The Citizen, 2008-06-12, Page 1Long way down
Grey Central Public School held its annual fun fair last Friday with families making their way
to the school as early as 4:30 p.m. to enjoy the festivities. There were jumping castles, face-
painting, burgers and hot dogs and many other activities to keep families busy for hours in the
heat. Bryce Armstrong was one of the first to take advantage of the slide. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
The arguments in favour of
allowing Sunday hunting were
passionately made, but in the long
run, Morris-Turnberry councillors
turned thumbs down anyway.
At their June 3 meeting.
councillors voted 5-2 in a recorded
vote against allowing hunting on
Sundays in the municipality, with
only the motion’s mover and
seconder, councillors Mark Beaven
and Paul Gowing, supporting the
proposal.
“I would urge council to support
Sunday hunting,” said Beaven in
kicking off the debate. He said
hunting is a good family activity but
it’s hard for some families to find
time because of busy schedules and
Sunday hunting would give them an
extra day to do so.
Others weren’t buying the
argument. “Sunday is the only time
you can go for a walk in the bush
without having to worry about
someone taking a pot-shot at you,”
said deputy-mayor Jim Nelemans.
He complained that some hunters
had trespassed in his bush without
asking permission.
But Beaven, while sympathizing,
asked that the vast majority
of hunters who are responsible
not be penalized because of a
small minority. “Hunting is one
of the safest outdoor sports there
is.”
In the end, however, he couldn’t
convince Nelemans, mayor Dorothy
Kelly and councillors Lynn Hoy,
Edna McLellan or Bill Thompson
who all voted against the motion.
The county is going to be working
with North Huron and Blyth
residents on trying to alleviate
concerns about Queen Street.
A letter from North Huron clerk-
administrator Kriss Snell was
included in the county council
agenda package for June 2. It stated
that many concerns regarding the
speed of vehicles travelling through
Blyth had been received by his
administration.
“The township believes the
benefits of designating Queen Street
(London Road) from Wellington
Street to Westmoreland Street a
community safety zone with a
posted speed limit of 30 km an hour
would greatly enhance the safety of
the community.”
Snell also said that traffic signals
at the intersection of Blyth and
London Roads would improve safety
as well. A number of vehicle
collisions have occurred at this
corner over the years, some of which
resulted in fatalities.
Similar requests had come to the
county before but these had been
rejected by the engineer. Since
there has been a change to the
position, North Huron decided to try
again.
At the council meeting, councillor
Murray Scott of North Huron asked
for support in this matter.
“There has been considerable
conern expressed from Blyth
residents. I respectfully request that
(public works director) Dave Laurie
meet with the appropriate parties to
come to a solution.”
Warden John Bezaire of Central
Huron added that the OPP are also
doing traffic studies in Blyth and are
working with chief administrative
officer Larry Adams on the issue.
No Sunday hunting in M-T
For the third straight year,
HealthKick Huron is welcoming
three medical students from the
University of Western Ontario
(UWO) to the area to both
familiarize them and educate local
high school students.
The students, Allison Foran,
Elizabeth Randle and Audra
Smallfield arrived in Seaforth on
Monday. All three are students from
the Schulich School of Medicine and
Dentistry at UWO.
Organizers at HealthKick Huron
are hoping these visits will have a
two-pronged effect. First, they hope
to expose the students to rural
medicine in their first year of
medical school and provide them
with experience and exposure in a
Huron County setting.
Second, they are hoping that the
students’ participation in the
MedQUEST camp for local high
school students will encourage local
youth to consider medical school for
their future.
The six-week program will rotate
the university students through
various placements throughout
Huron County in the first four
weeks, while at the same time,
they work with HealthKick Huron
to develop and prepare for the
camp.
The camp is scheduled for July 7-
11 in Seaforth. This is the third year
of the camp and HealthKick Huron’s
Rosie Grobbink says it has always
been a success, but this year
especially.
“There were 48 applicants from
local high schools and we could only
take 24, so people are interested,”
she said.
Laura Overholt, also of
HealthKick Huron, presented many
times throughout Huron County
high schools last year. Students had
to apply on-line through UWO along
with a letter of recommendation
from their principal or guidance
counselor.
The camp consists of five days,
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
students will participate in activities
directly related to specific fields.
Eventually, the students will also
have two half-days where they will
job shadow throughout Huron and
Perth Counties.
Students will participate in
activities that will run from nutrition
and naturopathic medicine to a clinic
on the use of medical tools, a chance
to see what it’s like being an x-ray
technician and a professional clown
working at a hospital.
The camp wraps up with a
graduation ceremony on July 11.
The UWO students will stay in
Seaforth for one week after the
completion of the camp to look back
on what they’ve learned and prepare
for the next year’s camp.
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