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Halton
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Sun July 6 2008
DUNDAS VALLEY MOTHS
9:none PM
The Dundas Valley is one the best places to observe moths in the Hamilton area. Join Bill Lamond and the Hamilton Naturalists Club as we will observe moths attracted to mercury vapour lamps and blacklights. Bring a flashlight.
Location: Lions Club Rd., Ancaster, Meet Bill at the west end of Lions Club Rd. in the Dundas Valley.
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: Hamilton Naturalists Club Contact Info: Bill Lamond (519) 756-9546 www.hamiltonnature.org
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Wed July 9 2008
EXPLORE THE ERAMOSA KARST
6:30 PM
The Friends of Eramosa Karst invite you to join them on a hike around this unique geological area and the new park that is opening soon. We will be following the trail system through the park and seeing all the main karst features plus woodlots and water features.
Location: Upper Mt. Albion Rd., Hamilton, Park in the entrance parking lot off Upper Mt. Albion.
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: The Hamilton Naturlists Club Contact Info: Elaine Serena 905-639-2702 www.friendsoferamosakarst.org
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Sat July 12 2008 to Sun July 13
KID'S COUNTRY
12:none PM to 5:none PM
This weekend is a hands on experience for young families...and grandparents too! Tractor drawn wagon rides, pedal harness race horses, corn maze, corn box, kid's play farm, a "country" scavenger hunt. Ride the animal train. Wear your blue jeans and get down and dirty on the farm.
Location: 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton Ontario,
Region: Halton,
Sponsor: Country Heritage Park Contact Info: Reg Cressman info@countryheritagepark.com (905) 878-8151 http://www.countryheritagepark.com
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Wed July 16 2008
HARRIS INLET WALK
6:30 PM
Explore the Harris Inlet, the largest non-industrialised natural area in Hamilton’s east harbour with Jim Howlett & Greg Reader. Home to swans, snapping turtles, fish, foxes, coyotes, beaver, black-crowned night herons and muskrats. The Hamilton Port Authority intended to fill in this area but has delayed the project due to public concerns.
Location: Hobson’s Rd., Hamilton, Park in the west parking lot of the Jervis B. Webb plant on the right hand side of Hobson’s Rd. (pier 22), between Stratherne and Kenilworth Avenues, at 1647 Burlington St. East. This is under the ove
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: The Hamilton Naturlists Club Contact Info: Jim Howlett 905 544 8514 www.hamiltonnature.org
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Fri July 18 2008
ALL COLOUR ANTIQUE TRACTOR & TOY SHOW
12:none PM to 9:none PM
Spectacular show of antique farm tractors and machinery, tractor pulls, lawn tractor fulls, vintage farm toy show and sale, kid's pedal tractor pulls, swap shop, collectibles auction, tractor drawn wagon rides, scavenger hunt, tractor parade, exhibit buildings open. LAWN TRACTOR RACES SATURDAY.
Location: 8560 Tremaine Road, Mississauga,
Region: Halton,
Sponsor: Country Heritage Park Contact Info: Reg Cressman info@countryheritagepark.com (905) 878-8151 http://www.countryheritagepark.com
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Sat July 19 2008 to Sun July 20
ALL COLOUR ANTIQUE TRACTOR AND TOY SHOW
9:none AM to 5:none PM
Spectacular show of antique farm tractors and machinery, tractor pulls, lawn tractor fulls, vintage farm toy show and sale, kid's pedal tractor pulls, swap shop, collectibles auction, tractor drawn wagon rides, scavenger hunt, tractor parade, exhibit buildings open. LAWN TRACTOR RACES SATURDAY.
Location: 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton Ontario,
Region: Halton,
Sponsor: Country Heritage Park Contact Info: Reg Cressman info@countryheritagepark.com (905) 878-8151 http://www.countryheritagepark.com
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Sat July 24 2008 to Mon Sept 01
FROM GEISHA TO DIVA: THE KIMONOS OF ICHIMARU
An exhibition of a lavish array of elaborate kimonos of one of the most famous geishas of 20th century Japan: Ichimaru (1906-1997).
Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton,
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: Art Gallery of Hamilton Contact Info: info@artgalleryofhamilton.com 905-527-6610 www.artgalleryofhamilton.com
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Sat July 26 2008 to Sun July 27
HERITAGE DISCOVERY DAYS
12:none PM to 5:none PM
Discover your agricultural roots, hear the crickets and feel the life of the soil. Visit the 1830\'s and 1870\'s farmsteads, the blacksmith shop, the milk exhibit, the one room school house and the great tractor exhibits. Talk to the sheep, goats, pigs and horses. Great day for the entire family.
Location: 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton Ontario,
Region: Halton,
Sponsor: Country Heritage Park Contact Info: Reg Cressman info@countryheritagepark.com (905) 878-8151 http://www.countryheritagepark.com
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Wed July 30 2008
TREES OF HAMILTON CEMETARY #2
6:30 PM
Join long time HNC supporter, guide and historian, Albert Butwick and Frank Morley, as we continue this fascinating tree identification walk around Hamilton cemetery.
Location: York Blvd, Hamilton, Meet at the northeast end of Dundurn Castle parking lot
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: The Hamilton Naturlists Club Contact Info: Albert Butwick and Frank Morley 905 690 1772 and 905 575 0668 www.hamiltonnature.org
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Sat Aug 2 2008 to Mon Aug 04
PIRATE FESTIVAL
10:none AM to 5:none PM
Join us for a fun filled day of pirates and song as we recreate the excitement of the high seas for guests young and old.
Location: 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton Ontario,
Region: Halton,
Sponsor: Country Heritage Park Contact Info: Reg Cressman info@countryheritagepark.com (905) 878-8151 http://www.countryheritagepark.com
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Wed Aug 6 2008
RBG NORTHSHORE TRAILS HIKE
5:00 PM
Join Dr. Jim Pringle for a walk along the RBG Northshore trails. You can be sure that lots of interesting plants will be observed and also a variety of birds, along this beautiful trail on the edge of Coote’s Paradise.
Location: Old Guelph Rd., Hamilton, The hike will begin and end at the RBG Nature Centre by the Arboretum on Old Guelph Rd.
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: The Hamilton Naturlists Club Contact Info: Dr. Jim Pringle 905 527 1158 www.hamiltonnature.org
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Sat Aug 9 2008 to Sun Aug 10
HEAVY HORSE FIELD DAYS
12:none PM to 5:none PM
See Belgians, Percherons, and Clydes plowing, discing, cutting hay and grain, grading roads and other farm chores. Horse drawn wagon rides, threshing (weather permiting) demos, harness demos and stooking grain.
Location: 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton Ontario,
Region: Halton,
Sponsor: Country Heritage Park Contact Info: Reg Cressman info@countryheritagepark.com (905) 878-8151 http://www.countryheritagepark.com
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Wed Aug 13 2008
LAKE ONTARIO STROLL
6:00 PM
Join Frank Morley of the Hamilton Naturalists Club for a nature walk along the paved Waterfront Trail beside the lake.
Location: Burlington Ship Canal, Hamilton, Meet at the lakeside parking lot at the Hamilton side of the Burlington Ship Canal.
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: The Hamilton Naturlists Club Contact Info: Frank Morley 905 575 0668 www.hamiltonnature.org
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Sat Aug 16 2008 to Sun Aug 17
CORNFEST
12:none PM to 5:none PM
Fresh Ontario sweet corn served to perfection with lots of melted butter. Enjoy cobs of corn, the corn maze, the corn box and tractor drawn wagon rides. Listen to the corn story and make corn husk dollies. Loads of interesting farm things for the whole family.
Location: 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton Ontario,
Region: Halton,
Sponsor: Country Heritage Park Contact Info: Reg Cressman info@countryheritagepark.com (905) 878-8151 http://www.countryheritagepark.com
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Wed Aug 20 2008
WINDERMERE BASIN EXCURSION
6:00 PM
Come and find out about the rehabilitation efforts being undertaken to restore this new area of parkland and plans for the wetlands within the basin, as we look for birds with Bob Curry, author of "Birds of Hamilton and the surrounding areas".
Location: Eastport Drive, Hamilton, Meet at the small parking lot along Eastport Drive at the southeast corner of the harbour just east of Pier 24.
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: The Hamilton Naturlists Club Contact Info: Bob Curry 905 637 2022 www.hamiltonnature.org
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Sat Aug 23 2008 to Sun Aug 24
AN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT
10:none AM to 5:none PM
Travel through a time tunnel back to the 1860s when 50,000 Canadians fought in the American Civil War. Experience a battle re-enactment. Authentic period camps. Watch artillery, infantry and cavalry demonstrations. Expert commentary. Take the Civil War spy mission challenge. Fun, action and excitement for the whole family.
Location: 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton Ontario,
Region: Halton,
Sponsor: Country Heritage Park Contact Info: Reg Cressman info@countryheritagepark.com (905) 878-8151 http://www.countryheritagepark.com
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Wed Aug 27 2008
AN EVENING OF BIRDING AT DUNDAS MARSH
6:00 PM
Shorebirds and passerines should be migrating at this time.
Location: Olympic Drive, Dundas, Bring your binoculars and meet Brian Wylie at the Spencer Creek bridge on Olympic Drive in Dundas.
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: The Hamilton Naturlists Club Contact Info: Brian Wylie 905 627 4601 www.hamiltonnature.org
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Wed Sept 10 2008
FALL MIGRANTS AT SHELL PARK & SHELDON CREEK TRAIL OAKVILLE
6:00 PM
Dig out your binoculars and explore this "Bird Oasis" in the city with Dave Don of the Hamilton Naturalists Club .
Location: Lakeshore Rd., Oakville, Meet in the first East parking lot at the entrance to Shell Park on Lakeshore Rd, east of Burloak Dr., Oakville.
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: The Hamilton Naturlists Club Contact Info: Dave Don 905 637 2426 www.hamiltonnature.org
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Sat Oct 4 2008
LIVING GANDHI AND KING TODAY: TO MARK THE 60TH AND 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR DEATHS .
10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
GANDHI PEACE FESTIVAL 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Commonwealth Square across from Hamilton City Hall.
WORKSHOP "LIVING GANDHI AND KING
TODAY" with Dr David Adams, formerly with UNESCO, and Rev.Samuel Billy Kyles,an eyewitness to M.L. King's assassination;
3 to 5 p.m. at the Convention Centre.
DINNER at the Convention Centre, 7 p.m., with keynote speaker Rev.Kyles; tickets $65 per person.
Location: CONVENTION CENTRE, HAMILTON, The Gandhi Peace Festival takes place at Commonwealth Square across from Hamilton City Hall.The workshop and evening dinner take place at the Hamilton Convention Centre next door to Hamilton Place
Region: Halton, Hamilton,
Sponsor: THE GANDHI KING COMMITTEE AND THE CENTRE FOR PEACE STUDIES MCMASTER UNIVERSITY Contact Info: Dr Rama Singh or Dr Gary Warner singh@mcmaster; warner@mcmaster.ca 905-521-0017
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Thur Mar 27 2008 to Mon Mar 31
ECOHOUSE ART EXHIBITION SERIES: GORD PULLAR, HAMILTON: DRAWINGS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Extended Exhibition - Until March 31st EcoHouse will feature the darkly comical and outstanding artwork of illustrator Gord Pullar.
The series shows Hamilton and surrounding area; "I've been out walking and riding around Hamilton with drawing materials for a few years. After a while you can get to know it, and all of the streets, buildings, trails and other stuff." He freely expresses his likes and dislikes of the city through various pieces of artwork, including comics, sketches, water-colour paintings, and etching with a focus on local scenes, architecture, and advertising. He notes, "Someone told me once that when you draw, it comes in through your eyes, gets processed by your brain, goes into your heart and comes out through your hand."
Mr. Pullar's mixed feelings towards our city are very clear in his artwork. "Hamilton gets under your skin and you love it for all of the good things here, and, you can also hate it and be frustrated by it." Mr. Pullar has made many advertising posters for different companies in Hamilton. His awareness and understanding of the many environmental issues in Hamilton and the political message in his work is clear.
Location: Green Venture's EcoHouse, 22 Veevers Drive, Hamilton, www.greenventure.ca
Region: Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Sponsor: Green Venture Contact Info: Sapphire Singh garden@greenventure.ca 905-540-8787 x18 www.greenventure.ca
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