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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-04-20, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017. PAGE 9. County supports social enterprise project By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron County has entered into an agreement with Pillar Nonprofit Network to roll out the FUEL social enterprise project. Andrew Kemp, economic development director for Huron County, presented the program and recommended memorandum of understanding to council at its April 12 committee of the whole meeting. The project, he said, is fully funded by the provincial government, which includes wages of $27,000 plus other related expenses and a travel and accommodation bursary. If additional costs were to be incurred, he said, they would be covered by the Huron Small Business Centre's budget. That money would go towards a part-time social enterprise co- ordinator — a one-year contract position. The co-ordinator would then be trained with the network and share the training with small business enterprise centres in Huron, Grey, Bruce and Brant Counties. The goal, Kemp said, is to support the growth of social enterprises in the county that have the potential to scale both their economic and social impact in the joint communities. Kemp told councillors that the program is aimed at business models that not only make good economical sense, but that have a social conscience and aim to make the world around us better as well. Council approved Kemp's recommendation. Helping out After the Brussels Optimists' annual dinner and auction, the organization had raised over $30,000 which they distributed to local community groups recently. Four hospital foundations from Wingham, Seaforth, Clinton and Listowel, received $4,000 each totalling $16,000. Receiving a cheque from the Optimists are Darlene McCowan of the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation, Dick Burgess of the Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation and Nicole Jutzi of the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation. The Brussels Optimists also presented $16,000 to the Brussels and Grey stations of the Huron East Fire Department. (Denny Scott photo) Crop initiative has big plans By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen The Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association (HCSCIA) continues to grow and improve as a result of its Huronview Demonstration Farm Project. Doug Koch and Wayne Wheeler from the association spoke to Huron County Council at its April 12 committee of the whole meeting and detailed a number of aspects of the project that are continuing to show results in the handful of years since the project was given the go-ahead. In addition, the men said the association has grand plans for the site going forward into 2018 and beyond. In speaking with councillors, Koch and Wheeler said the site has been a great tool to showcase a number of techniques that will combat environmental concerns like erosion. This year, however, the association will be planting soybeans for the first time with the hopes of then planting wheat in the fall. "In a perfect world, we could tile the farm in the summer of 2018. This can only happen if we get �, • cat Stymied. Share your news by placing your announcement in The Citizen fr Call for pricing & details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 everything in place," the presentation stated. The second option going forward would be to interseed a cover crop into the soybeans this fall before the harvest and allow it to remain until corn planting in 2018. "A potential crop after soybeans could be wheat, then tile in the summer of 2020," the men said in their presentation. "If wheat is not planted, we have discussed planting a forage crop after soybeans, then working with a local livestock farmer to trade crop for manure and [then] tile in the summer." After that project, some major tillage will be needed to level any rough spots, they said. This will be followed by another cover crop and the establishment of some grassed waterways. After that cover crop, Koch said the regular rotation will resume. The grassed waterways, Koch said, will control the erosion of any further soil. Council received the presentation. A first In late March, the Provincial Elementary School Curling Championship was held in Chesley, which brought together 76 teams from all over the province. For the first time, a team from F.E. Madill School and Maitland River Elementary School competed, after only learning the sport less than a month earlier. The team did its schools proud with a 2-2-0 record. 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