HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2003-04-30, Page 23THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2003. PAGE 23.
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Whitmore
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editor
performs at Livery
A toast
Bruce Whitmore as Sir Walter Scott raises a glass during
rehearsals for The Tiger’s Lion, a production of Goderich’s
Little Theatre which is being presented at The Livery in
Goderich. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Tour at Naftel’s Creek
The Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority and the John Hindmarsh
Environmental Trust Fund are cele
brating the arrival of spring with a
family walk at Naftel’s Creek
Conservation Area on Sunday, May 4.
Staff from MVCA, along with vol
unteers from the Trust Fund and the
Maitland Trail Association, will be
leading walks through the property
beginning at 2 p.m. Visitors are also
welcome to pick up a trail map and
explore the conservation area on their
own.
Spring has definitely arrived at
Naftel’s. Visitors will be able to see a
variety of wildflowers and hear the
calls of nesting songbirds. Naftel’s
Creek Conservation Area is located on
the east side of Hwy. 21, eight kms.
south of Goderich. The trail system on
the property has undergone extensive
upgrades over the past five years with
assistance from the Goderich Lions
Club.
The guided walks leave from the
parking lot. Light refreshments will be
available for participants. Admission
is free, donations to the John
Hindmarsh Environmental Trust Fund
will be gratefully accepted.
The fund was established in 1996 to
recognize the contributions John
Hindmarsh made to environmental
conservation. It supports community
conservation projects being undertak
en in partnership with the Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority.
This year the fund is supporting
education programs at the Wawanosh
Nature Centre, the development of an
information kiosk at Falls Reserve
Conservation Area and an erosion
control project in Goderich.
For further information about Sneak
a Peek at Spring contact the Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority at 519-
335-3557.
A McKillop man appears in
Goderich Little Theatre’s production
of The Tiger’s Lion, by Tim
Cumming.
Billed as “a new play of the two
friends who founded Goderich” the
production is being presented May 1-3
and 8-10. There will be matinees on
each of the Sundays.
Bruce Whitmore, who was known
to some company members through
his roles in Blyth Festival's The
Singers do jazz
The Blyth Festival Singers will be
offering the sounds of smooth jazz,
along with delicious food at their
annual dinner and concert event on
Saturday, May 10.
The evening show ... And All That
Jazz, will be held at the Goderich
Township Hall, Holmesville begin
ning at 6:30 p.m.
The 50 voice choir, under the direc
tion of Robert Blackwell of Goderich,
will perform jazz classics like Tuxedo
Junction, great popular songs like
Hello Again by Neil Diamond and fun
hits from the past like Don’t Fence Me
In. The concert will also feature sever
al solo and small group numbers.
As well the Goderich District
Collegiate Institute (GDCI) Jazz Band
under the direction of Hugh McGregor
will also perform. This band has
earned top marks and praise for its
excellent performances of jazz clas
sics.
The event will also feature a full
course meal, a cocktail time and silent
auction with Floyd Herman as emcee.
Tickets for the show are $20 and are
available in advance from: Blyth
Festival Singers; Blyth Festival Box
Office 523-9300; Campbell’s
Photography, Goderich; The Dutch
Store, Clinton; Snyder Studios,
Wingham; Tasty Nu Bakery, Zurich;
For Pets and Friends, Lucknow; Nifty
Komers, Seaforth.
Outdoor Donnellys as well as the com
munity play in Blyth several years
ago, was invited to be part of Tiger’s
Lion.
“I couldn’t resist the opportunity.”
The story, directed by Blyth resident
Duncan McGregor, is about Tiger
Dunlop (played by Rob Bundy) and
John Galt (Wes MacVicar) and the for
mation of the Canada Company.
Whitmore plays Sir Walter Scott.
Other cast member include Rick
Jongejan of Goderich as Lord Byron,
Gary Haist of Clinton as Thomas
Carlyle, Helen Gianoulis of Goderich
as Susan Ferrier, Susan Armstrong of
Bayfield as the Keeper, John Knapp of
Goderich as the Jailer and Dean
Whalen of Goderich as Bishop John
Strachan.
Tickets for the show are available at
The Livery box office, or from
Fincher’s on The Square. For informa
tion call 524-6262A
Reeve discusses utility upgrades
Continued from page 12
Mitchell noted that roads which
will be scheduled for work include
William, Beech, Walker, Shipley and
Gordon Streets in Ward 3, Main
Street in Auburn and the Hullett-
McKillop Road in Ward 2, and Whys
Line and Porter Hill Line in Ward 1.
Approximately $60,000 in capital
will go towards hydro upgrades, the
reeve continued, and some work at
the Clinton Arena is planned, includ
ing capping boards and raising the
glass.
“We’re doing work at the library,
putting in a soccer field in Goderich
Twp., and doing renovations at the
Auburn Hall,” Mitchell said.
There will be much water and
sewer work scheduled for 2003, and
Mitchell made special note of
Rattenbury Street, saying, “We are
doing major upgrades to hydro and
water, in order to have Rattenbury
Street ready to roll in 2004.”
She added that all hydro, water
and sewage operating and capital
funds are derived from user fees.
The three per cent levy increase,
according to figures presented by
Fischer, translates to an increase of
$21.06 on a $100,000 residential
assessment, or $1.75 a month.
Hardest hit by the new assess
ments will be those with farmland.
“Farmland assessments increased by
33 per cent in Central Huron, which
is more than the provincial average
and the Huron County average,”
Fischer said, adding that farmland
assessment across the province rose
by 15 per cent, and by 23 per cent
across Huron County.
Mitchell stressed that assessments
are set by the Municipal Property
Assessment Corporation (MPAC),
and not by the municipality itself.
The increase in farm assessments,
she said, “reflects true market value
as assessed by MPAC.”
Once MPAC sets market values,
she added, the municipality then
determines tax rates, based on the
needs of Central Huron.
And while the largest shift in
assessments has been on farmland,
the reeve noted that although farms
have increased in value, “it is not
reflected in what the farmers can sell
their products for.”
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Margaret Fear
Happy Birthday
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60 years old
May 4
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Mabel’s
80th Birthday
Belgrave Community
Centre
Saturday,
May 10, 2003
1-4 pm
Best Wishes Only
In honor of her 85th birthday,
family and friends are invited to a
come and go tea
Sunday, May 4, 2003
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Knights of Columbus Hall
North Huron Wescast Community
Complex ' 3
Wingham, ON
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