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August19,2009
Week 34 — Vol. 136
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No. 07656
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Bringing Together
Huron & Bruce
usic in the Fields
welcome
Cana' ' , n country stars
orning
Smiles
010 opens a
school door,
closes a
—Victor�
_ 'hint Clark iLi2hthouse 150th!
The thr,dsy celebration this weekendfor- 150th, anniversary of the Point Clark
Lighthouse paryed homage to tle_fitstorital sisniHcamce of the strutturo while people
from all ground came to partake in all of the many activities and vendors that were
setup. For:.more pictures see pie 8.
4,0'
Photo by Gorit Reid
Social assistance numbers are up
BY PAT HALPIN
Special to the Sentinel
Social assistance numbers in Bruce
County are up 17 per cent compared to a
year ago.
A new trend in those numbers is that
the caseload in July was up from June's
level. That's an exception compared with
other years, Director Terry Sanderson
told county council.
"I'm concerned that we're going to
start seeing some changes obviously in
what's going to happen with cases. I'm
expecting we're going to see an increase
in caseload over the fall for sure,"
Sanderson said.
Traditionally social assistance num-
bers climb; toward the end of the year as
summer seasonal jobs wind up.
This year those numbers are being
compounded :by people are running out
of employment insurance benefits and
turning to social assistance.
"Our intakes aren't exceptionally high.
The average is about 80 cases a month
but people just aren't going off (social
assistance). They can't find work,"
Sanderson said,
Bruce county foots 20 per cent of the
total cost of social assistance payments,
and has an obligation to provide that
service regardless of the caseload size.
Chantry Island
Saugeen Shores is' set to expand by
eight acres.
The municipality wants ownership of
Chantry Island.
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BYGAI!.11' ItEID
Sentinel Staff
e Canyon perforins
at the fun filled one day
event.
Roundingout the The sound :� of country � - ,
per -
music will be hitting the formers will be smger-
ood old outdoors of songwriter and: SNIT per-
S ly Mahood; sonality Bever
Lucknow this weekend ...
Canadian Idol sixth lace
;(Aug. 22). The inaugural .
finisher and current cane
Music in the Fields, .being -
resented by the dean chart topper Tara
presented
Lucknow Kinsmen, will o plus up and coming
see a stronglineu of
P Canadian country star
Alex: J.Robinson and
country music
S The
The
one day event will inn Mike Lynch and
aro d 12 an. liver ncBand
Brom un P
1 a.m. on the Lucknowuntil Along withtion the excite-
Succer; fields.
ment ` of the, performers,
Co n superstar . Rick McMurray co-chair
Johnn Reid, ,the headim- of : thee
y i insmen alsont wanandt th
er of the concert, is ea
plat-
iinum-selling artist who event oto beeva comfortable thee
currently has his third stn- experience so that the
y ticket buyers : don't- have
• dio album out, Dance
With Me and it has to dunk about _ an g
already hit gold in else, but enjoying the
Canada for 'record sales.
musk. .
He also has two other 'The basis of running
popular albums in an event like this is we
Kicking
P o � St
• ones and Dorn want to have good food,
to:Roll. clean washrooms and
.
The band Doc Walker, places for people to put
who have recentlyn come their` garage," said
•
"You
off � a Canadian Juno • McMurray. . � get
award for countryrecord- those three things . ngs for an
ing year, of the will also annual event and they be at the event to put on a will remember it and
show for the crowd. come back the following
The concert will also year."
see fellow Juno nominee
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