They are the blood in the veins of the international economy. The 1.8 million seafarers worldwide are crucial for the necessities and luxuries the rest of the world craves. And how classist and racist so many in the maritime industry are towards seafarers. Through those years, I have been increasingly aware of the seafarers' plight and how invisible they are to the world. I have known that my birthday is on the International Day of the Seafarer for eight years. 🤰 Now, I get that many people love their birthdays, and I am really happy for them! It is not a big feat to be born - and if anyone should be celebrated on your day - it should be your mom.
I have always thought birthdays are hard to get worked up about. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.Seafarers and the LGBTQ+ community filled my birthday with meaning. (Keith Dempsey is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Brockville Recorder and Times. Staff says more information regarding the recruitment campaign and the open house is expected soon. 11.Īpplications can be submitted online through the township website or by sending a note of interest and resume to open house will be held July 29 at Station 4 in Lyndhurst for an information session, demonstrations, and the ability to meet some of the team. This recruitment campaign runs until Aug. The Leeds and the Thousand Islands Fire Service is now accepting applications for paid on-call firefighters. 1613 or email accepted for paid on-call firefighters in TLTI Staff asks that the community avoid areas that have been barricaded off for the duration of disruption.įor more information, contact the Public Works department at 61 ext. The disruption will occur until Thursday.Ī portion of Town Hall Park will be closed to the public for tree pruning and tree removal. Town of Gananoque staff has announced a service disruption involving Town Hall Park. Gananoque’s Town Hall Park undergoing disruption this week Help save species at risk.”įor more information regarding turtles visit Ontario Turtle Conservation Network ontarioturtle.ca or Turtles Kingston at.
“Helping to do your part will have a positive impact on the turtle population and saving a turtle has a beneficial impact on the population as a whole. “Please slow down and avoid turtles when it is safe to do so,” town officials continue. Typically, the turtle season is considered to be May to September, while nesting is typically mid-May to mid-July. “Countless turtles are run over by cars and killed each year on Ontario’s roads.” “There may be no bigger threat to turtles in Ontario than that of our busy roads and highways,” a town news release reads. With turtles frequenting the waterfront community, they unfortunately cross roads in many locations throughout the area. Town of Gananoque staff are reminding the community to do their part to help protect the turtle population. Gananoque reminding community to brake for turtles Interested parties can contact for more information. Types of events that can be held include rollerblading, concerts, ball hockey, training camps and clinics, shuffleboard, market events, demos, shows, cornhole, birthdays and corporate events, officials noted. The rink is also available for special events, tournaments and private rentals. Nets are also available, weather permitting. Gananoque town staff are reminding citizens that the Gord Brown Memorial Canada 150 Outdoor Rink in Gananoque is open daily for drop-in use. Outdoor rink space available throughout summer Gananoque council has directed staff to provide a report on alternatives to fireworks displays at town events, recognizing that noise can negatively affect wildlife, domestic animals, humans and the environment. Meanwhile, council awarded the Lagoon Road and Berm Maintenance tender to Robert Nash Excavating, in the amount of $897,992.01, to repair the berm and roadway at the lagoon. to complete the reconstruction of phase one of Arthur Street between Stone Street and Charles Street, to a limit of $2,579,698.80.Ĭouncil also awarded a reconstruction tender to Morrison Hershfield Ltd., for inspection and contract administration services for the same reconstruction project, to a limit of $74,240. Gananoque council recently awarded a contract to Len Corcoran Excavating Ltd. Mayor Corinna Smith-Gatcke, on behalf of the Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, presented Freda White with the Ontario Senior of the Year certificate, recognizing her decades of volunteer service. The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands celebrated Seniors Month by hosting a Senior Volunteer Tea event in Lansdowne on Wednesday, June 28.
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