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NOTES OF MEETING OF
SAMUEL WILMOT NATURE AREA
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
HELD TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2018
7:00 PM
Present: Brian Reid Tom Hossie
Kate Potter Suzanne Land
Leo Blindenbach Meaghan Vandenbrink
Rod McArthur
Regrets: Jim Cleland Paul Davidson
Councillor Corinna Traill Patrick Bothwell
Staff Present: Peter Windolf
1. AGENDA
MOVED: by Kate Potter SECONDED by Leo Blindenbach
THAT: the agenda for November 13, 2018 be accepted with the following additions;
Monarch Ultra and Clarington Community Connections Networking event
CARRIED
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Approval of Minutes
MOVED: by Suzanne Land SECONDED by Rod McArthur
THAT: the minutes of September 11, 2018 be approved
CARRIED
SWNA November 2018 minutes
3. UPDATES
Fall Clean-up
On Saturday November 3, 23 volunteers and members of the SWNA Advisory
Committee braved poor weather to remove trash from the trails and the shoreline of
the creek. Twenty bags of litter were picked up but it was noted that the area was
relatively clean this fall in comparison to previous years. At this year's event the
committee also accepted donations of material for Soper Creek Wildlife animal
rescue.
Fall Monarch Tagging Numbers
Approximately 150 people of all ages attended the 2018 monarch tagging event at
Port of Newcastle Waterfront Park on Saturday September 8. Several committee
members and some graduate students from Trent University provided guidance to
the public on capturing, tagging and recording the data.
107 monarchs were tagged over a three hour period. Over the following weeks
SWNA members and other volunteers tagged another 243 monarchs. Tom Hossie
will submit the data to Monarch Watch.
The committee continued to discuss ways to improve the 2019 tagging event.
Suggestions included; doing a morning and afternoon session, tagging on
consecutive weekends, a public presentation in the spring to present the results of
the previous years, emphasizing the science aspect of the tagging event.
The success of the tagging event could lead to a future bio-blitz inventory of other
creatures at the SWNA. Kate, Tom and Meghan will discuss how to possibly
implement a future bio blitz event.
Fishing line disposal containers
Six fishing line disposal containers made from poly pipe have been installed at
locations convenient to anglers at the SWNA. Identification stickers have also been
made up and will be placed on the six containers. The containers have generated
good feedback from SWNA users. There is no need to clean them out until spring
2019.
Jim Cleland Certificate
Jim Cleland is no longer able to participle on the SWNA Committee. To
acknowledge Jim as the longest serving member of the committee, and his many
contributions over the years, a framed certificate has been prepared by the Mayor's
office and will be presented by committee members to Jim at a date to be
determined by Brian Reid and Jim's son.
SWNA November 2018 minutes
4. ACTION ITEMS
SWNA You Tube video
The committee received a request via email about the lack of information about the
SWNA available on You Tube, The writer suggested that someone should create a
video tour of the SWNA "to make a geographically systematic video "survey" of all
parts of SWNA."
Suzanne land will contact the Newcastle Photography Club to see if they have
interested in taking on such a project.
2019 Capital Budget Projects
The draft 2019 capital budget includes two projects that would benefit the SWNA.
1) Vehicular access barriers are proposed at several location along the
Waterfront Trail. This project would include the installation of lockable P-gate
bollards at Toronto Street and Cobbledick Road where cars currently can
access the Waterfront Trail.
2) Paving the Waterfront Trail from Cobbledick Road to the new valley trail. The
intent of this project is to eliminate the erosion that repeatedly occurs at the
approaches to the pedestrian bridge and at some other locations. Paving the
trail will also help prevent vegetation along the edges from narrowing the trail
width, as happens on the granular trails at the SWNA.
Monarch Ultra
In September 2019 a group of Ultra Marathon runners will follow the migration route
of the monarch butterfly from Peterborough to Mexico over 42 days. Each of the 42
marathon runners will run 100km. The group organizing the run has asked to meet
with representatives of the SWNA committee to discuss a possible joint event to
recognize their run through Clarington. Brian, Tom and Leo will meet with the
organizers of the run to learn more.
Clarington Community Connections Networking event
Kate Potter will attend this Nov. 14 event organized by the Community Services
Department. The event is intended to allow different community organization to
discuss networking opportunities.
5. OTHER BUSINESS
Applications for next SWNA term
Applications for the next four year term of the SWNA are due on December 7. The
application is available on Clarington's web site. Hard copies were handed out at
the meeting.
6. MOTION TO ADJOURN
MOVED: by Leo Blindenbach SECONDED by Kate Potter
THAT: the meeting be adjourned.
SWNA November 2018 minutes
CARRIED
Adjournment 8:15 PM
Next Meeting: Probably in January 2019 following the appointment of the new
committee by Council.
Notes prepared by: P.Windolf