HELPLESS IN CALEDONIA, an interview with Christie Blatchford, Globe and Mail reporter, author of HELPLESS is available on Podcast, CBC, The Agenda with Steve Paikin.
Originally aired Thursday, January 13, 2011.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
They Had A Dream, by accomplished author Harry B. Barrett, is a comprehensive and enjoyable history of the St. Williams Forestry Station, Norfolk County, Ontario. The book also documents the management or mismanagement of the early lumber industry ~ the indiscriminate logging of Canadian forests for profit.
In 1909 this labour-intensive operation was established. The handful of individuals who worked tirelessly to earn the respect of government and university officials as well as neighbouring land-owners were honoured with a commemorative plaque in 1954 ~ the last line of which reads: "...large areas of waste land have been restored to productivity." The evolution of the station into a thriving, modern operation is a fascinating read.
Barrett writes, "One wonders if their dream ever envisaged the 370 million tree seedlings that had gone to make up the plantations, forests and windbreaks of Southern Ontario."
Retired Superintendent of St. Williams Forestry Station once stated, "Anywhere you stand in Norfolk County you can see a tree that began its life at the St. Williams Forestry Station." *
This 191-page book ~ full of historical photographs ~ can prompt the reader to commit to a day-trip! http://www.forestryfarm.ca/dream.htm
*They Had A Dream, A History of the St. Williams Forestry Station, Harry B. Barrett, Port Rowan/South Walshingham Heritage Association, 2008. Available at The Neat Little Bookshop $25. Signed by author.
In 1909 this labour-intensive operation was established. The handful of individuals who worked tirelessly to earn the respect of government and university officials as well as neighbouring land-owners were honoured with a commemorative plaque in 1954 ~ the last line of which reads: "...large areas of waste land have been restored to productivity." The evolution of the station into a thriving, modern operation is a fascinating read.
Barrett writes, "One wonders if their dream ever envisaged the 370 million tree seedlings that had gone to make up the plantations, forests and windbreaks of Southern Ontario."
Retired Superintendent of St. Williams Forestry Station once stated, "Anywhere you stand in Norfolk County you can see a tree that began its life at the St. Williams Forestry Station." *
This 191-page book ~ full of historical photographs ~ can prompt the reader to commit to a day-trip! http://www.forestryfarm.ca/dream.htm
*They Had A Dream, A History of the St. Williams Forestry Station, Harry B. Barrett, Port Rowan/South Walshingham Heritage Association, 2008. Available at The Neat Little Bookshop $25. Signed by author.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Key Porter Books ~
After approximately thirty-two years in business, the troubled Canadian publishing company, Key Porter Books, founded originally by Anne Porter is ceasing operations. The announcement was made today. Key Porter specialized in non-fiction books. Authors included Margaret Atwood, Conrad Black, Pamela Wallin, Farley Mowat, Jean Chretien and Allan Fotheringham.
After approximately thirty-two years in business, the troubled Canadian publishing company, Key Porter Books, founded originally by Anne Porter is ceasing operations. The announcement was made today. Key Porter specialized in non-fiction books. Authors included Margaret Atwood, Conrad Black, Pamela Wallin, Farley Mowat, Jean Chretien and Allan Fotheringham.
Harry Barrett remembers visiting the St. Williams Forestry Station as a child. The man in charge would tell him to climb onto the "running-board" and hang on. Then Harry would be in for the ride of his life. He recalls being taken to the latest tree-planting area ~ beds of tiny seedlings.
In They Had a Dream, Barrett presents a well-researched, well-documented, detailed history of the origin and evolution of a forestry nursery in Norfolk County, Ontario. Photographs, names, dates and numerous interviews with descendants of workers make this a rich history of a unique operation.
Published by Port Rowan/South Walsingham Heritage Association, 2008. Approx. 8 1/2" x 11". 191 pages. Available at The Neat Little Bookshop. Author signed. $25.
Tomorrow: An insight into the business of conserving Ontario's trees.
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