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Seaforth Public School's Peace Tree committee works hard each school year to promote peace. One of the recent initiatives was a pink shirt day in support
of anti -bullying. The school was awash in pink. An assembly was also held to discuss the topic. Pictured here is Tammy Regier's Grade 3 class.
Seaforth BIA welcomes three new members
Gerard Creces
QMI Agency
The Seaforth Business
Improvement Area approved
their 2014 budget at their
annual general meeting Feb.
26, looking at just over $26,000
for the year.
That figure includes levy and
membership rates at $21,000
and $1,200 respectively, as well
as a $3,844 surplus carry over
from 2013.
Welcoming new business to
town is something the BIA
wants to hone in on for the
coming year, bringing back
welcome packages that high-
light local businesses and serv-
ices. While the program has
fallen by the wayside the past
couple years, the board talked
of starting a subcommittee to
get the program running again.
Meanwhile, determining just
where and what is the jurisdic-
tion of the BIA was up for
discussion. Board member
Herb McGowan addressed the
need to update the current
businesses in the BIA fold, as
well as examine the boundaries
to reflect where the business
community is. The last time the
BIA was mapped out was 1981.
"I just wonder if after 30 years
we shouldn't reexamine it,"
McGowan said. "I think it's
worth looking at."
The boundary discussion will
be part of the overall strategic
plan, which is currently in its
first of five years.
The board also took time to
welcome three new members
-Brenda Campbell of Coldwell
Banker, Dr. Kim Blok of Opti-
mal Health and Melody Hodg-
son of Huron -Perth Mortgage
Group. They replace outgoing
members Betty Small and
Cathy Elliott.
The $mart money campaign
is back for another year - offer-
ing discounted dollars for
shopping local.
Patrons can buy $mart money
at 90 cents on the dollar to be
used at local businesses, but the
board said making sure all busi-
nesses are aware of the program
and its benefits is critical to mak-
ing it work.
Unused $mart money bills from
previous years are still acceptable,
however, not all businesses are
aware of that, and the board dis-
cussed making sure all staff are
aware of the program and how it
works so no customer is turned
away.
By and large, customers are tak-
ing advantage of the program,
with only about five per cent of
the bills going unused.
The program is looking at an
Easter launch. The BIA is also
looking at bringing back cos-
tumed characters for the annual
Easter egg hunt put on by the
Cooperative Day Care Centre.
On April 12, the annual Souper
Saturday fundraiser takes place.
This is the fifth year for the soup -
making contest, and to date it has
raised more than $15,000 for the
food bank.
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