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Tree planting at karst
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oin the Hamilton Conservation Foundation, event sponsors and partners for the Second Annual Tree Planting at the Eramosa Karst Conservation Area Saturday April 23, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Activities will include tree planting, guided hikes, cave clean-ups with karst expert Marcus Buck and the Friends of the Eramosa Karst (FOTEK) and a light lunch for participants. The tree planting has been designed to expand an existing woodlot in the conservation area. Last year, participants planted more than 900 trees and helped build a forest to leave a legacy for the future. Future events will continue to assist natural regeneration in the conservation area. Volunteers are asked to bring work gloves and a shovel, wear appropriate footwear and dress for the weather. A welcome tent will be located near the main parking lot. Information about the foundation and its partners will be available at the welcome tent. This event is being held by the Hamilton Conservation Foundation with co-sponsors Stantec Consulting, Newalta and Beswick Tree Service. The Eramosa Karst Conservation Area is on Upper Mountain Albion Road, between Rymal Road East and Highland Road West.
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Youngster fights to save Community Park tree BY LAURA LENNIE NEWS STAFF
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llyria Volcansek is on a mission. The seven-yearold hopes to save a large maple tree at Community Park. The tree, located in front of Stoney Creek Arena, is at risk of being torn down to make way for a parking lot for the new lower Stoney Creek recreation centre. “The tree is too big to climb, but it provides good shade,” she said. “Children play and people read books under it.” Illyria sent a letter to the City of Hamilton urging officials to save the tree. She suggested putting a small piece of green space around the tree and building the parking lot around it. “I know uprooting and moving the tree would cost a lot of money, but just moving the parking lot a little would not cost that much,” she said. “That way
the tree can still provide shade, continue to grow and there can still be a parking lot.” Ward 9 councillor Brad Clark was unavailable for comment by press deadline. But in a letter he sent to Illyria, thanking her for her concern, he stated: “The City of Hamilton tries to protect each and every tree when considering the construction of a facility. As we construct the new recreation centre most of the existing trees will remain but a few trees will be required to be removed. We have tried our best to save as many trees as possible.” Clark also stated that 75 trees will be planted in about a year from now in the park. Illyria appreciates that more trees will be planted, but says they can’t replace the current tree. “It’s a really old tree, which has taken a very long time to grow,” she said. “It’s too old and important to
PHOTO BY LAURA LENNIE
Illyria Volcansek, 7, is on a mission to save a large maple tree at Community Park. The tree, located in front of Stoney Creek Arena, is at risk of being torn down to make way for a parking lot for the new lower Stoney Creek recreation centre.
PHOTOS BY LAURA LENNIE
Walk ‘n’ Roll March of Dimes Canada celebrated its 60th anniversary last Friday at Eastgate Square with a Disability Awareness Fair and the third annual Walk ‘n’ Roll, which raised $1,000 for local support groups and programs. It also included a Hamilton Steel City Wheelers square dance show and celebrity wheelchair obstacle race. Pictured left, Hamilton Steel City Wheelers’ Rose Head, back, and Alfreda Arsenault participate in the square dance; above, media personality Mike Fortune fights his way up the obstacle race ramp.
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