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H. H. “Holly” Parsons was born in Owen Sound, Ontario in 1902; he was a Registered Professional Forester. Parsons attended the University of Toronto and graduated with a BSc. Forestry in 1925. On graduating, Parsons joined the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers now the Canadian Institute of Forestry

Parsons immediately joined the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, participating in the first James Bay Forestry Survey based near Kapuskasing. He was one of the pioneers of aerial surveying of timber lands and was an expert in the craft of '' aerial sketching'' of northern Canada's forests that were then being surveyed by the new discipline of airborne observation.

Modern forest inventory, then in its infancy, was very different from technologies used today. After hours in the air, sketching stands of timber, Parsons would land, go into the stands with calipers, clinometer and axe, obtaining vital age, height, diameter and stocking data, and then back into the air to continue the sketching. If there was a fire, Holly could do aerial sketches on which fire-fighting operations were based. Because of his skills and his personality, he enjoyed a long and close relationship with many foresters and others in industry.

Parsons worked for 20 years for Lands and Forests, and then a few years for Caterpillar Tractor Co., then became a consultant, working on numerous timber mapping and aerial photography projects. He was also an original member of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association in 1957, becoming a life member in 1969 after his retirement. Parsons died in 1990.

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The Parrot family were United Empire Loyalists who settled in the Bay of Quinte district. The family included John Parrot, a mariner who owned property in Beverly and New Boston at the time of the American Revolution, and his sons James and John. The two sons came to Canada, where James became a farmer and a colonel in the militia and John became a school teacher.

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N. Parliment was a student in the School of Mining at Queen's University.

The Rideau 150 Citizen's Committee was established in May 1980 in collaboration with Parks Canada to prepare events in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Rideau Canal. . Patrick Watson and Cameron Graham were national co-chairmen, with regional chairs in the Northern Area (Georges Bédard), Central Area (F.C.L. Wyght) and Southern Area (Neil A. Patterson) of the Rideau Canal. The Central and Southern Areas also had vice-chairpersons for various cities and municipalities along the canal. The Southern Area extended from Narrows to Kingston.

Born Wilda Viola Baker in Livonia, New York, she graduated from Queen's University at Kingston, Ont. with a B.A. in 1943. During her time at Queen's she was President of the Levana Society.

She is also a former President of both the Queen's National Alumni, and National Alumnae, Associations; and has also served as a member of the University's Board of Trustees and this body's Executive Committee.

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