Upcoming Events
March 02, 2007
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
The 2007 World Day of Prayer Service
will be held at
Sacred Heart of Mary Church
Friday, March 2, 2007
“United Under God’s Tent”
hosted by the Sacred Heart of Mary CWL
Everyone Welcome
The Annual World Day of Prayer service is written each year by women of a different country. In 2007 the women of Paraguay have called us to join together under God’s tent in worship. Paraguay is a country of industrious women who make anduti lace, a fabric which is like a spider-web of different designs, in many separate parts which are joined together to form one whole . This lace symbolizes the community of Paraguay and of the world.
The service begins with this reflection: “It is wonderful to know that as we bow our heads in prayer, we will feel the presence of God over us as though it were an immense cloak which covers all. We know that we are united together under God’s protection with all the people who accompany us in this celebration.” This International Day of Prayer continues to be the basis for the themes for our celebrations.
March 12, 2007
March 16, 2007
"The Gospel According to St. Mark"
Sponsored by the churches of Wolfe Island,
Trinity Anglican, Wolfe Island United and Sacred Heart of Mary
present the play
“The Gospel According to Saint Mark”.
It will be performed in its entirety by one man,
Kingston actor, Matthew Gibson,
Sacred Heart of Mary Church
Friday, March 16 2007 at 7:30.
The admission is free, a gift to the islands by the three churches.
Gibson, named by The National Post as one of the best actors of 2004, brings The Gospel According to Saint Mark,considered the oldest of the Gospels to vivid life in a dramatic two-hour solo performance, bringing the text alive through a unique blend of storytelling and theatre.
More Info to follow.
March 17, 2007
Seniors Social
The Wolfe Island Annual Senior’s Social
Happens this year on St. Patrick’s Day
Saturday, March 17th
Wolfe Island United Church Hall (St. Andrew’s)
Please arrive at 11:45 a.m. for lunch at noon.
An event Guaranteed to be FUN with an Irish Flavour
Sponsored by the St. Lawrence and Wolfe Island Women’s Institutes
supported by the Anglican Ladies Guild, W.I. United Church Women & the Catholic Women’s League
ST. PATRICKs DAY PARTY
At the
ISLAND GRILL
Featuring Irish favourites (from noon to 9 pm)
Beef and Guinness Stew, Shepherd’s Pie and Potato Leek Soup
Perhaps a wee bit of Green Beer, Irish Coffee or Irish Whiskey will help to get you in the spirit!
Come party with
OFF LIMITS
Saturday March 17th
8:30 pm to 12:30
The Island Grill 1222 Hwy 96 Wolfe Island
613-385-2157 www.wolfeislandgrill.com
March 20, 2007
WIBTA MEETING CHANGE OF TIME FOR SPECIAL EVENT
The Wolfe Island Business and Tourism (WIBTA) March Meeting to be held on Tueday, March 20th and will include a special Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation special workshop beginning at 6 pm.
Please be at the Wolfe Island United Church Hall at 5:45 pm
SPECIAL EVENT SAVY
What you need to know to make your events more successful
Join Jackie St. Pierre as she leads you through the process of planning an event– big or small. Learn the critical issues and elements in planning and organizing special events and develop the necessary skills needed to ensure maximum success. Topics include understanding your event objectives, budgeting, logistics, needs analysis, marketing promotions, and volunteer management.
Jackie has served a variety of business, public service, and public personality roles in Kingston over the past 20 years, all tied to marketing, events and community improvement.
The event will be held:Tuesday, March 20, 2007
from 6-8 pm at the Wolfe Island United Church Hall.
Please note this special event will be held in conjunction with WIBTA’s March General Meeting. Please be at the Church Hall at 5:45 pm. for a 6 p.m. start with Jackie
March 24, 2007
Are you Wild about Wetlands?
Volunteer Orientation & Training Session
Saturday, March 24th, 10am to 1pm at
the Escott Branch of the TLTI Library
Are you Wild about Wetlands?
Bird Studies Canada, the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences and John Cooke, with support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, are working to expand the Marsh Monitoring Program throughout Eastern Ontario, including the 1000 Islands Area.
We are seeking wetland aficionados to be trained to monitor amphibians and/or birds (prior experience not necessary) and who are willing to spend about 10 hours per year as a volunteer monitor of a local wetland.
Learn the techniques used in the nationally-recognized Marsh Monitoring Program from the folks who coordinate it!
Help advance the study and protection of marshes in YOUR watershed.
Are you already a participant? Then come out to meet the MMP staff, and review your survey technique.
Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible!
Contact John Cooke by phone at (613)659-4074 or by e-mail dad2cjlm@yahoo.ca. Visit www.bsc-eoc.org/mmpmain.html for more information. Directions and details will be provided upon your registration.
March 27, 2007
Wolfe Island Wind Project
NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES
Canadian Renewable Energy Corporation
CREC invites you to attend
Public Open Houses regarding the Wolfe Island Wind Project. The Public Open Houses will provide identical information and will afford stakeholders
and other interested parties the opportunity to review the project layout, results of the ESP, and general planning constraints, as well as to provide
comments regarding responsible development of the wind resource at Wolfe Island to the project team.
The Public Open Houses are scheduled for:
When: March 27, 2007
Where: Sacred Heart Catholic School
57 Highway 95, Wolfe Island
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
When: March 28, 2007.
Where: Ambassador Conference Resort
1550 Princess Street, Kingston
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
(“CREC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc. (“Canadian Hydro”), is proposing to develop a wind plant on Wolfe Island,
in the Township of Frontenac Islands, near Kingston, Ontario. Canadian Hydro is passionate about building a sustainable future, and with eighteen plants in operation, is recognized as one of Canada’s premier independent developers of
EcoLogo™ certified low-impact renewable energy facilities (www.canhydro.com).
The Wolfe Island Wind Project will consist of 86, 2.3 megawatt (“MW”) wind turbines, strategically placed throughout the western portion of Wolfe Island and will generate approximately 198 megawatts of renewable energy. Key ancillary features on Wolfe Island include access roads, a transformer station, collector and transmission lines, and an operations and maintenance building.
Electricity generated by the Project will be transmitted by a submarine cable across the “Lower Gap” between Wolfe Island and Kingston, where it will be connected by underground transmission line to the provincial grid.
Interconnection and a new switching station to facilitate the interconnection with the provincial grid will be located adjacent to Hydro One Networks Inc.’s existing Gardiners Transformer Station.
CREC has retained Stantec Consulting Ltd. (“Stantec”) to complete the Environmental Screening Process (“ESP”) for a Category B Project, as required under Ontario Regulation 116/01 of the Environmental Assessment Act.
The ESP is described in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment’s Guide to Environmental Assessment Requirements for Electricity Projects, March 2001.
In accordance with the ESP, CREC initially undertook a Screening of the Project. However, during the Screening, CREC voluntarily elevated the Project
to an Environmental Review in response to the more detailed studies and assessment undertaken for the Project. Stantec is therefore preparing an
Environmental Review Report to assist with the environmental and planning aspects of the project. CREC and Stantec are also in the process of working
with federal authorities to ensure the project fulfills applicable federal permits and approvals as well as the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
Public Open Houses are being held, and stakeholder input collected, as part of the above-noted regulatory processes.
Stakeholder participation is an important component of the ESP. In order to ensure that the appropriate environmental protection measures are
incorporated into the project design, your input and questions are encouraged. To provide the study team with your comments, or for further
information, please visit us at www.wolfeislandwind.com or call Stantec collect at (519) 836-6050. Written comments can also be sent to:
Rob Miller
Project Engineer
Canadian Renewable Energy Corporation
c/o 190 Collingwood Street
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 3X8
Kara Hearne Project Manager
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
361 Southgate Drive
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 3M5
Fax: 519.836.2493
E-mail: comments@wolfeislandwind.com
Information will be collected and used in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and solely for the purpose of assisting CREC in meeting environmental assessment and local planning requirements. This material will be maintained on file for use during the study and may be included in project documentation. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.
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