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     OCTOBER MEETING REPORT. At the October meeting the president, Rosemary Curley, 
     
     updated members on recent activities. A letter had been received from Hon. Pat 
     
     Binns indicating that regulations on non—returnable beverage containers will 
     
     remain unchanged for the present. The society had earlier expressed its concern 
     
     to Mr. Binns over a proposal to relax regulations on non-returnables. The Natural 
     
     History Society has become a member of the Canadian Coalition for Acid Rain, an 
     
     organization now lobbying in Washington for stricter control of acidic emissions. 
     
     A small presentation was made to Anne Landry, who has resigned as vice-president 
     
     of the NHS and as our representative on the Island Nature Trust in order to 
     
    

    
     travel and resume study. She is to be replaced on the Nature Trust by Geoff Hogan. 
     
     A volunteer is currently being sought to chair the lunch committee for the winter 
     
     meetings of the society. 
     
    

    
     The evening's program featured Edwin Knox, who presented an excellent 
     
     commentary and selection of slides on the wild and natural beauty of the mountain 
     
     country near Field, British Columbia. As a fitting complement to the spectacular 
     
     western scenery, Edwin closed the evening with a series of slides showing his own 
     
     favourite beautiful spots on P.E.I. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     OLD PRINCETOWN ROAD TOUR. The Heritage Foundation and the Natural History Society 
     
     had tried to arrange a tour in 1971 - the bicentennial of the laying out of this 
     
     historic road. For various reasons it did not get off the ground at that time. 
     
    

    
     On October 3, 1981 we accomplished the walk-and-drive tour successfully, experiencing 
     
     at first hand the difficulties it presented in the old days to the travelling public 
     
     in its direct route over the steepest hills in the province. Despite the gloomy 
     
     forecast of showers, at least 22 persons came along. It was good to see several 
     
     from Hazel Grove and neighbouring communities. After 10 o'clock the clouds 
     
     cleared away and the day became sunny and pleasantly warm. All except one walked 
     
     the first mile to the first intersection, crossing a makeshift bridge without 
     
     serious mishap. All but four walked the next 1% miles to the Millvale Road. 
     
    

    
     A somewhat similar detachment walked from South Granville Church along the Nature 
     
     Trail to the Devil's Punchbowl Park. Five or six diehards had even refused to 
     
     ride to the church. For them it was on foot all the way from Hazel Grove to the 
     
     Punch Bowl - at least 45 miles. Meanwhile, others were busy transporting or being 
     
     transported back to Hazel Grove to collect cars that had been left behind. Lunch 
     
     at the park was a most welcome interlude. Most of the group disbanded after 
     
     lunch, leaving three cars and about nine persons to proceed to Malpeque and the 
     
     site of the once-proposed county seat - Princetown. This is a treeless area, 
     
     windswept and quite uninhabited, sloping gently to Malpeque Bay. (by Margaret 
     
     Mallett) 
     
    
   
   
    
     MEMBERSHIP DUES. Membership dues for 1982 will be welcome any time during the 
     
     next three months. New members may join this fall and continue to be members to 
     
     the end of 1982. Annual rates are as follows: Regular - $3.00, Student - $1.00, 
     
     and Family - $4.00. Memberships may be purchased at meetings or by forwarding 
     
     the appropriate fee to Margaret Mallett, 53 Fitzroy St., Charlottetown, ClA 1R4. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     NOVEMBER MEETING. On Nov. 3rd at 8 p.m. weatherman Bill Stafford will be 
     
     talking about the nation's most popular topic of conversation — the 
     
     weather, and what makes it so difficult to accurately predict the weather 
     
     in this corner of the world. He has promised to answer lots of questions 
     
     so come prepared with all those things you always wanted to know about 
     
    
   
   
    
     the weather but were afraid to ask. 
     
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