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By Ron Reid If there is one wildflower that everyone knows, it has to be the White Trillium, Ontario’s floral emblem. In early May, trilliums carpet the forest floor below the maples and other hardwoods across southern and central Ontario. But what makes this native flower so successful? At first glance, this species seems an unlikely candidate for abundance. A span of 7 to 10 years has to pass after a trillium first germinates before it produces its three-petal blossoms; it does most of its growth and flowering in the brief sunny period before the opening of forest foliage produces dense shade. The blossoms of white trilliums have no scent to attract insects to help in pollination. But look closely at the bloom, and the brilliant yellow anthers at its centre stand out, especially when loaded with pollen. This splash of colour is enough to attract roving bumblebees, who carry pollen from flower to flower in their travels. So when you hear concerns about the decline of bumblebee populations, think too about their role in fertilizing trilliums. A different insect plays a big role in spreading the seeds of trilliums across the forest floor. Ants live underground and are attracted to an oily substance attached to the plant’s seeds, which are produced in late summer. The ants carry these seeds back to their nests, but only eat the oils, leaving the
Ontario’s floral emblem takes 7-10 years after germination before producing its threepetal blossom.
seeds to germinate. So that carpet of white trilliums has largely been planted by ants! Of course, ants don’t travel far, so ecologists have puzzled over how trilliums and other plants were able to survive periods of glaciation when they needed to disperse at a rate of several hundred meters per year to avoid extinction. This question is called “Reid’s paradox” – no, I didn’t make that up! For white trilliums at least, the answer to that riddle turns out to be linked to its relationship with white-tailed deer. Deer love to eat trilliums, especially white trilliums in preference to the deep red blooms of wakerobin, or red trillium. This grazing can be a problem if deer are overly abundant, but when the ecosystem is in balance, it is also beneficial. That’s because the deer occasionally consume mature
seeds, and can carry them relatively long distances before pooping them out to start new plants. Grazing by cattle allowed to roam through woodlots is another matter – they cause long-lasting damage to trilliums and other forest wildflowers. Even where cattle were removed several decades ago, the abundance of spring flowers on the forest floor is very low. Contrary to popular belief, it is not illegal to pick trilliums. But if you are tempted, stop for a moment to think how it has taken seven years or more for that plant to produce its first bloom, and it will not grow back from its root alone. So those pretty white petals might grace your table for a few days, but the plant is gone forever. Take a photo instead.
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Washago Community Centre Hall Rentals for all your special occasions. Please check our web site for rental rates or call the Centre for more information. www.washagocommunitycentre.com • 705-689-6424 Annual General Meeting June 8 at 10:00 a.m. We encourage you to come and become active in the activities of the centre OR be voted in as a Board Member. Everyone is welcome! T Ball and Softball Many thanks to Dan Gavin and Sean Spong for volunteering to coach T-Ball and Jr. Softball. Trish Parkin is again coaching Sr. Softball and has been a volunteer for the past few years. Many thanks. The league will commence on Tuesday, May 21 for 8 weeks and we need your registrations for this league as soon as possible. Please print a registration form off our website and drop it off at the centre with $30. See you soon. Euchre May 24, 7:00 p.m. Come and join us for euchre. Light refreshments, and prizes. The cost is $7. Everyone is welcome. Garage Sale May 18. Let’s hope for a sunny day. Tables are $10. Please book your table by calling Rose at the Centre, 705-689-6424. Hot dogs and cold drinks are available for your fine dining. Summer Day Camp Will start at the Washago Community Centre on July 2 and run until August 23. Available for children ages 4 to 12. Programs related to theme weeks, crafts, games, outdoor activities and FUN!! Please check our web site for updated day camp and registration information or call Rose at the centre for more information. New Programs and Activities Your ideas for new programs and activities for the young families in our area are always welcome. We are here waiting for your calls! Youth Representative If you are interested in the future of your centre, please contact the office for an application form and further information. WE NEED YOUR INPUT AND IDEAS.
Washago garbage warriors Peggie Buchanon, co-owner of Hooper’s in Washago, put out a call for volunteers. The village needed to be tidied up. The volunteers who answered Peggie’s call showed up at the Washago Community Centre on April 16th to collect large bright yellow garbage bags. They raked and cleaned up the core of the village including the area around the community centre, collecting 23 bags of trash, a large tarp, and 3 bags of household garbage that should have been recycled by ‘the original owners’. They also cleaned up the hydro poles on the Muskoka Street, taking away old flyers in order to make the current and summer outdoor art displays easier to display. Grateful to have had so much support, Peggie said on the Washago Businesses Facebook page “Y’all deserve a huge pat on the back.”
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Welcome back spring! ‘They’ say winter is good. A long, cold winter is good for farms. Fewer pests and less disease, apparently. Abundant snow and ice means adequate water levels for our rivers and lakes which is good for fish – and fishermen/women. Winter weather gives maple trees time to renew and then offer us sap in the spring for our priceless maple syrup. And, of course, there’s skiing and snowmobiling and other outdoor activities that keep people active and fit. But holey moley. That was a brutal winter. I say au revoir and welcome to spring. To me, spring is the absolute best season of all. Winter is intrusive. Spring moves in beautifully and gradually, asking us to embrace the renewal. Winter says ‘yikes’. Spring says ‘Aw!’ In this, one of the most wonderful parts of the world, we have countless opportunities
to actually see and feel spring arrive. We can wonder at the new growth, tiny shoots forcing their way up through the still partially frozen ground or the gradual greening of trees as buds appear on branches of our glorious trees. We can welcome back hibernating animals to our forests and migrating water fowl to our lakes and rivers, and we can watch countless birds as they nest in our yards and fields and shorelines. I hope you all take advantage of living in this part of the world where spring is an extraordinary event. Take some time out of your busy lives. Turn off electronic devices for just a little while and go for a walk. Sit by the water. Enjoy. Because as sure as the earth turns on its own axis, winter will be back!
Local shopping Every year, just as summer residents come back to Severn Township from Florida or Arizona, or some other perpetually warm parts of the continent, The Villager reminds readers about our local businesses and what they offer. Local businesses provide the goods and services that make our community such a fine place to live or visit. These business owners are professionals who offer exceptional service. They employ countless area residents - our neighbours, friends and family. They then enrich our community further by supporting
community organizations through donations and sponsorships Most readers of The Villager live between Severn Bridge and the Orillia boundary. There is almost nothing you could ever want or need that isn’t available in this area. And if you can’t find something here, Gravenhurst is only a few minutes away, as is Orillia. Start your search for goods or services by leafing through the pages of this magazine. You’ll be glad you did.
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Open Air Burning in Severn Township What are the rules? By Dianne Kyle, Fire Prevention Officer, Severn Township Severn’s Fire Prevention department carries the responsibility of addressing issues and concerns and educating our residents on fire safety. In an effort to control open air burning Severn Township offers the open-air burn permit system. The permit system is set up to address the following issues: • Ventilation - rain or fog that would hold the smoke close to the ground. • Wind speed and dry conditions which cover fire bans and time of day meaning when you can burn. • Suppression, or how you extinguish the fire. • Site preparation - where to put the fire on the property in relation to buildings, property lines, power lines and size of fire pit. • Age appropriate supervision of an openair burn. You need a permit all year round in Seven Township if you are burning during the day for the purposes of yard clean up. This allows you to have a slightly larger size fire pit for this purpose. Outdoor recreational nighttime campfires are permitted without a permit provided they do not cause a nuisance and are no larger than .5 meters in diameter. When you purchase a permit, ensure you read the description and the explanation of what you can and cannot do before you purchase the permit. You
may not be able to have a fire pit due to the location of lot lines, trees or buildings on your property. Brochures are available on-line at www.severntownship.com for both daytime burning (Permit System) and nighttime burning (Campfires). The open-air burning permit system can be confusing and every year the Fire Department receives complaints causing many hours to be spent responding to locations where there really is no problem. Severn Fire is directed through our communicators who receive complaint calls to locations involving burning of garbage and plastics causing danger to the environment; for fires that are large and possibly too close to buildings; and excessive smoke causing health issues and unattended burning. These reasons are valid reasons to call in a complaint where the open air burning is clearly endangering the community is some way. When the fire department arrives at your location due to a complaint, they will ask you to provide your open-air burning permit and/or to extinguish your fire because you
did not follow the permit. If you cannot extinguish it yourself or you do not have a permit, the fire department will extinguish the fire and invoice for this service as per the townships fees and services by-law. Any open air burning can be harmful as the pollution it creates can possibly cause or increase a range of health and environmental problems. Those most susceptible are young children and older adults, especially those with existing respiratory conditions. Environmentally when open air burning is practiced, such as in our township being mostly of rural and agricultural areas the concern is regarding pollutants settling on crops, in our lakes, rivers, and areas where animals graze or live. Burning garbage, plastics, railroad ties, cardboard and pressure-treated, painted or varnished wood creates pollutants which can be deposited on plants and eaten by livestock, eventually ending up on our table. Simcoe County waste management now includes brush and twigs for pick up. This is good alternative to open-air burning.
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It’s spring – and we’ll be ready for you By Pat Harwood, Manager of Recreation & Facilities Spring is a very busy time of year for the Severn Culture and Recreation department. We’re working hard to make sure all of our outdoor facilities are ready for your recreational pleasure and continuing with new indoor projects and maintenance. The following is an update on some of our ongoing work. Washago A request for proposal (RFP) has been issued for a proposed cycling pump track to be installed in Centennial Park. The township has conducted several public sessions and one session in a Grade 6 Severn Shores Public School classroom to confirm with the youth this is the way to go. The answer was ‘yes’! Coldwater Fairgrounds Coldwater Public School chose their favourite option for the colours of the new playground to be installed in the
fairgrounds. This playground is the last playground to be updated in the township. Coldwater & District Community Centre The new insulated roof is being installed and, if weather permits, the installation should be finished by July 1st. This new roof is another long term commitment to the arena’s longevity. Uhthoff Trail Work is progressing on the design of three new bridges along the trail. The township has been awarded a grant through the Trans Canada Trail – Capital Improvement Program for the design work on this project. On Saturday, June 1st from 9:00 a.m. noon, there will be a spring clean-up and improvements to the two parking areas off Burnside Line. The township was awarded an additional grant for this work, from Trans Canada Trail – Spring Clean-up Program.
Docks and Launches Hedgemere Landing launch access is moving forward. After a winter delay, the project will be completed in 2019. Recreation Programs Check out the township website for updated information on programs throughout the Township! Spring session is in full swing with the summer line-up coming up behind. Parks We welcome a new neighbourhood park to the system – Shoreview Park. If you have any recreation issues or concerns please call the township offices at 705-325-2315, extension 253. Visit us at www.townshipofsevern.com.
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By Marylynne White, President Here we are in April with the anticipation of warmer days and the buds of spring. Our club also looks forward to welcoming back our members from their southern winter retreats and catching up with those friends. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch prepared by our members from St. Francis Quilting Group and friends. Each month a different group of members organize our luncheons. These lunches are never anything but delicious! We are all very grateful for the work and effort put into the purchasing, cooking and serving by members every month. After lunch we had a small section from the ukulele group that led us in a sing-along playing familiar songs with a musical quiz, trying to guess titles of songs with only a few musical notes played. It turns out we have many members, many who sing, with excellent musical knowledge. Our second meeting on April 17th was an afternoon of trivia, scrabble, euchre and other fun games. Birthday cake was served as well. It was a wonderful afternoon of fun and socializing. Some of our members continue to take day trips to interesting plays and other performances. Herongate is a favourite place to go. As we get closer to our club’s official year-end we are always looking for new members to join us. If you are interested in finding out more about the Washago and Area Senior Citizens Club please feel free to call me at 705-689-4719.
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Local song writer wins Lions song contest By Sandra Crawford, Past-President The Lions Club of Washago hosted the “Write an original song about Washago” competition on March 31st. The event took place at the Washago Community Centre. Lion Doug Shakell dreamed up this event and from all the feedback we received, the day was certainly one to remember. Saturday, March 30th was set up day. A crew of lighting and sound system experts went to work. A special seating area was arranged for the judges and videographer. Lions Club members set up the tables and organized the bar and, of course, the popcorn machine. While all this was happening, food preparations were taking place, including pulled pork on a bun and fruit pies. On Sunday, Contest Day, the hall was packed with people to support their favourite band and song writer. The winner of the competition was Rick Pearce whose band included his two sons,
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Rick Pearce, centre, won the song contest on March 31st at the Lions Hall in Washago. Rick is shown with his sons. Lion Doug Shakell is on the stage.
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Speaking up for women’s health By Simcoe North MP Bruce Stanton
It is always my honour to work with passionate, community advocates to create positive change for others. I was approached to assist in sponsoring a petition for Health Canada to take a closer look at regulating breast implants. This initiative was led by Judith Coates of Orillia and the organization Breast Implant Illness Awareness. This is something I strongly believe in and was proud to sponsor. Judith is speaking up for women’s health: 3,400+ Canadians signed the petition. Following this call to action, Health Canada announced it will be updating its safety review of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a serious but rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (a cancer that affects the immune system) that may develop many months, or years after a breast implant procedure. BIA-ALCL usually presents as an
accumulation of fluid between the implant and the surrounding tissue. The cause of BIA-ALCL is unknown. BIA-ALCL occurs with both saline-filled and silicone gel-filled breast implants. E-petition 1962 calls on Health Canada to strengthen regulation and reporting of illness associated with breast implants. (Note- The petition is now closed for signatures and has been presented to the House of Commons). The updated safety review should be completed in spring 2019. Bruce Stanton, Simcoe North MP We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, with Judith Coates of Orillia. call upon the Government of Canada to: implanting for a long duration; 1. Instruct Health Canada to form an independent, non-biased committee 3. Hold Plastic Surgeons to a higher level of accountability, requiring that they to conduct a hearing to examine the provide full disclosure of health risks of correlation between breast implants, implants, and collect informed, written autoimmune diseases and BIA-ALCL, consent from their patients before and ensure adequate BIA-ALCL patient implant surgery is performed; representation on this committee, to equalize the influence of patient safety 4. Require mandatory testing of all Textured Breast Implant recipients, for BIA-ALCL; and risk assessment; 2. Require transparency from manufacturers 5. Implement mandatory reporting of confirmed cases of BIA-ALCL, rather than with regards to the chemicals utilized relying on a voluntary process. to create these devices, which are being
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The bugs on your windshield have a message for you By Mark Bisset At dusk, it was a bloodbath. A smear-bath, maybe. At times, running along Black River Road, or out on the Carden Plain, backlit by an orange sky, the insects used to hit the windshield in such abundance that you’d have to use your windshield wipers to see the road. But in recent years, the wipers have become less and less of a necessity in the sunset. I didn’t really think much about it until I read an article in the New York Times Magazine called The insect apocalypse is here, by Brooke Jarvis. Wait, what? Don’t we have enough to worry about without lamenting the loss of some annoying bugs? And aren’t the black flies and mosquitoes and deer flies and cluster flies and now ticks that make us miserable outside evidence of a very different problem? The article by Brooke Jarvis surveys research being done on a general decline in the insect population across the globe. It centres on a German study that found the overall abundance of flying insects in nature reserves there decreased by 75% over 27 years. There are many estimates included in the article but the general idea is that insect populations seem to be collapsing. Hold the cheers and the high-fives. Because the collapse is moving up the food chain upon which we are perched. Fish that eat insects have less to eat, leading to fewer fish. Birds that eat insects have the same problem. Ecosystem needs such as waste disposal go unmet. Finally, it reaches us. It’s a natural version of “they came for my neighbour and I didn’t act; and then they came for me.” There has been a lot of publicity around the plight of pollinators in recent years, connecting the decline to the use of pesticides and herbicides, loss of habitat and climate change. But this is just one type of insect. Of the millions of species on the planet, scientists have catalogued an estimated 20 per cent of them, Jarvis noted. These unnamed, unknown creatures are largely invisible to us, as is their disappearance. People tend to accept whatever
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Slow down and enjoy the garden If you’re new to the Washago area, or you normally zip along Simcoe County Rd. 169 in your car - without looking left or right - keep your eye on the green area on 169 between Quetton and Muskoka Streets (on the water tower side of the road). What starts out in the spring as a non-descript piece of land
with some shrubs starting to bud and a few sprouts in the garden beds quickly turns into a spectacular garden that changes throughout the summer and fall. This is the garden planted and lovingly maintained by members of the Washago Garden Club. Year after year, a group of volunteers start their painstaking work in May. They carefully clean the beds and
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there’s never a time from June – September or early October when there isn’t colour. They also fill up large flower containers with annuals and place them along the grassy road side of the garden. So, if you slow down your car as you pass by, or take a walk over to the garden, you’ll see one of the most beautiful sights in the community. In fact, if you happen to see a group of people digging and cleaning and lugging plants and equipment, maybe stop by and ask if you can help. Or you can call Boyd Smith at 705-6894771. The garden club is always looking for volunteers. You don’t need gardening experience, just a strong back and a love of beauty. The members will be very happy to teach you some new skills.
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May 5 Together for Telecare, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at ODAS Park. Mother’s Day gift shopping and so much more. Find out more on Facebook. com/togetherfortelecare/. May 11 Passport to Nature: Seeking Spring Warblers. It’s International Migratory Bird Day. Celebrate the day outside at the Agnew Nature Reserve near Washago with Greg Sadowski in search of spring warblers! Registration required. Details www.couchichingconserv.ca. May 16 Ramara Historical Society meeting: Heritage Theme - Provincial Parks in Ramara, Mara & McRae. Guest speaker Curt Morris. Show & Tell – share memorabilia on Ramara Parks. 7:00 p.m. at the Udney Community Centre. May 18 Treasures Sale & Fundraiser, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Donate unwanted items, new or old; join the trunk/ tailgate sale in our parking lot, $5 fee; or make a cash donation. Dalton
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DELI at the back of the store!
Everything is made fresh – EVERY day.
Delicious, freshly prepared take-out sandwiches Ask us to prepare it for you on our Panini Press…or buy deli meats to take home. Excellent selection of deli salads, fresh green salads, Caesar salads and more!
Hot Food To Go – Something New Every Day.
Hot pizza • Whole Rotisserie Chickens • Daily Hot Entrée • Soup • Chili • Sausage Rolls
CANOE BAKERY & CAFÉ Breads, rolls, pies, butter tarts, squares, muffins, bagels, meat pies and more! Relax and enjoy a sweet and a coffee in our café – or take away. All take-out cups are biodegradable. Fresh brewed Muskoka Roastery coffee. Espresso, Cappuccino, Lattes, Americano, Latte Tea. NEW: ICED COFFEE