HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-01-29, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015. PAGE 9.
Knox annual meeting on Feb. 1
There were five tables of shoot in
play at the Community Centre on
Friday, Jan. 23.
The winners were: high pink card,
Lillian Appleby; second high pink
card, Mary McIntosh; most shoots
pink card, Mae Ritchie; high white
card, Ken Speers; second high white
card, Jack Sheill.
The next shoot party is Friday,
Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is
welcome.
It was a post-Christmas theme for
the Jan. 20 Belgrave Women’s
Institute members. The meeting was
held at noon that day with nine
members present. The WI grace was
sung and everyone brought their
own bag lunch. After lunch,
President Nancy Jardin opened the
meeting with two readings,
“Reflections” and “Recipe for
Christmas All Year Long”. Reports
and correspondence were presented
by Dianna Robinson. Highlights
were reviewed as received from
FWIO headquarters.
New business included a donation
to Alzheimer Society and members
were asked to contribute heritage
style recipes for 2017 International
Plowing Match cookbook. Ruth
Olson was thanked for looking after
the December outing. The roll call
included reporting of all volunteer
WI hours and a show and tell of a
favourite Christmas ornament. The
November meeting, cancelled due to
weather, will be re-booked later on.
Discussion about a May theatre and
meal outing was held. Dorothy
Coultes will inquire about tickets
and report at the next regular
meeting.
Program convenor was Dianne
Robinson. She presented the topic of
origins and traditions relating to
Christmas. Members shared fond
memories of their own. Dianna also
read a very humourous version of
the “Twelve Days of Christmas”.
Doreen Marks is the convenor for
next month’s meeting on Tuesday,
Feb. 17 also at noon. Bring your own
bag lunch, tea and dessert will be
provided. Doreen’s topic is “show
and share of collections,
collectables”. Members are asked to
bring some items from their
own collections for everyone
to see. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
John and Sheila Nixon greeted
worshippers and handed out the
service of worship at Knox United
Church on Sunday, Jan. 25. Allen
Walker welcomed the congregation
and went over the announcements.
The flowers at the front of the
sanctuary were placed by Ken and
Lila Procter and families in loving
memory of Bill Stewart who has
passed away. Happy birthday was
sung to Barbara Anderson, who will
be celebrating her birthday on Jan.
27. Birthday greetings were also
extended to Muriel Coultes whose
birthday was Jan. 23.
The session members all took part
in the service. Allen Walker lit the
Christ Candle. The call to worship
was read responsively with the
session members each taking part
with the theme, “Our Gifts Work
Miracles”.
After the opening prayer, which
was read in unison, each shared the
Peace of Christ. The senior choir
sang, “Wonderful Love of Jesus”
accompanied by Ann Clark at the
piano. After the children’s hymn,
“Jesus Bids Us Shine”, Susan
Jamieson read a story on sharing and
caring to the children who had
gathered at the front. Becky Bartman
read the scripture lessons. The
session members did a skit
pertaining to building a home – you
need lots of help. It is the same with
the world’s problems. One person
can’t solve them, but through
Mission and Service we can build a
house together. With the Mission
and Service Fund all the money goes
to the people who need it. No money
goes to administration. We have
been given so much – we need to
share with others. Allen Walker read,
“Looking Beyond Our Doors”. The
hymn, “We Are Pilgrims”, was
followed by Nancy Jardin giving the
minute for missions.
Doug Walker and Larry Harper
took up the offering. After The
Lord’s Prayer, “Now Thank We All
Our God” and “Go Now In Peace”
concluded the morning worship
service.
On Sunday, Feb. 1, Knox annual
meeting wil be held after the service
and potluck lunch. Student Minister
Brian Hymers will be back after his
study leave.
The community extends sincere
sympathy to Ken and Lila Procter
and families and Marie Stewart in
the loss of Bill Stewart.
The community extends sincere
sympathy to John and Norma
McDowell and Janice and Larry
Robinson and families in the loss of
a brother, David McDowell, who
passed away on January 14 at
Braemar Nursing Home.
Friends and family
Following a limousine ride to and from a family dinner,
Muriel Coultes, left, celebrated her 80th birthday with a
public skating party at the Belgrave Community Centre on
Friday evening. Coultes is shown here welcoming Florence
McArter of Belgrave to the party. (Denny Scott photo)
By Linda
Campbell
Call
357-2188
PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
NEWS
FROM BELGRAVE
Morris-Turnberry Council found
out that outstanding negotiations
with North Huron could stop the
Wingham Industrial Land Strategy,
a program designed to make the area
more industry-friendly.
Financed through a Rural
Economic Development (RED)
grant from the provincial
government, the program has
resulted in archaeological
assessments and land inventories,
though it’s slightly behind schedule.
Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
Nancy Michie explained to council
that, as the project would extend
past the end of March, which is the
end of the financial year for the
RED funding, she was attempting to
get an extension, so the project to
continue.
“I’m hoping to hear very soon on
that,” she said. “The
recommendation right now is for the
two councils to meet and review the
project... mainly to discuss a
servicing strategy before
[engineering firm] BM Ross and
Associates proceed with drafting a
development plan.”
Michie went on to explain that,
without a servicing agreement, the
project might face serious delays.
“The thing that council has to be
aware of is that the [Huron County
Planning and Development
Department] says that for
development to happen, it needs to
be on full services,” she said. “We
need to see if servicing is going to
be an issue.”
North Huron’s Cross-Border
Servicing Policy, which was
implemented last year, has proven to
be a hurdle for Morris-Turnberry.
The policy, which calls for Morris-
Turnberry (and other neighbours of
North Huron) to pay 30 per cent of
the host municipality’s taxes on
properties serviced by North Huron,
is something with which Morris-
Turnberry’s previous council didn’t
agree. The current council hasn’t
spoken officially on the document.
Michie explained that the
planning department said North
Servicing could delay strategy
Scotts recognized for environmental work
North Huron’s Murray and Wilma
Scott were among nine recipients of
environmental awards at a recent
event recognizing forward-thinking
groups and people in environmental
fields.
On Jan. 20, the Minister’s Award
for Environmental Excellence was
presented to the Scotts as well as
eight organizations that have
furthered environmental concerns.
The recipients collaborated with
schools, industry leaders and
volunteers to restore wildlife
habitats, conserve water and
energy and prevent pollutants and
nutrients from entering the Great
Lakes.
The Scotts controlled their farm’s
nutrient and sediment runoff through
erosion control berms, new wetlands
and natural channel design. They
have also improved the water quality
in a nearby municipal drain and
Belgrave Creek.
The couple provides tours to
encourage other farmers to use the
same best management practices.
They also manage their woodlot and
collect data for the Ministry of
Natural Resources and Forestry to
be used for a case study.
The Scotts’ environmentally-
friendly farming practices resulted
in the return of brook trout and
wildlife such as bobolinks, a small
blackbird, and other species at risk.
For more information on the
Scotts’ projects, which have been
performed through and with the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority, visit
www.mvca.on.ca/demos.php
The Scotts were unfortunately
unable to attend the awards event
where Minister of the Environment
and Climate personally thanked
each of the recipients.
Other recipients for the awards
included: the County of Simcoe,
which worked with five school
boards to increase recycling and
collection of organic waste; the
Regional Municipality of Durham
that instituted curbside collection of
household single-use batteries;
Alderville First Nation Black Oak
Savanna which naturalized 150
acres of farmland to protect and
enhance rare ecosystems on the Rice
Lake Plains; the University of
Western Ontario which developed
an energy dashboard to highlight
energy-saving tips for university
faculty, staff and students; Teknion
Limited, an office furniture
manufacturer that reduced use of
water and toxic chemicals by
switching to new phosphate-free
chemicals; Credit Valley
Conservation and IMAX
corporation which, with partners,
retrofitted a parking lot to treat
stormwater and prevent pollutants
from entering Lake Ontario;
Alternate Land Use Services
(ALUS) Ontario that helped
farmers and ranchers improve crops
and livestock while conserving and
restoring native habitats and
Manitoulin Streams Improvement
Association, a community-based
organization that restores
ecosystems on Manitoulin Island
that feed into Lake Huron.
Since its inception in 2011, the
Minister’s Award for Environmental
Excellence has recognized
achievements of 40 organizations
involved in conservation and
environmental issues.
Look for an in-depth story about
the Scotts’ environmental efforts in
next week’s issue of The Citizen.
The County of Huron has initiated Official Plan Amendment No. 4 to the
County of Huron Official Plan under Sections 17 and 21 of the Planning
Act. The purpose is to amend certain policies in the Official Plan to
ensure consistency with the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement.
The amendment is being circulated for your preliminary review and
comments prior to the formal circulation and public meeting under the
Planning Act. The Amendment is available for review at the Huron
County Planning and Development Department office or on-line at
www.huroncounty.ca/officialplan
Please submit comments by February 20th, 2015 by mail or e-mail to:
Huron County Planning and Development Department, 57 Napier
Street, Goderich, ON, N7A 1W2, E-mail: planning@huroncounty.ca
REQUEST
FOR
PUBLIC COMMENTS
PRE-CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED HURON
COUNTY OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 4
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