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Clinton News Record, 2014-07-16, Page 1212 News Record • Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Healthy Lake Huron set to host technical workshop Stay away from wild animals says Health Unit When storms happen, melting snow or falling rain 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, nitrogen, and phosphorus into water sources that are used for drinking, swimming, and recrea- tion. The Healthy Lake Huron: Clean Water, Clean Beaches partnership is work- ing 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 under- stand and manage stormwater runoff along Lake Huron's southeast shoreline, in a largely rural area stretching from Sarnia to Tobermory. Healthy Lake Huron is inviting inter- ested people to attend a technical work- shop in Goderich on Thursday, July 24. The partnership is hosting the workshop to provide an update about the project to cre- ate a new Rural Stormwater Management Model (RSWMM). "We are getting closer to the creation of this new tool that will provide municipali- ties and field staff with a better under- standing 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 computer model can give us a better idea of the kinds of pro- jects we need to do to protect water quality and where, and at what scale, those pro- jects 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 do the best job of protecting water quality and this new tool will help to invest limited stew- ardship dollars in the right places. The improved understanding provided by the model can then give the best possible information to rural landowners, commu- nity groups, and funding agencies as they set priorities and choose and support water -quality projects. The workshop will take place at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, 245 Mill Road, Goderich, Ontario, Canada on Thursday, July 24. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. for the morning session which will include background on Healthy Lake Huron and the new computer model in development. The morning session runs from 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon. The afternoon session will include more technical discussion about the model and this runs from 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Admission is free for the morning and afternoon sessions. A light lunch option will be available for purchase as part of the pre -registration process. 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 regis- tration form on the rural stormwater project web- site at ruralstormwater. com. You are also invited to subscribe to the Rural Stormwater Management Model newsletter at this link: http://eepurl.com/ ALRLD. Organizers say everyone Birthday Club Kyle Dunn Keegan Miller Sara Hunking Sequoiah Zondervan Brent Krahn Vica Claussen July 18th July 18th July 19th July 19th July 21st July 22nd If you wish to have your childs name and birth date in the Birthday Club for ages 1-12 Please Call Christy 519-482-3443 IT'S FREE!!! IN Call our In -Store Bakery to Order BIRTHDAY CAKES OR ANY SPECIAL OCCASION CAKE • MAGIC CAKES • CHARACTER CAKES • • BIRTHDAY CAKES • Made to your specification. Clinton OODL.__A.ND 6 Mary St., Clinton • 482-9341 is invited and that the day may be of par- ticular interest to drainage engineers and contractors; engineering consultants; researchers; stewardship professionals; farmers and other rural landowners; First Nations; municipalities; government min- istries; local non-governmental organiza- tions; public health; youth; and interested citizens and community groups. Please contact Alec Scott at ascott@ abca.on.ca or telephone 519-235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610 for more details, or if you wish to be included for upcoming notices about this workshop. Presentations include updates from the two firms helping to develop the model; Computational 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 specializ- ing in water resources, watershed plan- ning, and modeling. The Rural Stormwater Management 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 Conservation Authority (ABCA) is leading the RSWMM water -qual- ity project in partnership with Maitland Valley, St. Clair Region, Saugeen Valley, and Grey Sauble Conservation Authorities and other partners of the Healthy Lake Huron: Clean Water, Clean Beaches initia- tive. Project partners include provincial and federal ministries, county depart- ments, local public health and conserva- tion agencies, and participating landown- ers and community groups. The rural stormwater project has received funding from the Ontario Minis- try of the Environment's Showcasing Water Innovation Program and contributions from other partners. For more informa- tion, visit ruralstormwater.com and health- ylakehuron.ca CONTACT: Alec Scott, Rural Storm - water Management Model Project Manager and Ausable Bayfield Con- servation Authority (ABCA) Water and Planning Manager, 519-235- 2610 or 1-888-286-2610 or e-mail ascott@abca. on. ca With thanksgiving to God 91edet Zit Celebrates her 90th Birthday Open house July 19, 2014 11-3pm Huron Christian School gym 87 Percival St. Clinton Call 1-866-734-9425 or visit www.medicalert.ca MedicAlert Lets You Live Life. 'r f 1 • ,11",,,.14, , ,. 4, h" „ii iotrA fteik 111011, ert VIA fry Ilk otC M 'our Ch ' 0 .V -Els Gt J 1-uil. sig infer idle let a Afer4 Ill ki.nptnli st.=, control s24.23zi 1 t The Huron County Health Unit is reminding the public to avoid contact with any wild animals. The health unit has noticed an increase in incidents involving good Samaritans and wild ani- mals in distress. Public Health Inspector Patrick Landry says some people have been bitten when they have tried to help a sick or injured animal. "There is always the risk of rabies when anyone comes in contact with a wild animal." Rabies is a viral disease that is fatal to humans. It is passed to humans from saliva of infected animals. Pet owners are required by law to have all cats and dogs over three months of age immu- nized against rabies. Landry says avoid feeding wild animals because it can attract them to your home. "It is also important to teach children to stay away from any animal they do not know. If you see a baby animal that appears to be orphaned, leave it alone. Chances are its mother is nearby. The pos- sible danger to you or your child outweighs the good you might do for the animal. Notify the nearest animal control office instead!' For more information, contact your local veterinary clinic or the Huron County Health Unit at (519) 482-3416 or toll-free 1-877-837-6143. FIND A BUYER FASTER R ,IE,t, ; • e yERE"!