HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2019-06-06, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019.
Annual General Meeting
Monday, June 17, 2019
Social 5:30 p.m. Meeting 6:00 p.m.
United Church,
Teeswater, ON
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RSVP by June 12th, 2019
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Cordially invites you to our
Annual General Meeting &
Volunteer Appreciation
Wednesday, June 19 at 6:30
Maelstrom Winery -
78925 Sanctuary Line, Seaforth
Presentation on Highlights of
Programs & Services
Light Refreshments
Gary Rutledge, head of GJAJ
Holdings, the developer of the new
subdivision at the north end of
Blyth, is looking to the community
to help name the new
neighbourhood.
The development is located just
east of County Road 4 at the north
end of the village and Rutledge is
turning to the community to name it.
Rutledge said there are no rules
and the only guidelines are that the
subdivision’s name should be
historical, tying into the history of
the community.
“Right now Drummond and
Drummondville are popular
options,” he said. “People think that
might be nice.”
Drummondville was the original
name of Blyth before it was renamed
for Henry Blyth, the landowner who
never set foot in the village.
Rutledge said the competition has
generated a few other suggestions,
but he won’t be making his decision
until June 15.
The winning name will net its
submitter a $100 gift card from
Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company.
Those interested in submitting
names for the site should e-mail
them to agrutledge@hurontel.on.ca.
Developer seeking project name
Two digital training opportunities
will be made available to the BIA for
digital media presence management
in the near future.
During the BIA’s May 30 meeting,
Chair David Sparling explained that
funding was available to host social
media and online presence training
at no cost to BIA members. The
funding was made available through
a partnership among all Huron
County BIAs, except the Huron East
BIA, which turned down the free
training opportunity.
Former BIA Treasurer Deb
Sholdice, who stayed on with the
organization to help with
maintaining financial records,
explained that the BIA still had
access to similar training from Faux
Pop Media.
Last year, the BIA was expected to
receive training on maintaining its
own social media and how it could
incorporate local businesses into that
plan. That training never took place,
however.
SLED GRANT
North Huron Township
Representative Denise Lockie
informed the BIA that she had
secured Supporting Local Economic
Development (SLED) funding for
the organization.
She explained that, during a North
Huron Economic Development
Committee meeting, Grant Sparling
II, Chief Development Officer of
Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company,
had briefed the organization on
historical projects being undertaken
in the village, which Lockie brought
to Huron County for funding
through the SLED program.
The funds could be used to
generate brochures and procure
iPads for accessible tours of the
village with a focus on the history of
the village.
BIA Chair David Sparling
suggested sending the SLED
funding to the Blyth Repository of
History committee to pursue, saying
he would like to see it used to focus
on the arsons of Blyth in 1900-1901.
The arsons, which claimed major
industry, commercial and
infrastructure sites, was thought to
be perpetrated by an arsonist who
showed up the same month a new
fire chief started in 1900. The
arsonist was never caught.
The funding must be used by late
2019, as per the conditions of the
agreement.
Training, funding opportunities explained to BIA
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
That’s a wrap!
As part of the 2019 Clinton Spring Fair, a garden tractor pull was held in front of the
grandstand at the Clinton Raceway, welcoming participants to push their garden tractors to the
limit, like the above rider, whose pull had just come to an end with the waving of the red flag.
(Shawn Loughlin photo)
One morning only
On June 2, the Blyth Christian Reformed Church welcomed the Teen Challenge Ontario
Women’s Choir for a special one-morning-only performance. The choir performed a dynamic
set of music, featuring not only songs, but members sharing their stories of freedom from
addiction. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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