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Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan wants to investigate the
county’s food bank funding, after
finding out that local banks are
charged by the Huron County Food
Bank Distribution Centre for food.
MacLellan raised the issue at
Huron County Council’s Aug. 14
meeting. He referenced the county’s
annual funding to the Huron County
Food Bank Distribution Centre,
which began at $60,000 per year
(based on a model of $1 per resident)
and has since increased to $66,000
per year, and asked for a report on
the centre’s funding model and how
the county’s money is being spent.
MacLellan said he was
approached by someone who told
him that the centre actually charges
local food banks for food, which was
not what he thought was happening.
He thought the centre was using its
buying power, purchasing food in
bulk for 10-20 cents on the dollar,
and distributing it locally.
He wanted to know if the county’s
money was being used to buy food
or for salaries or overhead associated
with the centre and what was being
done with the money procured from
food sales to local food banks. If the
county’s money is being used for an
expense other than the purchase of
food, he said, perhaps the county
should look into an alternative
method of funding the banks so the
money is doing as much good as it
can in the community.
Several councillors, including
Huron County Warden Jim Ginn,
said they too were not aware of the
fact that the centre charges local
food banks for food.
Chief Administrative Officer
Meighan Wark said staff would
prepare a report on the issue, asking
for a financial report from the centre,
and report back to council.
County to investigate
food bank funding
A tight one
On Aug. 11, the Wingham Hitmen took on the Monkton Muskrats in afternoon Huron County
Fastball League action in Wingham. It was a tight game, but in the end it was the Hitmen who
prevailed by a score of 4-2. The win helped propel Wingham to the top of the league, just
ahead of the Brussels Tigers, with a record of 14-2. The Tigers are 14-3, so while the two
teams are tied with 28 points, the Hitmen still have a game in hand. (Hannah Dickie photo)
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