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ONTARIO

HORTICULTURAL

ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT

Cover photo by Jim Mabee

for the Ontario Horticultural Association

Edited by Jim Mabee, Director, District 10

October, 2005

Annual Report printed by

Sportswood Printing

25 Old Plank Road, Straffordville, Ontario N0J 1Y0

October, 2005

A publication of the Ontario Horticultural Association

Head Office: Box 449, Englehart, Ont. P0J 1H0

Phone/Fax: (705) 544-8916

Email: bonnie@ntl.sympatico.ca

Website: http://www.gardenontario.org

President

Ted Reed

planting a

Commemorative

Tree at the

entrance of

Nipissing

University

in North Bay.

Past President, Wilma Wood and

District 10 Director, Jim Mabee renew

old acquaintences and a great bond that

has grown over the past five years

together on the OHA board.

Along the waterfront in North Bay were

many beautiful gardens awaiting the

over 500 delegates as part of the

convention tours or just to visit on our

own during your free time.

‘Reflections of Ontario’ was the theme of the 99th Annual OHA Convention held at

Nipissing University in beautiful North Bay, Ontario on August 12, 13 and 14, 2005.

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While site seeing around beautiful

North Bay, we came across this special

garden dedicated to the 99th Annual

OHA Convention.

President, Ted Reed presents keynote

speaker, Bev Kingdon, the Swan Lady,

with swan ice sculptures.

OHA secretary, Bonnie Warner as she

very competently goes about her duties

behind the scenes.

Convention hostess, Vickie Wiemer,

director of District 18, welcomes

delegates to the 99th Annual OHA

Convention in North Bay.

President Ted Reed and Past President

Wilma Wood plant a commemorative

tree near the entrance of Nipissing

University in North Bay as a lasting

tribute to Ted’s year as president.

The board of the

OHA regretfully

says goodbye to

our long-time

treasurer, Sybille

Schaufler, and

wish her well in

her new ventures.

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The Sunday morning plenary session saw the new executive board members presented

to the delegates. From left to right are Past President, Ted Reed; 2nd VP, Jim Mabee;

1st VP, Liisa Wolfgram; and President, Judy Lewis.

President Ted Reed receives a few

words of wisdom from Immediate Past

President Wilma Wood, better known

as “Madam PP”.

Left, secretary, Bonnie Warner and Past

President’s Council representative,

Kathleen Petrie showing their life-long

friendship made over the years.

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Silver Fir Award winner, Jim Cruise,

nominated by the Simcoe & District

Horticultural Society.

Trillium Award winner, Margaret Killey,

nominated by the Scarborough

Horticultural Society.

Left, OHA Past President, Pauline

Richards, was placed on the Honour

Roll; centre, District 10 Director, Jim

Mabee; right, Brenda Gallagher,

Environmental Award winner. Both

ladies were nominated by the London

Horticultural Society.

President, Ted Reed, presents the youth

delegates with tokens from the 99th

OHA convention in North Bay as they

prepare to leave for the Ecology Centre

after the opening ceremonies on Friday.

This was the first time that the youth

delegates had been invited to attend.

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