HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-07-22, Page 21THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1987. PAGE 21.
Bly th wants public input on Opportunity Tour
Members of Blyth village coun-
eil agreed July 14 that they like the
idea of taking part in the Opportun
ity Tours that will bring potential
investors to Huron county and
they'll get in touch with the Huron
County Planning and Develop-
Blyth says
"no thanks'
to by-law on
ment office to see how best to get a
wide range of the public involved.
The council had been approach
ed at its June meeting by Gary
Davidson of the planning and
development office about the
possibility of taking part in the tour
sponsored by the Ontario govern
ment which will bring people from
outside the country who are
looking at setting up businesses in
Ontario. The cost of the tour of
Huron, about $5,000, will be
picked up by the county. The tour
will take place in September 1988.
The group will spend a day and a
half in Huron as well as visiting
Bruce. Grey, Perth and Middlesex.
The subject was brought up at
the July meeting because council
lor Bev Elliott, who has been active
in promoting the village, was
absent from the June meeting.
The duty of Blyth, if it wants to
take part in the tour, would be to
prepare information about the
needs of the community, what
businesses does the village now
lack that could be provided by new
investors, and as much other
information about the community
as possible. Councillor Elliott said
it would mean a lot of work but she
waswillingtoget involved. She
worried about places for business
es to locate if they did come to the
village but other councillors felt the
first priority was to just provide the
information and see if anyone was
interested then worry about help
ing them get located.
Reeve Albert Wasson said that
one of the points of doing an
inventory of services offered by,
and needed in the community, was
to provide opportunities to local
entrepreneurs.
Councillor Bill Howson wonder
ed if it would be good to have a
public meeting to have as many
people as possible have a chance to
give their ideas on what the
community needs. The council
agreed that this might be a
preferable way to proceed but
decided to ask Dr. Davidson for his
advice before setting up the
meeting. From the initial group a
committee would be drawn up
made up of one or two councillors
and a number of interested local
people.
“I think Blyth has a lot to offer, ’ ’
CouncillorElliottsaid, “maybe
more than a lot of other places.’’
The committee’s work must be
completed later this year and
turned over to the county which will
put a county-wide package togeth
er and forward it to the Ministry of
Industry and Trade.
emergency
planning
Blvth village councillors are not
interested in passing an emergen
cy plan by-law delegating respon
sibility to various local officials in
case of an emergency. They made
it clear July 14.
The short discussion was promp
ted by communications from the
Ministry of the Solicitor General of
Ontario promoting setting up of
such a by-law. It was also pointed
out that several area municipalities
had taken the step to prepare such
an emergency plan. Councillors,
w ho seemed less than overwhelm
ed by the idea in the first place, lost
even more interest when Helen
Grubb, clerk-treasurer thumbed
through the thick by-law that
would be required to be drafted to
put the plan in effect.
“I'm not interested’’ Reeve
Albert Wasson said after calling
the whole exercise a waste of time.
“I’m still in favour of leaving it with
our fire department. If they think
we need something (a by-law) then
we act.’’
Councillor Bill Howson said it
was another case of the govern
ment getting too involved. If the
village formalized emergency
planning then it would mean
having to do things j ust the way the
province wants it done, he said.
Council agreed to pass the
information on to the Blyth and
District Fire Chief Irvin Bowes for
his action.
'Teddy bear's
picnic' means
free admission
at Falls Reserve
“If you godown to ‘The Falls
today, you’re in for a big surprise’ ’.
All kinds of teddy bears are having
a picnic and you, your family and
your teddy bears are invited too!
The Teddy Bear’s Pinic will be
heldon Sunday, August9atthe
Falls Reserve Conservation Area.
There is free day use admission to
‘The Falls’ for this event.
Registration is from 12:30 to 1:00
p.m. and the fun begins at 1:00
p.m. with judging for the best
dressed teddy, the oldest teddy
and the most original teddy bear’s
name. Prizes donated by Goderich
and area merchants, will be
awarded.
Activities such as potato sack
races, obstacle races and guessing
games will provide fun for the
family all afternoon.
Bring along a picnic supper to
end an exciting and “bearable”
day. For further information on the
Teddy Bear’s Picnic, contact the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority at 335-3557. Falls Re
serve Conservation Area is located
at Benmiller, along the Maitland
River.
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