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The McGavin family would like to thank their employees for their Christmas gift this year.
A tree was carved into McGavin’s long-time mascot “Mac Gavin”and now welcomes
people to McGavin’s with a friendly wave.
Pictured (left to right): Rod MacEwen, Amanda McClure, Ken Pethick, Brandon McGavin, Brian Wiersma,
Darcy Smith, Ron Darling, Maria Van Keulen, Randy McClure, Brenda Bernard, Chris Stevenson, Roger
Humphries, Bryan Finlayson, Neil Williamson, Andy Pethick, Jeff McGavin, Chris Gowing, Brian McGavin,
Tom Shannon, Steve Coulter. Absent: Jason Gemmell, Greg Campbell, Derek Dolmage, Paul Dodds.
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NEWS
FROM BELGRAVE
WI celebrating 100th anniversary with potluck
The Women’s Institute is
celebrating its 100th anniversary in
the Knox United Church basement
on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 12 p.m. with
a potluck, followed by community
music. Everyone is welcome to
come and help the WI members
celebrate.
The Valentine pre-teen skating
party at the Belgrave Community
Centre on Friday, Feb. 11 has been
cancelled.On Sunday, Feb. 13 at KnoxUnited Church at 10:15 a.m.
Sacrament of Baptism will take
place.
On Thursday, Feb. 17 join in on
the discussion of the book “Who
Stole My Church” (chapters 1-7) at
21 Jordan Drive in Belgrave.
The Jardins (Harold, Nancy and
Kendall) wish to thank everyone
who supported them with pledges
for the recent Alzheimer Walk for
Memories.
The community extends sincere
sympathy to Ken and Linda Bird and
Hugh and Monica Ives and families
in the loss of a dear mother and
grandmother, Jean (Bird) Ives.
UCW
The February meeting of the
Belgrave UCW was held in the
church basement on Tuesday, Feb. 1at 2 p.m. Muriel Coultes opened themeeting with a poem, “He Asks So
Little But Gives So Much”. Barbara
Anderson opened the worship with a
prayer and Donna Shaw read the
scripture. The meditation was about
running the race, yet being a
community. The roll call was
answered by saying what you had
planned for the snow day, on
Wednesday.
During the business portion of the
meeting it was decided to cancel the
March regular meeting and all attend
the World Day of Prayer on Friday,
March 4 at 2 p.m. The Huron-Perth
Presbyterial Spring Event was
announced for March 21 in
Stratford.
The group will be cutting up
vegetables for beef pies on Tuesday,
Feb. 8 at the home of Donna Shaw,and the pies will be made onWednesday, Feb. 9 at the church.
Pies can be ordered from Barbara
Anderson. Help is needed for both
days. The family turkey dinner was
announced for Sunday, Feb. 13 at 5
p.m. and tickets are available from
Nancy Folkard.
Muriel Coultes based the program
on the story of the widow, who gave
what she could. Muriel and Nancy
Folkard had a dialogue on how that
small amount compared to the other
gold and silver given, and the
reaction the people around had.
Even though we feel we are not
millionaires, we have more riches
than we realize.
A social time and discussion
followed with Donna Shaw serving
lunch.
By Linda
Campbell
Call
357-2188
PEOPLE AROUNDBELGRAVE
M-T council hears building activity up slightly in 2010
Building activity showed a slight
increase in Morris-Turnberry in
2011, Chief Building Official, Steve
Fortier told councillors at their Feb.
1 meeting.
Fortier said he had issued four
permits in December, to bring the
total for 99 for the year, compared to
93 for 2009 and 86 in 2008. The
total construction value also
increased.
There was one permit for a single-
detached home, which brought the
total to nine homes in 2010
compared to eight the previous year.
The biggest category for
applications is for agricultural
accessory buildings, with 32 permits
totalling nearly $1 million in value.
Fortier noted it shows again the
importance of agriculture in Morris-
Turnberry.
Builders paid $80,000 in permit
fees in 2010. Mayor Paul Gowing
said the value of permits seems to
show the cost recovery for building
activities is working.
OMHA Playoffs
Blyth Bantam Rep
vs West Lorne
Sunday, February 13
5:30 pm ~ Blyth Arena
Build on former golf property okayed
After a delay of two months to
deal with environmental issues, a
zoning change that will allow for
constructiion of a house on a former
corner of the Wingham Golf and
Curling Club property has been
approved by Morris-Turnberry
Council.
A decision on the zoning change
for the Jamestown Road property
had been deferred at the Nov. 16
meeting of council so the applicant
could address concerns regarding
the environmental impact study for
the property which is located on the
south bank of the Maitland River.
The Ministry of Natural Resources
was felt the study hadn’t properly
looked into the protection of
endangered species in the river.
The applicant was also requested
to seek agreement with the Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority
(MVCA) for replanting twice as
many trees as will be removed to
build the house. MVCA was
concerned about the size of trees to
be replanted, the species and the
ongoing care of the plantation.
But that the Jan. 18 meeting of
council, Carol Leeming, Huron
County planner, said the issues had
been dealt with and an agreement
reached, allowing the zoning change
to go forward.
By Keith Roulston
The Citizen
Beat the snow with... ice?
Youth swarmed the Belgrave Community Centre during
their professional activity day off on Wednesday, Feb. 2 to
skate, play shinny and just enjoy their time off. (Denny Scott
photo)
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