HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-08-18, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011. PAGE 13. Central Huronto go paperless
Reliving
Dennis Hemmings of Scarborough was one of the many
classic and antique car owners who descended upon Blyth
for the Normoska Auto Show. As part of the event,
Hemmings, an exhibitor, visited several collectors of
antique auto memorabilia around including Bud Chamney
of Auburn. (Denny Scott photo)
At their August 8 meeting, Central
Huron councillors approved the
purchase of HP Touchpads in order
to aid the transition to a paperless
agenda.
The recommendation had first
been made at the July 28 Committee
of the Whole meeting.
Many councillors had returned to
a paper agenda after laptop
computers had been purchased years
ago in a similar effort to reduce
paper waste and become more
environmentally friendly.
Technology, however, had moved
too fast, councillors said, and the
computers were no longer an aid,
but a hindrance in the flow of
council meetings.
“They slowed down the pace of
the meeting,” said Councillor Brian
Barnim, who added that council had
initially split the cost of the
aforementioned laptop computers,
paying for half of the cost, while the
other half was paid for with
municipal funds.
Barnim also added that at the
time, the laptop computers were far
more expensive than the $700 per
HP Touchpad that is being charged
now.
Chief Administrative Officer
Kevin McLlwain reported the costs
associated with the Touchpads at the
July 27 Committee of the Whole
meeting, saying each Touchpad will
cost $700 with an additional $7,000
for software charged to the
municipality and between $3,000
and $5,000 for maintenance every
year.
The Touchpads were not initially
budgetted for, so it was agreed that
funds for the devices would be taken
out of municipal reserves.
In addition to several councillors
stating that the technology on their
old laptop computers simply
couldn’t keep up with current needs,
Councillor Alison Lobb added that
the computers were “heavy” when
having to transport them to a
meeting.
NEWS
FROM AUBURN
On Friday, Aug. 12 the village of
Auburn became a busy tourist
attraction for classic car enthusiasts.
Members of the Normoska Antique
Car Club stopped on their route
back home to visit Jim and Dorothy
Schneider and Bud and Laura May
Chamney. Visitors from all over
Ontario, including Sudbury,
Pickering, Niagara Falls,
Schomberg and Greensville came to
check out Bud’s Shop and Jim and
Dorothy’s wares. Dorothy reported
160 guests had signed their guest
book
Normoska has attracted Historical
Automotive Society of Canada
members since it went ‘North of
Muskoka’ in 1958. Normoska is
held annually in a different region of
Ontario and is a week-long August
holiday for the whole family. The
club travels to an area hosted by a
local car club. It provides an
interesting itinerary of tours to
places of interest, various events,
campfires and good fellowship.
This year the Normoska Antique
Car Club spent the week in Blyth
hosted by the Radar Circle Car
Club, of which Bud and Laura May
Chamney are members. The stop-off
in Auburn was part of the Radar
Circle itinerary in collaboration
with the car club that Jim and
Dorothy belong to – Circle City
Cruisers of Goderich.
By Koreen
Moss
519-526-1060
kandkmoss@
sympatico.ca
PEOPLE AROUND
AUBURN
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By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen