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About 220 people attend two shoreline management open houses
Videos, posters, other information
materials from meetings
are now posted online
Approximately 220 peo-
ple showed their interest in
the local shoreline by
attending two shoreline
management public infor-
mation open houses in June
of 2017. The events took
place in Zurich and Thed-
ford and were hosted by
Ausable Bayfield Conserva-
tion Authority (ABCA). Staff
members answered ques-
tions at mapping stations
and displays. The ABCA
staff shared information on
topics such as water quality
issues and community
actions to improve water
quality; Lake Huron water
levels; the effects of a
changing lake for cohesive
bluffs and dynamic beach
systems; how average
annual recession rates are
measured and mapped
along the shoreline; current
local and provincial poli-
cies; and how Lakeshore
hazards such as flooding
and erosion are determined
in the current Shoreline
Management Plan (2000).
Attendees also heard pres-
entations from Dr. Robin
Davidson -Arnott, Professor
Emeritus, University of
Guelph, and coastal engi-
neer Fiona Duckett, M.Sc., P.
Eng., of W. E Baird and Asso-
ciates Coastal Engineers Ltd.
Davidson -Arnott presented
on shoreline processes, cli-
mate change impacts on the
Great Lakes, and shoreline
protection. Duckett spoke on
types of shore protection
that can be considered and
about development of poli-
cies and procedures for
review of applications for
shore protection structures
along the shoreline. Baird
and Associates is updating
the Considerations for Shore
Protection Structures docu-
ment which was prepared in
1994.
Links to professionally -
videotaped videos of the
presentations (when they
were presented to the ABCA
Board of Directors in April
and May) are posted on the
shoreline management web
page at abca.on.ca.
The presentations at the
open houses were followed
by question and answer
periods. ABCA has also
posted, online at abca.on.ca,
information materials from
the open houses, including a
feedback form for those who
attended the open houses; a
The IPM 2017 Daylily, Huron Sunrise
The 2017 International
Plowing Match and Rural
Expo (IPM 2017) are proud
to announce the official
flower, the "Huron Sunrise"
Daylily! The name was cho-
sen through an online
Facebook poll in 2016 and
the flower was curated by
Mike Falconer of Falhaven
Farm and Nursery, in
Varna. Falhaven will be
hosting an open house
from July 12th to August
12th and we invite you to
come see the Huron Sun-
rise Daylily as well as the
many other Daylilies at the
farm. Mike has been wholly
committed to breeding and
growing daylilies for fifteen
years but the passion for
gardening has been with
him since childhood.
"IPM 2017 is thrilled to
have our own exclusive
Daylily for this special
event, and have enjoyed
working with Mike at Fal -
haven. We would
encourage everyone to take
some time to visit the farm
during the open house as
the gardens are absolutely
magnificent. All visitors to
the farm will have a chance
to enter a free draw to win
an IPM 2017 Daylily,"
explains Lynne Dodd, Sec-
retary of IPM 2017
As the flower is new,
there are a limited number
available in 2017. Some will
be utilized as prizes for the
Queen and Princess of the
Furrow and Beautification
Award Winners, however,
eight bulbs will be auc-
tioned off during the week
of the match. Following the
Huron County Variety
Show every day on Main
Stage at noon, an IPM 2017
Daylily will be up for auc-
tion. Three additional Day -
lilies will be auctioned dur-
ing the Auctioneer's
Challenge scheduled for
Wednesday September 20.
Other special items to be
auctioned off during the
Variety Show and Auction-
eer's Challenge include
sold out IPM 2017 souvenir
trucks and sold out IPM
2017 benches!
Huron Sunrise will be
available for purchase in
Spring 2018 for $20.17, with
proceeds being donated to
the Huron County Plow-
men's Association. Check
out Falhaven Farm and
Nursery website for tips and
tricks on how to plant your
Huron Sunrise Daylily!
IPM 2017 takes place
September 19 - 23, 2017
with advanced tickets being
sold at every municipal
office in Huron County for
$15 and tickets available at
the gates, the day of, for $18
per person. More informa-
tion about all the program-
ming and events for IPM
2017 can be found online at
plowingmatch.org/ipm-
2017 or the Facebook Page
Huron IPM 2017.
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document with proposed
steps for future engagement;
and fact sheets, brochures,
and posters. Those who
attended the open houses
are invited to submit their
feedback forms until July 7,
2017.
The ABCA's Water and
Planning Supervisor, Geoff
Cade, thanked everyone
who attended the open
houses for their interest and
their time. He also thanked
the members of the Bluewa-
ter Shoreline Residents'
Association (BSRA) who col-
lected question cards during
the question and answer
time after the presentations.
The conservation authority
is planning to update its Fre-
quently Asked Questions
(FAQ) document to reflect
some of the discussion dur-
ing the question and answer
portion of the open house.
Please visit the Shoreline
Management Plan Update
page online at abca.on.ca at
this link: abca.on.ca/page.
php?page=shoreline-Inan-
agement.
Ausable Bayfield Conser-
vation Authority hosted the
open houses as part of the
2015-2018 Update of the
Shoreline Management Plan
(SMP) which has been in
effect since 2000. The con-
servation authority started a
process in 2015 to update
technical information to
support future updates to
the 2000 SMP document.
The review of local develop-
ment policies contained in
the SMP 2000 is not expected
until 2018, according to
ABCA. The Shoreline Man-
agement Plan identifies
shoreline hazards for flood-
ing, erosion, and dynamic
beaches and their impact on
shoreline development.
Updates to the Shoreline
Management Plan will pro-
vide a consistent and up-to-
date guide for development
and municipal land use
planning along the shore-
line, according to the ABCA.
Updates will provide newer
information on shoreline
recession rates, ensure that
local policies and applica-
tion of the Regulation con-
form to Province of Ontario
policy, and keep policies
current in light of emerging
land use trends.
Members of the public are
invited to subscribe to a free
electronic newsletter that
provides updates about
shoreline management
along the shoreline of the
watershed. To sign up to
receive these updates you
may visit this link: http://
eepurl.com/bxn8_5. More
than 410 people have sub-
scribed to this online
newsletter.
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