The Citizen, 2008-10-09, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008. Classified Advertisements Tenders Tenders
Municipality of Huron East
REQUESTS
QUOTATIONS
ON THE FOLLOWING
To supply Equipment and Personnel to Plow Snow at
the Family Health and CCAC Property for a 3-year
term.
Sealed tenders clearly marked as to contents
will be received by the undersigned
until 12 noon on Friday October 24th, 2008.
J. R. McLachlan, Clerk-Administrator
72 Main Street South, PO Box 610
Seaforth, ON N0K 1W0
Phone (519) 527-0160
Fax (519) 527-2561
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH
at 5:30 p.m.at the hall at
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Preview 4:30 p.m.
Antiques & effects from Lucknow, Southampton, Teeswater & Walkerton
plus additions
For complete listing www.yokassippiauctions.com
More info call Ken 519-392-7037
By Jo-Ann McDonald
The Brussels Cadets met with a
couple of new young people joining
them to check out what Cadets are
all about. Young people between the
ages of 12 and 18 are welcome to
attend any Tuesday at 7 p.m.
There are over 25 Cadets now. The
Cadet leaders are all assigned a level
of Cadets to teach and encourage
discipline, respect and leadership.
The Cadets spent the weekend
camping and learning outdoor
survival techniques as well as having
fun.
Don’t forget that the Cadets are
raising funds by collecting
returnable bottles and pop cans. It’s
a win-win situation for everyone.
The pop tabs are saved and sent off
to the wheelchair fund, the pop cans
are crushed, then taken to the depot
for cash, then the cans are recycled
so kept out of the landfill sites.
Thursday evenings are reserved
for the pipe band and practice. The
band is always looking for new
members.
The art of playing the pipes or
drums is a well-respected tradition
and Brussels has had the privilege of
having the pipe band in town for
over 50 years. New members are
really needed and if you know of
anyone, family or friends, have them
call Don Martin for more
information.
The Friday night supper had good
crowd out to enjoy roast pork. It’s
Thanksgiving weekend, and
everyone will have plenty of food at
family dinners to enjoy, so this week
will be a simple fare of cold salad
plate.
There were 13 tables of euchre
players. The top winners of the day
were Helen Dobson and Shirley
Hopper with 78 points. Earning
second place were Olave Little and
Bush Whittard with 73 points and
third prize went to Barb and Ila with
71 points. The low prize of the day
went to couple George and Gloria
Love who had 47 points. The lone
hand prizes went to Catharine for the
ladies and to Ivan Bennewies for the
men. Euchre is every two weeks.
Saturday evening was the wedding
reception for newlyweds Wade
Sheppard and Janine Van Degevel.
There were nearly 90 family and
friends present for the evening of
music, dancing and fun.
Congratulations to Wade and Janine.
The fish fry crew was off to
Seaforth and the Northside United
Church to finish off the fish fry
season. There were over 325 diners.
The crew consisted of Rick
McDonald, Glenn Bridge, Greg
Wilson, Sharon Robbins, Deb Cann,
Jason Konarski, Jo-Ann McDonald
and LeeAnn Konarski.
The Sunday night dance had a
crowd of over 100 people enjoying
the music of the John Heaman Band.
Dances are every two weeks.
The early bird draw for September
for the prize of the 2009 dues was
won by Comrade Rick McDonald.
To get your name in for the October
draw, get in and pay your dues
sometime during the month of
October. There will also be a draw in
November.
Membership chairman Greg
Wilson is hoping that all Comrades
can pay their dues before Dec. 1 to
make his job go smoothly. Don’t
forget that recruiting new members
for the Branch is a priority this fall,
so we hope everyone is urging
family or friends to join the Royal
Canadian Legion.
Comrades Mabel Glanville and
Sharon Robbins caught the Zone bus
that travelled to Parkwood Hospital
for an entertaining day for the
patients on Saturday. The full bus
arrived just before lunch and
following lunch Comrades helped
gather residents and bring them to
the auditorium for the afternoon.
There was various entertainment
from the area including stepdancers
and singers.
Mabel also took along a dozen gift
bags that were given to residents at
Parkwood. They also took along
knitted kneelaps donated by Leona
McDonald for any of the residents
who were in need of them.
At the BranchVisitors attend to check
out the Brussels Cadets
Going cross country
It was chilly but sunny as students from the north region
visited Grey Central Public School on Monday to compete
in the annual cross-country meet. Along with the host
school, participants came from Brussels, East Wawanosh,
Howick, Turnberry and Wingham. Kelsey Smith, a Grey
student rounds the bend through the woods. (Photo submitted)
Huron County Council held a
press conference Oct. 2 in Goderich
to give hope to workers and their
families affected by recent plant
closure announcements.
Local municipal councillors
expressed their empathy and concern
with respect to the recent closure
announcements of Volvo in Goderich
and Can-Gro Foods in Exeter – and
stated that they are united in their
efforts to work with the County of
Huron and agencies such as the
Huron Business Development
Corporation to ensure that
everything possible is done to assist
displaced workers to re-enter the
workforce.
Huron County is not alone in
feeling the negative impacts
resulting from the global economic
slowdown. It was noted that recent
closures in the county are multi-
national companies, and that very
little could be done locally to
influence decisions that were made
in other countries.
These closures do not reflect on
the fact that Huron County remains
well positioned for investment with
major upgrades to infrastructure, a
highly-skilled workforce, and a
quality of life that is second to none
– an attribute that remains a major
reason why companies choose to
locate in a particular area.
In the foreseeable future, in excess
of 220 new jobs are anticipated as a
result of company expansions and
new industries locating in Huron
County that should provide
employment opportunities for
displaced workers. The county also
partners with the Huron
Manufacturing Association, and over
this summer undertook a
manufacturing call program that
showed a distinct need for more
skilled workers at existing
companies within the county.
In addition, Huron County has
seen a significant increase in retail
growth in the last 18 months with a
number of national chains expanding
or moving into the area. Residential
development has also remained
strong in many communities within
the county.
Unlike other jurisdictions, Huron
County is not reliant on a singular
industry and is fortunate to have such
a diverse economy, with four strong
economic pillars: agriculture,
manufacturing, tourism and cultural
industries.
As part of a co-ordinated effort to
build on economic strengths, a
program called Huron Economic
Development Matters (HEDM) was
launched in 2007 as part of a
partnership among the County of
Huron, the Huron Business
Development Corporation and the
Provincial Rural Economic
Development Program (RED).
To date, the results of this program
are promising with 93 business start-
ups and/or expansions and 552 jobs
created and/or maintained.
Considerable work is also being
undertaken to bolster existing
marketing efforts and build new
economic development tools to
better promote Huron County as a
place to live and invest. A number of
feasibility studies are also presently
underway through HEDM to further
diversify the county’s economy,
including research into bio fuels and
the development of a commercial
grape/wine industry.
Huron County has also recently
become a founding member in the
Southwest Economic Alliance
(SWEA), a partnership among
municipalities within Southwestern
Ontario.
Through this organization, the
county will work with other
southwest municipalities to co-
ordinate the region's lobbying and
research efforts to advance regional
objectives in: manufacturing;
knowledge, education and research;
tourism and culture; agriculture and
agri-business; infrastructure; health
and biotech.
The County of Huron and its
partners will also be actively
pursuing provincial and federal
programs designed to assist
communities with developing other
economic and employment
opportunities.
County warden John Bezaire sent
a strong message that, “the County
of Huron and its partners are
committed to working together to
continue and enhance on-going
economic development efforts – and
find innovative and effective
solutions to recent economic
challenges.”
County responds to plant closures