"The intention is to sell the property, but Morison noted they will ensure 'potential developers provide the kind of use that is best for Cayuga rather than just unloading the property for the developer to do whatever they want."  ~ The Haldimand Press,  Sept. 15, 2016  In response to public protests, presentations, emails, letters and phone calls, Mayor Hewitt has stated in the November 15 Council in Committee meeting that there has been no discussion of selling.

Ward 2 Councillor hosted an eleventh-hour open house on November 22 at which he insisted that this issue can be delayed until January.  However, there has been some insistence by administrative staff that there is a pressing necessity to ratify this report before the new budget.

Please read Report PED-GM-10-2016 on Haldimand County website and contact your councillor.  Council can and in all likelihood will ratify this report on December 12.  The first step toward selling the Court House Grounds is to clear it of all public buildings.

From the past:  Cover of brochure inviting folks to "The Heart of Haldimand"

"No Road To Glory" by A. R. Thompson

"Four hundred yards..."

     "Shells droned overhead, searching out dumps and batteries in the back areas; scout machines flew back and forth over the front.  The day wore on uneventfully, almost monotonously.  A machine gun spat intermittently; a sniper's bullet sang.  The air was filled with a medley of those humming, buzzing sounds like a chorus of insects in July.  The men in 'D' Company amused themselves in various ways.  Cards and Crown and Anchor boards had been pulled from pockets and packs, and several games were always in progress.  Others smoked and chatted about the things they missed and yearned for;  some slept, stretched full length in the sun.

     "With the coming of night, the Company bestirred itself, for under cover of darkness the bulk of the work was done.  The Deb., as Jones had been nick-named, was detailed with his platoon to act as a ration party and take supplies from the transport wagons, which came up to this reserve trench, to the front line company.  They moved over land as far as the support line where they dropped into a communication trench.  Here the going was slow, as it was still sticky from a recent rain.  Presently they reached the front line where all was as quiet as the grave.  Conversation with a 'A' Company officer disclosed the Hun as very quiet so far, and rather suspected of being up to something.
     ' How far from the German Lines?' asked Jones, staring into the darkness across that stretch of waste called No-Man's Land.
     ' About four hundred yards.  It's quite a respectable distance, and gives a chap a chance to breathe out loud.  If you've delivered your goods though, you'd better get away;  we're sending out a wiring party, and if Heinie gets wise he may send greetings."
     ' It was certain he had already got his nightly windup as flares were now popping all along the line.  The ration party was impatient to be off."

Tomorrow:  "Footslogger/ wiring-officer Jones and his "intimate association with barb wire."

[To the new Reader:  In order to follow Jones' story chronologically, you may want to begin with Tuesday, November 4th blog post.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 [I don't have a telephoto lens.  You can see that I was close to this little fox.  Among wind turbines and solar panels, he manages to survive. lbw]

SOLAR FIELDS ~ Mount Olivet Area

 

 

[Click on photo for larger image lbw]

 

IMPORTANT:  ALL CANDIDATES MEETING

TUESDAY, MAY 27 at 7:00 p.m.

 

Haldimand Agricultural Centre, 1084 Kohler Rd.

Haldimand Federation of Agriculture.

 

 

 

Pre-solar Panels

First the Wind Turbines Came ~ Now the Solar Panels

Seven hundred acres of Solar Panels

The Picturesque Mount Olivet Landscape ~
Haldimand County

 

[For larger image, click on photo ~ lbw]

6:30 a.m. A Devastating Fire remains out-of-control at Rosa Flora, Dunnville, Ontario.  Rosa Flora is the biggest grower of gerbera in North America as well as many other flowers.  Our thoughts are with our friends at Rosa Flora.

www.rosaflora.com   Find Rosa Flora on Facebook

"What a desolate place would be a world without flowers!  It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome."

~ Clara L. Balfour

Trees of Canada

The Beautiful Hazelnut Tree ~ unfamiliar to many of us is highly valued for its fruit/nut.
A topic for research is the current use of imported hazelnuts in Ontario.  A member of The Haldimand Stewardship Council refers to the movement to plant hazelnut trees in Haldimand as a future supply for chocolate companies.

~ Native Trees of Canada, R. C. Hosie, 8th ed. does not list the hazelnut tree.
Photo taken Oct. 21, Simcoe, ON lbw.



Planting Trees on The Grand

Haldimand Norfolk Stewardship Council provides a forum to foster involvement and interest in land stewardship and promote responsible resource management.

"The vision is to bring community members together to promote resource stewardship on public and private lands."  The council formed several partner groups to ensure the success of various community projects.

www.hnstewardshipcouncils.org

John and I will tag along with the Stewardship on an outing Tuesday, June 11, and look forward to learning more about the work that these engaging folks are doing.

* Photo:  Day of 1000 Canoes