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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-12-14, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2017. Classified Advertisements Tenders Tenders NOTICE FOR SALE BY TENDER TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry proposes to dispose of property, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001 c. 25 Section 270(1) and amendments thereto and pursuant to By-law No. 58-2003 and By-law No. 79-2007, for the sale of surplus land located at 30 McCrea Street, Belgrave, ON. The property was deemed surplus to the needs of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry on December 5th, 2017. Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned until 4 pm on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, for the sale of property described as: 1. 1.3 acres of surplus land at 30 McCrea Street, Belgrave, ON described as Part Lot 71 Registered Plan No. 162, RP22R2144 Parts 1 & 2 and Part 2 shown on Plan No. 2GZ-2078, Hamlet of Belgrave, Municipality of Morris-Turnberry; (as outlined in grey) PIX 41331 - 0100 FIX 413.31 - PIX 4/331 - 0387 rasne,o, 130.700 PART 1 PLAN LAPR-3168 PART 1 Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. ('Opinions of Value' for the property has been obtained, which were used for the basis of the established reserve). Tender forms and other particulars are available at the Municipal Office or on the Municipal website: www.morristurnberry.ca For further information, contact: Municipality of Morris-Turnberry, Nancy Michie, Administrator Clerk -Treasurer, 41342 Morris Road, PO Box 310, BRUSSELS, ON NOG 1H0 Telephone 519-887-6137 Ext 21 email nmichie@morristurnberry.ca Lyme disease concerns MPP Huron -Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson tabled a motion in the Ontario Legislature last week calling on the Minister of Health and Long - Term Care to enhance and update data collection techniques and surveillance strategies for black - legged ticks. The motion has support from the Ontario Lyme Alliance, Lyme Ontario, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, as well as local Lyme disease advocates such as Samantha Simon, whose young daughter is affected by Lyme disease. "Identifying Lyme disease across Ontario must be a priority for this government, because tick populations are spreading," said Thompson. "We need to have confidence that the government has the most effective, up-to-date tools to identify where risk areas may be. Based on the 2017 Ontario Public Health map, clearly there is a disconnect with the true situation across the province. "That is why I am calling on the government to make this incremental step ahead of next season, so that we can prevent as many cases as possible, and raise awareness so new cases and be treated properly and effectively." Thompson pointed to new tools being used in other jurisdictions such as the innovative "tick alert app" in France. The app allows people to send photos of the ticks that bit them and their pets to the government, which then confirms the insect and geotags the incident to update the location of ticks. There is also an app created by a student in Quebec which can help identify insects so people can identify what has bit them. "Apps that can collect data for the government while also raising awareness for Ontarians are an important step in the battle against Lyme," concluded Thompson. Cool dudes If ever there was a time to act cool, it's when winter arrives like it did this week. North Woods Elementary School hosted its annual Christmas concert and, during a dress rehearsal on Monday, students were able to done their sunglasses, Santa hats and hockey jerseys for their production of Slap Shot Santa Scores Again. Above, Triston Piper, left, and Wyatt Bell belt out some Christmas tunes. (Denny Scott photo) Building bylaw adopted Morris-Turnberry Council adopted a new building bylaw to address several outstanding concerns with the bylaw's predecessor. During council's Dec. 5 meeting, Chief Building Official Kirk Livingston, who Morris-Turnberry shares with other municipalities, explained that council's previous bylaw, which was replaced during the meeting, only met the standards of the 2004 building code. The new bylaw would incorporate changes to modernize the code, bring it in line with neighbouring municipalities and allow the bylaw to refer to the consolidated fee and charges bylaw. "That's a nice change," Livingston said. "I think it should always reference that document going forward." By referencing the consolidated fee and charges bylaw, which includes all charges that ratepayers may run into for various services and infractions, the municipality can change the fee bylaw instead of updating the building bylaw. Livingston said that, since the municipality updates the fee bylaw annually, it makes more sense to do that. The document also gives the municipality "a little bit of teeth" according to Livingston. He said the previous bylaw didn't provide enough power to building officials to call for changes, halt development or ask for more information and this new document addresses some of those concerns. "It's really easy, with this document, to say we need additional paperwork," he said. "It won't be too invasive and won't change anything we're doing right now, but it will allow us [to do] that if we need it" Council approved the policy as presented. Snurt? Slurt? Slirt? What do you get when you mix snow, slush and dirt? Hullett Central Public School students know after performing operetta about the three Monday. Above, singing a tune about the value of each snowflake are, from left, Austin McLaughlin, William Howson and Rodney Ansley. (Denny Scott photo) All word ads in The Citizen classifieds are put on our webpage at www.northhuron.on.ca