Public Hall Meeting

How exciting! I have received my first comment from a blog. Someone reads this! Thank you to the person who commented on our walk at Crests of Kennisis - I do not blame you for loving your cottage. I am a local, so know well the ups and downs of the river and what a great place it is for tubing. This spring was quite disappointing for many, I am sure, with little to no water in the rivers. The river through there is usually rushing wildly, but this year it was almost a mud bog with no spring runoff from winter. It was great to see the water levels return to normal the week before July 1! Thank you for your comments, and I will keep an eye out for your dog "River", in the river!

Last Wednesday there was a community meeting at the Gelert Hall for members of Lochlin, Irondale and Gelert. The meeting went well, although I truly hoped for more attendance from younger age groups - the Halls' futures depend on these people and their participation. But hopefully media attention and follow-up and discussion from the meetings will get the word out to them. The County Voice and the Minden Times were in attendance and I look forward to their write-ups. Lots of ideas came forward and lots of concerns. How do we get the word out that these halls mean a lot to their communities? People shared their concerns, frustrations, and ideas. The presentation for the new council on the halls will be completed over the next week or so and any public members who wish a copy are welcome to contact me and I would be happy to send it to them. With a fast-paced, ever-changing world, one this will always be important - community. These halls are the centres of those communities and we need to pass on community involvement and spirit to our children - lets keep them open!