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Well Aware Program set to kick off 2010 season in Wellington County
Elora, June 8, 2010 – Rural homeowners in Wellington County are being offered a chance to have a free well check-up conducted by a certified well guide. The program, known as Well Aware is being delivered throughout Wellington County by the community-based environmental non-profit, Elora Environment Centre.
The program offers a guided self assessment and complete information kit to assist well owners in taking small actions that, when done cumulatively by thousands, can make a huge improvement in the …
Prevent an Oil Spill in Canada
Join the David Suzuki Foundation and call on our government to protect our oceans from dangerous activity. Ask the Canadian government to protect our oceans from serious disasters, like the one we’re seeing right now in the Gulf of Mexico. Would you join me and ask the federal government to invest more effort into keeping our oceans healthy and productive?
Our oceans need to be healthy and stable – our coastal communities, plus our whales, otters, fish, and seabirds, all depend …
Public meeting June 15 about municipal water systems serving Drayton, Moorefield and Arthur
Grand River Conservation Authority
News Release
Friday, June 4, 2010
A public meeting will be held June 15 to update property owners in Drayton, Moorefield and Arthur on work being done to protect the water sources for municipal wells serving the communities.
The meeting will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the PMD Arena and Community Centre, 68 Main Street West, Drayton. It’s sponsored by the Township of Wellington North, the Township of Mapleton and the Grand River Conservation Authority.
Displays …
Some interesting articles related to Bottled Water
Have a look at these two articles:
1) The first is called Researchers alarmed at bacteria in Canadian bottled water
2) The second is called Concord, MA to be the First US Town to Ban Bottled Water
“Art of the Garden” beginning in June to September 2010.
Stained glass artist Lynn Chidwick is generously donating 25% of all sales from her art exhibit to the work that Wellington Water Watchers does in our community. I’ll include some photos of her pieces here and a price list.
These pieces will be shown at the Boathouse at a show called “Art of the Garden” beginning in June to September 2010.
Image List as follows:
“Water: Full Circle”, stained and beveled glass, 15″ x 15″, 2010, $235
“Water: Interconnected”, stained …
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