THE GRAND STRATEGY NEWSLETTER VOLUME 5, NUMBER 8 - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2000

Grand River The Grand: Conservation A Canadian Authority Heritage River

Feature Famous Women 1 Milestones Grand Strategy Progress Report 3 What’s Happening? RiverPrize 5 Oasis in the Centre 5 Plowing Match 6 Schneider Haus 6 FAMOUS WOMEN OF THE GRAND Presidents Dinner 6 by Rachel E. Beattie. Toyota Donation 6 Now Available The Grand River watershed is rich in history Mabel Dunham became Ontario’s first Grand Data on Web 6 and culture. It is the home of many tireless and trained Head Librarian. Feeling the library Watershed CD-ROM 7 charismatic workers who sought to improve the should be more welcoming for children, she Grand River watershed and have in some way built up the children’s section and introduced a Look Who’s Taking shaped Canada’s destiny. This edition of Grand story hour. From 1908, until her retirement in Action Actions salutes three special women of the 1944, she firmly established the library as a Bloomingdale Library 7 Grand. useful and enjoyable institution. Taking Care of Turtles 7 Mabel Dunham wrote five books in her B. Mabel Dunham Did You Know? 8 lifetime. Her first two, Trail of the Conestoga Mabel Dunham was a librarian and historian Calendar 8 and its sequel, Toward Sodom, dealt with the who worked tirelessly to educate the public and northward migration of the Mennonites. The to promote the Grand River. She was born in next book, Trail of King’s Men, was the story of Cover photo Harriston on May 29, 1881, where she lived the United Empire Loyalist’s journey to Canada. until her family moved to Berlin (now Ruth Abernathy’s new Grand River was a panoramic picture of the Kitchener). Her father was directly descended sculpture “The Leap of river and surrounding area. Her last book, from the United Empire Loyalists who left Faith” at the Oasis in the Kristli’s Trees, the story of a Mennonite boy, Massachusetts for Canada. Her mother was Centre, Wilmot Township, won Book of the Year for Children Award given Mennonite, and her parent’s backgrounds symbolizes youth’s leap by the Canadian Association of Children’s became topics for her history books. She studied from the past into the Literature. future of the Township. English at Victoria College at the University of Mabel Dunham was an influential, active and Other features of the site Toronto. Learning that a position was available well-respected member of the community until commemorate the at the Berlin library, she took a summer course her death in 1957. She was the first president of Township’s early history. in library science at McGill University and the University Women’s Club in Kitchener as returned to fill the position in August 1908. l See page 2 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ FAMOUS WOMEN ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ from page one go on social assistance. During this time her daughter’s health failed and well as serving as president for the she eventually died in 1932 from Waterloo Historical Society, Canadian scarlet fever. The tragedy motivated Club, and Business and Professional Rae Luckock to begin a lifelong battle Women’s Club. She was elected to the for social programs. When the Co- Kitchener Board of Education twice, operative Commonwealth Federation becoming the first woman in the city to (CCF) was formed she became very serve on a public board. She received active in her district. She taught an honourary doctorate from the Sunday School for six years and was University of Western Ontario in 1945. elected as trustee in the Toronto School ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ In 1953 the City of Kitchener honoured Board in 1943. her by declaring her birthday, May 29, Later that year she ran for provin- as Mabel Dunham Day. cial government and was successful in Adelaide Hunter Hoodless the Bracondale Riding. Rae Luckock Adelaide Hunter Hoodless stead- and Agnes Macphail both won seats fastly crusaded for social reform and and were the first women elected to the education in health matters. Born near Adelaide Hunter Hoodless (1857 - 1910) Ontario Legislature. Although new St. George, north of Brantford, she MPPs were usually sworn in alphabeti- married John Hoodless at the age of 24 of Domestic Science and Art. She cally, the CCF decided that Agnes and moved to Hamilton. After the convinced tobacco magnate Sir William Macphail should be sworn in first and death of their son due to impure milk, Macdonald of Montreal to fund the Rae Luckock became the second female she started a campaign to reform Macdonald Institute of the Ontario MPP in Ontario. She served as the Ontario’s educational curriculum, College of Agriculture in Guelph, which CCF’s education critic, fighting for which she believed was ineffectual in trained Canadian women in the teaching issues like funding for university preparing women to safely run their of domestic science. scholarships, free tuition and improv- households. Adelaide Hunter Hoodless died ing rural education. She also advocated Adelaide Hoodless devoted her life suddenly in 1910 at the age of 52 while equal pay for equal work and paying to educating people about domestic ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ addressing the Federation of Women’s homemakers for the work they did. science and health. She was instrumen- Clubs. Thanks to Adelaide Hunter In the 1945 provincial election Rae tal in the development of the Young Hoodless’ determination, Ontario added Luckock was defeated along with most Women’s Christian Organization domestic science for girls and manual of her fellow CFC members. She (YWCA) and the Victorian Order of training for boys to the school curricu- turned her attention to the Housewives Nurses (VON), both still successful lum. Women’s Institutes continued to be and Consumers Association (HCA) of organizations. Widely respected as an strong, around the world. which she was president for a brief time. She organized the incredibly authority on domestic science educa- Margarette Rae Morrison Luckock tion and child welfare, she lectured successful “March of a Million Names” Rae Morrison Luckock worked hard to throughout Ontario. In 1898, she campaign in which the HCA collected reform government and forged new published a book called Public School one million signatures on a petition to ground for Ontarian women in politics. Domestic Science. protest high prices of consumer goods. Born on October 15, 1893, Margarette Perhaps her most important achieve- As a result of the petition, the federal Rae Morrison grew up near Arthur. Her ment was the founding of The Wom- government took action against several father, James J. Morrison, founded the en’s Institute. In 1897, her speech to milling and baking companies for United Farmers of Ontario. As a result, farmer’s wives in Stoney Creek in- artificially fixing the price of bread. In she learned about political activism from spired the crowd and resulted in the 1948, she was forced to leave the CCF childhood. In 1914, she married Richard creation of The Women’s Institute. because the HCA had been labelled a Luckock and the couple divided their The Women’s Institute, a rural communist front. The incorrect label of time between Arthur and Toronto, finally university for women, grew rapidly and communist hounded her for the rest of settling in Toronto in the 1920s. She within ten years more than 500 insti- her life. Later the HCA joined with worked as a seamstress until the depres- tutes were organized across Canada. In other women’s groups to become the sion, when she was laid off and forced to 1900, she founded the Normal School Congress of Canadian Women. She

2 SHARE THE RESOURCES - SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ was elected as the first president and recent accomplishments of the Con- solid guidelines for fisheries travelled around the world on peace servation Authority, its member management, rehabilitation conferences until diagnosed with municipalities and its Grand Strategy projects and non-point pollution Parkinson’s disease. After spending partners in tackling pressing resource control. An Action Committee and the last 14 years of her life in hospital, issues around the impacts of rapid a Fundraising Committee have she died on January 24, 1974. development in our watershed – been formed. The Action Commit- In spite of personal difficulties and together. tee held a number of public meet- often opposition from many sides, • The Focus on Watershed Issues and ings and established 3 subcommit- these three women, and many other Background Report on the State of tees based on geography and unsung heroines, have demonstrated the Watershed were prepared with fisheries issues (upper, middle and courage and perseverance and made a input from partners summarizing the lower watershed). The subcommit- tees will review local proposals and lasting and valuable contribution to current state of the Grand River make recommendations to both the our watershed and society in general. watershed. The report was prepared to Marketing/Fundraising Committee identify the range of resource issues, and the Implementation Commit- the interconnectedness of these issues tee. The subcommittees are also MILESTONES and what needs to be done to deal responsible for local fundraising with them. These reports are now initiatives. The Marketing Com- available in an interactive CD ROM Milestones are progress or products of mittee is concentrating on raising format. funds to implement the “best bets” The Grand Strategy Joint Work Plan. Fisheries Working Group developed for the Fisheries Man- agement Plan, with a target $4 M. The Grand Strategy • The Grand River Fisheries Manage- All funds received will be allocated Progress Report ment Plan was completed in 1999. It through the Action Committee. is a community-based, cooperative Forestry Working Group Over the past four years, The Grand undertaking between the Ontario Strategy working groups have been Ministry of Natural Resources and the • A Watershed Forest Plan is being actively involved in several projects GRCA with community partners, developed in 2000 with direct input and programs. A day-long workshop in including Six Nations, angling groups from over 100 people who ex- October brought together members and universities. This plan provides pressed an interest in participating. from six working groups including The plan will address the state of Fisheries, Forestry, Heritage, Grand our Grand River forests, manage- River Country, Hydrology and ment challenges, solutions, and Groundwater, and Water Managers. implementation. Watershed This provided an opportunity to review residents are invited to get involved past challenges and achievements, and using the GRCA’s interactive discover many common interests and website at www.grandriver.on.ca opportunities for collaboration. • The Watershed Forest Plan is The increasing difficulty of safe- financially supported by Canada guarding our watershed’s health, the Trust Friends of the Environment consequences of current water manage- Foundation, The McLean Founda- ment and land use decisions, and ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ tion, Shell Environmental Fund, developing tools to address these issues The Grand River Foundation, and are the challenges that face us. the GRCA. Here are some of the successes Heritage Working Group reported by the Working Groups. • Three successful annual Heritage General Susan Burke, Manager/Curator, admires Day Workshops were organized • The GRCA received the interna- the new plaque designating the Joseph and hosted in partnership with tional Thiess Riverprize in Bris- Schneider Haus in Kitchener as a watershed municipalities and the bane, Australia on September 6, national historic site. This is one of the GRCA. These workshops were well

2000 for excellence in river man- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ many heritage sites in the Grand River attended by participants from all agement. The award recognizes watershed Heritage and Recreation over the watershed, who shared database inventory. l See page 4 ○○○○○

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PROGRESS ○ best management practices to from page three ○ Hydrology and Groundwater ○ improve water quality such as experiences and successes in ○ • An updated water well database and ○ modern mapping technologies have livestock access restriction, planning, managing and making ○ milkhouse and manure storage, decisions about heritage through ○ been used to create regional scale ○ Groundwater Mapping and a wellhead protection, fertilizer, case studies, displays and informal ○ ○ Technical Report describing this chemical or fuel storage, erosion discussion. ○ control structures, and nutrient • A Heritage and Recreation ○ mapping. ○ • Climate Change Scenarios were management practices. This Database Inventory highlighting ○ program was expanded into ○ developed to help estimate how outstanding human heritage ○ Wellington County in 1999. The features and outdoor recreational ○ climate may change in the future and ○ how this may affect the Water County and the City of Guelph experiences in the Grand River ○ jointly provided $1.35 million over watershed has been updated. This ○ Budget. ○ • The GAWSER Surface Water five years. Negotiations are cur- database is based on an inventory ○ ○ Hydrology Model has been upgraded rently underway to extend the undertaken in 1987-88 by the ○ program into the County of Brant. Heritage Resources Centre, Univer- ○ to a continuous version to determine ○ water availability from both surface Over 120 projects have been sity of Waterloo as part of the ○ completed. These projects represent ○ and groundwater sources. This is background information necessary ○ over $600,000 in grants, $2 million for the designation of the Grand ○ being combined with information ○ from other sources to estimate the in capital investment,and $200,000 River as a Canadian Heritage River. ○ in in-kind services provided by The database now includes photo- ○ Water Budget for different parts of ○ the watershed. rural landowners. graphs, references, national and ○

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provincial plaque texts, and GIS ○ Water Managers Working Group being developed by the GRCA to reference coordinates. ○ ○ • Water Quality Management and identify erosion susceptible soils,

Grand River Country ○ Water Budget/Water Supply Plans sensitive streams and wetlands, and ○

• Tourism organizations throughout ○ are being developed for the watershed areas susceptible to groundwater ○ that consider population growth, the watershed are now promoting ○ contamination. This information ○ agricultural activities, and climate will help in locating priority areas Grand River Country. The Grand ○

○ change factors. These plans will set River Country Destination ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ for cleaning up non-point source ○ out the most effective means of Marketing Brand includes the ○ pollution. ○ meeting water quality objectives in the • A voluntary Drought Contingency

entire area of the Grand River ○

watershed. The philosophy is that ○ future and show how future water Plan was developed in response to ○ needs will be met while maintaining the drought of 1998-99 to encour- tourists value experiences and the ○ Grand River Country brand can be ○ the water quality and the natural age: ○ environment. used to leverage existing brands ○ - reduction in water use for non- ○ • A dynamic Grand River Water essential uses such as golf and attractions promoted by indi- ○

vidual municipalities and tourism ○ Quality Model is being developed to courses, public parks; ○ predict the impact of sewage treat- organizations. A logo and trade- ○ - reduction in river flow targets to ○ ment plants, urban storm water ration storage;

mark for Grand River Country have ○

been registered. ○ runoff, and diffuse sources of pollu- - enforcement of water use by- ○ tion for the central Grand River with laws; • Promotion of Grand River Coun- ○ try is being undertaken by the ○ participation from watershed munici- - promotion of water conservation ○ palities. partners using the award-winning ○ and efficient water use. ○ • The Regional Municipality of Water- At the workshop, the presentations Journey the Grand brochure, ○

consumer shows, media tours, a 30- ○ loo initiated the Rural Water Quality clearly showed that progress is being ○ Program in 1998. Developed locally minute episode for Rogers TV ○ made to advance watershed health and ○ with input from the farming commu- heritage. There are many links and

“daytripping” series and co-op ○

advertising in publications. Visit ○ nity, this five-year, $1.5 million connections among the interests and ○ program is delivered by the GRCA for activities of the various working the Grand River Country website at ○ www.grand-river-country.com ○ the Region. It provides financial groups. It was recognized that joint ○ assistance to farmers implementing

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4 SHARE THE RESOURCES - SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ groups to see the “big picture”, share information and explore the possibility of undertaking joint projects where interests overlap. State-of-the-art management tools (GIS maps, techni- cal models, and prediction tools) are being created to assist the GRCA, watershed municipalities, provincial agencies and community groups in making better resource management decisions at the local and watershed levels.

Share the Resources - Share the ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Responsibility makes sense and great strides are being made. We have a model of watershed management that is the envy of the world. But we cannot rest on our laurels. With rapid growth and changing rural and urban land- This display representing the Grand River was part of a children’s reading program scapes, we need to nurture The Grand at the Bloomingdale Library. It is one example of the imaginative efforts of the Strategy, build new partnerships, people of the Grand River watershed to learn about, protect and improve their river. anticipate issues and problems and

tackle them in a timely fashion to This tremendous accomplishment is ○○○○○○ Township, showing the location of the ensure continued good health. testimony to all of those who believed in early settlements is embedded in the the vision of a healthier watershed for the cement floor inside the walls. people of the Grand and who worked Sculpter Ruth Abernathy designed WHAT’S tirelessly to achieve that goal. This ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ the sculpture called “Leap of Faith” HAPPENING? honour also recognizes the recent which features two teenagers jumping accomplishments of the GRCA in working off a stone archway and into their with its partners through The Grand future. The archway and the stone GRCA Wins RiverPrize Strategy, our shared watershed sitting wall that surrounds a courtyard Thanks to the conservation programs management approach. was built by 83-year-old Wilmot stone undertaken by the GRCA and its The proceeds from the Riverprize mason Bud Clair and his sons Cam and member municipalities over the past 60 (about $82,000 Cdn.) have been trans- Jim, from field stones donated by years, the Grand River is one of the ferred to The Grand River Foundation to Township residents ( photo, page 1). healthiest river systems in North support initiatives of the GRCA that A backdrop of native trees, shrubs America in a heavily populated area. improve river health and build community and flowers helps create the perfect In September 2000, the GRCA was partnerships for action. setting for future generations to learn awarded the international Thiess about the Township’s past and appreci- Environmental Services Riverprize, the Oasis in the Centre ate the beauty of the productive farm- world’s most prestigious award for On Sunday, October 1, 2000, over 700 land surrounding the site. excellence in river management in people attended the official opening of The Oasis in the Centre is a “work in Brisbane, Australia. The Riverprize, the “Oasis in the Centre” to mark the progress”. In the spring, native grasses, worth AUD $100,000 and sponsored 150th anniversary of the Township of flowers and shrubs will be added. by Thiess Environmental Services, is Wilmot. The Oasis is a small park located Individuals interested in becoming awarded during Brisbane’s at Wilmot Centre on the site of the first involved with a team of volunteers or Riverfestival. A panel of key river Township Hall (circa 1850) on a half an who would like to donate to the management representatives from acre of land donated by the Yantzi family. continued care of this project are asked national and international organiza- It features a low stone sitting wall to call Marilyn Sarasus at (519) 696- tions judges the Riverprize. representing the foundation of the hall – 3061. built to scale. A stainless steel map of the Plowing Match Success

GRAND ACTIONS . November/December 2000 5 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Over 96,000 people attended the preserved example of a pioneer Mennonite Marilyn’s honour, a hybrid chestnut International Plowing Match in Elora in home and the finest symbol of the tree produced by the GRCA’s Burford September, with more than 18,000 migration of Pennsylvania-Germans to Nursery has been formally named the visiting the GRCA display over five Ontario. Joseph Schneider Haus is “Murray Chestnut”. The dinner was days. The exhibit, A Walk Through operated by the Regional Municipality of used as the venue to launch the Your Watershed, received great reviews Waterloo as a museum, gallery and Foundation’s Endowment Fund. Over from visitors and was one of the few community resource centre. The designa- $62,000 was raised from this event for exhibits that experienced line-ups tion of the house as a national historic site the Fund.

throughout the week. is the result of a two-year effort by ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ The visual appeal of the display was Friends of the Joseph Schneider Haus. Toyota Donates $40,000 created through the construction of a On Saturday, September 23, 2000, over mini watershed complete with a Presidents’ Dinner 150 Toyota team members and their wetland, lake and a running water- On September 28, 2000, over 180 people families walked the Cambridge to Paris course. Visitors were introduced to gathered at the Embassy Room at Rail-Trail in a volunteer effort to raise several key concepts including: Value Bingeman Park in Kitchener to pay tribute funds to build an educational nature of Wetlands, Agriculture and the Rural to the contributions of the six past centre at Shade’s Mills Conservation Water Quality Program, Water Quality presidents of The Grand River Foundation Area in Cambridge. Combined with a and Quantity, Urban and Rural Planning including Betty Schneider, Gord Chaplin, company donation, a total of $40,000 and Recreation. Everyone who walked Bob Murray, John Harris, Norm Lundvall was donated to The Grand River though the tent was offered a free and Marilyn Murray. Foundation. white pine seedling (12,981 in total). A special tribute was given to Marilyn When complete, the nature centre This led into the final message of the Murray, immediate past president. In will be operated by the GRCA. It will be tent - ‘What You Do At Home Affects used daily during the school year by Everyone Downstream’. outdoor education classes of the A tree donation/coin drop was Waterloo Catholic District Separate designed and constructed by Grade 9 School Board, and during the summer and 10 students from Paris District by environmental day camps of the High School, and raised $1,053.15 for Cambridge YWCA. The Grand River Foundation. The display was primarily funded by Ontario 2000, who contributed $25,000 for the display and an additional $35,000 for 50,000 white pine seedlings. The Halton, Hamilton, Credit, Maitland NOW AVAILABLE and Saugeen Conservation Authorities contributed staff time and further Grand Data on Web financial support of $2,200. A significant donation was also received Data on water levels, water quality, from R and M Construction who built rain and snowfall, and river conditions and provided the equipment for the are collected by GRCA staff at several circulating stream. locations throughout the river system. This information is used to make water Joseph Schneider Haus management decisions related to flood ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Michael Bauman (right) and Gunter emergencies and day-to-day operations On Sunday, October 15, 2000, over 350 Hasse, owner of Paris Sport Excellence, of the water control structures operated people formally celebrated the national are ready to help you choose the perfect by the GRCA. Now this information is designation of Joseph Schneider Haus Christmas gift for the hiker in your available, when it happens, where it in Kitchener, Ontario. A new plaque, family. Michael is donating $5.00 to The happens, on the GRCA website. erected by the Department of Canadian Grand River Foundation from each sale Web surfers can access “real time” Heritage, recognizes the importance of of his handcrafted walking sticks. The data on the Grand River by visiting the Joseph Schneider Haus as the best- sticks are sold for $20 at the store at 52

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6 SHARE THE RESOURCES - SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Watershed Report CD The State of the Grand River Water- shed Report, 2000, is now available on CD-ROM. The attractively-designed CD provides an interactive look at important watershed issues, future trends and the next steps towards creating a healthy future. The CD can be purchased from the GRCA for $20. For more information contact (519) 621-2761.

LOOK WHO’S TAKING ACTION

Bloomingdale Library

Children at the Bloomingdale Branch School children prepare potential nesting sites for snapping turtles at Laurel Creek Library had fun this summer and Conservation Area, Waterloo. learned about the Grand River thanks

to an innovative summer reading club sandy/gravel areas such as the road ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ installed to educate the public about program devised by librarian Jan shoulders. Here they lay approximately the nesting areas. This activity was Martin and sponsored by the Toronto 30 eggs that resemble ping-pong balls, supplemented with hands-on learning Dominion Bank. With wilderness as buried deep within the gravel. Although about water quality and turtle ecology the theme, Jan designed a wall display many of the nests are preyed upon by at the Laurel Creek Nature Centre. and activities based on the Grand animals such as raccoons, any undis- Project partners included Friends of River. Forty children were divided into turbed eggs will hatch in early autumn. the Environment Foundation, GRCA, four “canoe teams”, and each team New turtles then search for an aquatic Waterloo Region District School advanced their canoe downriver by home. Board, Waterloo Catholic District ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ reading. Each team successfully read With recent residential development School Board, Ontario Streams, local 100 books to reach Lake Erie (see in this area, however, the road traffic has volunteers, school children and the photo, page 5). increased considerably resulting in City of Waterloo. A Grand River BINGO was de- turtles being hit by on-coming traffic as signed so that all the children could they cross the road. In response to public complete most of the requirements, outcry, as well as to protect the turtles, DID YOU KNOW? while taking a few moments to enjoy alternate safer nest sites were created the natural beauties of the Grand River closer to the reservoir. and its surroundings. On October 3rd, approximately 100 • Life was hard for pioneer women in grade 4 to 8 students from around the the Grand River watershed. House- Taking Care of Turtles region carried buckets and wheelbarrows hold chores included making soap. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ of gravel and sand into small clearings Potash, water and grease were boiled As part of the City of Waterloo’s off of Beaver Creek Road and together, lime was added and the Community Parks Week 2000 celebra- Laurelwood Drive. There it was dumped mix stirred constantly. Lye was tions, approximately 100 school and shaped into 5m x 3m x 30cm sloped formed after a number of days. This children participated in creating turtle mounds, in areas where snapping turtles was drained off and added to a kettle nesting habitat adjacent to the Laurel have been observed in the past. A close of grease, which cooled into a thick Creek Reservoir in Waterloo. watch will be kept on these sites next layer of soap. Cut into bars, this was In early June, female snapping spring to determine the success of this used for every form of washing from turtles move out of the Laurel Creek project. Interpretive signage will also be humans to clothes and floors. Reservoir and head for nest sites along l See page 8

GRAND ACTIONS . November/December 2000 7 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ DID YOU KNOW? ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ from page seven and the first female to openly • Mohawk poet, E. Pauline Johnson practice medicine in Canada. (1861-1913) of Brantford, gained • On August 1, 1872, Elizabeth international fame for her romantic Simcoe wrote in her diary “The • Sara Jeannette Duncan (1861- 1922), raised in Brantford, was an writings on native themes. She also .black squirrel is large and quite wrote about nature, religion and black. It is as good to eat as a internationally renowned author. Canadian nationalism. In the 1890s, young Rabbit”. On December 8, She published over twenty books, she published numerous poems, 1795, she wrote “ the tough only one of which, The Imperialist essays and short stories, and recited skins from the inside of Pidgeon’s (1904), had a Canadian setting. them on public stages in Canada gizzards, hung up to dry and • Dr. August Stowe-Gullen (1857- and abroad. Her ashes are buried in grated to a fine powder is an 1943) of Mount Pleasant, was the Stanley Park, Vancouver. infallible cure for Indigestion”. first female to graduate from a Canadian medical university. She • Dr. Emily Howard Jennings • Under the guidance of librarian also helped her mother, Dr. Emily Stowe, (1813-1903) of Mount Mabel Dunham, the Berlin Stowe, to promote the suffrage Pleasant, was the first female (Kitchener) library boasted a movement for women. collection of 10,000 volumes within

public school principal in Canada, ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ two years of its opening in 1904.

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