- A nature trail for pleasure walkers, joggers, hikers & bird-watchers. Accessible for baby strollers, motorized scooters and wheelchairs. The trail is a photographer's paradise, from the Mill Pond through to the woodlands and the West Perth Wetlands.
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The Blue Heron is a regular visitor to the Thames River and is seen in many streams and creeks throughout our area. It was only fitting that we adopt the Heron as our symbol. The stylized drawing of the Heron was crafted by Ted Eglinton, (former) Trail Chair.
At first glance the drawing appears quite normal, however, upon closer examination, and a little imagination, you will see the craftiness in the drawing.
There is a "W" for West, a "P" for Perth and a "T" for Thames.
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The Municipality of West Perth has begun using the logo for advertising purposes.
The logo has, also, been adopted (with permission) by the Rotary Club of Mitchell to use on their flag banners that they present to visiting Rotarians.
All in all we are very proud of our Heron logo and the gracious gift that Ted Eglinton has bestowed upon the community in donating his drawing for all to use.
Postscript (Mitchell Advocate, 2005-08-24):
The West Perth Communities in Bloom and Tourism committee recently purchased four metal blue herons and hung them from lamp posts downtown in an attempt to keep Mitchell looking beautiful. Committee secretary Christine Baker said the displays go along with the blue heron theme of the nature trail.
"They’re in addition to the (Canadian) flags and the herons should be up there all year long,” she said. “They should last a good number of years."
The four herons were created by Seaforth resident Jim Dawe of Murals in Metal, who also created the set of rusty metallic Christmas carolers for last year’s Christmas display in Centennial Park and Howie Morenz Park. Dawe also created the pond scene near the Thames River...
(For the rest of the story, see the article: Four metal blue heron displays added to beautify the downtown core)
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