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Keewaytinook Centre of Excellence - 209-100 Casimir Avenue, Dryden, ON P8N 3L4PH 807-737-1135 x4000 - 4001 ** FAX 807-223-8426 ** E-MAIL info@watertraining.ca

KCE Monthly Newsletter February 2013

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KCEOIT - WT & WD I-IIMarch 4 to 8: This course will p r o v i d e o pe ra t o r s o f wa t e r treatment and water distribution systems wi th the knowledge required to successfully operate and maintain community facilities, and successfully challenge provincial certification exams. The deadline for registration is February 8. Register today by downloading both the KCE Registration form and the MOE Exam form and fax ing i t to 807-223-8426.

March 19, 20, 21: The Keewaytinook Centre of Excellence is pleased to provide training again this year for the AWWAO conference to be held in Sault Ste. Marie in March. The two courses to be offered are: (1) Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control for 1.4 CEUs with Gary Oja as instructor + (2) Developing an Emergency Response Plan for Water Plants for 1.4 CEUs with Barry Strachan as instructor.

AWWAO conference

COMPUTER LITERACY IN MARCHThe Centre is offering a Microsoft Computer Literacy course from Wednesday, March 6 to Friday March 8. This three-day course will address the following programs in the Microsoft Office suite: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. Over the three days, participants will learn the following skills associated with Microsoft: file management (Window's Explorer) and e-mailing (ccing, bccing, attaching files, etc.), Word and Publisher (write a letter, a proposal. a flyer), Excel (create a budget, basic functions using Excel).

The targeted audience for this course is office personnel, managers, supervisors, and anyone who wishes to refresh their skills with the Microsoft Office suite. The deadline for this session is February 19.

K C E C O U R S E S

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Courses at the Centre

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The Keewaytinook Centre offers certification courses with site exam days every month. The focus at the moment is on OIT and Water Treatment and Distribution (I-II-III).

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are also offered throughout the year. Our Centre has over 35 CEU courses to choose from. Check our web site on a regular basis for upcoming courses.

The Centre is also committed to provide academic services or GED courses three or four times a year. This gives operators the opportunity to obtain their Grade 12 equivalency.

Phone: 807-737-1135ext 4000 or 4001

Toll Free: 1-877-737-5638ext 4000 or 4001

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Water covers 71% of the earth’s surface.

Contact UsPH 807-737-1135ext 4000 or 4001

TOLL FREE 1-877-737-5638 ext 4000 or 4001

FAX 807-223-8426

WEB SITEwww.watertraining.ca

E-MAIL info@watertraining.ca

209-100 Casimir AveDryden, ONP8N 3L4

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Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at temperatures above 0 °C (273.15 K, 32 °F) at sea level, but it often co-exists on earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state (water vapour or steam). Water also exists in a liquid crystal state near hydrophilic surfaces (surfaces having a strong affinity for water).

Water covers 71% of the earth’s surface, and is vital for all known forms of life. On earth, 96.5% of the planet's water is found in oceans, 1.7% in groundwater, 1.7% in glaciers and the ice caps of Antarctica and Greenland, a small fraction in other large water bodies, and 0.001% in the air as vapour clouds (formed of solid and liquid water particles suspended in air), and precipitation. Only 2.5% of the earth's water is freshwater, and 98.8% of that water is in ice and groundwater. Less than 0.3% of all freshwater is in rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere, and an even smaller amount of the earth's freshwater (0.003%) is contained within biological bodies and manufactured products. Safe drinking water is essential to humans and other lifeforms even though it provides no calories or organic nutrients. Access to safe drinking water has improved over the last decades in almost every part of the world, but approximately one billion people still lack access to safe water and over 2.5 billion lack access to adequate sanitation.

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We all know how important it is to save electricity at home during the winter. If we don't, those energy bills go sky high. However, it's also important to conserve water at home during the winter months as well. Sometimes we forget a little bit about water conservation during the colder months of the year. After all, it's when we're in the drought of summer that we're concerned about water. Water matters all year long, though.

The most important thing that you can do to save water in winter, though, is to winterize your pipes. The most expensive water waste that you can face in the winter is the bursting of frozen pipes. You have to pay for the wasted water, you have to pay for the damage done to your home and you have to pay for your pipes to be replaced. Prevent that by preparing pipes so they don't freeze. You can use insulation designed specifically for this purpose. If you suspect that a pipe may be frozen, keep the faucet open and slowly apply heat to the frozen area of the pipe so that it thaws and doesn't burst.

If you're going to be away from a home for an extended period of time this winter then you should actually drain all of your pipes of water so that they don't burst while you are away. Do this by turning the water off at the main valve, opening all of the faucets so that they drain completely and then using forced air from an air compressor to completely dry out the pipes.

When you are at home, use the same water conservation practices that you always use. One of the rules that we get tempted to break in winter is the rule to take short showers. Cold weather makes us want to take long hot showers or sink into warm baths. This wastes water. It also wastes all that electricity that is required to heat up the water! Stick to normal short showers even in winter months. Keep your bathroom warm so that there's no temptation to linger in the shower to avoid the cold.

How to save water in winter . . .

O P E R A T O R H I G H L I G H T

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Kevin has worked for the township of Sioux Lookout and is currently working with the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC). He has been an operator for six years.

Kevin holds an OIT certificate, Class 2 in Water Treatment,

Water Distribution, Wastewater Collection, and Wastewater Treatment. He is currently taking his Class 3 Water Treatment.

Kevin lives in Sioux Lookout and is married with one child.

Kevin BuchanPelican Falls First Nation

— Water Plant Operator

www.watertraining.caKCE features a new operator each month.

Pelican Falls water treatment plant. Amazing sunset on Pelican Lake.Design flow - 280m3/day.

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MARCH 4 to 8 OIT - WT/WD I-II-III

MARCH 8Site Exam Day

MARCH 6, 7, 8Computer Literacy Course

MARCH 11 to 15 March Break

MARCH 11 to 15 Northern Bands Hockey Tournament

MARCH 18 to 22AWWAO Conference in Sault Ste. Marie

MARCH 19Deadline for April 2 Math course

MARCH 26 Deadline for April 22 OIT - WT/WD I-II-III course

MARCH 29Good Friday

MARCH 31Easter Sunday

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1. Dissolved-air flotation is particularly good for removing

a. sulfides. b. inorganics. c. manganese and iron. d. algae.

2. Reverse osmosis membranes will compact faster with

a. higher iron content. b. higher chlorine contact. c. higher pressure. d. higher pH.

3. After a water storage tank has been chlorinated, which bacteriological test must prove negative before the tank is put back into service? a. gram negative test. b. HPC test. c. coliform test. d. chloramine test.

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FEBRUARY 8Deadline for March 4 OIT - WT/WD I-II-III course

FEBRUARY 4 to 16GED

FEBRUARY 15, 16GED Exams

FEBRUARY 6, 7, 8O&M Sewage Collection and Treatment

FEBRUARY 11 to 15OIT - WT/WD I-II-III

FEBRUARY 15Site Exam Day

FEBRUARY 18 Family Day

FEBRUARY 19Deadline for March 6 Computer Literacy Course

ANSWERS: 1.d, 2.c, 3.c

FEBRUARY MARCH

Our upcoming courses, our list of Director Approved courses, and our 2013 course catalogue are on our homepage. Check them out!