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Blyth to host blood donor clinic
Brussels ceremony on Saturday
BIA Open House
The Blyth Business Improvement Area (BIA) hosted its first open house social event at the
Part II Bistro on Queen Street in Blyth. Shown discussing the BIA, their work and the new
restaurant are BIA Secretary Tamara Riach and owners of a yet-to-open bakery beside the
bistro, from left, Anne Elliott and Jackie and Les Cook. (Denny Scott photo)
MacLellan wants
to remain warden
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warden.
MacLellan said several
councillors have asked him to run
for a second term, but he refused to
name them.
“I feel I’ve got the support of
county council,” MacLellan said in a
later interview. “I’ve been asked to
run again, so councillors must feel
I’m doing a good job.”
MacLellan said his focus, should
he be elected for another term,
would be on making Huron County
a better place, which is what all of
Huron County Council should be
focused on, he said.
“Council has shown that it’s
interested in making changes,”
MacLellan said. “They want to make
Huron County a better place to work
and to live. I’m happy.”
It is still unsure what the term
MacLellan is vying for will entail.
At a strategic planning session in the
afternoon of June 6, council dealt
with Cuff’s recommendations, one
of which being that the term of
warden be changed to a two-year
term. A preliminary motion made at
the meeting (which would still have
to be ratified by council) voted in
favour of the two-year term, but the
change would not take effect until
after the 2014 election, so
MacLellan vying for re-election
would not be affected by the
change.
THE EDITOR,
If you’ve ever had a connection to
Brussels Public School, then be sure
to mark Saturday, June 16 on your
calendar. As this is the final year for
Brussels Public School we want to
host a big community celebration on
that date in honour of our school.
The party begins at 3 p.m. on June
16 with visits inside to our “Decades
Display” in the classrooms. Outside,
there will be giant inflatable activity
centres for the kids, as well as a
community challenge baseball
game. Then a special ceremony at 5
p.m. with guest speakers, school
band, choir and a time capsule
opening, will precede a big,
community Optimists barbecue
supper.
If you plan to attend, we’d
appreciate hearing from you so that
we can order ample food. Please call
our school secretary, Diana
Dolmage at 519-887-9361 or send
an e-mail to diandolm@fc.amdsb.ca
Looking forward to seeing
everyone at the Home of the
Blazers, Brussels Public School on
Saturday, June 16.
Sincerely,
Floyd Herman, Vice-Principal
Brussels Public School.
Huron County Warden Bernie
MacLellan wants to take a rain study
conducted in Wingham years ago
and expand it county-wide.
At the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities (FCM) conference in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan late lastmonth, MacLellan said he had totravel thousands of miles to hearabout a study that had been
conducted in Wingham.
The study was conducted by the
Insurance Bureau of Canada in
2010. Over 1,000 rain barrels were
placed in Wingham in order to
reduce the amount of water flowinginto the waste water system duringheavy rainfall. The study was originally supposed
to take place in 2009, which is was
one of the dryest summers on record,
so organizers had to return in 2010
to get an accurate reading.
MacLellan said the barrels
resulted in a reduction of over 70 percent in overflow to the waste watersystem that summer.MacLellan called the results
“remarkable”.
He said the study saved money for
insurance companies as a result of
not having to pay out water damage
claims, but there were also
significant savings for Wingham as a
result.
The barrels cost $50 each, which
would be rather pricey for all of
Huron County, MacLellan said.
MacLellan then proposed that if a
higher level of government were to
come on as a funding partner,
the project could be taken on
as a county-wide study. If
every municipality in Huron
County were to reduce costs as aresult of the study, it would be worthmillions in the long run, MacLellansaid.
MacLellan said that such a study
would work wonders for Lake
Huron, which is a priority of many
of Huron County’s municipalities, as
well as Huron County Council.
“Any bypass all ends up in the lake
anyhow,” MacLellan told council.
“This is an inexpensive method to
keep waste water out of the Great
Lakes.”
MacLellan said he began paying
attention to the results when he
heard the study was funded by an
insurance company, as he says,
insurance companies aren’t often in
the business of losing money.
THE EDITOR,
Help us meet patient needs this
summer by supporting our
upcoming blood donor clinic in
Blyth. The need for blood and blood
products never takes a vacation. In
fact, every minute of every day
someone in Canada needs blood.
Summer is typically a challenging
time for the blood system because
people focus on vacation plans and
warm weather activities, while
blood donation falls from top of
mind.
Local residents can rally together
and help save lives at the next clinic
on Wednesday, June 27. The clinic
will take place at the Blyth Arena
and Community Centre, 377 Gypsy
Lane. Hours of operation are 3 p.m.
– 7 p.m.
To help someone in need go
online at www.blood.ca or call 1 888
2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) to
book an appointment. New donors
and walk-ins welcome!
It takes many units of blood to
save a life. It can take up to five
donors a week to help someone with
cancer. Let’s rally together to save
more lives!
On behalf of Canadian patients
and their families thank you for your
support.
Best Regards,
Marisa Gatfield
Community Development
Co-ordinator.
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