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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-11-16, Page 81 1 8 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Warden's charity golf tourney raises $9,000 for Habitat for Humanity Darryl Coote summer during the 5`h the charity of my choice, and annual Warden Charity Golf that chairity is the Habitat Tournament, which Gowing for Humanity here in Huron Huron County Warden said it was a "pleasure" to County." Paul Gowing presented host. Jefferson said the money Cheryl Jefferson, executive "It was quite a great day, I is greatly appreciated director of Habitat for thought.Anditwasverysuc- because "anybody that's Humanity Huron County cessful," Gowing told the done renovationsknowsthat with a cheque for $9,082.88 chambers that was filled to construction is expensive." Nov 2 during council. capacity. "It produce, Ithink, The non-profit aims to The money was raised this a great amount of money for break the poverty cycle through helping low income Editor families gain housing through no -interest loan, according to its website. "It's brick and mortar," said Gowing on what the organization purchases with the money it raises. "It's more than a single dwelling for a single family. It's com- munity building. Saugeen Conservation inviting Santa for `official visit' to Sulphur Spring Saugeen Conservation is World Toy Distribution, magic of Christmas come pleased to announcethat(Kris NORTH POLE. "Santa has alive! Kringle), aka: Santa Claus will been to Sulphur Spring The theme this year is Paul be making a formal stop at Sul- before and is especially Bunyan and aLumberman's phurSpringConservationArea, pleased that the good folks Christmas. Come out and south of Hanover. there have provided him visit Paul Bunyan's Cabin Santa is expected to visit Nov. with his very own igloo" he and his oversized display. 25,5-IOp.m., Nov. 262-10p.m., continued. This year's event will also andNov.272-7p.m.. Drive-thru only on Nov. 24 incorporate an old-fash- Santa is especially busy from 6-8 p.m. is $3/person. ioned lumber camp. Period this time of year, but he does The Saugeen Valley Con- costumed individuals will try to visit various locations servation Foundation and provide demonstrations and across the globe," stated San- the NORTH POLE, are work- activities! ta's Head Elf and CEO of ing together to make the Visitors to this event are sure to enjoy the thousands of festive lights and hundreds of candle lanterns sprinkled throughout the park. Horse- drawn wagon rides, live ani- mals, storytelling, cookie dec- orating, free hot apple cider, bannock making, pioneer crafts, motorized duck rides and Santa's Express Train are just some of the highlights of this one -of -a kind event. Of course, there's always the Christmas Cafe for those who Goderich Hydro needs more time to investigate possible merger with Erie Th Darryl Coote Editor Goderich Hydro said it needs more time to investi- gate whether a merger with Erie Thames Powerlines is the best option for the local distri- bution company (LDC). However, a presentation to Goderich council by two of the local utility's directors on Oct. 24 has left some coun- cillors worried that the deal is all but done. The presentation was sup- posed to have been a report nwmo brought back to council on whether the LDC should merge with another company or con- tinue as itis -- an independent, municipally owned and run corporation -- but "due dili- gence" has required the need for more time, said Goderich Hydro director Robert Cornish Back in July, council passed a motion approving this investi- gation following a push started by the provincial government in April 2015 to encourage LCD's to consolidate and enter the private sector. The report back to council NUCLEAR WASTE SOCIETE DE GESTION MANAGEMENT DES DECHETS ORGANIZATION NUCLEAIRES was not ready, Cornish said, as Goderich Hydro hired a con- sulting firm to examine the val- uation of the two companies. Though unsure when the report well be ready, Duncan Jewell, the other LDC director who presented to council, said it might be completed by mid- November. However, as the report will contain proprietary information, he doubts itwillbe available to the public. Jewell told media following the presentation that it was nec- essary to hire the consulting firm as they need to examine all NWMO Learn More Centre Everyone is welcome. Drop in and learn more about Adaptive Phased Management (APM), and ongoing work in the area. APM is Canada's plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is working collaboratively with Huron -Kinloss to consider the project and advance preliminary assessment studies. The Township of Huron -Kinloss is one of nine communities involved in this learning process. companies that ERTH Corp. owns. ERTH Corp. is the parent company of Erie Thames. Goderich Hydro needs to ensure that a merger with Erie Thames won't be jeopardized by the financial health of another company under the wing of ERTH, he said. "ERTH Corp. has a number of businesses throughout Can- ada and the United States, and one of the things you want to look at is if those businesses are added value to the company or not. You have to look at the total company so that you don't sign NWMO Learn More Centre (Huron -Kinloss) 46 Queen St., Ripley ON (across from Lewis Park) 519.386.6711 Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Darryl Coote/Editor Cheryl Jefferson, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Huron County, right, accepts a cheque for $9,082.88 from Huron County Warden Paul Gowing. work up an appetite! "Santa's elves (volunteers), have been working for weeks getting the event put together for all the good folks throughout the land," said Catherine Dicld- son, Chair of the Saugeen Valley Conservation Foundation. 'We have already notified the NORTH POLE that all proceeds go to conservation projects that improve the environment for the benefit of all. We all have something in common in that ames onto something that is going to run down your own company," he said. Following the presenta- tion to council, Councillor Matt Hoy asked the directors to confirm for the public that they are not working towards a merger and are only con- ducting an investigation. He said their presentation suggested that a merger with Erie Thames was on the horizon. 'We're using a lot of wordage about what we think is going to happen, that we are going to merge with Erie Thames, and at this pointwe are not doing that, we're only looking into it, cor- rect?" asked Hoy. Cornish said they have been involved in this process for over a year, and they are listening closely to the wishes of council and the public. "We are ... taking our time on it;" he said. He then clarified that before a merger can occur they have to negotiate a deal with the company, which will then be brought back to council for approval. "We've been very careful to knowwhat the council wishes are and to know what the rate payers wishes are," he said. Deputy mayor Jim Don- nelly said during the question period that he hates to see a locally owned company be bought out, but if this merger is going to happen, he wants to be able to defend the deci- sion to the ratepayer. He also said, though with- out giving reasons, that this investigation will probably our goal is to leave a lasting leg- acy for future generations" she added. Admission is only $8 per adult, $3.00 per child and pre- schoolers are free. While most activities are included in the price of admission, there are other purchase opportunities. An ATM on site. See www.svca.on.ca for more information, e-mail publicinfo@svca. on. ca or call 519-367-3040. end with a merger. "It doesn't take much of an educated guess to come to the conclusion that it will be a merger with Erie Thames.... If we do that, I want to be pre- pared to defend it if it needs to be defended," he said, asking the directors for areport on why they didn't take the company public if this merger occurs. Cornish replied that if the merger with Erie Thames goes through Goderich would retain ownership, though a one -nine share of ERTH Corp., and avote on its board of directors. "It's all very well to say that Goderich is going to have own- ership," Donnelly said, "but it will be a minority shareholder and in that context it has lost some measure of control:' Following council, the directors told the media that council had tasked them with examining the possibility of a merger, and not specifically with Erie Thames, but since the two companies have a long working relationship of between eight and 10 years it made sense start there. "That's not set in stone," Cornish said concerning a merger specifically with Erie. However, he then added: "It's almost like family because you can work with them and it's really been a good partnership with them and we think we can slowly flow right into them. But there's others out there we can look to see a partnership with them:: Cornish said the current relationship between the two companies concerns billing and engineering.