Thought for Today ~

"Be lifelong students and also wise and patient teachers.
 
Remember to 'see everything, overlook most
and correct a little.' "

~ Sanjay Gupta, MD, Monday Mornings, Grand Central Publishing, 2012.



 The Recent Past *

In 1919 E. C. Drury became Premier of Ontario and, with the help of his old colleague, Dr. Zavitz, pressed for a much more active and comprehensive approach to the challenge of restoring the forests.  His key recommendation was that the province would share the costs of reforestation projects undertaken by county and municipal governments....
"the first county to take advantage of the financial support offered by the provincial government was Simcoe County.  In 1920, 1000 acres of waste land were purchased in Vespra Township."

* Simcoe County The Recent Past, by John Craig, 1977 The Corporation of the County of Simcoe.
Photo: St. Williams Forestry, Norfolk lbw

Forestry Station St. Williams Norfolk

Some History ~ by John Craig

"In 1905 the first tree nursery was begun at Guelph, a program of lectures was launched by Dr. Zavitz, and advice on forestry was provided to landowners.  Under the Whitney Government a Forestry Station was established in Norfolk County, some local areas were planted, and a few demonstration plots developed."

~ Simcoe County The Recent Past, 1977  by The Corporation of the County of Simcoe, The Bryant Press Limited.

Country

LAMBING IN THE FIELDS ~

"Hill sheep are often brought into a field on lower ground when April and lambing time comes.  Most sheep will not need help, but the shepherd keeps a close eye on the flock for difficult births and weak lambs.  He makes sure that the lambs are being fed and finds a foster mother for the rare occasion when a ewe is not feeding her lambs adequately."

~ The Best of JAMES HERRIOT,* The Favorite Stories of One of the Most Beloved Writers of Our Time, 1982 The Reader's Digest Assoc., Inc.

*James Herriot (1916 - 1995) pen name for James Alfred Wight, British veterinary.
(Photo:  lbw)

York ON Haldimand County

National Canoe Day is June 26.  The CBC ran a nation-wide project in 2007 to determine the Seven Wonders of Canada.  After much debate and weeks of voting the canoe was declared by over one million voters as one of the Seven Wonders.

The Canadian Canoe Museum then declared June 26 as National Canoe Day. 

www.canoemuseum.ca
www.canoemuseum.wordpress.ca

(Photo:  York ON, Day of 1000 Canoes 2013  lbw)

Planting Trees

Haldimand Stewardship Council in partnership with The Woodlot Association in Haldimand planted their 250,000th tree during the canoe festival on Saturday.  A big thank you to this dedicated group of volunteer environmentalists for their untiring work making Haldimand a better place to live.
(Apologies to the gentleman who kindly posed for us.  We would like to identify him!)
Photo:  York ON, June 22. lbw

Cayuga Street, Cayuga, ON

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

~ Leo Buscaglia (1924 - 1998) American author, motivational speaker