The Citizen, 2015-01-22, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015. PAGE 7.
Huron Chapel pews to be replaced with chairs
These winter months tend to
successfully persuade bodies to
model themselves after the bear or
groundhog where they hibernate
inside cozy warm homes. Some
bodies fashion themselves after the
Canada Goose and go south for the
winter. I find myself sometimes
envying them.
However, there are others, like the
young Auburn family sledding
behind the church this past Sunday
afternoon, who reject the idea that
winter cannot be enjoyed. For them
the cold and snow is to be celebrated
and embraced, not sneered at.
For the most part, winter has
caused the streets of Auburn to be
quiet these days, which is why this
past Friday what would normally be
an uneventful chore, turned into a
lively assignment. An 18-wheel
tractor trailer pulled into Auburn and
meandered through the streets
towards Huron Chapel. The truck
and trailer managed to back into the
church’s parking lot where it
stopped short of the overhang that
guards parishioners from the
elements when they are being
dropped off for the Sunday service.
The trailer’s cargo was a
component of change for the church.
Change can often be difficult to
navigate and come to terms with.
Especially as we grow older. The
doors of the trailer opened and there
one could see what looked like 30,
seven-foot statues standing erect and
wrapped completely in plastic. They
had come to replace an era. Actually,
they were 300 brand-new chairs
which would replace the old wooden
pews in the sanctuary. It is change…
but it is progress.
The chairs will allow the sanctuary
to be more readily used, along with
round tables, for conferences,
meetings and events throughout the
week. They are also much more
comfortable than a wooden bench.
Steve Caldwell from the Auburn Co-
op lent a neighbourly hand by
bringing over a forklift to help
unload the new chairs. As each stack
of chairs was placed onto the
forklift, two men steadied the load as
it was carried over to the front door
where it was dropped off. All the
pews should be out by Saturday
where chairs will be set in their
place.
NEWS
FROM AUBURN
By Mark
Royall
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519-441-2223
PEOPLE AROUND
AUBURN
Adams sworn in as clerk for North Huron
Newly-named North Huron
Township Council Clerk Kathy
Adams was officialy sworn in for
her new position, at council’s first
meeting of the new year on Jan. 12
Adams was named to the position
late in 2014.
The municipality is still seeking a
chief administrative officer in the
coming years to replace former
Clerk/CAO Gary Long, who left the
position late last year.
***
North Huron Township Council
was briefed on planning processes
by its newly-appointed Huron
County Planner, Dana Kieffer and
Planner Susannah Reid who works
with Morris-Turnberry council.
The briefing, which preceded
council’s first meeting of the year,
was designed to bring new
councillors up to speed on the
services the Huron County Planning
and Development Department
provides as well as where the
municipality fits into the decision
making process.
The presentation was followed by
the beginning of council’s regular
meeting, when Kieffer and Reid
explained where North Huron
Township and the Municipality of
Morris-Turnberry were with the
Wingham Industrial Land Survey.
The survey was designed to
identify, catalogue and prepare lands
for development in northern
Wingham and Lower Town. The
project, which is jointly managed by
Morris-Turnberry and North Huron,
but administered by Morris-
Turnberry, was partly funded by a
Rural Economic Development
(RED) grant.
The second stage of the
archaeological assessment, which
includes test dig sites for some lands
and plowing others, is set to begin
soon as part of preparing the lands
for development, should that
opportunity arise.
***
This February, at its annual
conference, the Rural Ontario
Municipalities Association (ROMA)
will be holding elections for its
governing board.
Blyth Ward representative and
North Huron Councillor Bill Knott,
during North Huron Council’s Jan.
12 meeting, decided he wanted to
run for Zone 2 representative on the
board.
Council approved a motion to
have Knott run for the position.
***
The first bylaw of 2015 passed by
North Huron Township Council will
see the township trade chief building
official (CBO) services with Minto
Township.
Based on an existing deal with
Morris-Turnberry, if one building
official in either township is not
available, the official from the other
municipality will fill in.
The new agreement came about
when Morris-Turnberry’s CBO was
facing a medical issue and unable to
provide services for North Huron
last year. Now, North Huron has
deals with both Morris-Turnberry
and Minto to make sure residents in
any of the three municipalities don’t
have to wait long for building issues.
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519-357-2711
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Delivery
Thanks to a helpful neighbour (the Auburn Co-op’s Steve Caldwell), volunteers like Rob
Campbell, left, at Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church in Auburn were able to get
their new chairs in to the sanctuary relatively quicker last week. The chairs will take the place
of the pews and allow the sanctuary to serve more needs in the community. (Mark Royall photo)
Swearing in
Kathy Adams, right, was sworn in as North Huron Township Council’s clerk during its Jan. 12
meeting. Adams, who is shown with Reeve Neil Vincent, was named to the position late in
2014. (Denny Scott photo)