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Willows Invade Bruce Beach
Ross Klopp (left) brought a sample of the invasive willows to the presentation by himself
and David Grant (right) to the Huron -Kinloss Council on behalf of the Bruce Beach
Cottagers Association on September 15, 2014. The non-native willows are binding with the
beach grass, no longer allowing the grass to wash into the lake during high water periods
as a natural control. The resulting tangle of vegetation renders the beach unnavigable on
foot within 2-3 metres from the water's edge. Cottagers have been trying to deal with it,
but the large willow roots makes them difficult to remove without heavy equipment, which
is not allowed on the beach as in the Stewardship Agreement written into the 5 year lease
Huron -Kinloss Twp. has with the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 • Lucknow Sentinel 5
"STAY" Hearing Could Halt Further
Construction of Wind Projects
Anita Frayne
Secretary/Treasurer, SWEAR
The co -joined Hearing for a
Stay of the K2 Wind and St.
Columban Wind projects has
been set for September 22, 2014
in London. A stay ruling would
effectively halt any further work
on the projects pending the
outcome of the Divisional
Court appeal (of the Renewable
EnergyAppnwals for the K2, St.
Columban and Armow wind
projects) which will be heard on
November 17, 18 and 19,2014.
The Stay Application has been
brought by community groups
in Ashfield-Colborne-
Wawanosh (SWEAR) and St.
Columban (HEAT) fighting the
developments in their
communities.
If successful, the StayAppli-
cation will put a stop to further
construction in the K2 and St.
Columban projects until a
decision has been reached in
the Divisional Court Charter
Challenge appeal led by
human rights lawyer Julian
Falconer. A successful appeal
will set a precedent and will
assist all appeals and legal
challenges going forward.
Other citizens can then raise
the same issues and seek the
same relief.
North Huron Community Food Share Update
Doug Trenter
Chairman, Board of Directors,
North Huron Community
Food Share
Well, as summer fades to
autumn, the North Huron
Community Food Share
would like to provide an
update to what we've been
busy doing.
With summer holidays, no
school and fewer church ser-
vices, it's easy to forget that the
Food Share doesn't take a hol-
iday. In fact, we find that over
the summer months, our
need even increases.
At June's Annual General
Meeting, the Board of Direc-
tors received an update from
our Operations Manager,
Joyce Johnson. Her report
confirmed another 5%
increase in clients to our
facility over last year. We are
seeing new clients and fami-
lies each and every week.
In the past year, in addition to
the non-perishable food dona-
tions we received and ongoing
food donations for the Exeter
Distribution Centre, we needed
to purchase nearly $54,000
worth of food from local food
stores to keep our shelves full.
That is not a "typo'..$54,000.
The purchasing of food is how
we utilize most of the monetary
donations that we receive. We
have very few other expenses,
other than rent, hydro, and
basic office expenses. We are
proud to once again proclaim
that we are a 100% volunteer
organization. Your donation is
put to great use in the purchase
of food that we obtain from our
local grocery stores in Wing -
ham and surrounding area.
We also need to pass along
a "thank -you" to Phil Beard,
Kathy Gibson and the roster
of volunteers that helped to
keep our Community Gar-
den producing fresh, quality
produce this summer and
early fall. Our clients are
extremely grateful for the
fresh, beautiful produce that
the garden provides.
We would like to bring a few
upcoming campaigns to your
attention. On October 4th,
between 9am and 5pm, the
North Huron Community Food
Share is proud to partner with
Leslie Motors and Ford Canada
with their Drive For Your Com-
munity event Leslie Motors, on
behalf of Ford Canada, will
donate $20 to the Food Share
for every test drive that occurs
between 9am and 5pm that
day. We will be set up at Mait-
land River Church on Jose-
phine St (beside Libro) and will
be orchestrating test drives. This
is a win-win: you get to test
drive a vehicle (with no obliga-
tion!) and we collect some
funds to help support our
efforts. We'll also have a BBQ
and other events as well that
day! We are proud to be associ-
ated with great community
minded people like Leslie Ford!
The North Huron Commu-
nity Food Share will once
again be urging shoppers to
Stufflhe Bus at your local gro-
cery store on Saturday Octo-
ber 1 lth. Montgomery Bus
Lines have again agreed to
provide buses to collect food
donations for Thanksgiving.
Buses will be available at the
following grocery store loca-
tions: Foodland and Valumart
in Wingham, Scrimgeour's in
Blyth, Foodland in Brussels
and Knechtel's in Lucknow.
We are excited to partner with
all of these great community
supporters!
During ourAnnual General
Meeting in June, we wel-
comed Roxanne Nicholson to
our Board. Roxanne has been
assisting the Food Share for
some time, and has been a
great asset to our operation.
Welcome, Roxanne!
If anyone has wondered
about our list of Directors,
board purpose, how you can
help volunteer or donate,
please access our website:
www.nhfoodshare.ca or find
and "like us" on Facebook.
The North Huron Commu-
nity Food Share would once
again like to thank each and
everyone for being a caring
community and supporting
us on a year-round basis. "SO
NO ONE GOES HUNGRY!"
Communities which are
dealing with existing projects
could also receive a benefit.
Dave Hemingway, President
of SWEAR (Safe Wind Energy
for All Residents) reiterates that
there is a broader public inter-
est being served. "Overtime the
public has become educated as
to what is happening under the
Renewable Energy Act. This
case is for the people of Ontario.
Chu provincial government says
that massive industrial wind
turbine developments are
being safely sited. We disagree
and we, the people, will hold
them accountable. The Charter
of Rights and Freedoms is the
Canadian government's prom-
ise to every man, woman and
child in this country, guarantee-
ing that we will have security of
the person. The govemment of
Ontario did not exercise due
diligence when crafting the
Green Energy and Economy
Act. A very heavy handed
approach was used and
Ontario citizens should not tol-
erate this irresponsible type of
govemance:'
Fundraising continues.
Again the groups which have
come together to "Unite the
Fight" thank everyone who has
supported them in the past
Donation cheques for this
action should be made pay-
able to "SWEAR" and sent to:
Dave Hemingway RR2
Bayfield ON NOM 1G0 (day-
ehemingway@gmail.com) or
Robert Tetu, RR5 Seaforth
ON NOK 1WO (beechwood@
cyg.net). Donors can also go
online to the SWEAR web -
site, www.swearontario.wix.
com/swearontario, and hit
the "DONATE" button.
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