President : Howard Goodfellow, Vice President: Larry Keeley, Treasurer : Bill Hornbostel, Secretary : Sandra Peters, Technician : John Glover, Membership : Patricia Calder, Communications : Bob Robertson, Program: Alasdair Gillespie. Outings : Allan Short, Outreach : Elaine Amenta, Member At Large : Chloe Craig A collection of some of our members best summer shots captured while out roaming with their cameras. Bryan Marjoram Photo July 2014
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President: Howard Goodfellow, Vice President: Larry Keeley,
Treasurer: Bill Hornbostel, Secretary: Sandra Peters, Technician:
John Glover, Membership: Patricia Calder, Communications: Bob
Robertson, Program: Alasdair Gillespie. Outings: Allan Short, Outreach
: Elaine Amenta, Member At Large: Chloe Craig
A collection of some of our
members best summer shots
captured while out roaming
with their cameras.
Bryan Marjoram Photo
July
2014
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Editor’s note: This has been a great summer for capturing images, either
while travelling, at the cottage, walking the dog, hiking, a day at the beach,
Canada Day celebrations, on biking trails, an almost endless variety of
activities available to us throughout our region and beyond. In this summer
edition of our newsletter, we have a compilation of NPC members “summer
shooting.” Enjoy!
More from Bryan Marjoram
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The assassination of Austria’s archduke, Franz Ferdinand, on 28 June
1914 is widely regarded as the flashpoint for the start of the First
World War. 2014 marks the centenary of the ‘war to end all wars.’
(Newspaper article)
Teresa Glover never set out to be a campaigner – but the retiree from
Cobourg, Ontario is quickly making a name for herself as the force
behind a nationwide movement to mark the 100th anniversary of the
start of the First World War. It all began in February, when Glover’s
husband, John, casually mentioned the war anniversary while going
through some family genealogy.“I said then that we should plant
poppies all over our garden to honour this important centenary,”
Glover says. “By morning I thought I would run it by the mayor of my
town.”
Glover was somewhat surprised by the mayor’s immediate,
enthusiastic response to the idea.
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The mayor, Gil Brocanier, agreed to plant 100 red poppies close to the
beach along Lake Ontario and place a small plaque to let people know
why they were planted. Inspired by this initial positive response,
Glover decided to email more mayors across Canada, urging them to
do the same in their towns. To date, 85 towns and cities – from
Newfoundland to British Columbia – have notified her of their intention
to participate in the initiative.
Glover also contacted garden clubs, asking them to encourage their
members to plant poppies in their own gardens. Her hope is that
thousands of people will make the effort to plant the little red flower
that has come to symbolize all those who fought in the Great War.
“I had a vision of poppies growing across the country this summer, and
of people being able to see them as they drive around Canada,” says
the 64-year-old, who moved to Cobourg from Richmond Hill with her
husband after they retired over a year ago.
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‘It was a simple yet powerful idea. Plant 100 poppies in 100 cities to
mark 100 years since the First World War began. And retired librarian
Teresa Glover started the project in her own yard.
“My feeling was that there was such a huge loss in that war that it
must have touched every village and town in Canada,” Glover says.
“So maybe we could do something very simple just to show we didn’t
forget.”
Glover decided to email mayors all over Canada to see if they would be
willing to plant 100
poppies. She emailed
the mayor of Cobourg,
Ont., her hometown,
and received a reply
the next morning
saying he liked the
idea.
She wrote to over 100 mayors and received replies from 84 saying they
would plant the poppies. Many of them have promised pictures and any
articles written about the planting. Glover’s favourite story so far is
from Abbotsford, B.C., where a Grade 2 class and veterans from the
local legion planted the poppies together.
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Glover’s drive has
also garnered
support outside
cities.
Horticulture
groups have
jumped on board,
and Glover says a
group in Sault
Ste. Marie, Ont.
purchased
300,000 seeds to
distribute for free in the area.
Though it’s nearing the end of poppy planting season and she’s
currently around 16 cities shy of her goal of 100, Glover says she
hasn’t given up. “Spring is the best time, so another couple of weeks