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Scrimgeour moves $15m in supplies to Mexico
The big game
A hockey game between Ontario Hockey League (OHL) teams the Eerie Otters and the
London Knights was organizes at the Central Huron Community Complex in September. While
having the game was lauded as a great experience, the event also served as a fundraiser for
local community sporting groups, resulting in thousands of dollars being donated to Clinton,
Blyth and Brussels programs. Unfortunately, the Knights, the closest -to -home team, weren't
able to pull off a win as Eerie bested London 5-2. (File photo)
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groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 1.
A project hatched in the mind of
Blyth's Doug Scrimgeour, a former
firefighter, had resulted in an
estimated $15 million in benefit to
Mexican communities through
various donations over the previous
two years.
Scrimgeour began the project by
collecting used and expired
firefighting equipment throughout
southwestern Ontario and
distributing it to needy Mexican
departments. The project, however,
continued to expand and soon it
included things like medical
equipment, used clothes and training
aids for emergency professionals.
The countdown to the 2017
International Plowing Match in
Walton officially began as the 2016
match in Wellington County
finished.
For the first time in match history,
there was a torch -passing ceremony
as dirt from the Wellington match
was transported via convoy to
Brussels, where it was placed in a
vase to help a tree grow. The tree
will be planted at the home farm of
Jack Ryan, where the 2017 match
will be held.
The event included a special
dinner and a night of entertainment
to officially begin counting down to
the 2017 match.
Hullett Central Public School in
Londesborough celebrated its 50th
anniversary with a special ceremony
that brought together current
students and faculty from years gone
by.
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The Rural talks to Rural (R2R)
conference was hailed a success. The
first official event held through the
Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity
brought professionals together from
all over the country to discuss and
explore a number of specifically
rural topics.
Project Director Peter Smith said
he hoped the centre would again host
the conference in 2018.
Jean Davidson of Brussels was
named the Brussels Citizen of the
Year for her numerous activities
throughout the community and her
work with the Brussels Lions Club.
In Blyth, long-time Blyth Lions
Club member Ernie Phillips was
named Citizen of the Year for the
Blyth area. Phillips had served his
community for decades through the
Lions Club and volunteered his
engraving services to countless
community awards through the
former Blyth Public School and
Blyth Minor Hockey, as well as
other organizations.
A class from Ryerson University's
School of Fashion made its way to
Blyth and The Garden at Blyth for a
special course designed by Jennifer
Triemstra-Johnston of the Canadian
Centre for Rural Creativity.
It was announced that the former
Blyth Public School building would
be demolished sometime in the
coming months. The school would
make way for a new building that
would house the Canadian Centre
for Rural Creativity, set to cost the
project $5 million.
The kick-off to the Blyth 140th
anniversary, that would be taking
place in 2017, was hailed a success
with plenty to do and see at the event
dubbed "Beer and Brats" in front of
Scrimgeour's Food Market.
Gary Clark, minister for Blyth and
Brussels United Churches,
announced that he was experiencing
a calling and would be leaving
the two community churches in
2017.
With the closure of Duff's United
Church in Walton, some of the
church's funds were being dispersed
throughout the community. One
such donation was made to the
Canadian Foodgrains Bank in the
amount of over $7,300.
Four Walton -area women were the
subject of a special makeover
episode of The Marilyn Denis Show.
The four "biker babes" were Diane
Anderson, Cheryl Ryan, Dianne
McCallum and Brenda Dalton and
they were made over by celebrity
stylist Alexis Honce.
Warden Paul Gowing honoured a
number of locals with the annual
Warden's Emergency Services
Awards. Winners included Blyth
native Tyler Stewart of the OPP, the
late Steve Cooke of the Central
Huron Fire Department and David
Wagner, a member of the Fire
Department of North Huron.
A non-invasive vaccine developed
by Blyth's Grant Sparling was
granted its patent approval in a
number of countries after an
exhaustive six-year process.
The Blyth Festival announced its
2017 season, which is set to include
three world premieres.
The season will begin with Mr.
New Year's Eve: A Night with Guy
Lombardo, and continue with The
Berlin Blues, The Pigeon King and
Ipperwash to round out the season.
A number of local dancers,
including Teegan McGavin, came
from the International Dance
Organization's World Ballet,
Modern and Jazz Dance
Competition in Germany with a
number of gold medals.
Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn
was acclaimed as the next warden of
Huron County, succeeding Morris-
Turnberry Mayor Paul Gowing.
Ginn would become the second two -
term warden since Huron County
Council decided to extend the
warden's term from one year to two.
Blyth Councillor Bill Knott began
a petition calling for traffic lights at
the Blyth intersection of London and
Blyth Roads. At the same time a
group on Facebook was attracting
hundreds of supporters and calling
for the same thing.
Clearing and grading of the
Goderich-to-Guelph Rail Trail was
underway and those behind the trail
were well on their way to having the
trail ready and in good shape for the
summer of 2017.
Rachael King was hired as the
next general manager of the Blyth
Festival. This came after the Festival
Board of Directors chose not
to renew the contract of
long-time general manager Deb
Sholdice.
A pig barn fire near Auburn kept
firefighters from North Huron,
Goderich and Lucknow departments
busy in what was deemed the biggest
fire of the year for the Fire
Department of North Huron.
The blaze claimed 640 head of
livestock according to best
estimates.
A wind turbine study being
conducted by the Huron County
Health Unit was being taken in a
new direction, according to
epidemiologist Erica Clark.
Clark announced the new study
and how it would be carried out at a
special meeting held at the Health
Unit's headquarters in early
December.
Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan put forward a motion that
would see the municipality's
designation as an "unwilling host" to
wind turbine developments
rescinded. The issue was set to be
raised later in the month.
According to a report produced by
Huron County's Economic
Development Department and
Regional Tourism Organization 4
(RTO 4), Blyth is "booming"
and worthy of investment dollars.
The report pointed to a number of
initiatives both new and ongoing like
the Cowbell brewery, Goderich-to-
Guelph Rail Trail and Blyth Festival
as reasons the community was
attracting visitors and investment
dollars.
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