Times Advocate, 1999-10-13, Page 22
Mortar Timeo-Asivoatto
Wednesday,October 13, 1.999
Millennium
woods
project
endorsed
ST. MARYS -- Coun-
cil has endorsed a mil-
lennium project
whereby St. Marys
homeowners, institu-
tions, industry, com-
mercial and the town
itself would combine to
plant 2,000 new trees
next year.
The Homecoming
2000 organizers origi-
nally proposed the
project which needed
council endorsement
because some public
lands would be used
and "the town's desig-
nated tree -planting
budget would be af-
fected.
Hockey
association
getting tough
on abuse
WINGHAM — To
combat the number of
incidents of harass-
ment and abuse in mi-
nor hockey, the Cana-
dian Hockey
Association has man-
dated that all coaches
must particpate in a
program by the year
1000, reports the
Wingham . Advance -
Times.
Speaking at the an-
nual meeting of the
Western Ontario Ath-
letic Association minor
hockey in Wingham,
Jack Twolan said it
will be mandatory for
everyone involved in
minor hockey, from as-
sociation presidents to
volunteers to take the
Prevention Services
program by Dec. 2001.
Clinics will address
the issue of power,
definitions of abuse
and harassment, ex-
amples of abuse ha-
rassment in hockey,
how to respond to
abuse and disclosures
of abuse, how to re-
spond to harassment,
the difference between
harassment and abuse
and prevention guide-
lines.
Excitement at
livestock sale
BRUSSELS — A Sau-
geen Twp. man caused
quite a stir at the
Brussels Livestock
Sales recently when he
rammed 12 vehicles
with his pick-up truck.
He also shaved signs
of erratic mood
swings, throwing items
into the animal, ring
that caused some don.
age.
Greater Grand Bend residents
to form community association
GRAND BEND — The Greater Grand Bend
Community Association will be officially
launchedy ata public meeting►•
The nieet� will be used to elect a board of
nine direoters and .approve the association's
constitution and bylaws.
Steering committee member Roy Merkley is
pleased with the early response to the mem-
bership drive already underway.
"To date, we already have over 200 mem-
bers," Merkley said. "We've had small infor-
mal meetings with various community groups
and found a very positive level of support at
every turn.
Markley said people are concerned about
representation on issues that afectthe com-
munity as a whole and said the concern will
be greater when Grand Bend loses its council
after municipal restructuring takes place in
January 2001.
"Even after restructuring, wewill till be
divided into two municipalities, with services
coming from various directions," Merkley said.
Merkley was a prominent member of the
Grassroots for a Greater Grand Bend citizen
group that lobbied to have the Grand Bend
area located entirely within one municipality.
Although the group was unsuccessful in real-
izing that oklective, Merkley said there are
many positive developments, including a high
level of awareness among politicians atall lev-
els that Grand Bend is a substantial communi-
ty with concerns that must be addressed.
One of these concerns, the lack of local med-
ical facilities, has already been given a boost
by the announcement of provincial funding for
a new community health centre.
Merkley said Grassroots for a Greater Grand
Bend will be wound down as the new commu-
nity association takes over stewardship of
local residents' concerns.
Steering committee member Stephanie
Donaldson said an excellent slate of potential
directors has been recruited representing
Grand Bend's neighbourhoods, Stephen Twp.
and Bosanquet.
Some of the issues already identified for the
new board's attention are provincial down-
loading of ambulance services to local munici-
palities and the proposal for the Area of
Excellence along the Lake Huron shoreline to
help protect tourism and the shoreline envi-
ronment.
These issues will be addressed Saturday
along with an update on restructuring by
Grand Bend Mayor Cam Ivey.
The association's objectives are to:
• Pursue revognitioa of Greater Grand Bend
as a slOgle, unified community within one
municipality ;
• Ensure fair elected representation propor-
tional to the size and . population of our com-
munity;
• Provide community advocacy to protect
common interests;
• Contribute to growth and maintenance of
local facilities and amenities;
• Maintain communications links between
community and service groups;
• Identify and communicate issues ' of impor-
tance to residents; and
• Build and maintain a sense of community.
Thlr meeting is at the Grand Bend Legion
with coffee, donuts and membership sign-up
at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting starting at 10
a.m.
Membership is $10 per individual per year.
All members signed up by Oct. 16 will receive
a personalized charter member card and be
eligible to vote at the meeting.
Trail run planned for this weekend
EXETER - The Ausable
Bayfield Conservation
Authority is sponsoring a
5K trail run to be held at
the Morrison Dam
Conservation Area, just
one kilometre east of
Exeter on Sunday, Oct. 17.
The race begins at 11 a.m.
All proceeds raised will go
to the Sylvan Trust Fund,
a fund to ensure the
Sylvan Conservation
Program, the authority's
35 year old residential
education program contin-
ues. Rob Ridley, the
Information and Education
Technician at the ABCA is
also acting as race direc-
tor. "We hope that the
Conservation run is suc-
cessful in raising some
funds but just as impor-
tant, we hope to introduce
a fun, new event to
Morrison Dam that people
can look forward to each
year."
The run has three age
categories, elementary (to
Grade 8), secondary
(Grade nine to OAC) and
an open category for
everyone else. In each tat-
egory there are also male
and female divisions. The
top three in each will
receive a medal. There are
Ridley hopes that teams
will challenge other teams
to take part. For example,
if Company X challenged
Companies Y.and Z to take
part, or to beat them,. it
would increase the num-
bers dramatically. Niall
Straw, principal at
McCurdy School in Huron
Park has challenged other
schools to take part.
Ridley is a runner him-
self and has put out a
three special team Cate' "Race Director Challenge"
gories as well. Family, to all individuals in the run
business and elementary this year. He has offered to
school categories have donate one dollar for
been developed for teams every runner registered in
of four from the same the.run and to add to the
family, company or school. . competitive spirit of the
A plaque will be given to race, two dollars for every
the team with the best one that crosses the finish
combined time of all team line before him. Age tate-
runners for each category. gory or possible team sta-
Brett Nesbit, 6, finds out how k feels to be behind
the wheel of a fire truck at an open house at Exeter
Fire HaI on Oct. 6. Nesbit, a Gr. 1 student at Exeter
Publjc School, .was one of many youngsters that
atterlded'the Ahs prevention week open house along •
with their parents.
tus Is not important,
everyone counts. "I'm not
a fast runner," says Ridley
witha smile, "I run
marathons a few times
each year but that is long
running, not fast running
Hummm ... anyone up' to
the challenge?
The entry fee is $20 per
runner (or at least $20. in
pledges if one was to
choose collecting instead).
A special rate of $25. has
been established for the
elementary school teams.
Miscellaneous prizes have
been donated by some
local agencies and water
bottles will be awarded to
all those interested in
attending whether run-
ning separately or on a
team. The Running Room
in London has also donat-
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