To celebrate Winterlude, the Canada Agriculture Museum this year presents Warm Woolly Sheep demonstrations on Dows Lake Saturday and Sunday, February 11 and 12, 2006 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting.

Canada's cold winter climate made wool a necessity. For two days, visitors can learn more about Canada's first settlers' winter work. The Canada Agriculture Museum invites children and adults of all ages to its demonstration tent on Dows Lake to try their hand at carding wool with Museum interpreters and also to learn about some of wool's best guarded secrets.

Working with wool is a natural for Winterlude's "Winter Experience" program. In the past, during the winter season, pioneers would take advantage of this period of the year to work with wool, since the labour was over in the fields. There are many steps when working with wool such as shearing, carding washing, dyeing and spinning. The balls of yarn were used afterwards to knit or weave clothing or blankets.

Activities

• The Canada Agriculture Museum kiosk will emphasize the importance of the pioneers resources.Visitors will be able to participate in the carding and manipulate clean wool and other wool products.
• Visitors will meet some sheep from the Canada Agriculture Museum.
• Demonstrations will be available, weather permitting.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: The Canada Agriculture Museum tent is located on the
South - West side of Dows Lake
Admission: Free activity
Telephone: 613 991-3044
Toll free: 866 442-4416
TTY: 613 991-9207
Fax: 613 947-2374
Web Site: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca

MEDIA CONTACT:

David Sutin
Manager, Communications, Marketing and Farm Operations
CANADA AGRICULTURE MUSEUM
Tel. 613 996-7812;
E-mail : dsutin@technomuses.ca
Web Site: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca
or
Lucie Robillard
Communications, Marketing and Visitor Statistic Clerk
Tel. 613 943-1164;
E-mail : lrobillard@technomuses.ca
Web Site: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca

© 2006 Canada Agriculture Museum