Clinton News Record, 2016-07-20, Page 1010 News Record • Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Get to know your local town councillor
Justine Alkema
Clinton News Record
This eight-week column features a derentCentral
Huron councillor each week. This week's interview
was with Councillor Adam Robinson. Robinson is the
newest member of council; he joined council two and
a half months ago.
Where did you grow up?
When and why did you move to Huron County?
I grew up in Forest, Ontario. I moved up here
because I work for the County, so I started there in
2008. I moved to Clinton in 2010. When I married
Tricia, who is from Clinton, I moved. I'm a para-
medic. [Tricia owns the Back Yard Flower Shop in
Clinton.]
When and how did your interest in
municipal politics originate?
I've always kind of been interested in politics, but
I've never really loved party politics. When I was
done high school, my dad helped out with the may-
or's campaign in Forest, and ever since then I've fol-
lowed it. Since living here and hanging out with Bee
Cooke at the flower shop, it really inspired me to run.
We would sit down and talk about down politics
since she was a councillor here. So I ran in the elec-
tion in 2012, and am here now.
What's your favourite thing about the position?
I think so far it's been the delegations at the coun-
cil meetings. There's been some interesting presenta-
tions. I'm hoping the committees I sit on, once I get
involved in the committees, will be interesting to
Contributed photo
Central Huron Councillor Adam Robinson.
learn new stuff and meet new people.
What's the most challenging
thing about the position?
I think it'll be communication, figuring out ways to
communicate with the rate payers. In this day and
age, I can just put on social media what we're going
to do, what we're going to talk about that night. Or
what's the best way to communicate and get the best
thoughts of the most people included for decision
making. That's probably the most difficult that I'm
seeing right now, obviously I'm just getting started.
So I'm looking forwarded to pursuing those avenues
after getting my feet on the ground.
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The ribbon cutting for the new playground at the Winthrop Ball Park.
Winthrop Ball
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a needed asset
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To keep the Winthrop Ball Park lively,
a new jungle gym has been added to
the sports field. Costs for the piece of
equipment were a little more than
anticipated and as a result a fundraiser
was held to pay the difference.
From a farm credit request, Sam
Klaver was able to apply and success-
fully obtain $10,000 from the Huron
County Junior Farmers. Seaforth local
Jason Lamont kept the rhythm steady
as he strummed a live performance for
the crowd playing songs by Oasis, and
to energize the atmosphere, he ended
with a beer tune.
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BBQ with home cooked pork chops,
baked beans, potato salad alongside
some hot dogs and chips for the chil-
dren. Roughly 400 hungry souls pur-
chased a ticket for a plate.
After the ribbon cutting for the play-
ground, Julie Campbell, secretary for
the Winthrop Ball Park committee, said
it's events like this that keep the com-
munity "together" while also adding.
Since the park is somewhat struggling
at the moment, this equipment comes
at a perfect time.
"It's always a needed asset, we are
trying to get more teams, we only have
seven," she said on July 7 at the Win-
throp Ball Park.
Currently there are five men's' teams,
followed by two women's.
"We want to get back in here in order
to do that we need equipment and
some updates," ended Campbell.
To keep the night going, the Win-
throp Road Runners went head-to-
head against Huron County Junior
Farmers in a friendly baseball game.
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