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and Nancy Folkard from our own
community who had just recently
returned from a Mediterranean
Cruise. Onlookers started the trip
by seeing the Princess Cruise Line
ship, the size and beauty of it as it
travelled to Rome. After the sites of
Rome guests travelled to Naples
and Pompeii, which had been
devastated by 20 feet of ash from
an eruption, and bodies that had
been recovered were molded with
plaster and on display. After other
stops the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul
was seen where there are over
4,000 shops and carpet weaving.
Next came Ephesus, Athens and on
to Venice where the streets are so
narrow no cars, bikes or scooters
are allowed. All merchandise is
received by the waterways. The
Folkards were thanked for the great
trip experience.
Donna Shaw, Beryl MacGowan
and Freda Scott provided lunch and
a social time was enjoyed, looking
at articles they had brought back
with them and visiting
Folkards share
European trip
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subtrades.
Marklevitz noted that as a normal
practice, they requested references
and a past list of relevant projects
from Elgin and its sub-trade.
Following that, they interviewed
both. Marklevitz, the electrical
consultant and the AMDSB facilities
department decided “there was
insufficient evidence to vary from
the normal tendering procedure of
awarding the contract to the lowest
bidder,” according to the architects’
report.
Trustees passed the
recommendation to accept Elgin’s
tender. The daycare portion of the
work comes to $1,088,122 while the
AMDSB portion is $560,547. The
project is jointly funded by the
County of Huron and Facilities
Renewal funding.
Asked after the meeting about the
number of non-local contractors
bidding, Baird-Jackson said that in
the spring the AMDSB had noticed
Kitchener contractors moving into
the Stratford market after Toronto
contractors began moving into
Kitchener looking for projects.
She said a worsening economy
has meant Toronto-area contractors
have begun “coming right into here
and going after anything.”
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Tough times lead to out-
of-town tender answers
ACW supports Central Huron barn party motionAshfield-Colborne-Wawanosh(ACW) Township Council decidedto support a motion recently madeby Central Huron Council regardingthe safety of private functions held in
barns or other large buildings.
Recently the Ontario Fire
Marshal’s office has issued a
directive to fire chiefs to enforce a
rule, reportedly more than two
decades old, that stated that
gatherings must be held in buildings
with fire control measures and that
have been inspected and are up to
code.
ACW discussed the issue at their
Nov. 15 meeting and all seemed to
think the idea was a flawed one.
Councillors stated that barn parties
are an important part of rural
communities and supported Central
Huron’s decision to “strongly
objects to the direction from the Fire
Marshal’s office” regarding the use
of barns and similar buildings for
social gatherings.
***
Councillor Roger Watt feels that,
after a year in office, it’s time for
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh(ACW) Township Council to beginaddressing some of the issues thatwere brought up during last year’s municipal election.Watt stated that he had heardsuggestions that meetings be heldelsewhere in the municipality to better engage the residents of ACWin their local government and statedthe township’s website needed anupdate.He stated he will make a list of allthe suggestions he hopes councilwill consider and bring it to a latermeeting of council.M-T signs N. Huron fire coverage tender
At their Nov. 15 meeting, Morris-
Turnberry councillors accepted
proposals for fire coverage for the
next two years.
Under the proposals received from
the North Huron, Huron East and
Howick fire departments, the total
cost will be $277,302 for 2012 and
$285,228 for 2013.
Council had originally sought
five-year agreements but councillors
were unhappy with the escalation of
costs to $313,227 by 2016. Several
in-camera discussions have been
held on the issue and council also
met with North Huron council in a
closed meeting.
Meanwhile council scheduled a
closed session for Nov. 22 to discuss
a confidential report on fire
suppression options for the period
after the two-year agreement
expires.
***
Council approved renewal of its
insurance agreement with BFL
Canada at a cost of $54,822.26 for
2012, an increase of .44 per cent.
Increases had been 2.93 per
cent in 2010 and 3.21 per cent in
2011.
Councillors declined the sugges-
tion of the company that the general
liability be increased to $50 million
from $25 million. The additional
coverage would have cost $2,500.
***
Council supported two resolutions
circulated from other municipalities.
One from Central Huron strongly
objected to attempts by the Ontario
Fire Marshal to restrict use of
barns and sheds for public
gatherings.
A second, from Mulmar Township
called on the province to adopt a
checklist of requirements for
alterntative energy facilities that
confirms they meet municipal
approval.
***
Dog licence fees will remain the
same for 2012. Councillors
approved the purchase of
dog tags for the year at a cost of
$359.84.
***
Councillors approved membership
in the Huron Tourism Association at
a cost of $125.
Obituaries
CHARLES STEVENSON
Charles “Buck” Stevenson of
Ethel, passed away on Wednesday,
Nov. 16, 2011 at Huronlea Home for
the Aged, Brussels. Born in Elma
Township on Aug. 30, 1922, Buck
was in his 90th year.
Buck was the beloved husband of
Edith (Hall) Stevenson, dear father
of Dianne and Danny Stacey of
Wingham, Shirley Stevenson of
Kenora, Jim Stevenson of Guelph
and Bev Stevenson and Don Dodds
of Teeswater. He was also loved by
grandsons Trevor Stacey and
Timothy Stevenson and by his nieces
and nephews.
He was predeceased by his sister
Margaret Lefaive.
Cremation has taken place.
A celebration of Buck’s life was
held at the Schimanski Family
Funeral Home, Brussels on Sunday,
Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Rev. Elwin
Garland officiated.
Interment of cremated remains
were in Mount Pleasant Cemetery,
Ethel.
Memorial donations may be made
to the Young Hunter Education
Scholarship Program of the Ontario
Federation of Anglers and Hunters or
to the Canadian Cancer Society.
Online condolences may be made
at www.schimanskifamilyfuneral
home.com
By Keith Roulston
The Citizen