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- Municipality of Central Huron
NOTICE OF STUDY
COMMENCEMENT
Class Environmental Assessment
Upgrades to the Auburn Water Supply
PUBLIC COMMENT INVITED
The Municipality of Central Huron has recently commenced the
above-noted study for the residents of Central Huron who are
users of the Auburn Water System. In order to comply with
Ministry of the Environment requirements respecting the water
supply, the Municipality intends to provide a new standby power
source, external to the pumphouse, plus primary and secondary
disinfection in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, its
associated Regulations and the Certificate of Approval. The Class
Environmental Assessment (EA) study will review alternatives by
which these project components can be accomplished, while
continuing to provide a high quality water supply to the Central
Huron residents currently served by this system.
The project is being planned as a Schedule '13' project under the
Municipal Class EA, an approval under the Ontario Environmental
Assessment Act for all municipal projects of this nature.
No decisions have yet been made on this project and your input
is important. Further information on this project may be obtained
from Mr. Steve Gibbings at the Municipal Office in Clinton at (519)
482-3997 ext. 227, E-mail utilcenhur@cabletv.on.ca or Mr. Andy
McBride of R.J. Burnside and Associates, the consulting
engineering firm retained for this study, in Wingham at (519) 357-
1521, E-mail Andy McBride@rjburnside.com.
Public input and comments are now invited for incorporation into
the planning and design of this study and the preferred method of
upgrading this portion of the water supply. Please provide your
comments by May 14, 2004 to the above-noted individuals. A
Public Information Centre is planned for this study in June, at
which time you may make further comments on this Class EA
study. Subject to the comments received, and the receipt of
necessary approvals, the Municipality of Central Huron intends to
proceed with construction of the project that emerges from this
Class EA study in late 2004 or early 2005.
This notice posted April 14, 2004.
Richard Harding
Clerk-Administrator, Municipality of Central Huron
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PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004.
Trip to Haiti an eye-opening experience
Cuddle time
Two weeks as a volunteer in a Haitian orphanage was an
awakening for Blyth resident Kathy Bromley, one of two
local Church of God members to travel there. Bromley
recently shared her story at the Dining Out For Seniors
dinner. (Photo submitted)
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editpr
Recent guests of the Town and
Country Support Services in Blyth
heard an interesting talk from
volunteer Kathy Bromley regarding
her trip to Haiti last fall.
Bromley was part of a group of
five Ontario representatives of the
Church of God, one of two from the
Blyth congregation. The second was
Sandra Penner of Walkerton.
Bromley was sponsored by
Howson , and Howson, Doug
Scrimgeour and members and co-
executive members of groups for
which she volunteers.
"It proves that what goes around.
comes around."
The group's arrival was at Port au
Prince, from where they went to the
village of Saintard, located
approximately .30 miles north-west
of the capital. There Bromley would
work in the Saintard Orphange.
The Huron-Perth Children's Aid
Society is holding a funny course
that will train clowns for community
services.
The Clown Training Program will
be held two nights a week on May 3,
5. 10. 12 and 17 at the Huron
Children's Aid Society (CAS)
Family Resource Centre in
Goderich. behind the Goderich Fire
Hall. Graduation will be held on
May 19.
Students must be 16 years or older
to participate in the course where
they will learn the craft of the
professional clown and start the
journey of discovery by developing
skills to help make people laugh by
creating their own personal "clown"
identity and wardrobe.
The course costs _ 5120 and
includes make-up and will teach
make-up artistry, costuming,
ballooning and magic as well as
character development.
This course is an outreach
initiative of the CAS to promote the
development of coping and helping
skills within the community..
"Since 1995 groups of volunteers
have travelled to Saintard for a stay
of one to two weeks. Once there you
are unable to leave until the next
plane returns in a week."
Haiti is slighter larger than the area
of Lake Erie. The population is 8.2
million.
Bromley said the country's terrain
is primarily mountainous and
"dangerously deforested."
"Most people have no access to
clean water. Electricity is
unavailable to most because they are
too poor. Once the richest colony in
the "world, Haiti is now the poorest
country in the Western hemisphere,
and one of the poorest in the world."
Health care too is not accessible to
most as they are unable to pay for it.
Despite the poverty, however,
Bromley fell in love with the
country. "When I got off the plane in
Haiti, I loved it. Their days' vary
from 80°-90° F every day of the
year."
Upon completion of the course,
students may be eligible to join the
CAS Clown Alley, which formed in
1997 and is sponsored by the Huron-
Perth CAS. Clown Alley is
performing in Goderich on May 28.
The Alley is engaged in the
important work of bringing a little
April is volunteer month and in
celebration, Huron United Way is
recruiting community:minded
individuals to help set the strategy
for the 2004 campaign in an open
session on April 21.
The strategy campaign session
will take place on at St. Anne's
Catholic Secondary School in
Clinton, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The -goal this year is to surpass
$200.000 to fund United Way's 13
community agencies that face
increasing financial challenges as
well as identify the people and
resources needed to make' this year's-
However, she did admit that with
the good comes the reality of
hurricans -and tornadoes, common
occurrences. "Thank goodness it was
calm when we were there."
The arrivals were greeted
effusively. "I thought dignitaries had
arrived in the other class on the
plane. then I realized they were
talkign to me."
The supervisor had made
arrangments for Bromley and Penner
to be picked up and taken to the
orphanage. Their job, they learned
was to work on tailoring and sewing
projects. "The money raised by our
churches had purchased the sewing
machines."
There were approximately 73
children in the orphanage between
the ages of five weeks to 16 years.
It is run by Sister Phyllis Newby, a
native of Jamaica. Bromley said that
under the guidance of Sister Newby,
over 200 churches and schools have
been built. "This definitely makes
the place stand out in Haiti."
Bromley said the visitors were
advised to avoid showing signs of
wealth. "Foreigners viewed as
wealthy have been robbed,
kidnapped and murdered. Travellers
should comply and not resist if
attacked. The local police do not
have the resources to patrol all areas
of the city and are unable to respond
in a timely manner for calls for
assistance."
Other dangers are disease. Prior to
the trip Bromley took precautions
against malaria, taking medication
before, during and after her trip.
A stream of water provided the
means to bathe, do laundry and
dishes, and cook. "Needless to say.
we took our own water," said
Bromley.
Water for showering was heated
by the sun. Rain barrels were set up
above the shower stalls. "In the
morning you had a cool shower, but
as the day went on the water got
hotter and hotter, whether you
wanted it to or not."
People were given two minutes of
water time.
The water from the shower ran
down a slanted drain. "It. was
nothing to see lizards four to six
inches long crawling in, then. up the
wall."
To protect against insect bites
during the night, Bromley was
advised to cover herself from head to
toe when sleeping. "I did, but it was
so hot, 1 stuck my feet out from
light and laughter into the hearts of
both young and old in Huron
County.
Those interested in taking the
Clown Training Program must
register before April 23 by tilling out
a registration form or visiting the
Huron-Perth CAS Centre.
campaign the most successful yet.
Each year volunteers direct a
fundraising campaign and form a
Citizen's Review Panel to allocate
the money raised to the agencies that
depend on this financial support to
continue their programs and
service.
Huron United Way is committed
to assisting the agencies and help
them to meet those challenges.
The United Way is a volunteer
driven, non-profit • organization
governed by a board of _directors
representing the citizens of Huron
County.
under the covers. In the morning, my
feet were so itchy. particularly the
left one."
An American nurse, seeing
Bromley's foot and leg. contacted a
doctor friend to get his opinion.
Bromley said she had been bitten,
they believe, by a lizard and had
reacted to the toxin.
"I had to-sit with my feet soaking
in Epsom salt and things were
Safety First Huron-Perth and The
Co-operators will hold a free child
car seat check at the Canadian Tire
store, Goderich on Saturday, April
17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of
Ontario's Love Me — Buckle Me
Right Day.
Results from child car seat
inspection clinics from across
Ontario indicate that as many as 80
per cent of children may be
improperly secured in their car seat,
putting children at significant risk
for injury in a motor vehicle
collision.
Love Me — Buckle Me Right day
is to focus attention on the consistent
and proper use of child car seats and
booster seats. The day is part of
Ontario's Spring Seat Belt
Campaign, April 16 - 25, and is a
community-driven event sponsored
by the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation.
Over 100 child car seat inspection
clinics will take place across Ontario
on April 17.
Josee Cayer, public health nurse,
Huron County Health Unit said,
"The two most common car seats
errors are not tightening the harness
suddenly backward. I had been sent
there to help them, but now the
children were pampering
me."
Homes were made of trees,
basically offering a place to sleep.
"But graves are beautiful," said
Bromley. "Cement houses for a
person to go inside and kneel down
to pray. Religion and their belief is
extraordinary."
straps or the seat belt enough.
Parents try to get it right but the
majority need a little help. Children
also shouldn't be moved into a seat
belt too early. Children should be in
a car seat or booster seat until they
weigh about- 60 to 80 pounds".
Other activities taking place
during the spring seat belt campaign
include enhanced police
enforcement, educational sessions,
displays and advertisements.
For more information on car seat
safety, call the Health Unit at 482-
3416 or 1-877-837-6143.
CAS holds clown course
UN' seeks volunteers
Get car seats checked