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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-10-12, Page 910 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Kincardine BIA Craft Beer Crawl sees 500 people out to venues supporting Reunion 2018 The Kincardine BIA recently partnered with the Kincardine Old Boys and Old Girls Reunion 2018 Commit- tee to host a Craft Beer Crawl fundraiser at four venues on Queen Street on Oct. 1. "At the BIA we came up with an idea to create a one night "entertainment dis- trict" during our shoulder season, following up with the successful Around the World dining experience we held last spring, " said BIA manager Rick Clarke. "Our goal was simply to bring people to our downtown res- taurants after hours for some food, entertainment and fun, a night out this fall." As the event began to take shape over the summer months, it was decided to bring the Reunion 2018 Com- mittee on board and make it a fundraiser for the much larger community event being held Aug. 2-5, 2018. "Working with Alana Rozon from the Reunion 2018 Committee was a huge help," said Clarke. "She is really a dynamo of enthusi- asm and organizational skills so the night became much more successful than we had originally envisioned." Bean's Bistro, Bruce Steak- house, Gilley's Feedlot and Hawg's Breath were the par- ticipating venues locally, each hosting local musicians and a regional craft brewery. A $25 wristband was sold, which gave access to the venues as well as a souvenir Reunion Cup, lanyard and 10 taster tokens. "Public response was overwhelming, exceeding our expectations," Clarke said and added the event was essentially a sell out with 500 wristbands sold. All four venues were close to capacity all night, with line ups for brief periods at some, he said As with any event being introduced for the first time, some tweaking will be nec- essary for next year, Clarke admits. "Alana and I have already been meeting to determine what worked well, where can we improve next year but overall we are pleased with the success of the evening and plan to repeat it in 2017." Participating craft brewer- ies this year were Maclean's Ales, Cowbell, Outlaw Brew- ery and Collingwood. Entertainment was pro- vided by Steve Deer Trio, The Riverbend Gentlemen, Pat- rick Main and Andrew Park - house Trio. Submitted Cutline: The Andrew Parkhouse Trio was one of many bands that performed during the Kincardine BIA Craft Beer Crawl fundraiser on Oct. 1, 2016 for the 2018 Kincardine Old Boys and Old Girls Reunion. About 500 people took part in the event. Clarke said that one change hope that more venues can be for nextyear will be the inclu- encouraged to participate so sion of local wineries, and his as to help meet the demand. $7.5 -million Marine Emergency Duties training centre officially opens at Georgian College Denis Langlois Owen Sound Sun Times All of the life-saving and emergency training that cadets and mariners require to work on a ship in Canada is now available in Owen Sound, officials announced Oct. 6, 2016 during the grand opening of Georgian Col- lege's new Algoma Central Corporation Marine Emer- gency Duties Centre. "After several years with- out a training facility in Ontario, mariners will no longer need to travel to Can- ada's east or west coast to obtain this certification. Eve- rything they and our stu- dents need is right here, from lifeboat simulation to fire training;" Kevin Weaver, one of the college's vice- presidents, said during the event. The $7.5 million, 13,600 -square -foot MED centre opened to students earlier this fall, but the offi- cial grand opening was a chance for the college to thank the financial contribu- tors and to take dignitaries and other guests on tours of the facility, which is part of the Owen Sound campus's Centre for Marine Training & Research. Efforts to build the new facility in Owen Sound began after an MED centre in Port Colborne - the only English-language one of its kind in central Canada - closed its doors in 2013, after Transport Canada decided to divest the site. About 1,500 people trained at that loca- tion annually. Mariners and students The Lucknow Sentinel Birthday Club Reese Todd l October 17, 2010 =1I 6 years old Your child can be a member of the Sentinel's birthday club call 519-528-2822 to register iiukunw Sentinel 619 Campbell Street 519-528-2822 nowsentine . i were then forced to travel to British Columbia, Nova Sco- tia or Newfoundland to receive the mandatory training. But Grey County Warden Alan Barfoot said Georgian College quickly recognized the gap that was created by the closure and stepped in to "develop a solution" at their Owen Sound site. "We are here today because Georgian College had the foresight to see a threat to their marine pro- gram and because they had the determination to solve the problem," he said. Grey County was first to pledge money to the project. Its $2 million commitment in 2014 was, and still is, the county's "largest single invest- ment in regional economic development," Barfoot said. About a year after that pledge was made, the pro- vincial and federal govern- ments announced they would contribute $2 million apiece to the project. The marine industry was next to announce donations, with Algoma Central Corpo- ration providing $1 million and Lower Lakes Towing kicking in $500,000. Representatives from both companies were on hand for a #o# ithdo 0.6 a It .).167il ke - (V4+1:r -• Make Yuur O il f ?7 :r^;,lri 1.1.On. 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The Algoma, said news that the "The new Marine Emer- common area is named in Port Colborne site - which gency Duties training centre recognition of Lower Lakes was operated for 20 years via ensures shipping companies Towing. a partnership between have a one stop shop for The centre will be used Transport Canada and Geor- quality marine programs and mostly by students enrolled gian College - would close training in Ontario," he said. in Georgian's post -second - was "a very serious concern" The MED centre includes ary marine programs, but to the company. a stand-alone fire simulation also by working mariners It was critical, she said, to training facility, which who require certification or ensure Georgian could con- opened late last year. refresher training. tinue offering the training. The main building MaryLynn West-Moynes, "This facility is here today includes a lifeboat simulator, president and CEO of Geor- because many people which is the only one of its gian College, said the believed that it was impor- kind in Canada. It will allow Ontario marine industry tant enough to spend their people to train, on dry land, forecasts that 1,300 jobs will time and energy to bring this on both evacuation and become available over the `-PARK THEATRE wrkt6. • GODERICH 5151 S24 Thu. _. FOR MOVIE INFORMATION... www. mowaelinks..ra a d -800-265-3438 next decade, as more than 70 per cent of current mariners are expected to retire. "With this facility, we know that we will be able to provide the workforce, the talented workforce, that is needed, she said.