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' un e ' A _ V a " ownedtheir fmnmthe north and heme elm and restricted in its - I'Gl '.: " _, -" 0:013:31 ahe Township for over 40 'itll"]?',,'," vistas and Vilgeii’atig: . ' EN r. s'l',,'-l'sird 1 a I ye . . . b rotected Join y y ' " wr _ t . ' . few ears ago, wiO e p [% . N _ butE1 f1,),1h,isd1stf).1iaf1rspi refuge, trust and the landowner “It? ‘ _ t f hi: gunnery and his passion. continues to hold the title tot e , , r ' P , ’5 _ ears, he established land. . " ' " flleiJt"e1syo7caJrsiei/y't'lr"llils'lGt reassignment; id es on the Mil-acre rs, r 't1irg1tt1dvieisd he may have out property she and Dr, If?” l a a . city physician by rust 33W (3et. 12,1962. The oufe l 9:3 ation he was a true was SO badly Off! it was “min m . . - ' 3 ggtufalist ahd the farm was his as an eiftra.d 1?1a1,ii1"ills YEA": Boa 'rt'fit','il'ify' the stresses of urban overpas ure an ' uests a detailed history of her farm at 9" . [ fggeat from. _ barren, aside from the mature Eogyr/‘koegiézy; 'g,')1t'v'2tg1sni' with the Northumberland Land Trust. te1gggirtrgajgrttgieii1gi trees. See Land Trust; page 2 Presenting her with a plaque was trust chair James Thomas. 1 approac e . _ ' - ‘ di d " . a '" . 3 Erin Reed Room de mate ('os ennui? new 'CLS genie/0? 3 . I Continued from page I ' reflected on the family decision to donate l -- - ___. the money to fight child abuse. Mr. Reed ' Some of Erin's peers took one further was clearly enunciating the feelings of I, step this fall, raising the money to everyone in the room when he concluded i purchase a television for the memorial that it was unfortunate that the recognition _ room in her memory. Many of them were had to come in the face of such a tragedy. _ in attendance at the Sunday ceremony. Arlene Reed cut the ribbon on a mural Addressing the guests at the ceremony, depicting one child helping another and Ms. Torrie stated that Erin recognized Jim Reed unveiled the commemorative T every child has the right to be special and plaque which carried words which will to grow up in safety. always be tied in Colborne to Erin's - BOOST executive Director Karyn passion: "To the world you might be one . Kennedy was touched by the Reed family person, but to one person you might be the donation and observed that the family world", ". understood what Erin did meant much to ' Erin Reed, Robyn Taylor and Kandas . the organization. Derry died in a motor vehicle accident May Jim Reed concluded the speeches, and 16, 2008. . ------'"--er---------- Continued from page I the northwest corner of Hope Township, V the McEwen property in the Ganaraska Reflecting on the rich life she shared Hills. The trust is negotiating an p . with her husband, and the difficulty of agreement for a 50-acre parcel abutting facing his passing, Mrs. Leckey recited a Peter’s Woods and is in early negotiations short poem; "Pain makes you think, regardingwetlands near Close Point. . Thinking makes you wise, Wisdom gives The Leckey property is the first you fyeedom"., . . Cramahe Township property and the Now, having had time to consular their trust's first easement. lives together, Mrs. Lackey sees the Close to 150 people belong to the easement as an opportunity to create a Northumberland ” Land Trust, an legacy and a memorial in her husband's independent organization whose purpose i.s honour. to manage and maintain lands in the _ Land Trust Past Chair Dr. Doug Gait county which are naturally and ' gave an analogy to remind guests of the historically sensitive. need to protect our land from future Board members of the non-governmental degradation. . . group consider it a grassroots "ft wasn't raining the day Noah built his organization. It is funded by donations and ark,"he observed. , nominal annual memberships sold to The Leakey easement is the fourth anyone interested in supporting . property to come under the protection of enVironmentalism in Northumberland ' the Northumberland Land Trust in its four County. _ year existence, A quote taken from Eleanor Roosevelt by The first property was donated by Dr. Dr. Gait describes the purpose ofthe group: Mary 1edtifit'ge and included the "The future belongs; to those who believe in Laurie Lawso Outdoor Education Centre. the beauty of their dreams." _ The trust owns another loo-acre piece in F l g M + I -. _ ""e _ - â€"_â€"_‘_â€".