Lake Huron Partners Meeting
| Youth Ambassadors |
 |
 |
| Written by Administrator | |||
| Tuesday, 24 March 2009 19:00 | |||
|
Following up on the first Youth Summit held in Tobermory in 2007, 33 students were brought to Parry Sound the weekend of October 3-5, 2008. During the Summit, the Youth Ambassadors participated in a First Nation’s sunrise ceremony, heard a variety of talks on water quality, fish and wildlife resources and the importance of local community action given by resource professionals, and engaged in hands-on restoration projects at Killbear Provincial Park. Most importantly, they talked about the environmental issues that are important to the youth of the watershed and the solutions and actions that they could undertake within their own communities. The purpose of the Youth Summit is to foster a community-based approach to restoring and protecting the lands and waters of the Lake Huron-Georgian Bay watershed through education, awareness and community action. The Youth Ambassadors return to their communities and encourage their fellow students and citizens to undertake stewardship activities. They lead by example by undertaking activities identified within their own personal action plans developed at the Summit. They will also make presentations to local municipal councils and organizations and encourage these groups to sign on to the Lake Huron Charter. The 3rd Lake Huron – Georgian Bay Youth Summit will be held in the Goderich area in the fall of 2009.
|
|||
| Last Updated on Sunday, 25 October 2009 21:21 |
The Lake Huron – Georgian Bay Youth Ambassadors are a group of senior high school students from communities across the watershed who are brought together to be informed and discuss the environmental issues impacting the Lake Huron – Georgian Bay watershed. The Youth Summit is organized by Environment Canada in collaboration with the Ontario Ministries of the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. 
The Lake Huron Charter
The Charter and the Canadian Vision for the Lake Huron Watershed establishes a common
bond between everyone in the Watershed.
The Canadian Vision describes:
- - The future social, physical and natural environment;
- - The challenges that we face;
- - The actions we would like to undertake; and
- - The desire to take action together.
The Lake Huron Charter is a personal or corporate pledge to the Vision. We are asking
everyone in the watershed to sign the Charter so that it becomes the common thread
that connects all people across Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. By signing and agreeing
to the principles in the Charter you will be joining and uniting with other community groups, organizations and agencies with common interests and activities by making a commitment to sustainable living practices.
The Charter will help to remind us that our everyday decisions must consider a balance of social, economic and environmental demands, and that we must address present demands without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Lake Huron Southeast Shore Working Group
The stretch of the Lake Huron shoreline between Sauble Beach and Sarnia has enjoyed a long history of recreational use and cottaging. It has also been plagued with episodes of poor water quality, algal blooms, aesthetic problems, and restricted use of public beaches. This has, in turn, prompted an increasing number of public complaints to local, provincial, and federal agencies. Read More
Site Visitors
 | All days | 123814 |
Your IP: 38.107.191.110
,
Today: Sep 08, 2010