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Municipality disperses funds
North Huron hires CAO
Rollinsons’ Auburn history explored, celebrated
A day to remember
William and Annie Rollinson have a rich history in Auburn
that is steeped in Canada’s history of the time, as does
their son Alfred, seen here with his wife Mary on their
wedding day. (Photo submitted)
The Municipality of Central
Huron is pleased to report how funds
received in 2014 from the Ontario
Lottery and Gaming Corporation
(OLG) for hosting OLG Slots
at Clinton Raceway have
had a positive impact in the
municipality.
In 2014, the Municipality of
Central Huron approved a portion of
the hosting funds to the economic
development budget for the façade
grant program and the donation
program. The combined projects
offered $80,000 in funding for
community businesses and
organizations.
The Municipality of Central
Huron façade grant program assists
property owners in the core business
areas by providing grants to improve
facades to the buildings. The goal of
the program is to enhance the
appearance of the commercial
businesses, and in doing so, refresh a
sense of pride within our
community. Applications for the
program totalled $81,315 with grant
funding of over $36,082 being
distributed.
The Municipality of Central
Huron donation program offered
funding of over $46,465 for non-
profit organizations and youth with
both monetary and in-kind services
to groups within the community
such as Clinton Minor Baseball’s
Kelly Gruber Baseball Camp, the
Central Huron Secondary School
Challenge Day, the Annual Pluck ‘n
Fest, Huron County Food Bank, the
Huron Central Agricultural Society’s
Clinton Spring Fair, Rural Response
for Healthy Children, the Hullett
Wildlife Conservation Area and
many more.
“The contribution of the hosting
funds have assisted and promoted
many community-based, youth and
non-profit organizations. These
funds have demonstrated a direct
social and economic benefit to the
residents of our municipality and
surrounding area,” said Mayor Jim
Ginn.
North Huron Township Council,
after a lengthy in-camera session at
its March 16 meeting, appointed
Sharon Chambers the township’s
new chief administrative officer
(CAO).
Chambers, who is currently the
CAO of North Huron’s neighbour,
the Municipality of South Bruce, has
more than 20 years of municipal
experience to help North Huron
Council achieve its goals. She will
take over the position on April 13.
“I am excited about working with
Council and North Huron’s talented
senior management team to serve
the people and businesses of North
Huron,” Chambers said in a press
release issued by North Huron
Tuesday morning.
Chambers was chosen from a field
of approximately 30 candidates
according to the release.
After an exhaustive interview
process of the candidates, Reeve
Neil Vincent and Councillors Trevor
Seip and Brock Vodden recom-
mended Chambers for the position.
North Huron Township has been
without a permanent CAO since
Gary Long left the municipality on
Sept. 2, 2014 to pursue a position
with the Municipality of Bluewater.
Barbara Wilson was later hired as
an interim CAO/Clerk for the
township.
Earlier this year, Deputy-Clerk
Kathy Adams was named to the
position of clerk for the municipality
and will remain at that post with
Chambers taking on the CAO
position.
William and Annie Rollinson
would always remember Christmas
Day, 1888 for it was on this day they
welcomed their son, Alfred into their
home.
The Rollinson family lived in the
Bow area of east London, England
where the Cockneys lived who were
famous for their strong and unique
accent. The bells of the nearby
historic Le Bow St Mary Church
would no doubt be ringing on this
Christmas Day when Alfred was
born. According to tradition, a true
Cockney must be born within
earshot of the sound of these
Bells.
Alfred would immigrate to
Canada in 1906. Two years later in
1908 he embarked upon an
apprenticeship as a harness maker
with Herbert Knox in Auburn. By
1911 he set out on his own taking up
residence above his shop in the
village. On Dec. 30, 1914 he married
a local Auburn girl named, Mary
Lawlor in the village’s Methodist
church.
A couple of years later Alfred
signed up with Huron’s 161st
Battalion to fight in the first World
War. The 161st was mobilized on
May 22, 1916 and sailed to England
on the SS Lapland on Nov. 2, 1916.
When the Battalion arrived in
England they were broken up to
reinforce other Battalions who had
lost men.
Alfred survived the war and
returned to Auburn and Mary in
1918 and quickly resumed his
business as a harness maker. In 1920
he bought a house west of his shop
and expanded his work there. In
1927 he expanded again building an
addition to the shop and hiring Alex
McKenzie as an employee.
One year later Rollinson was
appointed as Auburn’s postmaster.
The post office was moved over to
his shop where he would also run a
small grocery business as well. In
1958 at the age of 70, Alfred retired
as Auburn’s postmaster.
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