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Meghan Maguire of Huron County Harp School provided entertainment throughout the evening. Many local businesses and organizations
donated prizes to the auction.
Fight to end hunger in Huron County comes to Vanastra
Dave Flaherty
Postmedia Network
One hundred thirty peo-
ple joined the fight to end
hunger in Huron County last
week.
Those people were in
attendance at the Huron
County Food Bank Distribu-
tion Centre's second annual
Be Still and Know gala held
at Vanastra Community
Christian Reformed Church
on Thursday, August 6.
Centre executive director
Mary Ellen Zeilman said the
hope for the event was to
move forward in stopping
hunger in Huron County.
The centre supports 10
food banks and 66 agencies
across the region, serving
from Centralia to Wingham
and all areas in between.
Zeilman said while the
impact of poverty in Huron
County continues to be a
growing issue; she believes
awareness of that problem
continues to increase on a
daily basis.
"There is much to do - the
problem isn't going away,"
Zeilman said. "While aware-
ness is growing, the food
banks are becoming busier
than ever."
There are a number of fac-
tors that have attributed to
the increase of poverty in
Huron County - such as a
lack of high -paying jobs and
the increasing cost of food.
The evening featured a
delicious meal and enter-
tainment provided by harp-
ist Meghan Maguire of
Huron County Harp School
led by Sharon Johnston.
There was also a silent and
live auction and guest
speeches by Huron -Bruce
MP Ben Lobb and former
Huron County warden Joe
Steffler.
Zeilman said county coun-
cil has been a strong sup-
porter of the centre, providing
$60,000 in funding, which
allowed for the addition of
milk and eggs to their deliver-
ies and development of a pro-
gram to bring sandwich meat
and smacks to local schools.
Extra thanks were given to
HCFBDC volunteers Marion
McCarter, Janet Mason, Chris
Turner and Janet Boot for
making sure the gala went off
without a hitch.
"Thanks to everyone who
came out and supported us,"
Zeilman said.
She also acknowledged
Premier Transportation in
Centralia, which graciously
provides them the space for
their warehouse.
The centre is located at
39978 Crediton Rd. in
Centralia.
For more information
regarding HCFBDC visit www.
huroncountyfoodbank.org or
contact Zeilman at 519-913-
2362 or zeilman@huroncoun-
tyfoodbank.org.
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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
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The County of Huron will be developing a
roster of investment professionals and invites
experienced Investment Firms / Advisors to
submit proposals to provide the County with
investment products such as GIC's and
government bonds in accordance with the
Municipal Act, 2001.
The Expression of Interest document can be
obtained by contacting: Michael Blumhagen,
County Treasurer
519-524-8394 extension 3230 or
mblumhagen @ huroncounty.ca
The deadline to submit a response to this
Expression of Interest is Aug 31, 2015
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 • News Record 11
Huron County library
receives accreditation
The Huron County Library
Board is pleased to announce
that for the first time, the
Ontario Public Library Guide-
lines Monitoring and Accredi-
tation Council has awarded a
five-year accreditation status
to the Huron County Library.
The Huron County Library
system and branches: Alice
Munro (formerly Wingham),
Bayfield, Blyth, Brussels,
Exeter, Goderich, Hensall,
Howick, Kirkton, Zurich and
Seaforth have all been
approved for accreditation
under the Ontario Public
Library Guidelines. Clinton
Library did not meet the
minimum standards due to
issues relating to accessibil-
ity at the branch and there-
fore will not receive
accreditation.
"Receiving this accredita-
tion is a significant achieve-
ment for our library system,"
said Jim Fergusson, chair of
the Huron County Library
Board.
"It shows that wherever you
live, rural or urban, you can
have access to high quality
services in cost-effective ways.
By providing access to free
resources, libraries function
as a great equalizer in our
communities. Huron County
can be proud of the fact that,
as demonstrated through the
accreditation process, the
library system does this for its
residents."
Library systems in Ontario
are not required to engage in
this rigorous process, which
involves on-site reviews and
external accreditors, to
ensure that both the system
and the individual branches
meet standards for providing
library service in Ontario.
"It's not a mandatory pro-
gram, but the five-year
accreditation status effec-
tively demonstrates that the
Huron County Library is
working well," according to
CEO, Meighan Wark.
"In addition to verifying
policies and processes,
accreditation speaks to the
planning, monitoring and
continual program improve-
ments that are undertaken
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WAWANOSH BY MOONLIGHT
Evening Hike at the Wawanosh Nature Centre
• Thursday August 20, 7:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Free admission! Please bring a flashlight. Children must
be accompanied by an adult.
• Wawanosh is located at 38854 Nature Centre Rd., north
of Blyth, west of County Rd. 4.
For information visit www.mvca.on.ca or call the Maitland
Maitland Valley Conservation Authority at 519-335-3557. r