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Volume 31 No. 28
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Former councillor accuses
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THIS WEEK:
North Huron, Morris-Turnberry strike deal
Against the current
The Blyth Lions Club celebrated its 70th anniversary on
Saturday, inviting Lions, both past and present and local
and distant, as well as members of the public to celebrate
the milestone at Lions Park. There was a barbecue, the
dedication of two new benches and time spent in the Lions
wading pool. Here, Graham Nesbit, front, leads the charge as this
group of children attempt to run through the water as fast as their
legs will take them. (Vicky Bremner photo)
The Township of North Huron,
working collaboratively with the
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry,
has adopted a revised Cross Border
Servicing Policy for the extension of
water and sewer services across
North Huron borders. The policy
was approved by North Huron
Council at their July 6 meeting and
was endorsed by Morris-Turnberry
Council on July 7.
The updated policy provides a
framework for future servicing
agreements between North Huron
and neighbouring municipalities,
with the primary goal being to
facilitate industrial and commercial
development, job creation and
growth.
The new servicing approach
recognizes existing and future
partnerships for service provision
between North Huron and Morris-
Turnberry.
• Recreation Grants:As a result,
Morris-Turnberry has revised its
recreation grant allocations for 2015
and 2016, increasing its financial
support for the Wescast Community
Complex and Blyth Community
Centre by $46,000 during that time.
• Cemetery Grants:Morris-
Turnberry Council has also made a
decision to allocate grant funds to
the Township of North Huron, to
offset cemetery costs. Therefore,
Morris-Turnberry propose to grant
$250 per burial to the Township of
North Huron, pending the reversal of
the non-resident fees for Morris-
Turnberry residents, at the North
Huron cemeteries.
Agreement on the servicing policy
is timely, as the two Councils have
scheduled a Joint Council meeting
on July 28 to receive a report on
their Industrial Land Strategy
project which is working toward
creating “development ready”
industrial lands in the Lower Town
Wingham area, spanning both sides
of the municipal border.
North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent
is pleased with the progress that has
been made, stating, “With a
workable servicing policy now in
place, we will be better positioned to
attract development to the area. We
feel that Morris-Turnberry’s
increased support for our recreation
facilities expands upon our existing
successful shared service
arrangements. We look forward to
continuing our discussions and
building on a positive working
relationship that will help our
communities to grow and prosper.”
Morris-Turnberry Mayor Paul
Gowing states, “The Cross Border
service agreement reached by North
Huron and Morris-Turnberry is the
first step towards both municipalities
reaching their true development
potential”.
Several Huron County councillors
would like to see the brakes put on
further development of the
Goderich-to-Guelph (G2G) Rail
Trail after hearing the concerns of
dozens of landowners with property
adjacent to the trail.
A large delegation of concerned
citizens spoke to council at its July 8
meeting saying that despite raising a
number of concerns with council 13
months earlier, they felt there had
been little to no progress on what
they had to say.
Speaking on behalf of the group
were Neil Mitchell, Doug
McClinchey and Mary Ellen Gross,
all owners of land that borders the
former CP rail bed.
The trio reiterated their concerns
to council, which have been widely
reported in The Citizen and other
local media sources, including
biosecurity concerns, the potential
for rising insurance rates,
trespassing and security for agri-
cultural businesses, among others.
Mainly, however, the group
lamented the breakdown in
communications between adjacent
landowners, the Huron County
Planning and Development
Department and G2G Inc., the
independent, non-profit group
dealing with the province to lease
the land for the trail.
In April, when G2G Inc. issued a
Alice Munro, the recognized
master of the exquisitely honed short
story and the first Canadian woman
to be awarded the Nobel Prize in
Literature, is celebrated on a new
stamp that pays homage to elements
of her work.
The stamp incorporates a
photograph of Munro that was taken
by her daughter Sheila, a sample of
the author’s handwriting from
archival material, and vintage
images of Wingham, the small town
in which Munro was born. Many
believe that Wingham inspired her
fictional town of Jubilee, in which
many of her stories are set. The
stamp was designed by Marcio
Morgado and Paul Haslip of
Toronto’s HM&E Design.
“Alice Munro is not only one of
Canada’s most critically acclaimed
writers but also one of the most
popular,” says the Honourable Lisa
Raitt, Minister of Transport and
responsible for Canada Post. “Her
stories have garnered recognition
worldwide and this tribute adds to
her lifetime of honours.”
“Our stamp program recognizes
the achievements of Canadians,”
says Deepak Chopra, President and
CEO of Canada Post. “As fans of
this prolific author know, Ms.
Munro’s literary talent, wisdom and
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Munro honoured with stamp
Rail Trail
concerns
persist
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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