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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-02-23, Page 7Family Day fun While Family Day was officially held on Monday, there were activities all weekend throughout northern Huron County including a community breakfast and free skate at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre on Sunday. Shown spending some time on the ice are Harper, Henley and Diamond Terpstra. (Denny Scott photo) Goderich, Huron East weigh in on OPP site By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen A motion from Goderich Town Council late last year and a response from Huron East Councillor John Lowe has turned into a back -and - forth discussion looking to involve the provincial government. Several letters were in front of Huron County Council at its Feb. 8 meeting, with the most recent coming from Goderich Chief Administrative Officer Larry McCabe asking for a study on road closures in Huron County. The discussion by way of council motions began when Goderich Town Council penned a motion featuring a list of amenities Goderich offers as justification for the construction of a new OPP detachment in the town. The motion cited news reports that the OPP is looking to build a new detachment facility and suggested Goderich would be an ideal location for it. That motion, however, resulted in a response from Lowe, which was supported by Huron East Council, stating that a new OPP location should consider all areas of Huron County, not just Goderich, and that the detachment should perhaps be located more centrally for a variety of reasons. Lowe and Huron East Council also cited the frequent winter closures of Hwy. 8 and Hwy. 21 as another reason why Goderich should not be considered as a potential location for the new detachment. McCabe then responded by sending correspondence to Infrastructure Ontario and its Interim Chair Linda D. Robinson. "This is to advise that we have received a resolution from Huron East pertaining to the location of the proposed new OPP detachment facility...," the letter states. "We further note that one of the reasons Huron East supports the resolution is because they state Highway 21 is closed more than other highways. We believe this to be not necessarily true and a detailed analysis should be undertaken as to road closures over the past number of years by Infrastructure Ontario to verify their statement." McCabe then also included a list of Huron County roads that were closed at the time of his writing the letter, which included a number of roads throughout the whole of Huron County. Council took no action on the correspondence, but a final location for the new development has yet to be announced. Nave a .i. G titian? Let everyone know about your new bundle of joy! Call for prices and details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 The f,1• Citizen THE CITIZEN,THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017. PAGE 7. Weather could hurt sap yields PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo -Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 The big news is the great weather for February, which brings us another week closer to spring! We're down to the last four weeks before the official start of spring, which will fly by I'm sure! A great glimpse of spring was the weather on Sunday for the Brussels Lions Club breakfast held at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. It was wonderful for the men setting up, cooking and cleaning up with the warm temperatures and bright sun. They did a fantastic job with a fantastic crowd attending! Great work Lions! The warm weather also had those who tap trees for maple syrup quickly getting into gear. According to some of the seasoned pros, this early start may mean a shortened season, as the trees move their sap up the trunks. One large producer thought he would have enough sap to start boiling, last Sunday, after only a few days of the warm weather last week. There may be a smaller supply available this year, so if you love syrup, better get it early! If you want just warm weather, that is what you would enjoy if going to the Azores Islands. Rick and Margaret Mclnroy and Graeme and Helen Craig have just returned from a holiday there. The temperatures range from just 16 - 20°C and they had just around 16°C most days. The Azores is a collection of nine islands about 800 miles off the coast of Portugal and are part of the Portugal's territory. The main city is Ponta Delgada on the island of Sao Miguel Island, is where they stayed. It is part of the chain of the underwater volcanic mountains that runs from Iceland to Antarctica. Earthquakes are quite common, but that was an experience the group did not have to endure. The hilly and wooded terrain produces corn, grapes and citrus fruits. They have more cattle on the island than people and they did not have to export any dairy products. Cattle are always tethered and are kept in small fields that are fenced by stone walls to keep them safe. The island is high above the sea level and have some very dangerous drops . The farmers live in town and go to the fields to milk the cattle with portable milking equipment in the back of their trucks daily. The roads are very narrow and the cars are very small. The group rented a car and journeyed around the island. Farmers herd the cattle from field to field and while touring one day, they had to wait for the cattle to get where they were going. While waiting, Graeme got out to stretch and visit with another vehicle stopped and met some folks from Napanee! Roadways are also lined by stone fences in some areas, and the rented cars have lots of scrapes and scratches on them, none of them due to Rick's driving, he reports, and Graeme was happy being chauffeured! They also toured the city on a small tour bus that looked like Thomas the Tank Engine. A very comical and colourful looking machine but they had a great tour guide Flavio, not the famous Fabio. They report beautiful flowers grow wild like cala lillies, azaleas, bird of paradise flower and hydrangeas bloom from July to September everywhere. A neat and tidy island with friendly people, good food and beautiful and picturesque lakes, mountains and parks. They found one park that was maintained by the local Lions Club, complete with the Lions International sign. The roadside parks had barbecues and picnic tables for everyone's use. The group went to the local market where everything was available for sale. It sounds like an amazing place to see and welcome back to the travellers. Neil McDonald has returned to Vancouver after his week's holiday in Ontario. He had visits with many old friends and family while here and will be back again in the spring. We send our get well wishes to Kaye Smith as she is a patient in hospital at this time. 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