Opening/Chair: As we were at the NSCC campus and not our regular venue, a few things were changed. The pizza and sub lunch was provided by the NSCC courtesy of the Principal Lech. Thank you. In lieu of paying for lunch, club members had the option of making a donation to the Rotary Foundation.There was a total of $351 from 22 donors collected and sent to the RI Foundation Annual Fund. Thank you.
Larry Beazley was the chair for the day. He asked Ed MacDonald to lead the group in the singing of O Canada. Most members forgot to put in the new words. This was followed by the moment of personal reflection.
Visitors/Guests: Rob Simonds, the CAO for Colchester County was the guest of Rotarian Mayor Christine Blair.
Christine has been a Rotarian from 23 years and is past president of the Club. She has been mayor since October 2016 but has been involved with Municipal Politics since 1992, serving 14 years with the Village of Bible Hill and 13 years with the County as councillor.
She has worked in both the private and public sectors and has enjoyed her time with both.
Christine described the scope of operations for the county. With a $29M budget, the county is a well run organization. She was proud of the fact that the county had exceeded the average growth rate for other municipalities in the province and yet has one the lowest tax rates being 14 cents lower the average.
With 48% of expenditures being on mandated items like schools and policing, there was not a lot of room for extravagance, however because of the efforts of a very professional and dedicate staff and council, and, the overarching spirit of cooperation with partners such as the Town of Truro, Millbrook First Nation and the Town of Stewiacke, the county was able to move forward on some great economic development and infrastructure projects.
In particular the following initiative were highlighted:
The Debert Airport and industrial Park was in a growth phase. The airport itself has recently had updates to the runway and navigation systems. Jet fuel was now available.
There is a new interpretive mesumen in the planing phase to highlight the 13,000 year old archaeology of the Debert area.
A new master plan is in place for the development of a significant tourism center at the old Palliser site along the river. With a 5-6 year build time and a potential cost of over $20M, it would be build on a partnership basis with all levels of Government and the private sector. In the end it will be a significant tourist destination with spinoffs all over the central region.
There are discussions on going for a Waste to Energy conversion project for Kemptown. With over 20 years of leadership experience in the waste sector, the county was exploring the use of gasification technology to generate electricity from the waste stream.
The RECC center has had its second year of operation in the black and is developing into a draw for people to the area with all the attendant economic spinoffs. The partnerships for continued operation and development of the site would be ongoing.
The partnerships with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries along with Dal AC are continuing to make the area attractive for the development of a healthy bio resource industry.
Rotarian Brian Matthews thanked Christine for her informative talk. We are fortunate to have her as a member of our Club and to have such good cooperation between our municipal levels of Government. It is positive for our community.
Member Health: Everyone is reported as healthy.
Announcements and Reports:
Ted thanked all those involved with the Charter night. It was a great event that reflected well on the club and community.
Today is the last day for ordering clothing from Dave Mills. Let him know if you want any of the items.
Lech reported that the Yearbook planning was progressing and next year's edition would be launched in due course.
Jim Gould reported that DGE Rob Christie was inviting Rotarians to join him for the DG turnover party on June 17th at his home in downtown Pictou. Check with Jim for details.
Rotarians were also reminded by the DGE about the District Conference in St. John's (http://7820conference.com) as well as the International Convention in Toronto. (http://www.riconvention.org). About 130 Rotarians from our District were registered already for Toronto.
Tom Savary reminded everyone of the Vocational Tour to Maritime Auto Part this Thursday at 5:30. Please let him know by registering on-line so he could let Andrew know the numbers to expect. Should be interesting.
Jim Goit meant to report that he was trying to track the Rotarians were were volunteering for the various events and functions of Rotary week. He has pieced things together from a many sources as he can but please check you makeup listing by going to the bottom of the My Attendance option on the website. If you are missing any, let him know.
President's Report: President Alana stated how pleased and proud she was of all the activities for Rotary Week. She has had many positive comments from community members and Rotarians alike. She thanked everyone involved.
She reported that she had been particularly pleased with the work at the Food Bank. They were always looking for volunteers and the club might consider doing the work on a regular basis. The Directors would be discussing it.
Rotary Week got off to a great start with the official flag raising in front to the Truro Town Hall right after the Club's Monday April 16th regular meeting.
A large number of enthusiastic Rotarians watched as Town of Truro Mayor Bill Mills and Colchester County Mayor (and Rotarian) Christine Blair helped President Alana Hirtle raise the Rotary flag up the pole. It will fly for the remainder of the week in recognition of the role that Rotary has played in the community for the past 92 years.
The Rotary Club of Truro recognized three individuals with prestigious awards at their annual Charter Night Event. Click the name for the Citation details.
There were a number of Paul Harris Fellowships recognitions presented at the 2018 Charter Night Celebration. Included in the photo are left to right: Wayne Gillis (PH +2), Dg Don Sword who did the pinning, Jim Goit (PH +4), Audrie-JoMcConkey (first PH), Judy Nicholson (PH +2), Rod Jones (PH +8), Dave Mills (PH +3). Richard Bowness (PH +6) was absent for the presentation.
Rotarians took part in tours of Rotary House as part of Rotary Week activities. The staff and clients of the Colchester Community Workshops were proud to show of their facilities and the work that they do.
The Rotary Club of Truro is proud of its long and ongoing relationship with the Workshops as they make a difference in our community.
Rotarians staffed a table at the Truro Farmer's Market on Saturday, April 21st. giving out Community Yearbooks and talking about Rotary. It was a great way to end a highly successful Rotary Week. Shown in the photo are part of the crew, Judy Nicholson, Jim Goit, Jim Gould and Ryan Beazley.
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