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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2013-11-27, Page 13Wednesday, November 27, 2013 • Lucknow Sentinel 13 Challenge stretched the mental strength of Warden, CAO Three days out of the food comfort zone Paul Cluff Goderich Signal Star Huron CountyWarden George Robert- son gained a heightened sense of smell during three days of restricted eating. So much so, he could smell the aromas coming from the kitchens of homes passed by while walking his dog. Robertson and Brenda Orchard, county CAO, accepted a challenge from Janice Dunbar of the Huron Against Poverty Group. For three days, they ate food bank -style rations that brought them well out of their food comfort zone. Robertson and Orchard said they found the challenge difficult but they also discovered a new appreciation for those who rely on food banks. "What a challenge," Orchard said at the Wed. Nov 6 county council meeting. The CAO initially thought she would miss drinking Pepsi. But the admitted cola fan, who has drastically cut back on pop consumption since the challenge, found it was a shortage of choice that made life difficult. Lack of fresh vegetables, sodium content from mainly processed foods and a lack of meat, save for cans of tuna, were also troubling, she said. "I probably got my year's sodium allotment in three days." Orchard has a new appreciation of what types of food she will donate to food banks in the future. For a county on the forefront of agriculture production, there should be more available at food banks, she suggested. Dunbar dropped off bags of food for the partici- pants last month, which were void of milk, juice, cheese, coffee and fresh fruit. Huron County food banks serve 1,500 people each month. Robertson agreed that a lack of selection made the challenge tough. "It gets bad when you start to look forward to the taste of toothpaste:' Purple Grove Christmas concert Dec. 13 Mary Anne Kukoly Purple Grove News Doug and Andrew MacDonald took their horses to the Christmas in the Park in Ripley Sunday. What a great Santa Claus parade. Glad the weather settled down for the goodies after the parade. The Bruce County Holstein Club held their annual meeting at Ikend- ale Farms, Walkerton. John Thorburn Fire agreement for North Huron, Central Huron Central Huron has approved a five year contract proposal from North Huron to have the Fire Department of North Huron (FDNH) provide fire and rescue services to residents and busi- nesses in Central Huron. The new agreement will take effect on Jan. 1, 2014. "This long term agreement will help us complete the five-year rebuild plan initiated in 2010 and in 2015 we'll start to see savings that will be shared with our municipal partners as we move to a sus- taining -oriented budget," said North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent. "I know our 44 FDNH firefighters look forward to continuing to provide fire and rescue services to Central Huron for many years to come." "The Municipality of Central Huron is very pleased to enter into this partner- ship with the Township of North Huron," said Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn. "This agreement will provide our resi- dents with a long term sustainable plan for fire protection:' The Fire Department of North Huron provides fire and rescue services to Cen- tral Huron (Hullett Township) residents and businesses through an inter -munic- ipal agreement. North Huron also has agreements with Morris Turnberry and Ashfield Colborne Wawanosh to provide fire and rescue services to areas of their municipalities. is the new President. Sunday Lois and Stephen Durnin of Luc - know visited with Marilyn and Don Reid. Marilee and David Rhody from Wakefield Quebec vistied Janet and Wayne Rhody on Sunday. Marilee and David spent the week- end with Merle and Gerald Rhody at Kinlough One of the plans made at the Purple Grove Community Centre meeting was to hold some fundraising gatherings. Our sympathy is sent to Rosalyn Hodgins and family in St Catherines on the death of Glen Hodgins. Glen was raised on the 'Luc - know Gravel' near Kinlough. The Ripley and District Horticultural Society had a successful gathering at the Ripley Community Centre last Wednesday. Spencer Finnie of Toronto visited with Heather and Sam Finnie recently. Sam had a quick visit with his sister Nessa and her husband Gordon Brown in Vancouver. Nessa was being presented with a special award. There was a surprise birthday party for Deana Scott's "29"th birthday. Family & friends celebrated at the Tiverton Lions hall recently. Congrats to Morley who kept the K2 Wind Power Project Community Liaison Committee Monday, December 2, 2013 6:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. 84685 Bluewater Hwy 21, north of Goderich (formerly St. Joseph's School, Kingsbridge) Open to the General Public for Viewing About the CLC A Community Liaison Committee ("CLC") has been established as a forum to exchange ideas, share information and provide regular updates regarding construction, installation, use, operation, maintenance and retirement of the K2 Wind Power Project ("the Project"). The 270 megawatt wind Project received its Renewable Energy Approval in July 2013. Stantec Consulting Ltd. will coordinate the CLC meeting. All meeting materials (minutes, presentations, reports, etc.) will be made available for public review on the Project website at www.K2Wind.ca. The agenda for the meeting will be posted on the Project website at least one week in advance. The CLC meeting is open to the general public for observation. For more information on the CLC please contact: Herb Shields, CLC Facilitator Stantec Consulting 519-836-6050 ext. 243 secret for a long time! Belated Happy Birth- day too to Marie Colling, Mary Anne Kukoly. Recent visitors with Mary Anne were Joyce and John Farrell, Teresa Becker and boys, Tobi Droppert and boys; Joyce and Sandy McEwan, Charlene and Doug McE- wan and Joan Barr. Ladies a reminder that the Institute meet- ing is at Janet Rhody's on the first Wednes- day of December. The speaker is Gail Van der Hoek. All ladies welcome. And a bit of advance notice of the annual Christmas concert at Purple Grove Dec.13. For questions or requests for additional information not pertaining to the CLC, please contact the K2 Wind Power Project Team at: E-mail: K2Wind@capitalpower.com Telephone: 519.524.2760 K IC About the Project • K2 Wind is constructing a 270 megawatt wind power facility in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne- Wawanosh. • The Project includes 140 Siemens model SWT -2.3 wind turbines. The Project also includes electrical collection and communications systems including a transmission line, a transformer station, a substation, operation and maintenance building, meteorological towers, turbine access roads and temporary construction and laydown areas. • Thousands of employment hours will be created during the 18 -month construction period. • In March, K2 Wind and the Township of ACW signed a Community Benefits Fund Agreement that will deliver an annual payment of approximately $700,000 to ACW over the life of the Project. More information about the Project, including Project mapping, is available at www.K2Wind.ca.