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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-08-17, Page 7Wednesday, August 17, 2016 • Lucknow Sentinel 7 Blyth breaking ground with new rural creativity conference From Sept. 28-30 2016 the Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity will host the first Rural Talks to Rural Conference. Ruralists are invited to Huron County to network, share knowledge and meet other innovators from across Canada. From farmers to artists and healthcare pro- viders to community build- ers we'll inspire collabora- tive and creative thinking to discuss solutions to rural issues and challenges. The Conference will focus on four different categories including Arts & Culture, Food & Farm, Community Revival/Development, and Sustaining & Growing Our Population. Each of the goals or issues will have panels, conversations, and presentations. For example, Arts & Cul- ture will feature a panel on Why we need our Stories Told and from Fibre to Fabulous - fashion from the ground up. Under Food & Farm there will be a panel on creating jobs through processing local food and farm products as well as raising capital for your business venture. Commu- nity Revival/Development will have presentations on Rural Health & Wellbeing as well as The Creative Economy - reimagining rural assets and measuring return on investment. And, one of the Sustaining & Growing Our Population presentations will be on Youth Entrepreneurship while another explores pitch their ideas to poten- immigration - Are we pre- tial investors), Kitchen pared for New Canadians? Table Conversations (an Are we welcoming? Are we informal setting to encour- friendly? age dialogue and connec- To get the ideas flowing tions), tasting events, a pig many events have been roast and a Gala Dinner organized for the confer- where ence. These include The delegates will enjoy the Pitch, The Catch (an oppor- bounty of the County, and tunity for entrepreneurs to many more great Submitted Knowledge mobilization manager with the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University of Newfoundland. An organic farmer from the Yukon Territories who has a touching personal story to tell of how she became a passionate advocate for Succession Planning opportunities for creativity and engagement. Pricing on the conference will range in price for one to three-day packages. Students are encouraged to participate too at a discount. For more information or to register visit www.rural- creativity.org Construction begins on Huron County Afghanistan Community Monument Construction began on the The Goderich Legion part- play site. the Huron County Museum in Huron County Afghanistan nered with other Legion The Huron County Museum Goderich. There will be a Community Monument last Branches and Auxiliaries to was selected as a perfect loca- parade commencing at 1 p.m. week, more than a year and a fundraise, but were also seek- tion as it met all the conditions leaving from Nelson Street, half after the Legion began its ing community partners to required for approval of the forming up near St Georges missiontobringittothecounty. help realize its goal of an application; a prominent loca- Anglican Church, marching Back in December 2014, Ontario West Coast Afghani- tion within Huron County; a on North Street to the site of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch stanMemorial. link to youth and remem- monumenton Trafalgar Street 109 (Goderich) spearheaded In March, Huron County brance; and accessible to the The monument will be Huron County's application to became a major partner by general public. officially unveiled at 1:30 receive a LAV III (light approving the location of the In addition, the monument p.m, followed by a Legion armouredvehide)tobeusedto monument at the Huron will complement existing mil- service to include Memorial honour ofour158fallen and as County Museum and by pro- itary exhibits both on the Cross Families who lost a tribute to the more than viding the engineering and grounds and inside the loved ones in Afghanistan. 40,000 Canadian Forces mem- construction expertise to pre- museum and provide an The Legion has extended a bers who served. The applica- pare the site for the monument excellent opportunity for stu- special invitation to all Afghani - tion was formally approved in The Legion also received gener- dents to learn more about stan veterans and their families February 2016, making Huron ous offers of assistance from the Canada's role in Afghanistan to attend. Members of the gen- County, at the time, only the private sector to assist with the when touring the museum. eral public are also invited to third community in Canada to transportation and installation A dedication ceremony is attend and to show their sup - receive a monument of the monument on the dis- planned for Oct 1 at 1:30 p.m, at port for our veterans. Council on Aging hoping to establish community advisory committees abroad The Council On Aging (COA) of Grey, Bruce and Owen Sound is now on the move. Presentations have been made to the councils of Grey and Bruce Counties, Munici- pality of South Bruce Penin- sula, Municipality of West Grey and City of Owen Sound with favourable responses. In the presentations, a brief history concerning the conception of the group (from a Senior Summit in March 2014) to the composi- tion of the current council was given. This current council is supported by the Active Lifestyle Centre Grey Bruce in Owen Sound which received funding for the COA's development. Dave Bradley and Wally Haliday are presently the co-chairs who are leading these pres- entations which promote the fostering of "Age Friendly Communities" across Grey and Bruce Counties. The COA is currently part- nering with the Royal Cana- dian Legions in these areas. Age Friendly Communities promote accessibility, trans- portation, housing, social inclusion, civil participation and especially information not duplication of commu- nity supports and health ser- vices available to Seniors. In the Grey/Bruce Counties the number of Seniors is grow- ing dramatically and the COA is asking the Councils to plan for the many supports that will be required to accommodate the influx of Seniors. It is hoped that the 17 municipalities will be instru- mental and supportive in developing local Commu- nity Advisory Committees that will have direct contact with their local seniors and help address local issues as are needed in each municipality. These local community groups will be the Eyes, Ears and Face of the Council On Aging and the Municipalities. "One size does not fit all!" Those interested in being part of this Community Advisory Committee, are encouraged to contact their municipal council. 7ir*1:11M11'111t Cronin Farms, Bluevale - Amy is a mother of six who runs an international pork operation, she's also Chair of Ontario Pork and one of Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers (National winner, 2015). 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