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Tenders
Tenders
FARM FOR SALE BY TENDER
By Glenn Robb
Vacant land described as:
North 1/2 of the North 1/2 Lot 9, Concession 11, WD, Ashfield,
Secondly described in R209518, Township of
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh 47 workable acres, more or less.
• Selling in as is condition without representation as to exact acreage.
Purchaser must rely on own inspection.
Available for the 2017 crop year.
Tenders shall be in the prescribed form
available from the Vendor's Solicitors:
CRAWFORD, MILL & DAVIES
Attention: Conor T. O'Keefe
217 Josephine Street, Box 1028
Wingham, ON NOG 2W0
519-357-3630
Tenders to be submitted by 12:00 noon
on Friday, March 31, 2017
with a 10% deposit.
Highest, or any tender, not necessarily accepted.
MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
GRAVEL TENDERS
Sealed and clearly marked tenders are now being received for the
purpose of:
1. Supply, crush, load, haul and spread approximately 32,550 metric
tonnes of Granular 'M' Gravel for the South Half of the Morris Ward
in the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry.
2. Supply, crush, load, haul approximately 8,100 metric tonnes of
Granular 'M' Gravel for the North Half of the Turnberry Ward in the
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry.
3. Supply, crush, load, haul approximately 500 metric tonnes of
Granular 'M' Gravel (stock pile) at Morris Works Garage,
41342 Morris Road, in the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry.
4. Supply, crush, load, haul approximately 500 metric tonnes of
Granular 'M' Gravel (stock pile) at Turnberry Works Garage,
65 B -Line Road, in the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry.
Apply to the undersigned for contract forms.
Tenders must be received at the Clerk's Office by 12:00 noon
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 and be accompanied by a certified
cheque for 10% of the enclosed bid.
Lowest or any tender, not necessarily accepted.
For further information, please contact the undersigned
Wray Wilson, Interim Director of Public Works
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
41342 Morris Road, PO Box 310,
BRUSSELS, ON NOG 1H0
Telephone: 519-887-6137
Fax: 519-887-6465
Email: mail@morristurnberry.ca
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of the skaters make way for others as part of one of the night's many routines. (Dennyscottphoto)
Courses turn profit: Sparling
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fact that it had been saddled with so
much debt was.
"There are a number of other
centres that have appeared across the
province," he said. "They don't have
the debt behind them that is here.
Their operations keep them in the
black."
Councillor Trevor Seip said he
was disturbed by the fact that the
centre, independent of the cost of the
building, wasn't breaking even.
"It's a service," he said. "We
should know the cost [of running it]
and adjust revenue [expected[]
accordingly."
Rockx said that it can be difficult
to increase the cost of courses as
there are other options for training.
He also said that, as most of the
training is being done by municipal
staff and volunteers, like firefighters,
those signing up for the course are
always looking for the best price.
Fire Department of North Huron
Chief David Sparling said that the
ESTC's revenue in 2015 was greater
than training centres in Waterloo,
London and Kingston combined, but
that the site is constantly seeking for
more and better programming.
"We put a lot of money, time and
energy into pursuing projects and
that costs us," he said. "For some
reason or another, they might not
come to fruition."
Sparling said courses are run in a
way that ensures they will turn a
profit.
"I agree, there is no point in
running a course if it's going to cost
us money," he said.
Changing the cost of the programs
could also be difficult, Sparling said,
due to potential travel costs.
"We can't get our rates a whole lot
higher," he said. "Travel plans can
make it cheaper to go to a more
expensive centre for some of these
programs."
Later in the meeting, council
discussed the issue and noted that,
against the suggestion of KPMG and
an earlier report from Sparling, they
were planning on having the yet -to -
be -hired fire chief in charge of the
ESTC, as well, at least on an interim
basis.
Sparling reported that staff could
re-establish a board of directors for
the centre as a means of overseeing
operations, noting that the first board
of directors disbanded after a single
meeting. In his opinion, it was due to
the fact that the budget wasn't
manageable with its amount of
municipal debt.
He said pursuing options for the
centre is no small task and requires
dedication, time and effort that go
beyond a single staff member.
"There are real opportunities
beyond basic fire training here," he
said. "They need to be investigated
by someone. We need someone to be
a quarterback or champion, not
someone to do it alone."
Sparling said a lot of research goes
into a program to ensure it's viable
before the centre pursues it.
Other council members said they
weren't convinced the centre could
be viable, even with programming
opportunities in place. However, the
report outlines several opportunities
to make money that were missed.
For example, the township
declined to partner with a solar
energy company that offered
$35,000 annually to rent the ESTC
roof for 10 years. Unfortunately, due
to the prevalence of solar
opportunities, it is no longer
feasible.
The report also indicates that in
2015 the ESTC turned a profit on
training. The site cost $182,600 to
run and brought in $185,600.
Unfortunately, due to what is
required for the ESTC to pay back
the loan for the centre, it likely
wouldn't be able to turn a profit,
which is a concern that the Huron
County Economic Development
Board aired. While the operational
costs and loan cost have the ESTC
paying $66,000 per year to the
municipality, KPMG feels that
$12,000 a year is all the organization
can currently pay and realize a
profit.
Stephanie Currie, who previously
worked at the centre, was at the
meeting and explained that the
ESTC needed to be treated like a
business to succeed.
"When things started to hit the
wall for us, we had a private career
college [and] a marine emergency
duty training program that wanted to
sign contracts," she said. "There
were others. We had a number of
opportunities that, by the time it was
presented to council, had passed us
by."
Currie pointed to specific
opportunities that were missed
because they were presented prior to
an election and couldn't be dealt
with until several months later.
"Although I understand there are
steps that need to be taken, I
encourage you to recognize that .. .
there are other people that will
[entice these programs away]. As a
ratepayer it concerns me that more
opportunities will be missed. I really
hope that is taken into consideration
as the committee is formed. All these
things that prolong action cause
opportunities to be missed."
Currie said she "lived and
breathed" the ESTC when she was
there and it was "beyond frustrating"
when opportunities were missed and
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