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Shannon McGavin, Naomi Pelss and Michelle Blake along with the rest of the staff of Walton Little School received the award, sponsored by Women Today of Huron, in recognition of International Women's Day on March 8. "To all of them, we say thank you from the bottom of the hearts of the children and families of Walton Little School," stated Jacquie Waechter in her nomination letter of the local recipients. "It is a wonderful honour to be nominated. We were all very shocked to be recognized along with so many dynamic women in Huron County," said McGavin, founder of Walton Little School and its early literacy program. "What makes her special is the care and dedication she has to early literacy in this area," stated Waechter in the letter about McGavin. "She is always looking for new ways to implement early literacy into every day activities at Walton Little School." Waechter continued to state that McGavin, who is also a Kindergarten teacher at Grey Central Public School, has worked hard over the past three years to make Walton Little School what it is. "This is a big surprise but it Sara Campbell photo The staff at Walton Little School was recognized with the second annual Women of Distinction award. Back row, left to right, is: Shannon McGavin, Sandra McNichol, Debbie Budna and Michelle Blake. Front: Naomi Pelss, Val Shortreed, Tracy Schelken and Jennifer Bere. was a pleasant surprise at that," said Pelss, director and pre- school teacher at Walton Little School. Waechter stated that Pelss is also nominated for dedicating herself to the importance of early literacy activities at Walton Little School. "It's quite a surprise and a honour to be recognized for my work in Walton and for the skating clubs," said Blake. The Education Assistant graduate and part-time Walton Little School teacher was also nominated for her 20 years of teaching skating in Wingham and Brussels and 18 years of skating lessons in Blyth. "I just enjoy working with kids and that's why I am involved with both these jobs," she said. The staff of Walton Little School was nominated for further implementing McGavin's early literacy programs and initiatives by turning them into literacy activities geared to children from 16 months to six years - old, stated Waechter. "I have been blessed to have a wonderful team at Walton Little School and it is nice to know that their hard work and passionate dedication to the care and early literacy development of young children Clean, safe drinking water is up to you. If you serve your community, you have a responsibility to serve your community clean drinking water. Everyone has a stake in clean drinking water. Our families and friends; our clients and customers. Under Ontario's new Drinking Water Systems Regulation, owners of drinking water systems now must comply with strict water quality and operating standards. If you own or operate a business or service facility of any kind that serves the public and relies on its own source of water, then you are affected by the regulation. Mobile home parks, campgrounds, small hotels, gas stations and places of worship are some of the establishments subject to the regulation. So are children's camps, schools, hospitals and any social care facility. In short, any place where the general public has access to a drinking water system, such as a washroom, drinking water fountain or shower. You are also subject to the new regulation if you own or operate a system that supplies drinking water for a seasonal or permanent community of six or more residences. We all share the same water resource. Small drinking water systems now join municipalities, industries and the agricultural community in doing their part to protect the quality of Ontario's drinking water. Find out what you need to do as a responsible provider of clean, safe drinldng water. Call 1-800-565-4923 Ontario does not go unnoticed. They are truly angels in their commitment," said McGavin. "We have also been blessed to be a member of such a caring and supportive network of families in Walton and the surrounding communities and we would like to express deep thanks and gratitude for their kindness and dedication." McGavin added the school extends congratulations to all of the nominees. "It is the countless dynamic women in Huron County that passionately strive to improve the lives of their families and strengthen their communities," she said. Libraries expand services across counties Residents who use the public libraries in Duron County, West Perth. Perth East and Stratford will now be able to use each others' libraries without charge. 'This is a great new service," said Jane Hundey, acting branch supervisor of the Seaforth Public Library. "This is the way things should be. Library should be a free service to everyone." Hundey said the new service will he a convenience for people who work, shop or go to school in neighbouring municipalities. "We're anticipating many comments from people in St. Columhan or Dublin. This will he a great change for them," she said. A library card from a partner library will also allow people to use upcoming interactive websites of the participating public libraries to gain access to the electronic subscription services and catalogue that each library provides, said Hundey. "While free public library service is a cornerstone of our democracy, libraries are mostly paid for by the local taxpayer. Our public libraries offer a high level of service in a fair balance between the two counties," said Beth Ross, Huron County librarian, in a press release. "This partnership will allow our residents to have access to a wide rage of library materials and services to help them meet the needs of our information age, at a local public Iihrary convenient to them." The Huron County Library Board and the libraries participating in the Perth County Information Network (PCIN) agreed to permit members of each others' libraries to join the partner libraries as well. People arc encouraged to support their own library before using another library. "It recognizes that a user's boundaries don't always mirror the geographic boundaries, yet at the same time acknowledges that there must be a balance in terms of local costs for service. This will he a real benefit to library patrons in both counties," said Jane Kirkpatrick, director of Stratford Public Library in a press release.