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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2017-03-15, Page 15Dublin Mercantile opening second store in Bayfield Justine Alkema that?'" Art had seen the Postmedia Network vacant former Foodland on Highway 21. "Wye pulled ill, Art and Cindy Larivee's looked at the building, and store Dublin Mercantile is a said, 'that would be a good core fixture of that town. location for another store." Now, after 17 years in Dub- Like that, the plan to buy a lin, they are starting a cottage was scrapped, and second branch in Bayfield to the couple chose to start up be called "Dublin Mercantile another store. in Bayfield': They are very excited While they had talked about being in Bayfield. many times about starting Cindy said "it just felt right to another store, the Larivees us. It felt like the same kind decided to open the Bay- of community Dublin is." field branch somewhat They are also looking for - spontaneously. Cindy said ward to being on Highway they were "looking for a 21. project" and decided to buy Cindy expressed that they a cottage. They started look- don't want to take any atten- ing around Grand Bend, tion away from downtown and then went up to Bayfield. They explored the Bayfield. stores there and didn't feel "We came up the street by like their store will be dupli- the square and turned the cating anything the town corner, and Art said, `what's already has. 'the store in Dublin began as just a retail store and grew into a wholesale busi- ness serving 3000 stores all over Canada with seasonal and home decor. The Larivees live on top of that store and will continue to do so. Dublin Mercantile in Bay- field will also be a very large space at around 7000 square feet, since it was a former grocery store. Much work is being put into restoring the building, and it will look completely different inter- nally and externally when it's done. Dublin Mercantile special- izes in seasonal decor but also home decor such as reclaimed wood furniture, small furniture items, bed- room suites, dining rooms, lamps, prints and wall decor. While Dublin Mercantile in Hayfield will be similar, they also want each store to have their own feel. That means the Bayfield store will have items that Dublin doesn't have and vise versa, for example Hayfield could have more beachy items. "We don't want to have identical stores because they aren't far away enough from each other for that," said Cindy. They will be hiring at least two new full time employ- ees, though much of their staff lives in between the towns and will be able to help at both. The plan is to open at the beginning of May. They will post updates on their progress on Facebook page, Dublin Mercantile. New incentives to plant trees blocking blowing snow Justine Alkema Postmedia Network Living in Huron County means dealing with blow- ing snow during the win- ter. However there is a way to control blowing and drifting snow from road- ways and that is through a Living Snow Fence (LSF). A LSF is trees, shrubs and native grasses along a roadside to act as a barrier and protect the roads for safer driving. While there have been various pro- grams before to encourage landowners to plant LSFs, as of late, there is a brand new program being intro- duced to ramp up instalments. The Ministry of Trans- portation (MTO) has been working with the Maitland Valley and Ausable Bay- field Conservation Authorities for over a year, and just last week that program was made offi- cial. Funds are now avail- able to landowners to install LSFs in priority areas through the Huron County Clean Water Project. • The County of Huron and the MTO have identified key areas where LSFs would be a great benefit including Highway 21 from Amberley to Grand Bend, Highway 8 between Goderich and Dublin and Highway 4 south of Clinton to the Kip - pen area. The Conservation Author- ities will help to develop plans, coordinate the LSF planting and be the liaison with partnering agencies. They have the ability to source out the maximum funding to move projects ahead. In many cases, 100% funding is available as well as other incentive payments in areas where the loss of ea ort huronex . ositor.co • , • . , . , • • . • • • .11 , , 'S • ,'• • ,•1 • • , .' • • , • • • , • .. • • . its €nc#aAr o31rap,, Make Your Own Beer, Wine, Coolers and Fruit Wine (rar at 84 Kingston St., GODERICH 524-2323 AW439553 1 any agricultural land is needed. In Ontario, virtually all snow drifting problem sites have a common character- istic - they are the down- wind of large, level open fields with low or no ground cover. Snow is most suscep- tible to drifting during the first three days following a snowfall, before the surface of the snow forms a crust. In very strong wind conditions the accumulated snow par- ticles may be carried for hundreds of meters, poten- tially causing white-out conditions. Approximately 30% of the plowing, salting and sanding on MTO highways is the result of blowing and drifting snow. LSF's offer multiple benefits including reduced annual road maintenance, snow and dust containment, wildlife and pollinator habitat, travel time savings, and cost effectiveness. When roads close due to reduced visibility and drifting, this can cause a major economic impact on the area. If you have a property you think would benefit from a LSF, the Conservation Authority is eagerly looking to work with landowners on this project and help access any funds available. FLEE HACH REY HOWE! Drought to you by TWO SHOWINGS!!! 58 CHALK ST N, SEAFORTH (SEAFORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL GYM) THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2017 DOORS OPEN AT 1:OOPM - MOVIE STARTS AT 1:30PM OR DOORS OPEN AT 6:OOPM - MOVIE STARTS AT 6:30PM POPCORN AND JUICE WILL BE AVAILABLE Wednesday, March 15, 2017 • Huron Expositor 15 Contributed photos Owner Art Larivee getting the store ready for its opening which will likely be at the beginning of May. �l EAHISA 1 �E8��SING ALONG 7 �N��NN��NNN�N��. SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2U Tickets available in person Centre In The Square Boxy: Kitchener. Calt 519-578= (1-8OO-265- 9M or at www tc, Wow! Thank you to our kids Stephen & Tracey Eckert, Darrel & Kendra Eckert, Tanya & Mike Merner, and my Dad Bill Brown for taking us out for supper to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. Then was going to watch Radar game but "NOT", as plans got changed as we stopped at Kinsmen Hall in Clinton were we had a super surprise as we entered the hall to find, very full with relatives, friends, neighbours who cheered "Happy 50th Anniversary". Wow tears came & went as Steve & I were hugged by so many people. What an awesome night had by all! My grandchildren are also our pride & joy; love them all for helping with this event also! Steve & I are very grateful to have such wonderful families & all who attended this event, love you all. Thanks, Steve & Norah (NONA)