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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-10-24, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013. PAGE 7. PART IV - OVERNIGHT PARKING – WINTER MONTHS Between the hours of two a.m. and seven a.m. no motor vehicle shall be allowed to park on any or all streets or roadways or municipal parking lots of the Township of North Huron, between the months of November 1st to May 1st. Violators will be fined and will be required to bear the cost of having their vehicle towed away. The owner of any such parked vehicle will be liable for any damage to the said vehicle or to snow removal equipment. The fine structure for the above violation is $50.00 per offence. PART IV – GENERAL STOPPING PARKING REGULATION No person shall park, or stop a vehicle on any street other than a one- way street, unless on the right hand side of the street, having regard for the direction in which the vehicle had been proceeding, and unless the right front and right rear wheels or runners of the vehicle are parallel to and distant respectively not more than thirty (30) centimetres from the edge of the roadway, without stopping or parking over a sidewalk or footpath or over any part of the highway where grass has grown or which is not intended for the use of vehicles. The fine structure for the above violation is $50.00 per offence. PART III - DEPOSITING SNOW ON HIGHWAY OR SIDEWALK No person shall throw, deposit, or cause to be deposited, any snow, ice or mud as to interfere with the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Section 181 of the Highway Traffic states: “No person shall deposit snow or ice on a roadway without permission in writing so to do from the Ministry or the road authority responsible for the maintenance of the road”. The fine for violation of Section 181 is $110.00 per offence. Kelly Church, Director of Public Works Township of North Huron TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON BY-LAW NO. 39-2012 REGULATION AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC Wingham United celebrates 150 years Oct. 26 There were six tables of shoot in play on Friday, Oct. 11 at the Community Centre. The winnerswere: high pink card, Elva Trapp;second high pink card, Ron Taylor;most shoots pink card, Mary McIntosh; high white card, John Pollard; second high white card, Vera Schmidt and most shoots white card, Bob Grasby. The next shoot party is on Friday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. On Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is Stepping into Change (Part 3) at Trinity United Church, Listowel, required to have beenpresent at parts one and two.Wingham United Church iscelebrating 150 years on Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with renowned Christian music team Jim and Jean Strathdee offering special music workshops at no charge. Lunch is available. They will rehearse a choir for the concert Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. The UCW will meet in the Lower Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 5 with speaker Joan Black on “MakingStress Work for You”. Many of youwill know Joan from Lucknow. Sheis very active in her community and is a motivational speaker so you will come away feeling inspired. After Joan’s exchange there will be snacks and a social time. All are welcome. On Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. the official board meet in the lower hall of the church. The community congratulates Dave and Becky Bartman on the birth of Noah David Bartman born on Sept. 13 in Stratford Hospital. The community congratulates and extend best wishes to Murray and Wilma Scott on their 50th weddinganniversary. A celebration will beheld on Sunday, Oct. 27, 1 p.m. to 4p.m. at the Belgrave Community Centre. Everyone is welcome. The community extends sincere sympathy to Florence Wightman in the loss of a dear husband, Norman Wightman and to Murray and Patricia Wightman, Juliette Sweeney, Marilyn and Don Bucholtz and Brian and Alison Wightman and families in the loss of a dear father, father-in-law, grandfather and great- grandfather. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a pro athlete? a teacher abroad? an organic farmer? Find out from people who have done it. Saturday, October 26 at 10:30 am Come to the Wingham library for a fascinating hour. Check out this year’s HUMAN LIBRARY Chad Mann ~ 519-357-3015 www.kruzinmannlimos.com A Division of Lloyd Collins Construction Ltd. NEWS FROM BELGRAVE By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 PEOPLE AROUNDBELGRAVE Belgrave WI complets ag. quiz Twelve members of the Belgrave Women’s Institute met at Knox United Church on Tuesday, Oct. 15. President Nancy Jardin welcomed all, followed by the Opening Ode and the Mary Stewart Collect. In a theme of “Thanksgiving”, and in particular “Thank you to all farmers,” Nancy gave two readings followed by a quiz titled, “How well do you know Canadian agriculture?” The Home and Country publication was distributed to all present. Dianna Robinson presented both secretarial and financial reports. Correspondence received included highlights from the Provincial Board and a letter from the Erland Lee Museum Home. Roll call was answered with reporting of volunteer hours and answering the question, “Do you or have you ever done quilting?” Doreen Marks gave an informative report on the recent London Area Convention held in Kirkton. An invitation will be extended to Auburn and Dungannon branches to join Belgrave for the March meeting. The program for the evening was a DVD featuring sacred music and the Heritage Quilt Show which was held last spring at Exeter’s Trivett Memorial Anglican Church. Verna Norgate and Dorothy Coultes served refreshments which were enjoyed while viewing the wonderful quilts. Continued from page 1 Wick’s explanation, due to liability. “Actual owners of the house that the pet is in who should have control of their animal wouldn’t have any liability if the dog bit someone?” Councillor John Smuck asked. Wick explained liability would be with the rescue organization. “I don’t like that,” he said. “I think the people who have control of the animal should be liable for its actions.” Wick explained if the dogs were registered to anyone but her and they were found to be abused, she would have no legal right to recover them. She suggested the rescue she operates could keep a list of animals and who has them and have the tags registered under her name, thus providing some of the accountability Smuck suggested, but the idea wasn’t discussed by council. Breckenridge asked if it was a complicated process to switch dog tags from one animal to another, giving the example of a family replacing a lost dog. Councillors were told it’s simply a matter of informing the municipality of the change-over and providing the proper documentation. “We wouldn’t have a problem doing that,” Wick said. The original amendment was defeated, as was one with only one additional dog allowed suggested by Breckenridge provided the home was recognized as a registered foster home for the animals. Councillor Neil Warwick then suggested passing the original bylaw without any of the amendments. That motion, however was defeated with only Warwick and Mayor Paul Gowing voting for it. Councillors then debated as to whether they should just update the fees of the existing list and add the prohibited animals in to it. Staff would have been directed to determine how to best handle that issue and provide a report for a later meeting. Council, however, felt that wasn’t necessary. Prior to that, Smuck had suggested the same changes as well as changes regarding foster and working dogs, but that suggestion was discarded by the rest of council. “There are just too many variables to all this to start piecing it together,” Baker said. “We’ve got nothing regarding aquariums and poisonous fish, which is something it should. We also don’t have anything about invasive species, but I guess some of those are plants and not animals. “The bottom line is, we’re not going to protect the world with an animal bylaw, however I don’t want to discuss this for months and months again,” he said. Councillor Jamie Heifer explained he didn’t want the prohibited animals list to be implemented as is because it would drive owners of these animals “underground.” “For some of the exotic animals, we had, one draft ago, considered an exception clause,” he explained. “I’m okay with that. Taking the clause out, however, will drive the animals and trade in the animals underground and then those animals won’t have any limits on them.” The list which covers everything from hedgehogs to anteaters to elephants, was to be implemented without any exceptions beyond a grandfather clause due to advice from the municipality’s solicitor. Smuck said he thought the exemptions, which would require documentation and an inspection before they were granted, were a good idea because, if the animals were kept illegally, people may dump them outside rather than getting caught with them, leading to animals like large snakes running rampant through the community. Gowing, however, said the bylaw had been vetted by three different organizations, the Ontario Provincial Police, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the municipality’s solicitor, and they were all happy with it. In the end, Warwick ended the discussion by making a motion to defer the subject, as well as a motion to not allow any more deputations on the issue until council discussed it. Both motions were approved by council. MEN’S WORK & CASUAL WEAR Save 20% Storewide On All Regular Priced Clothing (Excluding Rubber Boots)      Thursday, Oct. 24th – 9a.m. – 6p.m. Friday, Oct. 25th – 9a.m. - 8p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26th – 9a.m. – 5p.m. All Allll gg SavSSaav Moonlight Shellout Specials Open Friday Until 8 pm Animal bylaw found lacking Unattended cooking is the number one cause of home fires. Pay close attention when you’re cooking and stay in the kitchen. Unattended cooking is the number one cause of home fires. Pay close attention when you’re cooking and stay in the kitchen.