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A tale of two C(K)aitlyns
Kaitlyn Patterson, left, and Caitlyn Dettrich showed their wares during the Auburn Home and
Garden Craft Show at the Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church on Friday, May 4 and
Saturday, May 5. The duo make up CK Duct Tape Designs who craft all sorts of everyday items
out of duct tape and are shown here working on a new creation. (Denny Scott photo)
A treasure trove
Garrett, left, and Grace Caldwell found what they were looking for during the Auburn Village-
Wide Yard Sale on May 5. The duo, seen here in front of the Huron Chapel Missionary Church
in Auburn, discovered a foosball table among the many trinkets and treasures on sale
throughout the village. (Denny Scott photo)
County tax ratehigher than forecast
Ratepayers in North Huron will
see a slight increase from
the forecasted taxation rate
set out by the township in their
budget.
At its May 7 meeting, council
learned that while the education
rate, which funds local schools,
came in as expected, the county’s
taxation rate came in higher than
anticipated.
“On an average assessment of
$120,000 this increase will result in
a $2.24 annual increase in taxes
across the board,” Director of
Finance Donna White explained.
“From the taxes collected,
$1,098,000 will be sent to the
county, just over $10,000 more than
anticipated.”
This will result in a total average
increase of 4.5 per cent throughout
the township.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Hamilton, Subject
share the wealth
There were six tables in play on
May 4 at the card party held at the
Cranbrook Hall. Winners were: share
the wealth, Pat Hamilton and John
Subject; travelling lone hand, Adrian
Verstoep; high lady, Joan Jacobs;
second high lady, Marion Harrison,
Myrna Burnett; most lone hands,
Sharon Freeman and Jean Dewar;
high man, John Subject; second high
man, Margaret Peebles. A number of
tally prizes were given out.
The next card party will be held
on May 18 at 8 p.m.
Blyth BIA prepares to purchase lightpost banners
Walk to beat Duchenne Muscual Dystrophy in area
Louie Facca, a four-year old with
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
(DMD), was the inspiration his
grandpa Bob needed to take on the
disorder.
Bob Facca, a London native, with
the help of Jesse’s Journey, will be
walking 500 kilometres from Owen
Sound to his hometown of London
and his journey began on Friday at 8
a.m.
Over 25 days, with two days off on
May 14 and May 21, he will travel to
London raising money through
pledges to help defeat the disorder.
Facca is set to hit Amberley, in the
Lucknow area, tomorrow, as well as
hit his 100th kilometre in the trek.
From Amberley he will continue on
to Lucknow on Saturday, May 12,
then Whitechurch and on to
Wingham.
May 13 he will travel from
Wingham to Blyth and then take a
day off before continuing on from
Blyth to Clinton.
After that his trek will take him
through Sebringville, Stratford,
Shakespeare, Tavistock, Woodstock
and several other locations until, on
May 28, he is set to finish the
journey at the intersection of Oxford
Street and Commissioners Road in
London.
According to the Jesse’s Journey
website, Facca has raised more than
$60,000 to date.
For more information on the
cause, or to track Facca’s travel, visit
www.jessesjourney.com
DMD is one of several different
forms of Muscular Dystrophy, all of
which affect the building blocks that
create muscles.
The condition is inherited and is a
result of a defective gene responsible
for creating dystrophin, a protein
essential for muscle building.
Symptoms of DMD include
fatigue, muscle weakness, difficulty
walking (which can result in a
complete loss of the ability) and has
the potential to affect mental
capabilities. The condition is usually
detected during infancy and usually
results in those with DMD ending up
in a wheelchair by the age of 12.
After several months of debate the
Blyth Business Improvement Area
(BIA) decided to order 43 hanging
banners to show throughout the town
provided the cost isn’t too much.
After mapping out the banners, the
group decided that banners on each
of the estimated 23 poles (one
banner per side, minus the three that
will be furnished by the Blyth
Festival) would be prudent including
banners welcoming visitors to Blyth
and ones outlining the creative
nature of the community.
“I don’t recall it being very
expensive when Rick [Elliott, the
Chair of the BIA who was absent for
the meeting] told us about them,”
Blyth Festival General Manager Deb
Sholdice said. “But we do have a
fiduciary responsibility.”
The board decided to order the
banners provided the cost didn’t
exceed $1,500.
Walk-Around
The Blyth BIA will be welcoming
local dignitaries to the town on May
15 to show off what the community
has to offer.
Through a “walk-around” starting
at 9 a.m. the group hopes to impress
upon local politicians the benefits of
Blyth and show what makes the
village unique.
Riachs’ experiences
BIA board members Tamara and
David Riach recently returned from
a vacation that proved to be very
educational from a downtown
revitalization standpoint.
The couple brought pictures and
opinions regarding several villages
they had discovered on their way
home from a vacation in the United
States.
One thing that seemed to surprise
the BIA board was David’s staunch
advocacy of leaving Blyth sidewalks
the way they are despite a recent
engineering firm reporting that some
changes should be made.
“We saw a village with bumpouts
on their roadways,” Riach said,
referring to areas of sidewalk near
intersections extending into the
roadway to stop illegal parking a
nd provide extra space on sidewalks.
“I didn’t like them. I wouldn’t
put them in if my life depended on it.”
Riach stated that he found that
garbage was collected on the
bumpouts and said he could foresee
problems with garbage and snow
removal.
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still get a free recycling bin.
The cost for the service will be
included on the last tax installment of
2012 and will cover a period of a
year.
Right to the end, Councillor Jamie
McCallum thought the fee was too
high, suggesting $80, at least until
people got used to the new system.
“We’re making people who are
putting out [the equivalent of] a half-
bag every week pay a lot more,” he
said. “If we’re talking about a user
pay system, it’s not fair.”
But Mayor Paul Gowing said the
cost of waste management is much
more than just collecting garbage and
recycling. The municipality is
currently in the midst of a very
expensive expansion of its landfill
site, he pointed out.
Councillor Neil Warwick felt the
$120 fee wasn’t much higher than
most people are already paying. “If
you use one bag tag a week you’re
paying $104 [a year]”, he said.
Councillor David Baker wondered
if there was a way to explain the
expenses of waste management to
ratepayers so they’ll have a better
understanding of the charges.
Council eventually agreed this was
a good approach though Councillor
John Smuck said “I think no matter
what we do there will be people for it
and people against it.”
Gowing said from conversations
he’d had with leaders of nearby
councils that were using the wheelie-
bins residents had few complaints
once they were in use.
M-T waste collection cost
to be added to taxes
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