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519-357-3466
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Listowel
519-291-4920
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(available at Wingham location only)
Working together
On Nov. 16 residents of the Belgrave area came together to harvest this year’s crop of the
Belgrave Community Growing project. This is the 10th consecutive year the community has
grown a crop to be sold with the proceeds donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. While
the final figures have yet to be calculated, this year’s crop yielded 3,209 bushels of dry corn.
The Canadian International Development Agency matches all donations on a 3:1 basis,
resulting in a substantial contribution for world relief. (Photo submitted)
Donations to bemade by UCW
NEWS
FROM BELGRAVE
Mrs. Sheila Nixon welcomed
UCW members and guests to the
general meeting of the Belgrave
UCW on Thursday night, Nov. 17.
She had a reading “Minutes of
Gold,” which was followed by
repeating the UCW purpose and
prayer.
Following the minutes and
treasurer’s report, a number of
donations were approved. Following
the Soup Luncheon on Sunday, Nov.
20 the UCW will give a donation of
$500 to the Goderich and Area
Disaster Relief Fund, which will
include money donated for the lunch.
Other donations will be made to the
General Fund of the church, Medical
Electives, Camp Menesetung,
Christian Resource Centre and the
Women’s centre of Goderich.
Other events being held are the
beef supper on Thursday, Nov. 24
from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Community
Centre, the Community Christmas
potluck dinner on Friday, Dec. 2 at
noon, turkey, dressing and gravy will
be supplied; please bring a salad,
vegetables, potatoes or dessert and
your own cutlery. A donation box
will be at the door to help cover
expenses and please bring a donation
for the Food Share program in
Wingham. Everyone welcome.
The next UCW meeting will be on
Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the home of
Muriel Coultes at 2 p.m. Roll call
will be a donation to the Christmas
Bureau. Everyone welcome.
Mrs. Nancy Jardin opened the
worship with a poem on
Remembering and prayer. Mrs.
Gladys Van Camp read the scripture.
Nancy’s meditation included
references to things we remember –
the Passover meal, a way to
remember the Last Supper; we
remember certain Bible verses we
learned at Sunday School, but not
exactly where to find them in the
Bible. We are creating memories
every day, and what kind of heritage
are we leaving for our children and
grandchildren. Mrs. Van Camp
closed with prayer.
Muriel Coultes introduced Gordon
By Linda
Campbell
Call
357-2188
PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
TAX INSTALLMENT
NOTICE
The final installment of the 2011
property taxes is due on Friday,
November 25, 2011.
Payment can be made by mail
or directly at the Municipal
Office, 41342 Morris Rd., PO
Box 310, Brussels, ON N0G
1H0. For your convenience, a
drop box is available at the front
door for after hours use.
Payments can also be made at
most banking institutions and by
telephone and internet banking.
Failure to receive your property
tax bill does not in any way
exempt you from payment.
Nancy Michie
Administrator Clerk-Treasurer
519-887-6137
Belgrave WI participates in
quilt project for Goderich
The Belgrave Women’s Institute
met on Nov. 15 with 10 members
and two guests attending. The Ode
and Mary Stewart Collect were
repeated and the president, Doreen
Marks read, “The Twelve Ways of
Christmas,” containing ideas for
celebrating the season in a different
way. The minutes of the previous
meeting and treasurer’s report were
given by Dorothy Coultes. Several
members volunteered to help
prepare snacks at East Wawanosh
Public School.
The “Quilts for Goderich” project
was held at the Auburn Community
Hall Nov. 21-24.
The December meeting will take
the form of a dinner at 12:30 p.m. at
the Fireside Café on Dec. 15. Let
Dianna Robinson know by Dec. 8 if
you will attend and if you are
bringing a guest.
The program convenor, Kay
Roberts introduced Sue Mullen, co-
owner of Pandora’s Pantry, who
spoke about the alternative
medications available in their store.
She had samples of vitamins in
different forms and specified the
types related to age and gender. She
explained the meaning of probiotics,
balancing the good and bad
bacteria.
Many members had questions
concerning vitamins and cold and
flu medications. She was thanked
for an informative presentation with
a gift. The meeting closed with the
WI grace. Lunch was served by
Ruth Olson and Dorothy Coultes
and a time of fellowship was
enjoyed.
On Friday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. there
is a B.A.N.G. Youth Group meeting
in the lower hall at Knox United
Church. They will be planning for
an Outreach Project to a local
community for Christmas.
The Huron County Christmas
Bureau and Food Share program
need our help this Christmas. A box
is at the back of Knox United
Church for donations of new clothes
(socks, underwear, t-shirts, etc.)
toys and games for infants, boys and
girls and young teens for the
Christmas Bureau.
The blue tub is provided for food
donations to Huron County Food
Share in Wingham. They will be
gathered up and taken to the Bureau
and Food Share on Dec. 7.
M-T council supports severance
The community extends sincere
sympathy to Howard Walker, Joyce
and Murray Vincent, Glen Walker
and Joanne Cook, Cheryl and Brent
Foxton and grandchildren; Dean and
Barb, Jayne and David, Vaughn,
Todd and Christine, Jody, Matthew,
Cody and Chad on the sudden loss
of Jean Walker on Sunday,
Nov. 13.
The flowers in the church on
Sunday, Nov. 20 were placed by
Murray and Joyce Vincent and all
the Vincent and Walker families in
loving memory of a dear mother and
grandmother, Jean Walker.
Sympathies extended to
Walkers after passing
Morris-Turnberry councillors
indicated support at their Nov. 15
meeting, for a proposed surplus
farm residence severance, even
though it doesn’t meet minimum
distance separation (MDS)
standards.
Leo Sanders told council he wants
to tear down the barn on his property
and sever the Morris Road house
from the rest of the farm.
But Carol Leeming, Huron
County planner, explained that there
are two barns on a nearby property,
one of which, at 1,636 feet, meets
the MDS requirement, but the other,
at 1,197 does not. Her department,
she said, can recommend support if
the MDS is 10 per dent deficient or
less, but in this case, it’s 27 per cent
less than the approved rate.
At this point, there’s no official
decision to be made because
Sanders has not applied for a
severance. He wanted an indication
of council’s position before he
invested in a severance application.
Mayor Paul Gowing noted that
1,197 feet is almost the full width of
a normal farm lot in Morris Ward. “I
don’t see the distance being
problematic,” he said. “The
buildings are still in the same place
(as they were before the severance).”
Councillors did advise Sanders to
see if the Huron County Highways
Department would allow a second
entrance to serve the retained
portion of the farm, and that a right
of way to serve the farm
should be as far from the house as
possible.
Testing for reflectivity of road
signs under new provincial
legislation revealed 77 per cent of
Morris-Turnberry’s signs met the
standard, Gary Pipe, director of
public works told council at its Nov.
15 meeting.
Pipe said he used the reflectivity
meter himself for this first year of
operation and found it worked
quickly and well. The road
department now has an inventory of
more than 300 road signs, each
recorded by global positioning to
within three feet of its location. “It’s
nice to know the signs we have,”
said Pipe.
Stop signs that failed were
immediately replaced, he said.
Bridge end markers will also be
replaced. By the end of this year he
expects 88 per cent of signs will
meet the standard. The biggest
failure will be in signs warning that
there is no winter maintenance of a
road.
In the spring crews will get to
work replacing the remaining
failures and by the end of next year
there will be close to a 100 per
cent pass rate for all road
signs in Morris-Turnberry, Pipe
said.
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Most signs in M-T pass test
By Keith Roulston
The Citizen
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