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a problemwhen foraging in strawberry fields or grape arbours. The wild turkey has become a popular addition to Ontario’s hunting scene.The bird is wary of humans but also can prove aggres- sive if cornered or when it feels threatened, pecking its large wings to strike hard blows. It also seems very traffic aware though flocks of wild turkeys are bold and fearless when crossing a road as a group between their roosting places in trees and bush to wherever their favourite foraging grounds are. Wild turkeys move into Rockland?
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Rockland is becoming a popular “bedroom community” for nearby Ottawa-Orléans. But one particular family group showing upmore andmore often around the neigh- bourhood may be a bit more particular about the local real estate when choosing a place to “roost”. About a decade ago, theMinistry of Natu- ral Resources (MNR) introduced a program aimed at restoring the wild turkey as part of Ontario’s indigenous wildlife landscape. The end results have provenmore successful maybe than MNR officials ever dreamed with wild turkey, in flocks and individuals, a frequent sight along rural country roads and even in some urban residential areas like Rockland. Some farmers in rural communities like Alfred-Plantagenet Township have asked MNR to now step in with a control program for the bird. Their main concern is protec- tion of their soy crops. MNR officials have stated that the regular hunting season for wild turkey is sufficient for managing the size of the local flocks and that farmers do have the right to shoot birds if they prove a nuisance to crops. Kerry Coleman, Ontario Woodlot Asso- ciation director (OWA), noted in media in- terviews that the wild turkey is most often feeding on insects when spotted in local fields and gardens, though theymight prove
They’re not the usual sort of visitor to Rockland or other towns and villages in Prescott- Russell, but wild turkey sightings are becoming more and more frequent these days and not just along the backcountry roads.
500 $ pour le Centre d’aide de Rockland
Le magasin Tigre Géant a fait un don de 500 $ au Centre d’aide de Rockland. Chaque année, le commerce de la rue Laurier organise une collecte de fonds dans le temps des Fêtes et remet ensuite l’argent à des organismes caritatifs. La vente de calendriers a permis de gonfler la somme remise et c’est le Centre d’aide qui a été choisi comme bénéficiaire cette année. Le Centre offre le service de Banque alimentaire à environ 225 personnes de Rockland et des environs, dont 50% sont des enfants d’âge scolaire. Le Centre d’aide de Rockland gère aussi une friperie sur la rue Chamberland, ce qui lui permet de financer la Banque. Les dons de la communauté demeurent cependant indispensables à son maintien, de même que la contribution des 75 bénévoles qui permettent d’assurer les différents services. Ci- dessus, le vice-président du Centre, YvonHuppé, reçoit le chèque du propriétaire du Tigre Géant de Rockland, Frédéric Martin. (CQ)
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