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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2017-04-05, Page 7Huron East asks community for input before launching $2 million project Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor The $2 million street recon- struction project for Vanastra is only weeks away, but before the first shovel hits the ground, the municipality of Huron East is informing the public of all the details, so nobody is left in the dark. To answer any concerning questions or to listen to input from the community about the project, Huron East staff held an open house March 28 at the Vanastra Recreation Centre with roughly 25 residents attending. There may have been more people at the event, however, Tuckersmith Coun, Ray Char- trand said days prior, Public Works Manager Barry Mills went out with a group and canvassed the area. "They went door-to-door knocking and handing out flyers about the meeting and a lot of people were asking questions at the door," Char- trand said March 30. "It's good to get the public's feedback and make them aware of what's going to happen ahead of time, so there are no surprises." It doesn't matter what type of work you're going to do, if you're going to disrupt peo- ple's normal lives, you have to give them awareness it's the right thing to do." Beginning in the middle of April and expected to be completed by summer, the construction will encompass Winnipeg Road (from Hali- fax to Toronto Boulevard), Toronto Boulevard (from Winnipeg to Regina Road) and Regina Road (from Toronto Boulevard to the cul-de-sac. This includes roads, sewers and storm drains, Chartrand said the roads will be wider because the ditches are expected to be removed. This update to infrastructure is needed stated Chartrand, "some of these roads are in really rough shape." He said there are cur- rently roads dating back to the days when Vanastra was a home to the Canadian Air Force. During the three-hour meeting, Chartrand said the primary concerns from resi- dents were in relation to Regina Road as the location is a dead-end street. He assured those worried that there would be temporary parking spots available and an alley pathway to lead to their homes. "They have been revitaliz- ing that area for quite some time, this is just another piece of the puzzle of making it a stronger infrastructure with new sewers and roads," said Chartrand about Vanastra, which has a population of about 650 people. LET'S ALL DO OUR PART! PLEASE RECYCLE THE STAFF AT OPTIMAL HEALTH & CHIROPRACTIC WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE Dr. Tom Devereaux, chiropractor and owner of Seaforth Chiropractic Centre, on his retirement after 38 years of providing wonderful patient care to Seaforth and surrounding community. We are honoured to be able to continue patient care of all of Dr. Tom Devereaux's patients between Dr. Kim Biok and Dr. Mitch Badz office hours. Optimal Health & Chiropractic have extended our hours to be open 5 days a week, beginning on April 3n°, 2017 our new hours are: Monday 8:OOam - 6:30pm Tuesday 8:OOam - 6:30pm Wednesday 8:OOam - 8:OOpm Thursday 8:O0am - 5:30pm Friday 7:30am - 5:OOpm 53 Main St., Seaforth 519-600-2200 We are happy to have Sheila Geddes and Barb Elliott -Bruder joining us from Seaforth Chiropractic Centre to assist in making this a smooth transition of care from their office to ours. Wednesday. April 5, 2017 • Huron Expositor 7 SHp! on clothing SIap! on a hat Slop! on sunscreen SPF 15 or higher For more information call the Canadian Cancer Society at 1 888 939-3333 or take our SunSense quiz at www.cancer.ca. Canadian Societe Cancer canadienne Society du cancer BEING LUCKY E\OUGH TO SEETHIS RATE AND WISE ENOUGH TO That's Wealth Esteem. 4.25% TARGET ANNUAL_ DIVIDEND RATE. DIVIDENDS ARE NOT GUARANTEED CLASS A INVESTMENT SHARES While shares last. Ask us about Class A Shares today. • Meridian Seaforth Branch 49 Main Street 519-527-0478