Ferguson Forest Centre
County Road 43 K0G1J0 Kemptville, ON, Canada

Toboggan Hill at Ferguson Forest Centre in North Grenville NORTH GRENVILLE, ON The Municipality of North Grenville is pleased to offer a sledding hill in partnership with the Ferguson Forest Centre. Council is thrilled with the addition of this outdoor winter activity for residents to enjoy - without having to leave town, said Mayor Nancy Peckford. ... The need for safe, outdoor recreational activities for families is even greater during the pandemic, and we thank Ferguson Forest Centre for offering such a wonderful space, added Mayor Peckford. The toboggan hill is located at the Arboretum in the Ferguson Forest Centre (241 Honour Way) and open to the public when weather conditions permit between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm daily. Parking is available at the dog park. Provided posted toboggan hill rules are followed and Ontario health guidelines are adhered to, experts agree tobogganing is a safe and healthy family oriented outdoor activity. Come out and enjoy the fresh air at the toboggan hill as well as the Centre’s off leash dog park, many trails and park areas and the arboretum, stated Ferguson Forest Centre President Carl Doucette. Having this new facility to expand outdoor recreation for families in our community is a welcome asset - and very important to our wellbeing. I appreciate the work of the FFC and the Municipality of North Grenville for their collaborative effort, added Councillor Doreen O’Sullivan and Parks, Recreation and Culture Liaison. Participants are asked to follow the rules posted on site as well as public health guidelines, including maintaining physical distancing from those outside of your household. For More Information Contact: Jill Sturdy, Corporate Media Relations Officer [email protected] 613-258-9569 ext. 168

Toboggan Hill Notice January 6, 2021 North Grenville’s Ferguson Forest Centre Toboggan Hill Opened... The Ferguson Forest Centre (FFC) is pleased to have assisted the Municipality of North Grenville with their establishment of a new and now opened public toboggan hill in the Ferguson Forest Centre’s Arboretum (241 Honour Way), located opposite to the Centre’s off leash dog park. The toboggan hill is open to public use when weather conditions permit and between the hours of 8am to 5 pm daily, including weekends and statutory holidays. Participants are asked to follow all Ontario health guidelines, maintain a 2 metre physical distancing from those outside of your household or cohort at all times, to use helmets and, if 12 years old or younger, to have parental supervision. A full set of tobogganing rules has been posted on site. Ferguson Forest Centre President Carl Doucette stated: Provided posted toboggan hill rules are followed and Ontario health guidelines are adhered to, experts agree tobogganing is a safe and healthy family oriented outdoor activity. Come out and enjoy the fresh air at the toboggan hill as well as the Centre’s off leash dog park, many trails and park areas and the arboretum. North Grenville Councillor Doreen O’Sullivan, Municipal Representative to the FFC, said: Having this new facility to offer outdoor recreation for young people in our community is a welcome asset and very important to our wellbeing. I look forward to taking my grandchildren to enjoy this outdoor sliding hill. I appreciate the work of the FFC and the PRC department of the Municipality for their collaborative effort. The FFC is happy to have helped the Municipality of North Grenville with this endeavour and to thank Luke Dulmage and Ryan Hess of L&R Custom Farming for their generous donation of 10 hay bales that have been strategically placed on the toboggan hill to enhance the user’s safety and enjoyment. For more information, please contact the North Grenville Parks, Recreation and Culture Department. Carl Cannon, FFC VP

FERGUSON: MORE THAN A FOREST OR TREE NURSERY The people of North Grenville know and appreciate Ferguson Forest Centre (FFC). We hike or ski the many kilometres of trails through the forest, take our dogs to the Dog Park, stroll the paths in the Arboretum, and launch kayaks at Anniversary Park. We admire Veterans Memorial Park and Veterans Way, and feel a sense of communal pride in the fields full of small trees clearly reflecting an active green farming operation. Few peop...Continue reading

The Ferguson Forest Centre was donated twenty (approximately) 2’x4’ rocks, but we need to have them picked up from their County Rd 43 location and taken to the FFC arboretum/dog park parking lot. Does anyone know someone that can do this at a reasonable price or as a donation? Thanks. Carl Cannon, FFC VP and Chair of FEAC

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Ferguson Forest Centre announces the retirement of its Chief Executive Office Ed Patchell This year’s fall equinox marked the end of an era at Ferguson Forest Centre as Ed Patchell formally retired after 20 years of service as Chief Executive Officer of the Ferguson Forest Centre Corporation. Ed’ forestry career began in 1978 with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (OMNRF), where he worked at their Thunder Bay tree nursery for eight years. In 1986, Ed rel...Continue reading

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