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Preseve your future riding oppodundies by showing respect for the environment, local laws and the rights of others when you ride Ride responsbhi. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2002. PAGE 11. Knox Presbyterian hosts Day of Prayer FROM BELGRAVE Euchre winners On Wednesday, Feb. 27 there were five tables of euchre in play at the Women's Institute Hall. Winners were: high lady, Jane Grasby; second high lady, Lois Chamney; most lone hands, Alice Nicholson; low lady, Ruth Johnston; high man, Alf Nichol; second high man, George Inglis; lone hands, Ross Taylor; low man, Allen Edgar. By Helen Hewitt Listowel Banner At a time when all of Ontario is beginning to understand the importance of clean water, the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority continues to lead the way in conserving natural resources throughout its 3,260-square- kilometre territory, which includeg North Perth and 14 other municipalities, from Huron-Kinloss, Perth East and Minto all the way to Goderich, where the Maitland River empties into Lake Huron. "Our mission is to provide leadership to protect and enhance watershed rivers, forests and soil," said general-manager Phil Beard at the MVCA annual meeting on Feb. 20. He explained the authority cannot do everything itself but "works in partnership -with community groups, landowners and municipalities". The MVCA's main objective in 2001 was to help Huron, Perth and Wellington Counties develop and implement rural water-quality- improvement projects under the Healthy Futures for Ontario Agriculture program, such as fencing livestock out of water courses and capping wells. This year the main focus is to help landowners and municipalities to protect and improve water quality. In the North Perth area, the MVCA supports the Middle Maitland Rejuvenation Committee in its work to reduce levels of contaminants in the river and to stabilize the flow throughout the year. The authority is selling trees and shrubs at cost for buffer strips that reduce both agricultural run-off and erosion. It makes funding available to farmers to retire buffer strips along watercourses. Under the Healthy Futures program this year farmers and rural landowners are receiving partial funding for many types of projects to protect water courses, such as retiring old wells, upgrading septic systems, stabilizing streambanks and retiring fragile lands. TWO MILLION TREES This year the MVCA's reforestation service will order 53,000 seedlings for spring planting, World Day of Prayer services were held in the Knox Presbyterian Church, Belgrave, Friday, March 1 at 2 p.m. The theme, Challenged to Reconcile was carried out throughout the service as those who entered were offered bread and salt. Guests were welcomed by Alice Nicholson, of - the Presbyterian church, and the introduction was given by Ivy Cloakey, Alice Nicholson, Gloria Dow and Margaret Siertsema. Muriel Coultes conducted the early part of the service with assistance from Deanne Nethery and Donna Shaw. Joan Pederson gave a brief background and read the scripture from First Samuel, the story of Abigail. Freda Scott conducted the latter part of the service after the showing of the video, Challenged to Reconcile. As baskets of bread, raisins, as well as sell at cost 5,100 large- stock trees to landowners, community groups and municipalities. Last year the totals were 40,000 seedlings and 3,900 large-stock trees. Beard explained main planting areas are along water courses, on flood plains and on marginal farmland. And last year, on the property of Marion Hindmarsh south of Goderich, MVCA Chairman Alison Lobb planted the two-millionth tree the authority had provided in its 50- year history. GROUNDWATER Because of the contamination of Walkerton's water supply, people in the Maitland Valley watershed who have taken pure water for granted are now more interested in how to ensure the supply continues. The MVCA is entering into a six- year agreement with the Ministry of the Environment to monitor groundwater levels and quality throughout the watershed. The Ministry of the Environment will monitor wells in each of the major aquifers to see if levels are going up or down over the long term and to see if pollution is getting into those aquifers. Although the MVCA does not yet know the testing locations, Beard said they will be in places without outside influences, such as surface-water - contamination. MVCA personnel will monitor mostly Huron County locations; the Upper Thames Conservation Authority will help with Perth County monitoring. MVCA will help Huron and Perth counties with their groundwater-mapping project, which the counties are undertaking with funding from the Ministry of the Environment. The study, which must be completed this year, is to discover where groundwater supplies are" recharged and where aquifers are vulnerable to contamination. SURFACE WATER The MVCA has created a Water Action, Team that has developed a strategic plan involving many organizations working on local solutions to water-resource issues, Continued on page 12 mixed grains, and grapes were presented, the offering was taken by Barbara Anderson and Deanne Nethery. It will be given to the Women's Inter-Church Council of . Canada. The offertory prayer and benediction were given by Rev. Cathrine Campbell. A social time was held following the service and the women enjoyed the doughnuts and Mazurka's, Romanian treats and the fruit from the baskets. Mabel's Moms met at their regular time on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Those who attended were Linda Hess and Judith; Kim Higgins and Shelby; Donna Raynard, Curtis and Craig; Crystal Agombar, Nicholas and Gage. Their topic was Being Over- invofved. Sincere sympathy is extended to Wilma and Ross Higgins from Belgrave community of friends in the sudden loss of Wilma's brother, John Johnston. May your thoughts and prayers be with the families in their time of sorrow. Sincere sympathy is extended from the community to Alice and Klaas Storteboom in the recent loss of Klaas's mother. Please Recycle To This Newspaper MIVCA continues its lead in conservation work