HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-11-28, Page 28As of Wednesday, Nov. 20, Dr.
Nancy Cameron has been relieved of
her duties as Huron County’s
Medical Officer of Health and
director of the Huron County Health
Unit.
In an interview with The Citizen,
Joe Steffler, Huron East Deputy-
Mayor and Chair of Huron County’s
Board of Health, said Cameron was
officially dismissed after a special
Board of Health meeting the
morning of Nov. 20.
“We voted unanimously to
dismiss Dr. Nancy Cameron,”
Steffler said of the meeting.
Because it is a personnel issue,
Steffler says he cannot get into the
specifics of the decision, only that
she had been dismissed one week
(Nov. 13) after being placed on paid
leave.
Steffler said that in the meantime,
Huron County will be covered by
the London-Middlesex Health Unit
until a full-time replacement can be
found, which Steffler says should
happen in the near future.
Cameron had served as Huron
County’s Medical Officer of Health
for approximately five years. In
2012, as reported under the Public
Sector Salary Disclosure Act,
Cameron earned $307,466 and was
Huron County’s highest paid
employee by a margin of over
$150,000.
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have changed.”
The review, according to Michie,
proved the municipality didn’t need
any additional land designated for
development, but stated they could
look at changing which lands are
slated to develop.
Specific examples of land
included area adjacent to Wescast
outside of Wingham, as well as
lands adjacent to the new Pioneer
Seeds plant and Royal Homes.
Warwick, however, was still
frustrated with the situation, stating
every time Morris-Turnberry
Council asks for something in his
time, they were told to wait for the
official plan which included none of
the requested changes.
“The only reason I can see for
that is, if someone wants something
changed, they need an official plan
amendment, which costs $3,500,”
he said. “Money drives the wheel I
guess.”
Michie indicated there was little
council could do without working
with the Planning Department and
Reid stated she was unfamiliar with
the practice of removing
designations from lands so other
lands could be designated as
developable industrial, commercial
and residential properties.
She did say, however, she would
look into it and report back to
council.
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nearby farmers. “We don’t have
strong enough right-to-farm
legislation,” he said suggesting
sooner or later some trail user would
sue a farmer for creating an
unpleasant smell.
Others worried about the
expense of rehabilitating the old
railway line where several bridges
were removed by CP Rail when it
abandoned the line in 1988.
“There are a few million dollars
worth of bridges [needed] to get
from Walton to Auburn” one
person said. This creates dangerous
conditions for trail users.
Still others questioned why
anyone would want to use the trail.
“If you go from Blyth to Monkton
it’s extremely boring,” one woman
said.
But although the majority of
speakers expressed doubts or were
downright opposed to the trail, there
were positive voices.
David Parker from the Wellington
County Federation of Agriculture is
the agricultural representative on the
Kissing Bridge Trailway
organization and assured
neighbouring landowners that
creating the trail in his area helped
solve some of the problems they
currently face. The trail is posted to
forbid the use by motorized
vehicles. Barriers are erected on the
trail where farmers are crossing
from one side to the other with farm
machinery and even if ATVs
trespass they were slowed going
around them.
Maintaining the trail and keeping
it clean makes it harder for those
who might do damage to hide their
actions, Parker said.
A cyclist countered the argument
that nobody would use the trail,
saying she felt it would be well used.
“People would come from as far
away as Quebec to use a 127-
kilometre trail,” she said. Because of
the length of the trail, many would
break up their journey by staying in
bed and breakfasts. “I just think it’s
amazing,” she said.
Napier Simpson of Goderich,
presenting Regional Tourism
Organization 4 backed up that
opinion. “Trails are a wonderful
tourism magnet,” he said and
pointed to the Le P'tit Train du Nord
Linear Park, a 230-kilometre trail on
a former railway line running north
from Montreal to the Laurentian
Mountains that gets 600,000 users a
year.
Ann Melady of Dublin said she
knows a lot of people from across
the province who like to hike and
would want to use the trail if it was
developed. “And we do not go off
the trail and we do clean up after
ourselves,” she said.
Comments and questions both
negative and positive were recorded.
Warden Robertson assured
those present that county council
will explore all aspects of the issue
before any decision is made.
Royal Flush
Royal Flush Improv was on the Blyth Memorial Hall stage on Saturday night and, despite the
poor weather, played to a healthy audience. The group, assembled by Clinton native and
Toronto actor Nug Nahrgang, second from left, took cues from the audience and performed
on stage in scenarios chosen by audience members. The group also featured Bluevale-area
native Mandy Sellers, not pictured. (Jim Brown photo)
Here you go
Representatives from the annual Blyth Witches Walk
recently presented the Blyth Lions Club with a donation as
a result of funds raised at their event. Fred Deboer, left,
president of the Blyth Lions Club, is seen here accepting
the donation from Bev Blair from the Blyth Witches Walk.
(Vicky Bremner photo)
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Positive voices back rail trail
Cameron dismissedas officer of health
by unanimous vote
Review
discussed
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