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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-02-06, Page 5.0) Cattotyrkterfases industrial Huron C'ounty Council' decided thursday .tci increase their industrial advertiSing ,biniget to. $1$,000 because a the ettcoUre agitig-tesponse-tartheir-first:adVertisink campaign last year , A single: • 'advertisement placed in, an industrial. Magazine in November:generated interest from 10 ,Canaclian 'and 20 Altiericall coinpanies. Development officer Spence Cummings told council he was "amazed", at the number- of replies. T . The ad which cost $758 was the first major advertising-done-.by-the development • corn mittee which had a budget for advertisingOf $3,000 last year. ' The magazine, Area Development Sites and Facility,Planning, is specifically printed for companies wishing ,b0 relocate said Cummings: • • "If one ad can draw these; inquiries from industrY interested in relocating, there is now doubt that specialty advertising will pay off;". Cummings told. council,'' "If Huron can pick up one.industry frqm these ads, it should prove• this kind of -advertising is the;7 type-to-vvhich -Huron County should adhere," Council asked CUmmings to follow up the tfiries with letters in an effort to, bring the industries to the connty. Cummings said he could not release details or the names of the industries which inquired because this information must, remain confidential While he persues diseussions with them. Goderich, reeve Eileen Palmer asked if the narries-of the -companies-who-indicated-an - interest in the county would be made known to the inuniciPalities;. She said Goderich would be interested in Perstiing contact With the incliistriesif the.county'S efforts were not • successful in attracting them to Huron. Wforris reeve Bill Elston told council he , wanted the industrieS to be invited to come to the county to look at what is available for an industrY interested in relocating here. Group hame'program..., *from page 2 The CASTLE program, which was cancel= led, served older teenage girls who lived - with a single social worker, who worked outside the home.. She acted as a role model for the girls living at the home who were focusing on becoming independent., The program operated for four year and on 'an average, three to four teenagers were living at the home. The girls were either wards of FCS or teenagers from the community who had left home. The program was initiated through the Children's Aid Society Which approached behavionr at the home. He said he has heard vague comments about the CASTLE pro- gram but he has never had a complaint officially. . He said CASTLE was terminated .to make way fora program Which will sprite a wider range of probletris . in the ,county. There was only one resident at the 'home when CASTLE, was cancelled in November and she has been placed in anOther home in FCS Care. The property committee of county, council toured the house recently and county' council apProved $2,000 in its property budget for maintenance and repairs to .the house in its, 1980 budget. The living room will be redecorated and plaster will be repaired and wallpapering done in three hedrooms. The county will continue to' rent the hoUse to FCS fm thr. group home_program. John 'Finney, reeve of Hay Township and vice- chairman of the 'property committee, told council he did not want to see the house'fall into disrepair-while a new use for the house is being initiated. county council who Purchased the heuse. The, agency. then rented the house from the county and the agency and the county shared the funding of the program. The program was terminated in favour of the new program which there is a greater need for in the county at this time. Penn said he supposes it is inevitable in a 'small community like Goderich that .people Would not understand the CASTLE program and there has been talk about promiscuous • Andy Ritchie enjoys a conversation with HurOn-Bruce PC efindidOte, Murray .Cardiff When the Cardiff campaign Opened their committee rooms hi' Lucknow Monday morning. .About 35 people attended the opening to meet with Mr. Cardiff and diScuss:the issues they feel are important in ihistainpaign.. [Sentinel Staff Photol -.Net Warne 13.5 t'u. • l Pellet COmPsuilafat - V reit Clear %TAN titspera • • 2 Adlustable Shelves • Exelorlye 10 year Warroutty on the Connoreesor $5391095 it. -a. ir Valentine Card & Chocolates From , Place-,Variety Lueknow Phone 28-2238 "NO 20% off all remaining ow Su, Ali