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Conservatlon Dinner committee selects prize for early bird draw
the (:observation Dinner Committee
has selected the Early Bird Draw prize
print for 2013. 'Ihe limited -edition print
is by popular artist Elisabeth 'I'onn'r-
Keats and the print is called Midday
Pause. 1t is number 1611 of 475. Organiz-
ers say the chance to win this beautiful
print is an extra incentive to buy a ticket
early for the gala (inter and auction.
People who purchase their ticket by Feb-
ruary 22 will have a chance to have their
name selected, in a draw, to win the
print. The draw for the print will take
place on Monday, February 25.
The (:onservation I)inner is organ-
ized each year by the Exeter Lions (:Iuh,
Ausahle Hayfield Conservation Foun-
dation, and other community members
on the dinner committee.'Ihe support
of businesses, donors, patrons, volun-
teers, and artists has helped the annual
event raise more than $600,00( for local
projects in the event's history which
extends well past two decades. eche
Conservation Dinner supports accessi-
ble trails for environmental health and
Mullan health, conservation education
and recreation opportunities for young
people and the young -at -heart, and
commemorative woods that improve
forest conditions and remember loved
ones, among other important local
conservation work that could not hap -
pet) without this kind of public
generosity.
The gala event features a well-known
special guest, an accomplished feattar m-
ist, a lively live auction, silent
1.1(11'tlt)11, special raffles, general raffles, a
lovely dinner, a ticket for a wine tasting,
great fellowship, m1(1 1181(.11 more. Items
available for bidding that evening include
fine original art, carvings, sports and enter-
tainment memorabilia, jewelry, travel
packages, and much more.
I'he 24th Annual Conservation Din-
ner takes place 'I hursday, April 18, 2013
at South Huron Recreation (:entre in
Exeter. To purchase a ticket, or to donate
to the charily gala, phone 514)-235-
2(i10 or 1-0811-2110-2610 or visit conser-
vationdinner.conl. 'Tickets are $60 each
and buyers receive it charitable gift
receipt for income tax purposes for $30
of that amount. The volunteer
committee welcomes donations of
financial support, alt, spurts and
Bruce Hodge, President of the Exeter Lions Club, and Bob Laye,
Chairman of the Conservation Dinner Committee, hold the
limited -edition print Midday Pause, by artist Elisabeth Tonner-
Keats. The community committee behind the charitable gala
dinner and auction has selected the print as the Early Bird Prize
for the 2013 year.
entertainment memorabilia, packages, jewelry, alld 01lle
crafts and furniture, tl'avl'1 items.
Bluewater hears where their money goes within conservation authority
Melissa Murray
The Clinton News Record
Tom Prout, Ausable Bayfield Conserva-
tion Authority General Manager and Sec -
Rimy Treasurer came to Bluewater coun-
cil's Jan. 21 regular council meeting to
explain what services illuewatel' gets for
their more than a quarter of a million dol-
lars every year.
in 2012, Bluewater gave A13(:A a total of
$260,911 1 broken down between general
and project levies.
At a previous council meeting when
discussing the budget for the ARCA for
2013, Councillor Gillespie asked if Prout
could come back with a list of services
provided to the municipality.
"1 will admit if we were providing a
building, road or bridge, it would Ix' easier
to say the cost is x, y, ori,' said Prout dining
his delegation.
instt'.ad, some of the services the
conservation authority provides
include, education, private lands stew-
ardship, municipal drain review, flood
and low-water monitoring, surface
water quality monitoring and I lensall
landfill bin monitoring.
Prout told council that for every dollar
brought in through municipal levies, four
is brought in through government Raiding
and grants and donations.
1k! also presented it list to council with
dollar amounts attached to the services
provided, which illustrated the cost of their
2012 services to be mom than $520,0(X).
But even with the information pre-
sented, Councillor John Gillespie felt the
system still exists in a backward way, which
he said his grandmother would call, "the
tail wagging the dug:'
"1Ve have a situation here
where we pay a quarter of a
million dollars a year and are
told what services that pays for.
In an ideal world, that would
be reversed. What should be
telling thele %vhat we need and
what we're going to pay," he
said, alining it's tilt' sa11111' sinl:l -
tion with the way the county
receives 111o1)('y fl'l)11) tilt'
municipalities.
But Prom felt that system
could end up costing the
municipality even more
money.
"1Ve've been doing it this
wity for a long time. if we
switl'Ill'd to all a la fart Illl'llt1,
the costs would go up a lot,
because the 111(1ni1'ipalitit'S
sham' the burden," said Trout.
"I think with a quarter mil-
lion dollars we could be very
efficient," said Gillespie in
response.
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