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Guns, jewelry, tools stolen in two daylight break-ins in Mapleton MAPLETON - Guns, jewelry and tools were stolen in two daylight break-ins at rural properties in the township on June 5. The first break-in occurred on the 14th Line of Mapleton Township between 7:45am and 9pm. Wellington County OPP reported unknown suspect(s) stole an iPod 4th generation, wooden jewelry box, several rings and a necklace. Between 9:15am and 10:30am a home on the 8th Line was broken into. Stolen in this incident were a variety of tools and firearms, including: - a 500-piece wrench set; - HP laptop with serial #P78908LUAQ; - Dewalt 12V drill set; - Milwaukee drill set; - Mastercraft grinder;
Wheel-a-thon - The Clemmer family of Drayton organized a Wheel-a-thon on June 7. They started at 9am in Stait Park in Fergus and traveled 30km to ABC Park in Drayton via wheelchairs, scooters and bicycles. The goal of the day was to raise funds and awareness for children with special needs. Back row from left: Scott Clemmer, Debbie Doucette, Heather Clemmer and Patty and Mike Derose. Front: Dane Clemmer, Emma Clemmer, Bella Clemmer and Troy Clemmer. photo by Meagan Leonard
Mapleton mayor calls for county climate change committee by Kris Svela GUELPH – Mapleton Mayor Bruce Whale wants Wellington County to look at ways to deal with climate change.
Whale raised the issue at county council on May 29 after similar concerns were raised at a planning committee meeting earlier in the month. Whale presented a notice
of motion which is expected to come up for debate at the June Wellington County council meeting. The motion requests, “Staff be directed to oversee the
establishment of a broad-based committee to identify probable impacts of climate change and to propose a course of adaptation and remediation for Wellington County.�
- Stihl weed water; - Mastercraft five-drawer tool box; - Stihl chainsaw with 16� bar; - Henry long gun with a lever action; - SKS long gun; and - Remington Express shotgun with pump action. Anyone with information regarding these crimes is urged to contact Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, information may be provided by calling Wellington County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS) or submit a tip on-line at www.crimestoppersguelphwellington.com. Tipsters may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.
New administrators appointed at local secondary schools GUELPH - The Upper Grand District School Board recently announced a number of principal and vice-principal transfers and appointments, effective Sept. 1, including several local high schools. Norwell District Secondary School principal Scot Bishop will transfer to Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute. Paul Richards, currently viceprincipal at Guelph Collegiate
Vocational Institute has been appointed principal at Norwell. Vice-principal transfers slated to take effect in the fall include: - Pam Eurig, currently viceprincipal at Centre Wellington District High School is moving to Orangeville District Secondary School; and - Bob Scott is moving from Westside Secondary School to Centre Wellington.
New forests rising on old farm fields as part of effort to improve water quality MAPLETON - New forests are rising on old farm fields in Mapleton Township in an effort to improve water quality in streams feeding the Conestogo Lake reservoir. About 70,000 trees are being planted this year and next on two parcels of land totalling 40 hectares (100 acres) on the north side of the reservoir. The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is planting a variety of species that are native to the area, including spruce, tamarack, white pine, bur oak, silver maple and cottonwood. In addition to the new forests, the GRCA will also do some reshaping of the landscape to create some seasonal wetlands that will also help improve water quality and provide additional habitat. As the trees grow, the areas will quickly become home to a variety of animals, such as deer and wild turkeys. Later, as the
forests mature, it’s expected that several bird species including scarlet tanagers, ovenbirds and great horned owls will take up residence. A 12-hectare parcel near Wellington Road 10 and Concession 5 has been planted this year. The second parcel of 28 hectares is near Concession 5 and Sideroad 15. About 18 hectares have been planted this year and the rest will be planted in 2015. The land was acquired by the GRCA when it built the reservoir in the 1950s. It has been leased to farmers since then. These two parcels of land were prone to erosion, which sent a lot of sediment down the streams into the reservoir, explained Ron Wu-Winter, watershed forester with the GRCA. In addition, the sediment also carried nutrients - phosphorous and nitrates which are found in manure and commercial fertilizers. The
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nutrients would spur algae and plant growth in the reservoir, resulting in lower water quality. The northwestern part of the Grand River watershed contains some of the best farmland in Ontario. As a result, the forest cover is some of the lowest in the watershed. Forest cover is estimated at 15 per cent or less. A healthy watershed should have forest cover of about 30 per cent. Trees help raise water quality in several ways. They soak up nutrients in the soil, to reduce the volume that runs off the surface into a watercourse. Trees along a stream shade it, keeping it cooler in summer which is good for some coldwater fish species. The total cost of the project is about $150,000. About $50,000 was contributed by the Grand River Conservation Foundation. It is also supported by the Trees Ontario
Foundation which is contributing $65,000. Tree facts: - across the entire watershed, the GRCA will plant about 400,000 trees this year, including 95,000 on its own land and 300,000 in partnership with private land owners; - the GRCA operates a nursery near Burford, in Brant County, where it grows more than 150,000 trees a years from 60 different species; - since it was created in 1934, the GRCA has planted more than 27 million trees on both private land and its own land; - the Grand River watershed was 85 per cent forest 200 years ago. However, tree cover dropped to just five per cent by 1900 as land was cleared for farming and urban areas. Today, the tree cover has rebounded to about 19 per cent. Environment Canada suggests Continued on page 3
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Future forest - The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is planting 70,000 trees this year and next on two parcels of land totalling 40 hectares (100 acres) on the north side of the Conestogo Lake reservoir. submitted photo
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