HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2015-11-04, Page 2222 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Organic food and wellness business to mark grand opening
Steph Smith
Postmedia Network
Located in Seaforth, Local
Organics Health Food and
Wellness Centre spawned
from humble beginnings in
co-owner Tara Finnigan's
garage and consisted solely
of a certified organic pro-
duce box program that
began in February 2015.
As the produce box pro-
gram became more and more
successful, Finnigan and
co-owner Cara Wicke started
to introduce shelf stable prod-
ucts that they could sell to
their customers. When this,
too, grew, Finnigan and Wicke
opened the food and wellness
centre on September 26.
"I had a dream of opening
a health food store since
completing my nutrition
schooling at the Canadian
School of Natural Nutrition in
London; that's where I met
Cara," Finnigan said. "After
practicing for a couple years
and chatting with Cara ... we
crunched the numbers and
decided to follow our dream."
Finnigan and Wicke are both
registered holistic nutritionists
and bioenergetics practitioners.
Both women have a passion liv-
ing a holistic lifestyle and edu-
cating others on the benefits of
eating whole foods.
Before becoming a holistic
nutritionist, Wicke was
employed at the Bluewater
Detention Centre. Upon its
closure in 2012, she made
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Jericho Wind Energy Centre
Community Liaison Committee (CLC): Meeting No. 3
November 11", 2015 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Legacy Recreation Centre, 16 Allen Street, Thedford, ON
On April 14th, 2014, Jericho Wind, LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Canada, LP (NextEra), obtained approval from
the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) to build a wind energy centre in the Municipality of Lambton Shores
and the Township of Warwick, in Lambton County, Ontario and in the Municipality of North Middlesex, in Middlesex County,
Ontario.
We have established a Community Liaison Committee (CLC)
Good planning involves the community so we have established a CLC to discuss key aspects of construction, installation, operation,
maintenance and retirement of the Jericho Wind Energy Centre. While this CLC is a requirement of our Renewable Energy Approval,
it is also a vital part of our continued commitment to communicate and provide a forum to exchange ideas, share information and to
offer project updates. The CLC is not intended to re -visit
matters already addressed through the MOECC approval
process.
About the Jericho Wind Energy Centre
The Jericho Wind Energy Centre has a maximum
generating capacity of up to 150 megawatts, using 92 wind
turbines; which is enough clean energy to power nearly
37,500 homes. The wind farm created over 200
construction jobs and currently employs 10 full-time local
operations team members. Over its 20 year lifespan, this
project is expected to contribute nearly $9 million to local
governments in property taxes and approximately $30
million to landowners in payments.
About the Community Liaison Committee
The CLC is made up of people with diverse perspectives as
well as varied backgrounds and experiences, in order to provide a broad and balanced perspective. Representatives of the following
groups were invited to make up the CLC: persons residing or owning lands within 1 km of the Project; other area residents and
landowners; members of the agricultural and business community; government agencies; local organizations; special interest
groups; and Aboriginal, First Nation and Metis communities. A total of four (4) CLC meetings will be facilitated by AECOM. While
committee membership has already been established (i.e., the application process is complete), all meeting materials (e.g., agendas,
minutes, and presentations) will be made available for public review at
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All meetings are open so that the public can attend and observe the
conversation — requests for delegations are welcomed. To be considered
for a public deposition, please submit a request and the actual written
deposition to Avril Fisken (AECOM) by November 12th, 2015.
Email: avril.fisken@aecom.com
Fax: 519-763-1688
Mail: 55 Wyndham Street North, Suite 215 Guelph, ON N1H 7T8
For more information regarding the Jericho Wind Energy Centre please
contact Derek Dudek at the following:
Tel: 1-877-257-7330 Email: jericho.wind@nexteraenerrv.com
CLC Meeting # 3 Agenda
• Registration and Welcome
• Update on Construction
Mitigation Progress
• Discuss Operation and
Maintenance Plans
• Public Depositions, if any
• Identify Future Topics for
Discussion
the decision to go back to
school for nutrition.
Finnigan, on the other hand,
was a teacher for seven years
and decided to go back to
school for nutrition after her
daughter was bom with a dairy
allergy that went undiagnosed
for nearly a year She made the
choice to educate herself in
natural health, as the allopath
theywere seeing just wanted to
prescribe instead of finding
answers. It was through her
nutritionist schooling that she
learned about the body having
the ability to heal itself from
immune responses such as
allergies. "I am happy to say
my daughter is now allergy free
thanks to a holistic modality,"
Finnigan said.
Because of their holistic life-
style, both women experienced
firsthand what Seaforth and the
surrounding area was lacking:
access to whole, natural foods.
According to Finnigan, she
would have to make the drive to
Goderich or Stratford once a
week to find some of the foods
that she was looking for and
wanted to feed her family.
According to their website,
Local Organics Health Food
and Wellness Centre is unique
Contributed Photo
Tara Finnigan (left) and Cara Wicke, owners of Local Organics
Health Food and Wellness Centre in Seaforth.
to Huron County because: It's a
health food store that offers
fresh, frozen and shelf stable
whole foods and supplements;
it offers avariety ofwellness ser-
vices, workshops and classes
for both men and women; and
it supports local farmers by car-
rying their certified organic
local beef, chicken and pork, in
addition to the certified organic
produce box program.
"Our desire is to bring edu-
cation and health to Seaforth
and the surrounding area,"
Finnigan said. "The response
we have received so far has
been amazing. We are very
grateful for all of our custom-
ers and members thus far."
The grand opening of
Local Organics Health Food
and Wellness Centre takes
place on November 7 from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be
product sampling, practi-
tioner demonstrations, gift
baskets and take home gifts
for customers, to name a few
things that are in the works.
For more information on
Local Organics Health Food
and Wellness Centre and
upcoming workshops, visit
www.localorganics c4th. ca.
Follow them on Twitter and
Facebook for product and
workshop updates as well.
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