Help Wanted at Your Elections Canada Office
April 12th 2011Your local, temporary branch office of Elections Canada may be looking for more people to help work the election on May 2. These are paid positions. Even your training session is paid for.
Several different positions work the polling stations where people vote. You can work if you have experience or none at all. There may be a position just right for you. Working the election is a fun, easy way to take part in the democratic process. To find out more, contact your returning office for your riding.
You can get that info through Elections Canada. Click through to What is Your Riding, Voter Info Service, then search by province & Ontario, then scroll down the list for your riding. Click the riding name & you’ll see contact info. Call & say you’re asking about working Voting Day.
And whether you want to work Voting Day or not, if you care about your community, make sure to VOTE on May 2!
Escarpment Views at Halton Eco Festival on Saturday
April 04th 2011
Escarpment Views will be one of the exhibitors at the Halton Eco Festival this Saturday, April 9. Come and say hello to Mike and me (Gloria) and pick up any back issues you’re missing –for free! The current issue and subscriptions will be available for sale. Here is news from the Festival organizers about other reasons to attend:
Are You Going To The Environmental Fair?
“Sixty-five exhibitors including nine sponsors look forward to sharing their many green environmental products, services and campaigns with you at the free-to-attend Halton Eco Festival on Saturday, April 9 from 10 am to 5 pm at the Glen Abbey Rec Centre on Third Line in Oakville. This is a one-day only family event so don’t miss it,” says Mervyn Russell, chairperson of the Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights which organizes this event.
“The first 1,000 visitors will each receive a free gift of a 250 ml hand sanitizer valued at $10 from Nature Clean. In addition, Halton Region will be distributing a limited quantity of free blue boxes to the visitors,” he adds. “The Halton Eco Festival is a celebration of the environment, green alternatives and good living. It’s a fun, festive event that features something to benefit everyone.”
Every half an hour beginning at 10:30 am, you can enjoy an educational presentation delivered by a knowledgeable and inspirational speaker on a wide variety of environmental subjects including (in order of presentation) nuclear weapons, ecovillages, sustainable food, permaculture and gardening, dealing naturally with allergies, measuring and recording your trees, waste diversion, socially responsible financial investing, solar energy, a live animals demonstration promoting biodiversity, embracing diversity, and indigenous peoples rights.
You will experience and learn many new things at the Halton Eco Festival which brings earth-friendly companies and organizations together in a variety of categories. You will discover businesses with various products like residential solar systems and geothermal power, natural cleaning solutions, organic fruit spreads and body soaps, reusable and compostable bags. There will also be many local providers of healthcare and environmental services such as a green diaper service, a raw foods restaurant, landscaping, gardening, ethical financial planning, energy efficiency and conservation, naturopathic and chiropractic healthcare, massage therapy, an organic farmer’s market and lots more.
Meet some very dynamic environmental education exhibitors including Alternatives Journal from Waterloo University, the Association for Canadian Educational Resources, Environmental Defence, Escarpment Views, [that’s us!] FutureWatch, Green Leaders, the Halton Waldorf School, and Katimavik.
Come sit in an eco-friendly smartcar from smart Centre Oakville. Discover how to save money and become more energy efficient when talking to representatives of Eco Alternative Energy, EfstonScience, Excess Energy, Oakville Hydro, Tangoraysolar, and Union Gas which will be distributing free home energy saving kits that will save you hundreds of dollars in future expenses.
iCCOUNTING.ca will help lessen your environmental impact while C & C Planning Group/Partners In Planning Financial Services can show you how to invest more ethically and socially.
Food and Drink exhibitors will include Nature Bite, Nzyme Living Foods Bistro & Juice Bar, and the Oakville Sustainable Food Partnership. Local government will be well represented by the Public Works Department at Halton Region and the Town of Oakville’s Environmental Policy Department.
Health and Wellness exhibitors include Chiropractic Advantage, Chiropractic First Natural Health Group, In-Line Family Chiropractic, No Allergies Please, Oakville Naturopathic Clinic, Sahaja Yoga Meditation, and the Toronto Vegetarian Association.
Home and Garden exhibitors include As You Wish Parties and Programs, Fern Ridge Landscaping, In The Garden…, and Wild Birds Unlimited who will have a wide selection of bird feeders on display for you.
Many local organizations with new ideas and actions to benefit the natural environment will be in attendance including the Halton Environmental Network (HEN), KAIROS (Oakville-Mississauga), the Oakville and District Labour Council, Physicians for Global Survival, Reclaim Our Democracy, and the Sierra Club of Canada.
There is a growing consumer demand for natural products including those featured by Bear Bottoms Diaper Service, Crofter’s Organic Fruit Spreads, Ecolife Natural Products, Enfleurage Organics, Fresh and Clean, and Nincompoop Farms.
The enjoyment and preservation of nature are central to the Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment, Conservation Halton, the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy, Oakvillegreen Conservation Association, the Ontario Urban Forest Council, and Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources (POWER) which is based in Halton Hills.
All four major political parties will be sharing their environmental platforms with visitors; come and talk politics with federal election candidates and other representatives from the Oakville Federal Green Party Association, Oakville and Burlington New Democratic Party Riding Associations, the Conservative Party of Canada – Oakville, and the Oakville Provincial Liberal Association. As well, the Halton Chapter of Fair Vote Canada will be there to promote proportional electoral representation.
The Burlington Reuse Centre is promoting the 3Rs of reduce, reuse and recycle and will be encouraging you to donate your good useable household goods to their location at 3335 North Service Road.
The Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights will be promoting their 20th annual Earth Week Clean Up of Nature Sites in Oakville scheduled for April 16, getting orders for the sale of recycled rain barrels, and signing up visitors to go on a bus trip to an organic farm.
People who are concerned about local development issues and want smart growth should plan to visit with Citizens Opposed to Paving the Escarpment (COPE), Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL), and Whole Village Ecovillage.
“After visiting the sponsors and exhibitors and taking in a presentation or two, relax while sipping on a fair trade, organic coffee. Enjoy a snack, slice of pizza or baked good at our eco café,” enthuses Mr. Russell who also noted that the Halton Eco Festival strives to be a waste-free event.
Please carpool to this free event with friends, family and neighbours. Bus #28 will deliver you to the door from the Oakville GO station while Bus #3 while bring you there from the Bronte GO.
The 11th annual Halton Eco Festival is one of Ontario’s longest-running environmental fairs. This year’s nine sponsors include the Burlington Reuse Centre, Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment, Conservation Halton, Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, Green Leaders, Halton Region’s Public Works Department, Nincompoop Farms, Oakville and District Labour Council, and the Town of Oakville’s Environmental Policy Department.
“The Halton Eco Festival is for people who want to live a more healthy life, reduce their environmental impact and live in a more sustainable world. Visitors will experience an interactive, informative and fun event featuring a wide-range of eco-friendly products and services that will help them to make sustainable choices for themselves and their families,” said Stephen Dankowich, show manager, and executive director of the Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights.
For more information, phone 905 849 5501 or email the Centre or go to their site.
Gala Fundraiser for Wellspring Cancer Support Centre/Chinguacousy
March 18th 2011Read this and WIN!
Here’s a post about a great cause – a fundraising event for Wellspring Cancer Support Centre/Chinguacousy. And as thanks for reading this and passing the info on to your friends, you could win a gift basket generously provided by The Belfountain General Store. Just post a comment and we’ll enter you in a draw for the gift. The draw closes April 2.
A Gala Evening is planned for Saturday, April 2, 2011 – In Support of Wellspring – Chinguacousy Cancer Support Centre’s Foundation – The 2011 Caledon Butterfly Gala, celebrates ‘for love of the living’. Join us and support this wonderful centre that provides a range of services that make a meaningful difference in promoting recovery of people dealing with cancer.
More information is available at http://wellspringching.ca.
Gala location Banty’s Roost Golf & Country Club, 12600 Bramalea Rd. Caledon East. Tickets $140 per person, cocktails 6 p.m./buffet dinner 7 p.m. (catering by Chef Warren Gelinas, Village Bistro, open bar, HST included). Join us for an exceptional evening of celebration and entertainment including a cirque-tacular performance by A2D2 and Alec & Steve’s duelling pianos. Special Guest Speaker, Master of the Arctic artist Mr. Cory Trepanier. For tickets email info@southfieldsvillagevoice.com or call 905-846-4852.
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Views of Canada Blooms
March 16th 2011The 15th Canada Blooms opened today at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, and the theme this year is rhythms. I was thinking of repetition and height when I saw the Celebrity Stage, beautifully planted to surround the featured speakers, but an inspiration for a home patio garden. Here’s Mike’s photo of part of the stage:
New this year is “JUNO Rocks,” gardens that have been inspired by some JUNO award winning musicians.
Ben Heppner explained how a scene from the opera Parsifal inspired Judith Wright to create his forest garden.
Some other aspects of gardens caught our eye.
This long walk is the opposite side of the attention-getting entrance garden, which is a long wall of bright flowers with green roofs in front. This densely planted walk of bright tulips, boxwood and cedars, makes an impressive “B side.”
I want to try this idea at once! I have a red wagon, I just have to get a load of blooming plants and tuck them in to make this charming, colourful focal point.
This interpretation of the phrase “snake in the grass” is a delightful part of the large children’s play area of slides, a climbing wall and musical instruments.
Another inspiration: this bench of logs is also part of the children’s play garden. I’ll take two or three of these for around my yard, please.
There is so much more to see (and buy) at Canada Blooms. The garden festival runs until March 20.
Dark Skies, Bright Minds: discover the infinite possibilities…
February 12th 2011Here’s some information provided by Arlene Kennedy of Tobermory, about the Dark Skies initiative on the Bruce Peninsula. I find it fascinating. Check this out…
By Arlene Kennedy
Consider what civilization means for our Dark Skies today. This Spring we have a rare opportunity to learn of the discoveries and share the special personal experiences of some of the most passionate, knowledgeable, informed and fascinating speakers of our day.
Dark Skies is the central theme of the third innovative Sources of Knowledge Forum, April 29 and 30, 2011 at the Parks Canada Visitor Centre in Tobermory, Ontario, a chance to explore exciting Dark Skies research and ideas first-hand with 30 minute presentations and 8 workshops by a wide range of a dozen experts, as well as an art exhibition of night photography on view from April 29 to May 8.
Are you a star gazer? They seem so close, you could almost touch them. Unimpeded by light and air pollution, there are at least ten Dark Skies designated sites in Canada. No-one makes light of the value of this rare designation on the North Bruce Peninsula.
Who doesn’t love a sunset? Glorious colour infuses the sky with an ethereal glow that tugs at our senses and our hearts. But what if the sky glow doesn’t go away? We hear of ‘the land of the midnight sun’ where the sun never really sets, but what happens in most cities, in what most of us think of as the dead of night, is everlasting night sky glow. Reflected light, likely captured by air pollution, bounces off highly lit areas into the night sky, blocking out most of the stars and planets. It seem like the stars have become dimmer. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada says a dark sky preserve is a site with “very dark skies and virtually no sky glow on the horizon”.
Too much outdoor lighting in most areas is excessive and poorly designed. It is costly and wastes electricity. It’s not even safe or secure because it blinds us and animals, (like the deer in the glare of headlights), making it all but impossible to see beyond the bright pool of light into the inky black surrounding it – good for actually hiding, rather than revealing.
A good night’s sleep is priceless, but some bedrooms never get fully dark. City street lights interrupt our natural sleep rhythms, leading to health problems. Night light disrupts natural habitats including those of insects, (have you ever watched a naked light bulb swarming with bugs, a heap of bug bodies on the ground below it?), life in the Great Lakes, reptiles, amphibians, bats and migratory birds that are hopefully safeguarded through the Fatal Light Awareness Program. It is clear why biological researchers are attracted to this unique biosphere.
Astronomers often travel to other exotic places such as Arizona, Peru or Australia for conditions like those in North Bruce where on a clear night, you can see forever. Eco-tourism and edu-tourism and dark skies reflect the Bruce Peninsula’s resurgent interest as a sustainable community, as a conservation-minded, innovative and educated community with an attractive lifestyle that attracts more residents and visitors every year.
Human eyesight has evolved to see at night as well as in the day. Night time changes the usual way we experience the outdoor world, especially in our parks. Try taking a flashlight to put on as soon as you get to the park and allow your eyes to become accustomed to the darkness. When you get to the trail or to the area that you want to view the sky, turn off the flashlight. Stand still with your eyes closed then open them. Our eyes are seeing the moon and stars just as our ancient ancestors did. Everything is transformed like an old black and white movie. Some of the stars and planets we see have sent us that light generated uncounted light-years away in the past, light that only now has reached us here on earth. Night skies are a kind of time machine, inspiring tales, reflection, scientific discoveries, music, horoscopes, poetry, art, myths and perhaps even structures like Stonehenge or pyramids. Culture and the ecology of the night also have a unique Aboriginal perspective. See the light and join us at the Dark Skies Forum. Limited registration is now available at www.sourcesofknowledge.ca .
Warm Up at the Guelph Organic Conference 2011
January 21st 2011
Guelph Organic Conference 2010; photo by Mike Davis
Escarpment Views is a media partner for the Guelph Organic Conference taking place Jan. 27 to 30 this month at the University of Guelph. We will have a booth and will be giving out free back issues of the magazine! Come and say hello! Here is some provided information to give you a sense of what the conference is all about, if you haven’t been before:
Thousands of people have attended the Guelph Organic Conference in the past three decades. Their ages are as varied as their lifestyles, from budding young families to active seniors, fifth-generation farmers to city gardeners, but they all have one thing in common: they make the environment a priority on the last weekend in January at the University of Guelph.
The atmosphere in the University Centre is charged with excitement. Newbies discover they are not alone in their pursuit of a healthier planet when they browse the organic expo and tasting fair with more than 150 booths where they can learn about organic seeds, farming, clothing, wine and food, and even international development agencies working in sustainable agriculture.
For veterans of the original green movement, the conference is a festive rendezvous, with friends reuniting over complimentary fair trade organic coffee and hot cider, or browsing book stalls sharing tips on their latest good read. With so much going on, it is hard to keep an eye on the clock.
The wide range of workshops, though, from organic farming strategies to new research, backyard composting and climate change, make sticking to a schedule worthwhile. This year the Sunday morning Holistic Management workshop will be particularly helpful for anyone who has struggled with lifestyle choices that everyone in the family can live with. Priority-setting tools can help keep you on track when it comes to reducing your footprint on the planet.
“It is applicable to any family or small business, or to farmers and ranchers,” says Tony McQuail, who, with his wife Fran, will present the Coles Notes version of this whole-life approach. McQuail points out that when your written plan considers future resources like clean water and a healthy environment to achieve your goals, it reminds you that you need to invest time and energy into preserving those resources. “Holistic Management is really grounded in the environment, and keeping family and your spiritual beliefs as core values.”
Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of organics, making lifestyle changes with your family’s future in mind, searching for opportunities as an organic farm apprentice, or hoping to reconnect with old friends, the 30th Guelph Organic Conference is the place to be at the end of January.
Here’s more information about the conference.
Thornbury celebrates new businesses
November 12th 2010The historic harbour town of Thornbury is bursting with business. Celebrations abound with five new retailers collaborating to host their grand opening parties on Sat. Nov. 20 from 4 to 8 pm.
This summer saw the launch of five new businesses in Thornbury, each offering unique products to enhance the boutique feeling of this charming harbour town and contributing to the economic development of its active main street. Grand openings include Gaia, women’s fashions featuring Canadian designers using eco‐friendly fabrics, Evolution for Men, all things masculine, Wonderactive Art Studio, [I've since been informed that it's "Shop"], interactive sculpture and imaginative art classes, Mantra Yoga Studio, all kinds of classes for all types of students, and The Cheese Gallery, cheese and gourmet foods featuring a tasting bar.
Through innovation, diversity, and a commitment to service, Thornbury has bounced out of the recession with new vitality and new businesses, with more currently in development. With the economy growing stronger, bridge restoration nearing completion, and Hwy 26 construction drawing to an end, these new shops and studios are well positioned for a successful winter season. Building on a strong summer season, Thornbury retailers are working together as ambassadors of the town to share information and marketing, giving visitors and residents alike great reasons to shop locally.
In this cooperative spirit, Pamper and Soothe, famous for its European flair and unique gifts, invited the grand opening participants to host their festivities on the evening of its annual Christmas customer appreciation night on Nov. 20. To celebrate, everyone is opening their doors with specials, promotions, and a party in town!
Ellen Anderson, mayor of the Town of the Blue Mountains, will be on hand at 4pm for ribbon cutting ceremonies to officially welcome the new businesses to the area.
Chile’s Rescue of Miners a Lesson for the World
October 14th 2010I can’t let the rescue of the 33 miners in Chile pass without comment. It seems that so much could so easily have gone so very wrong. Instead, it’s been called by some reporters, a case study in correct disaster response.
Last night I was channel hopping to find as much news as I could, and watched ABC’s 20/20. It was the first report I saw on the whole rescue, not just of the men coming out of the rescue cage.
Aspects that fascinate me include the first time estimate of rescue taking until Christmas. Was this a deliberate overestimate to prevent despair if an early target couldn’t be reached? Then there’s the support of the miners while they were underground. Water bottles, food, the famous toothbrushes were sent down through a tiny shaft, but 20/20 revealed that they were also given a phone, camera, clothing, and even a projection screen and cots! How did they get so much through so little?
NASA’s involvement in advising on living in close quarters and isolation will be interesting to learn. The miners’ resolve to survive co-operatively will give another lesson. 20/20 reported that at first there were arguments and fist fights among them, until the shift foreman took command and organized the men into teams with responsibilities. How did he manage this in such terrifying, desperate conditions?
I’ve also been awed by the under-reported service of four soldiers who went down the rescue shaft to help each miner put on the equipment in the cage for the journey to the surface. What a heroic effort for that first man who voluntarily went down the shaft to the miners, with no one knowing for certain if the cage would work and not get stuck. Furthermore, those four unnamed soldiers remained underground until every miner was out. At any time there could have been a failure or collapse that would have trapped them permanently. Here is unsung courage of the highest order.
The fact that Chile welcomed international offers of help from world experts is likely an enormously significant factor in the flawless success of the rescue. The best managers know what they don’t know, and seek assistance in these areas. Chile and the miners themselves, managed this perfectly and can now teach the world.
Mike would like to add how different this was, from the tragic rescue attempt of Floyd Collins, a caver who got stuck underground when a rock fell on his foot, trapping him in a narrow passage. Rescuers drilled down to free him, but he died of exposure and starvation after 14 days, only three days before they reached him. This happened in 1925 and Mike says that now, with current rescue techniques, Collins would likely have been saved.
To have a look under the ground of the Niagara Escarpment, see our feature “Beginner Caves on the Escarpment.” Nowhere near as deep as the safe room in the Chilean mine, it still shows you what it’s like to have tons of rock over your head. Anyone want to go caving? And what has impressed you about the Chilean rescue success?
Bookstores celebrate Independents’ Day
October 13th 2010Independent booksellers have a unique role in our communities. On Sat. Oct. 16, bookshops across the country will be hosting promotional events in celebration of Independents’ Day, a major marketing drive championing the cultural and economic contributions made by long-established and new-generation independent booksellers operating in many Canadian communities.
Customer-focused, commercially-savvy and digitally-aware, independent booksellers are carving an invaluable niche for themselves in their local communities, despite trying economic times and increased competition.
“Independent bookstores are at the heart of the neighbourhoods they serve, catering to local tastes and interests, encouraging lively book exchange via store-sponsored book clubs and authors events, and knowledgeably and passionately connecting readers with books they will love,” says Mark Lefebvre, president of Canadian Booksellers Association. “On Independents’ Day, we celebrate their importance as local cultural hubs and vital contributors to Canada’s diverse and dynamic literary community.”
Now in its fifth year, Independents’ Day provides a platform for bookstores across Canada to raise awareness of the issues that affect their businesses including:
*The importance of independent bookstores in promoting regional/local literature, works that might not be noticed by a chain store that buys for the entire country at once.
*The contribution independently owned businesses make to their local economy; money spent at one’s local bookstore helps sustain the local economy and create local jobs. Also, Independents support local causes (i.e. teams, schools, charities and arts organizations).
*The role independent bookstores play in creating a community that favours the arts and promotes economic success by encouraging innovators to stay there.
*The potential for major parts of Canada’s bookselling industry – a chief disseminator of Canadian culture – to fall to foreign ownership.
Bookstores will be marking the occasion in a variety of reader-friendly ways: contests, giveaways, author readings and signings are just a few of the events booksellers have in store. You can find out more about Independents’ Day activities or simply stop by your nearest Independent on Oct. 16 to join in on the celebration.
Independents’ Day is an initiative of Canadian Booksellers Association, a national trade association that represents close to 1,000 bookstores, including trade, campus, specialty, chain, used and rare booksellers, in urban and rural communities.
Ball’s Falls Thanksgiving Festival
October 05th 2010The long-standing classic Niagara tradition of the annual Ball’s Falls Thanksgiving Festival will take place this weekend. The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) hosts the 36th annual festival from October 8 to 11 at Ball’s Falls Conservation Area in Jordan. This has become a favourite tradition for families and visitors who come from far and wide to partake in the festivities. In addition to the many items available for purchase, everyone can enjoy the incredible beauty of this 19th-century industrial hamlet, set amid the majestic Niagara Escarpment and Twenty Valley. The event is a major fundraiser for the Conservation Authority, with revenues from admission directed to a number of conservation programs.
The festival opens on Friday, October 8 and runs through to Monday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $6.00 per adult; children under 14 years of age are free when accompanied by an adult. Friday, October 8 is Seniors Day, with admission only $4.00 for seniors.
This festival features the exceptional work of many artisans offering unique items for sale. Daily live entertainment, children’s activities and numerous heritage displays will keep visitors engaged. The rich natural and cultural heritage of this conservation area also offers an opportunity to explore the many historical features on site including tours of the Ball family home, the historical Church, a visit through the Grist Mill and a look inside the Blacksmith shop.
A number of activities will also take place at the Centre for Conservation including “Northern Owls,” a travelling exhibit from the ROM. The National Film Board film, The Lady and the Owl, featuring Kay McKeever of the Owl Foundation, will be running throughout the day. Wildlife artist Mark Ricker will be painting a new work throughout the entire festival. He will also be featuring his paintings on feathers among his owl images. Mark graduated from advertising at Algonquin College, Art and Design and multimedia design at Niagara College. Upon graduation, Mark taught at Niagara College until 2001 when he decided to focus his full attention on his art career.
There will be free draws for Owl Magazine gift bags, Legend of the Guardians merchandise in conjunction with the Northern Owls exhibit as well as selected prizes awarded each day at 2:00 p.m. There will be an owl art and activities room where visitors of all ages can make an owl arm puppet, puzzles, masks and more! Join in a Scavenger Hunt with prizes and a raffle in conjunction with the next exhibit War on the Lakes 1812-1814. You can enter to win a signed print by noted marine artist Peter Rindlisbacher, or a CD by Ian Bell. Visit the core gallery and learn about the natural and cultural history of Ball’s Falls and the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. The gift shop will be open and offering snacks and great merchandise at reasonable prices.
Again this year, the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Foundation will host a raffle with an assortment of great prizes generously donated by the festival artisans, so be sure to visit them in the Big Barn to purchase your tickets in support this vital fundraising effort.
Ball’s Falls Conservation Area is located south of Vineland on Regional Road 24. To avoid the traffic congestion along Victoria Ave., visitors are encouraged to use the alternate routes as follows:
From Toronto: Follow QEW Niagara to Exit 64 (Ontario St. Beamsville) Take Ontario St. to Regional Road 81 (King St.) Turn LEFT and follow to Regional Road 24 (Victoria Ave.) Turn RIGHT onto Victoria Ave. and follow to 8th Ave. Turn LEFT onto 8th Ave. then turn LEFT onto 21st St. and LEFT at 7th Ave. to enter Parking Area.
From Niagara Falls/Buffalo: Follow QEW to Exit 55 (Jordan Rd.)Follow Jordan Road to Regional Road 81and follow signs to Ball’s Falls Parking; or access via Hwy 20 to Victoria Ave. Southbound – Follow Directional signs to new park access entrance.
A courtesy shuttle service from the parking lot into the park area is available for those who wish to use it and visitors will be able to utilize a courtesy parcel checking service that will be conveniently available at the NPCA Information Tent. Handicap parking is available and visitors are reminded that the NO PETS POLICY at Special Events is in effect for the duration of the festival.
Escarpment Views has been at this festival and gives you a look at the colours of Ball’s Falls in autumn! Free copies of the current Autumn issue are available at the Ball’s Falls Centre for Conservation. Pick one up when you visit the Festival.
To keep on top of what’s happening all along the Niagara Escarpment, subscribe to Escarpment Views.
