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First] pI'ESSiOll f Colb would be attractive to tourists to _ The Cannington team visited us _ tractiveand consistent butdidn‘t â€" pressed with the Guardian Drug B h gggfiBs your comxpunity but ?150 to poâ€" _ last week to present their report _ stand out as much as it should. pharmacy and the breadth of ixkeniet tential residents and investors. _ and findings. The Cannington team wereimâ€" â€" products carriedand found Cree â€" CRAMAHE Cramahe‘s team was formed _ The First Impressions proâ€" â€" pressedwith theplaygrounds, the â€" tobe "amazing" and theservice to 1 COUNCIL CORNER by Pat Westrope, Jan Hoselton, _ gram follows a very strict format _ KeelerCentreand thenumerous â€" be "phenomenal." As they drove Burke Fredrichkeit, Sarah Toyne â€"so all aspects are covered. The â€" ball diamonds. They thoughtthe _ out of town back home they also You may know that this year _ andmyself. The Brighton Cramaâ€" â€" good thing is that you get a very â€" Ecology Garden was a "gem" and stopped at Hoselton Sculptures Cramahe Township embarked on _ he Chamberof Commerceand ts â€" balanced and extensive view of â€" that the nature trail at Rotary which they really enjoyed and a Ministry of Agricultureâ€"sponâ€" _ executive director, Sherry Hamâ€" â€" your community. The Canningâ€" â€" Centennial Park was great and of course at the Big Apple where sored program called First Imâ€" _ ilton, happily agreed to take on â€" ton group found Colborne to be â€" could be longer. They found Vicâ€" they had a great time enjoying all pressions Community Exchange. â€" the daunting task of managing _ a "charming and beautiful comâ€" â€" toria Square to be attractive and‘â€" it has to offer. They quickly realâ€" Tt is a free program that twins the project for us and Sherry â€" munity." Theylikedthevariety of werehappy wehad.completedthe ized that the Big Applerepresents your community with another â€" also participated in the visit to â€" housingandwereimpressed with â€" cenotaph projectwhichhadbeen a huge opportunity for the village and then has two groups from _ the other community, which was â€" the Colborne Creekdevelopment. â€" underway when they had visitâ€" â€" as therearealargenumber ofvisâ€" each community visit the other â€" Cannington.Cannington is locatâ€" â€" Theylikedseeinganumberofnew _ ed, as they felt that would really itors there. The next question is community to assess their "first â€" ed in Brock Township, about two _ homes being built as their own â€" addtoour downtown. They found _ how do you capitalize on that as impressions." It is basically like _ hours‘ drive from Colborne. It is â€" community faces both water and â€" theflowergardens werewell kept â€" a community and draw some of a mystery shopper program. Itis _ a small (population 2,000) rural waste water constraints which is â€" andaddedtoaunique downtown, â€" them into the village. designedtohelp youconfirmwhat _ village with a small downtown _ severely hampering their develâ€" especially the elevated walkway In nextweek‘s column I will conâ€" . you may already knowaboutyour _ core anchored by a few key busiâ€" opment. They appreciated the â€" on the north side of King Street. tinue with Cannington‘s findings community, highlightopportuniâ€" â€" nesses and its municipal town â€" heritage homes and distinctive They thought the streets were . andpresentwhere theythoughtwe ties that you may be overlooking _ hall. Both communities visited â€" architecture. In their research clean and that we had plenty of haveboth challenges and opportuâ€" and find those things that can be _ each other‘s village back in Sepâ€" â€" they thought we had a good mix â€" parking. The garbage containers _ nities for our future prosperity. bothshort term & long term fixes. _ temberand Cramahe has already _ of pricing on homes. They found â€" wereabighit as it showed us proâ€" _ Marc Coombs is mayor of Ttis meant to not only cover what _ done its report to Cannington. . the signage coming into town atâ€" â€" motingrecycling. They were imâ€" Cramahe Township. Council approves fire ice agr ts MANDY MARTIN Mercer and Ward lanes. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND TODAY > With the Brighton fire departâ€" ment, Cramahe will assume covâ€" CRAMAHE TOWNSHIP â€" _ erageforBegg, Carr, Hardy, Grady Cramahe Township Council apâ€" _ and Phillips roads and Massey proved at its Dec. 1 meeting reâ€" _ Lane. These roads were formerâ€" newed mutual aid agreements _ lycovered by TrentHills Fire Deâ€" to assist, if required, fire departâ€" partment. ments in the municipalities Alâ€" Inall cases, ifCramahe Fire Deâ€" nwick / Haldimand Township, partment is called out to anothâ€" Brighton and Trent Hills. er municipality, it will provide a Each agreement defines speâ€" â€" minimum of four fireâ€" fighters cific areas of responsibility, parâ€" _ and one first response vehicle. ticularly in border areas of the â€" The municipality that calls on municipalities. For the Alnwick â€" the Cramahe Fire Department /Haldimand agreement, Cramaâ€" ‘agrees to cover the cost all maâ€" he will cover most of Lakeport _ terials used at the scene, not inâ€" and spots on Boyce, Clarkson, â€" cluding medical supplies. Covertâ€"Hill, Day, Dudley, Feruâ€" In allâ€"threeâ€"cases, the first son, Herro, Hofer, Hogan, Inglis, _ hour of response time is considâ€" Landon,MeGlennon, Moore, Old _ ered fire protection. ‘Any addiâ€" Mill, Park, Porter, Riley, Shelter _ tional time is covered under the Valley, Telephone, Thomas, Turk, Northumberland County mutual Wolfram, Urborne and County _ aid agreement as no cost to the 2 and 29 roads, plus McGregor, home municipality. Pel C P Ee i 9e 0n +t s 0 un 1 ake es ks mt