HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2015-10-28, Page 1010 News Record • Wednesday, October 28, 2015
the Petty Brothers return to Hensall Heritage Hall
The Petty brothers, George
and James, are attributed
with being the founding
fathers of Hensall. Arriving
in Canada from Yorkshire
England in the early 1850's
the brothers purchased land
in Hensall and successfully
attracted the "London
Huron & Bruce Express, a
rail line that ran from Wing -
ham to London. With the
addition of the new railroad
the brothers were able to
open The Yorkshire Packing
House shortly after 1876. The
Packing House was Ontario's
largest at the time, handling
over 12,000 pigs per year. The
character of the Hensall set-
tlement, still known today
for it's stockyard, mills and
elevators, is attributed to the
Petty brothers.
The brothers were also
instrumental in the erection
of Hensall's famous Town
Hall in 1914. The hall has
remained a cultural hub of
the community ever since,
hosting dances, perfor-
mances and celebrations
attracting people from far
and wide. The Lower level of
the Town Hall is also the
home of the Hensall Public
Library.
Today the hall remains a
focal point of the commu-
nity. The Hensall Heritage
Hall committee was formed
in 2011 and this group has
been working tirelessly to
restore the Hall to its former
glory. It is the hope of the
Hensall Heritage Hall com-
mittee and its many support-
ers that following restoration
the Hall will once again be a
vital part of life in the com-
munity. Once restoration is
completed the hall will fea-
ture modern amenities like
an elevator and comfortable
portable seating that will
allow for greater accessibility
and multi-purpose usage.
Oct. 22 marked an exciting
milestone for the committee
as they proudly returned the
Petty Brothers to their home
on Main Street. In front of
the Town Hall building a
semi -circular bench featur-
ing a life-size sculpture, by
local artist and blacksmith
Jim Wallace, honours the vil-
lage's founding brothers
James and George Petty and
offers patrons of the Hall a
chance to take a seat beside
Hensall history.
Contributed photo
In front of the Town Hall building a semi -circular bench featuring a life-size sculpture, by local artist
and blacksmith Jim Wallace, honours the village's founding brothers James and George Petty and
offers patrons of the Hall a chance to take a seat beside Hensall history.
Public asked to complete survey on shoreline issues
Ausable Bayfield Conser-
vation Authority (ABCA)
last completed a Shoreline
Management Plan in 2000.
A Steering Committee and
consulting team are now
conducting work to update
the plan. The updated
Shoreline Management
Plan should be completed
by the end of 2016.
The Steering Committee
includes local people with
an interest in shoreline
issues, representing sea-
sonal and shoreline resi-
dents, industry, neighbour-
ing conservation
authorities, the counties of
Lambton and Huron, and
representatives of the four
shoreline municipalities in
Ausable Bayfield water-
sheds. The Steering Com-
mittee is providing individ-
uals in Ausable Bayfield
watersheds with a chance
to provide early input
through an online survey.
The survey has 18 questions
so property owners can
offer some of their con-
cerns, issues, and priorities
as the Steering Committee
moves forward with its
work.
The conservation author-
ity is to send correspond-
ence to a number of people
with an interest in shore-
line management to invite
them to complete the sur-
vey. The survey is also
available online. You may
complete the survey
directly by visiting this link:
www.surveymonkey.
com/r/Shoreline-Manage-
ment-Plan-Update. The
survey is to be open until
February 1, 2016. Survey
respondents may provide
their name and contact
information to be entered
into draws to possibly win
one of three grand prizes to
be awarded of a family pass
for the year to Rock Glen
Conservation Area in
Arkona. Each Family Sea-
son's Pass prize is valued at
$45. Public opportunities
for input, in addition to the
survey, are to include pub-
lic open houses planned for
2016 when some of the
Carpet bowling and shuffleboard results
Carpet bowling
Oct. 20
High Ladies - Margaret
Kuiper and Brenda Stubbs
High Men - Burt
Greidanus
Oct. 13
High Ladies - Tina Van
Dyke
High Men - Eric Wheeler
Shuffleboard
Oct. 22
High Ladies - Brenda
Stubbs
High Men - Don Jewitt
Oct. 15
High Ladies - Nancy
Turner
High Men - Bob
McMichael
technical work is to be
ready in draft.
The ABCA Shoreline
Management Plan was
completed in 1994 and
updated in 2000, said Alec
Scott, Water and Planning
Manager with ABCA. "It is
important to regularly
review these documents, as
lake levels fluctuate with
weather and climate
changes," he said. It is
important to ensure the
Shoreline Management
Plan captures the priorities
of the people along the
shoreline and in our inland
communities, according to
nwmo
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MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION
Scott. "We need to ensure
the science is current, that
we share knowledge and
ideas with municipalities
and people in the water-
shed community, and
ensure that strategies are
reasonable and effective to
manage a number of shore-
line issues," he said.
A key component of the
Shoreline Management
Plan addresses the shore-
line hazard limits for flood-
ing, erosion, and dynamic
beaches. The document is
used both for reference and
to direct changes to land
use planning documents of
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DES DECHETS
NUCLEAIRES
lakeshore municipalities.
Some of the main objec-
tives of a Shoreline Manage-
ment Plan include:
• Reducing or eliminating
damage due to periods of
erosion, flooding and
dynamic beach movement
that may occur to develop-
ment close to the shore of a
Great Lake or large inland
lake.
• Directing new develop-
ment away from hazardous
areas.
• Helping to protect exist-
ing development from
potential impacts of new
development.
NWMO Learn More Centre
The Municipality of Central Huron is one of several
communities in the early stages of learning about Adaptive
Phased Management (APM), Canada's plan for the safe,
long-term management of used nuclear fuel. The Nuclear
Waste Management Organization is working collaboratively
with the community to advance preliminary assessment
studies.
If you would like to learn about APM, meet NWMO staff,
ask questions or offer your thoughts, please drop in to the
NWMO community office and Learn More Centre in Clinton.
Everyone is welcome.
People may find out
about the Plan update by
visiting the shoreline man-
agement plan web page at
www.abca.on.ca/page.
php?page=shoreline-man-
agement. The page includes
answers to a list of fre-
quently asked questions
(FAQs). It also includes the
link to the survey.
Anyone with further
questions is also invited to
contact Alec Scott or Geoff
Cade at Ausable Bayfield
Conservation at 519-235-
2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-
2610 or email info@abca.
on.ca.
NWMO Learn More Centre
(Central Huron)
38 Albert Street, Clinton ON
519.386.6711
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