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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-07-09, Page 2111 2 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, July 9,2014 Lake Huron Learning Announces 2014 Marlatt Bursary Recipients Jennifer Hubbard Community Education Coordinator, Lake Huron Learning Collaborative The Lake Huron Learning Collabora- tive is pleased to honour two local stu- dents through the 2014 Jean Marlatt Bursary program. Lake Huron Learning is a not-for-profit organization with learning centres in Kin- cardine and Goderich. In 2010, LHLC received a generous donation from the estate of Jean Marian, of Goderich. Jean was a keen supporter of the arts and an avid reader, who recognized the need for additional educational opportunities within our rural communities. In her honour, LHLC has created an annual bursary to be awarded to two of its dedi- cated post -secondary students. On June 24, Jean's daughter Lynn Bearden presented the 2014 bursary to Tina May and Amber Graveley. Tina lives in Londesborough and is a student in the Early Childhood Education course series at LHLC Goderich. Amber recently completed the Healthcare Office Assistant program at LHLC's Kincardine centre. She is a resi- dent of Kincardine. Both of these Healthy Living & Exercise Exercise at your own pace "I have more energy and interest in doing things, better balance and more self-esteem" - Exercise class participant care .-.7rm CErrirru-.* 5,c1 .L:fl Join our classes or be a volunteer instructor NEW no cost classes for older adults St. Helens Group Exercise St Helens Hall Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30-10:30 a.m. Also classes in Wingham, Blyth To register call 1.877.502.8277 ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT? The Huron County Clerks and Treasurers Association and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing will be hosting a Candidate Information Session as follows: Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 7:00pm My United Community Hall 239 Bill Fleming Dr., Clinton ON Topics will include: -Role of council and head of council Role of municipal staff 'Role of school board trustees •Focus on 2014 Municipal Election Process including: • Nominations, key dates and process • Eligibility to run for various offices -Candidate duties - General campaign rules - Compliance audits and penalties •Voter's list and proxy voting •Scrutineers • Recounts • Resources Who should attend: •Potential Candidates •Spouse or Partner •Anyone interested in learning more about local government For further information or to register for the event, please contact your local municipal office. 519-524-8344 Howkk 519-335-3208 1116111111ftm- ERO N 519-357-3550 4515' 519-236-4351 519-887-6137 519-527-0160 519-235-0310 519-482-3997 519-524-4669 programs are offered through the organization's partnership with Fanshawe College. A number of exciting Fanshawe College programs will be offered this fall at both sites, including Early Childhood Education, Pro- ject Management, Personal Sup- port Worker and Human Resources Management. Post -secondary courses in Excel Spreadsheets and Market- ing Digitally and a variety of pro- fessional development trainings are also scheduled. For more information on the Jean Marlatt Bursary and our upcoming fall programs please check out www.lakehuronlearn- ing.ca or contact Community Education Coordinators Jennifer Hubbard (Goderich, 519-524- 4154) and Lynn Beatty (Kincar- dine, 519-396-4146). The Lake Huron Learning Collaborative honoured two local students through its Jean Marlatt Bursary Program on June 24. LHLC vice -chair Judy Cairncross (left) and Lynn Bearden, Jean Marlatt's daughter (right) presented the 2014 award to Amber Gravely (inside left) and Tina May (inside right). Tina lives in Londesborough and is a student in the Early Childhood Education course series at LHLC Goderich. Amber recently completed the Healthcare Office Assistant program at LHLC's Kincardine centre. She is a resident of Kincardine. Both of these programs are offered through the organization's partnership with Fanshawe College. New Rural Stormwater Management Model Healthy Lake Huron Project team to host technical workshop Healthy Lake Huron is invit- ing interested people to attend a technical workshop in Goderich on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The partnership is hosting the work- shop to provide an update about the project to create a new Rural Stormwater Management Model (RSWMM). When storms happen, rain or melting snow can build up and run quickly over parking lots, streets, fields, and lawns. That stormwater runoff can then travel to storm drains, creeks, rivers, and the lake. The runoff can erode land, take away top- soil, and carry bacteria, nitro- gen, and phosphorus into water sources that are used for drink- ing, swimming, and recreation. The Healthy Lake Huron: Clean Water, Clean Beaches partner- ship is working to find and use new tools to slow that runoff down and let it soak into the ground to be filtered before the water reaches the lake. One of those tools is a new computer model being designed to better understand and manage storm - water runoff along Lake Huron's southeast shoreline, in a largely rural area stretching from Sarnia to Tobermory. "We are getting closer to the creation of this new tool that will provide municipalities and field staff with a better understanding of the impact of runoff during storm events in rural areas," said Alec Scott, RSWMM Project Manager. "We have already improved monitoring along Lake Huron and the new com- puter model can give us a better idea of the kinds of projects we need to do to protect water qual- ity and where, and at what scale, those projects are going to have the biggest benefit" Scott, who is Water and Planning Manager at Ausable Bayfield Conservation, said the model will help identify best management practices and projects that will help to invest limited stewardship dollars in the right places. The workshop will take place at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, 245 Mill Road, Goder- ich, Ontario, Canada on Thurs- day, July 24, 2014. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. for the morn- ing session from 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon which will include back- ground on Healthy Lake Huron and the new computer model in development. The afternoon session from 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.will include more technical discussion about the model. Admission is free. A light lunch will be available for purchase as part of the pre -registration process. Presentations include updates from the two firms helping to develop the model; Computa- tional Hydraulics International (CHI), a consulting firm in stormwater management, wastewater and watershed modeling software; and Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. (EOR), an engineering and environmental consulting firm specializing in water resources, watershed planning, and modeling. Healthy Lake Huron invites interested people to attend in person or to take part by phone and/or web conference. Please RSVP to Alec Scott, in advance (by July 17, if possible), using the registration form (pending) on the rural stormwater project website at ruralstormwater.com. You can subscribe to the Rural Stormwater Management Model newsletter at http://eepurl.com/ ALRLD. Please contact Alec Scott at ascott@abca.on.ca or telephone 519-235-2610 or 1-888-286-2610 for more details, or if you wish to receive upcoming notices about this workshop. The Rural Stormwater Man- agement Model project has installed five new or upgraded stations along Lake Huron to provide long-term monitoring of water quantity, water quality, and weather impacts, in five sentinel watershed areas. Ausable Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority (ABCA) is leading the RSWMM water - quality project in partnership with Maitland Valley, St. Clair Region, Saugeen Valley, and Grey Sauble Conservation Authorities and other part- ners of the Healthy Lake Huron: Clean Water, Clean Beaches initiative. Project partners include provincial and federal ministries, county departments, local public health and conservation agencies, and participating landowners and community groups. The rural stormwater project has received funding from the Ontario Ministry of the Environ- ment's Showcasing Water Inno- vation Program and contribu- tions from other partners. For more information, visit rural- stormwater.com and healthyl- akehuron.ca.