The Citizen, 2007-06-07, Page 24MPP Carol Mitchell couldn’t have
picked a better venue to bear her
good news than the Huron
Community Matters conference in
Clinton last week.
Scheduled among a full slate of
meetings at the House of Commons
last Wednesday and Thursday,
Mitchell was able to make it back to
Clinton to announce a $675,000
commitment to Huron County.
This funding comes to help the
county and its partner, the Huron
Business Development Corporation
to promote community
revitalization, economic growth and
youth engagement. This
announcement came on behalf of
Leona Dombrowsky, minister of
agriculture, food and rural affairs.
“The McGuinty government
understands that strengthening and
diversifying the local economy is
essential to this community’s
future,” Mitchell said.
“Over the next three years, Huron
County and the Huron Business
Development Corporation will work
with community partners to achieve
greater economic prosperity and
growth.”
Mitchell assured everyone that the
McGuinty government has not
forgotten rural Ontario, saying they
think a strong rural Ontario is key to
the health and vitality of the
province as a whole.
“It’s been hard,” she said. “But one
thing you can count on is that we’ll
face it together.”
Mitchell said that now is Huron
County’s time, saying that the sense
of community is stronger than it ever
has been before, giving Huron a leg
up on the cities.
“We’re used to working together,”
she said. “We need to come up with
a plan on how we’re going to move
into the future.”
Mayor of South Huron, Ken Oke,
on behalf of Huron County warden
Deb Shewfelt, thanked Mitchell for
the news.
“You couldn’t have picked a better
occasion to make this
announcement,” he said. “There are
numerous groups with projects
ready to go.”
Pamela Stanley, president of the
Huron Business Development
Corporation, also thanked Mitchell,
saying that she will have no problem
putting this money to good use.
“We’ve been waiting for this and
we’re ready to rock and roll starting
tomorrow morning,” she said.
Stanley said she had no trouble
putting together a management
team. The team will include Stanley
and Paul Nichol from the Huron
Business Development Corporation,
Shewfelt and Scott Tousaw, director
of planning and development for the
County and Huron East mayor Joe
Seili.
When asked, Stanley said the only
choice for a third representativefrom Huron County council wasSeili.The investment was made throughthe Rural Economic Developmentprogram. The three priorities of this
program are to improve access to
health care services, revitalize
communities and downtowns and to
enhance skills training.
“This partnership with the Countyof Huron will allow us to create andact on opportunities in the county,”Stanley said.“There will be many benefits toour community, including growth
opportunities, revitalized
downtowns, new opportunities for
seniors, and increased youth
awareness.”
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Up close
It was the opening of the community art show at the
Bainton Gallery this past weekend. Works from local artists
using a variety of mediums were submitted for this annual
event. (Vicky Bremner photo)
A community investment
MPP Carol Mitchell attended the second annual Community Matters conference in Clinton to
announce a $675,000 commitment from the province to assist Huron County’s business
development. From left: Scott Tousaw, Huron County director of planning and development;
Pamela Stanley, president of the Huron Business Development Corporation; Ken Oke, mayor
of South Huron; Mitchell; Paul Nichol, Huron Business Development Corporation and Joe
Seili, Huron East mayor. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
County gets $675,000 provincial funding
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