**This notification has been approved by the Ontbirds co-ordinator** Another year has passed and it is time to obtain or renew ‘free’ entry permits for the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons. The municipality requires annual permits.
There are a number of methods to obtain the permit and the easiest is by email. **Please note the phone number has changed to a call centre number. I do not send out permits (!), so please use one of the following methods: 1) By Email (**change ‘at’ to @): Send your request to Candy McGuigan, Customer Service Rep. at: candym at chatham-kent.ca Or, anyone at the office can help you, including: Brian: bmcracken at chatham-kent.ca Terrie: tsloan at chatham-kent.ca Your permit will be sent as a WORD attachment. Print it off, sign, and keep with you. Send a scanned, signed copy back to one of the above emails for their current files. 2) In Person: Visit the Municipal Service Centre downtown Blenheim 8:30am---4:30pm, Mon. to Fri. 35 Talbot St. West [in the Post Office building ] 3) By Mail: Blenheim Municipal Service Centre P.O.Box 2128, Blenheim,On., N0P 1A0 4) By Fax or Phone: ---------------------------------------------------------- Fax : 519-676-0244 ---------------------------------------------------------- Phone : 519-360-1998 **This is a call centre number and you will have to ask for the Blenheim office. The extension numbers at Blenheim are: Candy (3238) Brian (3239) Terrie (3260) 5) Permits will once again be available at the Rondeau Provincial Park visitor centre desk during the festival in May. DIRECTIONS TO THE LAGOON SITE: Blenheim is on #3 Hwy [Talbot Rd.] in Chatham-Kent. Take # 3 Hwy West out of Blenheim, about 1 km. You will see a car wash at the corner of Lagoon Rd., turn right [North]. Go about 1/2 km. and you will see a small locked gate [see below]. Enter at this gate *ONLY*. For those coming by #401. Take interchange #90-which is #40 Hwy North & Communication Rd. South. Travel South, towards Blenheim, a few km. Just as you reach the outskirts of Blenheim, you will see a "Sobey's " grocery store. It is at the corner of Allison Rd. Turn right On Allison and travel 2.9 km. This will take you to Lagoon Rd., Turn left on Lagoon Rd. where you will see the lagoon property and the small gate [not the large gate]. Entry is by combination lock. You will be given the #'s with your Permit (same # as always!). Do not pass #'s on to other people. NOTE: **Please park on the lagoon side of the road only. Road becomes too narrow for farm machinery if cars are on both sides. **Please close and latch gate behind you when entered. **Please LOCK gate when leaving! (I have arrived there with nobody in sight and seeing the gate wide open many times!!) This is a privilege so please be respectful. Please make use of the sightings book in the box near the gate to record your significant sightings. Others will appreciate to know what is around. (Many thanks to Irene Woods for maintaining the sightings book on a yearly basis!) RECENT SIGHTINGS: The lagoon cells have very high water due to recent rains. There have been lots of ducks with a good variety. Eastern Meadowlarks are singing in the grassy areas. Wet spots in nearby fields should host shorebirds soon. Gulls have been congregating in nearby fields and should be scrutinized for rarities. Good birding, Blake A. Mann Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent Email: boatmannATkent.net Blog: www.burgbirder.blogspot.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
