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An information session about noxious weeds, including Wild Parsnip, Poison Ivy and Dog Stran- gling Vine takes place this Saturday at 10 a.m. at Chaffey's Lock Communi- ty Hall. County Weed Inspector Larry Sudds has been invited by the Chaffey's & Area Lake Association (CALA) to talk about potential solutions for eradication and control. Wild Parsnip is distin- guished by a yellow umbrella, and can cause injury to animals and humans who contact its sap which can burn when exposed to sunlight. The United Counties sprayed county roadsides last year and half of the township's county roads this year as part of a two year cycle The township has also had spraying on some of its roads to the east of Cty. Rd. 42 as well as roads between the Narrows Lock Road and Hwy. 15. The weed has been migrating from roadsides onto the Cataraqui Trail between Chaffey's Lock and Smiths Falls. Volunteers taking care of the Cataraqui Trail think there needs to be more signage for the pub- lic to be made aware of the dangers of Wild Parsnip. Forfar resident Rod Croskery realized the lack of awareness one day last month when a mother and son were about to go into a solid bank of wild parsnip to avoid his mowing along the trail. "She had no idea that those tall plants with the yellow flowers are poiso- nous. She listened with increasing horror as she looked at the bare skin on her son and her own bare arms and legs. Away they went, firmly in the middle of the trail," reported Croskery. "People need to be aware of the consequences of the stuff," said Cataraqui Trail Manage- ment Board chair Doug Good who would like to see more signs in public places. "We unfortunately have so much of it. A lot of peo- ple don't recognize it at all. Although portions of the Cat Trail have been signed about Wild Parsnip there are other areas that have not. There is a huge concentration around the area of the old Forfar Sta- tion for example," report- ed Good. The information event is also an opportunity to become a member of CALA. The Review-Mirror August 18, 2016 – 16 County inspector to speak on noxious weed options Every Wednesday 7-10 pm RACK 'NTUNES with Shawn McCullough Every Thursday, 9-11 pm JAZZ NIGHT with the Spencer Evans Trio Every Sunday, 12:30-3:30 pm HEAD OVER HEELS Guitar/Vocal Duo (Gananoque) Saturday, Aug. 20, 12-7 pm 10th Annual MUSICwestport TRAGICALLY HIP VIEWING PARTY , 8 pm Friday, Aug. 26, 5:30-8:30 pm JON McLURG AND CHRIS MORRIS Folk (Kingston) THE COVE COUNTRY INN Corner of Bedford & Main St., Westport (613) 273-3636 • 1-888-cove-inn www.coveinn.com • info@coveinn.com This Saturday, August 20 the Leeds County Plowmen's Association will be holding their annu- al match north of Lans- downe at the Lappan Fam- ily's Fairgrove Farm. The dairy farm is locat- ed at 610 Fairfax Road 3km west of Cty. Rd. 3. The match on Saturday is preceded by a 4-H day on Friday with junior plowers getting coaching before Saturday's compe- tition. Plowing begins at 10 a.m. and will include classes for modern, vin- tage and horse-drawn plows. During the event there will be Old Tyme music and a canteen will be available onsite. Unless weather condi- tions change in the next days, for participants, plowing could prove chal- lenging in what could be dry, hard ground. Results of the day will be revealed at the banquet which following the match at the Lansdowne Com- munity Hall on Prince Street. Tickets for that will be available before the match through Kathi Antoine at 613-928-2473. On Friday, Aug. 12 at approximately 10:30 a.m. Lanark County OPP were called to investigate the possible drowning on the Narrows of the Lower Rideau area. Lanark County OPP Officers attended the Drummond North Elmsley Township location where a 24-year-old man from Richmond Hill, Ontario had died. The investigation is ongoing in conjunction with the Lanark County OPP Detachment, Lanark County OPP Marine Unit and the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit. The name of the victim will not be released at this time. Leeds County Plowing Match Saturday OPP investigate possible drowning on the Rideau The United Counties has been successful with mowing and last year's spraying to control the spread of wild parsnip along the Salem Road. Last week a second pass was made.