The Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-04-23, Page 44 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, April 23, 2014
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New Editor at the Lucknow Sentinel
Spring is a time for change and the new-
est change at the Lucknow Sentinel is
Editor, Valerie Gillies. As with any
changes in the community, residents want to
know the details. Perhaps the best way to
start is from the beginning. Here is my story.
I grew up in a small hamlet in the former
Township of Proton, now part of Southgate,
in Grey County. The population of Hopeville
was 49, which was established by me and my
sisters sitting down at the kitchen table and
listing everyone who lived in each house. I moved to
Waterloo when I married and started my family while
managing to complete Bachelor of Arts degrees in both
Psychology and in Recreation & Leisure Studies with a
Specialization in Therapeutic Recreation from the Uni-
versity of Waterloo. I lived in Waterloo for 16 years,
which was 15 years too long for this country girl. Since
then I have lived in small communities in Huron, Wel-
lington and now, for about ten years, Bruce Counties.
Compared to where I have spent most of my life, Luc -
know is a booming metropolis.
Throughout this time I have worn many hats, both as
volunteer and as paid employment, around raising my
five children. Like most busy people, I cannot even
remember all of the various roles. The list includes choir
member and children's music director in various
church congregations, minor soccer coach, fitness
instructor, custom seamstress, cleaning lady, cement
patching of outdoor ornaments, craft store
Val's Views
Valerie
owner/operator, daycare staff, social worker,
recreation/activities director in long -term -
care centres, reporter/photographer/graphic
artist for various newspapers, cashier, wait-
ress, professional clown, musician and
singer/songwriter. I believe that these expe-
riences will help me to connect with many of
the people I will be working with and for in
Gillies my present position as Editor. As a warning, I
am not looking to find new volunteer oppor-
tunities at this time. I am concentrating on
becoming established in a career after many years as a
full-time mom. I am looking forward to meeting those
who are active in and around the area to better serve
the community through the Lucknow Sentinel and to
discovering the various activities, products and services
in and around Lucknow.
My first tour through Lucknow impressed me as this
being a very vibrant and thriving community that offers
everything you could need to live here. The businesses I
dropped in on were very welcoming to a stranger and
very helpful with information.
As we currently have no designated reporter for the
Sentinel, I will need your help to cover the area. I am
inviting all who have news, group reports, sports results,
write-ups of all sorts and photographs (in jpeg format,
please) to please submit them to the paper through the
e-mail at lucknow.editorial@sunmedia.ca or dropping
them off at the office. Anything that I receive will most
definitely be considered for publication.
Minister of Energy Can't
Answer Thompson's
Question on Wind Approvals
Queen's Park
Lisa Thompson, MPP Huron -Bruce, rose in Question
Period yesterday to ask the Minister of Energy why his gov-
ernment continues to approve industrial wind projects.
Thompson cited recent wind project approvals and dis-
missed Environmental Review Tribunal appeals that will
lead to more turbines being built.
"Ontario does not need the power. Soaring costs of elec-
tricity are making living in Ontario unaffordable. The Liberal
green energy scheme has failed. My question is simple: in
light of all this, why do you keep approving new turbines?"
The Minister of Energy was unable to provide a direct
answer to the question. "The Minister cannot get away with
avoiding this issue. As a result, I have challenged him to a
late show, meaning that at 6:00 pm on April 29 this issue will
be debated further in the Legislature", said Thompson. "At
that time, I will be pushing the Minister of Energy to explain
why approvals are continuing to be granted when missed
deadlines and milestones could be used as a natural 'out'
from contracts':
"He will have another chance to explain to the people of
Ontario why he continues to implement costly failed
Spruce the Bruce
Grants for Businesses
Huron -Kinloss Business Banner
Spruce the Bruce Grant Applications are now open to downtown
businesses!
Grant Types and maximum matching funding provided by Spruce the
Bruce:
• Facade Improvement Grant $3000 with an additional $1000 for projects
totaling over $10,000
• Streetscape Beautification Grant $10,000
• Perpendicular Signage & Awning Grant $1,000
• Co -Operative Marketing Grant $2,500
• Destination Infrastructure Grant $2,500
• Gateways & Public Signage Grant $5,000
Applications will be accepted until the last day of every month (E.g. April
30th, May
31st, June 30th etc). Applications are considered on a firstcomefirst serve
basis and will continue until all 2014 funds have been dispensed.
Grant categories have eligibility criteria and in all cases: project must not
have commenced prior to the awarding of the requested grant; applicants
must provide minimum 50% cash contribution towards the total cost of the
project; and projects must be completed by October 31st 2014.
To submit a grant application (must be submitted online) and for more
info, please visit: http://www.brucecounty.on.ca/business/spruce-
thebruce/grants.php