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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2017-06-14, Page 35Wednesday, June 14, 2017 • Signal Star 37 New staff join ABCA planning, regulations department Daniel King is new Regulations if Coordinator; Meghan Tydd-Hrynyk is Planning and Regulations Officer Ausable Hayfield Conser- vation Authority (ABCA) has announced that it has hired Daniel King as the new Reg- ulations Coordinator and it is promoting Meghan Tydd- 1-irynyk to the position of Planning and Regulations Officer. ".Ihe planning and regula- tions program plays an •important role protecting life and property from natural hazards and we believe these two staff members will be wonderful assets in their 'important roles in that work," said Geoffrey Cade, ABCA's Water and Planning Supervisor. . Daniel King has a Bache- lor of Environmental Engi- neering from the University of Waterloo with a Water Resources Option. He com- pleted a Master of Engineer- ing and Public Policy at McMaster university. He also has experience presenting to municipal _decision makers as a finalist in the Cities of tomorrow competition hosted by the Large Urban Mayor's Caucus of Ontario. "Daniel will be a valuable addition to this department," said Cade. "Daniel brings with him a great deal of knowledge and interper- sonal skills which will be great assets as he works closely with local property owners to respond •to requests for permits:' King has held positions at engineering consulting firms throughout Ontario and British Columbia. This has fostered in him a strong set of skills communicating sci- ence and engineering to cli- ents in a variety of industries and the public sector. The new Regulations Coordina- tor said he is pleased to be in this new role. He said his training in environmental Maitland Men's Golf -League Men's Night for Monday, June 5 at The Maitland: Mother Nature was kind enough to hold off the rain for Monday Men's Night at The Maitland. The guys had a great night, and we had many winners in our midst. Leighton Lynch and John Wehrle tied for 1st low net, with a score of 30. Tom Smith walked away with First low gross, with a score of 39. Closest to the pin on hole #1 went to Denis Las - saline, while Second low gross was another tie between Scott Feagan and The Maitland's own Jarrett Smith, with a score of 40. Other winners included Ben Lockhart (31.5), Mike Demchuck (33), Tom Crawford (33.5), Duncan MacPherson (35), George Vanderburgh (35.5), Brian Allen (36), Bill Tranter (36) and Burt Robinson (38). Great golfing guys. Maitland Senior Men's Golf League, June 6: Cool conditions ham- peredsomebuta few of the men in the Maitland Senior Men's Golf League seemed to thrive in the unseasona- ble weather. Foremost among these hardy individuals was Frank Young who led 'B' Flight with 46, net 37 and won both the Rona prize for longest put on #4 and the MicroAge Basics prize for closest to the pin on #7. In 'C' Flight George Reeves posted his best ever Maitland round of 42, net 31.9 to sweep the flight honours. Bill Tranter had a simi- larly exceptional day shooting 44, net 31.6 to dominate 'D' Flight as did Mike O'Brien whose 48, net 34.7 easily bested his 'E' Flight rivals. The 'A' Flighters strug- gled. The best they could do was 42 by Chris Connor and a net 40.2 by Joe George. It wasn't the best day in 'F' Flight either but Bob Glenn came out on top with a score of 58, net 40.4. Other than Frank Young, the other winners of the shot -making prizes were Bill Barwick, winner of the State Farm closest to the pin on #1, Chris Connor, the Toyota longest putt on #3, Brian Good, the Edward Fuels longest putt on #8 and Rob Bush, the Tim I Iorton's double/dou- ble prize winner. engineering has "made nie first and foremost a problem solver." 'Ihe newest member of the ARCA staff replaces Andrew Bicknell, who assumed the role of the new Manager of Public Works at the Munici- pality of Bluewater after hav- ing served many years at the conservation authority. Ausable Bayfield Conser- vation's regulations program has also announced that Meghan Tydd-llrynyk, for- •merly the Planning and Reg- ulations Assistant, has been named Planning and Regu- lations Officer. "Ever since Meghan came to us from Conservation 1 Tal- ton she has become some- one upon whom we rely as a major asset to this program and we are pleased to announce that she is taking a more significant role as Planning and Regulations Officer," said Cade. She graduated in 2007 from the Geographic Infor- mation System (GIS) and Urban Planning.program at Fanshawe College. Prior to Contributed photo Meghan Tydd-Hrynyk (left) is the new Planning and Regulations Officer with the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority. Daniel King (right) is the new Regulations Coordinator at ABCA. joining Ausable Bayfield Conservation in 2015, she worked at Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) and Conservation Ilalton. She said her previous work as a GIS and Cartographic Specialist is helpful in her new role as "it gives me the ability to understand the mapping and to provide valuable infor- mation and to respond effec- tively to questions:' The conservation author- ity mandate includes pre- vention of loss of life and property damage from natu- ral hazards such as flooding and erosion. It accomplishes this through programs, including planning and reg- , ulations, supported by the Conservation Authorities Act and Ontario Regulation 147/06 (the Regulation of Development, Interference with Wetlands and Altera- tions to Shorelines and Watercourses). ABCA invites anyone who requires a permit through the conservation authority to contact Daniel or Meghan to find out more about the per- mitting process. 6th Annual Huron County Warden's Charity Golf Tournament The 6th Annual Huron County Warden's Charity Golf Tournament is on Fri- day, July 14. The tournament is a shot- gun start at 1pm followed by dinner. "On behalf of the Council of the County of Huron, I am pleased to invite you to the 2017 Huron County Warden's Charity Golf Tour- nament at Woodland Links Golf Course in Central Huron," says Warden Jim Ginn. "Join us for another spectacular County golf event to gather friends and colleagues for a worthy cause. I thank you in advance for your support and look forward to seeing you on July 14 in Central Huron." From the support of those who will attend the 2017 Charity golf tourna- ment, funds will be raised for Huron Residential Hos- pice, a local four bed resi- dential hospice to be opened in 2018. There will be free access to the driving range before the shotgun start, but par- ticipants are asked to be at assigned tee block ten min- utes before the horn sounds. In a 'knock out scram- ble' or 'best ball' style, all the golfers in the group tee off and one ball location is selected to be the next shot for the entire team. Two drives from each golfer must be used throughout the tournament. It is recommended that ladies tee off from the red tee blocks, men to tee off from the blue tee blocks, but to use the tee block you are most comfortable with. The price per individual is $125.00, $500.00 per four- some and $30 per person Junior Flyers name new head coach Courtesy of Richard Madge The Goderich Orr Insur- ance Flyers of the Provincial Junior Hockey League have a new head coach. Chris Corbett, 28, of Brussels, will take over the position vacated when David Errington voluntar- ily stepped down at the end of last season to assume another position on the team's executive board. Corbett was an assistant coach with the Wingham Ironmen last season and has lots of experience in junior hockey. He started his own Junior playing career playing with the Ironmen where he won the rookie of the year award. After that, he attended an OHL camp and played the next three seasons with the Junior "B" Listowel Cyclones -before returning to captain the Ironmen in his final year of junior eligibility. His coaching experience also includes coaching midget hockey in the Blyth - Brussels minor hockey system Flyer's General Manager Dan Kerr reports that although it was a long pro- cess, the Flyers feel they have the right person for the task of trying to lead the team out of the PJHL Pollock Division cellar. To that end, the Flyers have also established a new working relationship with for the dinner only. The fee includes the round of golf, a cart rental, lunch provided with regis- tration until the shotgun start at 1pm, a buffet dinner at 5pm, and a donation to the Huron Residential Hospice. Registration deadline to the charity golf tournament is Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Please send completed registration forms via email to kpuska@huroncounty.ca. For more information, con- tact the above email address, Kate Puska, Execu- tive Assistant. the St Thomas Stars of the Junior "B" GOJHL. The relationship is described as a "win-win' sit- uation for both teams. It will give the Flyers a new poten- tial source of players while giving the Flyer's players an opportunity to advance their playing careers to the next level. The Flyers tryout camp is scheduled to begin on Sat- urday, August 12 at 1 pm at the Maitland Recreation Centre.