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positions again, while newcomer
Andrew Somers has also let his
name stand for a councillor position.
In Central Huron, Mayor Jim
Ginn is running for the mayor's
position once again. Councillor Dan
Colquhoun has also filed nomination
papers to serve as an East Ward
councillor for another term, while
West Ward Councillor Alison Lobb
has filed her papers for another term
in her current position.
In North Huron, former
Councillor Bernie Bailey is the first
to run for a council position, filing
papers to run for reeve after a failed
bid in the 2014 election. Agost
Vaday has also filed papers to be a
councillor in the Wingham Ward.
On the school board front, Colleen
Schenk is running again to be the
area's Avon Maitland District
School Board trustee, while Denis
Trudel has filed to become the
French Separate School board
trustee.
Nominations for the election close
on July 27 at 2 p.m. and the election
is set for Monday, Oct. 22.
Home and native lands
The annual Charlie Shaw International Youth Camp was in the area last week, taking in some
of the sights and sounds of Huron County, in addition to some of the more majestic offerings
throughout Ontario, like Toronto, Niagara Falls and more. The students were in Londesborough
on Saturday for a barbecue lunch and a special lesson in local gaming with a personal lesson
in crokinole, a game that is said to have been invented in Perth County. The young people
came from over a dozen countries to learn about Canada, including Germany, Brazil, Finland,
the Czech Republic, Taiwan, Italy, the Netherlands, England, Guinea, Mexico, Belgium and
Poland. The camp will wrap up tonight (July 12) in Seaforth as the young people will be hosted
by the town's Lions Club there. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Disputed drain deferred in M -T
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
After a higher -than -anticipated
tender came back for work on the
long -debated Blyth Creek Drain,
Morris-Turnberry Council decided
to defer the work and re -tender it
again late this year or early next
year.
The drain, which, according to
residents connected to it, requires
simple cleaning, has been identified
for significantly more work that was
estimated to cost $175,000. The
lowest bid, however, was $256,000.
Councillor Jim Nelemans
suggested that the increase could be
due to local companies having a
busy schedules. Ed Delay of R.J.
Burnside Engineering, the firm
handling the project, said that was
possible, but also pointed to a tight
deadline for cold water streams
imposed by the provincial
government.
"The construction can only be
done July 1 to Sept. 15," he said.
Delay did say that only two bids
were received, one at $318,000 and
the recommended bid at $256,000.
He said that some of the firms
expected to throw their hats into the
ring didn't bid, likely due to the
prevalence of drainage work this
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As for the exact increases, Delay
pointed to the channel excavation for
the drain that was significantly
higher than the estimates.
Councillor John Smuck said it
might be better to bring the project
back in the winter months before the
companies have set their schedules
as it might result in a reduced cost.
Delay said that is an option, but he
said there are no guarantees and said
his suggestion was to proceed with
the current price.
Deputy -Mayor Jamie Heffer said
he was surprised to see such an
abnormal increase for the work, and
said that re -tendering might be the
best option.
Delay said there is some
discrepancy in different tenders,
even for very similar jobs. "It's hard
to nail down the exact cause," he
said. "Our prices were based on a
similar project from last year, not far
away."
Delay did add that, in general,
prices are going up.
Nelemans asked how much it
would cost to re -issue the tender and
Jeremy Taylor, also of R.J. Burnside,
said there would be a $1,000 to
$1,500 charge.
John Huether, the landowner who
requested the initial clean-out, asked
if there could be some kind of
communication between the
companies that would normally
provide tenders, saying that they
may discuss the matter beforehand
and that could have led to the rising
costs. Taylor said there is no way to
know what the contractors are
thinking or talking about together.
A motion to defer the project was
approved by council.
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A helping hand for the Heat
The Clinton Raceway has been a fertile place for local
organizations to host fundraising barbecues as of late. On
Sunday, in the midst of Clinton's annual PIucKIN'Fest, the
Huron Heat hosted a barbecue at the site, which followed a
fundraiser for the Huron Residential Hospice, which has
just opened west of Clinton. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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