The Citizen, 2015-10-01, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015.
One of the biggest developments
in Huron East in recent memory was
given the go-ahead last week, as
Huron East Council approved a
rezoning for JL Retirement Living’s
Inspired Living Seaforth project.
The building will be three floors
high and will provide 120 beds of
retirement living in Huron East. In
addition, the first floor will be unlike
any other retirement home in the
province, said Jessica Lunshof,
President and CEO of JL Retirement
Living.
The first floor of the building,
which will be near the Seaforth
Hospital, will be nearly 1,000 square
feet of doctors, labs and research
facilities, social workers and a
fitness area. The whole facility, said
JL Retirement Living’s planner Paul
Puopolo, will be aimed at enriching
healthcare in Huron East and
bettering all aspects of life for
residents, not just putting a roof over
their heads.
Puopolo said that the development
goes far beyond building a
retirement living facility, but it’s an
opportunity for the community, its
economy and its residents. He said
the project will bring people into the
municipality to live, to work and to
spend time in local businesses,
whether they be shops or restaurants.
The first phase of the development
will go ahead in 2016 and the second
phase will commence between 2017
and 2018.
Lunshof said that the Sept. 21
meeting was “another milestone” for
the project and that she and her team
were one step closer to making the
revolutionary home a reality.
Huron County Planner Claire
Dodds said that her department is in
support of the project and that all of
the planning aspects of the project,
including a storm water
management pond and an enclosed
generator, have all met the
conditions of the Planning Act.
Council approved the zoning
amendment, with several councillors
stating that they were happy to see
the project move forward.
For more information on the
project, visit the company’s website
at www.jlretirementliving.com.
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Proposed retirement
complex receives
approval from HE
A new executive
The Blyth Lions Club recently formally installed its new executive for the 2015/2016 year. Back
row, from left: Past-President Mary Lou Stewart, Treasurer Ryan Lee, Director Bill Logue,
Director Charlie Shaw, Tail Twister Barney Stewart, Second Vice-President Ken Stewart and
President Alex Blair. Front row, from left: Lion Tamer Sheron Stadelmann, Third Vice-President
Chris Cooper and First Vice-President Vicky Bremner. Absent were Secretary Ric McBurney,
Director Brad Walsh and Director Chris Lee. (Photo submitted)
Sustainability focus of initiative
Continued from page 19
supply chain approach to sustainable
production and processing. The OFA
is partnering with fellow industry
supporters including the Christian
Farmers’ Federation of Ontario, the
Presidents’ Council, Ontario Agri
Food Technologies, the Ontario Soil
and Crop Improvement Association,
Farm & Food Care Ontario and with
Provision Coalition. The Provision
Coalition brings in the processor
voice. Members of the Provision
Coalition are the major buyers of
Ontario’s farm commodities.
The new Farm, Food & Beyond:
Our Commitment to Sustainability
initiative will build on the success of
the Environmental Farm Plan
program with four main objectives:
• To guide farmers in the
identification of needs and
opportunities for improvement in
sustainability.
• To assure and inform the general
public about these transformations.
• To help address growing
requirements by food manufacturers
and retailers for assurance that farm
products have been produced in a
sustainable manner.
• To demonstrate that the supply
chain is working together towards
sustainability improvements from
farm to fork.
The term “Beyond” is to ensure
new emerging bioproducts and
consumer goods other than food are
captured for necessity. These
principles are not to duplicate any of
the actions currently in place. It will
embolden them to streamline the
needs of all in the supply chain for
consumer acceptance.
The support of this new
sustainability initiative embodies the
OFA’s mission – to enable
prosperous and sustainable farms.
The OFA was a founding partner of
the Environmental Farm Plan and
recognizes the importance of the
environmental, economic and social
sustainability of Ontario farms.
Sustainability has never been
more important. Today’s agricultural
practices have never been under
greater scrutiny. Our industry is
regularly responding to public
perceptions, media scrutiny and
consumer demands. As farmers, we
work hard on social responsibility to
animal care, crop protection, and
numerous other aspects of everyday
farm practice that society does not
see, and then questions.
The new Farm, Food & Beyond
initiative will provide another way to
demonstrate our sustainability
practices and commitment. The OFA
has been engaged in discussion
surrounding the issues of agriculture
sustainability and social license. We
believe it’s our job as farmers to help
maintain the public’s trust in how we
raise our animals, grow our crops
and care for the land.
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built at Blyth cemetery
A bequest from the late John
William Bowes has been approved
for use in installing a columbarium
at the Blyth Union Cemetery.
During North Huron Council’s
Sept. 21 meeting, a request was
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Church, through the report’s
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The motion to begin the process of
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