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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-06-01, Page 1010 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, June 1, 2016 Tryntje Eisen/Submitted The Ripley Horticultural Society 'For Our Youth' Group handed out prizes for the Ontario Horticultural Association District 8 Poster Competition on May 21, 2016. L -R: Aurelie Bronkhorst (3rd), Natalie Newman (2nd). Alayna Middelkamp (2nd) and Josie Middelkamp (1st). The theme for the posters was "Around Our Home and Native Land." The Ripley "For Our Youth" Jr. Horticulture Club gathered at the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens to prepare their entries for the Flower Show and Tea. Ripley 'For Our Youth' Group hand out awards, take part in flower show On May 21, Ripley's Jr. Horticul- ture Club " For Our Youth" group gathered at the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens. Members were working hard to prepare their entries for the Ripley and District Horticultural Society's Flower Show and Tea, which was held May 25 at the Ripley Arena. The children made mini toy gar- dens with all natural materials to be entered for judging in the show. The group also handed out prizes for the Ontario Horticultural Associ- ation District 8 Poster Competition. Kincardine, Huron -Kinloss puzzled by Ontario document moving away from natural gas Don Crosby For Postmedia The mayors of Kincardine and Huron -Kinloss are puzzled after reports came out last week about a draft provincial cabinet document that included moving homes away THE BLUFFS AT HURON A Parkbridge Community from using natural gas heating as part of plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario. "Disappointed and frustrated Lakeside community living at its best. MOVE IN SUMMER 2016 Don't miss another spectacular sunset. $17FROM THE 0,000s REGISTER FOR UPDATES: www.TheBluffsAtHuron.com Park4ridge Your bridge to smarter living CaII for an appointment today! Realty Executives Platinum 519-235-4949 s obviously because of the process of the three municipalities in Bruce County trying to bring natural gas to our communities," Huron -Kin- loss Mayor Mitch Twolan said in a recent interview. "Five years of work was put into this and a lot of this work was (based) on the province coming out with a plan to deliver natural gas to rural Ontario through a $200 million grant." The draft cabinet document, which recently appeared in the Globe and Mail, details an ambi- tious, far-reaching plan to boost everything from the number of electric cars on the road to moving homes away from natural-gas heating by 2030 . It would pledge more money for cycling infra- structure and transit and offer funds to help heavy emitting industries move more quickly away from fossil fuels. After the story appeared, Minis- ter of Environment and Climate Change Glenn Murray sent a letter to Ontario newspapers saying the province is not banning natural gas, is not forcing anyone to stop using it and recognized natural gas will continue to play a critical role in Ontario. But concern about the draft doc- ument remained, and local politi- cians had not received information. "I don't have any answers, which is why it's so frustrating. As elected officials our constituents are calling us asking for answers; the media is calling; I don't have any answers," said Twolan. He and Kincardine Mayor Anne Eadie and Arran-Elderslie Mayor Paul Eagleson just returned from a recent Ontario Energy Board hear- ing to consider possible frame- works to provide natural gas ser- vice to Ontario communities that don't currently have access to nat- ural gas. And there was no mention there of the government's plans to reduce natural gas use in 2030, said Eadie. There's been no reaction from either of the natural gas providers, Epcor and Union Gas, that have expressed interest in bringing the service to the three Bruce County municipalities. "I think the experts in the natural gas field would have heard some- thing. It's just a plan. I don't think it's gone to any serious level yet," said Eadie, who noted that natural gas is one of the smallest causes of greenhouse gases and is the most cost effective fossil fuel. She said the contents of the leaked document fly in the face of the provincial government's com- mitment to $230 million grant pro- gram to provide natural gas to underserviced rural areas. "To me that's a lot more credible than just one newspaper article, which the experts at the generic hearing never mentioned," said Eadie, who noted that at no time during the OEB hearing which was held May 6-11 was there any men- tion of the leaked document. "I think if there had been some substance to it we would have heard something at the generic hearing." In the meantime Eadie said the three municipalities plan to push ahead with plans to bring natural gas to the area.