Clinton News Record, 2015-11-04, Page 22 News Record • Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Healthy Kids Community Challenges launches in Huron County
Laura Broadley
Clinton News Record
The challenge is on.
Huron County is one of 45
communities across Ontario
chosen to take partin the Healthy
Kids Community Challenge. The
idea is to combine community
efforts to promote childhood
health through healthy eating
and physical activity. Participa-
tion from different sectors will
help develop programs, policies
and initiatives that enable healthy
living for children.
"It's community -driven.
What that means is that we're
going to get communities
involved and leading," Bonnie
Baynham, project manager for
the Healthy Kids Community
Challenge, said.
Groups will be joining forces
to help make Huron County a
place where physical activity
and healthy eating are accessi-
ble for children.
The county has two commu-
nity champions, Bluewater
Mayor, Tyler Hessel and Goder-
ich councillor Michele Henson.
Both Hessel and Henson will be
the "voice" of the initiative.
"This is really about engag-
ing communities to finding
ways to integrate programs
and ideas in existing places,"
Henson said.
Almost 30 per cent of
Ontario children and youth
are overweight or obese and
only 14 per cent of children
ages five to 11 meet the Cana-
dian Physical Activity Guide-
lines, according to Statistics
Canada.
"We know the sooner we
teach our children about
healthy lifestyles the better
chance they have for health
outcomes down the road,"
Baynham said.
It's not just about the chil-
dren, Baynham said. The pro-
gram will also target families,
parents and grandparents.
The Health Unit is asking
community members to par-
ticipate by attending meet-
ings, suggesting new initia-
tives the community needs or
additions to existing programs
and to participate in focus
groups.
"Let's get moving. Let's get
moving in Huron," Baynham
said.
For more information go to
www.huronhealthunit.ca/
healthykids or contact Bayn-
ham at 519-482-3416.
HEALTHY KIDS
Laura Broadley Clinton News Record
The Healthy Kids Community Challenge launched in Huron County on Oct. 29. Pictured here, from left
to right, Bonnie Baynham, Dr. Janice Owen, Michele Hansen, Laura Dekroon and Barb Leavitt.
Council considers capital projects Central Huron still a viable option for nuclear waste site
Laura Broadley to host the nuclear waste The N W M 0 a l s o
Laura Broadley
Clinton News Record
Four capital projects were
proposed to Central Huron
council on Oct. 27 to be
approved before the final-
ized 2016 budget. The early
approval allows for early
quoting and better pricing,
which the municipality has
done in the past.
The total proposed pre -
approval estimate is 47.3 per
cent of the total proposed
2016 capital budget of
$3,222,263.
The utilities department is
requesting approval of a new
pick-up truck for staff to use
during their regular duties
for the department. The cost
would be $25,798.
An extension to the bridge
box of Fish and Game Line
was also proposed at the
meeting, with a total esti-
mated cost of $155,000,
which includes engineering
and financing from the fed-
eral gas tax.
The biggest portion of the
pre -approval request came
in the form of roads projects
in the municipality.
John Street, from Hill to
North Streets, was rated six
out of 10 for surface condi-
tion and also rated poor for
drainage. Among the
reasons listed were no curbs
or continuous sidewalks,
sewer deterioration and
watermain needs upgrading.
The estimated cost is
$1,175,409.
The last project proposed
was the Kitchigami Sideroad
and Subdivision paving. The
road requires a top coat over
the deteriorating base coat
extending its life another 15
years. It was proposed that
the estimated cost of the
project ($168,750) be
financed using the Ontario
Community Infrastructure
Fund at $135,673 with the
rest financed through
taxation.
Clinton News Record site.
Central Huron is still on
the Nuclear Waste Manage
Organization's radar.
On Oct. 29 the NWMO
announced that it had com-
pleted the first phase of the
preliminary assessment for
the municipality.
Michael Krizanc, manager
of communications for
NWMO, said the organiza-
tion has carried out assess-
ments based on information
that was already accessible
like land surveys. Through
these assessments it was
determined that the munici-
pality still has the potential
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The geology of the region
and whether it has water at
the level the repository
would go are just some of the
factors considered, Krizanc
said.
Further study of the
municipality will take place
over five years. Krizanc said
the research will become
more intense as the process
moves forward. This will
include consultations with
community members
through a committee of
council and consultation
with surround communities
as well as First Nations and
Metis.
announced it would be pro-
viding Central Huron with
$400,000 towards a commu-
nity wellbeing reserve fund.
The money is from the
NWMO and Krizanc noted
the organization is not
funded through taxpayers
but through stakeholders in
the nuclear waste industry.
He also said that neither the
NWMO nor the municipality
knew these funds would be
distributed when the process
started. The NWMO hopes
that the money is used for
community wellbeing but
said Central Huron is free to
decide where the money
goes.
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