HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-12-03, Page 27Goderich-to-Guelph (G2G) Rail
Trail stakeholders held two open-
house meetings last week to inform
the public of the plan for the trail
and address concerns that have
arisen from the proposed trail.
On Saturday a meeting was held
in Blyth in the upper hall of the
Blyth and District Community
Centre which brought in
approximately 45 visitors.
“There were some specific
property issues,” Huron County
Tourism Co-ordinator Cindy Fisher
said. “There were people wanting
something addressed on their
property that abutted the former rail
line.”
Fisher said other concerns and
comments of support were similar to
those that have been raised since the
proposed trail was first announced.
“Other people had general
concerns such as trespassing, safety,
liability and bio-security,” she said.
“Those are the same kind of
responses we had at the public
meetings we had last year.”
Fisher said, from her discussions,
the crowd was providing both
comments of support and of
problems that could arise as a result
of the trail.
“Based on the people I talked to,
the expected concerns we have been
aware of were brought up, the
expected supports as well,” she said.
Two days earlier on Thursday
evening, a similar meeting was held
in Milverton with 35 people in
attendance.
Huron County Project Manager
Rebecca Rathwell said there were
many different issues brought up at
that meeting.
“There were a variety of reasons
for people to be there,” she said.
“We had questions ranging from
people with an interest of having
horses on the trail to some wanting
to know what will be done with trees
that are on the trail.
“It was tough to quantify those in
support or against the trail,” she said
of the Milverton meeting. “There
was a mixture.”
For more information on the trail
visit www.g2grailtrail.com
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Newson noted that the event could
bring in hundreds of people to the
community.
Armour verified that, saying that
he was estimating an average of 20
people involved in each of the
eight shows from seven different
schools.
“There have been as many as 240
students as of late depending on how
many plays are being produced and
what’s involved in each,” Armour
said. “The last time we held the
event in Blyth, a decade ago, we had
nearly 300 people involved.”
While having the Sears Festival in
a professional space provides many
great opportunities, Armour said the
location of Memorial Hall is also a
boon.
“It’s central to everything except
the extreme southern schools,”
Armour said. “It’s equidistant for
most of the people participating.”
The only downside, since cost has
been dealt with, is that Armour feels
there may not be enough
accommodations for people
involved in the play, though he said
with how central the site is, that
might not be a big problem.
Regardless, Armour feels the site
will provide a great opportunity for
both the students and audience to
experience the plays of the Sears
Festival if Blyth is chosen to host the
event.
The festival will run March 2-5.
For more information visit
www.searsdramafestival.com
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015. PAGE 27.
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and better?
One day Jesus will return and
when he does, he will renew all
things. The struggles we are
familiar with will be over. I look
forward to that. And I need to think
about that more.
This year, for the Advent season,
it might be helpful, not to focus so
much on the coming of Christmas,
the celebration of the birth of
Christ, but to focus our attention on
the fact that one day Jesus will
come again, and when he does, life
will be as good as it can possibly be.
The Bible teaches us that when
Jesus does return (his second
Advent), we will not be
disappointed in our expectations.
Getting informed
The Blyth and District Community Centre was the setting for the second of two open houses
to help educate the public and answer questions on the Goderich-to-Guelph Rail Trail. The first
was in Milverton on Nov. 26. Organizers say the meetings went well with just some minor
issues being addressed. (Denny Scott photo)
Festival could attract over 300
G2G open house attracts small crowd in Blyth
Focus on
Jesus this
Christmas
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