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Committee and assist the township
in its endeavours.
Joudry said the department is
happy to help North Huron, but no,
the department couldn’t be sending
out representatives to every meeting
in Huron County.
MacLellan, while defending the
buy-in policy, said he wasn’t
surprised to see “eyebrows go up”
when that was discussed. However,
if the county wants a consistent
system in place from the north end
of the county to south and
everywhere in between, he said,
consistency is a must.
Bluewater Mayor Paul Klopp,
however, was not pleased with the
proposal at all, saying he was
“embarrassed” it had been presented
to him. He also said that the lengthy
consultation process with economic
development professionals was “not
how you do business”, though
numerous councillors would
disagree with him.
Ginn said the system was
developed with the help of the
Huron County Economic
Development Board, which includes
numerous private business
professionals. When those business
owners tell the county what they
want, Ginn said, the department
should be listening and
implementing those systems.
Klopp disagreed, especially when
it came to the opt-in clause, saying it
felt as though the department was
“holding taxpayers ransom” to
justify their new strategy.
MacLellan said he was proud of
the department establishing a
roadmap that can be used throughout
the county by both seasoned
veterans and new employees. He
also said the system will provide
information on return on investment,
which can be so elusive when it
comes to economic development
initiatives.
Central Huron Deputy-Mayor
Dave Jewitt agreed, saying that
while it isn’t perfect, he thought the
system was a good first step.
Joudry reiterated his stance that
the county would not attempt to
divert business from municipalities
if they choose not to opt-in, but said
the system is aiming to create a
standard across the county.
Bailey came to the defence of the
department, saying there are plenty
of good ideas in the system report,
but that he would like to see the
department go back to the drawing
board and incorporate some of
council’s concerns and suggestions
into a second draft.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Mayor Glen McNeil said he was
concerned about the lack of
proactive methods in the strategy. He
said so many of the systems depend
on an investor coming to Huron
County ready to spend money. He
wanted to ensure the department was
also going out and working to attract
business to the county and Joudry
said that’s definitely happening as
well.
Council accepted the report, but
didn’t adopt it, leaving it in limbo to
be re-presented to council at a later
date.
The Brussels Tigers have once
again captured the Huron County
Fastball League championship after
a very close final game against the
Belmore Sting on Sunday.
In the championship game of the
year-end tournament in Mitchell,
they beat Belmore, requiring nine
innings to secure the 5-4 victory.
“We started strong, getting two
runs in the first inning,” Tigers’
Shawn Daw said. “We added a
couple more through the game, as
did Belmore. In the sixth inning,
Belmore found two more to tie the
game.”
The win marked the Tigers’ fourth
championship in five years.
To earn their way into the finals,
the Tigers blanked Belmore 4-0,
bested the Milverton AW
Millwrights 6-4, and opened the
tournament with a tight 5-4 game
against the hometown Mitchell
Mets.
“The team played well with just a
few hiccups along the way,” Daw
said. “Pitching kept us in the games
and the bats finished the job.”
The entire season was a success
Daw said, thanks to the dedication of
players and the support of fans. “We
had some younger players step up
and fill in for us when we were short
guys,” he said. “The fan support
drives us to continue to get better
and play to the best of our abilities.”
Daw said that fan dedication was
on display all season long, including
when some made the trek to Mitchell
to support the Tigers.
This weekend, the Tigers will
travel to the Ontario Challenge Cup
in Innerkip to represent the Huron
County Fastball League.
“[The cup] is a tournament where
the best from each Ontario league
competes for a berth in the
International Softball Congress
World Tournament,” Daw said.
The Tigers start the tournament
with a 7 p.m. game against the
Hickston Astros on Sept. 13.
Coaching system in limbo
Tigers claim fourth league title in five years
Dynasty
With four Huron County Fastball League titles in the last five years, it’s safe to declare the
Brussels Tigers a dynasty. It wasn’t easy for the Tigers at the year-end tournament in Mitchell,
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Not so fast
The Brussels Tigers would beat the Belmore Sting in the
ninth inning of Sunday’s championship game to claim the
Huron County Fastball League title, but in the eighth,
Andrew Baker, above, tried to score on a passed ball, but
was denied. (Photo courtesy of Andy Bader, The Mitchell Advocate)