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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-11-01, Page 15Wednesday, November 1, 2006 TIMES—ADVOCATE 15 Carolinian Canada honours ABCA with award EXETER — The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) received a Carolinian Canada Conservation group award recently. ABCA stewardship and conservation lands supervisor Kate Monk accepted the award, presented to honour the work of the ABCA, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. "It's an honour to receive this award," says Monk. "It's a tribute to our conservation part- ners and area landowners who have done projects to protect the Carolinian Life Zone," Monk added. The ABCA was nominated for the award by Cliff Ryan of the Arkona Lions Club. Carolinian Canada is a coalition of public and community organizations aimed at conserving the wildlife and habitats of southwest Ontario's Carolinian life zone — a unique ecological region lying south of a line from Toronto and Grand Bend. Home to the tulip tree, hooded warbler, southern flying squirrel and other wildlife found nowhere else in Canada, the zone has the richest biological diversity in Canada — and the greatest number of rare and endangered species. The Coalition management committee includes representatives from conserva- tion, stewardship, education, farming, forestry and planning groups. Each year Carolinian Canada presents awards for conservation and education efforts related to the special natural her- itage of the Carolinian zone by recognizing outstanding contributions by individuals, corporations, non-profit organizations and government organizations. The work of the nominees and award recipients was highlighted at the Elm Hurst Inn in Ingersoll at Carolinian Canada's Annual General Meeting. Conservation award — The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) was honoured with a conservation award from Carolinian Canada recently, recogniz- ing the hard work done during the ABCA's year-long 60th anniversary celebration. Left,ABCA stewardship and conservation lands supervisor Kate Monk accepts the award from chairman of the Carolinian Canada Coalition Dr. Gordon Nelson. The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority — serving watersheds that include parts of Huron, Middlesex, Lambton and Perth counties — was recipi- ent of a group award for its 60 years of protection and restoration work in the Ausable Bayfield watershed. Their work in education, land stewardship, communi- ty involvement and through partnerships with different levels of government and with landowners has led to many success- ful accomplishments, according to Carolinian Canada. These include the longest -running resi- dential outdoor education program in Ontario — Camp Sylvan, and the develop- ment of the Old Ausable Channel Management Strategy, which among other achievements, is helping protect several species at risk. This year's conservation heroes have made their marks in many different ways. Their accomplishments have ranged from donating land to protect valuable habitat, to on -the -ground planting of native trees and shrubs, to public education and politi- cal advocacy. POLICE BRIEF Youth arrested for shoplifting in Exeter EXETER — Employees of Unusual Finds Dollars Store on Main Street in Exeter caught a 16 -year-old male attempting to leave the store, failing to pay for an item Oct. 12. The employees watched as a youth place a DVD player under his coat.The youth was transported to the Huron detachment and released. The South Huron youth will attend Goderich Provincial Court Feb. 8, facing one count of theft under $5,000. New criteria for Canada Post OTTAWA - Canada Post is committed to resulted in a traffic safety assessment crite- maintaining quality rural mail delivery. ria that can be applied to individual rural Wherever possible delivery to rural mail- mailboxes. boxes will continue. "However, under the The new criteria will be applied to individ- labour laws as they exist today, Canada ual mailboxes in order to make an objective Post has no choice but to address legitimate and scientifically based decision on whether safety issues affecting delivery of mail to delivery to a mailbox poses a safety risk. some rural mailboxes", said Mary Traversy, The decision is based on an assessment of Senior vice-president, Employee legal restrictions that apply to the area, the Engagement for Canada Post. type of road, volume and speed of traffic, Hundreds of safety concerns have been the position of the delivery vehicle on the raised with respect to mail delivery to rural road, and sight lines for merging back into mailboxes. Federal health and safety offi- traffic or for safe stopping/passing dis- cials and other experts have repeatedly tances. confirmed that safety issues are real. If a mailbox is identified as a potential Canada Post is legally obligated under the hazard, the first option is, wherever possi- Canada Labour Code and the Criminal Code ble, to move the box to a safer location. If to protect the safety of its employees. conditions do not allow for re -positioning a Population growth and increased traffic rural mailbox for safe delivery, Canada Post are making delivery of mail to many rural will provide the resident's service via one of mailboxes potentially hazardous for Canada its safe and proven centralized mail deliv- Post mail carriers and other drivers. In ery systems such as a Community Mailbox. light of changing workplace safety stan- "Canada Post will contact all customers dards, Canada Post has taken steps to affected and advise them if their mailbox increase the visibility of vehicles driven by could be made safe for delivery, or if their its Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers, method of delivery will have to change", equipping each with rooftop signs and said Ms. Traversy. "Changing a customer's flashing amber lights. But enhanced visibili- mode of delivery is something we would ty alone does not address all situations consider only as a last resort." where Canada Post employees, customers and the motoring public are at risk. Canada Post engaged the ser- vices of leading Canadian experts in the fields of traffic safety, road design, and driver behaviour to develop a scientific approach to assess traffic safety related to rural and suburban mail delivery. The work of the expert panel ( Councilor Ward 3 HUGH McMASTER 1=011601i133o AVS1151i12 ITo@C 16 519-235-1498 Solo Scores For the week of Oct. 25: High score - Marilyn Dixon, 2nd high score - Rosaleen Berends, high solo - Shorty Caldwell, 2nd high solo - Mildred Chalmers, mystery score - Liz Bell THE CONSERVATION ZONE HOME ELECTRICITY TRICKS IPeter Love Chief Energy Conservation Officer of Ontario Phantoms are afoot in Ontario! Halloween is just around the corner and the ghosts and goblins will be out in force. But did you know that there are phantoms lurking in your home all year round stealing your electricity? If you've never heard of "phantom load", you're certainly not alone. These energy stealers live among us every day in the form of a steady, slow drip of wasted energy from the many appliances and other equipment in our homes. Add up the phantom kilowatt-hours used in the more than 4 million Ontario house- holds, and it's easy to see how much energy is wasted every day. According to Natural Resources Canada, these lost kilowatt-hours represent up to six per cent of our energy consumption per year, or nearly a whole month's worth of electricity. Finding the phantoms When you turn off an appliance, is it really off? Not always! From coffee -makers to televisions to laptop computers, many electrical appliances can't be switched off completely without unplugging them. Today, an average home may contain at least 25 phantom loads: cordless phones, televisions, DVD players — even doorbells. Like most phantoms, phantom loads are easier to spot at night. Track them down by turning off all your lights and looking for the telltale glow of LEDs or other tiny lights. It can be shocking to realize how many of these green or red -eyed phantoms stare back at you! Who you gonna call? Load Busters! Power bars can help stop electricity losses due to phantom load. 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