High school students looking to log community service hours are invited to get outside this
March.

The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority is looking f or volunteers to help with the 33rd annual Maple Syrup Festival.

The event, which runs March 8 to 16 and the weekends of March 22 and 29 at the Purple Woods Conservation Area, needs volunteers to host activity centres and interactive displays, serve food and beverages and help out wherever needed. Volunteers must be available from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and must arrange their own transportation to and from Purple Woods, located at the southeast corner of Coates Road and Simcoe Street at the Oshawa/Scugog boundary. There is no bus service to the site. Volunteers may also be required to obtain a police background check.