Fate of KL Horticultural Society hangs in the balance
Author of the article: Brad Sherratt
Kirkland Lake could be on the verge of losing one of its most historically important organizations
The Kirkland Lake Horticultural Society will be holding a meeting May 18th to decide its fate.
Since 1934 the society has been run by a small group of dedicated citizens who do their best in so many ways to help beautify the town.
Over the years its members have held flower shows, organized gardens walks, brought in guest speakers and did their best to teach people the art of gardening.
The society has also been at the forefront of keeping the town beautified through the planting of flowers across the community.
Unfortunately many members are now seniors and cannot carry on performing these tasks and the group is reaching out hoping to find new people to take over.
The Society will hold a meeting at the Legion on May 18th. If there is not enough interest in keeping the organization running, they will begin the process of folding. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the society and volunteering their time are encouraged to attend. The meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm.
Kirkland Lake could be on the verge of losing one of its most historically important organizations
The Kirkland Lake Horticultural Society will be holding a meeting May 18th to decide its fate.
Since 1934 the society has been run by a small group of dedicated citizens who do their best in so many ways to help beautify the town.
Over the years its members have held flower shows, organized gardens walks, brought in guest speakers and did their best to teach people the art of gardening.
The society has also been at the forefront of keeping the town beautified through the planting of flowers across the community.
Unfortunately many members are now seniors and cannot carry on performing these tasks and the group is reaching out hoping to find new people to take over.
The Society will hold a meeting at the Legion on May 18th. If there is not enough interest in keeping the organization running, they will begin the process of folding. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the society and volunteering their time are encouraged to attend. The meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm.
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Rowan Marchand: 2022 Recipient
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Ontario Horticultural AssociationThe Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA) is a horticultural organization in Ontario. It was established in 1906 by the Government of Ontario, via an Act in the Ontario Legislature, which split the Agricultural and Horticultural Societies into the Ontario Agricultural Fairs Association and the OHA.
The OHA consists of 19 Districts and 282 autonomous local societies; its executive council has representatives from each district. As of 2012, the OHA counts over 28,808 members. The OHA, directly or through local horticultural societies, promotes education about horticulture and greater community involvement in local beautification. It achieves this by various means:
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District 12 Northeastern OntarioDistrict 12 Northeastern Ontario is comprised of 7 Societies in the Districts of Cochrane, Timiskaming and North Nipissing. The District covers a large area from Kapuskasing in the north to Englehart in the south. The area includes large forests, agricultural land, many lakes and rivers, and many cities and municipalities. There are vast areas of Crown land, provincial parks and kilometres and kilometres of highway! In fact, there are approximately 295 km of highway between our furthest 2 Societies, Kapuskasing and Englehart, and requires 4 1/2 to 5 hours of driving!
There are at present horticultural Societies in Cochrane, Englehart, Iroquois Falls, Kapuskasing, Kirkland Lake, Porcupine and Timmins. |
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