-=> Quoting Mike Assef to Paul Barber <=-
 MA> I'm a member of the Canadian Badger's Club and always looking for new
 MA> badges  to swap.  I've heard that Hamilton-Wentworth Region will be
 MA> adding three new  districts; Dundurn, Hermitage and Mohalk trail.  Do
 MA> you know when they will  be available?
 Gee, you guys must have radar or something.  H-W Region has been in the
 process of reorganizing into 5 areas from the previous 13 divisions;
 each area ideally having 1000 members.  The area names are based upon
 the history of commerce in the respective areas.  The first area formed
 was Kingshead:  based on the Kingshead Inn located close to what is now
 the QEW and Hwy.20, it was one days travel to Toronto or Niagara making
 it the natural spot for commercial travellers to eat and sleep.  The
 second area was Albion Mills:  based on the mills located at the Albion
 Falls which physically join the two former divisions and which also
 represent the agricultural and commercial aspects of the area.  Each
 area designed it's crest based on open submissions from within their
 respective areas and criteria from Regional Council.  It is interesting
 to note the similarity between the two given that they were created
 independently.
 The third area was announced last spring to be Mohawk Trails, replacing
 the Algonkin division:  there is a whole lot of history about this area
 which can be found in the Mohawk Trail School Museum.  With 3/5 of the
 region reorganized the council decided to complete the process by merging
 Ancaster and Dundas divisions into Hermitage Springs (based on a common
 geological and commercial locale) and the former Seneca, University and
 Aldershot divisions into Dundurn area (with Dundurn Castle in the center).
 The process of developing new crests is no doubt under way, but I have
 no indication of when they will be approved.  Having gone through the
 process in Albion Mills I know that there are a few bumps in the road,
 but some of them were smoothed by us and the good folks from Kingshead.
 My best guess is that the three new areas will hope to have new badges
 available for September.
 A rather long-winded response, but I thought you might appreciate some
 history behind the new badges.
 Are any of you in Windsor coming to our annual Victoria Weekend
 International Camp?  It's our 40th anniversary, and from what I have
 heard the only other Ontario camporee with this much longevity is in
 Wallaceburg District (their 40th is in the fall).  Of course we'll have
 a badge ...
 Scouter Paul
... Scouting: never know when you're making a memory
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