Saturday, Feb. 17 th 9:30 am to 4:pm
Public Speaking Contest grades 1 to 6 start 9:30 am, Grades 7 to 12 starts at 12:30 pm
For information, contact Joan at 613-546-0381
Registration forms at branch/website
Saturday, Feb. 17th 11 am to ?
Ladies' Auxiliary " Blind Doubles Dart Tournament" (Fun Darts)
Register 9:30 am to 10:30 am play at 11 am
Lots of great prizes. All welcome
Joy Kogawa, a decorated Canadian author, will be guest speaker on May 9, 2018 at the Canadian Federation of University Women – Northumberland’s scholarship fundraising luncheon. Kogawa will be talking about her spiritual journey that is personal and communal and will read excerpts from her latest memoir, Gently to Nagasaki. For further information, call Christine Kwiatkowski, CFUW-N vice-president, at 416-806-9658 or email ckwiatkowski@sympatico.ca
Niagara Regional Orchid Society Meeting
The February 14th meeting of the Niagara Regional Orchid Society will feature a Canadian Orchid Congress presentation on Showy Lady’s Slipper Orchids.
Place: Holy Rosary Church Hall, Thorold
Time: 7:30 pm
All are welcome
For February , the museum is offering a double bill of Indiana Jones Adventures starting with Raiders of the Lost Ark and following with the Temple of Doom . Bring a comfy chair or a cushion for ours and settle down for this fun night. Snacks will be for sale. Free entry...donations always welcome. Feb 10th, 7pm.
5KM/10KM WALK-A-THON FUNDRAISER.
The City of Quinte West invites you to celebrate winter at the 12th Annual Frostfest, taking place Saturday, February 10th, from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the Batawa Community Centre. There will be live entertainment, children’s activities, ice demonstrations, a petting zoo and so much more for families and kids alike. Batawa Ski Hill staff will also be onsite handing out $5 coupons towards lift tickets for Saturday night. Lunch will be hosted by Senior’s Unlimited and available at a small cost. For info please call 613.392.2841 or visit www.quintewest.ca
Join us for Dr. Brian Pihack’s presentation “Wonders of the Night Sky.” Refreshments served before and after the meeting and everyone welcome. The nature club also has monthly outings lead by knowledgeable naturalists.
Free Public Skating at Tecumseh Arena on February 19, 1-2:30pm. Compliments of other free activities, 1-3pm include: Face-painting, crafts, zoology presentation, and more! For more information visit www.swarginmotion.com
Caregivers of free-roaming cats and low-income families with dogs and cats may be eligible to receive assistance through the Town’s 2018 Spay and Neuter Voucher Program.
The program accepts applications for spay and neuter vouchers from eligible residents who are at least 18 years of age and have lived in the Town of Essex for at least one year. Vouchers are issued on a first-come, first-served basis and are available at Essex Town Hall (33 Talbot Street South, Essex Centre) and the Harrow and Colchester South Community Centre (243 McAfee Street, Harrow Centre).
Caregivers of free-roaming cats may apply for up to a maximum of three vouchers. Low-income residents may apply for one owned dog and one owned cat. Vouchers are valued at $75 each (inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax) and can be used at participating veterinary clinics in Windsor and Essex County.
To help slow the growth of colonies of free-roaming cats in the municipality, Council approved a Trap, Neuter, and Release (TNR) program in 2015 and extended this program for 2018.
Donna Hunter, Chief Administrative Officer, says that the program has been very successful over the past four years.
“The intent of the program is to reduce the feral cat population in our communities, along with the nuisance behaviour associated with feral cats, such as yowling, fighting, and spraying. Since the two programs began we have been successful in getting nearly 1,000 feral cats spayed or neutered,” says Hunter.
The TNR program is managed by the Town’s Animal Control Officers. Residents wishing to report the presence of free-roaming cats can contact the Town’s Animal Control Officers at 519-816-7627.
To request a spay-neuter voucher application, residents may contact Town Hall at 519-776-7336. For Harrow, please call 519-776-7336 ext. 1124 to make an appointment. More information is available online at www.essex.ca/pets
