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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-07-02, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015. PHOTO OF THE DAY Let us know what is happening in your area by emailing a picture for possible inclusion on our website’s “Picture of the Day”. Please include a small caption about the picture. Visit our website at northhuron.on.ca - maybe your picture will be the PHOTO OF THE DAY! Email submissions to: reporter@northhuron.on.ca Wants to Hear from You! The CitizenThe Citizen Wants to Hear from You! 519-527-0761 Bert and Carol Reinink & Family 43079 Hullett-McKillop Rd., R.R. #4 Walton and Landscaping 13%off Perennials save the tax 50%off Annuals Kid’s Corner set for July 13-17 Well, red and white day is over for another year – Happy Canada Day! Freedom for the children has arrived as they get started into their two months of unstructured life. Summer is a time to find fun and education where they may, with the tadpoles and the river, on their bikes and in the trees, it’s their time to grow and see, think and mature, each at their own pace. Oh glorious summer. If numbers are an indicator, folks in our community like firefighters’ breakfasts and, of course, firefighters. The duties usually expected of a volunteer firefighter are expanded each June when hoses and bandages get replaced with toast and eggs for the day. The breakfasts are a tradition that keep up with the changes in our world, and so each June, the community tries very hard to attend the fire halls of Brussels and Grey. So, thanks guys for the food, but more importantly, for your commitment and caring for our wellbeing. The plays in Blyth are ready and need your attention. Four good choices are ready for the main stage, so pick to your interest, or be brave and see them all. Check them out, once again we are blessed to have quality theatre in our locality. Seeds is running now, see what happened after the headlines! Very soon we’ll be missing the Lavis/Millar guys around town. The north section of Turnberry Street is getting smoother by the day and the curbs are very near to being in place. So after all the grumbling in the past two summers, we have a very nice street, thanks to the very pleasant guys who worked their way along Turnberry, just for us. Don’t forget about the pool in your summer days. They have adult times and programs and would love to see you in the water. The pool is a popular spot with the kids with plenty of public swimming time, plus lessons, and teams. Thanks to the Lions Club for the pool, built in the 1980s and for the ongoing work and support it takes to make it available to us. Kid’s Corner is set for July 13 - 17. This fun time is organized by the community churches and offers these five afternoons to your school- aged children as a time of fun – Bible stories, games, sharing and meeting new friends. The Mennonite Church hosts the week with many helpers, including camper councillors from Camp Kintail. A call to Yvonne Dettweiler or Jill Sholdice will get you in on the fun. Registrations forms are available to help with preparations. Enjoy the July days. Bye now, Betty G.W. NEWS FROM BRUSSELS By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 A NOTE FROM BETTY Not the daily grind Brittany Williams was one of five finalists in the Huron East Win this Space contest. Williams, along with her fellow competitors, had to face down six judges on Saturday evening to prove she was the best choice to win the contest which would see her set up with a storefront in either Seaforth or Brussels for a year, rent-free, as well as thousands of dollars in other prizes. Williams wasn’t the winner of the competition, however, her pitch for the Grounded Café certainly created a buzz in the audience. (Denny Scott photo) Council denies MDS amendment Have A New Addition? Call for prices and details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Let everyone know about your new bundle of joy! The Citizen Huron East Council turned down a zoning amendment application at a meeting last month that would have resulted in a greater-than 50 per cent deficiency in minimum distance separation (MDS). The application came from the Schoonderwoerd brothers and Kirkness Consulting and asked that a zoning amendment be considered for the expansion of an existing feeder hog barn on Sawmill Road. The application resulted in a recommendation of denial from the Huron County Planning Department, as well as a number of letters and statements of objection to the application. The expansion would have doubled the capacity of the barn, which currently houses 1,000 animals. Two-thousand animals would have been housed in the barn if the expansion was approved, resulting in a required MDS of 403 metres from the nearest dwelling. The nearest dwelling, said Claire Dodds of the Planning Department, was 200 metres away. Dodds said that while her department was recommending denial, it was not an open-and-shut case, where the history of the property would have to be taken into account. Since 2002, she said, there had been a number of severances and rezonings that council should consider. At the meeting, however, council heard from a number of nearby neighbours who said the existing facility already results in a strong odour and expansion of that facility would only make the problem worse. Other neighbouring farmers also had concerns about bio-security if expansion was allowed to take place. Dodds told council that while MDS is a very important formula, planning departments, including Huron’s, have been known to approve “minor deviations” in MDS, but that in her opinion, 50 per cent deficient would not be minor. Councillors also felt there are other options for the brothers and that council wouldn’t be “restricting” them from farming, just restricting their stated plans, adding that there are other areas of the property on which a new barn could be built that wouldn’t violate MDS with neighbouring properties. Council agreed with Dodds and denied the request. Chief Administrative Officer Brad Knight told council that he felt an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) appeal would be likely no matter how council voted on the matter. Friday, July 3rd, 2015 2 pm - 4 pm Flora St., Brussels (beside the Farmers’ Market) A fun and informative event sponsored by the Brussels Farmers’ Market for children 5-12 years of age to learn bike and road safety. Event run in partnership with the Brussels Farmers’ Market, Huron County Health Unit and O.P.P. Brussels Bike Safety Rodeo Children participating in the event must bring their bike and an approved bike helmet. Brussels Medical-Dental CentreOpen House for the completion of phase one renovations Tuesday, July 7th 2015 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Refreshments will be provided. Brussels Farmers’ Market Fridays ~ 2 pm - 6 pm July 3 Food booth by Brussels Leo Club Music by Harvey Kuntz - accordian/singer OPP Bike Safety Rodeo ~ kids 5-12 learn bike and road safety ~ Bring your bike & helmet Downtown Brussels Many vendors offering flowers, produce & more Horse-drawn carriage rides