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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2011-04-07, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011. PAGE 11. NEWS FROM AUBURN Fire “epidemic” pushes coverage issue On Tuesday, March 29 at approximately 7:45 p.m. the sound of sirens invaded the village once again. The Central Huron Fire Department responded to a fire call in the Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) area of the village.Firefighters were seen attempting togain access to the rear roof of thehome to control a chimney fire.Three trucks responded, including the tanker. There was minimal damage to the Ferriers’ home. It seems that fires have become a bit of an epidemic in the village this past year, making it that much more important that the municipalities sort out the issues of fire coverage. It was the suggestion of the Lucknow Fire Chief, Peter Steer, at an ACW Council meeting last week that council consider four options for fire coverage. The ideal option would be that ACW enter an agreement withNorth Huron to provide service tothe ACW portion of the village sothat the village is consistentlycovered by one department. One of his suggestions was to create boundaries along the west side of the river and have the North Huron Fire Department respond to calls in those areas. Chief Steer also made suggestions regarding remuneration for North Huron’s services. Paul Cartwright, son of Grace and Jim, is presently refurbishing a car for NASCAR driver Kyle Busch. Kyle will be driving this car in the APC Summer Showdowns at the Delaware Speedway on July 13.Both Kyle and his brother KurtBusch, former NASCAR Sprint CupChampion (2004), will becompeting in Delaware Speedway’s NASCAR Late Model division. Over the years Paul has done many cars for different NASCAR drivers and he enjoys his hobby greatly. He currently lives in London with his wife Wendy and daughter Kelsey. The Auburn Playground Committee would like to remind everyone that the next meeting will take place on April 12 at 7 p.m. in the Auburn Hall. All are welcome to attend. By Koreen Moss 519-526-1060 kandkmoss@ sympatico.ca PEOPLE AROUND AUBURN County Council supports severance CH wouldn’t In addition to the controversial Vodden/Palmer severance application, another severance application, this time filed by Cantelon Farms, also in Central Huron’s Hullett Ward, was being recommended for denial at Huron County Council’s March 16 meeting of the Committee of the Whole. There were two reasons for the recommendation of denial by the Huron County Planning Department, one of which could seemingly be remedied by paperwork, something that many of the councillors were sympathetic to. Planner Susanna Reid said that because a severance was for a farmer who, along with his brother, owns several farms in the area, if the application were filed properly, the first problem with the application could be solved. The change would allow for the severance surplus to a farming operation as the Cantelons own the abutting farm and the entire 200-acre property on which the proposed severed parcel currently sits. The second problem, however, was that there had already been a severance off of the property in 1972. The discussion, however, came about because the parcel in question used to be two separate parcels, a 75-acre parcel and a 125-acre parcel. The two were eventually joined to make one 200-acre parcel. If the properties had never been joined, a severance for each of the properties would have been allowed, which led to significant discussion among the Huron County councillors. There had been no concerns over the severance from the Huron County Health Unit, the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority or the Ministry of Transportation, but Central Huron was supporting the denial recommendation from the Huron County Planning Department. The Cantelons’ lawyer, Dave Murray of Seaforth said that because the retained parcel would be larger than 50 acres, the application would have conformed with the Hullett Township official plan, before amalgamation. He also said that Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) would be met in this instance. Murray said that in order to support agriculture, a severance like this should be allowed because the Cantelons had made every effort to not restrict area farmers with MDS and this would create a house that a young family could move into, which would be good for the community. He said his clients wouldn’t do anything to impede farming in the area. “Mark and Wayne [Cantelon] are true blue farmers,” Murray said. If the severance was allowed, both homes would exist on the original 125-acre parcel, but the 1972 severance had occurred on the original 75-acre parcel before the two properties had been merged. The Huron County official plan, however, does not allow for more than one home on a 100-acre parcel of land. When asked about the regulations, head of the Huron County Planning Department Scott Tousaw said that while the process had been described as “jumping through hoops”, there had actually been significant effort on behalf of his department to simplify this issue and construct it so it was in the best interests of Huron County. Central Huron’s Brian Barnim said that if the severance wasn’t allowed, that house would most likely be demolished because, he said, the Cantelons don’t want to be in the “landlord business”. Wayne Cantelon agreed, saying that the severance would allow for the construction of a nice house that would be great for a young family. Huron East’s Bernie MacLellan said that Huron County Council has made exceptions to the plan in the past and he would support the application. His feelings were echoed by several other councillors including North Huron’s David Riach and Ashfield-Colborne- Wawanosh’s Neil Rintoul. “I would have a hard time voting against something that would help the municipality,” MacLellan said. Rintoul agreed, saying that a “good family” would be more than welcome in Huron County and that they would not only help the tax base, but the local schools and community centres as well. It was the new information that had been presented to Huron County Council, though, that had swayed some of the councillors’ minds. Dave Jewitt of Central Huron said that he had voted against the application at the original Central Huron Council meeting, but would be inclined to vote in favour of it at the Huron County Council table, -,+*)( '&%)($ %#" (! ! #" (! ! ! " ! !" #" (&,'% & ,&' +, $% #" (! (! "" #" (! (# " (! ! " !"# "" # $#"!#"# " ""# " " #" " Belgrave 519-357-2711 BELGRAVE CO-OP Auburn 519-526-7262 AUBURN CO-OP Order yours today by calling your local Huron Bay Co-operative Order by Pick up April 26 May 24 May 17 June 14 Chick Days Are Here Again! Get Your All Natural Vegetable Protein Chick Feed Here! Other Birds Available: Egg Layers • Turkeys • Ducks By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen What a mystery A mystery dinner was held at Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church in Auburn on Friday night where diners were directed to choose seven phrases for an appetizer, eight phrases for a main course and seven phrases for dessert. Of the terms, there was Crispy Crunchy, Fresh Air, Grease Sponge, Vanity Mirrors and Nose Tickler and no one knew what any of the terms represented. So depending on the choices, people could end up with a lot of food and no utensils or a good supply of utensils with no food to eat. Preparing the meal that diners may, or may not have been able to enjoy with knives and forks were, from left: Ginni Buttar, Jason Buttar, Heidi McNeil, Calvin McNeil, Angie Campbell and Rob Campbell. (Jim Brown photo) Continued on page 26