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No. 07656
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Bringing Together
Huron & Bruce
Celebration marks
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Huron -Kinloss Twp. council at its
Aug. 5 meeting listened to the concerns
of Bruce Beach Association . president
Keith MacDonald about the invasion of
foreign vegetation that is having an
impact on the landscape of the beach.
"The grass is too high and almost
impossible to walk. on : the beach," said
MacDonald: "Peopleare in an uproar
and want something done about the situ-
ation."
Mayor Mitch Twolan was sympathetic
to the situation, but council has been told
.to leave the grass alone (by the Ministry
of Environment).
"Right now we have to follow the pol-
icy the MOE lays out," said Twolan. "If
there is a solution to the problem then I'd
like to find it."
MacDonald would like to see an ecol-
ogist come and assess the beach at some
point to try and find a solution to the
problem. He wants the beaches to be
somewhere families and their ldds can
enjoy the beach. With 279 cottages in the
area, the beaches have to be useable.
Another factor, MacDonald said, is the
bad condition of the beach drives down
the value of homes.
Twolan said council would revisit their
policy to try and create a solution to the
problem.
Ripley Square Project
Huron -Kinloss 'Iwp. council at its
Aug. 5 ' meeting acknowledged the deci-
sions made by the Planning Advisory
Committee at the July 27 meeting and
supported the recommendations for the
Ripley Square Project to be placed under
site plan . control and a site plan agree-
ment to address all outstanding issues.
Council also approved the Ripley
Market Square Official Plan
Amendment, the site control bylaw and
the zoning amendment for the grana-
ry/market, terrace and market suites,
feed mill and parking.
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BY. LYSE E BRUYN
Kincardine News Staff
After 150 years, . the
Point Clark Lighthouse
still stands tall and proud
representing years of
marine heritage.
To celebrate this mile-
stone, Friends of the
Point Clark Lighthouse
haves organized a family
event this weekend (Aug.
14 - 16:)♦
Festivities: kick off
with local talent on
Friday night featuring
Scott Chow and Friends
o Lucknow, J as well as
the band Next Rite of
Ripley. ° • A 52 -foot
B lackbeard inflatable
obstacle course will be
available for kids.
The 150 anniversary
ceremony begins at 1
p.m with the Lucknow
Legion Pipe Band fol-
lowed by . a classic car
show, historical. conver-
sations with local histori-
ans and an artisans .dis-
plays.
The famous Corn
Roast will wrap up * the
day with piping at dusk
by.. Kyle MacDonald as
well as the Lighthouse
Swing Band. Several
children's activities will
take place throughout the
day.
Sunday begins with a
church service followed
by a lunch provided by
the Pine River WI
A lighthouse photo and
painting contest will be
judged around 1 p.m.
Musical entertainment
with Jim Hall and
Brontae Hunter will
begin in the afternoon.,
Tours of the lighthouse
and the lighthouse keep-
,ersary
thouse
er's, home .will be offered
all weekend long.
Entertainment f oar the
150th celebration was
funded through efforts
from Friends of the Point
Clark Lighthouse, who
applied for a Building
Community through Arts
and Heritage grant. ` The
group was granted
$20,300, which will be
used for entertainment
expenses and _ prodtction
costs.
Historical Facts
In 1855, the Imperial
Government decided it
was necessary to install a
permanent light ` station
or lighthouse in Point
Clark. The little village
was chosen because ` of
the shoal (a group of
rocks or a sandbar under
shallow water) about two
miles .off the point.
�8 the early 1820s
and `30s, : there was an
increase in traffic to
northern Lake Huron and
Lake Superior. To ensure
:Abe safety of sailorst pas-
sengers and the cargo
aboard the large number
of ships passing by, the.
lighthouse was built to
warn sailors of the dan-
gerous shoal.
Before the current
lighthouse was built, a
seaman's lantern was
hung on a pine tree
branch to help sailors
locate the point. This
gave the village its origi-
nal name Pine Point. The
new name Point Clark
came from the people
who settled the land
above the hill who trav-
elled from Clark
Township near Toronto.
Continued on page 2
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