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Geoff Peach, of Blyth, holds the award presented to the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal
Conservation in recognition of exceptional performance and dedication to improving the Great
Lakes. With Peach, staff person with the Centre, are from left: Ken Hunter, Goderich; Patrick
Donnelly, Centre staff; Stephanie Donaldson, Centre director and Deb Shewfelt, Goderich
mayor. (Photo submitted)
Tips for responsible gambling
(NC) — For many people,
gambling is exciting and
entertaining. They make careful
decisions about spending time and
money, where to go and how to have
fun.
The following are some ways
people gamble responsibly:
• Gamble for entertainment, not as a
way to make-money
• Balance gambling with other
leisure activities
• Only use discretionary income,
not money for everyday expenses
• Set a budget and stick to it. If you
have lost the money you budgeted
for gambling — stop
• Don't borrow money to gamble
• Avoid on-site cash machines for
additional gambling money
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GAMBLING
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• Always set a time limit
• Take frequent breaks -
• Be aware — risk increases at
times of loss or depression
If you want to know more about
responsible gambling, visit the
Responsible Gambling Council
(Ontario) website at
www.responsiblegambling.org or
phone at (416) 499-9800 in Toronto
or toll free at 1-888-391-1111.
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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2004.
Coastal Centre gets bi-national recognition
On Oct. 6, the Lake Huron Centre
for Coastal Conservation, a non-
government organization dedicated
to protecting Lake Huron's coastal
ecosystems, was honoured at a
conference in Toronto on the
environmental health of the Great
Lakes.
The State of the Lakes Ecosystem
conference (SOLEC) is a bi-national
conference held every two years to
report on, and discuss the state of the
Great Lakes ecosystems. At each
SOLEC conference, a committee
recognizes some leading examples
of organizations or projects that it
considers to be making a significant
contribution to the improvement of
the Great Lakes environment. This
year, the Coastal Centre was selected
to receive SOLEC's Success Story
award.
contribute to the improvement of
Lake Huron," noted Matt Pearson,
chairman of the Centre.
The award, which was nominated
by the Upper Thames River
Conservation Authority in London,
Ontario, specifically identified the
Centre's work in sand dune
conservation and community
outreach, most recently in the
communities of Sauble Beach and
Saugeen Shores. Its work in dune
education, protection and restoration
in these Lake Huron communities,
has led to an improved
understanding of these fragile and
irreplaceable coastal features.
"The importance of dunes to the
coastal ecosystem has been largely
misunderstood, and as a
consequence, we have seen the
deterioration of many of our dune
systems along Lake Huron," noted
Geoff Peach of Blyth, coastal
resources manager at the Centre.
"These are irreplaceable resources
and we are working with community
groups all along the lake to protect
dunes and the rare vegetation that we
often find within them."
As well as work in dune
conservation, the Coastal Centre is
actively involved in coastal issues
like water quality, biological
diversity, climate change and coastal
processes.
The Centre's website can be
found at www.lakehuron.on.ca
SOLEC's website is at
cfpub.binational.net/solec
As a recipient of the Success Story
designation, the Centre received an
award presented by the U.S. Consul
General in Toronto and the Canadian
Consul General in Buffalo, which
recognized the Centre's
achievements.
"Receiving this Bi-national award
is really quite an honour, and
recognizes the hard work that our
staff have put in over the years to
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