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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018. PAGE 19.
Bistro again claims national TripAdvisor awards
Sharing the love
Part II owner and head chef Peter Gusso, not shown, ran
out of space on his awards shelf at his Blyth location so
when he received the 2018 TripAdvisor national awards for
Top Canadian Cuisine and Top Bistro, he sent them to their
recently -opened second location in Goderich. Gusso said
Wyatt Ducharme, above, ran the kitchen at the Blyth
location for a significant portion of last year, and now runs
the Goderich restaurant, meaning he contributed
significantly to the winning of the award. (Denny Scott photo)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Part II Bistro in Blyth has
continued its long-standing tradition
of excellence with another set of
TripAdvisor awards.
The restaurant, owned by Chef
Peter Gusso and his wife Sarah,
received the 2018 TripAdvisor
Awards for Top Canadian Cuisine
and Top Bistro in Canada, marking
the third year in a row the restaurant
has received national accolades from
the website.
Gusso explained that the awards
are given out based on the consistent
five-star ratings the restaurant
receives.
In 2015, the restaurant was
honoured with a provincial award,
and, starting in 2016 and continuing
through to this year, Part II Bistro
has been receiving national awards.
"It's really good and it feels really
good to be recognized," Gusso said.
"We're still setting the bar quite high
for the restaurant for service and
quality and it feels good."
Gusso said this year's award was
different because, while the recipes
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prepared by someone else for the
past year.
"Wyatt Ducharme has been with
us for just over a year as a chef,"
Gusso said. "Pretty much when last
summer's busy season began, or
maybe a bit before that, Wyatt ran
the kitchen."
Gusso said he was still at the
restaurant, working on sides, but by
the end of last summer, Ducharme
was running the whole restaurant
himself. Ducharme's ability to keep
the restaurant at Gusso's established
levels of service and quality opened
the door for the expansion of
the business to Goderich last
winter.
"We're hoping to repeat the
success we've had in Blyth in
Goderich," he said, saying that
Ducharme is now in charge of the
location in Goderich on the town's
iconic downtown Square.
Ducharme said his time at the
restaurant has been challenging, but
that makes the reward all the
sweeter.
"Nothing feels better than being
recognized for something successful
Blyth Festival
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Sunday, June 3, 3 pm
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$10.00 (students)
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that was a challenge to achieve," he
said. "Peter gave me a really big
opportunity. The staff have a lot to
do with the award as well. There
were a lot of man hours involved and
I couldn't be happier."
Ducharme said it was wonderful to
be a part of the award-winning
business and it's always nice to
"confirm the hype" around the
restaurant.
Both he and Gusso said they want
to continue the great service in
Goderich that the Part II Bistro
brand has become known for in
Blyth, unfortunately, due to a quirk
in TripAdvisor's system, the
Goderich site isn't yet achieving the
same five-star rating consistency
they have in Blyth.
Gusso explained that the
restaurant that he bought and
transformed into the second Part H
Bistro site still has reviews up that
are being attributed to the Goderich
restaraunt.
Since taking over, the restaurant
hasn't received a review with less
than four stars. Unfortunately, until a
clean slate is implemented, the
ratings of Part II Bistro Goderich are
somewhat skewed by those previous
reviews.
NH faces expensive dam options
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
The future of the Howson Dam in
Wingham, regardless of which path
North Huron Council chooses, is
likely to be an expensive one.
Council received a report on the
structure of the dam during its May
22 meeting, the bottom line of which
was, whether council decides to
rebuild, refurbish or remove the
dam, the project could potentially
cost millions of dollars.
Director of Public Works Sean
McGhee had representatives from
KGS Group, the firm that studied the
southern -most portion of the
structure, present their findings to
North Huron Council to make sure
the technical information was
available when council is
approached by groups or individuals
regarding the dam.
The synopsis for the report is that
the dam is in critical condition. Fuad
Curi, one of KGS Group's
engineers, said the structure could
fail given its age and level of
deterioration.
According to Curi's report,
Howson Dam's Hazard Potential
Classification (HPC) is high. Curi
cited poor concrete condition that
may no longer be reliable and the
fact that the structure does not meet
structural stability criteria.
He went on to say that doing
nothing was not an option as it would
inevitably lead to a catastrophic
failure of the structure. The other
options presented to council outlined
very expensive projects, regardless
of how council proceeded.
Curi explained that all of his cost
projections were considered "Class
4" estimates, meaning actual costs
could be as much as 50 per cent
higher or 30 per cent lower than
proposed.
If council decided to
decommission the bridge and
remove it, the estimated cost would
be $436,000 according to Curi,
meaning it could cost as much as
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$654,000 and that was the least
expensive option presented.
Rehabilitating the structure could
cost as little as $2,022,300 (70 per
cent of the $2,889,000 estimate)
according to Curi if there is enough
stability left in some of the structure
to install post -tension anchors. He
also said that extra mass could be
added to the structure to prevent a
collapse or failure, but that could
cost as much as $6,871,500
(150 per cent of the $4,581,000
estimate).
Replacing the structure with a
similar concrete structure was the
most expensive option presented and
could cost $9,313,500 (150 per cent
of the $6,209,000 estimate).
Replacing the structure with an
earth -embankment and sluiceway
would cost an estimated $3,980,000.
Deputy -Reeve James Campbell,
who sits on the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority Board,
asked if the impact of more frequent
flood events with higher water levels
would damage the structure,
however Holly Hampton, another
engineer from KGS Group, said the
damage was more due to
freezing/thawing than flooding.
Councillor Bill Knott said that he
recently went to see the dam, and
what he saw "scared the hell out of'
him.
"That bridge has to come down for
sure," he said. "I know [KGS Group]
didn't study it, but I was surprised at
the exposed rebar and the extent of
the corrosion. I see that we have no
hope of rehabilitating the bridge for
a pedestrian walkway or anything
else."
Knott said he felt that the
northern, newer part of the structure
also had some structural
deficiencies, adding that removing
flood -controlling wood from the
structure was likely a difficult
prospect.
Council approved a proposed
recommendation to receive the
report and forward it to stakeholders,
and that a further report be created
including comments of delegations
or stakeholders to help council
decide what to do with the bridge.
KGS Group also briefly reviewed
the bridge structure, referred to
above by Knott, and said, in the
company's professional opinion, it
wasn't safe for foot traffic and
should remain closed.
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