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Founding of Brussels sign back to its former glory
Laura Broadley
Postmedia Network
For about four months Don McNeil
sanded, taped and hand painted the
lettering in an effort to restore the
weather -damaged Brussels sign.
Thanks to the meticulous work of
McNeil and the welding of Peter Gray
the Ainleyville sign is ready to return
back to the Brussels library property.
"Peter was good enough to take some
time and weld it up after it got knocked
off," McNeil said at the Huron East
council meeting on Feb. 1. "He did a
very good, special job of welding that
thing. That's pretty precious material."
In additional to weather the sign was
also damaged when someone on a
lawn mower knocked it down, McNeil
said.
McNeil has been retired for six years
from auto body restoration but took on
the job of sign repair in Gray's Brussels
shop last October.
"It's a piece of Brussels history,"
McNeil said. "I worked it just the same
as my trade."
When McNeil was at the point of put-
ting the lettering back on he requested
to be able to replace the "E" in Ainley-
ville to an 'A" - the proper spelling but
his request was denied.
McNeil estimated he spent 54 hours
on the project and spent just over $84
on materials. He requested that council
cover the expenses so he could "have a
little beer money:'
Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan
said he was thankful to McNeil for tak-
ing the initiative.
"We are very proud of (the sign) and
we'd be very happy to put it back on the
library property," MacLellan said.
Huron East approves $18,400 in grant requests
and Morris-Tumberry. North Huron has yet
Laura Broadley to deal with the request and Morris -Tum -
Postmedia Network berry turned down the request
The request from FE Madill stated that 15
Huron East approved 19 requests for per cent of the high school's population was
2016 municipal grants. from Huron East, which Knight said he
At its last meeting Huron East council dis- thinks is an overestimation.
cussed grant requests totalling $18,400 with Mayor Bemie MacLellan said the munic-
the biggest coming from the Lions Club for ipality is running into a similar problem it
the Seaforth pool at $7,500. Another $2,000 had a few years ago when the municipality
was requested for the Seaforth Santa Claus had to step in with financial support for
parade. The Brussels Agricultural Fall Fair, healthcare when the province did not.
Lions Club Clinton (pool), SeaforthAgricul- "Now it's a different part of provincial
tural Fall Fair and the Van Egmond Founda- responsibility. Should we be stepping up?
tion all requested $1,000. The other 13 Or is this a responsibility from taxpayers
requests were $550 or lower. property taxes or not?" MacLellan said.
The municipality is also expecting Council tabled the request until other
requests to come from the Clinton Public municipalities make a decision.
Hospital gala, Huron Hospice Volunteer Northwoods Elementary School has
Service and the Seaforth Food Bank for a launched campaign to raise $25,000 to
hall rental, said financial manager-treas- upgrade its outdoor space. A school com-
urer, Paula Michiels. mittee is trying to raise funds for a climbing
In addition to the $18,400 FE Madill has structure, bicycle path, sand pile, toys and
requested $25,000 towards an upgrade of its bicycles. All of the students at Northwoods
track and sports field. are from Huron East, councillor David
CAO Brad Knight said the high school Blaney noted. Northwoods had not made
has also requested funds from North Huron an official request for grant money.
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The founding of Brussels sign has been restored after being damaged
by weather and a lawn mowing accident. Pictured here, Don McNeil
(left) and Peter Gray with the new sign.
HURON COUNTY
COUNCIL BRIEFS
Coalition for Huron
Injury Prevention
The Coalition for Huron Injury Preven-
tion (CHIP) has asked Huron County for
$5,000 to continue its activities in 2016.
Community safety officer Jamie Stan-
ley and public health promoter Laura
Armstrong made the request on the
basis that CHIP needs municipal sup-
port in order to obtain a grant from
the Ministry of Transportation.
Last year, there were a total of 1,055 col-
lisions, which included 138 personal
injury collisions. There were 13 fatal col-
lisions and 14 people killed, which is up
from the previous year, Stanley said.
CHIP has a yearly budget of $15,000
that goes towards programs like elec-
tronic speed sign hailers, pedestrian
safety campaigns, safe driving for seniors
Basses and distracted driving education.
Council deferred the decision to
the 2016 budget discussions.
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