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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-01-26, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012. Public Notice Telecommunications Site Bell Mobility, Inc. in accordance with its obligations under the Radiocommunications Act and Industry Canada procedure CPC-2-0-03, hereby notifies the residents in the vicinity of 86428 Donnybrooke Line, Lucknow, Ontario of its intentions to develop a Telecommunications Site consisting of a 70m Self Support Tower an Equipment Shelter at the base, and perimeter fencing. on Part of Lot 28, Concession 13 in the Township of East Wawanosh, now in the County of Huron. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The consultation process established under Industry Canada is intended to allow local land-use authorities the opportunity provide valuable input and to address land use concerns, while respecting the federal government’s exclusive jurisdiction in the approval of the siting of radio communication systems. Site Reference: W3488 Whitechurch ANY PERSON may make a written submission to the individual(s) listed below by February 26th , 2012 with respect to this matter. Karen Balbaa Bell Mobility Inc. Building D Sixth Floor 5099 Creekbank Rd. Mississauga, ON L4W 5N2 Facsimile : 1 905-625-0730 E-mail : karen.balbaa@bell.ca CH ‘storing garbage’ plan doesn’t fit for all families So how are you going to deal with your garbage until April 1 when the Bluewater Recycling takes over pickup? Do you feel that perhaps themunicipality has left us all “holdingthe bag?” Seems a long time for usto store our garbage, especially whenanother sanitation service could have stepped in immediately. Our household generates about one bag of pickup garbage a month; much different from households with children. We have a storage area that will suffice for three winter months but what should families do? Not everyone has a schedule that allows for taking bags to the Holmesville dump at a minimum price of $10. In our case using auser-pay system would be cheaperthan the $80 that will be added to ourtaxes.Another issue of “why is that?” crossed my mind this past weekend. We took our annual winter trip south – to Niagara Falls for al old timers’ hockey tournament. Our route took us through the areas of Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Burlington, Hamilton and, of course, the Niagara Peninsula. Like the Greater Toronto Area, all these areas are growing beyond old municipal boundaries. My question is – howcan the province of Ontario agree tothe use of prime farmland for thisgrowth and still restrict the buildingof new housing on small corners of rural Ontario? Perhaps regional governments need to rethink these decisions to keep the population at home. Much of this urban sprawl is not even for housing but for big box stores and shopping malls. The North Huron Trail Groomers and the Wingham and District Snowmobile Club will hold their annual Snowarama for Easter Seal Kids on Saturday, Feb. 18. If it is not possible to snowmobile that day, there wil be a car/truck rally. You can participate in the event by riding, by sponsoring a rider or by making a donation. Registration takes place between 9a.m. and noon that morning at theLondesborough Community Hall.Breakfast will be served by theLondesborough Lions Club. Anyone in the community, not just riders, can buy breakfast. A donation from breakfast sales will be given by the Lions to the Easter Seal campaign. All monies raised by this event stay in our community to benefit physically handicapped children and young adults. Pledge/information forms are available at various businesses throughout the area. Close to home Hensall Co-operative and Radford’s Farm Equipment have them. For more information call Adrian at 519- 482-9113. By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO NEWS FROM LONDESBORO UCW prep to take orders for, make pies Flowers on the memorial stand at Londesborough United Church on Sunday, Jan. 22 were placed by the family of Josephine MacGregor. Josephine passed away on Monday of last week. She was a longstanding member of Londesborough United Church. Congregants offer condolences to her family and friends. They could surely use your prayers and caring support in the weeks ahead as they come to terms with their loss. The official board meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31. If you are interested in participating in confirmation classes this inspiring, you should e-mail Terry Fletcher. Spirituality In Art is the topic to be discussed in a workshop at Londesborough United on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. United church board meeting set for Jan. 31 The Londesborough United Church Women (UCW) gathered in the church meeting room on Monday, Jan. 16 for their first meeting of the new year. Group five centred their time of devotion and program around the start of the new year and a time for change. It was an evening of inspirational thoughts. The Mayan Code of Honour, read by Joan Whyte, suggested a new life in Christ with every new day; to have a positive attitude to Christ. Along the same lines was a poem, “Try It, You’ll Like It” read by Gail Lear. The hymns, “Spirit of the Living God” and “Times and Seasons” were sung by everyone. Emily Phillips of Blyth was the guest speaker and she, too, spoke to the ladies about change and how it affects day-to-day life. Change brings stress to lives but in dealing with change a person grows. Emily noted that bad stuff happens to everyone, but one needs to learn from it. She encourages approaching the bad with positive attitude and a sense of humour. Staying healthy helps a person deal with change. Change is one of life’s certainties. How one deals with it is the important issue. Resolutions for change made at any time of the year need to be realistic, such as resolutions to be healthier and more spiritually fit. Emily offered a day-by-day plan: Monday, show kindness; Tuesday, surprise someone; Wednesday, revisit a Bible story; Thursday, take a walk; Friday, arrange for some quiet time; Saturday, count your blessings; Sunday, go to church. The Serenity Prayer concluded the program. The UCW will be making pies – apple, raisin and raspberry at $8 per pie. If you wish to order some, call Marg at 519-482-9826 or Joan at 519-523-9021. Take Action Plan debuts after years After years of work, the Sustainable Huron Take Action Plan was presented to Huron County Council at its Committee of the Whole meeting on Jan. 11. Scott Tousaw, Huron County Director of Planning, made the presentation alongside nearly a dozen others who had contributed their time and effort to the plan over the years. Tousaw began the presentation with a quote from Dr. Avi Freidman of McGill University, the keynote speaker at the Southwest Municipal Conference in London late last year. “Invest a decade to prosper for a century,” the quote read. Tousaw said the quote summed up what they were hoping to do with the plan. He said that while many points of the sustainability plan will take years and plenty of money to implement, the benefits of those investments will be felt throughout Huron County for well over the next 100 years. Tousaw said he was hoping the plan would develop a lens of sustainability through which any future Huron County project can be evaluated. Similar to the rural proofing lens requested of the Planning Department late last year, Tousaw said, this plan would ensure that the right questions are asked and the long-term sustainability of the county will be considered when approving new projects. With over a dozen early projects listed in the Take Action report, Huron County had three early “wins” by way of the Schoolyard Planting Project, the Local Food Project and the Manufacturing Efficiencies Project. For the Schoolyard Planting Project, three elementary schools throughout the county were selected to work with a landscape architect and the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority to develop an outdoor classroom of native species. Grade 6 students were involved with the process where planting took place in the fall of 2010. The Local Food Project worked with the Huron Perth Farm to Table committee to raise awareness and provide training to new and existing food suppliers, including direct-to- customer sales and participation in the Bruce Huron Produce Auction. The project will be continuing into 2012. The Manufacturing Efficiencies Project worked with the Huron Manufacturing Association and the Midwestern Green Jobs Strategy to provide pilot assistance to two companies to implement energy reduction strategies. From the project, a Sustainable Business Toolkit was developed and is now available to all of Huron County’s manufacturers. There are now 11 priority projects remaining in the plan that the planning department hopes to implement into the county within the next two or three years. The projects include: a model rural stormwater management plan, municipal energy plans, a Make Huron Home strategy, an arts and culture resource hub, enhancing active transportation, pursuing alternative transportation where needed, expansion of the schoolyard planting project, the implementation of business retention and expansion strategies, enhancement of the local food economy, the engagement of youth in entrepreneurship starting with agriculture and finally the development of a lens of sustainability. The next steps are for Huron County Council to officially review the plan and eventually seek funding for implementation of the plan. Once that has occurred, Huron County staff will prepare another report and bring it back to council. In two articles regarding changes to the Ontario Building Code in the Jan. 19 issue of The Citizen it was reported that a new code had been released. What had been released on Jan. 1 were amendments to the existing code and not an entirely new code. A new code may be released later this year. One of the articles stated that Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Chief Building Officer Kirk Livingston represented the Amish community in dealing with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in regards to their windows. Livingston didn’t represent the Amish community, as they were contesting his ruling regarding the windows. The ruling that allowed the Amish to use their own single-pane windows was made by the Building Code Commission and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The Citizen regrets the errors. By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen North Huron Council agreed to pass bylaw 2012-7 its their Jan. 14 meeting, a bylaw that will see council chambers used as a provincial court room once a month for the next five years. This contract is a renewal of a previous contract. *** During the Council Reports and Inquires section of North Huron Council’s Jan. 14 meeting, Deputy Reeve David Riach stated he had been approached by ratepayers regarding a potential smoking bylaw at F.E. Madill Secondary School. The site will soon be bordered by the newly built Maitland River Elementary School and ratepayers are concerned that the sight of students smoking could be a bad influence. Riach stated he would like to see some action on this issue or some sort of discussion on such a bylaw between Wingham Police and North Huron Council. Chief Administrative Officer Gary Long said that a report would be brought to council soon regarding the issue. Ratepayers concerned with smoking teens Our mistake