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They chose to spend their time
doing crafts, but that did not appeal to
Catherine. She much preferred
climbing trees, roofs and windmills.
Catherine adamantly states, "I
am not retired, just mu responsibil-
ities have changed." She is still very
independent and active in the
community, although she does not
get out as often since she stopped
driving. She plays bridge, but like
many groups that were started
many years ago it was the same
members and no new members
were recruited. In fact it was noted
that now most wives are working
and do not have time to join clubs.
With so many peers being lost
there is not as much incentive to go
out of the home. The change has
mainly happened since Catherine
has been 97 or 98 years old. She
now has someone come into the
home to help her with the house-
work. Catherine asserts that she
still is looking after her son, just as
she has done all of her years as a
mother, a role she continues to
cherish.
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Delegates Bring Concerns to Huron -Kinloss Council
General Committee
Meeting July 7, 2014
Valerie Gillies
Editor/Lucknow Sentinel
Drain Installation Concerns:
Keith Vanderhoek attended the
July 7, 2014 meeting of Huron -Kin-
loss Council and provided a
detailed letter over concerns with
installation of drain through his
property on Concession 6 of Huron
Township. Vanderhoek com-
mended the workmanship of the
crew that laid the tile, but has many
concerns with the contractor that
was to complete the work. Con-
cerns included blowouts that had
not happened before, catchbasins
that were not bolted down, fences
that were taken down and not
restored as well as crop damage.
He has taken this up with the con-
tractor that had agreed that these
issues would be fixed, but they are
not done. The contractor suggested
that Vanderhoek take his concerns
to H -K Council if he wished reim-
bursement for damages. The other
option posed by the contractor was
that Vanderhoek could pursue his
complaints under the drainage act.
In discussion it was agreed that
there were blatant problems that
needed to be addressed. It was
agreed that it is most certainly the
onus of the contractor to do the
repairs and complete the work.
Although making an application
through the drainage act is an
option, Council agreed that it is a
costly procedure and should be
totally unnecessary in this case as
the issues are most certainly the
fault of the contractor. Councillor
Hanna suggested that Council
should approach the contractor to
revisit the issues to attempt to
avoid having Vanderhoek incur the
extra costs of appealing through
the drainage act.
Encroachment Agreement:
Margaret Clement attended
Council as a delegate to ask to
enter into an Encroachment Agree-
ment with the Township to allow
for legal access to a shed that has
been on Township land for approx-
imately 35 years. The following dis-
cussion centered on if such an
agreement would transfer if the
property changed ownership.
Council saw no problem with
entering in the Encroachment
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DE CANDIDATURE
LE CONSEIL SCOLAIRE CATHOLIOUE PROVIDENCE (FRENCH LANGUAGE SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD)
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LE CONSEIL SCOLAIRE VIAMONDE (FRENCH LANGUAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD)
Un (1) A elire - representant les regions combinees de toutes les municipalites des Comtes de Waterloo, Wellington,
Middlesex, Perth and Huron Les formulaires appropries sont disponibles au bureau du Greffier.
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North Huron
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Goderich
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Howick
Brad Knight, Greffier
Huron East
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Greffier, Bluewater
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Morris-Turnberry
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Central Huron
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South Huron
Agreement as Clement was aware
that she had agreed to pay all legal
costs involved to prepare the agree-
ment. Clement was advised that
the agreement would only be legal
for as long as the property did not
change ownership. Should the
property be sold the Council at that
time would need to address the
agreement to decide if it will con-
tinue. At this time a survey will not
need to be done as a sketch is
available.
Fire and Emergency Management
Services:
Chief Martin attended to discuss
matters involving the Ripley -Huron
Fire Department. A major concern
at this time is the information
received from the Ministry of Com-
munity safety regarding legislative
changes. The main focus is the abil-
ity of residents to get out of a build-
ing, specifically addressing resi-
dents with cognitive or physical
conditions that require them to
have assistance to evacuate. The
concern is that there will be sub-
stantial financial cost for the man-
datory retrofitting which must be
done by the owners. Everything is
changing quickly making it difficult
to plan. There are courses that can
be taken on evacuation drills with 3
years being allowed to complete
the mandatory training.
Martin expressed the need to
talk to the Agricultural Society
about procedures for fair grounds
evacuation.
Industrial Wind Turbine Fire
Suppression Systems:
The policy is that any fire in wind
turbines are to be left to burn out on
their own. The fire department is
responsible to protect the area sur-
rounding the turbine until they have
burnt out. Chief Martin stated that
the fire suppression systems need to
be addressed as there is a high prob-
ability of grain field fires from wind
turbine fires that could be out of
control too quickly to be handled.
Councillor Hanna stated that if
they are going to build the turbines
that there should most certainly be
fire suppression in place. Martin
asked that Council push for this
requirement to be retroactive, as
well as for future development.
Martin proposed and Council
agreed that if the fire safety is man-
datory for the buildings housing
vulnerable occupants then it
should also be mandatory for the
wind turnbine companies.
Blyth artist challenges society's
wastefulness
Robert Tetu
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery fea-
tures local artist Kelly Stevenson in its
fourth exhibition of the season. The
Blyth resident moved to town as a
teenager ten years ago. Since graduat-
ing from the Ontario College of Art
and Design in 2012, she has partici-
pated in a number of shows in
Toronto, Stratford and Huron County,
winning awards for her work.
The art pieces in "Who Heals You",
use a variety of media and are
intended to hold a mirror up to our-
selves as a society and ask us to exam-
ine our consumerism.
The imagery of Kelly's paintings
originates from a combination of bro-
ken or damaged objects, hardware,
and discarded technology. Working
on paper or surfaces that have lost
thier original purpose, she strives to
open a dialogue with the viewer.
Embracing a naive style, the exhibi-
tion consists of works that explore
relationships between religion, tech-
nology, violence, hope, and human
connections. Through the use of a
parallel universe, the works take
*nspiration from the society we live in
and examine the darkness and light
that is in all of us.
She describes the theme in this
way, "In a time increasingly ruled by
technology and under the constant
bombardment of violent images, our
western society has continued down
a path leading to the dehumaniza-
tion of others and those closest to
us." Kelly attempts to understand the
world we live in, and the connections
between humans in our technology
filled times. It is through her paint-
ings that the viewers will have an
opportunity to question our society
and ourselves.
The exhibition by Kelly Stevenson is
presented by the Blyth Festival Art Gal-
lery and sponsored by Lynda and Dun-
can McGregor. It can be viewed in the
Bainton Gallery (next to the Box Office)
in the Blyth Memorial Hall, July 18th to
August 10th, Tuesdays to Saturdays,
from 10 am to 9 pm.
The public is invited to meet the
artist at the Opening Reception on
Friday, July 18th, at 6 pm.
For more information, contact Rob-
ert Tetu at 519-345-2184 or email
"mailto:gallery@blythfestival.
com"gallery@blythfestival.com.
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