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Township of
North Huron
Regular Meeting August 17th rescheduled
to August 24th, 2015 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
Next Regular Meeting September 8th 7:00 p.m.
P.O. Box 90, 274 Josephine Street, Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0
Phone: 519-357-3550 Fax: 519-357-1110
CHANGES TO REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
Happy anniversary to Scott and
Sal Bromley, who celebrate Aug. 19.
Happy birthday to Rhonda
(Badley) Rickwood, who celebrates
Aug. 12; Corine Falconer, Aug. 13;
Graham Jackson, Aug. 16 and
Brenden Howson, Aug. 17.
Many Richmond relatives
gathered at the Blyth Lions park on
Sunday, Aug. 9 for their annual
summer picnic.
Those attending were from
Goderich, London, Strathroy,
Belgrave, Atwood, Wingham,
Kitchener, Windsor, LeFroy,
Gowanstown and Blyth.
Everyone enjoyed an afternoon of
reminiscing and, of course, the food
and the enjoyment of a potluck
supper.
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
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From Marilyn’s Desk
Read
Rhea Hamilton Seeger’s
Gardening column
on the
Huron Home and
Garden Guide
section of our website
www.northhuron.on.ca
Richmond reunion
held at Lions park
Remembering
The colour party for the Blyth Royal Canadian Legion Branch 420 led a parade from the
branch to Blyth Memorial Community Hall in honour of the second annual Cenotaph Day on
July 28. (Photo submitted)
Bonanza welcomes 200 visitors
The Blyth Festival welcomed at
least 200 people to see all four main-
stage plays as part of the Bonanza
Weekend.
Those attendees were in addition
to people who were seeing the
shows independently.
The weekend, which is the only
time in the season all four plays are
able to be watched, really shows
how dedicated some of the Festival’s
patrons are according to John
McHenry, Director of Marketing
and Development.
“It was a really good weekend,” he
said. “There are a lot of repeat
customers and some of them have
been coming for decades since the
Bonanza weekend began.”
McHenry went on to say that the
weekend was good and started on a
high note.
“We had a full house on Friday
night,” he said. “It was great. It
might have been the best night of the
season. There was a lot of buzz
about that.”
McHenry added that people come
from all over the Golden Horseshoe
and south of the border including
Michigan and Ohio. Some of those
families have made the weekend a
tradition as well.
“We have had some families
grow up here,” he said. “They
have come every year.”
In his dealings with the visitors,
McHenry said that the original,
new plays are what bring
them.
“They tell us those plays bring
them,” he said. “They can see
broadways shows in the United
States, but these Canadian stories
don’t make it down there.”
Bonanza weekend marked the end
of Seeds and The Wilberforce Hotel
and was the opening weekend for
Mary’s Wedding.
For more information, or to get
tickets for the remaining plays, call
1-877-862-5984 or visit the
Festival’s website at
blythfestival.com
Ec. Dev plan presented to N.H.
North Huron Township Council
was brought up to date on the Huron
County Economic Development
Collaborative Strategic Planning
initiative during its Aug. 4
meeting.
Vicki Lass of the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs (OMAFRA) and Natasha
Fritzley from Huron County,
alongside North Huron’s own
Connie Goodall made a presentation
to the council outlining the stages of
the process.
The end-goal of the initiative is to
have a county-wide grasp on
economic development and make
sure that, within each lower-tier
municipality, there are people
trained to handle economic
development inquiries and projects
thanks to training provided by
OMAFRA.
Lass and Fritzley also requested
that the township be involved in the
project. While they stated the county
needed no financial buy-in from
lower-tier municipalities, they hoped
that the council would allow staff
hours (and thus expenses) to be
directed to the project to allow for
the training.
After being brought up to date on
the pending project, council had
questions about how it would work
for North Huron, however
Councillor Brock Vodden felt that
the plan was one to be wary of.
“This is a fascinating concept, but
I have some concerns,” he said.
“There is a lot of emphasis on
educating a large number of people.”
Vodden said that training a small
number of people could be a more
effective use of time since the large
group would be diverse and
bring many different disciplines
together.
He felt that a small trained group
would be better able to handle the
issue.
Lass said that Vodden’s concern
was valid and that, in between
training periods, she hopes that
those involved will keep in contact
to help better navigate any issues
that arise.
Vodden also felt that for some
issues like economic development,
an outside facilitator is often
necessary because staff who are
trained may have trouble telling
their superiors what needs to be
done.
Council said they would consider
the request in the upcoming 2016
budget deliberations.
It is the same hand!
(J.C. Ryle)
“But He said to them: It is I; don’t be afraid!” John 6:20
Are you a distressed believer? Is your heart... pressed down with sickness, tried
with disappointments, overburdened with cares?
To you I say, “Behold the cross of Christ!”Think whose hand it is that chastens
you; think whose hand is measuring to you the ‘cup of bitterness’ which you are
now drinking. It is the hand of Him who was crucified!It is the same hand which,
in love to your soul, was nailed to the accursed tree! Surely that thought should
comfort and hearten you. Surely you should say to yourself, “My crucified
Saviour will never lay upon me anything that is not for my good. There is a needs
be. It must be well.”
“For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and chastises every son whom he
receives.” Hebrews 12:6
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
By Denny Scott
The Citizen