in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, S ep te m be r 23 ,2 02 1 | 18 JOIN US to engage in the East Burlington Creeks Flood Hazard Mapping Study, October 14, 2021 Do you live in the Tuck, Shoreacres, Appleby or Sheldon Creek watersheds in Burlington or Oakville? Conservation Halton (CH) is updating floodplain mapping for these creeks in your community. Join us for a virtual public engagement session on October 14, 2021 at 7:00pm to learn more about the study, ask questions, and share feedback. Unable to join us live? Information will be available online and your feedback is encouraged until October 28. To learn more and register for the virtual public engagement session, please visit conservationhalton.ca/floodplainmapping or contact: Matt Howatt Manager, Policy & Special Initiatives Office 905.336.1158 ext. 2311 | mhowatt@hrca.on.ca A second public engagement session to present draft, updated floodplain mapping and engage further will occur in Winter 2022. Floodplain mapping is used by CH and its municipal partners to identify areas that may be susceptible to riverine or shoreline flooding, and to inform flood forecasting, emergency response, community planning, infrastructure upgrades and other flood prevention efforts. A floodplain is an area of land that is flooded by a nearby creek or lake during large storms. Brianne Jenner spotted Marie-Philip Poulin blaz- ing through the neutral zone and threaded a pass between two American de- fenders on to the blade of hockey's greatest clutch goal scorer. Poulin took two strides and fired a shot over the U.S. goalie's glove that hit the crossbar, the right post and then dropped inches behind the line before bouncing out. While Pou- lin raised her arms in cele- bration, the referee sig- naled no goal. The world champion- ship gold-medal game played on as Jenner and Poulin returned to the bench. "I was just trying to catch my breath," Jenner said. "Our coach said, 'Don't worry, they'll review it.'" Finally, with play still going on, the buzzer sounded. The Canadian players instantly knew what it meant. Jenner, who won gold at her first world champion- ships in 2012, had waited nine years. An extra 41 sec- onds did little to dampen the celebration. "It's been a tough road the last several years," said Jenner, who was a part of Canadian teams that had lost four straight world or Olympic gold- medal games to the U.S. ei- ther in overtime or a shoo- tout. "We kept our focus and played this tourna- ment the way we wanted and that gave us confi- dence." That confidence was needed as the U.S. built a 2-0 lead in the final. If Poulin is the greatest clutch goal scorer, Jenner may be Canada's come- back kickstarter. It was the 30-year-old Oakville LOCAL DUO HELP BRING WORLD GOLD BACK TO CANADA Brianne Jenner (left) and Kristin O'Neill helped Canada reclaim women's world hockey supremacy. HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com NEWS Matthew Murnaghan photo See - page 19