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And Much More • Kitchens • CustomVanities • Entertainment Units • Home Offices PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS Us M'DESIGNS :COUNTERTOPS Visit Our Showroom! 50 West St. Goderich 519-440-0352 • 1-866-440-0352 Goderich & District Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award 2006 Email: weatcoaatkit@cabletv.on.e Economic group opens communication lines --- Deny Scott signal -star staff More than 100 representatives from Huron's economic sectors gathered at the Growth for Our Future event June 11, brainstorming ways to stabilize the local economy. Held at the REACH (Regional Equine and Agricultural Centre) Centre in Clinton, The day -long event was designed to open lines of communication between the gov- ernment, businesses, and cultural centres, according to Senior Economic Develop- ment Officer for the.county Mike Pullen. "I was really pleased with the day," Pul- len said. "We had full attendance... there was great representation from all sectors." The day was started by guest speaker Ian Hill, whose main message was change is a group effort, not an individual one. There were many common ideas pro- duced by the groups involved, including better communication, education, and mar- keting. A full report of the day's findings will take some to to complete, Pullen said. "We have 200 sheets of chart paper [from the seminars] that we have to shrink and make more manageable," he said. "It's something that will take time to become a public document." Pullen received positive feedback from many participants, and said that many of them want to meet again to monitor eco- nomic changes and alter their plans accord- ingly. New approaches to marketing as well as internet usage were of interest to all groups, particularly the retail and service sectors, who said they would like to see more prod- ucts and services available online. The group also said they would like to make the ease, safety and accessibility of online shopping known to consumers. Retailers also said that being able to re- turn products bought online to local outlets, instead of returning to stores in Stratford or London, would be a strong draw for sales Councillor Myles Murdock of Goderich said he learned a lot from the Growth for Our Future seminars. "The main message I took away from the day was that things trickle down. [Hill] told us how things can change, now it's up to us to tell the sectors we represented," he said. • Ontario's adoption records are now open. visit www.ontario.ca/adoptioninfo Effective June 1, 2009, Ontario's adoption records are open. This means that adopted adults and birth parents can apply for post -adoption birth information from birth records and adoption orders. An adopted adult, 18 years of age or older, can now apply for a copy of his or her original birth registration and adoption order. A birth parent can receive information from the birth registration and adoption order of the child that was placed for adoption once that child turns 19 years old. If you want your identifying information kept private, and if the adoption order wds made before September 1, 2008, adopted adults and birth parents can file a disclosure veto. To learn more about your right to information and privacy regarding adoptipn, visit www.ontario.ca/adoptioninfo or call 1-800-461-2156 (TTY 416-325-3408). Paid for by the Government of Ontario. e," Ontario "That, and to succeed, you need to do it col- lectively, not individually. • The day began with group sessions in the morning, followed by shorter sessions dur- ing the afternoon, and a return to original groups to compare notes at the end of the day. "I think that 'cross-polination' was very useful," Murdock said. Murdock also said he believes change is going to have to start with the youngest de- mographic. "It's up to the youth to get things started, and to get the job done. Part of that was to come forward with a clear message, and get other people involved," Murdock explained. "And this meeting started that process." Huron County unphased by pandemic alert The Huron County Health Unit says the announcement that we are in a global H 1 N 1 pandemic does not change the activities going on in Huron County at this time. The World Health Organization (WHO) raised its pandemic level to Phase 6 on June 11. This is the highest phase and indicates the world is in a pandemic situation and that the H 1 NI flu virus has caused sustained com- munity level outbreaks in at least two WHO regions. There are no confirmed cases of H 1 N 1 flu virus in Huron County. Dr. Nancy Cameron, Medical Officer of Health, says the health unit continues to work with local health care providers to monitor illness in the county. Dr. Cameron says it's important to remember that almost all cases in Canada have' been mild. The World Health Organization says, while the virus is spreading around the world, it hasn't changed in severity of illness. Dr. Cameron says Huron County residents should continue to take the usual measures to reduce the risk of spread of respiratory illness. This includes •Wash your hands frequently and thorough- ly with soap and hot water or, if soap and wa- ter are unavailable, use an alcohol -based hand sanitizer. •Sneeze or cough into your sleeve or arm. •Stay home from work or school if ill. •See your health care provider if your symp- toms are severe. Make sure you call ahead so people in the waiting room can be protected. Symptoms for H 1 N 1 influenza are simi- lar to those for seasonal flu: headache, chills, cough, fever, loss of appetite, muscle aches and fatigue, runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes and throat irritation. Vomiting and diarrhea have also been reported in some cases. Influenza and several other (severe) respi- ratory infections are transmitted from person to person through coughs and sneezes that re- • lease droplets into the air and onto surfaces. People may become infected by breathing in the germs or touching contaminated surfaces and not washing their hands afterwards. The Health Unit will continue to post up- dates on the status of H 1 N 1 flu virus on its web site at www.huroncounty.ca/health. -r 4