‘ â€"___ VOLUNTEER isz o e e a % t s Lx: _ Rwindmills: new marketing concept | i k E* 4 _ 3 i “ ce ts +( _ _ o ues is onl l y f;- ol { m ~ â€" d9 4 ,_q\’ s s a 1 9m o l if""g* |â€" KÂ¥ is & : ’@ï¬ & stt »<â€"< a jE * 2 ~®~* O# o hm <P f ns | sat *BFe Ni â€" ay i) S o > Dadll .. y [ | . s > 1 i _ im h C tm * B | C ; | Bos Owen/Sun Mcbia ie _ i ~~*â€"â€"f ! From left, Chaz Conrad, Marshall Gummer, MPP Lou Rinaldi, Judith Jakabâ€"Conrad, Heather peroveten mak z:zgin%rgflwizd%#:ï¬g?’rgg Van Egmond, and Robert Watt cut the ribbon at the grand Anne McGrath was this year‘s representative 1 flro.(; 3 Ammare i. volunteer, winning the Betty Chandler Award for her B COL@D CH â€"promised more changes when spring | efforts on behalf of Community Care Colborne. Anne 2y Bos OweN p=L. i.}/og approaches. is pictured above left, with Community Care Program owen@xplomet.com Joining them in their new venture are | Coordinator Chery! Storey. There have been indoor and outdoor â€" JUGith Jakabâ€"Conrad and Chaz Conrad. collectible and antique markets before but _ FOr several years, the Watts have few, if any, have operated as green, self. Struggled with the provincial bureaucracy n e C I'at sustaining operations. and their own bus_y lives as _they attempted That was the buzz word as Twindmills t0 Set two windmills operating to generate opened at 144 Purdy Street in Colborne. g}fgf tl}(i:zty's ggiavxza;t cï¬ï¬c}i‘gï¬? J O‘I’f and, e Many in the area will know it as S € 8 partnere, I‘] " ‘7 t Nature’ZWayNov. 29. they hope to have the windmills O Oure l | _ Heather and Robert Watt have brought Ob°rational â€" providing electricity to ‘ in some help, revamped the indoor OPErate their gigantic warehouse which is operation, made some lifestyle changes and MOW full of merchandise. ___ _ 1 t ‘N q; d & See Twindmills, page 3 VO un eer a ar | % _ Task force looking to save |=« i lowen@xplomnet.com | c & o Eighteenâ€"year Community Care volunteer Anne | ‘/ ‘/ arkworth P enltentla McGrath was awarded the Betty Chandler Award at f , the Community Care Volunteers Brunch Nov. 26 at 1 af 7 Colborne United Church. +| By Jovee Cassin families but the enormous spinâ€"off effect of In presenting the award to the representative 1 | jeassin@northumberlandtoday.com local businesses that provide goods and volunteer and in praising Mrs. McGrath services to the institution would also be C ity C p Coordinat Cheryl + $ Brighton is still working hard to keep the â€" affected. ST? mmumllyd l?re Eogra]_nt o?r hl_nz} Orf eryf . | Warkworth Institution open for business Ms. Herrington and Brighton council| »{0°°Y Called her a "consistent shining force 0 f i $ § service and support. When Mrs. McGrath first after the Task Force met to discuss a suggested forming the task force in July i & a a > f 3 : 5 arrived in the community, she was quickly called to | number of key issues on November 20. after being informed of a Correction if sh d nesist A she:dld, startme in i9 ; | _ "According to employment data, 170 Services Canada report recommending | °°C She es ha351s a3l St £ ,su lllngml 90 i County residents work at Warkworth possible closure of the Warkworth| YNCD the office had no computers or cell phones. * | Institution, and another 210 individuals . Penitentiary and a new regional complex | ,, O0¢ Continues to volunteer in the office on | living in the surrounding communities are â€" being built near Kingston. Mondays and provides transportation. In the past employed there, said Northumberland Warkworth‘s facility is one of the largest | Sh€ has assisted the Meals on Wheels program, been County Warden Christine Herrington, who â€" of its kind in the country that employs | a Friendly Visitor and helped with the annual chairs the committee. "These communities almost 400 people and its loss would be | *‘ODdraising activities of the agency. [ include Quinte West, Belleville, Hastings â€" significant in a community that has seen | _ Needless to say, Mrs. McGrath was pleased with and Peterborough." significant job losses in the past few years, | her award. g She says closure of the institution would _ she says. 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