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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2013-10-03, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013.North Huron partners with U. of Guelph on park Bus(t)ing out Students at Maitland River Elementary School in Wingham practised their bus evacuation techniques last Tuesday. Students, from left, Hayden Robinson, Lexus Netterfield- Hubbard and Mason Weber learned what they needed to do to get off the bus in an emergency. (Photo submitted) North Huron Township and the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority welcomed students from the University of Guelph’s Landscape Architecture program to give their input on the future of the Park Street site near Howson Dam in Wingham. Sixteen second-year Landscape Architecture Master program students under the guidance of Professor Robert Corry arrived in Wingham last Thursday and, with information packets in hand, began visualizing what the future could look like for the site. Corry explained, at a joint announcement on Thursday Sept. 26 in Wingham between the school, the conservation authority and the township, there are five institutes that teach Landscape Architecture in Canada and the University of Guelph’s program is the largest and oldest. He said the opportunity for the students to work on the project is a welcome one because the program is always looking for unique opportunities for them to ply what they are learning. “The students will imagine a new future for this space,” he said. “They will look at the connections that exist, the culture of the area and the importance of the park to visitors, tourists and the local community.” The students will, for the next five weeks, work in pairs to prepare their final presentations about the area and how it could look.Upon being questioned, Corryexplained the students wouldn’t be constrained by a budget and the exercise was to get them to think about the space in a creative way. He went on to say that, when the project was complete, it would result in eight different lists of ideas and possibilities and that, while none of those eight may be chosen as a starting point for a project to remodel the area, the final product could and would hopefully contain pieces from the various projects. Other questions for Corry focused on the pond and water height and former dam that, through collapsing, has resulted in the creation of the flood plains at the south entrance of Wingham on County Road 4. While the existing dam near the site was spoken of as important for the pond it created, which is appreciated by the public and used during the annual Musical Muskrat Festival for the cardboard boat regatta, Phil Beard and Steve Jackson, the General Manager and Water Resources Engineer for the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority respectfully, explained the official stance was that, from flood plain management, it would be better to remove the dam. “The dam is not a flood control feature,” Jackson said, explaining that, by removing it, the measure could create more buildable areas by lessening the flood zone down river. Corry explained the groups would all be creating attractive landscaping and the visuals would be important,but said each group would focus onwhat they felt was important. He said some students would look at the existing culture and history of the site while others might consider removing the dam to create a free-flowing river, as would beecologically responsible. He said that, however, these were only suggestions for the council and the conservation authority. 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If your smoke detector isn’t working we’ll provide you with a FREE battery 66 66 6666 6666 66 6 6 6 6 6 6 6666 66 66666666 66 6 666 666666 6666 66 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 A bird’s eye view Professor Robert Corry, right, was part of a joint announcement last Thursday as the University of Guelph’s Landscape Architecture program, the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority and the Township of North Huron prepared to collaborate on potential redesign options for a green space in Wingham near the Howson Dam. Corry, along with his 16 second- year Landscape Architecture Master students, shown here examining a map of the area, arrived on Thursday and began preparing, in pairs, to give their vision of what the site could look like. (Denny Scott photo) By Denny ScottThe Citizen