HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-06-25, Page 3The Village of Blyth,
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HURONLEA COMMEMORATIVE EDITION. PAGE 3.
Best Wishes
Congratulations
from
Township
of Grey
R. R. #3 Brussels 887-6268
Continued from page 2
that one home would be built in
each of the north, central and south
parts of the county. When the pro-
ject was first undertaken the
province had said to the county
that if money was no object what
kind of home would they like to
see. Reeve Armstrong says, howev-
er, that the economic times tight-
ened the belt a little and as a new
home had recently been built in the
south the province said there would
be funding for only two facilities,
at the present site and at an une-
lected location in the north.
As a resident of the Brussels-
area, Reeve Armstrong said she
thought at the time that the village
would be a perfect location for the
north home. "A lot of people said it
was a pipe dream, but after we lost
the Callander Nursing Home I real-
ly dug in. "
With both Huronlea and Huron-
view a reality, Reeve Armstrong is
glad to have been part of the pro-
cess and pleased to be on the coun-
LEONA ARMSTRONG
ty's Social Services committee
which now oversees the two facili-
ties. Her mother, who still resides
in Clinton, attended the open hous-
es. For her they were bittersweet
occasions, Reeve Armstrong said,
as she thought the buildings quite
nice, but was sad to see some of her
friends moving away.
Being such an integral part of the
Huronview past and present, Reeve
Armstrong can't help reflecting on
what her father would have
thought. "I have often wondered
what Dad would think. He wasn't a
politician at the time he retired, but
as a former one, I think he may
have been opposed at the cost. We
had to look at the future, though.
The province said it was time to
upgrade and when the study deter-
mined that upgrading would cost
80 percent of what a new facility
would cost, the province gave us
the okay to proceed with the new
facility."
Noting the potential economic
benefits to the community and the
quality of the facilities, Reeve
Armstrong feels that the money has
been well spent. "We should all be
really proud that Huron has facili-
ties like this to offer its seniors. I
think the elderly deserve the best;
the opportunity to live in the most
comfortable surroundings possible.
I believe that's what we've given
them."
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Best Wishes Huronlea
on your
Grand Opening
o GRATULATital
Huron County ts •
on the
GRAND OPENING
of Huronlea & Huronview
A new beginning
Local, provincial and federal dignitaries took part in the ground breaking at the Huronlea site
in Morris township on Sept. 13, 1991. Grey Township Reeve Leona Armstrong, second from
left, a daughter of one-time Huronview administrator Harvey Johnston.
Reeve proud of facilities
Congratulations to
Huron County on the
Grand Opening of Huronlea
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