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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-06-01, Page 88 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, June 1, 2016 Submitted The 2nd annual Gutsy Walk Yard Sale in Ripley brought it $1,730 for Crohns and Colitis Canada on May 21, 2016. Many items were donated and people from across the area attended. The 'Golden Throne' accepted donations for the charity. Ripley's Gutsy Walk Yard Sale brings in $1,730 Gail Lotton Contributor Second annual Gutsy Walk Yard Sale was held Sat- urday, May 21 in Ripley. All items were donated by our community of family and friends and all items were sold by a donation to Gutsy Walk 2016. Team It's All Gone To Shitz lead by Captain Emily Lofton, who lives with ulcerative coli- tis, raised $1730. Gutsy Walk is the signature fundraiser for Crohn's and Colitis Canada to aid in research and devel- opment to find a cure for these IBDs or inflammatory bowel diseases. She was also was lucky enough to win a year's sup- ply of toilet paper from national Gutsy Walk sponsor Cashmere. During March Madness Gutsy Walk Lotton registered and raised at least $50. Her name was entered in a draw and was one of ten winners from across Canada. A total of 360 rolls of TP worth $400 arrived by Puro- lator last Friday. More info about the contest and win- ners can be found at gutsy- walk.ca, contests. This year's Grey Bruce Gutsy Walk will be held June 5, at 10 at the Walkerton District The local team is seen during the 2015 Gutsy Walk. Back L -R: Phil Van Hardeveld, Kathy Drennan, Harold Maurer, Patty Crow, Bev Fry, Top Alyssa Keunamen, Emily Lofton, team captain, Ron Lotton. Front Gail Lotton, Kathleen Lotton Ackert with Erin, Kendra Lotton Van Hardeveld. Community School. The pub- lic is welcome to attend. Opening ceremonies with Bill Walker, Top Pledge Earner prizes and warm up will begin at 9:40 a.m. For more information visit crohnsandcolitis.ca Healthy Lake Huron releases newsletter on positive actions by communities, landowners, partners The Healthy Lake Huron: Clean Water, Clean Beaches Partnership has released the 2016 newsletter. Print and web copies let people know about work being done to protect water and beaches along the south- east shoreline of Lake Huron from Sarnia to Tobermory. The 2016 newsletter includes news items on com- munity volunteers cleaning up the shoreline; changing lake levels; finding out about nwmo E. coli levels and beach con- ditions before swimming; septic system best practices; and ways to reduce erosion. The publication also shares how plant cover on fields and gardens can improve soil health and benefit water qual- ity; why it's so important to keep cigarette butts off the beach; the benefits of rain gar- dens; the need for stormwater management to keep micro - plastics out of Lake Huron; and work being done by NUCLEAR WASTE SOCIETE DE GESTION MANAGEMENT DES DECHETS ORGANIZATION NUCLEAIRES Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation to control "Canada's worst invasive plant" Phragmites australis (European Common Reed). The newsletter has facts about the Binational Nearshore Framework (at binational.net); the Great Lakes Water Quality Agree- ment between the United States and Canada; targets to reduce phosphorus in Lake Erie; and the need to help reduce phosphorus loading in NWMO Learn More Centre Everyone is welcome. Drop in and learn more about Adaptive Phased Management (APM), and ongoing work in the area. APM is Canada's plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is working collaboratively with Huron -Kinloss to consider the project and advance preliminary assessment studies. The Township of Huron -Kinloss is one of nine communities involved in this learning process. Lake Huron as well. The news- letter also provides community groups and landowners with information about federal, pro- vincial, and county funding programs to support their work to protect and improve Lake Huron water quality. Healthy Lake Huron is a part- nership of landowners, com- munities, all levels of govern- ment, public health, and local conservation agencies. "There is work along Lake Huron's southeast shore that NWMO Learn More Centre (Huron -Kinloss). 46 Queen St., Ripley ON (across from Lewis Park) 519.386.6711 Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. has been done, work that is being done, and work that needs to be done," said Tim Cumming, Past Chair of the Healthy Lake Huron communi- cations committee. "The news- letter shows how First Nations and Metis communities, land- owners, community groups, departments, ministries, and agencies are all workingwith a common goal of protecting Lake Huron. This year's issue indudes some of the challenges facing Lake Huron, information about funding programs that are in place, and it offers ways each of us can help - at home and work - to keep this Great Lake great:' This year's newsletter fea- tures submissions from con- tributors from the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation and the Historic Sau- geen Metis. There are articles on community projects pro- tecting water and soil in five priority watershed areas along Lake Huron's southeast shore: Garvey Creek and Glenn Drain; watersheds north of Bayfield; Lambton Shores; Pine River; and Main Bayfield watershed. The newsletter features an article by Lambton Shores agricul- tural producer Doug Rogers on work he is doing on his farm to reduce erosion and nutrient loss and striving to maintain a `living crop' on his fields year-round. There is an article about an increase in the amount of rented agricultural land and how that makes it important for landowners and farm rent- ers to work together on long- term best management prac- tices. There is an article about the benefits of composting toilets and one about a neat soil biology test you can do by placing cotton briefs in a field or garden to give you an idea about the health of your soil. One article details the suc- cess of the Huron County Clean Water Project which has pro- vided grants to support more than 2,000 water quality pro- jects completed by landowners, residents, and community groups in Huron County. Another article shares how two Lake Huron sub -watersheds have been chosen for a Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Initiative (GLASI) project by the Ontario Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association (OSCIA) to reduce phosphorus loss and to measure improvements in soil health, water quality, and to evaluate effectiveness of focused stewardship efforts. The first Lake Huron South- east Shore Newsletter was released in 2008. The 2016 newsletter is the eighth edition. The newsletter is available for free download online at healthylakehuron.ca. Printed copies of the news- letter are also available at a number of local locations including tourist information centres and county and con- servation authority offices. For more information call the Ausable Bayfield Conser- vation office toll-free at 1-888-286-2610.