HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-07-04, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013. Council provides suggestions for Wingham BIA archesJim Snyder of the Wingham
Business Improvement Area (BIA)
ended up with a lot of potential
feedback for the group’s plans to
create arches at the north and south
entrances to Wingham.
The project, one of the first major
ones for the recently-created BIA, iscurrently a conceptual proposalaccording to Snyder.He pointed to projects like the CN
Tower in Toronto, the Gateway to
the West in St. Louis and Big Ben in
England and said that buildings like
that denote the area and he hoped
this could be the same.
The purpose of the project, to
create a unique blend of art andfunction, is one step towardsworking with the branding ofWingham.
The first arch, to be placed at the
south entrance to Wingham on
County Road 4, would be 100 feet
wide, 50 feet from the centre of the
road to the apex of the arch and be
constructed in such a way that it
could be disassembled for over-sizedloads such as those heading north tothe Bruce Power Nuclear plant.Council had plenty of ideas for the
proposal, however Snyder said he
wasn’t sure if this would be an
economic project or if it would be
purely for aesthetic purposes. The
exact use of the arches would be
determined later on when other
issues were dealt with.
Suggestions included using it for
signage and sprucing it up
as it looked “sterile” in the
images.
“It seems kind of sterile to me,”
Councilor Brock Vodden said.
“There needs to be some other
purpose or adjunct that could be
used with it. It strikes me
as neutral and it doesn’t say
anything.”
Councillor Bernie Bailey said he
liked the idea because he
remembers things like it from his
childhood.
“You remember, when you’re a
child, these larger-than-life things
you pass on the road,” he said.Council decided to support themotion in principle.
NEWS
FROM BELGRAVE
By Denny ScottThe Citizen
Knox to host service at ball park
On Friday, June 28 there were
seven-and-a-half tables of shoot in
play at the Belgrave Community
Centre.
The winners were: high pink card,
Dorothy Carter; second high pink
card, Marie Millian; most shoots
pink card, Marie Stewart; high white
card, Eileen Miller; second high
white card, Ron Taylor and
most shoots white card, Bob
Grasby.
This is the last shoot party until
the fall.
On Sunday, July 7 the Knox
United Church service will be at the
Belgrave Ball Park at 11 a.m.
Everyone is welcome.
The Brandon Cemetery Memorial
Service will be held on Sunday, July
7 at 2 p.m. In case of rain it will be
held at the United Church in
Belgrave.
The community congratulates
Ellen Cook who graduated from Sir
Sandford Fleming College with
a diploma in Recreation and
Leisure.
Ellen is the daughter of Paul and
Karen Cook.
By Linda
Campbell
Call
357-2188
PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
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Gowing says purchased school property a dream
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after the press conference, Gowing
said that as soon as the school board
approached the municipality about
the sale of the property, councillors
were immediately interested.
“This is what needs to happen in
these rural counties,” Gowing said.
“This is the best property the school
board had.”
Gowing said the property is a
dream, with or without the building
on it. It’s a great location on a well-
travelled corridor on Hwy. 86 with
two access points.
“It has great potential for a
number of things,” Gowing said.
Gowing says there has been a lot
of development in Morris-Turnberry
recently and there has to be enough
serviceable land in the municipality
to keep up with the demand.
He cites examples like Britespan
and Pioneer as success stories in
Morris-Turnberry, adding that there
are still plenty of other success
stories currently in the works behind
the scenes in the municipality.
There won’t be any kind of
development in Morris-Turnberry,
Gowing says, unless council makes
moves like this one.
“There won’t be any economic
development unless there are
properties,” he said.
He concluded by saying the day’s
announcement was a “good news
story” for the people of Morris-
Turnberry and of all of Huron
County.
He says the property is serviced at
a very high level, because it used to
be a school, which will make it very
appealing to developers looking to
relocate to the area.
Schenk added that the hardest
thing a board trustee has to do is
close a school, so when good news
stories like the one announced in
Seaforth that day take place, it helps
to turn a negative into a positive.
“The purchase of this school
property will allow Morris-
Turnberry to consider several
options for its future use,” Gowing
said. “It is important to council that
any development on this property
move forward in a way that benefits
our residents and community to the
same degree Turnberry School has in
the past.
“Morris-Turnberry’s ownership of
this facility will ensure its availability
for future progress within our
municipality. This is a terrific
location with such great potential.”
Cutting a deal
Morris-Turnberry Mayor Paul Gowing, right, was all too happy to take Turnberry Central Public
School and its 7.7 acres off of the Avon Maitland District School Board’s hands last week as
the sale was formally announced in Seaforth. Representing the school board is chair Colleen
Schenk. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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