The Citizen, 2013-01-03, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013.
J.L. McCutcheon Motors wish to
thank you for your faithful
patronage over the past decades.
Please join with us in wishing
Dave Smith
all the best in his
newest endeavour.
Business As Usual.
Same Location ~ Same Phone Numbers
Same Employees ~ Same Great Service
Bob Richmond ~ President
John Exel ~ Vice-President
And All The Staff
625 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-6856
Family Christmas
The Ethel Family Christmas was hosted throughout on
Dec. 21. The event included hay rides, as shown above,
caroling and sweets and treats for the entire village. (Jim
Brown photo)
Food, friends and family a privilege
Another Christmas past is under
our belt. I hope your Christmas
season was a good one.
The anticipation of being with
family and friends is just as exciting
as the actual meeting time. Each
holiday spent with family and
friends is different. The determining
factors vary with the years. Ages
change, circumstances for each
person adjust to life and places, time
and mood all mix to determine the
overall outcome of any day. When
kids are involved most plans can berearranged and that too makes thegathering memorable. So as youreview your festive memories, thinkabout all the blessings that are yours.
The bounty of food is part of our
privileged life. The choices we have
is awesome and delicious. It always
amazes me that a child can make it
through a holiday meal on Jell-O,
one bite of meat and two bits of a
bun. We had 18 around the table on
the second day of Christmas with
Mike’s, Chris’s and Curt’s families
all here. Oh I love Christmas.
Visitors from afar are part of the
original Christmas story. As the
story lives on through the ages, we
too do our part to keep it relevant to
the changing world. Details change
as do the travellers involved. The
reason for the trek is the same – to
search out family and friends and
renew the love in our lives. My hope
is that the ones you love were able to
make contact in person, by Skype orphone. It’s the shared love of theChristmas season that makes itcontinuously special.Andrew Watson came from
Halifax, Peter Workman was home
from Nunavut and Archie McDonald
is checking up on family and friends
from Nova Scotia. It is so good to
chat and review life when distance
and busy lives are not an issue. So to
all the visitors from away – enjoy
your Brussels time.
As I write this I have a ukulele, an
iPod and singing in the background
and often it comes into the
foreground. So life remains joyful
here.
Happy New Year.
Betty G.W.
By Jo-Ann McDonald
A Happy New Year to everyone.
We hope all enjoyed the Christmas
season with family and friends and
are ready to welcome 2013.
The Brussels Legion Branch
would also like to remind any
Comrades who have not paid their
membership for 2013, should do so
as soon as possible. Chairman Greg
Wilson would appreciate your
dropping into the Branch.
The Branch also welcomes
anyone interested in joining the
Branch to stop in and pick up an
application form. There are only a
few requirements to join, such as
being a Canadian citizen and 19
years of age. You do not need to
have an affiliation to a veteran.
Interested parties can drop into the
Branch for further information
or contact Comrade Greg
Wilson.
Comrades wishing to play euchre
on Jan. 12 should contact the
Branch by Jan. 5.
Friday night supper will resume
this Friday with ham and scalloped
potatoes on the menu.
At the Branch
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
A NOTE FROM BETTY
COMING EVENTS
at the
BRUSSELS LEGION
for January
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12
Euchre tournament at 1:00 pm.
Bring your own partner.
Cash Prizes. Lunch.
$5.00 per person.
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 13
Sunday Night Dance
from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
$10 per person. Lunch.
Enjoy the music of
The Country Versatiles.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 22
Executive and General Meeting
7:00 pm.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26
Euchre tournament at 1:00 pm.
Bring your own partner.
Cash Prizes. Lunch.
$5.00 per person.
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 27
Sunday Night Dance
from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
$10 per person. Lunch.
Enjoy the music of
Tri-Country.
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Look for this ad the
first week of the month only.
Auditorium and small
meeting room available to rent.
Catering available.
Info and general inquiries
519-887-6562 or 519-887-6570
new applicants
Morris-Turnberry preps for turbines
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELSMorris-Turnberry Council wants
to have its ducks in a row before
industrial wind turbines come to
town.
On the heels of a report by
building inspector Steve Fortier,
council directed municipal staff
to draft recommendations for
costlier permit fees after learning
the current fee structure is set at
$11.80 per $1,000 of construction,
meaning a turbine valued at
$1 million would be subject to a
building permit fee of $11,875. In
contrast, the Municipality of South
Huron would collect $15,000 for a
turbine creating one megawatt of
energy.
Fortier notes that council might
also want to consider establishing
other rules, with regard to issues like
haul routes, road use and turbine
decommissioning, before a
commercial project comes to the
area.
In noting he originally addressed
the issue, Deputy-Mayor Jason
Breckenridge says it is important for
the municipality to be able to collect
appropriate building-permit fees.
“It is better to be proactive,”
agreed Mayor Paul Gowing.
“Presently, we have nothing in front
of us but that will likely change in
the near future.”
Municipal staff has been directed
to draft a policy for the planning of
wind-turbine projects.
***
The Municipal Property
Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
assessments for 2013 reveal
farmland value is up 72 per cent.
Still, reports clerk-administrator
Nancy Michie, the hikes will roll
out at 25 per cent increments
through 2016. According to MPAC
statistics, residential and farmland
assessment in Morris-Turnberry will
be valued at $184,191,486 in
2013, up from $145,033,390 in
2007.
Breckenridge expressed concern
with reports that a new valuation
formula for landfills could spell
trouble for Morris-Turnberry. He
says it would be ironic if the
municipality’s attempts at saving
money by properly managing the
site end up costing it more in the
end. Council directed the clerk-
administrator to further investigate
the matter for further discussion at a
later session.
***
Morris-Turnberry Council is
preparing to advertise for positions
on municipal committees, where
appropriate, prior to the next
election in 2014.
While agreeing to amend the
appointment bylaw to only allow
appointments for the length of term
of council, Councillor Neil Warwick
successfully pitched the
appointment idea.
“Some of these are thankless jobs
that can be quite a job to fill,” noted
Gowing.
CAFÉ
More than just a great sandwich!
Friday Night
401 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-8011
2 bowls of soup
1 sandwich to share
$895
Bring Your Buddy Mondays
Treat your buddy to a good hot
lunch Mondays in
January and February
You get:
Eat in or take out
Open Mic Night
Friday, February 15th
Bring your
Valentine
to our 5th Annual
Bring your guitar
and join the
jam!
Free admission
Join us for dinner in the
café before the jam.
Watch for more details.
Hosted by John Bryndza
& Dave Hawkins
By Cheryl Heath
Special to The Citizen
Branch welcomes