Submitted by Gerry Tilmans, Team Leader
Earlier this spring a small group had gathered to make the boot scrubbers we were commissioned to build for the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy, who has been operating since 1997 and have already conserved more than 25,000 acres across over 250 properties (nature reserves). This area protects more than 70 species-at-risk and includes 80+ kilometres of trails. Adding boot scrubbers at trail heads to prevent tracking invasive species plant seeds onto or off of a property is now added to a trail on Cape Hurd Road as well as at Ben Allen at Oliphant.
On Saturday July 18 we will hold a second bicycle tune-up event at the Lion’s Head Farmers’ Market. We will have a number of commonly replaced items but if your bike needs a tube or brake pads it is better to pick them up and bring that day. We can adjust brakes and derailers, lubricate chains, straighten wheels (to a limited extent) and repair cables.
On Wednesday July 1 we were at the Canada Day festivities at Pike Bay Community Park with our information tent and birdhouse building kits. All 24 kits were hammered together on the picnic tables with help from our guys and the parents of the kids who came by. It was a great turnout and tons of fun too.
This year at the Wiarton Homecoming Festival we will be selling pulled pork sandwiches again on Saturday August 1 at Bluewater Park in Wiarton. Tickets are now available. For $25 you will get pulled pork on a bun with french fries and coleslaw. Served from 4 to 6 pm. Our information booth will be there too, so please stop in and say hello as we are cooking the pork roasts! The festival runs Friday July 31 to Sunday August 2.
Our next monthly meeting is Saturday September 19 from 9am-11am. Every Monday morning we gather for coffee from 9am-11am at Canadian Legion Branch 202, 6 Hellyer Road on Highway 6, 4 km north of Ferndale. Doors open at 8:45. There is also a Bruce Men’s Shed coffee gathering every Wednesday at 10 am in Wiarton at 451 Frank street, Matthew Mutch hosting. If you would like further information on how to get involved with the Men’s Shed movement, please contact us at brucemensshed@gmail.com or call Gerry at (519) 793–3005.
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