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No. 07656
Bringing Together
Huron & Bruce
Challenge of a
BY Garr REID
Sentinel Staff
The 23 -year-old former
Lucknow F411 Fait aiiibas-
sador, now riur)ae and
Kinloss native, Ashley
Husk is heading offs to
Uganda, Africa to volunteer
her time and expertise to
help the less fortunate. She
.hopes it will be a life chang-
ing .e • and give her
a broader perspective on the
world.
The volunteer placement,
starting March 26 and; end-
ing on April 22, in Jinja,
Uganda will have Husk tak-
ing part in various health
care roles, such as patient
examinations, providing
pre -natal care, vaccinating
children, assisting at the
children's clinic, dispensing
pharmaceuticals, coun-
selling . patients and making
referrals to the regional hos-
pital.
The majority of her time
will be helping patients
with HIV and AIDS. She
will be going to orphanages
providing health ; teaching
and :immunizations. "I think
that this will be one .of the
most rewarding parts of my
work there because I have a
special interest in working
with children.:_.`' have been
told that they are very*;:
- accepting ' and love meeting
new people who will play y
and interact with them,"
said Husk. `~
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Photo by ,Garit :Reid
The Lucknow'La cera exacted a little revenge from a previous shootout loss earlier in
,the season to the Ripley Wohres.They beat the Wolves 3-1 on Friday Join. 9 in WOAA
Senior A hockey league pal.
ouncillors wonder
miieagerates haven't dropped
BY PAT HALPIN
Special to the Sentinel
The mileage formula could be lagging on
actual gas price changes, said Clerk -treasur-
er Bettyanne Cobean. Still, she echoed the,.
Brice county councillors are wondering surprise of councillors that the rate hasn't
why their mileage rate hasn't dropped. come down since gas prices dipped several
County 'councillors and staff are collect- weeks ago. .:
ing the same mileage rate that they got "We have this formula to. go by and that's
when gas cost nearly $1.39 a litre. what it calls for so I guess fo the time being
Warden Bill Goetz expected : the 55.5 we have to live with it," Goetz said..
cents per km to drop with the decrease in The 55.5 cents per km rate means a "pro -
gas prices, but so far it hasn't. hibitive" cost to the budget, °Bagnato said.
"I guess the gas is only a small part of it "If you check around anywhere else
but still it's less half (the price per litre) than you're not going to find any higher that I
what it was previous," he said. ''M`'r" .know of," he said.
Bruce' County's , mileage rate is set by a The mileage rate is an issue for munici-
federal formula that's monitored by the palities as they search for ways to trim
county's human resources department. budgets for this year..
The formula includes vehicle cost, main- "I certainly want to look at it municipally.
tenance and insurance. We are at 48 (cents a km) right now acid we
"I never understood the formula," said were thinking it should he dropping from
councillor and Brockton Mayor Charlie 48," Bagnato said.
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Submitted photo
On behalf of the PWU (Power Workers Union) Bruce
Site Equity Committee, Larry Aiderdice presented a
cheque for $ 12,000 to the Bruce Children hre Special
Foundation on Monday Jan. 5, 2009. The Equity
Committee makes equity disbursements on behalf of the
Bruce Power PWU members. In the picture: Larry
Alderdlce and Cherie Borho (Administrator, Bruce
Children Are Special Foundation).
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