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INSIDE A taste for Illegal Caviar The lake sturgeon population in the Great Lakes-Upper St. Lawrence River is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act STORY PAGE 2
“The shipwreck that changed my life.” Mike Fletcher
War of 1812 Report April 15: Captain Arthur Sinclair receives orders to take charge of the American squadron upon Lake Erie STORY PAGE 2
The Northern Snakehead The northern snakehead is a predatory fish native to southern and eastern Asia that is now found in several American states. STORY PAGE 3
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Port Bruce Report It’s election time again for the board of the Port Bruce Ratepayers Association. STORY PAGE 3
Port Stanley Report On Sunday, April 13, a group of not-so-faint-of-heart participants took part in the plunge into the icy cold waters of Lake Erie. STORY PAGE 4
Government helps youth get jobs The Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy is helping youth develop the skills and gain the experience they need to get jobs now and prepare for the workforce of tomorrow. STORY PAGE 4
The annual Shipwrecks festival in Welland is always and interesting venue for learning about all things underwater. This year’s 20th Annual festival, sponsored by the Niagara Divers Association, was no less interesting. The day, Saturday April 5th, started at 9:00 am with a welcome from Master of Ceremonies Tom Wilson. Tom is a long time Great Lakes diver and has dived exotic locations like the WWII wrecks in Truk Lagoon in the central Pacific, the Caribbean, and the deep ocean wrecks off North Carolina. Tom is a professional underwater photographer with many magazine feature credits. Tom introduced the first presenters of the day Mike and Georgann Wachter. This husband and wife dive team are well known as the authors
Above: Mike Fletcher with underwater video camera. Left: The sidewheel Steam Ship Atlantic that sank in August of 1852 near Long Point. The shipwreck that changed his life. Atlantic painting by Robert McGreevy
of Erie Wrecks and Lights, Erie Wrecks East, and Erie Wrecks West. In addition to their books, Mike and Georgann have recently published a Lake Erie shipwreck map listing over 300 GPS wreck coordinates for divers. They have been diving around the world since the mid 1970’s. However, nowhere else in the world have they discovered the kind of pristine and perfectly preserved shipwrecks that lie in Lake Erie and the fresh waters of the Great Lakes. Their talk “Armored Warriors of the Deep” covered the groundbreaking diving operations by early hardhat
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Eileen Myers painting of HMCS Ojibwa we arrive in Port Burwell to see HMCS Ojibwa docked for the very last time”, said Smith. “The fresh coat of black paint belied its age as a Cold War submarine.
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divers who called their dive suits “dive armor”. These were the pioneers of Great Lakes diving, treasure, and salvage work.
There was an air of excitement at the Elgin Military Museum in St. Thomas as well known Oshawa artist Eileen Myers and her husband Alan Smith arrived to present her painting of HMCS Ojibwa to the Museum of Naval History. The story of the painting began in the fall of 2012, when Smith first learned that the Oberon submarine HMCS OJIBWA was in the final stage of her journey to Port Burwell where she was to become a museum. As a submariner himself in the 1970’s, Smith had served on the British Royal
Navy Oberon HMS Otter. In 1975, while based at HMS Neptune in Scotland, he had even had occasion to meet some of Ojibwa’s crew when she was docked there on deployment. “Fast forward nearly 40 years to a frigid December day in Canada when
That trip was nostalgic. Smith asked his wife Eileen, an artist, if she could commemorate HMCS Ojibwa’s storied past with a painting. After six months of hard work and creativity, the depiction came to life on canvas. “With such an achievement I was tempted to keep it for myself. However, I remembered our original intent was that it should be donated to the museum and shared with everyone,” Smith admitted. Continued On Page 7
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LETTERS The Trans-Pacific Partnership Dear editor, Canadian government officials are working with those from 11 other nations to finalize the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). I am very concerned about the TPP, which is currently being negotiated without public input. We know from documents revealed by Wikileaks that the TPP includes an Internet Censorship plan that would make the Internet more policed, expensive and censored. Experts have pointed out that under the TPP, “kids could be sent to jail for downloading” and whole families could be kicked off the Internet. It would force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to become Internet police and monitor my Internet use, censor website content, and remove entire websites from my view. It would also hinder our ability to access information and criminalize our everyday use of the Internet. As a concerned citizen, I am speaking out for a free and open Internet. The TPP would also limit accessibility for disabled people. Visually impaired or
deaf people would be criminalized for circumventing digital locks on any digital materials they have purchased. This means they would be unable to convert them to braille, audio, or other accessible formats. I believe that the Internet should be open and accessible to everyone. In addition, the TPP’s proposal to force ISPs to install costly and invasive surveillance equipment into their networks gravely worries me. These added costs would drive up everyone’s Internet bills and could force smaller independent Internet providers out of business. I believe that Internet access is a right and should be kept open and affordable for everyone. Already over 120,000 have signed the Say No to Internet Censorship petition. I encourage everyone to learn more about TPP Internet Censorship before it's too late at this website: https://OpenMedia.org/Censorship I encourage each and every Canadian to learn more about the TPP at OpenMedia.org/Censorship. Martin Finkenzeller Shedden
A taste for Illegal Caviar Ministry of Natural Resources Two Richmond Hill men received a total of $20,750 in fines and probation orders for illegally possessing lake sturgeon eggs and meat.
metres of the Mississagi River in the Town of Blind River. Zehovoy also pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a conservation officer and was fined $750. The lake sturgeon population in the Great LakesUpper St. Lawrence River is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. It is illegal to possess plants or animals listed as threatened under the act.
Denis Zehovoy and Ilia Kazatchkov pleaded guilty to illegally possessing lake sturgeon eggs and meat. They were each fined $10,000 and are prohibited for the next five years from being within three
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Landing." McDouall's contingent encountered ice-choked and often storm tossed waters on their journey over Lake Huron to Fort Mackinac. Upon arrival on 18 May McDouall assumed command of the post. April 22: A camp of instruction is established by American Major General Jacob Brown at Flint Hill, near Buffalo,
1814 Spring: The Royal Navy raids communities and shipping along Virginia and North Carolina coastline and tightens the economic blockade of the United States. April 15 1814: Americans launch the brig USS Jones at Sackets Harbor, New York adding to Commodore Isaac Chauncey's Lake Ontario squadron. April 15: Captain Arthur Sinclair receives orders to take charge of the American squadron upon Lake Erie replacing Master Commandant Jesse Elliott who is given command of a warship on Lake Ontario. April 19: Ice disappeared on Lake Erie and navigation opened. LieutenantColonel Robert McDouall and a contingent of British soldiers and sailors depart Glengarry Landing, Upper Canada, to reinforce Fort Mackinac, captured in the opening days of the war. He has two companies of the Royal Newfoundland Fencible Regiment, a handful of Royal Artillerymen and a group of Royal Navy Sailors to reinforce and re-supply the British garrison at Fort Mackinac, Travelling overland, they stopped at the forks of the Nottawasaga River in Upper Canada near Georgian Bay and spent two months constructing 29 large boats with which to ship supplies to the post on Michilimackinac Island. The clearing made by the expedition became known as " Glengarry
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert McDouall. New York. For 10 weeks in the spring of 1814, the Left Division of the U.S. Army trained under Brigadier General Winfield Scott at this camp. Scott paid scrupulous attention to cleanliness and camp sanitation, virtually eradicating the sickness that had decimated the armies of this era. April 29: USS Peacock captures HMS Epervier in the Caribbean. May 1: A plot to destroy the nearlycompleted USS Superior on the stocks at Sackets Harbor is foiled when the party of three small British boats sent to accomplish this mission is discovered and chased away by American guard boats. Isaac Chauncey launches USS Superior (58 guns) soon afterwards. May 5-6 1814: British Commodore Continued On Page 7
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food and habitat.
The northern snakehead is a predatory fish native to southern and eastern Asia that is now found in several American states. The fish was likely introduced to the United States by people who bought live snakehead from fish markets or pet shops and later released them into lakes, rivers or ponds.
• Because the northern snakehead is highly adaptable it is likely to thrive in Ontario waters.
The northern snakehead is a voracious predator that lives in lakes, ponds, rivers and streams in water temperatures ranging from 0° to 30°C. It has been reported to travel on land for short distances by wiggling its body forward. A lung-like organ enables it to absorb oxygen by gulping air at the surface, allowing it to thrive in water that is low in oxygen and to survive out of water in moist conditions for up to four days.
How to Identify Northern Snakehead
To prevent this unwanted invader from coming into Ontario, the province has banned the live possession and sale of all 28 species of snakehead, as well as other invasive fish species.
The northern snakehead can grow up to 85 centimetres (33 inches) long and weigh as much as seven kilograms. With a narrow, torpedo-shaped body and a long dorsal (back) fin, northern snakehead looks similar to Ontario’s native bowfin (Amia calva), and burbot (Lota lota). Check below to know if you have a snakehead, a bowfin or another species.
The snakehead has been dubbed a “frankenfish” because of its reptile-like Northern Snakehead behaviour, aggressive eating habits and (Channa argus) mouthful of long, sharp teeth. 1 Enlarged scales on head
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2 Single long dorsal fin Outside its native range, northern snakeheads have established breeding 3 No bony plates on underside of head populations in the states of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York. 4 Pelvic fins closer to head compared Small numbers of fish have been found to bowfin in several other states. 5 Anal fin almost as long as dorsal fin
Possible Impacts of Northern Snakehead in Ontario
The northern snakehead could spread throughout the Great Lakes watershed and seriously threaten native fish and invertebrate populations in Ontario. • The northern snakehead has no natural enemies in North America. It eats native zooplankton, fish and fish larvae, frogs and toads, invertebrates, insects, small reptiles and even small birds and mammals. • The northern snakehead’s ability to eat a wide range of foods and live in varied conditions allows it to compete with many native fish for
6 No eyespot on caudal peduncle (tail)
Bowfin (Amia calva) 1 No scales on head 2 Single long dorsal fin 3 Bony plate (gular plate) present on underside of head 4 Pelvic fins at mid-body 5 Short anal fin 6 Eyespot on caudal peduncle (tail) of males and juveniles
Burbot (Lota lota) 1 Generally no visible scales 2 Two dorsal fins, short one followed
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Supported by the Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation, the Ontario By Bike Network will be hosting three free cycle tourism development workshops tailored for businesses and business improvement areas in the counties of Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford. The informative two-hour workshops will offer tourism businesses and organizations key insights on how to become a certified bicycle-friendly business or business area through the Ontario By Bike Network. Workshop highlights will also include discussions on the province's burgeoning cycle tourism product, regional and
local cycling developments, demographic and trip planning characteristics of cycle tourists, and services and amenities that attract them to local businesses. "In Ontario there is an increasing demand for and participation in cycling and cycling related tourism experiences from both domestic and international travel markets. Businesses are looking to better understand the unique needs and desires of this market to position their business to attract more cycle tourists and our workshops do just that," says Transportation Options Projects Director, Louisa Mursell. Launched in 2010, the Ontario By Continued On Page 4
by a long one 3 No bony plate on underside of head 4 Pelvic fins in front of pectoral fins 5 Long anal fin 6 No eyespot on caudal peduncle (tail) 7 Single barbel on chin
What Can I Do? • Learn how to identify northern snakehead and how to prevent the introduction of this unwanted species. • Never buy or keep live snakehead. It is against the law to keep a snakehead as a pet or have a live snakehead in your possession. • Don’t release any live fish into Ontario lakes, rivers or streams. Return or donate unwanted aquarium fish to a pet store or local school. • If you have any information about the illegal importation, distribution or sale of live snakehead, report it immediately to the MNR TIPS line at 1-877-TIPSMNR (847-7667) toll-free any time, or contact your local MNR office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800222-TIPS (8477). • If you’ve seen a northern snakehead or other invasive species in the wild, please contact the toll free Invading Species Hotline at 1-800-563-7711.
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Not enough room in the composter for all the yard waste this year? Residents of Port Bruce are reminded that leaf and yard waste collection continues until the first week of May. Just have it packaged in paper bags ready for pickup at the road by 7a.m. Monday. The last collection is May 5th. Any sticks or branches bundled in lengths of no more than 4 feet will be picked up at the same time. The Township of Malahide provides this service each spring and fall to residents of Port Bruce and Springfield. For more information contact the township at 519-773-5344 or visit their website at malahide.ca
Get Involved It’s election time again for the board of the Port Bruce Ratepayers Association. Volunteers are needed to be sure the board has a full complement of members. Elections for the two year term will take place at the Annual Meeting being held on May 24th at the Pavilion. It's a great way to get involved in your community. For more information, please contact John Blankenship at 519 773-8794, or come to the meeting on the 24th to volunteer. Don't forget to purchase your Ratepayer’s membership before the annual meeting so you can vote on any issues brought forward. Hope to see you there.
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Water/Wastewater Replacements Phase 1 A contract has been awarded for the replacement of watermains as part of the Water/Wastewater Replacements Phase 1. Staff, with the assistance of their Engineer AECOM Inc, called for tenders earlier in the year.
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Polar Bear swim at Little Beach On Sunday, April 13, a group of not-so-faint-of-heart participants took part in the plunge into the icy cold waters of Lake Erie at Little Beach in Port Stanley. They were there to raise funds for important programs at Hemophilia Ontario. There were 17 dippers and over 50 people watching, most fully clothed.
The scope of work includes the replacement of water mains and services on the west end of Edith Cavell Blvd, Stanley Park Drive, Frances Street, Lower Spring Street and Tower Heights Drive all within the Village of Port Stanley.
A prize was given for most sponsorships to Hannah Higgins of London, the prize for most donors was Mike Bondy of Lasalle. The winners of the superheros costume was Pam Cullen – Baron and Aliyah Baron.
The east end of Edith Cavell, Smith Street & Erie Street will be included in Phase 2 to be tendered in the fall of 2014 to coordinate with Storm Sewer Installations in that area.
Prizes were provided by Sport in Port Adventure Outfitters with great support from the Port Stanley BIA, Susan Tanton, Dave Jefferys, and Sharon Lomas. A special thanks to all the donors and on beach supporters.
Construction work near the beach areas has been specified to be substantially complete by the May 24 holiday weekend to avoid conflicts with the summer tourism. These works were included in the 2014 Capital Budget with an engineer' s estimate of $1,167,312.60 which includes an $ 80,000 contingency allowance for unforeseen circumstances
The swim raised over $6000 for programs and services in South Western Ontario. The Canadian Hemophilia Society is a volunteer driven, provincially incorporated
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expressed his gratitude for the recognition of his efforts by the organization, and noted that the crucial help and encouragement of friends and relatives during the renovation. Work has been on-going for 15 years. Most recently, the structure was enlarged to provide five additional rooms.
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Gray Gables Recognized Port Burwell Homeowner, Jim Hevenor, was presented with an Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) heritage preservation award in St. Thomas on April 15. Hevenor’s recognition was one of eight plaques presented by the St. Thomas branch of the ACO, during a ceremony at the Canada Southern Station on Talbot St. The restored, former Baptist Manse and Brooks family home, at the corner of Erieus and Wellington Streets in Port Burwell, including a tasteful addition, is now Grey Gables, Bed and Breakfast.
The Architectural Conservancy Award described Grey Gables as gothic revival, constructed in 1860, originally the home of a cabinet maker. Other winners included the Wellington Block and K&K Locksmiths in St. Thomas, the Iona Hall. The St. Thomas-Elgin Branch of the ACO was established in April 2009, over concern with the loss of Alma College, the renowned girls’ school. The city's crowning heritage jewel, after years of neglect by its owners, government inaction met its ultimate demise through an act of arson.
Grey Gables is quite a jewel for Port Burwell and Bayham, complimenting the historic lighthouse, Presenter, Shelly Smith, of Fingal, Trinity Anglican Church and Pioneer ACO Branch Vice President, said, cemetery. Grey Gables sits opposite Hevenor took pains to maintain the heritage homes across the street and character of the gothic revival building. just down from historic Market The citation stated, the restoration Square which includes the former retained the exterior clapboard of the Council Chambers, now Fred original building and extended it to the Bodsworth Public Library and the addition. The owner took care to century Hughes home, restored by conserve many interior features Susan and David Start. including period doors, floors and staircase elements. At the same time, Grey Gables, Continued On Page 6 On receiving the award, Hevenor
Government helps youth in Elgin-Middlesex-London get jobs Office of Joe Preston Joe Preston, Member of Parliament for Elgin-Middlesex-London, on behalf of the Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State (Social Development), announced $341 825 in Skills Link funding to YWCA- Elgin-St. Thomas. The Government’s Skills Link program will help connect youth with jobs in high-demand fields while ensuring that Canada’s economy benefits from the skills and talents of young Canadians. By investing in youth today, we are making sure they can contribute to our long-term prosperity. “Our Government is committed to creating jobs, economic growth and long-term prosperity through organizations like the YWCA,” stated MP Preston. “We are creating these opportunities for youth through the skills link funding announced today.” The Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy is helping youth develop the skills and gain the experience they need to get jobs now and prepare for the workforce of tomorrow. Led by Employment and Social
The Ontario by bike network Continued From Page 3 Bike Network is currently active in 27 regions across Ontario and has seen over 1,350 attendees registered for 47 workshops. The Ontario By Bike Network has certified over 800 businesses and locations under the following categories: accommodations, food service providers, tourist attractions, campgrounds and other bicyclerelated businesses. Certification is free for all businesses. With a growing presence of Ontario By Bike-certified businesses already participating across the province, tourism businesses located in the counties of Elgin, Middlesex, and Oxford will join a growing provincial network, allowing them to connect with increasing number of cycle tourists and local cyclists across Ontario. "Southwest Ontario has fantastic on-road and off-road cycling routes, and trail systems, a number of wellattended cycling events, as well as a
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“The shipwreck that changed my life.”
As there was an active warrant for the arrest of the Mar-Dive officials in Ontario, the discovery portion of the trial was held in a Buffalo courthouse. This was followed by a six week trial at the Ontario Superior Court in Toronto. The outcome of this 1995 trial was awarded to Mike and the Ontario Government who ended up working together. The trial laid the groundwork for Ontario laws and regulations that cover diving on shipwrecks in Ontario today.
Continued From Page 1 Columbia to the 1758 French wrecks in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, from Fathom Five National Marine Park to Aulavik National Park where lies HMS Investigator abandoned in the ice in 1853. The work of Parks Canada is a fascinating story that is known by few people across Canada. Dr. Charles E. Herdendorf is Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences (Oceanography) at The Ohio State University. He told the story of the Science of the Treasure Ship SS Central America that sank in deep water off the coast of the Carolinas during a monstrous 1857 hurricane. Lost with the shipwreck were 578 passengers and crew, 38,000 pieces of mail, and tons of gold ingots, coins, nuggets, and gold dust that came from the American gold rush of the mid 1800’s. Another husband-and-wife team based in Chicago, who visited Port Stanley last year, are Cris Kohl and Joan Forsberg. Well-known maritime historians, scuba divers, authors, lecturers, photographers, and videographers, they told the story of "The Great Storm of 1913". This was the worst storm in recorded Great Lakes history and occurred on November 810, 1913. Severe and wide-ranging, this fury destroyed 12 ships with all lives lost, in four of the five Great Lakes — although Lake Huron was the worst hit. Detroit based David Trotter has been involved in Great Lakes Shipwrecks searching, diving, exploring and documenting his discoveries for 35+ years. By solving many Great Lake’s mysteries, has made a significant contribution to our history and provided new exploration opportunities for sport and technical divers to enjoy. (Technical diving is a relatively new sport that uses special equipment, extensive training and mixed gases to allow divers to descend to more than 300 feet.) Dave's discoveries have been featured on the Discovery Channel, PBS, NBC and in the New York Times, Detroit Free Press, Canadian "DIVER" magazine, Lakeland Boating, "Wreck Diver" and "Immersed" dive magazines. Dave told of a new discovery, the 283' wooden steamer New York, that moved package freight and commodities around the Great Lakes during the late 1800’s. Tragedy struck in the fall of 1910 when the recently rebuilt New York fought for her life in the violent storm of October 1st on Lake Huron. A heroic Captain Regan of the steamer Mataafa, saved the New York's crew of 19, confirming that men of "True Grit" sailed steel and wooden ships of the 1900's. Several other speakers gave short presentations including a 14 year old girl who talked about her first open water SCUBA dive on a shipwreck in the St. Lawrence River.
Mike’s Fletcher “The Shipwreck That Changed My Life.” The Speaker who most definitely caught my attention was a local diver by the name of Michael Fletcher. Mike was born in 1955 in Port Dover where he still lives with his wife Lorraine and
Because of this public attention and his experience with the shipwreck Atlantic, Mike was recruited by the world famous author Clive Cussler and maritime archaeologist and Executive Director of the Vancouver Maritime Museum, James Delgado. They brought him on board to be Dive Coordinator and star of the National Geographic Channel series “The Sea Hunters”. Mike went on to become writer and director of the show. As the TV show became a hit Mike brought in his son Warren Fletcher to be part of the team. Warren, born in 1978, grew up on the decks of working dive vessels, his father being his first teacher and role model. He received his scuba certification at age 11 and graduated from the Canadian Working Divers Institute at the top of his class in 1998. The father and son team became an important part of the series. The Sea Hunter was featured on TV from 2001 to 2006 with over 42 million viewers in 172 countries worldwide each year. It now plays on in reruns and in a DVD series of selected episodes.
Above: Mike fletcher from Port Dover with his son Warren (left). Right: The bell from the shipwreck Atlantic at the Port Dover Marine Museum. Below: Map of Lake Erie showing the location of the shipwreck Atlantic. family. He has more than three decades of experience in the professional commercial dive industry and is an internationally renowned wreck diver. He began his career in 1977, concentrating on underwater construction and the offshore oil and gas industry in Lake Erie. After becoming a certified decompressionchamber operator, a licensed dive medic and a licensed captain, he expanded his expertise into underwater cinematography. He operated for many years from his fully-outfitted 60' dive support vessel, Kenteau, where his wife Lorraine also a certified diver acted as a tender for several years. She now works as a 911 emergency operator. Mike’s daughter Sybil is also a certified diver but not active on TV. Mike has done extensive research on many shipwrecks in Lake Erie. Mike was the keynote speaker with his Atlantic shipwreck presentation at the first Shipwrecks Symposium in 1995. At that time, he had no idea of the impact his discovery of this shipwreck would have on himself and on shipwrecks and diving in Ontario. When launched in 1848, the Steam Ship Atlantic was state of the art. At 267 x 33' this side paddle wheeler boasted 85 private staterooms on the top deck adorned with gold gilding, tapestries and carved rosewood furnishings. Semi-private cabins were on the tween deck and dormitory style below deck. The upper deck passengers dined on the finest cuisine under the shimmer of chandeliers in the main salon while being entertained by the ship's orchestra. Sailing under the Michigan Central Railway flag, she travelled between the Erie Canal at Buffalo and the rail head at Detroit carrying many immigrants who were moving west. When she sank due to collision on August 19, 1852 she lost about 200 of her 450 passengers and in many cases everything they owned, as well as an American Express company's safe. There were several documented salvage attempts over the next 50 years by hardhat divers, with the American Express safe being recovered in 1856. She lay undisturbed, location forgotten until rediscovered by Mike Fletcher on Labour Day weekend 1984. The find was reported to the Federal Government. Vulnerable, easily preserved artifacts were removed by Mike and catalogued by a Federal
As Mike has said, “for over five years it was an incredible ride”. From Japan to the Arctic, the Straits of Magellan to the South China Sea, forty different adventures in the four corners of the earth, filled with challenges, new discoveries, and at times the chance to fill in missing pages from world history.
agent then sent to Ottawa. Discussions were held about a possible addition and Atlantic display at the Port Dover Museum where most of the artifacts now reside. In June 1991 Mar-Dive, a California treasure hunting and salvage company headed by Captain Morgan, made international news headlines when they announced that they had discovered the Lake Erie treasure ship Atlantic with 60 million dollars of valuables on board. News footage showed divers removing bags of artifacts. These were later put on display with an announcement that they would be sold to investors or private collectors. Mar-Dive claimed ownership with a document issued by a California Justice of the Peace. Morgan did it via a kind of legal slight of hand whereby he tried to resurrect the company that had owned the ship and then talked a California judge into granting him sole ownership — all this even though the ship was only a few miles from the Canadian coast of Long Point, Lake Erie and well within Canadian territorial water. Unfortunately the Canadian Government showed little interest, so Mike had his lawyers counter MarDive's claim with one of their own. The Province of Ontario became interested and added to the legal mix by adding a third claim. The Province now claims all historical shipwrecks
Mike has since worked on shipwreck expeditions around the world, helping make numerous discoveries that have made international headlines. An experienced operator of several different types of diving and underwater robotics systems, Mike has logged thousands of underwater hours in every imaginable dive apparatus. Mike has also lent his expertise to countless television programs for other broadcasters such as History Television, the Discovery Channel and a 14 episode series called Aqua Team, for the Discovery Kids channel. In 2006 Mike and Warren, followed up on the success of Sea Hunter with a show called Dive Detectives. Countless mysteries and secrets lie unsolved and undiscovered on the floors of our lakes, rivers and oceans. The father-and-son professional divers attempt to unravel secrets below the seas. The six-part adventure series Dive Detectives follows these daring explorers as they search for lost Laotian treasure, downed subs, and dumped atomic bomb parts. Their travels have taken them around the world, from the infamous Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, to a ghost ship, to ship wrecks from the War of 1812, Mike and Warren go to endless depths to solve these maritime mysteries. Mike still plays competitive ice hockey and raises racing thoroughbreds on his farm near Port Dover. Along with many requests for TV production assistance Mike and Warren are now looking at a new series that would take them to Siberia to investigate the legal trade in prehistoric ivory from long dead mammoths. Today climate change and tusk hunters are revealing their remains. It being called the Tusk Rush.
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North Shore Community Events F E S T I V A L S
PORT STANLEY 2014
Port Stanley Community Policing Requires volunteers. To help protect your village, call 519-782-3934 or Carroll at 519-782-7616, email pscp@rogers.com Port Stanley Library 782-4241 304 Bridge St. Mon, Tues, Thurs, 10 - 8:30 Fri 1 - 5, Sat 9 - 1. Children’s Programs Kidz Korner Games, crafts, stories Monday 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! Tuesday Mornings at 10:15am (0 5 years with an Adult) Lego Mania! Saturday Mornings from 10am 12:30pm Any donations of LEGO are greatly appreciated! (with adult) Girls Club Registration is now open for a 6 session series for girls grades 4-6! (every other Thursday till June 12) First meeting will be Thursday, April 3, 4:30-5:30pm. Please ask for more details or to register for this series! Boys Club Are you interested in a Boys Club for ages 8-12 on Thursday Evenings? Ask for more info or to register!! Christ Anglican Church Sunday Morning Service, 9:30 am with Eucharist. We invite all to join in worship with us. Coffee follows downstairs. Al-Anon Meeting, Christ Anglican Church 7:30 pm every Friday. If there is an alcohol/drug problem of a family member or friend that is affecting you, the Alanon Family Groups may be able to help you. Port Stanley Volunteer Gardeners Annual Geranium Drive. The Gardeners raise money to buy plants and flowers for our public gardens. Please order your Geraniums directly from them to support their good work Call 519 782-4148. Cost is $2.50 per plant with 6 colours to choose from. Delivery May 24th. The Port Stanley Choir announces their next concert. “Remember The 60’s” held at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre, May 3rd 7:30 pm and May 4th 2:30 and 7:30 pm. $5 tickets available from choir members or call Evelyn at (519) 782-3919 St. John's Presbyterian Church Tom Jeffrey Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 am followed by Fellowship Hour. The Door is always open, why not join us? Port Stanley United Church Service of Worship at 11 am followed by a time of fellowship. Come join us. We are now wheelchair friendly and barrier free. Port Stanley United Church Alcoholics Anonymous meets Thursday 8 pm, Call 782-3056. VON Foot Care Clinic May 29th at The Villa Apts, 289 Frances Street 8 - 11:30 a.m. Call 519-782-4089 for appointment. Sponsored by the Port Stanley Lioness Club. St. John's Presbyterian Church The Port Stanley Youth Group will be hosting their annual plant sale, at St. John's Presbyterian Church on May 17 at 8 a.m. Come join us and get your plants. Anyone wishing to donate any plants call 519-782-3971. Heritage Port Next meeting is May 22nd 1:30 pm, United Church, on Colborne Street. Post Card books Vol. 1 & Vol 2 now available, $90 each, Port Stanley the First 100 Years, $25. Get yours at the Lake Erie Beacon, 204-A Carlow Road, side door, 1-5 pm. Proceeds to Heritage Port. Port Stanley & Community 55+ Club Meets every Monday 1:30 -4 pm to play Euchre at the Port Stanley Arena. For info call 519-782-4801 (John Brenders) or 519685-2101 (Marie Geerts). 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.ca Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Monday - Friday 12-10 pm, Saturday & Sunday 12-7pm. Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Don’t forget the Legion offers the following: Seniors Bridge, Tues. night, Euchre: Wed. night Legion Darts Tuesday night 8 pm Men’s Darts Saturday Afternoon Meat Draws 3-5 pm Port Stanley Legion Bottle Returns Mon & Thurs- Closed, Tues, Wed., Fri, Sat 12-4 pm. Port Stanley Legion Ladies MahJongg, Fridays 1:30pm. We are looking for beginners as well. If you like to play MahJongg 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 on Special. Come for the fun. Eighth Annual Emily Morgan Celebration Golf Tournament, Kettle Creek Golf and Country Club, Saturday, May 17, 1pm shotgun start $95 per player (adult), $50 per player (youth).
AYLMER 2014
Aylmer 50 + Seniors Welcome you to join them for Euchre or Bridge Every Monday 1 - 3:30 pm upstairs at Aylmer Legion Admission $2. Diva’s & Dude’s Day Out Saxonian Hall 522 Talbot St. West, Saturday, May 3, 10 am - 2pm. Admission $3/pp
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DUTTON 2014
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Door prizes, light lunch for sale. Gift bags 50 at 10 am, 50 at 1 pm. Dexter United Church Dexter Line. Service of Worship at 9:15 am followed by a time of fellowship. Dutton & District Lions serve their famous, full breakfast for only $6; Sunday; May 4, 9 am till 1 pm, in the Dutton Dunwich Community Centre. NOTE**IF you have pre-purchased an Elimination Draw ticket from the Lions you are entitled to 2 FREE breakfasts; when you attend this event. This is the annual Lions Elimination draw breakfast & is held a week earlier than our normal, monthly event. Dutton & District LIONS BINGO in Dutton Dunwich Community Centre; Wed. May 7, 7 pm $500 jackpot; with several special games, each night.
FINGAL 2014
Knox Presbyterian Church Lay Minister Mr. John Van Eyk. 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 of people, we are barrier free.
summer. The Lunch Box opened successfully. Other restaurants appear to be opening. A new Pizza shop opened in March. A Candy store will be open soon. The Village Market, in Vienna has opened, selling antiques, knick knacks and fudge. The Polestars, including Port Burwell Public School students, will be decorating hydro poles with lots of hoopla on May 14. What is a Polestar? A dictionary definition goes as follows: pole*star (n.) a guiding motivating purpose or principle.
The Polestars are an informal group composed primarily of transplanted residents who have embraced their new Bayham has not had a lot of good news lately. In the north, factories have community. After May 14, with a spruced up and more colourful downtown, Port closed. In the south, our downtown Burwell may never be quite the same architectural statement has been again. This is just a beginning. Hang on plywood. The Ojibwa is here with promise of a tourism revival. However, to your hat. This energetic and creative the challenges and roadblocks faced by group has no end of ideas to turn Bayham into a vibrant community. the Elgin Military Museum (EMM) created the need for a big loan guarThere are some positive changes antee and a deeply split community. happening with the EMM. A press release outlining exciting plans for the Ojibwa There is hope. Remaining busithis season and long term is forthcoming nesses in Port Burwell had a great in the near future.
RODNEY 2014
Calvary United Church May 10 7:30 pm Treble Makers Women's Choir presents A Canadian Melody Featuring a World premiere by Sarah Quartel.
SHEDDEN 2014
Shedden Library Hours: Tues. 2:30-8:30, Thurs. 2-5, Fri. 10 - 5, Sat. 2 - 5 764-2081. Pre-school Storytime Friday Mornings 11am (under 5 years with an Adult) Come for stories, songs & crafts! Survivor Man Series A monthly program for boys grade 58 on Saturday afternoons! For more info - Sign up now! Lego-Mania! Saturday afternoons from 2:15-4:30pm Any donations of LEGO are greatly appreciated!
SPARTA 2014
Sparta Baptist Church Please join us for worship 9:45 am Sunday Morning. Come as you are! We are a friendly church who want to love and reach out to our community. We would love to meet you. Sparta Stitchers Every Tuesday 1 - 4 pm, Sparta Community 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. Youth Activities Sylvie Davey is holding regular Dances for youth from Grade 4 -8 at the hall. The dates will be announced at the school. Admission is $5.00.
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Abundant Life Fellowship Join us at the Timken Community Centre - Doug Tarry room (2 Third Ave.) at 6 pm on Saturdays for a free meal followed by our celebration service. For more info call 519-633-9207 or go to www.abundantlifestthomas.ca Memories In Wool Traditional Rug Hooking Show & the art of Gail McNaughton, Algoma University St. Thomas, May 3rd and 4th, 10-4, donations to Serenity House Hospice, free admission, ample parking.
TYRCONNELL 2014
Backus-Page House Museum, 29424 Lakeview Line, 519-762-3072. Clean up Day and Potluck April 26, 9am. War of 1812 Weekend May 10 & 11.
UNION 2014
Union United Church, 6008 Stonechurch Rd., Worship and Sunday School at 9:30 am. We are a Welcoming Friendly Family of Faith and are barrier free. For info: 519631-0304 and our website is www.unionunitedchurch.ca.
VIENNA 2014
Bayham Historical Society meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, 7:30 pm at the Vienna Community Centre. All are welcome. Call Bruce at 519 874-1822.
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PORT BURWELL/VIENNA 2014
St. Paul’s Port Burwell /Vienna Sunday Services St. Paul's P.B./Vienna United 11:00 am Port Burwell Trinity Anglican 11:30 am Port Burwell Lighthouse Gospel Church 10:45 am Port Burwell - Bayham Horticultural Society, Meets Every 3rd Monday, 7 pm at the Port Burwell School. For more Info 519 874 4260. Otter Valley Naturalists Monthly Meeting is the second Monday of the month, 7 pm to 9 pm at the Port Burwell Public School. Photographers of the Otter Valley (POV) meet the last Monday of the month, 6:30 pm, Bayham Public Library in Straffordville. All are welcome. Call Bruce at 519 874-1822.
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The food bank is open the third week of the month: Tues. 3:30-6 pm Thurs. 10 - Noon For cheque donations please send to: Port Stanley Foodbank, c/o Christ Church, 283 Colborne St. Port Stanley, On. , N5L 1A9.
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Burning of Leaves Not Permitted in Built Up Areas Residents are reminded that the open burning of leaves in built up areas is not permitted at any time of year. If the Fire Rescue service is called to your property to extinguish the fire, you may be charged $500 for the call. Instead of burning your leaves, place them out for collection in Kraft paper bags as part of Central Elgin's Spring Leaf and Yard Waste collection (see above) or start a compost area in your yard.
Leaf and Yard Waste Depot Leaf and Yard Waste is accepted throughout the year at the White's Station Operation Centre, 42343 Fruit Ridge Line west of Sunset Road on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. There is no charge to dispose of this waste provided the leaves and yard waste are placed in biodegradable Kraft paper yard waste bags. These bags are available for sale at a number of retailers in Central Elgin. Limbs and branches must be bundled in lengths of I metre or less.
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The War of 1812 Report
Internet Safety for Seniors George McTaggart Director, Trend Micro common threats and risks to your
Continued From Page 2 James Yeo leads a successful amphibious attack on Fort Ontario at Oswego, New York, a U.S. naval supply base. British vessels conveyed a force across Lake Ontario, covered their landing and then bombarded the fort. British Lt. General Gordon Drummond lands soldiers and marines and Colonel Fisher and Capt. Mulcaster attack the Fort and its 500 US defenders; they will capture it the following day. The British suffered many casualties but were rewarded with a bounty of provisions, artillery and ammunition, as well as several vessels. Mulcaster hold the fort against counterattack until the base is destroyed. The attack slows the progress of US shipbuilding on Lake Ontario.
Internet safety has always been an important subject for parents and their children. However, increasingly people are beginning to realize that they need to also educate their own parents on this topic. Within Canada, the fastest growing age group joining Facebook is 65 and older; in fact 53% of all seniors are on the internet everyday. Unfortunately, there are also more and more sophisticated schemes criminals trying to scam internet users for their own financial gain. So how do seniors take control of their own cyber security and enjoy safe surfing? “Protecting yourself can be easy when you become aware of the most
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Painting of HMCS Ojibwa
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Ojibwa Festival Want to be a Vendor? Or know someone who does? The Bayham SubMissions along with the Elgin Military Museum- Museum of Naval History are looking for vendors for their 3RD Annual Fundraiser. This year the funds raised will be used to purchase lumber to build benches and picnic tables at the site. Where: Ojibwa Site - 3 Pitt St. Port Burwell, ON Date: Saturday May 17, 2014 Deadline for Vendor: May 15, 2014 From: 9 am to 4 pm with vendors setting up between 8 & 9 am. Contact- Maryellen 519 874 4988, Silent Auction will be drawn at 3 pm Sharp. Gloria 519 874 1720 or email Cost: $20.00 per 10 x 10 spaces. gloriabe40@yahoo.ca Bring your own tables and Canopies. These ads have been sponsored by Donations for Silent Auction Table greatly appreciated. the Lake Erie Beacon 519 782-4563.
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“To receive such a wonderful piece of art is a tribute not only to the Museum, but also to the impact that Ojibwa and her sister vessels had on their crews,” remarked Executive Director Ian Raven.
1990's she began painting a vast number of landscapes and lifestyle images. She now focuses on flowers using her attention to light and shadow to create stunning floral images. She has exhibited her work in the Whitby Station Gallery and Robert McLaughlin Gallery as well as in Oshawa and Scarborough Art Guild shows. A number of her works have been selected by jurors with special merit and honourable mention.
Artist Eileen Myers attended Nottingham Art College in England, majoring in fashion design, before immigrating to Toronto. In the early
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Kisses was a mother in the fall of 2011. Kisses did not enjoy motherhood so, her kittens were taken, raised and homes found for them. Kisses came to us Nov. 2, 2011. Three year old Kisses is one cat who definitely has a mind of her own. She, and she alone, decides who is allowed to pet her and when. She is known to be a little impatient especially when her breakfast is not served as soon as she feels is appropriate. Kisses has put on quite a bit of weight and visiting children often ask if she is pregnant. A home with stairs would be an asset in her ability to regain her figure. Kisses has a temperament which would not
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allow her to be around children and quite possibly other cats. That being said, she may surprise us all and be the perfect cat once she is out of the shelter. Kisses would be comfortable being in a home where she is waited upon and admired like the queen she thinks she is. The pictures included are of Kisses in December 2011 and again in August 2013. Get your bidding fingers ready for our 3nd Annual Online Fundraising Auction, May 22 29th. Animal Aide has partnered with Timewell Auctions and have many exciting donations. Something for everyone!! Stevie has been adopted as well as Glen.
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Rural Ontario fact sheets key economic indicators Arlene Warner Manager, Communications Rural Ontario Institute Guelph: New Focus on Rural Ontario fact sheets show that the three largest employment sectors in rural Ontario are: wholesale/retail trade, public health services and manufacturing. “Some people may be surprised that more than twice as many people work in manufacturing than in on-farm work”, says Norm Ragetlie of the Rural Ontario Institute.
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