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Renovations
underway at
Legion`'
Susan Hundertmark
An $80,000 renovation to
the main hall of the Seaforth
Legion is more than a physi-
cal facelift, says the project's
organizer Brian Melady.
It's part of a whole plan of
revitalization that will en-
courage greater use of the Le-
gion building by the Seaforth
community.
"We really want to empower
the Legion members to carry
out their mission," he says.
Melady says the Legion
executive approached him
awhile ago asking how to best
invest their money. And, after
surveying all the members, he
discovered that serving veter-
ans, seniors, youth and the
rest of the community while
continuing the act of remem-
brance was the mission of the
organization.
"I told them having money
in the bank isn't supporting
their mission. They need to
proactively spend it so the
veterans can see their money
in use," he says.
Updating an aging building
soemed the first step in serv-
ing the community and fight-
ing the common belief that
See UPGRADED, Page 2
Main Street Mayhem...Me annual
event brings an exciting evening to
downtown filled with dancing, singing,
games and lots of chili...pg.16
Dan Schwab photo
Levi McGrath, 4, does some splashing in the kiddie pool at Lions Park last week.
A group of youngsters from the Seaforth Co-operative Children's Centre made a trip to
the pool to beat the heat.
Young entrepreneurs at work
Dan Schwab
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Not many people can say they start-
ed out in their first job as a business
owner.
But for 16 -year-old Kate Ryan, it's a
reality.
The St. Columban teen is one of half
a dozen young entrepreneurs from Hu-
ron County who've started up their own
businesses with financial assistance
from the Summer Company, a program
funded by the Ministry of Small Busi-
ness and Consumer Services.
Ryan opened Kate's on 8 in late June.
The store, located on Highway 8 across
from St. Columban School, specializes
in offering cool summertime treats
such as ice cream, freezies and slush-
ies.
See YOUNG, Page 3
HEAT wants
wind farm
developers to
bury power
lines on
roadsides
Susan Hundertmark
Huron East Against Turbines
(HEAT) is asking Huron East coun-
cil to pass motions that will require
wind farm developers to bury power
lines on municipal roadsides.
HEAT is also asking for a motion
that requires wind farm developers
to post a bond of several million dol-
lars that would be used to pay for any
necessary clean-up of roads, bridges
and culverts caused by the develop-
ment.
Jim Murray, speaking as a repre-
sentative of HEAT, thanked coun-
cil for being "a leader in Ontario by
stepping up to the plate regarding
the issues on wind farms."
Murray said that with CASA En-
gineering and Construction propos-
ing four kilometres of overhead lines
running close to 13 homes in McKil-
lop for the two proposed St. Colum -
ban wind projects, HEAT is asking
council to enforce that the lines be
buried.
"In Ripley, they have gone back in
and buried some of the lines which
run by some of the most effected
homes which has helped a bit," he
said, adding that stray voltage en-
tering homes was reduced by buried
lines.
"We believe the biggest problem is
from the lines being carried to the
substations," he said.
As well, Murray pointed out that
Huron East could lose "considerable
tax dollars" if the St. Columban proj-
ects created similar health problems
as are seen in Ripley.
"Several homes in the Ripley area
have asked that their assessment
be dropped to 'a zero dollar value as
their homes are not livable and can-
not be sold," he said, adding that
HEAT feels it should be able to sue
CASA for the loss of property value if
health concerns occur.
See Anti -wind, Page 6