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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-07-23, Page 1CitizenTh e $1.25 GST included Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County Thursday, July 23, 2015 Volume 31 No. 29 COURSES - Pg. 19 HAHN offers new art courses in county G2G - Pg. 6 Trail Association member speaks in favour of trail Publications Mail Agreement No. 40050141 Return Undeliverable Items to North Huron Publishing Company Inc., P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, ON N0G 1H0 INSIDE THIS WEEK: Gowing, Vincent positive about CBS Waiting for the pop Several local churches are hosting the SonSparks Labs Community Bible School at the Blyth United Church this week. Events are being held both at the Blyth United Church and the former site of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Blyth. The school’s games are held at the Catholic church site including, on Monday, a game which involved elongated water balloons being passed from shoulder to shoulder without popping. Shown praying that they aren’t the unlucky participants to get soaked are, front to back: Shyanne Hubbard, Heidi Badley, Grace Hallahan and Laurina Van Dorp. (Denny Scott photo) 2017 IPM, Art Bank to partn er With a cross-border servicing policy in place that both North Huron and Morris-Turnberry Councils have agreed to, development on the fringes of both municipalities can now finally start moving forward. The agreement on the policy represents years worth of meetings between the two municipalities where servicing, specifically near Wingham, was a hot topic with Morris-Turnberry councillors feeling that North Huron council was asking too much for servicing. Several years ago, North Huron’s council of the day had called for tax sharing on affected properties, to which Morris-Turnberry couldn’t agree. The final decision to create a policy that eliminated that option was presented to council by its new Chief Administrative Officer Sharon Chambers earlier this year and council jumped at the opportunity to look at a new option for cross-border servicing with some stating that “drawing the [tax-sharing] line in the sand” was the worst move the municipality could have made at the time. The new policy called for sharing of soft service costs and, after negotiations, Morris-Turnberry and North Huron agreed that, for existing servicing and some future servicing, Morris-Turnberry would contribute to cemetery costs and recreation grants. Reeve Neil Vincent of North Huron said that it was nice to have the issue put behind the two councils. “It’s nice to have it out of the way because it has been a detriment to us,” he said. “We’re having a meeting on July 28 between the two councils and we will be discussing joint development projects through the Rural Economic Development (RED) project for Wingham’s The Blyth Legion and the Blyth Arts and Cultural Initative 14/19 Inc. are gearing up for the second annual National Cenotaph Day and the plan is to keep forging ahead to create a movement around the event. Originally suggested as a way of drawing attention to cenotaphs outside of Remembrance Day and its emotional frame, National Cenotaph Day is meant to be a celebration of sites like Memorial Hall where not only the lives of the lost, but of those who are still alive and serving, are recognized. This year’s event is set for July 28 at 7 p.m. and will feature a special guest speaker telling the tale of Dutch veteran Ralph Lubbers. Former Legion President Andy Lubbers, Ralph’s son, helped to create the event last year and explained this year’s speaker is his great-nephew Travis Lubbers. “Travis is 13 years old and, when his father wasn’t able to, due to work, he stepped up to speak about his great-grandfather,” he said. “He said he would love to talk about his great-grandfather.” Lubbers said he hopes to find more stories about soldiers like those shared last year when survivors were featured. “It’s a different story that way, that’s all,” he said. “We want that story focused on.” He also said he hopes to schedule the event prior to a Blyth Festival show in the future to raise more awareness of it. “We’ve had a little pick-up from other local Legions,” he said. “They are wondering what it’s all about. The Huron County Art Bank and the 2017 International Plowing Match (IPM) in Walton have joined forces in a union that will eventually yield the event’s poster artwork. The Huron County Art Show, which has been a staple of the community’s art scene for years, has this year added a new category aimed at the 2017 event, which is anticipated to be one of the biggest in recent memory for Huron County. Members of the IPM committee will be involved in the judging process, says IPM Chair Jacquie Bishop, but there will also be a community-vote component. Submissions for the Art Show, including the IPM poster component, are already being accepted at the Huron County Museum in Goderich. The deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. The theme for this year’s show is “Our Creative Countryside” and all entries must include a short statement or explanation in regards to the theme of the artwork. For IPM poster submissions, a purchase award of $500 will be presented to the winner and a profile of the artist will appear on the 2017 IPM website. The winner will be revealed on Sept. 24, 2016 at the IPM and Rural Expo in Wellington County. Bishop says she’s thrilled about the partnership between the two great Huron County initiatives. With so many great artists in Huron County, she says, she’s excited to see what is produced in the name of the IPM. Submissions for the Art Show will be on display at the Huron County Museum from Oct. 18 to Dec. 20. For more information on the Huron County Art Show or the Art Bank, visit the website at www.huroncounty.ca/museum The Citizen Celebrating 30 Years 1985~2015 By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen By Denny Scott The Citizen Continued on page 16 Continued on page 6 Second Cenotaph Day Tuesday By Denny Scott The Citizen