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It is time the naysayers got with theprogram. STORY PAGE 2

The Stork Club BigBand Museum needs

your help! The mission of the Stork Club Big

Band Museum & Hall of Fame hasbeen to reprise the history, romanceand music of the one of the biggestand most famous dance pavilions inNorth America, STORY PAGE 2

Climate & the UltimatePan-Fried Fish

“What I think is so scary aboutclimate change is that it can influencethe physiology of individuals, it caninfluence interactions among individ-uals within a species as well asbetween species, STORY PAGE 3

Port Stanley Report A new Recreational Public Boat

Launch in Port Stanley Harbour andnew playground equipment.

STORY PAGE 3

Port Burwell Report Since the end of the high season,

the Ojibwa has seen several groups ofvisitors. STORY PAGE 4

Port Stanley &District Leo Club

The stated purpose of Leo clubs,are to promote service activitiesamong the youth of the community,which will develop individual qualitiesof Leadership, Experience andOpportunity. STORY PAGE 8

Serving Lake Erie’s North Shore

Friday February 28, 2014

LOOK AHEADCommunity Events Page 6

Classifieds & Service Directory Page 7

Business Roladex Pages 4 & 8

Canadian Agricultural SafetyAssociation (CASA)

This March, the CanadianAgricultural Safety Association(CASA) and the Canadian Federationof Agriculture (CFA) are encouragingproducers to talk about farm safetyas part of Canadian AgriculturalSafety Week, which runs from March9 to 15, 2014.

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week(CASW) is an annual public educa-tion campaign focusing on theimportance of safe agriculture. In2014 the theme is Let’s Talk About It!,and organizers want to inspirefarmers to engage in conversationsabout safety through a combinationof farmer testimonials, producerresources, and videos.

“This year we are showcasingstories of producers who have experi-

enced injuries or who have madeinnovations for safety on their farm,and we’re putting these stories to videoas part of our Let’s Talk About It! VideoSeries to help get the word out in anew way,” says Marcel Hacault,Executive Director of CASA. “We’vealso developed resources for farmersthat will help them conduct safetymeetings and explore topics liketalking to your kids around safety orovercoming language and culturalbarriers with migrant workers,” headds. “The idea is to get people talkingabout farm safety as a first steptowards a safer, more successful farm.”

“It’s human nature to think ‘it won'thappen to me,’ but unfortunately itcan, especially if we continue on withthis approach. Taking preventative,proactive measures is one of the bestthings we can do for our farm and

During the winter of 1813-1814, theAmerican Forces on the Detroit-FortMalden frontier were unable to obtainadequate food and supplies fromneighbouring area settlements in Ohio,Indiana, and Pennsylvania. The settle-ments and farmers of Essex and KentCounties were easily accessible thus,numerous scavenging or foragingexpeditions were made to “appro-

The Upper Thames Military Re-enactment Society

On Saturday, March 8, 2014 aCommemoration and Re-enactmentof the Battle of Longwoods will takeplace on the actual battle site, 2945Longwoods Road in SouthwestMiddlesex, just east of Wardsville.This was a major battle and turningpoint in the War of 1812.

American forces push intoSouth Western Ontario

The American Naval victory overthe Royal Navy on Lake Erie,September 10, 1813 and the subse-quent withdrawal of British forcesfrom Fort Malden and Fort Detroitand their defeat at the Battle of theThames on October 5, 1813 left theresidents of Southwestern UpperCanada (the London and WesternDistricts) vulnerable to attacks fromAmerican troops who had movedinto Fort Detroit, Sandwich and FortMalden.

priate” any and everything that couldassist the American troops on theDetroit Frontier, who were sufferingand even dying for lack of food,supplies and shelter. Over 700American soldiers stationed at FortDetroit, Fort Malden and Sandwichdied because of the severe conditionsand lack of food during that winter.

One such foraging expedition led byU.S. Captain Andrew Hunter Holmeswith about 180 mounted soldiers wasen route to Delaware on the ThamesRiver, when it was intercepted byCanadian Militia comprising Caldwell’sWestern Rangers at Twenty Mile Creek(20 miles west of Delaware) on March3, 1814. About 250 British, Militia andFirst Nations forces from Delaware

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Above: Members of the Upper ThamesMilitary Re-enactment Society .

Right: It was not unusual for very youngboys to be enlisted into the Army andNavy throughout history

Re-enactment of The Battle of the Longwoods Road

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American raiders from Detroit repulseattack by British regulars and UpperCanadian militia. See feature article inthis weeks edition.

See our cover story in this weeks editon.

March 12: The 5th Battalion of theLower Canada Select Embodied Militiais transformed into a light infantry unitknown as Chasseurs Canadiens.

Andrew HibbertMarch 1814: Arrival of British rein-forcements at Quebec City, LowerCanada via the route from NewBrunswick: 2nd Battalion of the 8thRegiment, crew members of Britishships HMS Fantome and Arab.

The provincial militia unit Loyal EssexVolunteers is formed in Upper Canada(Ontario).

March 3: US Congress authorizes theborrowing of $25 million to financewar costs.

March 4: Battle of Long Woods orBattle Hill near Thamesville -

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LETTERSAccolades for snow removal

Dear Editor; When praise is dulydeserved I feel it should be freely offered.As Central Elgin emerges from the severestwinter we have seen for many a long year,I feel that the Central Elgin roads crewdeserve high accolades for the job theyhave done with snow removal.

My wife and I lived in Montreal for 25years and took clear streets for granted,but the Montreal snow removal budgetmust be, what, a hundred times, maybe athousand times the Central Elgin snowremoval budget. Despite this, there has notbeen a day this winter when our street inPort Stanley has not been adequatelycleared.

I know this is not very Canadian of me.I should be complaining about the smallpothole in front of our house, but on thewhole I feel that the road crew deserves agold medal for their work this winter.

Craig Cole, Port Stanley

The meeting was basically‘highjacked’

Letter to the editor: I attended themeeting on Thursday February 7thregarding the Heritage ConservationDistrict (HCD) proposal put forth by theBIA, PSVA, and Heritage Port. The intentionof the meeting was to provide an updateon the changes to the consultant’s planand discuss any questions.

Unfortunately the meeting was basi-cally ‘highjacked’ by a number of residentswho it seemed had not read the informa-tion required to give an informed opinion.They focused on the ‘right’ of the home-owner to do to his/her property as he/shewishes. Most preferred to rant and even toaccuse the volunteer committee — whohave spent a lot of thankless time andeffort on this proposal — of exaggeratingthe risks rather than listen to the informa-tion about constructive and flexiblechanges made as a result of residents’previous input.

The intent of the proposal is NOT totake away rights, but to enhance them. Theprimary purpose of the proposal is to

ensure that future development becarried out in keeping with thesurroundings. The proposal only appliesto the street-side façade of the building.Research presented indicates that resi-dential and business areas that areHCDs increase in value and maintain theambiance of their surroundings. Theproposal does not require currentowners to make changes to their build-ings. Whatever the building is now, it isgrand-fathered in. It encourages goodmaintenance and design that is inkeeping with the surroundings. Thatdoesn’t mean you can’t have slidingpatio doors or add a porch to the rear ofyour house.

Personally I think other older areasof the village, like Grimmonds Beach,where most of the houses are around100 years old and consistent in design,should be included as an HCD. Forexample, there are two houses on ErieStreet, which were built 3 years ago.One sold recently, the other is stillunsold. Why? They don’t fit in with theneighbourhood price-wise or architec-turally. Had the outsides of the housesbeen more clapboard or siding ratherthan brick, they would have beencheaper to build, hence lower prices, aswell as fitting in with the other housesnearby.

It is time the naysayers got with theprogram; this proposal is good for thisvillage and not just for the people in theHCDs but for everyone. We all movedhere for a reason: the village is eclectic,welcoming, and has a good feel to it.Although the architecture is diverse, ithas a unique village atmosphere that isfavourably noticed by people who comehere to visit and often results in newresidents. If we don’t have areas thatare HCD, anyone can build anything.

It was interesting to see at the endof the meeting that the vast majority ofthose in attendance were in favour ofthis proposal. I hope the committee andCentral Elgin aren’t bullied by a noisyfew into giving up this project.

Janet Kennedy, Port Stanley

Andrew HibbertPort Stanley is a pretty lakeside

village on the shore of Lake Erie. Thevillage has an industrial harbour pastand still supports a small commercialfishing fleet. Today the primaryindustry is tourism.

If you search the Internet for infor-mation about the Stork Club Big BandMuseum & Hall of Fame you will seethat on many web sites it is listed asone of only two tourism destinationsin the village. The other being the PortStanley Terminal Rail tourist train. Thevillage has a picturesque Blue Flagbeach and an excellent Theatre butthat and some interesting shoppingare our only other tourist attractions.Last fall one of the Stork Club tourguides reported that his tour groupleader said that the only reason theycame from Toronto was to see theStork Club museum.

The mission of the Stork Club BigBand Museum & Hall of Fame hasbeen to reprise the history, romanceand music of the one of the biggestand most famous dance pavilions inNorth America, the Port Stanley StorkClub. This exciting dance venue wasopened in July of 1926 and over 6500people paid 15 cents admission and 5cents a dance to be a part of theopening. The 13,000 square foot‘floating’ dance floor, attracted peoplefrom across Ontario and even acrossthe lake.

Almost all of the big name orches-tras, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman,Duke Ellington, Guy Lombardo andmany more played repeatedly at theStork Cub.

The era of the Big Bands lastedfrom the mid 1930’s through the latterpart of the 1950’s. It is not withoutjustification that the 1950’s were calledthe Fabulous Fifties and it was throughthis period that the Stork Club andPort Stanley became famous as theConey Island of the Great Lakes. TheClub went on to host a succession of

The Stork Club Big BandMuseum & Hall of Fame

needs your help!singing groups and Rock and Rollgroups but a fire on January 13th 1979brought it all to an end.

The Big Band Museum & Hall ofFame was founded in November of2006 and registered as a charity in thespring of 2007. The original conceptwas to be a museum but space, avail-able artifacts and limited funds led theStork Club Board to create anInterpretive Centre rather than anactual museum although there areStork Club artifacts and music memora-bilia on display.

In 2007 the present InterpretiveCentre was developed in the heart ofthe village at 302 Bridge Street.Promotional materials were published;a Ballroom and Latin dance lessonprogram was developed to help raisefunds along with three Big Bandsummer concerts and several publicdances.

Through a provincial grant, anoutreach program was developed that

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REPORT

First Nations Re-enactors from theannual Battle of Longwoods Road.

Cynthia O’Neill, Stork Club Board Chair,interviews one of the many people whoattended the Stork Club in their youth.

PORTSTANLEYREPORTAndrew Hibbert

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classes only occur following long,cold winters.

Exactly why this occurs isn'tcertain. However, Troy Farmer, one ofLudsin's graduate students, hasconducted an experiment that indi-cates that eggs produced after a longwinter are significantly larger and ofhigher quality than eggs produced byfemales experiencing a short winter.Better egg quality may yield strongerlarvae and juvenile fish.

More toxic algae, less breathingroom

In addition to affecting reproduc-tion, a warming Great Lakes climatecould lead to an increase in harmfulalgal blooms. Blooms are already

common in Lake Erie’swesternbasin,wherewarm,shallow

waters andfertilizer runoff from

surrounding agricultural landsprovide prime conditions forcyanobacteria, or blue-green algae.In addition to warmer temperatures,climate models project morefrequent heavy rains for the basinduring winter and spring, whichwould increase runoff and enhanceblooms, if fertilizer runoff were notreduced.

The effects of these blooms onLake Erie’s fish community are onlyjust being investigated by Ludsin, ledby another of his PhD students, RuthBriland, as well as a post-doctoralresearcher, Seyoum Gebremariam. Inother lakes, research has shown thatlarge algal blooms can influence thebalance between predators and prey:clumps of algae can provide refugefor larval fish while blocking preda-tors' lines of sight to their prey. Somecyanobacteria also produce toxinsthat can severely damage egg andlarval development, even with short-term exposure.

Even after the algae die, they canstill be a problem. After algae sinks tothe bottom of the lake, the bacteriathat decompose the algae suck updissolved oxygen, creating “deadzones” in which fish can't breathe.These dead zones regularly occur inLake Erie’s western basin in latesummer during calm periods withlittle wind, and they have become acommon problem in Lake Erie’s

Christina Dierkes Ohio Sea GrantEditors Note: (After the extreme cold

and snow conditions this winter it’shard to believe that we are still facingclimate change. Unfortunately this wasjust a small glitch in the big picture.)

If you’ve ever taken a trip to theLake Erie shore, you’ve probably seenthem: signs at many roadside restau-rants and diners, announcing “yellowperch dinner specials” – generally avariation on “fried, broiled, or Cajunstyle,” with or without a sandwich bun.The tasty fish is a Lake Erie staple andmany businesses along the shorelinerely on yellow perch for a large part oftheir income. But as climate changesin the region, this popular fish species– which some consider the ultimatepan-fried fish – may become much lesscommon, potentially forcingconsumers to adopt new traditions.

Dr. Stuart Ludsin, AssociateProfessor in The Ohio State University’sDepartment of Evolution,Ecology and OrganismalBiology, is studying thepotentialimpacts ofclimatechange onfish in theGreat Lakes, focusingparticularly on two predictedimpacts: warming temperaturesand an increase in extreme precipita-tion events.

“What I think is so scary aboutclimate change is that it can influencethe physiology of individuals, it caninfluence interactions among individ-uals within a species as well asbetween species, and it can affecthabitat, which includes the quality ofthe water, food resources, and avail-ability of critical spawning habitat,”Ludsin explains. “It really can touchupon every aspect of the existence ofan individual organism.”

Some like it cold

A warming climate is alreadyaffecting the Great Lakes region, fromshorter winters and fewer days belowfreezing to record high temperaturesand alternating drought and high-rainconditions. Warmer air and water mayspell trouble for coolwater species likeyellow perch and walleye.

What kind of trouble? When Ludsinand other Ohio State colleaguesanalyzed data from the Ohio Divisionof Wildlife, they found that very warmwinters are followed by failed year-classes of both walleye and yellowperch. Year-class strength is an indexthat describes how many juvenile fishmake it through the summer, and italso is a good predictor of futurerecruitment to the fishery as an adult.Ludsin's and his colleagues’ researchindicates that for perch, good year-

Climate & the Ultimate Pan-Fried Fish

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is currently considering a possible change in listing of the Silver Chub under the federal Species at Risk Act. Following a separation of the species into two separate population units, the Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations were re-assessed as Endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada in 2012.

The Silver Chub is a member of the minnow family. In Canada, the Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations are found in the Great Lakes basin, limited to Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and the extreme southern portion of Lake Huron. They are found in large lakes and connecting rivers at depths of 7.6 - 12 m, occasionally as deep as 20 m. Bottom habitat is typically composed of silt or sand, but may also include gravel, rubble, boulders or bedrock.

The Silver Chub is currently listed as special concern under the Species at Risk Act. If listed as endangered under the Species at Risk Act, it would become illegal to kill, harm, possess, harass, capture, collect, buy, sell or trade the Silver Chub (Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations) or destroy its critical habitat. As an endangered species, a recovery strategy would be developed to aid in the conservation, protection and recovery of this species.

You are invited to comment on whether the Silver Chub (Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations) should be protected under the Species at Risk Act. To get more information or provide your comments, visit www.sararegistry.gc.ca and click on “public consultations.”

If you would like to receive a copy of the consultation package, or provide your comments on the potential listing of the Silver Chub (Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations), please contact:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Species at Risk Program 501 University Crescent Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N6 Toll-free: 1-866-538-1609 E-mail: FWISAR@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Please provide your comments by March 31, 2014.

For more information about aquatic species at risk, please visit: www.aquaticspeciesatrisk.gc.ca

Consultations on the listing of Silver Chub (Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations) under the Species at Risk Act

Manager of Environmental andCommunity Services Tim McKennasaid, “The new playground equipmenton Main Beach will be installed justeast of the picnic pavilion where theswing set was previously located. Thislocation was agreed upon by the newlycreated Beach ManagementCommittee at its first meeting onFebruary 18th. We have not yetreceived a confirmed installation date,however, we are targeting late April, or,early May in coordination with theother 2 playgrounds. As it is the equip-ment has been ordered and will beinstalled prior to the tourist season!”

Approximately half of propertytaxes collected in Central Elgin areretained by the Municipality of CentralElgin. The other half go to ElginCounty where they fund education andCounty services such as social services,libraries, homes for the aged andcounty roads. Complete details can be

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Ontario Heritage TrustAwards

The Ontario Heritage Trust recog-nizes individuals and groups who havemade volunteer contributions topreserving, protecting and promotingcommunity heritage.�� Since 1996, theOntario Heritage Trust has askedOntario municipalities, First Nationsband councils and Métis communitycouncils to nominate individuals intheir communities who have made asignificant contribution to the promo-tion, preservation or protection ofOntario's heritage.

Those selected receive a certificateof recognition and a pin honouring

New boat launch andplayground equipmentcoming to Port Stanley

As part of the 2014 Central ElginBudget the Municipality hasannounced that there will be severalimprovements to waterfront facilities.

Along with a zero percent tax rateincrease for 2014 there will still beimprovements to community infra-structure. The budget includesfunding for a number of significantcapital projects. Mayor Bill Waltersstated, “I am

pleased with the 2014 budget, andthe zero percent tax rate increase.Council has again been faced withthe challenge of reduced provincialfunding, and recognizes that it ispossible for these cuts to continue.One of the challenges of reducedprovincial funding is the ability tomaintain continued quality services.This is something that Council feelshas been achieved.”

The 2014 budget includes fundingfor: Road Reconstruction and resur-facing in several areas. An upgradedFire Communication Project. A newRecreational Public Boat Launch inPort Stanley Harbour and new play-ground equipment in the OptimistPark on Selbourne Drive, Stanley Parkon Edith Cavell and at Main Beach.In a recent note Central Elgin’s

Yellow perch are found in all the GreatLakes, but especially in Lake Erie wherethey are the principal commercial fish.Virtually every lakeshore restaurantalong Lake Erie serves a Perch dinner asseen in the above photo.

PORTBURWELLREPORTAllan Spicer

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Ojibwa Off seasonSince the end

of the highseason, theOjibwa hasseen severalgroups of visi-tors. Groups offour or morecan book aweekend tour.The reviews ofthe Ojibwa expe-rience continue tobe positive, well worth theprice of admission. A colleague ofmine, at a recent farm show is tellingeveryone he knows about the Ojibwa.

OPP Costs over the topNo one denies our men in blue

good wages and benefits for a difficultand important job. At the same time,some accounting of the ability ofmunicipalities to pay must be consid-ered. Councillor Southwick has beenon a tireless campaign to do some-thing about soaring OPP costs. While2% or nothing is the norm, municipal-ities must budget an unsustainable 8.8

% wage increase. As the salaries pushtoward $100,000 per year, it is time toget away from percentages. Lump sumpayments are the way to go.

Unionizing the Fire HallVolunteer Fire Departments forming

a union. I do not think so. Again, weneed to equip and train our volunteersand provide good benefits. The splitbetween Station # 1 and #2 is nothealthy. Station #2 voted against theformation of a union, almost to a man.

Looking after ourveterans

General Leslie is being raked overthe coals by the Tories for

accepting a lasthome movebenefit. We askour enlisted

men andwomento puttheir life

on the linein difficult modern warfare and dragtheir families across the countryseveral times during their career.Apparently, these moves are not afinancial win. A one time $72,000bonus is a small price to pay for a lifetime of service. Leslie’s big sin was tojoin the Liberal party.

One is encouraged to hear thatrestoring the pensions, rather thanlump sum payments, for soldierscoming home with serious life altering injuries is on the Liberalconvention floor.

Elgin County recognized asinnovator in economic

development

Content was developed in house byCounty staff and photos were sourcedlocally, primarily from talentedphotographer Phillip Bell.

The Artastic Elgin event was held inconjunction with Culture Days inSeptember 2013. It consisted of inter-active events, speakers, workshops andstudio tours at participating Elgin ArtsTrail member locations. The goal ofthis event was to raise awareness ofElgin’s vibrant arts community and toincrease visitors to its art attractions.The event was regarded as a successwith participating businessesreporting that almost 500 peoplevisited Elgin Arts Trail member loca-tions during the two-day event.

Please visit www.progressivebyna-ture.com. For more information aboutArtastic Elgin or the Elgin Arts Trailplease visit www.elginartstrail.ca orcall (519) 631-1460 ext. 168.

Elgin County Elgin County Economic

Development is pleased to be therecipient of two Economic DevelopersCouncil of Ontario (EDCO) MarketingAwards of Excellence. Awards for theElgin County 2012 Year in ReviewReport and the Artastic Elgin Eventwere presented at the EDCO annualconference in Toronto on Feb. 6, 2014.

"These awards allow Elgin tomeasure its economic developmentefforts against those of its peers,” saidElgin County Warden David Marr."Winning positions Elgin as a leaderin innovative and creative economicdevelopment practices, raising ourprofile across the province and inter-nationally."

Each year Elgin County EconomicDevelopment produces a Year inReview report outlining the depart-ment’s activities, initiatives andprograms and highlighting businesssuccess stories in the County. In 2012the publication was electronicallysent to over 5,000 recipients. ElginCounty worked with marketing firmYfactor Inc. to create the design andlayout of the 2012 Year in Review.

LtoR: Kathryn Russell, Tourism Coordinator; AlanSmith General Manager of Economic Development;Jennifer Patterson, EDCO Past President; MarkMcDonald, Elgin County CAO; Jessica Nesbitt,Economic Development Assistant; KatherineThompson, Marketing & CommunicationsCoordinator; David Marr, Elgin County Warden

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is undertaking a review of its Parksand Recreation Master Plan. ThisPlan will look ahead to identify thecommunity’s needs and prioritiesrelated to parks, trails, open space,recreation facilities and leisure serv-ices for community residents.

IBI Group, along with F. J.Galloway Associates, Inc. of London,Ontario has been retained by theMunicipality to work with theSteering Committee in the develop-ment of the Master Plan.

One of the major initiatives

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within the first phase of the Plan is thecompleting of a series of communityconsultation activities. One of theseactivities included the hosting ofDiscovery Sessions with representa-tives of community organizations andgroups who provide recreational serv-ices who will be contacted directly.

Community workshops were alsoheld on two different dates. The work-shops were held on: Tuesday February25th, in Belmont and on WednesdayFebruary 26th, in Port Stanley. Thereare still opportunities for residents tosubmit individual or group input aspart of an online community survey at:

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sors would in isolation.

Lake Erie recreational and commer-cial fishing are multi-million dollarindustries, and anything that couldaffect these industries' economic valueconcerns researchers, resourcemanagers, and consumers alike. Dr.Ludsin’s research is contributingimportant information to the overallknowledge of climate change effects onthe Great Lakes in general, and LakeErie specifically. If climate changesoccur as rapidly as models currentlypredict, we’ll be putting that knowl-edge to use soon.

More information about OhioState’s Aquatic Ecology Laboratory isavailable at www.ael.osu.edu. Dr.Ludsin has presented some of hisresearch as part of the "Global Change,Local Impact" webinar series, archivedat changingclimate.osu.edu. Thewebinar series is a multi-departmentaleffort within Ohio State University, ledby OSU Extension, Ohio Sea Grant, andByrd Polar Research Center, to helpOhioans and Great Lakes residentsunderstand the local impacts of globalclimate change. A version of this articleoriginally appeared in the Winter-Spring 2013 issue (pdf) of Twineline,the Ohio Sea Grant print newsletter.

Climate & theUltimate Pan-FriedFish Continued From Page 3central basin as well.

“Based on some work I’ve donewith collaborators from the Universityof Michigan, particularly with JamesRoberts, who was a Ph.D. student withThomas Höök, hypoxia [low oxygenlevels] can have a negative effect onyellow perch during summertime,”Ludsin says. “The fish aren’t growingand putting on lipids, their energyreserves, as well as they could beduring the summer, because they’redisplaced from bottom habitat wherecool water and preferred prey exist.”

Reduced fat stores could mean thatfish have less energy that can bedevoted to reproduction during thewinter and spring, which couldcompound potential problems withovarian development during short,warm winters. The combined impactof climate change could then be syner-gistic: summer hypoxia plus winterwarming may impair yellow perchreproduction more significantly thaneither of these climate-induced stres-

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HealthTalkAll shook up – Can a new deviceloosen mucus in COPD?All writers have a certain process that they follow

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came to assist in fending off thisinvading American force. TheAmerican force held a well fortifiedhill position and the resulting conflicton March 4, 1814 left 16 British and 5Americans dead and over fiftywounded. Caldwell, a loyalist, hadbeen granted land in Upper Canadawhere he helped found the town ofAmherstburg, The British force wascommanded by Captain James LewisBasden of the 89th.

Although Basden had only a roughidea of the ground and Americanstrength from the Rangers' earlier

reconnaissance, he neverthelessattacked immediately. He ordered theRangers and Volunteers to outflankthe Americans to the north and theNative warriors to do the same fromthe south, while he himself led theregulars directly against the front ofthe American position. The Rangers,militia and Indians crossed TwentyMile Creek out of range of theAmerican position and began skir-mishing on the flanks. The regularsopened fire against the Americancentre, with little effect. Basden thenled a charge against the Americanposition. As the British advancedtowards a bridge, they were bunchedinto a column by the narrow road, theAmericans poured a withering fireinto them, mowing down the leadingtroops.

Basden only became aware of thefortified position after the British hadcrossed the bridge, but neverthelessled an advance up the hill. The Britishwere unable to climb the icy slope inthe face of the heavy fire and werebeaten back. Basden himself waswounded in the leg, and CaptainJohnston, leading the British lightcompany of the Royal Scots, waskilled. The British regulars then fellback into the ravine through whichthe creek flowed and tried to drive theAmericans from the hill with musketfire from behind trees, but theAmericans firing from a heightinflicted heavy casualties.

On the flanks, the Indians had notpressed their attack. The Rangers hadbeen more successful, but were toofew to risk an attack into the Americanposition. As darkness fell at about 6.30p.m. the entire British force, nowcommanded by sixteen-year-oldEnsign Mills of the 2/89th, retreated.British losses were heavy. Althoughthe Americans had held their groundthey finally retreated back to

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Sandwich and Fort Malden fearingBritish reinforcements fromBurlington.

For over twenty years the UpperThames Military Re-enactment Society(UTMRS) has conducted a re-enact-ment of the Battle at the LongwoodsRoad Conservation Area every year onthe first weekend in May.

Tuesday, March 4th 2014 at 5:00p.m. the Upper Thames Military Re-enactment Society (UTMRS) will beholding a ceremony at Battle ofLongwoods National Historic Site, 2945Longwoods Road, Glencoe on the200th anniversary of the bloody battleat its actual time and date tocommemorate this important event.This ceremony will include the officialtransfer of property of the site fromMiddlesex County to SouthwestMiddlesex.

On Saturday, March 8th 2014 at2:00 p.m. a re-enactment of the battlebased upon contemporary documentswill be held at the site of the originalbattle. Unfortunately there was nevera ceremony or proper funeral forsoldiers of both nations everconducted. Therefore to this end andto correct a two hundred year lapse, anofficial Military Drumhead FuneralService will be held for the 21 Britishand American soldiers who lost theirlives during this battle involvingmodern Canadian Forces in atten-dance. Rev. Richard Golden will be offi-ciating. Included will be the place-ment of memorial wreaths byCommunity groups, and the officialopening of the Park at Battle Hill thatincludes a new monument to beunveiled, which describes the battle,identifies the units involved and liststhe names of all who died in the Battleof Longwoods. This will be followed bya light reception.

This re-enactment will be a trulymemorable event in SouthwestMiddlesex. The Commemoration andRe-enactment will have participantsfrom Ontario, Michigan, Ohio, Indianaand Kentucky.

The traditional Battle of Longwoodswill still take place in early May, 2014complete with an Education Day onthe Friday at the LongwoodsConservation Area (Ska na doht IndianVillage).

There is a general admission for thisevent at the gate but this is a full day ofevents that includes a Sutlers merchantvillage, Battlefield Drill, Native WarCouncil, Drill Competition, BattleReenactment and a kids Mini-Militia.Gates open at 10:00 am with the actualbattle at 3:30 pm.

American forces are often played byUnited States Re-enactors from Michigan,Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.

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which was built in the 1880's by theCole family.

The Natural Heritage award went toHelen and Peter North for theircontinued development of theCarolinian woodlot on their property.They have planted more than 2000Carolinian trees.

The Cultural Heritage award wasgiven to Andrew Hibbert for his workpreserving the heritage of the area andespecially Port Stanley. He and his wifeLinda run the biweekly newspaper, theLake Erie Beacon where Andrew writesarticles on local history and for the lasttwo years on events from the War of1812. He is an active member ofHeritage Port and the Stork ClubMuseum and Cultural Centre. Andrewhas served on the Doors OpenCommittee for Port Stanley/Spartasince its inception 9 years ago.

workers. We hope that through safetyweek and through hearing fromother farmers about their experi-ences, we shed some light on thenecessity of farm safety and practicalways to make it happen on the farm,”says CFA President Ron Bonnett.

Farm Credit Canada is a long-time and ongoing sponsor of CASW.“In our fast-paced industry, it’simportant to take the time to thinkabout the safety and well-being ofthe people who grow our food,” saysRemi Lemoine, Vice President andChief Operating Officer at FCC.“We’re committed to helpingCanadian producers stay safe atwork, and encourage thoughtfulplanning through written health andsafety plans.”

As part of CASW, CASA and CFAare also working with Ag for Life andAlberta Agriculture and Rural

Development to host Let’s Talk AboutIt! launch activities in Olds, Alberta onMarch 11th, 2014. Activities include aluncheon with speeches from farmsafety champions and testimonialsfrom Alberta farmers showcased in theLet’s Talk About It! Video Series, as wellas a half-day training session on bestpractices in safety orientation forseasonal and migrant workersfeaturing presentations from AlbertaAgriculture and Rural Developmentand CASA.

“Agriculture in Alberta is not only asignificant economic driver, it’s a wayof life,” says David Sprague, CEO ofAgriculture for Life. “Ag for Life and itsfounders support the well-being of thisindustry by providing farm and ruralsafety programming to children, youthand adults in schools and in theircommunities. Encouraging our farmfamilies and communities to talkabout safety during CanadianAgricultural Safety Week is a great wayto raise the awareness of keepingeveryone safe and we’re honoured tobe part of this national initiative.”

their volunteer work. Individuals arerecognized for leadership of naturalheritage conservation and restorationprojects, long-standing voluntaryservice to local heritage organizations,production of local history publica-tions and participation in the preserva-tion of heritage buildings.

At a recent Central Elgin Councilmeeting the annual Ontario HeritageTrust Awards were given out to recipi-ents from the area by Mayor BillWalters and Councillor Sally Martyn ofHeritage Central Elgin.

For 2013 in the category of Built Heritage the award was given toSandra and Allan Fish for preservationof the Cole House, 7435 Quaker Road

PORTBRUCEREPORTCathy Crane

Central Elgin Introduces New CivicWeb Portal

The Municipality of Central Elgin is pleased to announce that a new CivicWeb Portalhas been implemented to be used in conjunction with the Municipal website. Thenew CivicWeb Portal can be accessed through the Municipality’s website home-page, and will provide users a higher level of accessibility and transparency whenaccessing information related to agendas, minutes and reports.

There are also a number of new functions offered by the CivicWeb Portal, includingthe ability to access agendas and minutes for a specific meeting on one screen,rather than searching through individual folders. Citizens can also subscribe tomeetings of interest which will provide an email notification that an agenda or setof minutes for that meeting type have been published.

Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update – Community Survey

The Municipality of Central Elgin is undertaking a review of its Parks andRecreation Master Plan. This Plan will look ahead to identify the commu-nity’s needs and priorities related to parks, trails, open space, recreationfacilities and leisure services for community residents. One of the majorinitiatives within the first phase of the Plan is community consultation. Oneof the consultation activities is an online community survey that can befound on the Municipal website (www.centralelgin.org), or on theMunicipal Facebook page (Municipality of Central Elgin). Thank you foryour participation!dates available to provide your input. The workshops will beheld on:

Employment Opportunities

A number of seasonal employment opportunities are now available on ourwebsite! Visit www.centralelgin.org and you will find EmploymentOpportunities under the Civic Centre menu.

My-Waste App

Never miss another garbage collection day! Download the My-Waste app toobtain a personalized waste collection calendar, set reminders, obtainwaste information or report a problem to Central Elgin - pothole, garbage,etc. All you need is an Android or Apple phone or tablet. Visit the appro-priate app store, download the app to your device, and select your info.

Tenders and Request for QuotationsCE-009-14 2014 Colborne Street Dockage Lease

This quote is to secure a lessee for the municipally owned frontage alongColborne Street in Port Stanley on Kettle Creek. Quotations will be receiveduntil 11:00 am Wednesday, March 12. For more information, please visitwww.centralelgin.org or contact Tim McKenna, Manager of Environment &Community Services at 519-631-4860 ext 287.

CE-012-14 Rented Construction and Maintenance EquipmentThis tender is to request rental rate quotations to receive 2014 EquipmentRental Rates from qualified Contractors for the purpose of supplementingthe Municipality’s own forces and equipment as required from time to time.Tenders close on Tuesday March 4, 2014 - 11:00 am. For more informationregarding the above tender, please contact Birdie Peynenburg at 519-631-4860 ext 283.

CE-013-14 2014 Aggregate Quotations

This tender is to determine the unit costs of the various aggregateproducers within a reasonable haul distance of the Municipality of CentralElgin. Tenders close on: Tuesday March 4, 2014 - 11:15 am. For more infor-mation regarding the above tender, please contact Birdie Peynenburg at519-631-4860 ext 283.

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Ratepayers BoardMeeting

The Port Bruce RatepayersAssociation (PBRA) board met onJanuary 22, 2014. The primary agendaitem was discussion of potential proj-ects for a Trillium Grant applicationwhich would be initiated by theTownship of Malahide. Followingdiscussion of a variety of ideas, boardmembers agreed that upgrades to the

pavilion would be requested for thegrant application. Subsequently, ameeting was held on February 3rd withtownship and PBRA board representa-tives where it was agreed that the town-ship, working with the Ratepayers,would further explore ideas to upgradethe existing structure. The aim is to makeapplication for the grant by July 1st.

Other discussion at the Januaryboard meeting included initial planningfor the 2014 Perch Derby which will beheld July 5 & 6th in conjunction with thestart of Family Fishing week. Alsodiscussed was attempting to obtaininformation on the proposed cell towerwhich would improve cellular service inPort Bruce. The next board meeting isplanned for March 6th, at 7 pm at theSandcastle.

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North ShoreCommunity EventsPORT STANLEY 2014Port Stanley Community Policing Requires volunteers. Tohelp protect your village, call 519-782-3934 or Carroll at519-782-7616, email pscp@rogers.com Port Stanley Library 782-4241 304 Bridge St. Mon, Tues, Thurs, 10 - 8:30 Fri 1 - 5, Sat 9 - 1. “Once Upon a Winter …” � Winter Reading Program toMarch 6th Get a stamp on your Snowflake Bookmark forevery book checked out. Complete a bookmark (5 stamps)and receive a ballot to win a prize! Open to everyone. Adult &youth prize baskets.Children’s Programs Kidz Korner Games, crafts, storiesMonday Evenings 6�6:45pm (grade 1 and older)Pajama�Rama Join us for Bedtime Story Time!Monday Evenings 7�7:30pm (all ages with an adult)Pre�school Story Time Stories, songs and crafts! TuesdayMornings at 10:15am (0�5 years with an Adult)Survivor Man Series A monthly program for boys grade 5�8Thursday night! Ask a librarian for more info - Sign up now! Lego�Mania! Saturday Mornings from 10am�12:30pm Anydonations of LEGO are greatly appreciated!Itty�Bitty�Knitty�Commitee Ask about our upcoming yarnbombing project for this spring and how you can getinvolved! Yarn donations are greatly appreciated!Christ Anglican Church Sunday Morning Service, 9:30am with Eucharist. We invite all to join in worship with us.Coffee follows downstairs.St. John's Presbyterian Church Tom Jeffrey Pastor.Sunday Worship 10 am followed by Fellowship Hour. TheDoor is always open, why not join us?Port Stanley United Church Service of Worship at 11am followed by a time of fellowship. Come join us. Weare now wheelchair friendly and barrier free. Port Stanley United Church Alcoholics Anonymousmeets Thursday 8 pm, Call 782-3056.Al-Anon Meeting, Christ Anglican Church 7:30 pmevery Friday. If there is an alcohol/drug problem of afamily member or friend that is affecting you, the AlanonFamily Groups may be able to help you.Port Stanley Lioness Club Chili Cook-Off Friday, March21, Port Stanley Legion (new location) Doors open 6:00pm., Chili Sampling 6-7:30, Adults - $9, Children - $5.Under 6 Free. Proceeds to Community Projects. Tickets atthe door. For more info Tel; 519-782-3589Heritage Port Next meeting is March 27th 1:30 pm,United Church, on Colborne Street. Port Stanley & Community 55+ Club Meets everyMonday 1:30 -4 pm to play Euchre at the Port StanleyArena. For info call 519-631-4847 or 519-782-4801.Port Stanley Village Association meets the third Thursday of the month 7- 8:30 pm. All welcome.Check out the psva website at www.psva.caPort Stanley Legion Branch #410Monday - Friday 12-10 pm, Saturday & Sunday 12-7pm.Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Don’t forget theLegion offers the following:Seniors Bridge, Tues. night, Euchre:Wed. nightLegion Darts Tuesday night 8 pm Men’s DartsSaturday Afternoon Meat Draws 3-5 pmPort Stanley Legion Bottle ReturnsMon & Thurs- Closed, Tues, Wed., Fri, Sat 12-4 pm.Port Stanley Legion Ladies MahJongg, Fridays 1:30pm. Weare looking for beginners as well. If you like to playMahJongg come on out! Call 519 782-3189 or 782-3118.Port Stanley Legion Port Stanley Karaoke Sing It To Win It!Every 3rd Friday of the month, 7pm - 11pm Chicken Wings onSpecial. 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, MeetsEvery 3rd Monday, 7 pm at the Port Burwell School. Formore Info 519 874 4260.Otter Valley Naturalists Monthly Meeting is the secondMonday of the month, 7 pm to 9 pm at the Port BurwellPublic School. Photographers of the Otter Valley (POV) meet the lastMonday of the month, 6:30 pm, Bayham Public Library inStraffordville. All are welcome. Call Bruce at 519 874-1822.Trinity Anglican Church is holding their annual Blessingof the Nets Service arch 9, 2pm. The service will be held atMartin's Fish House on the West side of the Otter Creek.

AYLMER 2014Aylmer 50 + Seniors Welcome you to join them forEuchre or Bridge Every Monday 1 - 3:30 pm upstairs atAylmer Legion Admission $2.

DEXTER 2014Dexter United Church Dexter Line. Service of Worship at9:15 am followed by a time of fellowship.

DUTTON 2014Dutton & District LIONS ClubWed. Feb. 5, 2014; LIONS Bingo; $500 Jackpot; plus,Progressive; 7 PM in Dutton Dunwich Community Centre.Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014; Dutton & District LIONS servingtheir famous, full breakfast for only $6; 9 am-1 pm, inLION’s DEN behind Dutton Dunwich Community Centre.

FINGAL 2014Knox Presbyterian Church Lay Minister Mr. John VanEyk. Worship 10 am. Coffee, cookies, fellowship follows:Sunday school/nursery 10 am. For info (519) 769-2157.Come and worship with a warm and friendly group ofpeople, we are barrier free.

The Port Stanley Community Food Bank at Christ Anglican Church

PLEASE!!! The cold weather is coming and our clients could use your help!!!

We need you to drop off non-perishable itemsat 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.

Cheques payable to Christ Church withFoodbank in memo section please.

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SHEDDEN 2014Shedden Library Hours: Tues. 2:30-8:30, Thurs. 2-5,Fri. 10 - 5, Sat. 2 - 5 764-2081.“Once Upon a Winter …” Winter Reading Program toMarch 6th Get a stamp on your Snowflake Bookmark forevery book checked out. Complete a bookmark (5 stamps)and receive a ballot to win a prize! Open to everyone. Adult &youth prize basketsPre-school Storytime Friday Mornings 11am (under 5 yearswith an Adult) Come for stories, songs & crafts!Survivor Man Series A monthly program for boys grade 5-8 on Saturday afternoons! For more info - Sign up now!Lego-Mania! Saturday afternoons from 3-4pm Any donationsof LEGO are greatly appreciated! Shedden Soccer Registration NO TRAVEL – ALLPractice/games in Shedden. Monday, March 17, Wednesday,March 19 6:30-8:30pm, Saturday, March 22 9am-12noonShedden Complex. Youth 4-18, Ladies 19+, $50 per playerinfo: www.sheddensoccer.ca

SPARTA 2014Sparta Baptist Church Please join us for worship 9:45am Sunday Morning. Come as you are! We are a friendlychurch who want to love and reach out to our commu-nity. We would love to meet you.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)for more information or just show up.Sparta Community Bingo Friday, March 7, SpartaCommunity Centre, 7pm-8:30pm Donations will be goingto a new furnace at the Community Centre Questions call(519) 775-2524Youth Activities Sylvie Davey is holding regular Dancesfor youth from Grade 4 -8 at the hall. The dates will beannounced at the school. Admission is $5.00.Baseball Registration Saturday, March 1, 10-12 registra-tion, at the Sparta Community Hall, 4-11years. Call SallyMartyn (519-775-2292) for more information if you can’taccess the web site. (www.villageofsparta.com).

ST. THOMAS 2014Abundant Life Fellowship Join us at the TimkenCommunity Centre - Doug Tarry room (2 Third Ave.) at 6pm on Saturdays for a free meal followed by our celebra-tion service. For more info call 519-633-9207 or go towww.abundantlifestthomas.caTrinity Anglican Church, Valentine Concert, SundayFebruary 16, 3pm, featuring The Lunch Bunch & Friends,under the direction of Lynn Sloan, and Alma Robertsaccompanying, St. Thomas Youth Choir, Free Will Offering,Proceeds to Community Outreach Dinners. 519-631-7000St. Thomas Horticultural Society on Wednesday, March26th, at 7 p.m., at Monsignor Morrison Catholic School, 10South Edgeware Road. Information: Richard at (519) 633-3939. Greg Magda from Oxford County will talk aboutground covers

TRYCONNELL 2014Backus-Page House Museum, 29424 Lakeview Line,519-762-3072

UNION 2014Union United Church, 6008 Stonechurch Rd., Worshipand Sunday School at 9:30 am. We are a WelcomingFriendly Family of Faith and are barrier free. For info: 519-631-0304 and our website is www.unionunitedchurch.ca.Union Community Centre Youth Baseball RegistrationMarch 1st 10 a.m. - 12 noon Call Vicki at 519-631-3840or Donna at 519-631-9455 for info.

VIENNA 2014Bayham Historical Society meets the 2nd Thursday ofthe month, 7:30 pm at the Vienna Community Centre. Allare welcome. Call Bruce at 519 874-1822.

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included taking a travelling display tosenior centres, malls and other publicvenues. As part of this outreachprogram interviews were conductedwith many people who had attendedthe Stork Club in their youth. Theseinterviews were videotaped and will beavailable as a history DVD program.The Interpretive Centre located in theFestival Theatre building regularlyhosts tour groups and is open mostdays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm for self-guided tours. The Centre is staffedduring the summer months by ElginTourism personnel, who are on site togive out tourism information.

A Stork Club web site is also onlineat www.musicmemories.ca.

The FutureUnfortunately the future of the

Stork Club Interpretive Centre is a littleuncertain at the moment. Operatingfunds ran out in 2013 and although amajor fund raising campaign has beenundertaken the Board urgently needsnew finances to keep the InterpretiveCentre open and the public outreachprograms operating.

If you can assist the Board finan-cially or if you are able to help out bybecoming a board member your helpwould be gratefully appreciated. Pleasecall 519-782-4563 or emailandrew@lebeacon.ca if you can help.

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Page 8 • The Lake Erie Beacon • Friday February 28, 2014

Port Stanley & District Leo ClubRay Filewood On Tuesday, February 18th, the newly formed Port Stanley

and District Leo Club was chartered sponsored by the PortStanley Lions Club. Lion Bob Nemett, the M.C for the cere-mony, introduced many distinguished guests, who were thereto lend support and bring good wishes. Included were LionsDistrict A1 Governor Bob Tanner, Central Elgin Mayor BillWalters, County of Elgin Warden Dave Marr, Lions ZoneChairman Ron Reid, and many other visiting guests.

The stated purpose of Leo clubs, are to promote serviceactivities among the youth of the community, which willdevelop individual qualities of Leadership, Experience andOpportunity. To unite it’s members in friendship, fellowship

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and mutual understanding. LEO clubs are composed of youngpeople who are members of the local community with an agerange between 12 and 18 years old.

The LEO clubs first charter President, Leo Jaime McAdams,gave a gracious speech of acceptance praising Lions Clubmembers for their help and guidance.

The new LEO club meets on the First and Third Thursday ofeach month, at the St Joseph’s High School Library in St Thomas,and is actively trying to recruit new members from the PortStanley, St Thomas and area communities. For more informationplease go to their Facebook page ‘Port Stanley District Leo’s Club’,or speak with any LEO, Port Stanley Lion or Lioness member.