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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-07-16, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015. PAGE 15. All word ads in The Citizen classifieds are put on our webpage at www.northhuron.on.ca Classified Advertisements Real estate Real estate Richard Lobb Sales Representative 1 Albert Street, Clinton, ON N0M 1L0 Cell: 519-955-0163 Office: 519-482-3400 www.rlpheartland.ca Mod e r n 114 Goderich Street, Auburn $219,000 3 bedroom brick bungalow with attached garage, cement driveway, large level lot. Just move-in. MLS#140176 Tenders Tenders The Municipality of Huron East Supply and Delivery of One (1) New Diesel Powered Articulated 4 Wheel Drive Loader Sealed Request for Tenders marked as to contents, will be accepted until The Municipality of Huron East reserves the right to accept any Quotation, in whole or in part that it feels is most beneficial to the residents of the Municipality of Huron East. Therefore, the lowest or any Quotation may not necessarily be accepted. Request for Tender Forms available upon request from the Huron East Public Works Manager Barry Mills 72 Main Street South, Box 610, Seaforth, Ontario N0K 1W0 Phone (519) 527-1710 Fax (519) 527-2561 Toll free phone 1-888-868-7513 bmills@huroneast.com G2G book on its way Paul VanderMolen, Huron County representative for G2G Inc., the non- profit organization behind the forthcoming Goderich-to-Guelph (G2G) Rail Trail, says he hopes that a trail will improve conditions in the area, including concerns about trespassing and biosecurity for adjacent farmers. At Huron East Council’s July 7 meeting, which was held at the Brussels Library, VanderMolen and G2G Inc. Vice-President Chris Lee told council that G2G’s initial press release, announcing that the trail would be open on July 1, was “mishandled”. G2G Inc., which includes VanderMolen as Huron representative and Lee as vice- president, signed a lease with the Province of Ontario on July 1 for the currently unleased portions of the trail, he told council. Those portions of the trail are now open for development by the group, he said, but not to the public for recreational use. Council heard from a delegation of adjacent landowners several weeks earlier who said their concerns were not being heard and that they were worried about increased costs from rising insurance premiums, biosecurity risks and trespassing, all associated with the trail. VanderMolen told council that the trail, in the form of the existing railbed, already exists and it is currently unmonitored. If anything, having G2G Inc., the Counties of Huron and Perth and several stewardship groups involved and looking after the trail should improve these concerns. He also said that there are currently two models for the G2G, as the trail, at both ends in the form of the Kissing Bridge Trail near Guelph and the Goderich to Auburn Rail Trail (GART) have both been operating for years and there have been no such reported problems. Currently, he said, the organization is surveying the trail and preparing it for public, passive use, which would include walking and hiking, and perhaps bicycling in the future. As for portions of the trail which are currently being leased by adjacent landowners, municipalities or businesses, VanderMolen said that in the fine print of those leases, there is a provision that says a VanderMolen answers G2G questions Camp touches hearts By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Continued on page 18 Continued from page 13 see the world and how we feel when we are engaged in our passions. What does it feel like to know God loves you and cares for you? This isn’t a question for the head, it’s for the heart and the heart alone. The heart will tell the head what it is feeling not the other way around. So much education is aimed at the head, which isn’t bad, it just often leaves kids uninspired. Any successful camp touches the hearts of those who come and they will return again and again to feed their hearts. In a society where youth disengagement, apathy and cynicism run rampant, we need places that give our children hope, knowledge, positive experiences and opportunities to be inspired by life. One statistic I read claims that for one inspired kid, three others are positively effected. The same is true for the uninspired and depressed. For every kid who carries loneliness and anger in their heart and head three others are effected or infected by them. For this reason camps of all natures and in all areas not just faith, are important maybe even vital in today’s world. Our kids need places to be safe and inspired as they discover who they are and want to be in life. Camp(s) is just such a place. Happy camping kids and have a great summer. You can tell me all about it in September. Continued from page 12 their journey along the trail into a story of adventure, travel and history. She says she found the subject matter fascinating as soon as she and Doug put their shoes on the trail. They both said there is a unique connection that happens between people and the land when travelling by foot. “You see the land and you feel connected to it. You get a real sense of the community you’re going through,” Doug said. He said that whether it was stopping in Wallenstein for lunch and learning about the Mennonite communities, or getting to know locals and getting a ride in Auburn, the trail allowed them to learn about communities the trail runs through and their residents. They would eventually connect with a number of local faces along the way, whether it was Graeme Craig at the Walton Inn or Anne Elliott and Les Cook at the Queens Bakery in Blyth, or even Blyth’s Don and Sandy Bailey, whom the Wilsons met at the Auburn Grill and got a ride from, Lynda and Doug say that they were always welcomed warmly and community members seemed to be genuinely excited about the journey the pair had taken. Lynda says she has been hard at work on the book and she is very close to being finished. A number of her closest friends and family members have read the book and say it’s an excellent record of the journey and history of the area. Doug says that Lynda makes a great point in the book about the trail connecting communities. Communities that were once connected by the trail when it was a railway can be connected once again with the trail, she says. One of the aspects of the process Lynda says she found to be most rewarding was researching the history of Huron and Perth Counties. Looking into the history and work of people like Tiger Dunlop and John Galt, she says, was a fascinating exercise for her. While those men were such pioneers, she says, she and Doug felt like pioneers themselves, being among the first to travel the trail from one end to the other. The pair did traverse the trail in its very early stages, so Lynda says there were some portions of the trail that were pretty rough last year, but she says it was very easy to see its potential. Between the Kissing Bridge Trail in the Guelph area and the Guelph to Auburn Rail Trail (GART), meeting up with other trail users was always a pleasant experience, she says, and it was easy to see what the entire trail, from start to finish, could become when it’s fully accessible from one end to the other. Lynda hopes that her book, Walking Home, will be printed within the next few months, and that she will soon return to Huron County to make appearances and meet readers once the book has been published. Help wanted Help wanted TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PART-TIME SITE ASSISTANT WINGHAM WASTE DISPOSAL SITE Duties will include assisting with administration of a tipping fee and recycling program and day to day operations of the site. This is a hourly paid position with a 22 hour work week. Work hours include Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Résumés can be submitted until 4:30 p.m on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 to: Kathy Adams, Clerk Township of North Huron Box 90, 274 Josephine Street Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0 Fax No. (519) 357-1110 kadams@northhuron.ca The Township of North Huron is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. We thank all applicants for their interest and only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. Information is collected solely for the purpose of job selection under the provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Help wanted Help wanted WANTED Part-time Store Help Huron Bay Co-op, Auburn Branch is looking for an engergetic part-time person to help in the store. Students with licence welcome to apply. Please submit résumé to Auburn Co-op - Attention: Cindy 38515 Blyth Rd., Auburn or Email: auburncoopgirl@gmail.com or fax: 519-526-7421 Résumés will be accepted until July 31 We appreciate all applications, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.