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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-01-28, Page 88 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, January 28, 2015 r• — •— — — — — — — — I. CaII for Applications Seeking members for local drinking water SOURCE PROTECTION COMMITTEE The Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Drinking Water Source Protection Committee (SPC) is a committee of 15 people from the region. The committee has worked since 2007 to create local terms of reference, assessment reports, and source protection plans. These documents have been completed and approved by the Province of Ontario. In fulfilment of the requirements of the Ontario Clean Water Act, 2006 and Ontario Regulation 287/07, one third of the source protection committee membership is now changing. The Ausable Bayfield Source Protection Authority announces it is seeking applications for four (4) vacancies on the source protection committee from the following interests: Economic Sector- Industry (1) Economic Sector- Commerce (1) Environment/Health/Public/Property Association (2) For a summary of member obligations and full job description please visit: sourcewaterinfo.on.ca. For more information call Jenna Allain, Program Supervisor, at 519-235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610 or email jallain@abca.on.ca. If interested in consideration for appointment to the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Committee, please submit a cover letter and resume, with position title clearly marked, by March 6, 2015 by 4 p.m. local time. Please indicate clearly for which of the four seats your application is to be considered. Applications should be submitted to: Brian Horner, General Manager and Secretary - Treasurer, Ausable Bayfield Source Protection Authority, 71108 Morrison Line, RR 3 Exeter, ON NOM 1S5 DRINKING WATER Maitland Valley SOURCE PROTECTION source Protection Ausable Bayfield ACT FOR CLEAN WATER Region Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Region, c/o ABCA, 71108 Morrison Line, RR 3 Exeter, ON NOM 155 519-235-2610. 1-888-286-2610 info@sourcewaterinfo.on.ca • sourcewaterinfo.on.ca Made possible with funding support from the Province of Ontario L Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentine Local women Anne (left) and Suzanne Andrew will be travelling to Tanzania with the charity Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW) in the summer of 2015. Notice Province of Ontario has approved local Source Protection Plans and Updated Assessment Reports for Maitland Valley, Ausable Bayfield Source Protection Areas The Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Drinking Water Source Protection Committee is pleased to announce positive steps forward that will reduce risk to your municipal drinking water sources. The Province of Ontario has approved Updated Assessment Reports and locally developed Source Protection Plans. Plans were approved on January 19, 2015. The date they take effect is April 1, 2015. You are invited to inspect these documents online at: www.sourcewaterinfo.on.ca or during business hours at one of these locations: Maitland Valley Conservation Authority 1093 Marietta Street, Wroxeter, Ontario 519-335-3557 Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority 71108 Morrison Line, RR 3 Exeter, Ontario 519-235-2610 If you are located close to a mun'cipal well and would like to learn if Plan policies apply to you, or how you can protect local drinking water sources, call toll-free 1-888-286-2610. For more information on the approved Source Protection Plan and the policies that will apply to drinking water threat activities, you are also invited to attend one of these open houses: Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 - REACH Centre, Clinton, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - North Huron Wescast Community Complex, Wingham, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thank you for all you do to protect drinking water and public health. Ausable Bayfield DRINKING WATER Maitland Valley SOURCE PROTECTION Source Protection ACT FOR CLEAN WATER Region Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Drinking Water Source Protection Region, c/o ABCA, 71108 Morrison Line, RR 3 Exeter, ON NOM 155 519-235-2610. 1-888-286-2610 • info@sourcewaterinfo.on.ca • sourcewaterinfo.on.ca DateofNotice: January22, 2015 Made possible with funding support from the Province of Ontario The Andrew Ladies are destined for Tanzania for Charity Sleeping Children Around the World Valerie Gillies Editor, Lucknow Sentinel Anne and Suzanne Andrew first heard of the charity Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW) at a United Church Women (UCW) meeting. They explained that the funds of the charity group are not used for advertising, as the focus is on helping needy children, therefore the way the word is spread is through speakers talking to groups such as the church groups. Both Andrew ladies travelled with the group to Belgaum, India in 2010 and are set to depart for Tanzania to over- see distribution of bed kits in late July or the beginning of August in 2015. Their names came up when two others backed out. SCAW was founded by Murray and Margaret Dryden, parents of hockey goalies Ken and Dave Dryden, in 1970. They dreamed of a world where every child would be able to reap the benefits of a good night's sleep. The seed came from earlier family experi- ence growing up in the Depression. It was impressed on the next gen- erations that they greatly val- ued getting a good night's sleep to be able to function the next day. To begin fulfill- ing their dream, the couple donated 50 bed kits to chil- dren in India who were liv- ing in poverty. Now the organization has expanded and values the many volunteers who come forward to make up the teams who speak to various groups and also travel to the various countries to oversee the distribution of the bed kits. Last year there were approximately 6,000 bed kits assembled and distributed. Bed kits are made in the family of origin and all items are purchased or pro- duced there. SCAW volun- teers make sure that they are of good quality. A dona- tion of $35 provides a bed kit containing: a sleeping mat, pillow, blanket, two outfits of clothing, hat, school supplies, towel, mos- quito net as well as other essential supplies. 100% of the donation goes into assembling the bed kits. Donations can be made online on the website www.scaw.org. Donations are often made as a gift to someone for a special occasion. The person mak- ing the donation can arrange for a gift card with a brief personal message by writing to SCAW and enclosing a cheque in the letter. The gift card will be delivered to the recipient, who will also receive a photograph of the child that they have sponsored receiving the bed kit. The address and instructions to do this can be found on the SCAW website. SCAW is dedicated to being accountable to their supporters. Children who will receive the bed kits are selected by volunteers in the country of distribution. They select the children with the greatest need. The recipients are usually between 6-12 years old. The volunteer committees are made up of community ser- vice groups including Lions Clubs, Rotary Clubs, Salva- tion Army and others. These volunteers organize the manufacture of the bed kits, choose the distribu- tion sites and assist the dis- tribution volunteers. Distribution volunteers such as the Andrew ladies travel to the country where they will be distributed, at their own expense, and as part of a six -person team will oversee the actual distribu- tion and take a photograph of each child as they receive their bed kit, showing the donation label to ensure that the donor can verify that their gift has been used properly. The photo and the donation label is the receipt to the donor. For more information on this specific trip or about SCAW call Anne at 519-529- 7179 or Suzanne at 519-529-7335.