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Olympic golden boy Jon Montgomery to champion wetlands
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Olympic gold medallist Jon Montgomery is
Ducks Unlimited Canada's newest ambassador,
working to encourage Canadians to get active outdoors.
Photograph by: Leah Hennel, Calgary Herald
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Olympic golden boy Jon Montgomery to champion wetlands
By Colette Derworiz,
Calgary
Herald
September
27, 2012
He's best known for
grabbing a pitcher of beer from the crowd on the way to his gold-medal ceremony
in Whistler, but it was a classic Prairie scene that defined Jon Montgomery's
career as an athlete.
Growing up in
small-town Manitoba, the future skeleton athlete spent many childhood days
skating on a pond.
"For Prairie
folk, being out-side is part of your DNA," said the 33-year old Calgarian.
"Going out and shovelling off a pond and skating on it is the fabric that
makes up some of the communities.
"It's a social
activity, a social event."
The pond outside of
Russell, Man., is a protected wetland - making Montgomery a clear choice as an
ambassador for Ducks Unlimited.
"Everybody loves
Jon," said Gillian Potvin, spokeswoman for Ducks Unlimited. "He's a
proud Canadian, everybody watched him in the Olympics.
"It was a very
natural fit." The conservation organization, which turns 75 next year, is
declaring 2013 the year of the conservation champion - an initiative aiming to
encourage people to get active and get involved in the outdoors.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
A blooming problem - Wetland loss major factor in algae problem in Alberta lakes
Ducks Unlimited Canada: Letter to the Editor
A blooming problem - Wetland loss major factor in algae problem in Alberta lakes
By Perry McCormick
Manager of Provincial Operations in Alberta
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Stonewall, Man., Aug 2, 2012 — Dear Editor: Over the last few weeks, water quality issues have been surfacing throughout Alberta. Some lakes, most recently Pigeon Lake, are being negatively impacted by algae blooms, which has placed them under algae advisories. This greatly impacts summer recreational activities that normally take place at these lakes, can be lethal to fish stocks and could even start influencing property values on the affected lakes.
The questions on everyone's minds are - why is this happening and how can it be stopped?
Some blame the water quality issues on development, farm run-off, sewage run-off and dropping water levels. But, what you might not know is that wetlands, including marshes and ponds, play a significant role in the water quality of our lakes and rivers.
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