The Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-09-08, Page 2Page 2 — Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 8, 1993
Huron County's economy gets boost
with opening of a business centre
by Paul Ciufo
Seaforth will be the location for
a Business Development Centre
aimed at kick-starting the Huron
County economy.
Murray Cardiff, Huron -Bruce
MP, made the announcement on
Fri., Sept. 3.
Operating under the Community
Futures Program, a federal initiative
supported by Employment and
Immigration Canada to assist com-
munities hard-hit by unemployment,
the centre will be established in the
former Topnotch building using
$400,000 in federal funding. The
centre willreceive funding over
five years during which its mandate
will be to assist new businesses, and
expansions of existing businesses
by providing management assis-
tance and investment capital.
"This is something very neces-
sary and needed. The Business
Development Centre .will stimulate
growth," Cardiff said to dignitaries
gathered at Topnotch. "It is a great
way to provide training and will
give small entrepreneurs a chance
to get started. Within a month,
loans will be available to help small
businesses with start-up."
The centre will be able to
provide loans of up to $75,000 to
eligible participants. Huron County
was selected. for Community
Futures support in June 1992. Since
then, a Community Futures Com-
mittee (CFC) chaired by Don Pullen
has assessed community needs,
examined the available options and
recommended the creation of the
development centre. The CFC is
made up of volunteers drawn from
all regions of the county and every
economic sector including agricul-
ture, industry and tourism.
"Our goal is to create and main-
tain employment opportunities to
help the residents of Huron County
adapt to a changing world economy.
We look forward to making . a
positive contribution to the long-
term economic growth of the .coun-
ty:'
Two persons will be hired on a
full-time basis to . run and ad-
ministrate the centre's programs.
The Canadian Employment Centre
will join the CFC and the develop-
ment centre under one roof for the
ease of "one-stop shopping," Pullen'
said. '
"The focus will be on business
management training for new
entrepreneurs and existing owners.
If major employers are adding new
lines, we will help develop new
labor skills. In Huron County, we
can have 'world class companies.
That is linked to the com-
petitiveness of the labor force and
that is one area in which Com-
munity Futures can be involved,"
added Paul Nichol, coordinator of
the Community Futures program.
Cardiff said the centre will open
- once terms for a lease are finalized
with Topnotch.
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ALL READY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL are Michelle Gibbons,
sitting, and Samantha Havens. Both girls are going Into Grade
7 at Lucknow Central Public School thls year. School starts on
Tuesday, Sept. 7 and most kids aredisappointed that summer
Is already over. (Debbie Davidson photo) •
Mixed reactions about
heading backto school
Local students have mixed reactions about returning to school this week.
While some are eager to hit the books, others want the summer to go on
and on and on.
Michelle Gibbons and Samantha Havens, grade 7 students at Lucknow
Central Public School, are fully equipped for the new school year, but both
admit they feel the holidays were not long enough.
Meanwhile, Robby MacMillan will be starting Kindergarten and he said
he's excited about going to school. Robby met his teacher and had his eyes,
and ears tested during an orientation trip to the school before classes
started.
said he also went to the school while he was in Puddleducks and
really likes the puppets, computers and sandbox.
"School is going to be easy," he said, adding that he wants to be a pilot
when he grows up. "I want to fly to Papua, New Guinea (he bias born
there).''
His older sister Angela said she'll watch over .him when they are at
school.
Michael Van Niekerk will be entering Grade 8 at Brookside Public
' School and said he's not "glad to be going back".
He said he had a good.summer which included a trip to Niagara Falls.
He thinks this year at school will mean lots of homework for him.
"I can't wait till next summer," said Michael.