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County ready to
make big moves on
economic development
Paul Cluff
QMI Agency
A consultant could help
guide the future of economic
development in Huron
County, along with a new
board featuring local busi-
ness people.
County council agreed to
move forward with plans to
establish an economic devel-
opment board and hire a
part-time consultant to help
structure economic
development.
"We have the concept, we
know what the vision is long-
term, we want a board and
we know we want to bring
the private sector to the
table," said Coun. John
Grace, chairman of the
Huron Economic Develop-
ment Partnership.
Grace told council at their
Feb. 12 committee of the
whole meeting that the time
is now to move towards a
development board that
could take the county to the
next level. "It is a competi-
tive world out there and we
need to invest, motivate and
support. We really need to
crank it up and get
engaged."
Grace said the board could
consist of the warden, two
councillors and eight busi-
ness leaders from diverse
sectors: manufacturing, agri-
culture, tourism digital
media/innovation/emerging
technologies, culture/crea-
tive economy, retail, educa-
tion and healthcare.
"We are all well aware of
the (economic) past," said
Coun. Jim Ginn (Central
Huron). Business closures
and job losses have impacted
the county, he said, so "who
better to lead us forward
than the business leaders
who have survived and
thrived in a tough
economy."
Counties across the prov-
ince are facing the same
challenges: retaining estab-
lished businesses and
attracting new ones, Grace
said. "We must all be on the
same page, collaborating
and delivering the same
message."
The board and its direc-
tion would "grow and evolve
Grace said.
Coun. Bernie MacLellan
(Huron East) said, after some
changes were made, he
agrees with the concept
100% and sees a lot of poten-
tial. MacLellan noted, how-
ever, that the concept could
yet change.
Ultimately it is up to
county council to decide on
direction, he said.
The Huron East mayor
said a "set of eyes from the
outside" would help.
County CAO Brenda
Orchard said funding for the
consultant would not be new
money, rather it is repurpos-
ing existing dollars - there is
currently a vacant position
within the county.
Orchard said the person
they have in mind is some-
one she has worked with for
many years, and she "aspires
to be like him."
Grace met with the poten-
tial consultant, though he
wouldn't name him, for three
hours to see "what things
would look like, what we need
to do and how we need to
approach it:'
Grace said the meeting was
important before pitching his
ideas to council.
"We are looking at a differ-
ent way of approaching it by
using a board, by bringing in
the private sector and our
business community to the
table to help us direct eco-
nomic development into the
future...they are the ones who
can give us that vision on
how, when and why to deliver
it" Council approved in prin-
ciple a plan to establish the
economic development
board and allow Grace and
Orchard to continue with the
next steps, including a con-
tract and bylaw for hiring a
part-time consultant.
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