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No meat, potatoes or cups of Joe for Robertson, Orchard
Warden and CAO will
live for three days on
food bank rations
Paul Mutt
QMI Agency
For three days, 1luron County War-
den George Robertson and CAO
Brenda Orchard are giving up staples
like treat and potatoes, cookies and
caffeine to help drive home how tough
it is when food bank donations are fill-
ing your stomach.
"I want you to write about the chal-
lenge and how it makes you feel," Jan-
ice Dunbar said in her Wed. Oct. 16
presentation to county council.
Dunbar, representing the Huron
Against Poverty Group, brought in a
bag of food each for Robertson and
Orchard. In the bags were common
food bank staples such as dry pasta,
tuna, peanut butter, canned peas and
white bread.
Noticeably absent were items not
normally found at food banks: meats
and cheese, milk, Juice and coffee, as
well as fresh fruits and vegetables.
Orchard said Dunbar contacted her
about the county's United Way cam-
paign and they also discussed World
Food Day, also on Oct. 16.
Orchard was interested in the chal-
lenge and the warden jumped on
board.
"It is to raise awareness of the types
of food that are there and dispel the
myth that you are getting a free ride
from the food hank," Orchard said.
"Some don't understand that people
don't go to the food bank by choice. It
is illuminating when you realize there
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is no meat, fresh vegetables
or fruit. It makes you realize
what people are struggling
with day-to-day."
Dunbar said food banks
in Huron County serve
1,500 people per month.
Orchard will begin the
three-day challenge after
she returns from a holiday
in Nova Scotia. The tough-
est challenge for the high-
est-ranking non -elected
official in the county will be
drinking only water, which
means no caffeine - but not
from a morning coffee, as
one might think.
"1 am embarrassed to say
but I drink Pepsi for break-
fast," she said. "Caffeine
withdrawal is bad, the head-
aches and nausea. 1 have
tried to quit before so
maybe this will push me to
quit."
Munro gets her due, from
politicos
It didn't take long for Coun.
Paul Gowing to remind his
fellow politicians where Alice
Munro was horn. The recent
Nobel Prize winner for Litera-
ture was born in Morris-
'Iltrnberry.
Gowing, the Morris -Turn -
.berry representative at
county council, said he
would be remiss for not
recognizing Munro's
accomplishment.
Calling Munro a shining
star for the county, he sug-
gested sending her a lett)
of congratulations.
Coun. Jim Ginn reminded
council that Munro is 'long,
Tong -time resident of Cen-
tral Huron and Clinton. 11e
noted how few Canadians
and women have won a
Nobel Prize.
Goderlch Township
amalgamation meeting set
for Oct. 26 In Holmesvifle
Panel to
debate pros/
cons of
amalgamation
Gerard Creces
QMI Agency
Goderich Township
residents will have another
chance to talk
de -amalgamation Satur-
day, October 26.
West Ward Councilor
Brian Barnim and lakeshore
volunteers have been gath-
ering signatures over the
summer in support of
Goderich Township break-
ing away from the rest of
Central Huron.
"We concentrated on the
lakeshore before people
were all gone to close up the
cottage," he explained.
"'There are still areas where
we haven't gone door to
door."
However, the doors he's
knocked on are favourable
to the cause. Barnim said
the percentage of people in
favour of deamalgarnating
is in the high ninties.
The issue is one of imbal-
ance, with Goderich Town-
ship contributing 52 per
revenue,
though lakefront property
comes with a higher assess-
ment value.
Ultimately, the figures
just don't add up and the
benefits for the former
township are far less than
higher taxes should be pro-
viding, he said. Central
Huron Council voted
against the de -amalgama-
tion in July, leaving Barnim
to go it alone.
1lowever, the I luron Perth
Landowners Association is
taking the lead on Satur-
day's debate, with a panel of
speakers that includes poli-
sci Professor Andrew Sant -
ton from the University of
Western Ontario who has
written extensively on the
topic of amalgamation and
the negative effects.
Barnim and the 1Pl.i1
have been in contact with
the Ontario Legislature over
the matter, meeting with top
advisors, and getting guid-
ance from provincial law-
yers. Me group is seeking a
private members hill, which
will likely be delivered in
the house by NDP MPP
from Beaches -East York rid-
ing, Michael Prue.
First though, Barnim said
they will give the option to
Huron -Bruce MPP Lisa
Thompson.