HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2015-05-13, Page 66 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, May 13, 2015
On Monday May 4, eight students from St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School brought their rakes to the Van Egmond House to volunteer with the spring cleanup of the lawns. They were Hope Melady,
Brayden Price, Bennett Taylor, Nick Ruygrok, Brandon Reinsma, Erik Bartz, Megan Huard, Kelvin Vere and their teacher, Michael Romijn. Janny Streutker, Dave Minhinnick and Pat Saundercock of the
Van Egmond Foundation supervised, and the students were given a tour of the historical Van Egmond House.
NOTICE OF AN OPEN HOUSE
REVIEW OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST OFFICIAL PLAN
TAKE NOTICE that the Municipality of Huron East will hold an Open House under Section 17 & Section 26
of the Planning Act to consult with the public about potential revisions and updates to the Huron East
Official Plan.
ANY PERSON may attend the open house and/or make written or verbal representation.
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE will be held:
Between 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tuesday June 2nd 2015
2'd Floor, 72 Main St, Seaforth, NOK 1WO
PURPOSE: The Municipality of Huron East is undertaking a review of the Official Plan. The Plan includes
the vision, goals and policy direction for future development and building in Huron East.
You are invited to learn about the required updates to the Official Plan to ensure conformity with
County and Provincial Planning documents, as well as discuss potential changes you would like to see
made to the Huron East Official Plan.
We want your comments on this important document!
Dated at the Municipality this 12th day of May 2015.
Brad Knight, CAO/Clerk
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Regional unemployment rates steady,
construction jobs steadily declining
Dave Flaherty
Huron Expositor
It is a mixed bag of news in the
latest report from the Four County
Labour Market Planning Board.
For the third consecutive month,
unemployment rates held steady in
the Stratford -Bruce Peninsula eco-
nomic region (Huron, Bruce, Grey
and Perth counties) at 5.8 per cent
The April labour force survey
shows the participation rate in the
economic region increased by 3.9
per cent and saw employment rise
by almost 10,000 jobs, with all the
growth in full-time work. There was
a minimal loss in part-time
employment.
The bad news was employment
in construction for the region is
down almost 5,000 jobs since
October.
Genna Mendez -Smith, executive
director of the Four County Labour
Market Planning Board, said while
there is usually a loss of construc-
tion jobs over the winter months, in
2014 to 15 there has been a "steady
decline':
Mendez -Smith said they would
be watching with great interest
whether the numbers rebound
over the spring months.
The market report also indicated
there were 9,700 more people
working in wholesale and retail
trades compared to a year ago.
The province saw increases in
both construction and trade jobs, but
experienced a loss of approximately
20,000 jobs in manufacturing.
However the job loss in manu-
facturing has not affected the Strat-
ford -Bruce Peninsula economic
region where the sector has fluctu-
ated marginally between 18,300
and 21,600 jobs in the past year.
Mendez -Smith said despite the
loss of large companies such as
Volvo, the manufacturing sector
remains one of the largest employ-
ers in the region.
She said the manufacturing
companies in the region are now
small (under 200 employees) to
medium (200 to 499 employees).
While the question of how to attract
larger manufacturers has been raised
by residents and local politicians,
Mendez -Smith said the board is
focused on retaining businesses.
"Our focus is who is already here
and how do we keep them here,"
she said.
For more information on the
board and to view its reports, visit
www.planningb o ard. ca.