HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-03-26, Page 23THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015. PAGE 23.
The March meeting of the
Melville Guild and WMS was held
in the church parlour on Tuesday,
March 17 with seven members
present.
Alice Marks opened the meeting
with a poem, “Irish Prayer” and the
WMS Purpose was read in unison,
followed by the singing of “My Wild
Irish Rose” and “When Irish Eyes
are Smiling”. The scripture,
Matthew 15: 1-15 was read in
unison. Mary Douma led in prayer
and gave the topic “Forget the
Legend, this is what the man was
really like,” the story of the life of St.
Patrick.
Alice Marks read a story about the
shamrock, the meaning of the
shamrock, the legend and the
symbol. Everyone joined in the
singing of “That’s An Irish Lullaby”
and “An Old Cradle Song”. Each
member read an “Irish Blessing” and
the mizpah benediction was repeated
in unison.
Alice Marks and Mary Douma
presided over the business. The
minutes of the February meeting
were read and it was moved by Alice
Marks, seconded by Elaine
Armstrong that the minutes be
approved as read.
The correspondence included an
invitation to Camp Kintail,
Thursday, July 2, 10:30 a.m. to
3 p.m. to attend “Cake by the Lake”.
It was decided to hold Mission
Awareness Sunday on Sunday, May
24. Everyone was reminded that
family pictures will be taken on
April 17-18. The WMS treasurer’s
report was given by Leona
Armstrong and the Guild treasurer’s
report was given by Alice Marks.
After a discussion about the new
carpet in the basement Leona
Armstrong made a motion that the
Guild pay for the carpet for the
stage, seconded by Dona Knight.
The Guild will provide lunch for
Tuesday, March 31 of Holy Week.
The roll call was answered with
everyone telling what they did to
celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
The next Guild meeting will be on
May 5 with Dona Knight and Linda
Garland in charge of devotions. It
was moved by Linda Garland to
adjourn the meeting and a lovely
lunch was served by Alice Marks
and Mary Douma.
One Huron East businessman is
looking to expand, but councillors
aren’t sure that his plans are what’s
best for the municipality’s
ratepayers.
Don Brown, of the Seaforth-based
Brown Sanitation, is looking to
expand his business beyond
Seaforth, Egmondville and some of
Tuckersmith and into the
communities of Brussels and
Vanastra. He told council how eager
he is to take on more responsibility,
but Mayor Bernie MacLellan told
him it’s about getting the best deal
for the taxpayers when it comes to
the municipal budget’s bottom line.
The process began earlier this
year, when Councillor Nathan
Marshall told council that Brown
had approached him about potential
expansion, saying he wanted to
speak to council.
Currently, Chief Administrative
Officer Brad Knight said at council’s
March 17 meeting, garbage is
collected in Brussels by Waste
Management at the cost of $2.50 per
municipal bagtag. Waste
Management also collects recycling
in Brussels on a bi-weekly basis.
In a report dated Feb. 19, Knight
advised council to consider a
number of factors before making a
decision on Brown’s impending
request, including cost savings due
to waste and recycling co-collection
and Brown’s possible inability to
meet current service level demands.
Knight told council that Brown is
currently unable to provide recycling
services, which means another
company would then have to come
through the village every two weeks
to collect recycling. There has also
been talk in the past, Knight said,
about Brussels moving to the
wheelie bin system that has been
brought in with success in
neighbouring Morris-Turnberry and
Central Huron.
In his March 17 presentation to
council, Brown said his track record
in the community has been great. He
said that he provides a personal
touch with his services that Huron
East residents won’t get with some
of the bigger companies, saying that
he has been known to clean up after
spilled garbage, knocked over bins
and broken bags. He also said he has
been known to make extra trips
when residents have missed their
collection day or collect from the
doors of elderly residents who find it
difficult to get their trash down to the
curb.
Brown’s bagtags cost $3.25 each
for a bag of up to 40 pounds of
waste, he said. They are sold at a
number of local businesses in the
Seaforth area.
He said that he has seen the efforts
of Economic Development Officer
Jan Hawley to bring new businesses
to the municipality, but supporting a
business like Brown’s would be the
very definition of economic
development.
Brown told councillors that he’s a
“one-man show” trying to make a
business work in the community in
which he lives. If council was
serious about supporting local
businesses, he said, it would help
him to expand and thrive.
Mayor Bernie MacLellan said that
at no time was council discussing
terminating a contract with Brown
for his services and by all accounts,
the work Brown is doing has been
well received, MacLellan said.
If the topic of expansion was on
the table, however, MacLellan said,
Huron East Council is obligated to
do what’s best for its residents, and if
co-collection from Waste
Management means lower costs in
Brussels, it’s only fair to those
residents.
Brussels Ward Councillor David
Blaney suggested that while Brown
has the ambition and enthusiasm to
expand, perhaps more research
would also be a good idea.
Blaney suggested that Brown
further explore the communities into
which he hopes to expand – tour
them and get an idea of what it
would cost for him to service these
areas on a weekly basis – and return
to council with a proposal.
That way, Blaney said, councillors
can have some figures in front of
them and they can make an informed
decision and compare “apples to
apples” as Blaney said.
Council took no official stance,
but now awaits Brown’s plan.
Guild, WMS meets
Seaforth company
wants Brussels waste
A generous bunch
Last week the Brussels Leo Club continued to spread the wealth throughout the Brussels
community when President Sean Mitchell, right, was at the Brussels, Morris and Grey
Community Centre to present its recreation manager Abi Corbett, left, with a cheque for $600
for the centre. The club has specified that the money should go towards improvements needed
at the arena, specifically with its change rooms. (Photo submitted)
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