The Creemore
Echo
Friday, May 13, 2016 Vol. 16 No. 20
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News and views in and around Creemore
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A Muse in Music
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Essa man killed in Clearview crash An Essa Township resident was killed in a car crash at the intersection of County Road 9 and Centre Line Road, in Clearview Township on May 5. Travis Snow, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say Snow failed to stop at the intersection and collided with an eastbound motor vehicle. Two occupants of the eastbound vehicle were transported to hospital with minor injuries. The investigation into the collision is ongoing with the assistance of the Central Region OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit.
Arbour Day tree sale
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Gillian Stoker-Lavelle, Charlotte Vorstermans and Jaki Skillings pot plants for the upcoming Creemore Horticultural Society Plant Sale at Station on the Green on May 21.
Hort Society holds plant sale May 21 by Trina Berlo It is a good idea to hit the Creemore Horticultural Society Plant Sale early if you would like to snag some of the more unusual plants. Hort Society member Charlotte Vorstermans is donating some of her gems to the May 21 sale, including Turtle Head, Japaene Waxbells, Bear’s Breeches, Epimedium and more. There will be about 1,000 plants up for grabs at the annual plant sale, which is the society’s main fundraiser. The sale is held each year on the same day as the Creemore Farmers’ Market opener and it is very popular with area gardeners. The doors open at 8:30 a.m.
and there is usually a line-up. Members have donated a wide range of plants, in good sized pots, dug from their own gardens. There will be many native plants, the old standards, raspberry and blackberry cane, shrubs, ornamental grasses, lots of Hostas and maybe some annuals. Vorstermans said, new this year, there will be a children’s table with miniature plants in small pots. Prices range from 25 cents for the children’s plants to $25 for the bigger pots. Also that day, raffle tickets go on sale for the “Through my Garden Gate” quilt made by Cheryl Robertson of Creemore House of Stitches. The draw
will be held in August. The money raised covers the cost of maintaining four gardens in Creemore. Volunteers look after gardens at the library, the jail and Grandmother’s Garden beside the log cabin, in addition to the large garden off Mill Street. The money is also used to pay for speakers at the Hort Society’s monthly meetings. The group meets at St. Luke’s Anglican Church on the third Wednesday of each month until June and starting up again in the fall. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Charlotte Vorstermans at 705-466-2756.
T h e N o t t a w a s a g a Va l l e y Conservation Authority (NVCA) holds its annual Arbour Day tree sale on Saturday, May 14. A wide array of trees and shrubs will be available, including pine, spruce, cedar, poplar, oak, maple, walnut, American highbush cranberry, nannyberry and dogwood. NVCA’s forestry staff will be onhand to answer questions at the tree sale at Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line of Essa. The Tiffin Centre sale runs from 8 a.m. until noon. Trees sold at Tiffin are primarily bare root stock, and are sold in bundles of 10 for $20 to $30 per bundle (cash and credit card accepted). All proceeds from the sales support NVCA’s forestry program. This year, the forestry program will plant 220,000 trees across the watershed. As they grow, these future forests will help to moderate the effects of both drought and flooding, reduce soil erosion, provide habitat for wildlife, mitigate climate change and provide an important economic resource. Vi s i t n v c a . o n . c a f o r m o r e information about the sale, including maps and directions, or call 705-4241479.
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