HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2018-07-05, Page 7A special day
Ball's Church and Cemetery marked its 92nd annual memorial service on July 1. The
ceremony featured a message from Gail Trewhitt, Deacon in Training at St. George's Anglican
Church in Goderich, music by the Goderich Harbouraires men's choir and the official
dedication of the new columbarium, which featured words from Michael Koyanagi, the nephew
of Don and Margaret Kai, whose bequest to the cemetery allowed for the columbarium's
purchase. Next year, Ball's Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary and the Cemetery
Board hopes to make some improvements to the church, painting the interior and repairing the
ceiling, which is expected to cost approximately $10,000. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2018. PAGE 7.
HE supports brewery
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Huron East Council is supporting
a request from the Half Hours on
Earth brewery that would allow the
business to obtain a "by the glass"
licence to serve beer.
Economic Development Officer
Jan Hawley presented the request to
council at its June 26 meeting. She
said that the brewery needs to apply
for the licence to the provincial
government, but that support from the
local council would be appreciated.
Since opening, Half Hours on
Earth has steadily built a fan base,
Hawley said, but being able to serve
beer by the glass would help market
the brewery and increase potential
funding opportunities. Until now,
she said, the company has only been
able to serve small samples to those
visiting the Seaforth brewery, which
is now set up in the former E.D.
Smith Foods location.
Council approved the
recommendation and Hawley told
councillors that she's hoping to help
expand the brewery and its reach.
There is potential, she said, that the
brewery could relocate to a larger
location, perhaps in the Brussels
Letter to the Editor
Clinton crossovers not an answer: Fisher
THE EDITOR,
Re: Coverage of Article regarding
Crosswalks
Crosswalks are important. Safe
crosswalks are imperative for the
safety of Huron County residents. I
applaud Julie Sawchuk's initiative to
establish a safe crosswalk in her
community.
The PXOs (pedestrian crossovers)
being studied in Clinton are not the
answer. Twice, I have visited Clinton
to inspect the crosswalks. Both times
I could not find them without help.
I didn't know if the lights were
Howick teen
charged at
RIDE stop
A teenager from Howick
Township is facing several charges
following a traffic stop that late last
month just outside of Wingham. At
approximately 12:43 a.m. on June
23, a small sports car entered into a
Reduce Impaired Driving
Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint that
was set up at North Street West and
Josephine Street North.
Upon speaking with the young
driver, police observed marijuana
and open alcohol inside the vehicle.
Additionally, police believed the
driver had consumed some alcohol
so a roadside test was conducted.
The driver complied and failed. He
was subsequently arrested and
transported to the Walkerton OPP
detachment for breath tests. Upon
providing breath samples to the
Intoxilizer Technician his tests
resulted in a three-day driver's
licence suspension.
The 19 -year-old driver from
Howick was charged with
Possession of Cannabis -Marijuana,
Novice Driver - Blood -Alcohol
Level Above Zero, Drive Motor
Vehicle with Open Container of
Liquor, Fail to Have Insurance Card
and Fail to Properly Wear Seat Belt.
The accused has a court date
scheduled for July 23 at the Ontario
Court of Justice in Goderich.
flashing or if the cars had stopped.
Both times when in the crosswalk,
cars went through the crosswalk.
These crosswalks are not safe for
people with cognitive issues,
children and visually -impaired
citizens.
Visually -impaired citizens need
audible signals to find and to
determine when it is safe to cross.
Most motorists do not realize that a
flashing yellow light is a mandatory
stop at crosswalks. The only safe
crosswalk is an on -demand red light,
similar to what Bluewater installed
in Zurich in 2017. This costs
approximately $100,000.
I respectfully request that the
county do a thorough investigation
on how many accidents and/or near
misses have occurred at PXOs. Also
please consult with the CNIB at 519-
685-8420 for their opinion of PXOs.
Huron County Engineer Steve
Lund, please take the time to
research red light on demand
crosswalks for Huron County.
Robert Fisher,
Councillor Seaforth Ward,
Huron East.
Four Winds Barn, although that had
yet to be discussed formally.
***
Huron East Council approved a
tender for asphalt paving contracts
throughout the municipality at a
price that came in nearly six per cent
and $25,000 higher than anticipated.
Public Works Director Barry Mills
presented the tender to council at its
June 26 meeting.
The tender calls for the paving of
seven roads (one in Brussels, one in
Walton, one in Ethel, one in
Henfryn, two in Brucefield and
Mount Pleasant Line north of Ethel).
Mills told councillors that only
one tender was received through the
process, that of Lavis Contracting
for a total cost of $389,294.61. He
said the total came in $23,842.50
over the budgeted amount.
In light of the tender being
approved, Mills said that the
department would attempt to find
efficiencies elsewhere in the budget
to help offset the tender.
***
Huron East issued 25 building
permits throughout the municipality
in May, bring the year-to-date total
up to 63.
This is 20 permits higher than
Huron East had issued at the same
time last year.
The 63 permits issued are at a
value of $7.35 million, which is also
higher than the year-to-date value of
$5.8 million at the same time last
year.
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