HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2016-12-15, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016. PAGE 13.
Hospice beds recommended for Clinton: report
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
At Huron East Council's Dec. 6
meeting, Deputy -Mayor Joe Steffler
reported that the results of the long-
awaited Huron -Perth hospice study
had been released to the public.
The recommendations, which will
now be forwarded to the South West
Local Health Integration Network
(LHIN), stated that of the 10 beds
for the two counties, four should be
in Huron County, centrally placed in
Clinton.
This comes after a number of
initiatives had been attempting to
attract the hospice beds to various
communities, including the Jessica's
House project, set for development
in Exeter.
That project, Steffler said, seems
poised to continue going ahead
despite the results of the study after
recently receiving an Aviva
Community Fund grant of $100,000.
***
Grey Councillors Alvin McLellan
and Dianne Diehl reported that after
all the expenses were covered, the
Stolen
goods
database
deve loped
A free online tool available to the
public is being promoted by the
Huron County Ontario Provincial
Police Detachment (OPP) as a way
to keep stolen property out of the
hands of innocent victims.
At this point it's not well known,
but the public now has limited
access to Canadian Police
Information Centre (CPIC) database
to see if a motor vehicle or any other
piece of property has been reported
stolen.
With the increasing popularity of
online auction sites and public trade
websites such as Kijiji, E -bay, and
other online classified groups police
are often asked to query serial
numbers of second-hand items that
have been purchased or are about to
be purchased.
Now any member of the public
can simply access the CPIC
property site and complete their own
checks. Any vehicle with a Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) is
searchable. This includes cars,
trucks, vans, SUVs, motorcycles,
snowmobiles, farm vehicles, trailers
and ATVs. Outside of vehicles, you
can search boats by the Hull
Identification Number (HIN) or the
registration number. Firearms and
other items are searchable by their
serial number.
Vehicle data is updated daily
while property information is
updated on a weekly basis.
So the next time you are buying a
used bicycle or stereo system it
would be advisable to take a couple
minutes and check online before
you hand over your cash. Should
you complete a check and get a
message that the item is stolen
please give your nearest police
agency a call where they
can provide you with further
assistance.
The CPIC search for stolen
property can be accessed online at
www.cpic-cipc.ca/index-eng.html
Grey 160th anniversary made a
profit of over $1,300.
McLellan reported to council that
$1,000 of the earnings from the
event were dispersed between the
Ethel and Cranbrook Community
Centres, while over $300 was given
to North Woods Elementary School
for its playground project.
***
After much debate back and forth
in regards to how it should be carried
out, the evaluation of Chief
Administrative Officer Brad Knight
was completed and presented to
council in a closed session at the
Dec. 6 meeting.
While MacLellan didn't offer any
details in regards to the content of
the evaluation, he said that council
agreed with his comments regarding
Knight's strengths, as well as areas
that could be improved.
***
With the first Tuesday of the
month in January so early after the
Christmas and New Year's holidays,
Chief Administrative Officer Brad
Knight told council that if the first
council meeting of the year was to
take place on Jan. 3, there would be
little business to discuss.
With five Tuesdays in January,
Knight suggested that council
meetings be held on the second and
fourth Tuesdays of the month, rather
than the customary first and third.
Council agreed and council's
January meetings are now
scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 10
and Tuesday, Jan. 24 in Seaforth.
***
Through a report submitted by
Chief Building Official Brad
Dietrich, council learned that as of
the end of October, the municipality
has issued building permits worth
nearly $32.5 million.
In his report, Dietrich said that he
issued 11 building permits in
October, bringing the year-to-date
permits up to 153, nearly 25 more
permits issued in 2016 than by the
same time last year.
With a year-to-date value of
$32,492,039, building permit value
is greatly ahead of last year at the
end of October. The 2015 year-to-
date building permit value in 2015
was $18.7 million.
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