Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 11 Jul 2013, p. 37

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•T he IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, July 11, 2013 25 Summer style… 905-873-2753265 Guelph St., Georgetown 25% Off Toss Pillows & Throws Mayor Rick Bonnette presented Ontario Volunteer Service Awards to Georgetown Se- niors Centre members (from left), Marinus (Rein) Pater, Rick Chambers, Florence Riehl, Iris Harrison and Tony Fariello. Photo by Cynthia Gamble LaVita Bakery now preparing lunch at the Georgetown Seniors Centre What good smells are coming from the Centre Café as LaVita Bakery pre- pares lunch every day for July and Au- gust. Menu varies. Cost is $6. Served on a "fi rst come" basis. Join your friends over lunch. The next "Toonie" movie will be on July 12. Movie afternoon still features a pizza slice for $2.50. Fantastic way to while away a summer Friday after- noon. Keep your eye on the white board beside Reception for upcoming movie dates and any other activities. If you have been to the Centre lately you will notice the number of designat- ed parking spots at our entrance has increased. Also the remaining parking spots have been repainted. You can't miss those bright yellow lines. The fi nal count for the St. Jacob's trip on August 15 is to be recorded on August 12. You still have time to sign up to join us for a trip to the famous Farmer's Market, a lunch stop at Anna May's Restaurant and a guided tour of the Mennonite way of life. Cost is $58. On September 17 we are travelling to Niagara-on-The-Lake to lunch at Queen's Landing and then on to a pro- duction of Oscar Wilde's "Lady Win- demere's Fan" at the Shaw Festival Theatre. It has been receiving great re- views! Be ready for jealousy, intrigue, twists, turns and massive doses of wit. You really don't want to miss this pro- duction. Final sign up date is August 2. On October 23 we are going back to the 1950's to see "I Love Lucy" on stage at the Royal Alex with lunch at the Hot House Café. Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! This is a new addition to our fl yer. Keep in mind these trips are open to all Seniors (55+). For further informa- tion please call me at 905-873-1210. Enjoy your summer. Keep safe! By FLORENCE RIEHL Georgetown Seniors Centre Pollinators, like bees, butterfl ies, some birds and others, are an essential part of a healthy ecosystem. Credit Valley Conser- vation (CVC) invites local landowners to learn more about the importance of pol- linators and the environmental threats they face at a free workshop on Saturday July 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Terra Cotta Conservation Area's Watershed Learning Centre, 14452 Winston Churchill Blvd., Halton Hills. "The worrying truth is that pollinator species are declining," said Mike Pud- dister, CVC Director of Res- toration and Stewardship. "This can have lasting impacts to ecosys- tem health and local agriculture. We can tackle the problem if we work coopera- tively." Participants will learn about the cur- rent status of some key pollinators and how to create pollinator-friendly areas in their gardens or on their farms to provide a food source for native bees. Informa- tion will also be available on constructing bee nests and limiting the use of in- secticides that can cause wide-spread damage to pol- linator populations. Insec- ticides are intended to kill unwanted insects but they often kill benefi cial insects like bees. Space at the workshop is limited. Those interested are asked to register by Monday July 15 at www.creditvalleyca.ca/events or by phone at 1-800-668-5557 ext 430. Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) invites you to Theatre in the Park. Bring the family and a blanket to enjoy "Stellaluna" performed by To Be Determined Theatre Co. at Terra Cotta Conservation Area, July 14 & 21, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. For more details go to www. theifp.ca/whats-on Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and Trout Unlimited invite the public to get their feet wet and learn more about the Credit River watershed. Volunteers are needed to monitor local streams as part of Check Your Watershed Day on Satur- day, July 20. Check Your Watershed Day is an annu- al event held in Ontario since 2006. The event is an opportunity for students and people interested in the environment to gain hands-on experience and participate in important research. Volunteers collect temperature data from small streams at road crossings and photograph each cul- vert. The information collected builds a better understanding of the watershed and helps CVC plan stewardship activi- ties to manage it. "Streams are the lifeblood of our coun- tryside," said Mike Puddister, CVC Di- rector of Restoration and Stewardship. "Monitoring their health is vital to the work we do to protect and enhance the environment. It's also an opportunity to view nature from a different perspective." Volunteers should meet at Terra Cot- ta Conservation Area at noon to receive training and pick up equipment. Vol- unteers will be organized into Stream Teams of two to four people to collect data and must have good mobility. Par- ticipants will be asked to wear rubber boots or hip waders. Some access points to stream monitoring sites may be steep or unstable. Stream Teams will go to as- signed sites in Orangeville, Caledon, Erin and Halton Hills. The event wraps up around 4 p.m. Participants must be 18 or older, un- less accompanied by a parent. Each vol- unteer group will require a car to access their assigned sites, a digital camera, a cell phone and the ability to forward pho- tos to CVC. GPS units are helpful. Please register online at http://www.creditvalley- ca.ca/event/check-your-watershed-day-2/ before July 17. Space is limited. Info: Lindsey Jennings at ljennings@creditval- leyca.ca or 905-670-1615 ext. 445. Become buzzed about pollinators Volunteers wanted to help on Check Your Watershed Day Theatre in the Park this Sunday at Terra Cotta CA

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