The Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-03-30, Page 5Spring thaw an important time to test well water quality
Residents who get water
from a private well need to
test it, especially during the
spring thaw.
Public Health Ontario pro-
vides a free service for resi-
dents on well water to test
for bacterial contamination,
Grey Bruce Health Unit said
in a media release.
Locally, they're available
for pickup from South Bruce
Grey Health Centre.
Spring rains and snow -
melt can cause higher lev-
els of ground and surface
water or even localized
flooding. These conditions
can affect your well and
possibly contaminate the
water. That makes spring a
perfect time to test the
safety of your water.
Testing well water is par-
ticularly important in Grey
and Bruce due to the prox-
imity of the escarpment in
the region. The rock and
soil types along the escarp-
ment affect the way water
moves both above and
below ground.
Conditions are locally
variable, but can have an
impact on water quality. The
only way to know the safety
of a well for sure is to test it.
Public Health serves as a
drop-off for water samples
and there are many other
drop off locations around
the region.
For more information call
1-800-263-3456 ext. 1353
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Water Testing Sampling Kits available from Grey Bruce Public Health
Site Plan Agreement passed for Campbell St. gas station, coffee shop, convenience store
Darryl Coote
Reporter
The Township of Huron -
Kinloss entered into a Site Plan
Agreement with 2226462
Ontario Inc. March 21, giving
the corporation permission to
break ground on its gas bar,
coffee shop and convenience
store facility in Lucknow.
"We're very excited about
this. We're finally here" Mayor
Mitch Twolan told media fol-
lowing the meeting. "It takes
quite awhile to get to this point
where we are today, but due
diligence with a project like
this and we're just so happy it's
coming to Luclmow'
The plan also includes a
total of 58 parkings spaces,
drive-thru facilities, an
enclosed garage, lighting and a
dual entrance and exit from
Campbell St.
The agreement, Mayor
Twolan said, gives the devel-
oping company the powers
necessary to begin
construction.
"Basically this gives the
company the go ahead to start
doing what they have to do, so.
Tonight is very important
because now they have the
tools in place to go and do
what they have to do," Mayor
Twolan said.
This meeting follows a Feb.
1st presentation of the Site
Plan and County of Bruce
recommendations by repre-
sentatives of B.M. Ross &
Associates.
Then the developer was
indicated as Sunray Group, but
based on a cursory Internet
search on 2226462 Ontario
Inc., the company the town-
ship has entered an agreement
with is Ultramar.
Both Sunray Group and
Ultramar have been con-
tacted for confirmation, but
The Sentinel was unable to
receive comment by press
time as it was the Easter holi-
day weekend.
Developer Sunray Group,
whose name does not appear
on the recently passed Site
Plan Approval, but it does on
the presentation presented
Feb.1, is connected with Tim
Hortons, McDonald's, Petro -
Canada, Pioneer, Shell and
Ultramar.
Mayor Twolan said the new
large-scale facility will be good
for the local economy as it will
encourage more people and
tourists to stop as they pass
through Lucknow and it will
generate jobs for residents.
"This is going to provide
jobs," he said. "This is going to
provide, I feel, more tourism. I
feel it's going to have more
businesses being impacted in
Mayor Twolan's one-year term as Great Lakes St.
Lawrence Cities Initiative chair, director to end late June
Darryl Coote
Reporter
Huron -Kinloss Township
mayor Mitch Twolan will be
passing on the distinction of
being chair and director of
the Great Lakes St. Lawrence
Cities Initiative this June.
Mayor Twolan, who spoke
with media after the regular
council meeting March 21,
will be passing on the respon-
sibility following the comple-
tion of his one-year term at
the end of spring during the
group's annual general meet-
ing in Niagara Falls, New York.
City of Montreal mayor
Denis Coderre will take over
as director and chair from
Mayor Twolan. The position
rotates between member cit-
ies on ayearlybasis. Following
Mayor Coderre's term, the
then mayor of Quebec will be
chair, said Mayor Twolan.
`Unique' clinic opens in Holyrood
Darryl Coote
Reporter
In what is being called a first
for Ontario, a clinic in Holy -
rood has opened that specifi-
cally services non-OHIP users.
Located in the hamlet's old
school grounds, the Holyrood
Health Clinic is funded by the
community and non-OHIP
card-carrying residents such as
the area's Mennonite citizens,
offering them a local, immedi-
ate and basic health care
option.
The clinic was found neces-
sary, according to a media
release, to help stem the cost
for non-OHIP users in the area
who, before the clinic's open-
ing, had to travel long dis-
tances and pay expensive fees
for primary care.
The clinic's board has hired
Rebekah Peters as its nurse
practitioner. To start, she will
see patients Thursday morn-
ings, the media release states.
Currently, the clinic will pro-
vide service by walk-in and
appointment. The clinic hopes
to eventually become a full-
service primary "cradle to
grave care" site, the release
reads.
"It is certainly a challenge to
provide modem healthcare to
communities striving to pre-
serve autonomy over their
'plain' way of life! Bear with us
as we navigate a respectful, but
medically safe way of commu-
nication," the release
concludes.
The clinic has declined a
number of interviews with
local media.
During the township's regu-
lar council meeting on March
21, Mayor Mitch Twolan said
the clinic's opening is "very
good" for the community.
"It's first care for the Men-
nonite community, and it's in
their community. So right now
the Mennonite Community
would have to go to Ripley or to
Lucknow or to a hospital in
Wingham or Kincardine if
there's serious illness," Mayor
Twolan said.
He recalls hearing that it is
the first of its kind in Ontario,
which echos the media release
and the words of Coun. Don
Murray, who remarked that he
hopes the new clinic will
encourage those in that com-
munity to immunize their
children.
"Half the community is not
The Great Lakes and St.
Lawrence Cities Initiative is a
binational coalition of 120
American and Canadian
mayors of government offi-
cials collaborating to protect
and restore the Great Lakes
and St. Lawrence River, its
website reads.
in favour of vaccines," Coun.
Murray said before council, "so
I hope this will help bring them
back around"
Mayor Twolan then added
that the Grey Bruce Health
Unit is "very excited" about the
clinic for this reason.
"Last year, obviously, there
was a big outbreak of whoop-
ing cough out there in the
Amish community and here in
Bruce county, so this is good
news," Mayor Twolan said.
Following council he elabo-
rated stating, "Immunization,
for one, is very important
within that community," he
said. "And to have immuniza-
tion, basically, a practicing
nurse come to your commu-
nity and to help immunize
your people is very important.
So that helps everyone out."
a positive way. To us, this is a
very big project and an exciting
project for Lucknow."
Asked if he knew when
shovels will start to turn over
dirt, he said I didn't know.
"I'm thinking they could
start right away. I just don't
know. I'm sure they are waiting
for the meeting tonight to find
out. I'm just guessing they have
everybody lined up," he said.
During discussion of the
Site Plan, Coun. Don Murray
reiterated his want to install
some sort of electronic sig-
nage near the Campbell
Street exit that will indicate
to traffic when emergency
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bouring fire hall.
Coun. Murray had previ-
ously raised this issue on
Feb. 1.
"The signage I was ask-
ing for would be the ones
on the road that would be
flashing once something
happened, warning peo-
ple," he said, suggesting
that the township could
mirror Kincardine's sig-
nage at its fire hall as a
solution.
Mayor Twolan said this is
an issue that can be later
resolve while still passing the
Site Plan Agreement.
It was unanimously
passed.
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