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Bowles recognized at London Health Sciences Centre
PEOPLE AROUND
WALTON
By Jo -Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
We are going through the highs
and lows of the weather again this
past week. Cool and certainly wet
and then it's warm and wet. It was a
cool night for the Halloween
trick -or -treaters and many of the
folks I spoke with report having
lower numbers than last year.
Are there less children or was it the
nasty weather? Guess we will
have to wait until next year and
see if the numbers go up further.
I had 11 trick -or -treaters and they
ranged from two years to 13 years.
We had a cowboy, a Rubik's Cube, a
ghoul, cheerleaders, princess, JoJo
and a chick magnet! There were
some great costumes and the
children were very polite.
Folks will be surprised when
dropping into The Citizen office in
Brussels to have a new smiling face
Helping out
The Ethel Community Centre was the site and beneficiary of the annual harvest supper late
last month. Volunteers helped put on a great meal including, from left: Glen Howling, Don
Cochrane, Bill Pearson and Alvin McLellan. (Denny Scott photo)
to meet. Brenda Nyveld is our new
Citizen representative in Brussels.
Our smiling face Melody White has
retired from The Citizen and we will
miss her. No fanfare on her leaving,
just a lunch with the Blyth staff. You
will be missed Mel by your main
street friends. Happy retirement!
Dave and Karen Bowles and
family were special guests in
London last Saturday. They attended
a gathering at the London Health
Sciences Centre for cancer
survivors. Dave was recognized as
the longest living stem cell survivor
from multiplemyeloma cancer in
London. It was 18 years ago, on
Nov. 4, Dave had the surgery. The
day of the celebration was Nov. 4.
Dave, surrounded by his family was
asked to say a few words. Fantastic
and congratulations!
We send our get -well wishes to
Kaye Smith as she is a patient in
hospital at this time. We hope she is
soon home again.
Just in case anyone wonders, it is
only 48 days until Christmas! I have
been thinking of gifts, but no
shopping has been done. With only
six weekends available to go
shopping, we better soon start!
Celebrating birthdays this past
week and starting November include
Judy Lee, Marvin Bachert, John
Gaunt, Peggy Humphries, John
Ryan, Kevin Coleman, Bruce Blake,
Alexis Terpstra, Lila Olsen, Darryl
Hoegy, Chris Stevenson, Clara
Glauser, Steven Huether, Justin
Cycling group seeks M -T, NH representation
Both North Huron and Morris-
Turnberry Council welcomed
members of the Huron County
Cycling Advisory Committee to
discuss the importance of the
organization and request
representation from the
municipalities.
At North Huron's Oct. 16 meeting,
Wingham resident Bob Pike and
Blyth -area resident Julie Sawchuk
presented the importance of the
committee.
Pike explained that 10 years ago,
cycling wasn't on his radar, however,
he has since been convinced of its
benefits. He explained it's important
to consider cycling from the
standpoint of its societal,
environmental and economical
standpoints.
The presentation included a
request to have a representative of
North Huron Council sit on the
board and provide feedback.
The presentation also discussed
what council could do to make North
Huron more approachable for the
cycling community.
Sawchuk, who was paralyzed
from the chest down in a car -on -
cycle collision two years ago, said
the incident was a spark for Huron
County to realize it needed a more
bike -friendly community.
Among her requests were that
council consider looking at
expanding paving projects to include
wide shoulders to accomodate
cyclists and give them more room.
"There has been a lot of
controversy about the cost of paving
shoulders," Pike said. "Most
research says paving the shoulder
pays for itself within nine to 16
years."
He pointed to a project near
Saltford where the cost of paving
was approximately 20 per cent of the
entire project, but provided a 10 -foot
paved shoulder which wasn't
completely necessary.
"If you had one foot of extra
shoulder, it would cost two per cent
of the cost of the road," he said.
"What is one foot to a cyclist?... The
space beside the white line is the
width of the white line and the edge
of the pavement is prone to cracks
and crumbles. One foot would make
a difference."
Sawchuk said that, if there
had been a single foot of
extra pavement, she may not
have been hit in the collision that
paralyzed her.
"The passenger mirror of the car
broke my back," she said. "If I had
an extra foot, I likely would not have
been put in the ditch. We're not
saying we want just a foot, more is
better, but it's something to consider
Brussels action
The Huron East Centenaires took on the Milverton Four Wheel Drives at the Brussels, Morris
and Grey Community Centre on Saturday as part of Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey Day in the
village. Milverton posted an 8-5 win over the Cents after a late, open -net goal. (Quinn Talbot photo)
when you're doing your plan."
North Huron Council received the
presentation and will send
representation to the committee.
Morris-Turnberry received a
similar presentation earlier this
month from Pike and fellow
committee member Jennifer Burns,
however they already had
representation on the committee.
Morrison, Rita Bowers, Terry Sloan
and Jane Zwep. Happy birthday to
all!
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MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
REMEMBRANCE DAY
The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Municipal Landfill
will be closed on Saturday, November 11, 2017
and will reopen on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 10:00 am
The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Municipal office
will close on Friday, November 10, 2017
for Remembrance Day.
HURON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
THANKS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS
Huron County Public Health Professional Day November 20, 2017
There are
17
Administration Professional
CFA Volunteer Coordinator
Communications Specialist
Community Developer
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Epidemiologist
Graphic Designer
professions
working to keep you healthy and safe.
Parent Resource Visitor
Physician
Plumbing Inspector
Program Evaluator
Program Support
Public Health Dietitian
Public Health Inspector
Public Health Nurse
Public Health Promoter