july 5, 2012
THE FRONTENAC NEWS
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Outdoors in the Land O’ Lakes - Giant swallowtails
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couple of has a unique way of weeks ago, we avoiding predators received a message – it is lumpy and from reader Ron blotchy, and looks a Hipfner with a photo lot like a large bird of a large black and dropping. yellow butterfly taken Giant Swallowtail at Little Long Lake caterpillars eat the north of Sydenham. leaves of trees and It was identified as shrubs in the citrus a Giant Swallowtail, family. This makes a close relative of the butterfly a pest the Canadian Tiger to orange growers Swallowtails and in the southern US, Black Swallowtails where its caterpillar that are often seen is known as an “Orin spring and sumange Dog”. HowGiant Swallowtail, photo by Ron Hipfner mer in our area. ever, most landWhat made this sighting special was that owners in our area would likely have a much Giant Swallowtails are not normally seen more favourable view of the Orange Dog around here. However, this is changing. In because it eats the foliage of a rather unwelthe past the only place in Ontario that this come plant in these parts – prickly ash! butterfly was regularly seen was in the Point Northern Prickly Ash is a native plant in the Pelee area. For reasons that are not fully un- citrus family that grows as a shrub or small derstood, the range of this stunning insect is tree. It is often found in dense thickets on moving north. A strong flyer, it has been seen land that typically has been grazed by catin more recent years throughout Eastern tle. Cows tend to show little or no interest in Ontario, including in Prince Edward County, munching prickly ash, at least in part thanks near Chaffey’s Locks and Charleston Lake, to its nasty array of sharp thorns. This gives all the way north up to Ottawa, and with any prickly ash a distinct advantage over other luck, it will be gracing us with its presence plants, allowing it to infest large swaths of every year. land. I’ve been beating back a few patches The Giant Swallowtail is big -- measuring of prickly ash over the years, but it is a tough up to 12 cm (almost 5 inches) across; it is customer. Canada’s largest butterfly. It has broad dark The Giant Swallowtail flies in open woodbrown wings crossed on the upper side by a lands and nearby fields. It is such a large diagonal band of bright yellow spots. The un- butterfly that it continually vibrates its wings derside is yellowish and the tail is broad with while feeding at flowers so that it does not a yellow spot in the centre. The caterpillar tilt the blossom. It flies from late May into
Helen Praskey receives Ontario Volunteer Service Award by Ina Hunt-Turner
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hen Helen Praskey was notified that she had been nominated to receive the Ontario Volunteer Service Award because of 20 years of service to her community, no one would have been surprised if she had asked what for. You see, Helen has been making contributions to her community in several different fields. However this particular award was to honour Helen for teaching classes based on Taoist Tai Chi in Arden for 20 years. She had received Tai Chi instructions in Peterborough for 12 years and once she moved to Arden permanently in 1991, she knew that she had to continue or lose her skills. She got a few people interested and so in 1992 she started teaching them the things she had learned in Peterborough.
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warm, moist conditions. The rule of thumb is, do not leave food at room temperature for longer than two hours. But a better practice is, cool foods as rapidly as possible (frequent stirring and/or a cold water bath will speed things up), then refrigerate them in shallow containers ASAP. For obvious reasons, avoid putting hot foods directly into the fridge; they will warm everything up in there, putting other foods at risk, too. Your goal is to chill foods to 4°C (40°F) or below as quickly as possible. (As an added bonus, this will extend their keeping qualities.) When you’re carrying foods in a cooler, try to keep them buried in ice; avoid opening the lid too often – having separate coolers for food and drink can make this easier. “Separate” – don’t inadvertently contaminate foods. Use separate cutting boards for raw meat and produce. Don’t put your tasting spoon back in the pot or container or drink from the orange juice jug. Store raw meat at the bottom of the fridge where it can’t drip on anything (and where it’s also coldest). Contamination happens easily; be mindful. Here is a simple, make-ahead side salad that’s equally at home on the buffet table
Slowly, when word got around, more people joined. Tai Chi is a gentle form of exercise with many subtle and beautiful movements. By and large, the people who joined have continued, making it necessary for Helen to add beginners' classes till the beginners caught up with the more experienced ones. So for the last 20 years Helen has been at the Kennebec Community Centre, rain or shine, summer and winter, every Wednesday morning teaching the classes. The awards ceremony was held on June 26 at the Ambassador Hotel in Kingston. Many other volunteers were also honoured and it was good to see how many people in Ontario are spending their time volunteering their various skills, with no expectation of reward or pay. They all received a certificate, a pin to wear on their lapel (Helen's says "20 years"). As well, in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, each volunteer also received a pin celebrating that occasion. Needless to say, we are very proud of Helen, who for about the same length of time has also directed the popular Arden Glee Club. For a while Helen also played the organ in one of our local churches. or as part of a picnic. Black beans and corn are accented by cumin and garlic and fresh herbs and vegetables add colour and crunch. Despite what you may have heard, commercial mayonnaise does not support the growth of bacteria, so this is a nice salad for summer when we don’t always have as much control over storage temperatures as we’d like. Bon appétit!
SUMMER BLACK BEAN SALAD Makes 10 servings Rinse and drain 2 540-mL (19 oz.) cans black beans; 1 341-mL (11 oz.) can whole kernel corn. Transfer to a large bowl. Add 2/3 c. each diced green pepper and thinly sliced red onion. In a 2-cup measuring cup, combine 2/3 c. mayonnaise or salad dressing; 3 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro (or parsley); 3 tbsp. fresh lime juice; 1 large clove garlic, minced; 3/4 tsp. ground cumin; 1/2 tsp. salt; scant 1/2 tsp. cayenne. Mix well. Pour over bean mixture; stir gently with a rubber spatula until evenly mixed. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Refresh with squeezes of lemon or lime juice just before serving, if desired.
by Steve Blight
July with a second generation of adults flying from late July into early September. Hopefully this large and impressive butterfly will find our area to its liking and will get to work on devouring as much prickly ash as it would like! Observations: John St. Aubin and Cindy Benoit sent this photo of a hummingbird that they found under their dinning room table, with their cat about to pounce. They think she hit the open front door and crash landed. They put her outside and after a little
rest she flew away. Send your observations to Lorraine Julien at naturewatching@gmail. com or Steve Blight, natureobservations@rogers.com
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS
NOTICE OF PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAW 0374/2012 TAKE NOTICE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands passed By-law No. 0374/2012, on the 3rd day of July, 2012, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as Amended. AND TAKE NOTICE THAT: i. Only individuals, corporations, and public bodies may appeal a Zoning By-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A Notice of Appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a Notice of Appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or group on its behalf. ii. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. AN EXPLANATION of the purpose and effect of the By-law, and a KEY MAP describing the lands to which the By-law applies are attached. DATED at the Township of Addington Highlands this 3rd day of July, 2012 Jack Pauhl, Clerk NOTE: The last day for filing objection will be July 25, 2012. The objection must be received by this date in order to be valid. Any appeal submitted to the Township of Addington Highlands for referral to the Ontario Municipal Board must be filed with the Clerk and include: 1) The objection to the By-law and the reasons in support of the objection. 2) The name and address of the appellant. 3) The fee payment required by the Ontario Municipal Board in the amount of $125.00 payable to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. EXPLANATORY NOTE TO BY-LAW NUMBER 0374/2012 PURPOSE OF THE BY-LAW: An application was received by Steve & Pam Cote and Brad & Kerri Wilson to rezone four parcels of land, two of which have frontage on Skootamatta Lake. The lands are also the subject of conditional approval for severances which would see three new lots created, with one retained. This application for rezoning is a result of the conditions of consent which require that the properties be placed in an appropriate zone. One proposed new lot was severed under consent application number 2010/11. This parcel is approximately 0.6 hectares and has approximately 48.9 metres of frontage on a private right-of-way. It also has approximately 65.3 metres of frontage on Obourne Point Road. There are no buildings or structures on this parcel and is proposed to be used for limited rural residential uses. It is proposed to be placed in a special exception Residential Limited Service (RLS) Zone to recognize the reduced minimum required frontage of 48.9 metres. The two other new lots proposed under consent applications 2010/12 and 2010/13 are each approximately 1.42 hectares with 90 metres of frontage on Skootamatta Lake. Access to the properties is by a private right-of-way which leads to Obourne Point Road, a municipal road. These lands were formerly used for a fishing lodge and are proposed to be used for residential purposes. There are a number of existing buildings, including two buildings which will be seasonal dwellings and a number of guest cabins. Each of these lots is to have one seasonal dwelling and one guest cabin. The remaining structures are to be used for storage, as garages, or as change houses or pump houses. This application seeks to place these lots in a special exception RLS Zone which recognizes the reduced water setback and minimum front and side yards of a number of these buildings, as well as the increased size of the guest cabins (26 and 27 square metres, respectively). Any new development will be subject to the parent RLS Zone provisions, and any reconstruction or renovation of existing buildings will be consistent with the general provisions of the by-law regarding such development. The retained parcel is to be placed in the RLS Zone as it complies with all of the provisions of that Zone. EFFECT OF THE BY-LAW REQUEST: The effect of the by-law would be to rezone the severed lands to a site specific Residential Limited Service (RLS) Zone to permit reduced waterbody setbacks, minimum yards, and minimum frontage, and to recognize guest cabins larger than 20 square metres. The retained parcel would be rezoned to a RLS Zone to recognize the proposed residential use. The rezoning also implements the zoning conditions associated with consent applications SEV 2010/11, SEV 2010/12, and SEV 2010/13. LOCATION OF PROPERTY: The property is in Part of Lot 4, Concession 10, in the geographic Township of Anglesea, Township of Addington Highlands.