HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-11-26, Page 88 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Whitney South, Huron
Expositor
Seaforth Public
School Grade 7/8
students Corrinn
Lostell and Cole Zwep
don some moustache
support with vice
principal Jeremy
Brock.
Seaforth Public School VP
gets a moustache makeover
Whitney South,
Huron Expositor
Over the past month, stu-
dents at Seaforth Public
School can't have helped but
notice something a little dif-
ferent about their vice
principal.
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Goshen Wind Energy Centre
Community Liaison Committee (CLC): Meeting No. 1
Date: December 11, 2014 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
South Huron Recreation Centre - 94 Victoria Street East, Exeter, Ontario
On July 24th, 2014, Goshen Wind, LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Canada, LP (f/k/a NextEra Energy Canada,
ULC)(NextEra), obtained approval from the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) to build a wind energy centre in the Municipalities of
Bluewater and South Huron in Huron County, Ontario.
We have established a Community Liaison Committee (CLC)
We know that good planning involves the community. We are
establishing a Community Liaison Committee to discuss key
aspects of construction, installation, use, operation,
maintenance and retirement of the Goshen Wind Energy
Centre. While this Committee is a requirement of our
Renewable Energy Approval, it is also a vital part of our
continued commitment to communicate and provide a forum
to exchange ideas, share information and to offer project
updates. The purpose of the CLC is not to re -visit those issues
or concerns already addressed through the MOE's approval
process.
About the Goshen Wind Energy Centre
The Goshen Wind Energy Centre will have a maximum
generating capacity of up to 102 megawatts, using 63 wind
turbines; which is enough clean energy to power nearly 25,000 homes. The wind farm is expected to create about 250 construction
jobs and 7 to 10 full-time local operations jobs, and is estimated—over its 20 year lifespan—to contribute over $4 million to local
governments in property taxes and approximately $23 million to landowners in payments.
About the Community Liaison Committee (CLC)
In an attempt to provide a broad and balanced perspective, the Committee is intended to be made up of people with diverse
perspectives as well as varied backgrounds and experiences. Representatives of the following groups were invited to make up the
Committee: persons residing or owning lands within 1 km of the Project; other area residents and landowners; members of the
agricultural and business community; government agencies; local organizations; special interest groups; and Aboriginal, First Nation
and Metis communities. A total of four (4) CLC meetings will be facilitated by AECOM over the next two years. While committee
membership has already been established (i.e., the application process is complete,) all meeting materials (e.g., agendas, minutes,
and presentations) will be made available for public review at http://www.nexteraenergvcanada.com/proiects/goshen.shtml
All meetings are open so that the public can attend and observe the conversation –
requests for delegations are welcomed. To be considered for a public deposition,
please submit a request and the actual written deposition to Avril Fisken
(AECOM) by December 3, 2014.
Email: avril.fisken@aecom.com
Fax: 519-763-1688
Mail: 55 Wyndham Street North, Suite 215 Guelph, ON N1H 7T8
For more information regarding the Goshen Wind Energy Centre please contact
Derek Dudek at the following:
Tel: 1-877-257-7330
Email: goshen.wind@nexteraenergy.com
CLC Meeting # 1 Agenda
• Registration and welcome
• Review plans for the Goshen
Wind Energy Centre
• Discuss construction plans
• Public depositions, if any
• Identify future topics for
discussion
Fully embracing the spirit
of Movember, Mr. Brock has
been seen walking the halls
sporting a furry new addi-
tion - a moustache.
According to Brock, the
annual tradition started
about five years ago and he's
been contributing to the
cause ever since.
"I remember seeing a
small news article about
these wild and crazy guys
who were sporting a
moustache to try to raise
some money and aware-
ness about men's health
issues, specifically pros-
tate cancer," he explained,
adding at the time, the
Movember phenomenon
was a relatively new thing
in Canada. "The first year,
I tried to grow a mous-
tache but only lasted a few
days. There weren't many
others who were partici-
pating at that time and I
really wasn't comfortable
wearing the `stache, so I
chickened out and shaved
it off."
Since then, Brock says
more and more of his
friends, colleagues, team-
mates and even some of the
students he has worked with
have been involved.
First established in Aus-
tralia around 2003, Movem-
ber is a non-profit project,
which raises money for
cancer research, as well as
men's mental health. Par-
ticipants are asked to grow
their facial hair for 30 days,
while collecting donations
for the cause. The end of
the month is often marked
with shaving parties, where
so-called Mo Bros rid
themselves of the accumu-
lated facial hair.
For Brock, inspiration
came from the realization
so many members of his
family, as well as some
family friends, had been
impacted by prostate, colon
and lung cancer.
"I figure it's the least I
can do, and given my role
in schools, I was also able
to shed some light on the
reasons behind the cause,"
he said, adding how
important it was to him to
also help students under-
stand why so many people
were wandering around
with what looked like a
caterpillar under their
noses during the month of
November. "I think that it
is important to take part
in all kinds of awareness
efforts, and this is an easy
and fun way to help raise
awareness for a variety of
health issues."
For Brock's wife and
kids, the end of the month
can't seem to come soon
enough - purely for aes-
thetic reasons.
"My wife is always very
glad when December
comes, she says that Tom
Selleck is one of the few
people who can actually
pull it off and she tells me
I'm no Magnum P.I.," he
laughs. "My kids think it's
okay, but really don't love
the whisker rubs that come
along with it. I'm sure eve-
ryone will be glad when it's
gone, including me."
What started as 30 Austral-
ian friends in 2003, to 4 -mil-
lion participants worldwide
in 2013, Movember has truly
become a global movement,
all while changing the face of
men's health.
"The main goal of the
campaign is to raise
awareness and have some
fun while doing it," said
Brock. "Maybe someday
none of this will be neces-
sary but until there are
cures for cancer and other
diseases, every dollar
raised helps increase the
likelihood of longer lives
for all of us and hopefully
decreases the number of
friends and family mem-
bers that may be
impacted. Cancer and
other health issues are no
laughing matter, but if we
can help others in this
small way, then everyone
is better for it."
For more information on
how to donate to the
Movember campaign, visit
ca.movember.com.
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