RASC Hamilton FW: Dark Sky Preserve Application - North Frontenac

[David A Barton]

Congratulations Gary and your team on a job well done!!!!
 
Dana and Nancy Barton

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From: astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca
[mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of Gary Colwell
Sent: May-24-13 11:53 PM
To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca
Subject: RASC Hamilton FW: Dark Sky Preserve Application - North Frontenac



Hello everyone.

Last year I had the opportunity of helping out the Township of North
Frontenac hold 2 public star gazing nights near my cottage observatory. The
response was overwhelming!.....Because of this, I was approached to help the
Town council with plans to have the area designated a "Dark Sky preserve".

I just had to share this amazing accomplishment with the Township ..the town
council has approved and applied to the RASC to be recognized as a "Dark Sky
Preserve" for the entire township and will be building a public observing
pad with hydro, 2 washrooms and an area for other telescopes to be used.  I
along with Andy Blanchard and Guy Nason, another local astronomer, and Terry
Dickenson were invited to be Subject Matter Experts and help guide the
township in putting together the application as well as offer ideas for a
public observing area to be built.. Together we helped them with the
application to present to the RASC for approval. The excitement we have seen
in not only the Township Committee, but also in the residents has been
overwhelming.!

I am proud  to be a part of this effort, and look forward to dark skies in
the region for a long time to come!  It just shows you that something can be
done to preserve our beautiful dark skies!

 

I hope some of the members will come to the area some time to enjoy some of
the darkest skies in Ontrario!....our Grand Opening of the Observing site
will take place on July 6, 2013..construction begins this Monday!!!!!!!

 

Gary C.

 

 

From: Ron Higgins [mailto:ron.higgins at xplornet.com] 
Sent: May 24, 2013 9:05 AM
Subject: Dark Sky Preserve Application - North Frontenac

 

On Behalf of North Frontenac Township we are submitting our application for
designation as a Dark Sky Preserve by the Royal Canadian Astronomical
Society of Canada. Construction of the observing pad starts next week with
our grand opening scheduled for July 6'th 2013.

 

We are very excited about this project and it has already generated
significant interest. This program will be used as an anchor to launch
economic development in North Frontenac and education related the
preservation of our natural habitat.

 

We trust we have met the requirements for designation including plans for a
lighting bylaw which is in final stages and will be submitted to Council for
approval this summer.

 

We look forward to your review and designation in the near future.

 

Ron Higgins

<NF Dark Sky Preserve Application.pdf>

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