HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-05-07, Page 88 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, May 7,2014
Hundreds of local people pick up rain barrels
Local people
purchase more
than 320 rain
barrels from local
schools and
community
organizations; Pickup
days were held April
26 in Bayfield, Exeter,
Goderich, Seaforth,
Varna, and Vanastra
Tim Cummimg
Communications Specialist
Ausable Bayfield Conservation
Authority
It was an idea that came from
the community and one that is
becoming reality thanks to the
community. People who were
part of the community advisory
committee for the Main Bay-
field Watershed Plan
recommended rain barrels as a
simple and effective way local
residents and landowners
could reduce erosion and run-
off and protect water quality by
harvesting rainwater.
Three area schools and three
other local community organi-
zations got behind the idea
through rain barrel sales. Local
people then supported their
efforts by purchasing and pick-
ing up more than 320 rain
barrels.
The three schools that took
part in the recent rain barrel
blitz and truckload sale were:
Goderich District Collegiate
Institute (GDCI) Green Indus-
tries Class; South Huron Dis-
trict High School (SHDHS) Eco
Team, Exeter; and Seaforth
Public School. The three other
community organizations to
take part were: Brucefield Com-
munity United Church; Bay-
field River Valley Trail Associa-
tion (BRVTA); and Vanastra
Recreation Centre.
The idea for improving water
quality through increased use
of rain barrels grew out of the
work of the Main Bayfield
Watershed Plan Community
Advisory Committee. "This
community effort started with
the local community advisory
committee that developed the
Main Bayfield Watershed Plan,"
said Hope Brock, Healthy
Watersheds Technician with
Ausable Bayfield Conservation.
"The committee recommended
ways to protect and improve
water quality in the area. One
of their ideas was to get more
people to use rain barrels."
Once rain barrels are
installed, they can hold up to
220 litres of rainwater per storm
event. This water can then be
used to water gardens, plants,
lawns, and trees. Capturing
rainwater helps to conserve
clean water, protect water qual-
ity, and can help save home-
owners money. This is very
important during the hot
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SEAFORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL (SPS) RAIN BARREL PICK-UP DAY — Seaforth Public
School (SPS) Principal Cindy Hamather was at the school on Saturday, April 26 for
rain barrel pickup day. SPS was one of three schools, in addition to three community
organizations, that were part of an effort to get more people to use rain barrels to limit
soil erosion and protect water quality by capturing rainwater for later use. The rain
barrel sales were a school fundraiser but also part of a community effort to protect
water quality and quantity in the area. More than 320 local people purchase rain
barrels from one of the six community organizations during the Bayfield and Lake
Huron rain barrel blitz and truckload sale.
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