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e takes chair at committee of the whole sessions IRn 2012
ounty Councillors welcomed
n. John Grace (Goderich) as
nd Coun. Joe Sterner (Huron
e -chairman for the day one
-of-the-whole sessions for
is went uncontested.
ce OK'd
t to sever a surplus dwelling
vick Twp. property is receiv-
mbs up though neighbour
-
# owners expressed concern
actice of allowing such sev-
prime farmland.
Fng the merits of the applica-
unty planning department
notes Howick's Official Plan allows for
the changeover.
Sent Back
A request for an extension on a draft
plan for a subdivision was sent back to
its home turf for further review.
At issue was a request by a developer
for a further extension on a draft plan
for a Grand Bend airport .industrial sub-
division that was first approved in 1995.
While both the home Municipality of
South Huron and the county planning
department were recommending the
refusal of the request giventhe amount
of tune that has passed since the first
application was made, councillors
agreed to send it back to South Huron at
the behest of its mayor after teaming the
developer was asking for less time in the
extension than originally stated.
Into the Fund
The county's planning department
will now be able to place fees of more
than $1,000 into its reserves for access
to its GIS department's reaps.
Planning director Scott Tousaw made
the request after learning a $10,000 fee
will be collected from a wind company
that is purchasing GIS information on
Huron County.
Moving Forward
Truss repair work is moving forward
on a County Road 83 bridge at a cost of
$120,000.
While public works director Dave
Laurie notes the work will extend the
bridge's life by five years, council also
learned that replacing the entire bridge
rden sees value in heritage grants
ounty's Warden hada change
t he made note of it Huron
c.9 committee -of -the -whole
acLellan (Huron East) says his
ut the Huron Heritage Fund,
out grants to various culture-
ftuses, came in the form of .a
ernor General's Award for
in Community Programming
Project to the St. Joseph find
rical Society for its capacity
ing production of Narcisse,
I cal playwright Patti Ciufo,
in favour of the Heritage Fund
t on things that don't include
ortar," says MacLellan, noting
mpression that things like the-
d actions had "no Lingering
MacLellan, he now stands
tulati.ng both the county and
• ty of Bluewater for support-
. uction, which featured more
actors and had the supportof
(x) volunteers, MacLellan adds
es the value. of endorsing
t go beyond the tangible.
Reeve will be the new chair -
m County'sday two commit -
whole sessions thanks to a
by Joe Steffler(Huron East).
tin. Deb Shewfelt (Goderich)
lames Ginn (Central Huron)
Paul Gowing (Morris Turn -
i hated Bill Dowson (Bluewa-
of them turned down the
Gowing nominated mon
'hair's position, which is a post
Mayor accepted,
s tentatively known as the
Seniors Apartzpent building
t ing a new permanent name
recent online contest held by
'odal services department
Manager Barb Hall reports 36
submitted, with the moniker
iew Seniors Apartment,
receiving the most support from the con-
test's judges.
Councillors endorsed that decision.
PRISM Parameters
Huron County's EMS crews are ready to
roll out a new Protective Response Interac-
tive Systems Management (PRISM) proto-
col, which is mostly in line with the one set
out by Environment Canada when it comes
to weather-related warnings.
In addressing the protocol, EMS Chief
Dave Lew says the change was requested
following the F3 tornado that swept
through of the county'smunicipalities on
A21.
Councillors also learned the EMS
departments plan to use social media tools
in the event of an emergency or pending
storm.
Too law
At least one county councilor believes
the statistics are too low.
In reviewing the number of couttywork-
ers voluntarily taking the flu vaccine at the
December session, Coun. James Ginn
(Central Huron) says itis unfortunate tht i t
the county cannot compel workers to take
the shot.
"1 would like to see something in place
to get that number higher," saYs Ginn of the
figures that show 63 per cent of Homes'
staf and 86 per cent of Homes` residents
have been clnated.
Homes administrator Barb Springall
notes her department is working with the
Huron County Health unit on the issue,
and that there are still some clinics taking
place.
"You are correct, we cannot force people
to take the vaccination, she says. "It's a
case of educating people more than
anything:
Ginn adds it is ironic the Ministry of
Labour can enforce safety standards, like
the use of hard hats on construction sties,
but the Ministry of Health is helpless when
itcomes to enforcement.
A query pitched by Cour. Deb Shewfelt
(Goderich) revealed about six of the coun-
ty's 1.6 coundllors have been vaccinated.
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Shop Talk
Huron County's Think Globally and Act Locally campaign
is in flight.
In making a presentation to councillors, the campaign.
coordinator reported the Shop in Huron marketing campaign.
is making great strides as the site, shopinhuron.ca, first drew
60 hits in April and now draws in more than 6,000.
Among its special features are in-depth profiles on busi-
ness owners in Huron County, including Dwain Forrest who -
owns "limber Outfitters in Seaforth.
The campaign says the focus is on getting the potential
shopper to get to know a little bit more about the shop owner.
The campaign has introduced coasters that include QR codes
that can be read by Smart phones that lead the,user to the
web site where the campaign is featured.
For more information, visit the web site, www.shopin-
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