HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-10-24, Page 34After celebrating its fourth
anniversary on Oct. 18, the Dave
Mounsey Memorial Fund is holding
its annual Dancing with the Stars
fundraiser on Nov. 16 at the Hellenic
Community Centre in London.
This year there has been a notable
expansion, says the Fund’s executive
director and founder Patrick
Armstrong, who says Dancing with
the Stars of 911 should appeal to an
even wider audience than before.
The event, which in previous
installments had been Dancing with
the Stars of the OPP, has now
expanded to include firefighters,
paramedics and active military
members.
Participating organizations in this
year’s event include the Brussels
division of the Huron East Fire
Department, the OPP, the London
Police Service, the London Fire
Department, the Elgin-St. Thomas
EMS, the Middlesex-London EMS,
the 31 Service Battalion and the
Canadian Forces Medical Corps.
Locally, Brussels firefighter Jason
Van der Meer will be participating
with his wife, Patty Van der Meer,
who is an auxiliary constable with
the OPP.
Van der Meer, on the event’s
website, www.dwts911.com, said,
“When first asked about my
thoughts on dancing in this
competition, my gut reaction was to
Central Huron Council wants to
give Nobel Prize-winning author
Alice Munro the keys to the
municipality, and more.
In taking time out to pay tribute to
the well-loved and acclaimed
Clinton-based author at Central
Huron Council’s Oct. 15 meeting,
Mayor Jim Ginn reported receiving
a number of requests for media
interviews when the news first hit
the airwaves last Thursday.
“I would certainly like to express,
on behalf of our municipality, our
congratulations to Alice. It’s
certainly amazing when someone
from Canada wins a Nobel Prize,”
said Ginn, noting it is difficult to
find words to express how amazing
it is to have a Nobel Prize winner in
Huron County.
Councillor Alex Westerhout was
the first to suggest giving Munro a
key to the municipality, or
something of that ilk, as a special
way for Central Huron to pay tribute
to her.
Municipal staff has been directed
to brainstorm on ways to pay tribute
to Munro.
“It’s quite an achievement and it’s
bringing a lot of recognition to all of
Huron County,” agreed Ginn. “It’s
very noteworthy.”
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Central Huron looks
to honour Munro
Mounsey Fund’s
dancing event
coming Nov. 16
Sharing stories
Several area residents were among those taking part in the Honouring the Elders project,
which was unveiled with a presentation at the Huron County Museum on Saturday. One-hour
video interviews with a total of 21 people were recorded over the past several months for the
project. Local residents who took part included, from left: Janis Vodden of Blyth, Citizen
Publisher Keith Roulston of Blyth, Leona Armstrong of Brussels and Brock Vodden of Blyth.
Murray Cardiff of Brussels was unable to attend the unveiling, which included a video made up
of one-minute excerpts from each of the interviews. (Photo submitted)
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