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r- p Can you help collect watershed data? Docs having a c~hance to, hclp monitor - i the condition of the local environment interest you? w On Saturday, Conservation Halton (CH) - - . -i wi1 hold its third annual Check Your iWatershed Day event from 11:30 a.m. to, 4 Participants will rcceive equipment and taning to be part of a three-person sam- pling team to collect important data. Volunteers are asked to, meet at Kelso . Conservation Area at 11:30 a.m. for training and a barbecue lunch. Afterward, crews - imam" which will include an experienced streamn crew leader - will depart to, sample small streams in the Sixteen Mile Creek water- shed. PHOTO COURTtSY OF 8ARB SAXBY 14 ~~ 2f ANNUAL MAKING THE GRADE: Milton STEP (Secondary Teen Education Program) students (from Ieft) Andre Guika, Amber Mitchell, Kyla Shields, Kaydee Beck and Richard Walmsley celebrate the r recent graduation at Grace Anglican C hurch. Markîng its 1lOth year last month, STEP serves as an academ- ______ c program for young aduits in an alternative settîng.. ~icè 9fw .' -1 he event will conclude with a chance for participants to, socialize and share their experiences back at Kelso pavilion No. 9.Z Organizers say the day provides a great opportunity to get outside, experience 3 Sixteen Mile Creek and learn about the 2! 0 watershed while helping CH collect impor- à tant information.e The data collected will be incorporated a- mbt the development process of CHs Fisheries Management Plan,. Everyoi'ie is welcome to come out and ~ volunteer, but aduits are asked to, bring noz~ more than two children. Kelso Conservation Area is located at ' 5234 Kelso Rd., off Tremaine Road, just north of Steeles Avenue. presented bv ACADEMYOF Bake Sale .4 and more .. ~ÇkC Don't forget your Lawn Chairs! Bring your Friends 905-878-7090 www.academy-of-music.c