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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2009-03-18, Page 6:d:a..'�-"- .r..r-.r4+' +.-+- �s,�r,�, . .+..s+�.Mrrw,..��ri+�•d�'°`.�.f.'i`�1""..W • Pop e **Huron Expositor • March 18, 2009 News Rural communities in Sweden face same proble From Page 1 Larsson is currently studying the Canadian Community Futures pro- gram, which was the basis of the Eu- ropean Union's LEADER program, both programs of rural community. development. "In this area, the HBDC has been doing a good job and has been around such a long time that I'm looking at how they manage .with change in the community," he said. He said Dalarna County and Huron County are both rural, with the same problems of isolation, geographical distances, lack of transportation, a lack of services and a loss of business- es. while Swedish communities usu- ally tackle community development with funding from the county, which is funded ` through income tax, I,fars- son was interested to find out how the HBDC lends money to small busi- nesses. *_ t� -- -r.V "Rather than business development; we. tend to put pressure on our poli- ticians on the municipal and county levels to improve the structures of ru- ral areas," he said. In Sweden, the three political levels are Parliament, county council and municipal council, with the European Union presiding over it all. Larsson will be presenting to the European {[Inion how the Community Futures model has potential to help local people decide how to use federal fundin., �,,. ' � 1g. J�r "The experience of Community Fu- tures can be a part of the knowledge base on rural 'development in . Swe- den," he said. Larsson said the' Dale Research Vote. for your United Communities Credit Union Board of Directors 'in --branch from March 23 through .April 3, 2009 inclusive as allowed by bylaw. The 3rd Annual Meeting of United Communities Credit Union will be held April 14 (Woodslee Region) and April 15 (Heartland Region). Members are invited to submit questions for the AGM prior to April -1, 2Q09 .by email at agm_questions@ myunited.ca. Please include your full name and phone number in your email. ''1��'xirir4:i-" s?;'Y "`c i air.+ •c %--iY,iy Visit your _local branch or check online at www. onememberonevote.corn for candidate_profiles, video interviews.ond tull.AGM details. Board Nominees Richard Banwell,: Self Employed .Chartered Accountant (Woodslee Region) Clarence Bo Y Retired Principal, Elementaty School (Heartland Region) Susan Rusk Self Employed Property Appraiser Woodslee Region). Luke Schilder Owner of Poultry Farm, Huron County (Heartland Region) Donna Lee Taylor Retired Business Owner (Heartland Region) . tip .4,• .4.4. Institute was be- gun in 1981 by the county council to improve the sci- entific prospects of the community, looking into com- munity develop- ment, social sci- ences and issues of aging. "It is driven from underneath. The community Gwen Devereaux, left, and Dr. Claudio Munoz, right, give. says there is a Swedish researcher Lars Larsson a tour of Seaforth's Gate - situation and can way Rural Health Research Institute. s .-- q - *.ee you help us from _ Institute operates with a _ the academics," he said. similar to the way Gateway is con - With county council as the main pro- nected to the Centre of Excellence for viders of healthcare in Sweden, Lars- Rural Health in Kentucky. son said the county has also set up a "Maybe -there could a se a -world class fund.for professional. training and re- research program on rural health in search for healthcare :professionals. rural Sweden, rural Ontario' and :ru- "We have a Centre for Clinical Re- ral Kentucky," he said: Larsson told Gateway representa- tives, including vice . president ` Gwen : . Devereaux and Dir. Claudio Munoz that the research institute . in Dalarna started out with funding from county. council but now has, more than 200 4 search established which 'is very much like what you're doing. Doctors and nurses can apply for research funding and do it at the hospital," he said.. to representatives of Seaforth's Gateway atv►te. Nichol said he could really see Gate- different funders.: way benefitting froth more informa- "You -need to be willing to find all tion about how Dalarna Research r.r A t4 t `� w 1 1 �� i k r i , . •+ r .Y You are invited to attend these area churches ST. T OMAS ANGLICAN CHURCH A Congregation of the Parish of The Holy Spirit The Rigid Karina A. harmer Jarvis St. &Worth 519-527-1522 Sunday, March 22nd Mothering Sunday Worship and Kid's Zone Sunday School at 9100 am Join us for Simnel Cake Everyone Welcome Sat. Mar. 21- Stewardship & Christian Ed Ministry Teams meet at 9:30 am & Parish Council at 10:30 am ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH WELCOMES YOU 14 Victoria Street, Seaforth 519-345-2972 ext. 22 Saturday Mass 5 p.m. Sunday Mass 9 a.m. St. Patrick's, Dublin Sunday Mass 11 a.m. Fr. Chris Gillespie BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH An Assotiated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth 519-527-0982 Sunday School • AU Ages • 9:45am Sunday Worship 11 am Youth Group & B & G Club Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor Mark Kennedy EVERYONE WELCOME EGMONDVILLE UNITED CHURCH Pastor Steve Hildebrand Guest Worship Leader - Rev Nide Vandenney Worship Lent#4 March 22nd at 11:00 am NO Youth Sunday School Elevator & Ear buds available Confirmation Class starts Wed. March 25th Sat. April 25th "An Awesome Adventure" NORTHSIDE UNITED Welcomes YOU March 22nd Sunday Worship 1100 am Nursery & Sunday School 12 54 Goderich St. W. Seaforth 527-2635 .cavannorthsideunit • .ca FIRST PRESBYTERIAN' CHURCH 59Goderich St W Seaforth 519-527- 0170 Guest Speaker: Mary Jane Bisset Organist: Susanna Lyman Worship March 22nd at 11:15 a.m. Nursery & Sunday School All Welcome St. Patricks Day Potluck SupPer Saturday March 21,:t44,19 !•�"�` fi •F Tt. •rl,. i� !.y.�f '� �o_ , `0-. it��Si��[`.�i�E,'9Y'-�'(.s '�'''+ri'1�'�'L•'�u iS ^'�?�1�',. R' ;�► -oil �"��(,. -,�• ..�!•,.4•- ,: ,.. f. .+ .r .+ ..1 .1 aL' -..1 1i�►'ir♦ '+i i � i t -.1 � •1 •i arr ani.--i,r•.�iR i+ r w •v.L� V **1 ai' .� w 'r �. �: v .i' • •. 4. +. •. •.. �.t .1 s w L .. . i • 1 • i • . • those. It's hard - work in the begin- ning but it gets going when you are established,' he said to encour- age them. Nichol said that ``while ` Huron County arid rural Sweden have very similar issues, it's interestingta note the differences. "We use busi- ness development to improve com- mtities but they don't touch that at all. .We have to(nd)o 'through why we'd be in- volved in health- care but they've been doing it for 20 years since they think that's what communi- ties should be do- ing," he said. Nichol said the similarities include the fact that whether it's Stockholm or lb- ronto, rural com- munities have some tension with their urban coun- terparts. "If you're ru- ral, you have to fight for it," he R . Bald.{. 4,441 ,4 -*A•*, 4.111 4. 7 • r r ► T 1 1 + 7 • 1 1 , . a•• . 4 1 i i •f / s•. • tY •r.1 s .► ♦ 1 • 4 ' •� ' 4 4 NINO