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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 2009-12-23, Page 1• • ••••••••,;...- :A*. • , • •••• • • •P••••-•••• ••• 4••••-• Ingid The Lucknow • • Lucknow Lancers suffer two weekend losses . . . ge ock n' Roll Christmas rookside Public School held its annual Christmas concertlast Weekwith the play, Christmas Deliveries. Above, Darcy VanMassenhoven was jammintChristmas tunes during the performance of the Grade 6 performance"WeWould NotAdvise It." Below, Lucknow Central Public School also held their Christmas concert last week with Grade 1/2 students telling tales "Before Bed". Photo by Garit Reid Visdnesdaii December 23, 2009 Week 52 - Vol. 136 $1 gst included Publications Mail Registration No. 07656 "I. 0 Bringing Together Huron & Bruce www.lucknowsentinel.com County hopes to accommodate Port Albert air force collection. BY CHERYL HEATH Clinton News -Record Staff Huron County is prepared to take a step forward in addressing the long out- standing issue of whether the county museum can accommodate a Port Albert --Valid-ea§ -expansive Port Albert air force memorabilia collection. Beth Ross, the county's cultural services director, notes at the county council meeting last week that sev- eral issues need to be addressed before the collec- tion can be accommodated. Yet, she says, it makes sense to begin working with inter- ested stakeholders to create a space for Eugene McGee's collection. As it stands, she notes, the sentiment seems to be lean- ing towards housing the col- lection at the Sky Harbour Gallery at the Goderich air- port After some debate, Coun. Ken Oke (South Huron) crafted a motion to allow for county staff to move for- ward on the project "I do believe we should move ahead and address this collection as part of our his- tory." Coun. Ben Van Diepenbeek (ACW) says one step in the right dime- ' don is to draft a letter to the Town of Goderich from the county since the town owns the airport. Meanwhile, the CAO ••••••••••••• ••• • • A • notes the cultural services department notes three areas must be addressed before the project moves forward. First, the donation must come in, second, the county must work with Goderich and interested stakeholders and third, the museum will pledge to host the exhibit at a future date. After Coun. Bill Dowson (Bluewater) called the qua - tion, Coun. John Bezaire (Central Huron) requested a recorded vote. In the end, all the councillors present sup- ported the motion as read. OMPF announcements The county's CAO is • reporting that there doesn't appear to be any "good news" forthcoming from the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund grants announced Dec. 15. In all, say Larry Adams, the coun- ty's Chief Administrative Officer, the county is losing 1 per cent of its grants, total- ing about $300,000, for 2010. Coyote hunting Van Diepenbeek reports the county's aniinal-control officer has been told a series of new protocols at the Ministry of Natural Resources level is making it more difficult to orchestrate coyote hunts. "That's news- to me," says Adams, who pledges to fur- ther check into the matter and report back to county council in the New Year.