HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-12-24, Page 5Troy Patterson/Kincardine News
The Hack family united from Kincardine, BrusselIs and Wingham to perform the Oberufer Shepherd's
Play, a medieval nativity, at Chalmers Church in Kincardine on Dec. 12, 2014 and Wingham's Sacred
Heart Church on Dec. 14.
Medieval nativity a tradition
spanning generations
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The cast of 11, featuring
Hack family members and
friends, including Dr. Art
Weibe and his partner Janice
McKean, practiced in costume
with a few simple wooden
props.
With a piano and recorder
as accompaniment, Elke
said the imagination of the
audience was requested
since the play is without live
animals or a baby.
"It's an effort, but you want
to do it as a gift to the commu-
nity," she said. "We asked that
people not clap out of the deep
respect for the profound con-
tent. It's a deep experience
until it's shattered with
applause
Martin said his children
will have the choice to keep
up the tradition if they
choose, and looks upon it as
celebrating German culture
"in a sincere way."
"It's predominantly done in
farming communities and is a
real down -to -Earth kind of
play," he said.
Translated from a now -
extinct dialect once spoken, he
performed it growing up and
it's a part of his Christmas -time
tradition, with the family last
performing it in 2006 and 1996.
"It lives in my memory big
time," he said. "I basically
know every line:'
Troy Patterson/Kincardine News
Elke Hack played piano to accompany the performance.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 • Lucknow Sentinel 5
Huron -Kinloss in talks with
Arran-Elderslie, Kincardine
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Rodger called for a "crea-
tive new approach" to solv-
ing the challenges of rate
design and minimizing
costs, outlining a number of
potential options to consider
as the project moves
forward.
"It's a chicken and egg sit-
uation," Rodger said. "You're
not going to know who will
convert until people are
actually signing up," leaving
the penetration rate
unknown. He suggested a
"serious and professional
marketing campaign" would
be beneficial.
"You want your rates to be
lower than propane, oil, and
electricity so there's an
incentive, but the business
still needs to be viable in
order to move forward in a
sustainable way," he said.
To clarify a potentially
grey area, councillor Laura
Haight asked Rodger if hook-
ing up to the natural gas sys-
tem would be mandatory or
voluntary.
"I believe this council
could not force anyone to
connect," he answered.
Since publishing the busi-
ness case in October, Rodger
said he has been contacted
by four separate utilities
companies who came for-
ward to him unsolicited.
Mayors Paul Eagleson of
Arran-Elderslie, Anne Eadie
of Kincardine, and Mitch
Twolan of Huron -Kinloss
plan to meet with the OEB
chair next month. The group
will continue meet with
other key federal and provin-
cial officials in the new year
to establish funding guide-
lines and requirements,
Rodger said.
Deputy mayor Jacqueline
Faubert questioned whether
the provincial government
may favour bigger gas projects
within higher density areas, as
well as if politics may play a
part in their decision to
choose where to fund.
"I would think it would be
a good way to get seats in the
area," Rodger said. "Show
you're doing something for
the voters."
Both Faubert and Eadie
commented on the impor-
tance of the municipalities
having a presence in lobby-
ing, putting the Bruce gas
project in the forefront for
consideration.
Eagleson, who was in
attendance at the meeting,
stressed the importance of
the OEB and other meetings
in the coming months.
"The response from OEB
will be more critical than
funding," he said.
Arran-Elderslie deputy
mayor Mark Davis was also
in attendance.
Bringing natural gas to
Chesley and Paisley would
be a "tremendous advantage
to those towns," he said.
"If ever there was a time to
try to bring natural gas to the
area, now is it," Davis said.
"The stars are aligned the
best they're going to be:'
"We are in the lead for
doing the most work," Rodger
said. Of the 40-60 communi-
ties in Southern Ontario that
don't have natural gas, the
Bruce gas project is the most
developed and furthest
ahead, which Rodger said
may lead to it being used as a
pilot project for other
communities.
The unanswered questions
involve challenges surround-
ing capital contribution, con-
version costs, and mitigating
risk to the municipalities, the
province, and the rate -payers,
Rodger said.
"It's pretty clear that the
benefits of natural gas to your
communities are substantial,"
Rodger said. "However, pro-
ject economics under a con-
ventional rate -setting model
are challenging'
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