Celebrate 20 years with STORM and Monitoring the
Moraine partners.

Join us for a special engagement of the York Durham Heritage Train
Sunday, November 1, 2009
11 am - 2:30 (Return trip)

Itinerary:
Depart and return to Uxbridge Station (former CNR train station on King
Street in downtown Uxbridge)

Special ticket price $35 (before October 14)
Regular ticket price $40 (after October 14)

Ticket price includes:  First class seats on heritage train, boxed lunch,
Moraine in Focus photo gallery shows, commemorative programme and special
guests to highlight past, present and future community efforts to save the
Oak Ridges Moraine from 1989 to 2015.

For tickets contact-

Debbie Gordon
dgordon@stormcoalition.org

Save The Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition
The Sheppard House
905 841-9200 ext 123
93A Industrial Parkway South
Aurora, ON L4G 3V5

Visit STORM's websites:

http://www.stormcoalition.org

http://www.monitoringthemoraine.ca

Come out for another early autumn hike on the Oak Ridges Moraine in King Township. Last year we explored the Happy Valley Forest, this year it will be Thornton Bales Conservation Area and neighbouring Joker’s Hill where the U. of Toronto’s Koffler Scientific Reserve is located. We will explore this hilly, forested area on a 4 km hike that should take about 2 hrs, including shuttle.

After the hike, feel free to visit the Gazebo at Joker’s Hill, which will be open to the public as part of “Doors Open Ontario 2009”. This beautiful little building was designed by Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama (Bata Shoe Museum, Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, Canadian War Memorial in Ottawa, Toronto Reference Library) early in his career, and is notable for the way it enhances the experience of the surrounding landscape.

ITINERARY:

We will meet 9:30 am at Joker’s Hill and park our vehicles next to the barns, then do a car shuttle to beginning of hiking trail about 1 km away. Our walk will explore a very hilly section of Thornton Bales Conservation Area, including “The 99 steps” where we will descend dramatically into a forest dominated by sugar maple and beech trees. There will be no need to climb back up this slope, as we will be crossing into Joker’s Hill and returning to where our cars are parked at the Koffler Scientific Reserve, not far from the Gazebo.

DIRECTIONS:

Joker’s Hill is located at 17000 Dufferin Street (west side, between Hwy 9 and 19^th Sideroad,  just west of Newmarket). We will park next to the main cluster of buildings, mostly old style horse barns.

START DETAILS:

9:30 am, Saturday, August 29 at Edelweiss Park in Bolton.

ITINERARY:

After meeting at Edelweiss, we will car shuttle to Castlederg Rd and then hike back to Bolton. The route goes south along Humber Valley Heritage Trail, traversing through upland meadows, forested hillsides, and winding river bottoms. Estimated trail distance is around 8 km, and estimated time is 2 to 2.5 hrs. Our leaders for the outing will be Bernie & Giselle Soostmeyer.

DIRECTIONS TO START:

To reach Edelweiss Park, approach from either King St West or Hwy 50 just north of the main intersection in Bolton.

From King St West:  go north on Deer Valley Rd to Glasgow Rd, and the park is on your left.

From Hwy 50: go north across Humber River bridge and immediately turn left on Hickman St; at stop sign turn right on Glasgow Rd and after curve drive across a narrow bridge to the park (just past Dick's Dam).

Humber River Celebration at Cold Creek Conservation Area

Organized by Arts Society King (ASK) and Cold Creek Stewardship (CCS)

Generously sponsored by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)

Sunday, July 19^th from 8 am to 4:30 pm

Raptors can’t perform with dogs around.  Please no dogs, for today only.  Thank you.

All activities and lunch are free.  Donations are suggested for the non profit Humber River Shakespeare Co.  www.humberrivershakespeare.ca

8 am                Bird Walk with Humber Valley Heritage Trails Association (2 hours)

9 am                Black Spruce Bog Walk with Cold Creek Stewardship (1 hour)

9 am                Hike and Click with ASK and ORTA – King (3 hours)

                        Bring your camera and tripod

9:30 am           Orienteering for the whole family with Parks Recreation & Culture (PR&C) (1 hour)

10:30 am         Raptor Show with the Canadian Raptor Conservancy (40 minutes)

                        5 different raptors including 3 free-flying birds – north of Education Centre

11 to 2 pm       Food will be served near the Visitors’ Centre by PR&C and CCS

11:15 am         Ceremony at the Historic Barn

Noon                Reptile and Amphibian Show and Display by “Sciensational Sssnakes” (40 minutes)

The most complete collection of Ontario species in the province – safe, friendly and easy to handle – North of the Visitors” Centre.

1pm                 Raptor Show with the Canadian Raptor Conservancy (40 minutes)

                        5 different raptors including 3 free-flying birds – north of Education Centre

2 pm                “Much Ado About Nothing” with the Humber River Shakespeare Co (2 hours)

                        Bring a chair or blanket.  Suggested donation $15.

8-4 pm             Displays

                        Ed Centre: ASK Nature Art Show and Sale by Kaleidoscope, E Humber River Artists Visitor’s Centre, HVHTA and ORTA

                        Heritage Barn: CCS slide show and TRCA

Humber River Shakespeare Company – Much Ado About Nothing

                        Humber River Shakespeare Company returns this summer with the magic of outdoor theatre.  Bring your family, your friends, a picnic and a blanket and prepare to be enchanted as Shakespeare’s romantic comedy MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING comes to King.  Set in the heady and delirious times of the 1920s, the play is a tale of two loving relationships – one youthful and impetuous, the other mature, cynical and guarded – the courses of which are brought to the brink of disaster by machinations both innocent and wicked.  Expect an evening of unexpected shocks, laughter and outrageous liberties in equal measure.

Bring Out the Family and Enjoy the Great Outdoors!

By this time the weather should be great for a wondrous hike on the Hal Jackman property.  This trail system is truly amazing!

Location ….drive north from Kleinburg on Hwy 27 ….and east on the King-Vaughan Line for 2.1 km (almost to Kipling).

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

April 8, 2009

 Our annual general meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8 2009 in the library of The Humberview Secondary School in Bolton, Ontario.  Starting time is 7:30pm. It’s an opportunity for members to ask questions, reaffirm the existing executive or vote in a new one.

 As there are some important new developments in the evolution of the Humber Valley Heritage Trail, this will be an interesting and informative evening and we’re hoping for a large audience.

 Vice president Jerry Gorman will be providing an overview of the possibility of creating a rustic new loop through the rugged terrain of the Cold Creek Valley along the original Albion Township Eighth Line. Linking Sneath Road to Mount Hope Road near what is now Columbia Way, this was a settlers’ road that connected Bolton to Schomberg.

 This route passes through the old Bolton Camp property, which was more recently owned by a Montessori School. It was purchased last year by a developer. Concerns that the right-of-way might have been sold were laid to rest when a search by the Town of Caledon confirmed it was still in the public domain.

 However, connecting this potential new route with the main trail will need the approval of the developer as it would have to cross their lands. The logical completion of the loop would require making a connection through existing bush between the Eighth Line route and an existing walking path at Kingsview Drive. From this point, just north of Longwood Road, the Town of Caledon has already paved a path along Cold Creek to connect with Columbia Way. It is a relatively short walk from there to the HVHTA trail head near the Caledon Wellness Centre on Regional Road 50.

 The development firm has indicated it is willing to work with the HVHTA to make the loop a reality. Mayor Marolyn Morrison and Town staff have also given their enthusiastic support.  Jerry will provide more details at the meeting.