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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2006-11-08, Page 35News Environmental incentives workshop coming to Brussels New approaches far envi- ronmental incentive pro- grams on the farm and rural properties will be the focus of a workshop called Valuing Nature and Your Land at the Brussels arena on Nov 23 at 10 a.m. Is it time for a change to on-farm environment incentive programs? Should landowners be paid for providing environmen- tal goods and services? These kinds of questions will be explored by speak- ers looking at a steward- ship model that may poten- tially provide landowners with annual payments for land that is providing envi- ronmental goods and ser- vices. The workshop will help local landowners learn more about a federal pilot project paying rural landowners for providing environmental goods and services and explore the possibility of designing a project in the area. Discussions will include what is meant by "environ- mental goods and services," the benefits and challenges of the model and whether or not paying landowners for providing environmen- tal services would work in this area. Speakers include Ian Campbell, economist with Agriculture Canada who. will review the federal gov- ernment's policy options for future agro-environmental programming. Bob Bailey, Delta Waterfowl, will outline what environmental goods and services mean and why an incentive program is needed to move forward. Dave Reid, Norfolk Stewardship Council will talk about the Alternative Land Use Services pilot project underway in Norfolk County. Bryan Gilvesy, Norfolk cattle farmer, will offer the perspective of a farmer participating in a `payment for environmental services' pilot program. John Fitzgibbon, University of Guelph will present the Ontario Farm Environmental Council's perspective on environmen- tal goods and services. Advance registration by Nov 17 please, if you would like lunch. Registration is $10 per person with lunch provided. To register please con- tact: Erica Magee, Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, 519-335-3557, fax: 519-335- 3516, email: maitland@mvca.on.ca finr` o •. 1 .4 The Huron Expositor • November 8, 2006 Page 35 Internet safety focus of county workshop Using the internet safely is the focus of a workshop Parenting the Net Generation, coming to Huron County on Nov 22. Hosted by the Huron County Child Abuse Prevention Committee (HCCAPC)/Rural Response for Healthy Children, the workshop is for parents and caregivers to learn about safety, privacy, marketing, ethics and cyber bullying at Holmesville Public School on Nov 22 from 7. — 9 p.m. Childcare will be provided at no charge. Professionals who work with families and children are invited to register for a train -the -trainer workshop on Thursday, Nov 23 at The Learning Resource Centre. in Clinton from 10 a.m.-to noon. "Young people have now completely integrated the internet into their daily lives. Parenting the Net Generation is for parents who -want to learn more about how to guide their children's online activities," says facilitator Warren Nightingale. "Children are generally more adept than adults when it comes to using the internet and other technolo- gies. This program provides easy and practical ways for parents to become active in their children's online lives." he says. Register for either work- shop by calling- the HCCAPC office at 519-482- 8777 or 1-800479-0716 by Nov 17. Co -sponsoring this event with HCCAPC/RRHC is the Public Health Agency of Canada. • PiZ a"%'•�pq THOMPSON IJRI 't'IIi1NF SPRAY tk FIBREGLASS INSULATION I lc, 1 ..t it l - Call Ron At 519-263-2319 SCHOONDERWOERD IROS `CONCRETE LTD. 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