Drinking water awareness
Ever wonder what happens to your drinking water before it gets to your home?
There?s an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look as the public is invited to tour the Wanapitei Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday, May 8 from 6 to 8:30 pm as part of Drinking Water Awareness Week in the City of Greater Sudbury.
?Drinking Water Awareness Week is a time to celebrate the fact that our residents enjoy quality water in the City of Greater Sudbury,? said Mayor Jim Gordon. ?We want our citizens to know that we are committed to providing drinking water that meets and even exceeds provincial standards.?
Last year, the city produced more than 27 million cubic metres of waters and operates and maintains nine water systems with over 64 facilities, including two treatment plants, 17 wells, nine water storage tanks and 10 booster stations.
Water treatment operators will host a display at Science North on Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, from 10 am to 2 pm and Saturday, May 11 from 1 to 4 pm. For more information, call 671-CITY (2489) or visit www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca.
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Students at work
Lockerby Composite School is celebrating Industry Canada?s Information Technology (IT) Week in a unique and innovative way.
Throughout the week, students in the laptop program will be setting up webcams in two of the school?s e-labs. The intent is to allow parents a window into the school during classroom time and to observe students working on laptops. Access to the webcams will be made available through the website at www.lockerby.net. In addition, teachers have planned several field trips, guest speakers and in-house events.
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Asthma fundraiser
A total of 16 teams will ?pull together? on Saturday at the New Sudbury Centre parking lot to raise funds for local children living with asthma.
The Pull For Kids event is the Lung Association?s newest fundraising venture, pitting humans against a 13-tonne firetruck in a tug-of-war challenge.
The pull is a team-based event, where teams of 10-12 people will compete against the clock and others in pulling the firetruck over a pre-determined distance.
Teams of men and women from Greater Sudbury Police Service, Greater Sudbury Fire Department, local paramedics and Canadian soldiers have already signed up to compete.
Everyone is welcome to join the fun and cheer on their favourite team.
Children can get in on the tug-of-war challenge by pulling a Chevy Avalanche truck. The children?s mini-pull begins at 10:15 am. All children who pledge a minimum of $10 receive a prize pack, however, there is no charge to participate.
Registration for all events is at 9:30 am and parents must be present for their children to take part.
Adult teams will begin their events at 10:45 am. Each team will pull a minimum of two times, with the fastest teams advancing to a playoff round. The event wraps up at around 2:30 pm.
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OPSEU blood clinic
Local Ontario Public Service Employees Union members have decided to take time from the picket line and sponsor a blood donor clinic.
OPSEU members, now in their eighth week on the picket line, hosted a blood donor clinic for Canadian Blood Services Thursday afternoon (May 2) and will hold a second one this afternoon (Friday) at 12:30 pm at the Canadian Blood Services building at 236 Cedar St. For more visit the website at www.opseu.org.
