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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-07-09, Page 28Continued from page 1 Skateboarding demonstrations will be held near the car wash. Vendors will be showcasing health supplements, pottery, jewellery, birdhouses and much more. As well, merchants have opted to put their specialties on display. Food will be supplied by the Lions Club featuring their famous hamburgers and hot dogs. Also, this is a time to visit our restaurants. The day will end with “Kiss the Pig”. This year’s kissers are North Huron Blyth Ward councillor Bill Knott, CIBC Susie Elliott CSR and Citizen Editor Shawn Loughlin. They will be putting their lips on the line, or should I say on the pig. Voting is taking place in various businesses including The Citizen and the CIBC. You can also make a donation at the Queens Bakery, and the Blyth Festival box office. Voting will continue until kissing time 4:30 p.m. on July 25. Funds raised will go to the beautification of our downtown street. There will also be face painting, corn box fun for children aged one to five to enjoy while parents stroll the street. Once again, local gals and guys will be bringing their vintage and muscle cars for display at the north end of the street closure. There will also be a soccer tournament in the morning, ending just in time for the teams and families to join the festivities and enjoy the Lions’ first burgers off the grill. PAGE 28. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015. Councillor Brock Vodden, who was absent from North Huron’s last council meeting, said he wasn’t happy with the way council had been portrayed as reacting to opponents to the Goderich to Guelph (G2G) Rail Trail. During council’s June 15 meeting, several landowners adjacent to the trail reported several concerns they had with the G2G Trail plan, which has not been brought to North Huron Council by a representative of G2G Rail Trail Inc., a not-for-profit company hoping to start the trail. Vodden, who was absent for medical reasons, said he agreed with some of the complaints raised regarding how the company had handled the issue, but was disappointed that council “didn’t come off as... being a booster for the whole concept of the plan.” “I think the trail is a terrific economic development process for the region and these communities,” he said. “I would like to think our council will try to help and have the process handled in a steadfast way with a goal of achieving this remarkable development.” Vodden said that the right of way that the company hopes to use has been as it sits for more than 100 years. “No one has bought or inherited property without knowing this could happen,” he said. “A lot of the fears people have are perhaps a bit exaggerated. The fears are valid, but we need to find some way to cope with them or deal with them and I hope council will be a strong supporter of having the trail realized in a positive and effective manner.” Reeve Neil Vincent was the only council member to respond to Vodden’s comments. “There will be a lot of information come forward Wednesday at Huron County Council,” he said, refering to a meeting on July 8 when members of the adjacent landowners group who feel they were being marginalized are set as a delegation and correspondence from G2G Rail Trail Inc. will be received. “There are definitely two sides to this story,” Vincent said. Earlier in the meeting, during his Huron County Council report, Vincent had stated that a number of issues were set to be aired at the meeting. “A number of G2G related issues will be discussed on Wednesday, part of that being a 12-item request motion from G2G Rail Trail Inc.,” he said. “There will be several rebuttals to that request list, I understand.” Check next week’s issue of The Citizen for a recap of what transpired at the Huron County Council meeting. Vodden wants council to be positive about G2G Streetfest coming 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 413 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 Check out all our books at... The Citizen MAILBOXES Want to have a unique mailbox? This books offers 20 step-by-step projects to build your own or customize a commercially-made mailbox. $18.50 Summer Reading At Its Best! A PADDLER’S GUIDE TO WEEKEND WILDERNESS ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO You don’t have to travel north to have happy adventures on the water. 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