HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-05-07, Page 9Rain barrel pickup
VANASTRA RECREATION CENTRE RAIN BARREL PICKUP DAY — Carissa Kyle is shown
at Vanastra Recreation Centre on Saturday, April 26 with her family's new rain barrel.
Vanastra Recreation Centre was one of six community organizations or schools that
sold rain barrels to raise money and help improve local water quality and quantity
through a rain barrel truckload sale. More than 320 people purchased rain barrels
from one of the three schools or one of the three community groups.
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summer months when water consump-
tion can increase by 50 per cent.
"A rain barrel is a simple and effective
way for a landowner to harvest rainwa-
ter," Brock said. "A rain barrel can help
people to meet increased water
demands without adding extra pressure
to municipal drinking water systems or
private wells"
One of the many benefits of a rain
barrel is that water captured inside is
not running off of land. Less runoff dur-
ing a storm means less erosion, less
topsoil loss, and less pollution reaching
a storm sewer, creek, river, or lake.
The community's work to develop
and implement the Main Bayfield
Watershed Plan is made possible thanks
to financial support from The Fred A.
and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation
as well as ministries of the governments
of Ontario and Canada.
For information on the Main Bayfield
Watershed Plan visit:http://www.abca.
on. ca/p age.php?page=Bayfield-main
For information on rain barrels
visit: http://www.abca.on.ca/page.
php?page=rain-barrels
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BAYFIELD RIVER VALLEY TRAIL ASSOCIATION (BRVTA) RAIN BARREL PICKUP DAY — Roger Lewington picks up
his rain barrel and homeowner's guide from volunteer Helen Varekamp during the pickup day for pre -ordered
rain barrels on Saturday, April 26. The Bayfield River Valley Trail Association (BRVTA) held the rain barrel sale
as a fundraiser but also to support the water quality and quantity benefits of rain barrels as recommended by
the community advisory committee from Bayfield and area through the Main Bayfield Watershed Plan. More
than 320 rain barrels were purchased locally from one of three community organizations, including BRVTA, or
from one of three area schools that also took part in the 'Bayfield Blitz' rain barrel truckload sale.
BRUCEFIELD COMMUNITY UNITED CHURCH RAIN BARREL PICKUP DAY IN VARNA — Brucefield Community United
Church volunteers were on hand as local residents picked up their pre -ordered rain barrels on Saturday, April 26.
The pickup day took place at the Stanley Complex community centre in Varna. Some of the volunteers are shown
in photo above. They are (from left to right) Joe Laurie; Norm Eckel; Jack Eckel; Jim Kirton; David Townsend; Robert
McCartney; Cathy Mustard; and Colin Snyder. The three schools that took part in the recent rain barrel blitz and
truckload sale were: Goderich District Collegiate Institute (GDCI) Green Industries Class; South Huron District High
School (SHDHS) Eco Team, Exeter; and Seaforth Public School. The three other community organizations to take part
were: Brucefield Community United Church; Bayfield River Valley Trail Association (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.
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