HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-12-08, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011.Vincent says he’s proud of his time as wardenContinued from page 15Township of North Huron, whichhas lost two Huron County Councilrepresentatives over the last 10 yearsdue to amalgamation.He said that he was proud of thecouncillors and how they actedwhile he was warden and he saidthey did a great job to keep HuronCounty at the forefront of their
minds.
“One thing I am proud of is that
county councillors did their best to
take their lower-tier hats off and theydid their best to make decisions forthe county,” Vincent said.Dowson, however, felt more dis-cussion needed to take place, butthat public forum wasn’t the placefor it.“It’s time to move on and I thinkwe should go in camera becausenames are going to be called,” he
said.
Councillor Tyler Hessel of
Bluewater, however, said he felt the
issue should be buried and that allthat was happening was a lot ofbelly-aching.“I knocked on 3,000 doors throughthe election,” he said. “It’s up to usto make sure people vote. We’re justblaming someone else. It’s B.S.You’re out there campaigning; askpeople to vote.”Ginn, however, stood by his sub-
mission that MPAC’s numbers could
not be trusted and despite the fact
that the Municipal Act lays theprocess out for municipal elections,he said something needed to bechanged.“MPAC blatantly said they couldnot provide us with an accurate list.We have to come up with a bettermethod,” Ginn said. “I will notaccept another election withMPAC’s numbers. They suggested
we used Statistics Canada.”
Ginn then suggested that a com-
mittee be formed to investigate analternative to the current electionsystem before the 2014 election.“We can’t go through this again,”he said.Van Diepenbeek, however, said nomore time should be spent on it, asthe decision has already been made.“We tried three years ago, but wenever got it done,” Van Diepenbeek
said. “The bylaw is still valid until
it’s repealed. It is a valid bylaw.”
The Wingham Business Retention
and Expansion Report was presented
last night to local business owners.
In addition, the Wingham Business
Alliance elected an executive and
discussed the importance of estab-
lishing a formal structure and man-
date.
Business Retention and Expansion
(BR & E) is an economic develop-
ment tool to identify actions to help
existing businesses keep jobs and
create new ones. It also outlines
ways to improve communication and
create partnerships among business,
local government and community
organizations. An action plan has
been created around three priorities
highlighted by Wingham businesses.
• Business improvement area – 91
per cent in favour of forming a BIA
• Economic Development – 90 per
cent stated that more accommoda-
tion, a farmers’ market, small busi-
ness support, attracting medical per-
sonnel, and attracting new business-
es will help with business retention
and expansion
• Tourism/Attracting a larger mar-
ket – 83 per cent support more
tourism initiatives to bring more vis-
itors to the area.
The BR & E report will set the
foundation for action-oriented strate-
gies to eliminate economic barriers
and develop solutions to enhance the
local Wingham economy,” said
North Huron’s Community
Development Co-ordinator Connie
Goodall. “Implementing the action
plan will be a priority.”
“It is our goal to create the condi-
tions for our existing businesses to
thrive and to position our communi-
ty for new investment, new business-
es, and business expansion,” said
North Huron Chief Administrative
Officer/Clerk Gary Long.
The Wingham Business Alliance
was created in early 2011 to develop
marketing and advertising initiatives
around the Josephine Street recon-
struction project and recently
Wingham report
officially presented
The meat master
Darrell Wood, a master with all sorts of cooking imple-
ments, was one of the many fine volunteers who made a
special lunch for the Blyth Swinging Seniors late last
month. (Denny Scott photo)
Community
Christmas Service
Sunday, December 11
7:30 p.m.
At the Blyth Memorial Hall
Christmas Message by:
Rev. Mark Royall
From the
Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church
Presented by:
Trinity Anglican Church
Blyth United Church
Blyth Christian Reformed Church
Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church
Blyth Community Church of God
Living Water Christian Fellowship
Hosted by:
Trinity Anglican Church, Blyth
Offerings to the
North Huron Food Share
You are invited to the
“Today in the town of
David a Saviour
has been born to you; he is
Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2:11
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