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Seaforth at hub of launch
of rural online learning tools
Susan Hunder.tmark.
Online resources for rural commu-
nities were the focus of a "hub" event
at the Seaforth town hall last week
when four organizations demonstrat-
ed internet sites aimed specifically at
rural people.
Joking that hub must be an
anachronism for "Huron Uber
Business," Pam Stanley, president of
the Huron Business Development
Corporation (HBDC) board, celebrat-
ed that the online services are avail-
able in Huron County.
"This area has a reputation for
innovation in a rural sense so two of
the groups chose Seaforth to be the
location of a provincial launch of
their websites," added Paul Nichol,
manager of the HBDC.
Innovation Pathways, a website
designed for rural and northern com-
munities, discusses the characteris-
tics and environment necessary for
innovation to occur in communities.
"This is an e -learning tool. This is
not going to do the work tor you but it
will let us be present for you, and is
designed for innovation champions,"
said Cathy Lang, a project partner
with Innovative Rural Communities
Project out of Guelph.
The model launched last week allows a vir-
tual tour of the website at www.innova-
tivecommunities.ca which becomes a free
course offered by the Community Futures
Development Institute.
"Innovation is always important in creating
new opportunities and helping communities
survive and prosper. It's also about change,"
said Lang.
The Foundation for Rural Living, also out of
Guelph, also lauched its Rural Philanthropy
Online at www.ruralphilanthropy.ca to sup-
port volunteer and non-proft organizations in
their search for funding opportunities. The
site will be operational at the end of October.
"What are the ways to support rural com-
munities and agencies and how do we reach
them? We thought technology is a good way,"
said Marjory Gaotte, director of programs for
the Foundation for Rural Living.
"We've developed a library of things we
know have worked for other communities or
things that have relevance to a rural commu-
nity," she said.
The website includes a live chat with a
librarian who is available to do research for
rural agencies.
"The internet is great but people still want
Cathy Lang demonstrates the online version 'of the Innovative
Rural Communities Project.
to talk to someone who's real," said Gaotte.
Two local projects were also demonstrated
at the launch.
The Spokes project of the Avon Maitland
District School Board and Fanshawe College
was demonstrated by project coordinator
Heather Cousins.
Described as a "launching point" and a
"one-stop shop" for skills development and
training opportunities throughout Huron and
Perth Counties.
The site offers a data base of 400 potential
courses from .both the school board and the
college as well as links to job opportunities in
the area. Also, it contains links to writing
assignment and study tips and information
about financial support.
"We have success stories down the side (of
the webpage) so people who aren't sure about
whether it's for them can read about success-
es," said Cousins.
The Lake Huron Learning Collaborative
also discussed its success at offering two
courses from the University of Western
Ontario.
The UWO courses will not be offered online
but in a traditional classroom setting but will
allow Huron County students to eventually
obtain a degree without having to leave the
county.
Marijuana found drying in farmhouse
Hensall firefighters on a
training exercise found 600
marijuana plants hanging to
dry in an abandoned farm-
house in Huron East on Sept.
26.
Entering the farmhouse on
Chiselhurst Road they used
for training purposes, fire-
fighters found marijuana
leaves on the floor and called
police.
The Huron OPP and OPP
Western Region Drug
enforcement unit seized the
plants and destroyed them.
The investigation is contin-
uing.
Anyone with related infor-
mation is asked to call the
Huron OPP.
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