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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-11-12, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015. Ec. Dev. department reviewed by council The Huron County Museum is looking for community partners to share personal migration stories for an upcoming exhibit to coincide with Huron County’s 175th anniver- sary in 2016. Museum staff would like to hear firsthand stories from families that moved to Huron County between 1945 and 1985, including but not limited to, families and individuals who arrived as post- war immigrants, labourers or refugees. Current residency in the county is not mandatory. The exhibit will profile a handful of migration stories in detail, sharing why the immigrants left their previ- ous homes, how they came to choose Huron County, and whether they received sponsorship or local sup- port to come to the area. Participants can also share their point-of-view on their first years living, working or attending school in Huron, including both obstacles and happy memories. Contributions could include oral his- tory interviews, written memories or stories, and/or the temporary loan of personal artifacts or photographs for exhibition. For initial research, staff are seek- ing individuals who arrived before 1985, but the exhibit will also include more recent immigrants to Huron County thanks to collabora- tions with the local Immigration Partnership. “We’re looking to shed light on some of the unique and diverse sto- ries about how and why our commu- nity members came here. The muse- um is well-known for its incredible collection of pioneer artifacts, but this exhibit presents a great opportu- nity to also spotlight stories the museum has never told before about more recent arrivals-from Dutch farm families to Indochinese refugees,” says researcher Sinead Cox. If you have a story about moving to the County of Huron, or sponsor- ing/helping another family to move to the area, get in contact with Cox, Education and Programming Assistant at the Huron County Museum in Goderich before December, 2015. Reach her by e-mail (sicox@huroncounty. ca) or phone (519-524-2686 ext 213). Continued from page 8 perhaps those who use the service could pay a special tax. If it meant that arenas would remain open throughout the municipality, he sus- pected residents wouldn’t mind pay- ing more. Steffler suggested that councillors stop referring to the centres as “are- nas” and refer to them as communi- ty centres. The buildings are centres of a community, he said, and are much more than a sheet of ice. They can’t be viewed as simply a cost to the municipality, he said. Councillors need to remember the importance of these buildings to res- idents all over the community for a multitude of reasons. EC. DEV. DEPARTMENT In discussing planning services, many of them are handled at the county level, meaning they’re out of the municipality’s hands. The only service in this category that is con- trolled by Huron East is economic development. While some councillors, most notably Larry McGrath, who voiced his opinion that the department should be eliminated earlier this year, feel the department is unneces- sary, the majority of council voiced its support for the department. Councillor Kevin Wilbee called economic development an essential service as the economics surround- ing jobs and urban growth continue to change and rural areas need to be creative in order to remain competi- tive. MacLellan also spoke in favour of the department, saying that Economic Development Officer Jan Hawley’s Win This Space initiative earlier this year was one of the brightest economic development projects undertaken in Huron County in the last five years. Certainly, there have been some “misses”, he said, but for the most part he felt Huron East was spending its money wisely with the economic development department. Blaney also supported economic development, but he focused on the television segments created through Rediscovering Canada, which attracted millions of viewers. That kind of advertising, he said, would have cost Huron East hundreds of thousands of dollars and it appealed to people interested in heritage com- munities. Steffler acknowledged that coun- cil has made it difficult for Hawley at times, namely with the lack of industrial land. Hawley said it’s important to focus on manufacturing and agriculture, both of which are huge in Huron East, as well as small business, the importance of which, she said, shouldn’t be overlooked. With Huron East budget delibera- tions set to begin in a matter of weeks, Knight said council’s com- ments from the service delivery review will be compiled by staff and presented as a report in the coming weeks. That way, he said, the com- ments can be considered at budget time. Museum seeks migration tales Remembering them Members of the Blyth Legion held their annual Remembrance Day church service on Sunday at Trinity Anglican Church in Blyth, marching to the church from the Branch. Allan Livingstone, Interim Parish Priest and Archdeacon of Huron-Perth, conducted the service after Pastor Perry Chipka moved on from Huron County. Livingstone will be serving as the church’s pastor until a replacement is found. He is also the chaplain for the Goderich Legion. (Shawn Loughlin photo) Lots to celebrate in the Earl family! Lots of love from Jeff & Sue, Sandy & Jason, Cathy & Don, Becky & Chris and all the grandkids October 9th Happy 45th Anniversary Mom and Dad October 30th Happy Retirement Dad! November 4th Happy 65th Birthday Dad Graduation Ethan, Owen, Jackson, Logan, Aiden, Carter, Katelyn, Clara and Alison are happy to announce that Aunt Laura has graduated from Fanshawe College, Simcoe on October 23, 2015 in Early Childhood Education. Aunt Laura also was the President’s and Dean’s Honour Roll recipient and was hon- oured with the Koala T Daycare Award. She is now employed at Today’s Family Centre in Simcoe, Ontario. Opa and Oma Albers are happy also. Happy 80th John Nixon With love from your family We are very proud of you Heather... 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