki for more information - 519-631-3840.
VIENNA 2014Bayham Historical Society meets the 2nd Thurs-day of the month, 7:30 pm at the Vienna Commu-nity Centre. All are welcome. Call Bruce at 519874-1822.
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duties, and cost for reactive calls forservice. Base policing will account forapproximately 60 per cent of the bill,reactive calls will account for approxi-mately 40 per cent.
This eliminates the large differ-ences in the amounts municipalitieswere charged and provides municipal-ities with better data so they can un-derstand the types of calls for policeservice in their community and directcrime prevention strategies. The newmodel will be phased in over a periodof up to five years to allow municipali-ties time to adjust their budgets.
A fair and transparent OPP billingmodel is part of the government's planto invest in people, build strongercommunities and make sure Ontarioremains one of the safest places inNorth America. The OPP providespolicing services to 324 Ontario mu-nicipalities. The current OPP billingmodel was introduced in 1998 and hasnot been updated in 17 years.
The OPP acted on the Auditor Gen-eral's 2012 report in revising the billingmodel. The average per property costfor OPP services in 2015 is estimated tobe $355, compared to an average of$787 (estimated) for self-policed mu-nicipalities.
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British attackers seeking the release ofa friend who was being held for un-friendly acts toward the British. Keyhimself was detained overnight onSeptember 13 and witnessed the bom-bardment of Fort McHenry from aBritish ship. As the sun rises, Key isamazed to see the American flag stillflying over the battered fort, and is in-spired to write a poem, which be-comes the lyric for The Star-SpangledBanner. He adapts the lyrics to thetune of a well-known British drinkingsong which is officially recognized asthe US national anthem in 1931.
September 15: General Jacob Brownsends Peter Porter and James Millerwith two columns of men to attack thefour British bombardment batteries atFort Erie. They manage to take twobatteries and spike the guns beforebeing furiously counterattacked by theBritish. Drummond loses another 600men in the attack. Fort Erie, Ontario
September 17: British take FortO'Brien and Machias, District ofMaine.
September 17: American sortie andcounterattack from Fort Erie - UpperCanada.
bank Park). A complete cross section ofantique streetcars and Interurban arepresented.
Note: Heritage Port has printed a 13-postcard set of the L&PS photographsthat are available at the PSTR, the St.Thomas Station, the North American
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been featured before and, yes, she isstill with us. One year old Kisses wasrescued Nov. 2011. She loves to playand desperately need to have moreexercise. Caleb was rescued as a 5month old kitten Feb. 2012. He is shyhas yet to find his "person". Both ofthese cats would be best suited to achild free environment. For more infoon our Foster to Adopt program, visitor drop into the shelter.
Reminder: Tabby's Treasures Gift shopis celebrating it's 5th birthday thisSaturday, Sept. 6. Be sure to drop infor cake and do some Christmasshopping. It's never too early. Catsover 5 years old will be half price forthat day only.
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Elgin-St. Thomas needs your help!The Port Stanley committee is in need of volunteers. We’d like tohave at least four members, but are always willing to take more!
If you’re retired, semi-retired or enjoy helping your community,please consider being a part of this wonderful committee.
Monthly meetings promise to be on the short side, and totalcommunity involvement hours will typically range between 3-10hours per month, depending on if there are events or not.
Anyone interested in sitting on this committee is asked to pleasecontact me at 519-631-3171.
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Port Bruce Ratepayers 6th Annual
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Saturday, September 6th, 2014
5 - 7 p.m. Port Bruce Pavilion
Adults: $20 before 3pm, Sept. 6th
$25 (at the door)Children: $7 (10 & under)
For tickets call: Helen (519)773-5939 orCathy (519) 773-3323Sponsored by: Port BruceRatepayers Association
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Amber came to Pets Friends for Life a fewweeks ago. A lady found her in a ditch, andwas determined to give her a home, but herolder cat had other ideas, and wouldn’t ac-cept her. The lady brought her to us, wenamed her Amber. Her right leg was use-less, and she dragged it along behind her,seeming not to even notice it was there.She played and chased toys just like any
other kitten. She wasn’t in any pain. Dr. Larry Yelen of Pine Valley Animal Hospital took Amber to hisclinic, and with his techs, splinted her leg and began physio. Un-fortunately the leg had a previous fracture and nerve damage,and didn’t respond to the treatment. We advertised an “AmberAlert” and requested donations for her treatment, and kind peo-ple responded. Amber’s leg was amputated, and four hours latershe was running around chasing a broom!Amber’s story touched a lot of people, she already has her for-ever home, and we are so grateful for the response to the plightof a little kitten found in a ditch.
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Hall of Fame and the Elgin CountyRailway Museum. (They would makea great Christmas/Birthday gift forthose interested in local history).
(Robert Weare is a resident of Port Stanleywho has a great interest in rail transporta-tion especially in association with the har-bour at Port Stanley. He is a member ofHeritage Port)
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Local, By Artisans Trail” will be added!This networking of our local eco-nomic drivers is a one-stopshop for consumers to ac-cess each Trail or combin-ing them for ease ofaccess to not miss out onany of our local treasures.
A kickoff to the new ‘BuyLocal, Buy Fresh’ campaigntook place on August 20th at theMalahide Community Place in Spring-
Andrew HibbertBuy Local, Buy Fresh has gone digi-
tal! The new web site Buylocal-buyfresh.ca was open to the publicWednesday August 20th.
An exciting new pilot project in EastElgin was unveiled. Collaboration andcreativity have resulted in the Settle-ment Stories Quilt Trail and Buy Local,Buy Fresh sharing digital space formapping. And to top it off, a new “Buy
THE LAKE ERIE BEACON ROLADEX
the locations of nearby destinationswhen you use the map or click on theQR code at the farm signage with asmart phone!
Mennonite Community Services,with support from the Ontario Tril-lium Foundation and the 3 East ElginMunicipalities have enabled thisproject to support the communitynetworks. The first of its kind in theprovince, and more innovative ideasto share!
Buy Local, Buy Fresh field. The event featured the diversity
and taste of our own local produceand featured Chef Cindy Bir-
cham serving up a lightlunch.
New brochures, newfarm gate signage, and
new social media! The newcampaign adds up to an ex-
citing time for producers andconsumers alike. The online map is in-teractive and mobile friendly…showing