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NOTES OF MEETING OF
SAMUEL WILMOT NATURE AREA
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
HELD TUESDAY APRIL 11, 2017
7:00 PM
Present: Melanie McArthur Tom Hossie
Jim Cleland Paul Davidson
Kate Potter Leo Blindenbach
Regrets: Brian Reid Patrick Bothwell
Suzanne Land Councillor Corinna Traill
Staff Present: Peter Windolf
1. AGENDA
MOVED: by Leo Blindenbach SECONDED by Paul Davidson
THAT : the agenda for April 11, 2017 be accepted
CARRIED
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Approval of Minutes
MOVED: by Paul Davidson SECONDED by Melanie McArthur
THAT : the minutes of March 14, 2017 be approved.
CARRIED
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3. ITEMS/UPDATES
Come Fly with Me-Monarch Butterfly Event
One of the actions selected by the SWNA committee as part of the Mayors Monarch
Pledge was to “Launch a public communication effort to encourage citizens to plant
monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods.”
To help promote that effort the SWNA Committee hosted a Monarch Butterfly
presentation on Sunday April 9 led by SWNA committee member Dr. Tom Hossie.
The event was very successful with over 80 people in attendance. The presentation
included information about the current plight of monarch butterflies and what the
community can do to enhance their habitat. Milkweed seed packets with planting
instructions were offered to attendees at no cost. Future SWNA committee activities
were also promoted at the event including the April 29 site clean-up and September
10 monarch tagging event.
Milkweed seed and plant distribution
Brian Reid collected approximately 3000 milkweed seeds from the SWNA last fall.
He has planted 200 seeds in trays for transplantation later this year at the SWNA.
Additional planting trays have been donated by Rekkers Garden Centre and some
of those trays have been provided to local schools for seed propagation. Ten
classes at Duke of Cambridge School and four classes at Newcastle Public School
are currently propagating milkweed seeds. Seeds will also be offered to the public
at the Newcastle Horticultural Society plant sale on May 13.
Donations have been received from the Bowmanville Rotary and Newcastle Lions to
purchase approximately 200 milkweed seedlings later this spring.
Milkweed Planting Date-May 27
The committee decided that Saturday May 27 would be the best date to plant the
milkweed at the SWNA. The planting event will follow the Official Opening of the
Trail also planned for May 27. The exact location of the planting will be determined
at the May meeting which will be held on site.
Trail Official Opening
The construction of the woodland trail that links the Waterfront Trail to the existing
trail along the north side of the sewage treatment plant will be completed in May
with the paving of the trail.
The date for the official opening is Saturday May 27 at 10:00AM. A notice to
Councillors will be e-mailed in May.
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SWNA Facebook accounts
Apparently more than one SWNA Facebook page exists. A search for the SWNA on
Facebook may direct users to another Facebook page, not the official page
administered by the municipality. The committee agreed that this could be
misleading and confusing for people trying to find information about SWNA activities
and events. The administrator of the other SWNA Facebook has not been
confirmed but if we are able to contact the person responsible we will ask that the
other page be linked to the official Facebook page.
4. OTHER BUSINESS
The annual spring clean-up of the Port of Newcastle and SWNA is scheduled for
Saturday April 29 at 10:00AM-Noon. The meeting location will be the Toronto Street
parking lot.
Brian Reid and Leo Blindenbach will be installing the new bird and butterfly houses
over the next week or two.
5. MOTION TO ADJOURN
MOVED: by Paul Davidson SECONDED by Tom Hossie
THAT: the meeting be adjourned.
CARRIED
Adjournment 8:00 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday May 9, 6:30 PM ON-SITE.
Please meet at the Toronto Street Parking lot
Notes prepared by: P.Windolf