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The Citizen, 1988-09-21, Page 1Scholarship fund Former teacher helps students See page 3 Off to Russia Kevin Wheeler skates abroad See page 26 Opportunity Tour pleases local, county officials Whether or not any investment comes out of the Opportunities Tour for Huron county communi­ ties, local organizers feel the event was a success. Wayne Caldwell, who co-ordin­ ated the Huron part of the tour for the Huron County Planning and Development Office said he felt all the British investors on the tour were serious about investing and that if they were w illing to spend a week of their time visiting western Ontario, he didn’t think they were likely to take their money and put it in Toronto. The tour, organized by the Ontario Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology brought a busload of British investors with about up to $30 million to invest to visit Middlesex. Huron and Bruce and the city of Owen Sound. The tour took one of its longest stops in Blyth where two local businesses were visited then the investors and other officials were entertained at a dinner at Blyth Memorial Hall before attending the Blyth Festival. Bev Elliott, head of the Business and Tourism committee said “it went fantastic’ ’ of the Blyth portion of the tour. Although nobody on the tour is going to commit themselves to an investment before the tour is over there was interest in the village. “They couldn’t say enough good things about Blyth,’’she said. She also attended a send-off luncheon in Wingham for the group before they left the county after staying parts of three days. Ruth Sauve, Brussels village councillor and member of the Brussels, Morris and Grey Indus­ trial Committee said she was “quite pleased just from the questions that were asked’’ during a quick bus tour of her village Thursday. The visitors were shown the BMG Community Centre, some of the residential land available and some of the new houses in the village, the dam and park at the Maitland River, the main street where the unique streetscape of Brussels was point­ ed out, the Brussels Stockyards where the operation of the yards wras explained and the industrial land in the north end of the village, both in the village and in Morris township. Questions were asked about the price of industrial and residential land and the visitors were “almost astonished, at the price of serviced land,’’ Councillor Sauve said. The tour officially ended Sunday but several of the visitors stayed in Canada to pursue possible invest­ ment opportunities while others planned to stay for a holiday (all investors paid their own way to Canada). Mr. Caldwell said he had been worried before the tour took place about how serious the investors were and what the people were like but afterwards he felt really good about it. They seemed to be impressed by the warmth and honesty of the people they met in Huron and felt really good about the communities. He said he was fascinated by some of the projects they were pursuing. While many looked for more common investments like restaurants, one was looking for a joint venture with a Canadian partner to produce special Christ­ mas cakes at the rate of about 3500 pounds a week. Another wanted to build a large greenhouse project that would house mulberry trees that would feed silk worms to Continued on page 7 Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londes borough, Walton and surrounding townships. VOL. 4 NO. 38 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1988.45 CENTS Hold on tight when you’re surrounded by strange people Jodie Semple, five, seems to be saying as she clings to the leg of her mother Gail during a performance of the Brussels Legion Pipe Band at the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School Fair on Wednesday. Jodie also accompanied her mother with the band in the parade, getting a start with the band at a young age. Input sought for waste study Public input is a vital component of the final outcome of the Huron County Waste Management Mas­ ter Plan, and citizens across the county are being asked to become involved and to stay involved in its development, according to Jo- Anne Richter, project co-ordina­ tor. Speaking to about 70 concerned citizens at the Grey Township Recycling Information meeting in Ethel on September 13, Ms. Richter said that the final recom­ mendations of the Master Plan will affect every county resident since many local landfill sites are fast reaching the critical stage, while many others will be full within the next 10 years. “We will be askingforyour help in setting up the (final site) evaluation criteria,’’ she said. “Your comments and input are vital to the final outcome of the Plan.’’ She went on to congratulate those present for their interest in waste recycling, noting that “recy­ cling will be an integral component oftheMaster Plan.” The Ethel meeting was hosted by the Ethel Women’s Institute, and was the first such meeting held in Huron County, Ms. Richter said. When completed, the Waste Management Master Plan will provide a comprehensive, long­ term strategy for dealing with waste in Huron County, under­ taken as the result of the realization that many waste disposal sites in Huron County are nearing capaci­ ty. The study, which began in June and is scheduled for completion in August, 1990, will look at ways to reduce the amount of waste reaching landfill sites, and will identify a suitable site, or sites, for waste disposal within the county. The study is being carried out by the Toronto consu 1 ting firm of Gore and Storrie Ltd., assisted by several specialist sub-consultants, including Maitland Engineering Services Ltd. of Wingham, which will assist in data collection and evaluation of the present system of waste management in the county, as well as serving as the local liason. A steering committee, which includes Grey Twp. Reeve Leona Armstrong, Turnberry Reeve Brian McBurney, and Hur­ on County Warden Robert Bell, was appointed by county council in 1987 and meets on a monthly basis with the responsibility of oversee- ContLnued on page 13