Local interest

Edible Wild Plant Walk in Sturgeon Point!

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EDIBLE WILD PLANT WALK & TALK

Join Karen Stephenson from EdibleWildFood.com for an exploration of nature!

Monday June 24 @ 2 p.m.

31 Graham Lane, Sturgeon Point

Carpool from Fenelon Falls – Parking beside Curling Club, Bond St. W. @ 1:30

Dress for the weather (in layers), and wear sturdy shoes

$5 per person, or $10 includes a copy of her book “Fields of Nutrition”

 Wild edibles exist almost everywhere and are in abundance if you forage for them. Edible wild food has naturally grown in almost every corner of our planet for tens of thousands of years. Edible weeds, flowers and wild herbs were foraged and used as food (as well as medications); and they provided all the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients required for the human body to maintain good health. Foraging for food used to be the way to survive.

Chances are edible weeds are in your backyard, on pathways you walk every day, or in fields you see every day. Many of these plants can be foraged and added to your daily diet to increase your nutritional intake.

Join us to discover:

  • Find out how many vitamins, minerals and nutrients are in wild plants.
  • Discover the health benefits from “weeds”.
  • Tips on harvesting and storing.

Karen will be speaking Monday evening, June 24 @ 7:30 p.m. at the Fenelon Falls Horticulture Society, Salvation Army Citadel, Bond St. W.  Guests are welcome.

CoKL Heritage Plan

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This week and next, the City of Kawartha Lakes are holding meetings to discuss the Heritage and Cultural Plan.  This includes discussing the heritage and cultural aspect of Sturgeon Point.

There will be representation from SPA at tonight’s meeting, but we are encouraging all to attend.  We apologize about the short notice, but we just have been informed about these meetings.

 

Help us identify the City of Kawartha Lakes’ Cultural Assets

 

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November 28, 2012 – The City of Kawartha Lakes with funding support from the Government of Ontario is undertaking a Cultural Master Plan and Mapping Inventory project. The purpose of the project is to leverage the rich cultural resources of the community to support planning and economic development, and to increase awareness of these resources for both residents and tourists.

Here is a blurb about these meetings from the City’s website:

The City of Kawartha Lakes with funding support from the Government of Ontario is undertaking a Cultural Master Plan and Mapping Inventory project. The purpose of the project is to leverage the rich cultural resources of the community to support planning and economic development, and to increase awareness of these resources for both residents and tourists.

The project is being undertaken in two phases. The first is a Cultural Mapping process aimed at identifying the rich and diverse cultural assets that exist across the City. A significant amount of research has been completed but we need YOUR input and knowledge to ensure we capture as complete an inventory as possible. Please participate by attending one of following three Cultural Mapping Forums.

Dec 4th 2012: 3:00PM – 5:00PM @ Victoria Park Armoury  – LINDSAY

Dec 5th 2012: 4:00PM – 6:00PM @ Fenelon Falls Community Centre – FENELON FALLS

Dec 10th 2012: 4:00PM – 6:00PM @ Bobcaygeon Service Centre – BOBCAYGEON

Landmark Buildings

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In the past few weeks, there have been a few landmark buildings in the local news….

First is about the new ‘jewel’ in Fenelon Falls:

On October 19th, there was an official grand opening for the new Fenelon Falls arena, which is a multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art facility.  It is a bright, beautifully designed building that will be great for hosting everything from sports to dances.  There is a single-pad arena and a community centre that can accommodate 350 people.

This year for Fenelon Falls Santa Day, Santa’s workshop will be at this new facility.  Great chance to check this new ‘jewel’ out if you haven’t already!

http://www.mykawartha.com/news/article/1522747–fenelon-falls-celebrates-its-new-jewel-as-community-centre-officially-opens

http://www.santaday.ca/

The other landmark building in the news is the Academy Theatre in Lindsay….

The Academy Theatre has just started and aggressive two-month campaign to raise $50,000 called Keep the Magic Alive.  This campaign is asking 1,000 people to donate $50.  That is it.  That $50 will help to keep the lights on in the theatre instead of seeing the doors close forever.

For more on the campaign, please see this article:  http://www.mykawartha.com/community/article/1528354–academy-theatre-turns-to-community-to-save-cultural-landmark

To donate:  http://academytheatre.ca/friends/donate

At this time, they are almost 50% there to reaching their goal!  Please try and help them out!!

 

Sturgeon Point History Project Blog

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The Sturgeon Point History Project Blog is celebrating the end of their first year of blogging!  Within that year they have done 105 blog posts and had 8,764 views!!  And I am sure that it is going to continue strong for the coming year.

If you haven’t checked out the blog, take some time to.  The Sturgeon Point History Project keeps uncovering some great new finds about our wonderful community!

http://stpthistoryproject.blogspot.ca/