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NOMINATIONS
ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED
FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND CREDIT COMMITTEE
To all members of Heartland Community Credit Union Limited: Please be
advised that nominations are now being accepted for the Board of Directors and
Credit Committee.
Nomination forms may be picked up at the Head Office in Clinton, or at the Exeter and Listowel
branch offices.
Nominations close ea Friday, October Sth, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. and must be delivered by that
date to any office marked as pomination papers and to the attention of Jim Lynn, CEQ, '
Nominations from the floor at the Annual meeting arc not allowed (HCCUL Bylaws).
The Annual meeting will be held on Wednesday November 24th, 2004, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at
the Elma Memorial Community Centre (Atwood) located approximately 10 km. south of
Listowel.
For further information about the Board of Director or Credit Committee positions, qualifications
or nominating procedures contact Jim Lynn, CEO (519) 482-3466, or any one of the following
Nominating Committee Members: Luke Schilder, Committee Chair (519) 482-8451,
Don Campbell (519) 565-5293 or Gary Jewitt (519) 482-3231. Nomination packages can also be
obtained from Karen Fox, Acting Branch Manager, Exeter Branch (519) 235-0640 or Mike
Shepski, Branch Manager, LiStowel Branch (519) 291-6189.
Dated this 25th day of August 2004 at Clinton, Ontario.
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Business News
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Sept. 7, 2004-7
Toronto fitness trainer Rob's openingGym in Seaforth
Smith said that tourism in
the area has dropped a lot,
but thanks to the residents of
Seaforth her business
survived.
"If it wasn't for the town
of Seaforth and the support
of the people that live here
having their relatives stay
here, I mean 1 wouldn't have
been doing what I've been
doing," said Smith.
By Jason Middleton
Expositor Staff
While Rob's Gym - aptly
named for Rob Miller - will
not open for another month,
Miller is starting to get
pumped up about helping
Seaforth residents lead a
healthy life.
"My intention is — if I can
get a person in a fitness
environment for six months
it (becomes) a way of life,"
said Miller.
At Rob's Gym there will
be cardio equipment, free
weights and weight training
equipment and Miller plans
on doing personal training
after the business gets up
and running.
He said that the mentality
of a big city gym and small
town gyms are altogether
different.
"The fitness industry in
Toronto is not the same as it
is in smaller communities,"
said Miller, stating that in
the city they are
concentrated on profit
versus the goals of the
client.
Miller, who moved back
to Toronto, where he was
born, after living in
communities such as Sarnia
and Sault Ste. Marie for 30
years.
He just doesn't like the
fast -paced lifestyle of the
big city. "It's not my cup of
tea anymore. I enjoy a
slower pace," said Miller.
Miller, who has only been
in town for a week, hasn't
had much public response to
his business yet, but he loves
the atmosphere of Seaforth.
"Just the nature of the
people here is super. I mean
I love it here," said Miller.
Miller, who has been
training in a gym himself for
15 to 20 years, also has a
college diploma in child and
youth work, an
undergraduate degree in
psychology and is a level
one fitness trainer.
According to Miller, his
favorite group of people to
work with is seniors.
While working in Sarnia,
Miller helped train an 83 -
year -old woman who
struggled to open a
preservative jar so she was
able to not only open the jar,
but carry her own bag of
potatoes.
Miller said that he loves
"being part of the process of
seeing people get the results
they're after."
New automotive
business opening in town
A new family-owned
business in Seaforth should
have local motorist revved
up.
Yesterday, MacDonald
automotive opened up shop
at their 50 Railway St.
business in the former Kling
building.
MacDonald and his wife
Amanda, who are from
Lucan, decided to open up a
business because "we felt
like we could serve Seaforth
rather well in the automotive
industry," said MacDonald.
Working with his father
Brian, the two will be able to
do oil changes, 'wheel
balancing, tire rotations and
"anything else that could
possibly go wrong." He said
the only thing they cannot
work on is air conditioning
systems.
For the past month,
MacDonald has been
cleaning, painting,
demolishing and rebuilding
the shop with the help of
family and friends.
In their shop, MacDonald
said they have two hoists
and room for another parked
car.
MacDonald has had his
mechanics license since
2000 and has worked at
Kelly Auto Service and at
Huron Tractor, while his
father has been a mechanic
since 1967.
"We're going to do our
best to serve Seaforth with
anything they might need at
a fair rate," said MacDonald.
Local bed and breakfast
businesses changing hands
This summer the face of
Seaforth's bed and breakfast
industry has shifted with the
changing of ownership of
one and the closing of
another.
Home and Hearth has
changed owners and the
Rob Miller of Rob's Gym
former Olde Scott House has
been sold to a private home
owner.
Former owners of the
Olde Scott House, Rob
Walsh and Nancy Sears,
decided to sell their business
after they were approached
with a non -solicited offer on
the historic house.
The couple ran the
business for a year, which
Sears said was a busy time
for them:
"We really, in all honesty
did not have the time to
dedicate what we needed to
do to run the bed and
breakfast," said Sears.
Although, Sears said the
business was time
consuming she said she will
miss the guests.
"1 really enjoyed the
people," said Sears.
Marie Smith, former
owner of Home and Hearth,
said her decision to put the
business up for sale had
nothing to do with slow
business, but rather a
personal choice to try
something else before she
retires.
"If you're going to change
careers at 53, you'd Netter
get at it," said Smith who
took a job in Stratford but
added it's not at a bed and
breakfast.
"If I were going to., stay in
the business, I'd stay here."
said Smith.
The business was
purchased by Ivan and Barb
Wolfe who will now run the
bed and breakfast.
"We just thought when
this place went up for sale it
would he an interesting
thing to do," said Wolfe. "It
would let us meet lots of
new and interesting people."
While working at Home
and Hearth, Smith said that
she's met- some very
interesting people ranging
from Olympic figure skater
Lloyd Eisler to the crew of
Ripley's Believe It or Not.
Smith said that she's going
to miss entertaining because
she has done a lot of special
dinners and parties for the
guests.
"You share a lot of really
important events with
people. I'll really miss that."
said Smith.
When she opened Home
and Hearth six years ago she
transformed the seven
bedroom, five bathroom
house into a bed and
breakfast.
"I'm certainly going to
miss the house. Especially
after doing all the
renovations and everything
in it myself," said Smith.
"It's kind of like a little part
of you."
Although she's sad to
leave the house, Smith said
she's "really proud that it's
going to be a bed and
breakfast."
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