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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2017-03-15, Page 22 Signal Star • Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Winner Clare Day accepting her prize after giving a presentation about her business, a paddle board yoga business. Contributed photos Huron County CAO Brenda Orchard (on left) saying a few words Attendees enjoying their soup at the Huron County Museum. about International Women's Day. Soup and support for women entrepreneurs The Make Your Pitch Huron. Soup event is a micro -grant contest for women entrepreneurs. On Wednesday, March 8, 60 people gathered at the Huron County Museum to celebrate local female entre- preneurs on International Women's Day. After enjoying some soup from Sweet Love Eats and some of Dory's Bitchin Bis- cotti, three women pitched their business idea, and the community voted on their favourite. We had Clare Day pitch "Sunset Sup',' a paddle board yoga business, Gerrie Huen- emoerder pitch her busi- ness, Avelina Jewelry, and Emma Hunking, a Perinatal Support Practitioner, pitch her business services. Clare Day won and received the cash dona- tions from the door, a prize 3oTMcs.. -(7GODERICH 524.7811 sw Fri & Sat woo 6:45&9:15 Sun - Thur 7:30 Fri, Sat & Sun Mat 1:30 PG Sane Scary Scenes Wagner Livery Filmfest Thursday 23rd 7:00 only March 17-23 Fri & Sat 6:45 & 9:15 Sun - Wed 7:30 Fri, Sat & Sun Mat 1:30 Language May Mend Graphic vww+ce www.movielinks.ca !org d:siance''1-800-265-3438 totalling $679, as well as a free business course from Fanshawe College, a table at the Goderich Farmer's Market, as well as a free pass to the Small Business Centre's workshops and events. Former winner, Judy Lambers, spoke about her experiences running her business Organize, Clear, Declutter since win- ning the prize in 2016. She also donated her services to the winner. The Small Business Centre hosted the event in collaboration with the Goderich Maker's Mer- cantile, Fanshawe College and Rural Response for Healthy Children. The Small Business Centre offers free business con- sultations, workshops, and grants to help entre- preneurs start or grow their businesses. VERY Historic theatre and home of culture & the arts BOX OFFICE IS OPEN "THE ODD COUPLE" The female version OPENING: March 23'' 8pm Come out and see a hilarious comedy about a disagreement among friends. Show times: March 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, & April 1 at 8pm & March 26 at 2pm. Get your tickets online or through our box office. Hours opened: Tues 10-1, Wed - Fri 3-5:30 519 524 6262 • www.thelivery.ca • 35 South St Goderich Ipainliiiii; I 111ffiffill II MB inure wimilis:1 lUU /■r i /1 miimiiiinE1164 W ilillitamellarnrr Id91111, gilt Inn wtiE As Wired glass in a door at C.H.S.S. School board replacing potentially dangerous glass in schools The Avon Maitland Dis- trict School Board is look- ing to make the glass in their schools safer for stu- dents, staff and visitors. The original glass in most schools in the board is wired glass. Not long ago it was the standard glass to use, and many schools and other public buildings across the coun- try have it This glass was tradition- ally used as it is consid- ered to be safer inprevent- ing reventing fires. When it breaks in the heat of a fire, its shards are retained by the wires, which can stop the fire from spreading. However since the shards are retained, that also makes it far more dangerous than if the shards were to break and fall away. This creates a hazardous situation for if someone was to collide with the glass and break through it. Also, it is 50% weaker than regular glass making it more likely to break against an impact. Schools all over are realizing the dangers of the glass and there have been numerous serious injuries and lawsuits in school boards all over the country; in the States, traditional wired glass is being phased out of schools alto- gether. However Canada has been slower to fol- low suit. The Avon Maitland school board started fixing their glass around one and a half years ago. Instead of replacing the glass alto- gether, they are putting a laminate safety film over it. It will take a long time to fix all the wired glass in their schools, but they are doing it slowly according to funding they receive for the endeavor. So far, they have ensured all the display cases and mirrors are safe and are beginning to fix the glass in the interior school doors in the high schools. They also are looking at doing the exte- rior doors. Some work will be done this summer. "The majority of doors that have this glass are cross corridor or stairwell door," said Darren Rau, the board's maintenance manager. He said it is important to fix those as kids are more likely to be rough- housing in the hall where these doors are. He said they have nine high schools to do. "It's a slow process because it takes time and money," he said.