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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2015-05-27, Page 11Wednesday, May 27, 2015 • News Record 11 Bayfield farmers market receives Trillium grant The Bayfield and Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) held their 2015 Mayor's Breakfast at the Town Hall on Friday May 15. Approximately 90 attended the event includ- ing Mayor Tyler Hessel, Deputy Mayor Jim Fergus- son, Bluewater council members, MP Ben Lobb, MPP Lisa Thompson, Jim Ginn Mayor of Central Huron, Paul Gowling, War- den of Huron County and Gary Long CAO Bluewater. The event is generously sponsored by OLG and a number of OLG guests were in attendance. Co -presi- dent of the BACC, Leanne Kavanagh thanked OLG for their continued support and noted that, "This is a great event , as it allows the Chamber to bring Chamber Members and the business community together with area service club represent- atives, area council mem- bers, county, and senior level politicians." Dave Jewitt brought a welcome from OLG. He talked about the employ- ment generated locally by OLG through OLG Slots at Clinton Raceway and the investment in the commu- nity through support of local community events and purchasing goods and services from local and regional vendors. MP Ben Lobb brought greetings as well, and noted he had driven overnight from Ottawa to attend the event. Many Chamber members thanked Ben for his support of the Bayfield Harbour, and the recent Bayfield Harbour improve- ment announcements. MPP Lisa Thompson brought greetings as well and was able to announce the granting of a Trillium Grant for the Bayfield Farmers Market and associ- ated improvements in Clan Gregor Square . She pre- sented Mayor Hessel and Joan Brady of the Bayfield Farmers Market with a commemorative plaque from Trillium. Mayor Hessel brought greetings from the Munici- pality of Bluewater and talked about the progress that council has been able to make to date. He said "as a municipality, we are aggressively looking for opportunities to make improvements across Blue - water. We are especially pleased with some of the cost sharing initiatives with our neighbouring Munici- pality, Central Huron." Leanne Kavanagh gave an update on the past and coming year's activities including the Girls Getaway Weekend, the new Wind and Water Festival to be held July 11 and First Friday events that are planned for this spring and summer. She also made particular mention of the work done by BACC member Erin Samuel (A Simple Photo- graph www.simplephoto. ca) to provide a complete creative rebranding of the village. Also in attendance were representatives of Author Event... "A Viable Suspect" By Barry Ruhl Thursday, June 4, 2015 Huron County Museum 110 North Street Goderich, ON 6:30 p.m. — 8 p.m. www finchers.ca The Square GODERICH 519-524-6901 :41fri Queen Street KINCARDINE 519-396-7012 area service clubs and community groups. Mike Dixon of the Bayfield Opti- mists gave an outline of Optimist events, most nota- bly this coming weekend's Bayfield River Duck Race, to raise community funds. Jack Pal of the Photogra- phy Club of Bayfield gave an outline of the photogra- phy club, and the third annual Fall Foto Fest to be held this October. Jack also gave an update on the Bay- field Lions events and in particular the upcoming Lions Dog Walk Event June 7 in Clan Gregor Square to raise money for dog guides. Genny Smith gave an update on the Engage Huron project, which is designed to not only bring young people to the area but to find ways to retain their talents and develop new entrepreneurial businesses. Jen Pate of Windmill Lake, said that she is one on those young people that have chosen to move to the area with new entrepre- neurial start up businesses. Ray Letheren spoke for the Blue Community pro- ject, noting that Bayfield along with San Francisco and Zurich, Switzerland have been awarded Blue Community status. Leth- eren noted that he was "delighted with the support of the community and that some 30 community groups signed on in support of Blue Community": He also noted that internationally recognized spokesman on water, Maude Barlow, will be in Bayfield June 19 and 20 in support of Bayfield's recent designation. Judy Keightley, co presi- dent of the BACC, also spoke and gave an update on new businesses this year. "This will be an exciting year for the village, as we have 13 new businesses starting up, many being young entrepreneurs': The Mayors Breakfast was generously sponsored by OLG with donations in support of the Bayfield Food Bank. 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