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place that should govern some of the
feared practices, such as the
spreading of noxious weeds, hunting
and ATV use on the trail, all of
which are forbidden by law.
Eventually, VanderMolen said, the
trail will feature signs to that effect.
VanderMolen became emotional
when discussing the benefits of the
trail, discussing the value of
providing a safe environment for
people to be active. He said that
initiatives like the trail go beyond
economic development when the
value of a life is considered,
especially when Huron County
roads are sometimes felt unsafe by
cyclists due to their slim shoulders
and high speed limits.
He told council that he felt he and
the organization has been as
transparent as required and that
financially, he and those involved
didn’t feel they needed to share their
financial information. If the county
signs on as a partner, he said, that
information would then be made
available to the county and G2G Inc.
will then endeavour to be “super
transparent”.
When the floor was opened to
questions, Vincent again attacked
the company’s communications
strategy, saying that it was
misleading and irresponsible for
G2G to issue a press release stating
the trail would be open as of July 1.
VanderMolen, as he has at
previous meetings, admitted that the
release was mishandled, adding that
subsequent press releases have been
worded more clearly.
“Our second press release was
very good. We spent a lot of time on
it,” VanderMolen said.
The misleading information
coming from G2G, however, didn’t
end there in Vincent’s mind, as he
said the organization was using
“support” from Huron-Bruce MPP
Lisa Thompson out of context.
VanderMolen disagreed, however,
saying that the group has simply
shared a video of Thompson
speaking in support of the trail,
using her words in the unedited
video.
VanderMolen even went one step
further with Vincent, suggesting that
Blyth, which is along the trail in the
form of the Blyth Greenway Trail,
has potentially the most to gain from
the trail. With its easily accessible
shops, restaurants, bed and
breakfasts and the Blyth Festival, the
town would be open to a completely
new group of visitors, he said.
Bluewater Mayor Tyler Hessel,
however, then jumped in with a
point of order, saying that the G2G
delegation was turning into a debate
between VanderMolen and Vincent,
and should be stopped.
Committee of the Whole Chair Art
Versteeg agreed, directing council to
a motion associated with the
delegation, asking that the county
support the trail via a draft motion
proposed by G2G Inc. that had
initially been given to councillors on
July 8.
Goderich Deputy-Mayor Jim
Donnelly said he felt that
VanderMolen had “usefully
addressed” the concerns of many
adjacent landowners and had done
so specifically. However, in the
proposed motion, he said he felt the
wording surrounding the addressing
of concerns to be too vague. He also
felt that wording concerning
adjacent landowners harassing trail
volunteers and vandalizing the trails
were harmful allegations, for which
there is no proof, and he wouldn’t
support that wording.
Warden Paul Gowing said he felt
that many of the issues had been
worked through and that remaining
issues could be addressed within the
next few months, saying “it will all
work out in the end.”
Huron East Deputy-Mayor Joe
Steffler agreed, saying it was time to
“put the past in the past” and move
on with the trail initiative.
Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn
expressed his support for the trail,
but did so a little more cautiously
than other councillors, saying that
some legitimate concerns remain,
but that’s exactly why the county
should be involved.
If the county assumes the lease,
then council has the ability to
intervene if the need arises, Ginn
said. If G2G Inc. were to assume the
lease without county involvement,
then concerned taxpayers would
have nowhere to turn, he said.
Council then voted on the motion
proposed by G2G Inc., which was
defeated. A similar, more simple
motion was then created, stating that
the G2G working committee will
report back to council for the
November Committee of the Whole
meeting, which was carried.
At the same meeting, council also
supported the G2G’s request for
funding from the Ontario Municipal
Cycling Infrastructure Program,
requesting funding around
$300,000.
In a recorded vote of 14-1 with
Vincent as the only dissenter,
council passed a motion to support
G2G seeking funding from a third
party source.
Because of the funding
application’s tight timeline, a special
council meeting was held at the
conclusion of the Committee of the
Whole meeting to ratify the
decision, which was also passed 14-
1 by a recorded vote.
A tight competition
The Brussels Fall Fair Brussels Ambassador competition brought out four contestants on Aug.
8. Winner Tiffany Deitner said that the competition was tight. Shown after the announcement
of the results are, from left: Deitner, Natalie Fear, Johanna Blake and Chelsey Terpstra. (Photo
submitted)
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