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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-02-24, Page 11Wednesday, February 24, 1999 11 initiativc• • • y esu t3he!p help md ZURICH -- Council has agreed to support an initia- tive designed to retain business and industry in Huron County. John Grace of Goderich council and Huron County planner Scott Tousaw presented their concept, called "Manufacturing Strategic Initiatives for Partnering Communities in Huron County" at last Thursday's council meeting. Grace explained to council the initiative is not municipally -run, but instead will be planned by and for industry. The plan will begin in April when the group, con- sisting of various economic development committee members and representatives from industries, will begin collecting information from businesses. Grace told council the group needs to know what businesses need and want in order to survive in the county. That process will start in April with a survey asking Huron County industries about things such as their workforce, inventory and technology. Following that, the group will begin to develop plans to help meet the needs of county iiil>`duststlas. That plan should be implemented by Oetober. Since most of the funds for the project comes from Human Resources Canada and the Huron Business Centre, Grace and Tousaw were only looking for moral support from council. Coun. Brad Clausius said while there weren't any manufacturers in Zurich, he said council would do its best to help the plan and would support it. Council will approach the Chamber of Commerce about getting local businesses involved in the survey. Reeve Dwayne LaPorte added he's been impressed with how Zurich businesses have been willing to help each other out. He explained that for county busi- nesses to be succestifui, they must co-operate with each other. Tousaw said he is confident the Manufacturing Strategic Initiative will be successful because it is a grassroots plan. Tousaw and Grace plan to visit all councils in the county for support. Session on rural funding opportunities An information session for municipalities, rural entrepreneurs and orga- nizations scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, 1999 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.at the Mitchell Community Centre. Presentations will be given on: Business Enterprise Centres Rural Business Enterprise Centres were established in Ontario to provide a single window access point for programs and services offered by various levels of govern- ment. .CanAdapt Small Projects Initiative The Agricultural Adaptation Council is an industry driven coalition representing 47 agri-food and rural organizations. The Small Projects Initiative will assist small- er groups and commodi- ties with limited resources to undertake marketing, human resource development and other projects to help them adapt to'changing market conditions become more competi- tive. The New Ontario Trillium Foundation The Ontario Trillium Foundation works with others to make strategic investments to build healthy, sustainable and caring communities in Ontario. The Foundation was established in 1982 as an arm's length agency of the Government of Ontario to disburse a por- tion of the proceeds of gaming to charitable organizations across the province. Th Canadian Industrial Innovation Centre The Canadian Industrial Innovation Centre/Waterloo is Canada's leading organi- zation dedicated to assist- ing inventors and innova- tive companies. The Innovation Center has evaluated close to 10,000 new product ideas and assisted over 35,000 Canadian inventors and entrepreneurs. Rural Youth Job Strategy / Rural Job Strategy The Rural Youth Job Strategy is designed to enhance the employable skills of rural youth and encourage a climate for job creation and opportu- nities for business in rural Ontario. The Rural Job Strategy is designed to enhance quality, informa- tion technology and mar- keting by the rural busi- ness sectors. Human Resource Development Canada An introduction to the new HRDC project related to facilitating the develop- ment of new small busi- nesses in the agricul- ture/manufacturing sec- tor. Registration information MacNaughton announces,his retirement TORONTO -One of the most high-profile gradu- ates of South Huron District High School in Exeter has announced his retirement after a successful 31 -year career in the investment business. John MacNaughton, president of Nesbitt Burns Inc. is stepping down March 31. John MacNaughton, who graduated from SHDHS in the '60s, had a "dream career" accord- ing to a column by Andrew Willis in the Globe and Mail. Willis lead off his description of Critical Illness Doesn't Play Favourites! MacNaughton's career with this sentence: "Mr. MacNaughton is a class act." The Exeter native is the son of Charlie and Addie MacNaughton, who were longtime residents of Exeter. There is no charge to register for this work- shop, however, in order to ensure sufficient quan- tities of handouts, please reserve a space by calling one of the OMAFRA office's: Clinton office at (519) 482-3428 or 1-800- 265-5170; Stratford office at (519) 271-0280 or 1- 800-265-8502 ungs to be aware of when signing oil and gas leases CLINTON — What is your signature worth if you sign an oil and gas lease? The Huron County Federation of Agriculture is sponsorir}g an oil and ga's leasing information meeting to help Huron county landowners find out about the fine lines between the lines of lease agreements. Members of the federa- tion's property commit- tee have met with Leonard McMurphy, Jerry Burns and Larry Burns of Gas Lease Landowners of Ontario (GALLO). The organiza- tion was formed in December, 1998 in the hope of arriving at a standard agreement that covers environmental issues a d makes allowance for farm practices. "It simply isn't the gas that the leasing compa- nies are after but the storage space left in the porous underground rock," said Pat Down, president of the HFA. If you. have any con- cerns about signing or have signed a petroleum and natural gas lease, this is an important meeting to attend, Down said. 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