Where Are They Now? Paul Keddy of CPHS 1970

 

Carleton Place’s “Turtleman” Paul Keddy.. Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 20 Apr 1970, After I found that out I had to keep digging and boy did he make Carleton Place proud!!

 

Paul Keddy was obviously a science genius from CPHS. Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 01 May 1970, Fri, Page 30

 

Clipped from

1. The Ottawa Journal,
2. 12 May 1970, Tue,
3. Page 26

Clipped from

1. The Ottawa Journal,
2. 22 Mar 1969, Sat,
3. Page 3

Clipped from

1. The Ottawa Citizen,
2. 07 May 1969, Wed,
3. Page 79

 

Clipped from

1. The Ottawa Citizen,
2. 02 Apr 1970, Thu,
3. Page 19

 

Clipped from

1. The Ottawa Citizen,
2. 03 Apr 1970, Fri,
3. Page 25

 

Clipped from

1. The Daily Review,
2. 09 May 2001, Wed,
3. Page 13

 

What did Paul become? Paul A. Keddy (born May 29, 1953 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian ecologist. He has studied plant population ecology and community ecology in wetlands and many other habitats in eastern Canada and Louisiana, United States.

He also has a Wikipedia Page. CLICK

Cathy and Paul Keddy, biologists and nature lovers, spent 40 years saving and borrowing to buy a square mile of Lanark County’s most natural land.

Now they have given it legal protection as a nature sanctuary for 999 years.

Part is an outright gift of land to a conservation trust. Mostly the land can stay in private hands, but without the right to develop it — a crucial protection as it is close to fast-growing Carleton Place.

“If I’m going to be run down by a bus on Rideau Street,” Paul said, “I’ll lie there waiting for the ambulance and be able to say, ‘All the salamanders and frogs and herons and ducks are looked after.’ ”

He’s only half joking. Paul is the author of books on wetland conservation, and he and Cathy own 70 hectares of provincially significant wetland within the overal 280 hectares.

Read the rest here…CLICK

 

 

M Terry Kirkpatrick Linda I told a story of some work that Paul did in writing a letter to the Editor of the CP Canadian ca. 1970 in response to reports that CP kids were heavily involved in DRUGS (A kind of “Reefer Madness” thing). It was published as coming from me, at that time “Head Boy” at CPHS. Paul had written it and in Paul Keddy style had gone around gathering all the signatures, as they say doing all the “heavy lifting”. Only to have it credited to me. Maybe it’s still around. I also have a story about the campaign race for Head Boy in which Paul spoke immediately before me in the school auditorium.

Reefer Madness at Carleton Place High School

 

Clipped from

1. The Ottawa Journal,
2. 30 Oct 1968, Wed,
3. Page 7

 

Clipped from

1. The Ottawa Citizen,
2. 14 Jun 2011, Tue,
3. Page 34
4. Information where you can buy all Linda Seccaspina’s books-You can also read Linda in The Townships Sun and theSherbrooke Record and and Screamin’ Mamas (USACome and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place. Tales of Almonte and Arnprior Then and Now.
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   CPHS Students Declare War on Mississippi Lake – 1973

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6. Orchids in Gemmils Swamp June 1901

7. A Giant’s Kettle in the Middle of Lanark County

8. A Bird Weighing How Much was Found Near Barry’s Bay?