HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-06-24, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1987.
Brussels woman heads MVCA
Experience '87 program
Once again the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority is carrying
out its Experience *87 Program
which involves the employment of
10 students (one co-ordinator and
nine field staff) from within the
Authority’s watershed. The pro
gram starts on June 22 and will run
until August 14.
This program, which is provin-
ciallyfunded, triestocombinea
working experience with a learning
one. The main goal of the program
is to allow the students to acquaint
themselves with the actual opera
tion, programs and projects at
M. V.C. A. The main emphasis is on
conservation and resource man
agement (such as streambank and
erosion control, forest manage
ment, wildlife habitat and inter
pretive trail development) but the
students will also participate in the
daily operation and maintenance of
the Authority’s Conservation
Areas.
The Experience ‘87 Program
Co-ordinator’s positionis filled
this year by Alison Hahn who is
presently residing in Brussels. Her
duties include clerical and office
duties, hiring the students and
organizing them thereafter. She is
considered an intermediate be
tween the Experience *87 crew and
the rest of the Authority staff. Her
work term started on May 11 and
will run for 15 weeks to finish
August 21.
Falls Reserve Conservation
Area outside of Benmiller has
employed four of the nine Experi
ence *87 crew. Karen Dam of
Goderich and Diane Raynard of
Lucknow will be working at the
gatehouse. Pam Wilkenson of
Goderich and Bruce Russell of
Clinton will be working at the park
doing general maintenance.
Four other Experience *87 crew
members will be working out of the
Maitland Valley Conservation Au
thority headquarters, in Wroxeter;
Trevor Hammer of Listowel, Chris
Michie of Brussels, Jennifer Pyke
of Wroxeter and Heather Shiell of
Wingham. These four students
will be periodically joined by the
Galbraith Conservation Area Park
Assistant, Sandra Shelley of Gor-
rie. She will spend most of her time
atGalbraith Conservation Area
assisting the park supervisor with
park admissions and general main
tenance , but will carry out the same
duties as the rest of the Experience
crew when in Wroxeter.
In addition to their regular
duties, the crew at MVCA will also
participate, in education days. An
orientation day was held on the
first day of work. The students
were allowed to get acquainted
with each other, the Authority staff
and the area within the watershed.
With thehelpof slide shows, films,
safety demonstrations and a tour of
various sites and projects around
the watershed the students were
able to feel more comfortable and
confident with their surroundings.
A second education day will
include the crew taking a Red Cross
First Aid Course which will be held
at the Wingham and District
Hospital. The course will provide
the students with the ability to cope
with emergency situations and to
ensure a safe summer for park
patrons and themselves. A further
education day is scheduled for later
on in the summer.
The MVCA has been an active
partin the Experience Program
since 1975 and has employed over
160 students. This year’s crew is
looking forward to an enjoyable
working experience.
Students visit Ottawa
TO THE NATION’S CAPITAL
by Kelly Cook
On Thursday, June 11, the grade
8’s, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Kolkman, setoutonanine-hour
drive to Ottawa. The trip was
interrupted only for short pit stops
and a one-hour shopping spree in
Kingston. Once in Ottawa, the
students settled into the dorms at
Carleton University. Later that
night a relaxing swim was enjoyed
in a Carleton’s Olympic-sized Pool.
Friday morning after a free
breakfast, a tour of Ottawa began.
Many places such as the Parlia
ment Buildings and the Peace
Tower, the Supreme Court, The
Governor General’s Residence,
the War Museum and the Rideau
Shopping Mall were visited. That
night the kids had another enjoy
able swim and pizza was ordered
afterward as a midnight snack.
Even after the late night they
were up early the next morning to
pack, eat and get ready for the long
ride home following a tour of the
MacKenzie King Estate. A stop at
Pioneer Sports World in Kitchener
for an hour gave the students a
break from the long trip. The field
trip finally ended at 10 p.m.
Saturday and the students grate
fully went home for sleep after an
exhausting weekend.
The class extends a special
‘ *Thank-you” to Mr. Black and Mr.
and Mrs. Kolkman for being so
patient and helpful for three long
days.
SLOWPITCH
by Jason Lee
The annual senior Slow-Pitch
was held at Clinton P.S. on
Wednesday, June 17.
There were seven schools invol
ved: Biyth, Clinton, Hullett, Huron
Centennial, Seaforth, Vanastra
and Clinton Christian. Each school
entered both a boy’s and girl’s
team. Each team played five
games during the day.
The boy ’ s team won a total of two
games which placed them in third
place overall. The girls won only
one of their games.
Everyone had an enjoyable day
even though they did notemerge as
winners.
A VISIT FROM SMOKEY
byZoeyOnn
In the month of May the grade 2
class entered a poster competition
on Fire Protection. Sandy Walsh,
from the class was the winner in the
region.
Smokey the Bear came to the
school to give Sandy her prize. It
was a plaque with her name on it
and a belt buckle. Smokey gave the
whole class a colouring book.
Sandy got to sit on Smokey’s lap -
lucky duck!
The students sang him a song
and when they came to the part
about his girlfriend, he blushed. It
was fun!
Congratulations Sandra.
THE GRADE 5,6, and 7 BUS TRIP
by Karli Yancbus
On Friday, June 12, at 7:15 a.m.,
the grade 5, 6 and 7’s met at the
school to load up on the bus to go to
the Toronto Metro Zoo.
They were all divided into
groups and each group had a
camera, because, besides seeing
all kinds of different plants and
animals, anotherpurpose of the
zoo trip was to practise taking
pictures, and to learn, about
photography.
After a short break at a
truck-stop, they arrived at the zoo,
gathered into groups and planned
to meet at the American Pavillion
for lunch. Then they scattered,
trying to see as many of the exhibits
as they could.
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