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Ontario AACA members visit Brussels landmark
Talking shop
The Ontario region branch of the Antique Automobile Club of America was on its annual
London to Brighton tour last week and, for the first time, it made its way to Huron County.
Organized this year by long-time member Arnold Kerry, he was directed to Don McNeil's auto
shop and museum by a friend from Kincardine who had been there before. McNeil welcomed
nearly 40 cars and their drivers that day before they continued on their way. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
museum welcomed nearly 40
antique vehicles last week as part of
the Antique Automobile Club of
Don McNeil's famous shop and America, Ontario Region's
annual London to Brighton tour.
This tour is the 61st in the club's
history, dubbed the "Huron Shores
Tour" that made its way through
M -T to hire Brockelbank
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Morris-Turnberry and North
Huron are sharing another service
with the appointment of Property
Standards Officer Bruce
Brockelbank who already handles
the responsibility elsewhere in
Huron County.
Currently, the two municipalities
share a chief building official.
Previously, the two councils tried to
share public works departments,
however that project was dismantled
less than a year after it was finalized.
While Morris-Turnberry did
appoint Brockelbank by bylaw
during its July 17 meeting, council
wanted to be sure that there was a
method to gauge his performance in
the position.
The issue had been previously
discussed between council and
Chief Building Official Kirk
Livingston. Livingston also
addressed the issue with North
Huron Council, though the
discussions all occurred in closed -
to -the -public meetings because they
dealt with identifiable individuals.
Brockelbank is being brought on
for a six-month probationary period,
which prompted some council
members to ask how his
performance would be evaluated at
the end of that period.
Councillor Jim Nelemans asked
Looking back
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery opened its second
professional show of the season Friday night and it takes a
look back at work of the Huron Society of Artists, a
collection of some of the county's greatest artists that
dissolved two decades ago. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
how senior staff and council would
evaluate Brockelbank, and
Administrator Clerk -Treasurer
Nancy Michie explained that would
be part of the hiring bylaw.
Nelemans said his concerns carne
as a result of previous building
inspectors tasked with handling
bylaw enforcement who didn't
produce results. He said whichever
direction council and staff
proceeded with would be fitting,
provided there is a way to review
Brockelbank's performance.
Michie said a performance review
would come at the end of the six-
month period.
Councillor Sharen Zinn said she
didn't see there being much of a
concern if there were monthly
reports from Brockelbank.
Michie pointed out, however, that
most property standards issues are
confidential, so any report would be
in a closed -to -the -public meeting.
Councillor Dorothy Kelly said
that a report should come from the
Chief Building Official that
included non -confidential
information.
Michie said a list of properties
could be provided in the closed -to -
the -public meeting, however Zinn
said that she was more interested in
knowing how much time was being
spent on issues than where the
properties were located and which
property owners were responsible.
"I want to see something that says
[Brockelbank] spent X hours
dealing with this issue," she said.
Michie said a report of actual
hours spent on unidentifiable
occurrences could be generated.
Council approved the bylaw
appointing Brockelbank to the
position, with Michie noting that
North Huron Council would need to
adopt a similar bylaw, which it did at
its meeting on Monday night.
Kincardine and Brussels for the first
time ever on its way across the
province.
Member Arnold Kerry was the
architect of this year's tour and it
was a friend of his in Kincardine
who advised him that McNeil's
location might be of interest to
members of the club.
Kerry has been a member of the
club for nearly 30 years and has
participated in over 20 of the club's
annual marquee rides.
In an interview with The Citizen,
he said that it has travelled all across
the province, most notably in the
Ottawa region and even as far north
as Manitoulin Island, but he couldn't
remember it ever coming to Huron
County, so he was happy he was able
to make that happen.
He said that in the club's short
time in the village, Brussels
residents had been very nice and
accommodating.
Kerry and his wife were travelling
in a 100 -year-old 1918 Buick that
Kerry had bought in the early 1990s.
To help welcome members of the
club to Brussels, McNeil invited
members of the community with
classic cars to be at his house when
the club showed up, including Bob
Richmond and others. He also made
sure that hot dogs were on the
barbecue and that a trio of young
girls were on hand to provide some
live music for the afternoon for all in
attendance.
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