HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-12-15, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011.Morris-Turnberry goes against planners again
Sparling’s expands operation
Spreading the word
Senior Pastor Mark Royall from Huron Chapel Evangelical
Missionary Church in Auburn brought a Christmas
message forth for the Community Christmas Service in
Blyth. The service was presented by Blyth’s five churches
as well as Huron Chapel in Auburn. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Morris-Turnberry councillorsrejected the advice of the Huron
County Planning Department in
approving a zoning amendment for a
Lower Town property, at their Dec. 6
meeting.
Jordon Errington had applied for azoning amendment on three lots onMary Street, Lower Town, andwanted permission to erectaccessory structures of up to 3,800
square feet on the properties. The
village residential zone normally
allows an accessory building of only
900 square feet.
Carol Leeming, the Huron Countyplanner assigned to Morris-Turnberry, suggested that creating anew zoning category to allow abuilding of up to 1,800 square feet,
twice the normal size, might be
permissable but anything larger
wouldn’t be appropriate in a village
setting.
But Errington argued that the lot
on which he proposed to build a 40
by 80 foot building with a 16-foot
overhang, was much larger than a
normal village lot, at over two acres
and the building would not look out
of place. The building would be used
for personal storage, he said, to
house tractors, etc. under cover.
Councillors tended to side with
Errington’s point of view over
Leeming’s. Councillor Neil Warwick said hedidn’t see the likelihood of theresidential density increasing in thearea in future which would make the
accessory building out of place. “It
seems a good fit for Lower Town,”
he said.
Councillors did see a potential
problem with allowing the same size
of building on the other two lots
under Errington’s application. After
much discussion they came up with a
compromise under which Leeming’s
proposal of an 1,800 square foot
limit would be used for the two
smaller lots while the larger lot
would be given a special zone to
accommodate the large building.
Approval of a zoning amendment
for Sandy and Susan Fair ofBluevale was much simpler. Asurplus farm residence severancehad earlier been approved by Morris-Turnberry and Huron County
Council over the advice of the
planning department.
When it came to changing the
zoning to give the house a
agricultural small holding
designation and placing zoning on
the rest of the farm that would
prevent a residence from ever being
erected on it, council and the county
were on the same page.
Later in the meeting, council also
approved bylaw for a development
agreement and site plan agreement
with Britespan, a builder of fabric
agricultural buildings.
JACK RALPH NONKES
Jack Ralph Nonkes of RR 1,
Auburn passed away peacefully at
the Wingham and District Hospital,
Wingham on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.
He was in his 57th year.
Jack was the beloved husband of
Sylvia Nonkes and loving father of
Mark, Peter and Tammy, Aron and
Stephanie and Angela and Brad and
cherished grandfather of West
Nonkes.
Jack is survived by his mother-in-
law Frances VanderVeen. He was the
dear brother of William and Alice
Nonkes of Brampton, Eric and
Giena Nonkes of Auburn, Emmy
and Mike Zandwyk of Zurich, and
Gary and Diane Nonkes of Listowel
and the brother-in-law of Jeannette
McNeil of Lucknow, Andy and
Darlene VanderVeen of Blyth,
George and Brenda VanderVeen of
Markdale, Frank and Shelley
VanderVeen of Elko, B.C. and
Robert VanderVeen of Brussels.
He will also be missed by many
nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents
John and Greitje Nonkes and his
father-in-law Abraham VanderVeen.
Friends were received at the Blyth
Visitation Centre of the Falconer
Funeral Homes Ltd., on Dec. 8. The
funeral service was held on Friday,
Dec. 9 at the Blyth Christian
Reformed Church. Interment is in
Blyth Union Cemetery.
Donations to the Wingham and
District Hospital Foundation or to
the Canadiain Foodgrains Bank
would be appreciated as expressions
of sympathy.
CAROL SHOEMAKER
Carol Shoemaker passed away
peacefully at Seaforth Community
Hospital with her family by her side
on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. She was
in her 67th year.
Carol Diana Shoemaker of Blyth
was the beloved wife of Orlin
Shoemaker and loving mother of
Patricia Knudsen (Dan Poulin) of
Hessen and James Knudsen
(Shelley) of Windsor. She was the
cherished nanny of Dianne Schriver
(Richard), Robin Mason (Eric
Oosterbosch), Lindsay Knudsen and
Nick Knudsen and great-nanny of
Kyla Oosterbosch, Isaiah and Chloe
Telford, Johnathon, Jeremy and
Emily Schriver.
She is survived by her sisters
Audrey Keffer of Listowel, Eunice
Aikenhead (Jim) of Exeter and
brother-in-law Dennis Shoemaker
(Eleanor) of Mildmay. She is also
survived by many nieces and
nephews.
Carol was predeceased by her
parents William and Nellie (nee
Barker) Smith, son David in infancy,
siblings Donald Smith, Alice Keffer
(Lloyd), brother-in-law Fred Keffer,
father-in-law Melvin Shoemaker
and by her second husband Bob
Hubert.
Visitation was held at McGlynn
Family Funeral Home (formerly
Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home) in
Seaforth on Thursday, Dec. 8.
A funeral service to celebrate
Carol’s life was held in the funeral
home on Friday, Dec. 9. Pastor Les
Cook officiated.
The pallbearers were Lindsay
Knudsen, Nick Knudsen, Eric
Oosterbosch, Glen Mason, Richard
Schriver and Rob Kenny. A
luncheon at Egmondville United
Church immediately followed the
service.
Spring interment is to take place
at Egmondville Cemetery in
Egmondville.
Memorial donations to the
Diabetes Association or the Arthritis
Society would be appreciated.
Visit Carol’s memorial at
www.mcglynnfamilyfuneralhome.com
GERTRUDE “MAUREEN”
BEAN
Mrs. Gertrude “Maureen”
(Morritt) Bean, formerly of Auburn,
passed away peacefully at Huronlea
Home for the Aged, Brussels on
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. She was in
her 89th year.
Gertrude was the beloved wife of
the late Maurice Bean (2005) and
loving mother and mother-in-law of
Dana and Joyce Bean of Auburn and
Yvonne Bean and Shawn Henneburg
of Victoria, B.C.
She will be sadly missed by her
grandchildren Mike and Lacey, Brett
and Nicole, Tony and Saddie and
Danielle. She was the dear sister and
sister-in-law of Brock and Janis
Vodden and Laura Bean.
She is also survived by several
nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her
parents William and Gertrude
Morritt and by one brother Benny
Mac in infancy.
Cremation has taken place.
Friends will be received at the
Blyth Visitation Centre of Falconer
Funeral Homes Ltd., 407 Queen St.,
Blyth on Monday, Dec. 19 from 7 to
9 p.m. A memorial service will be
held on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m.
Mr. Terry Fletcher will officiate.
Interment is in Blyth Union
Cemetery.
Donations to the Alzheimer
Society Huron County would be
appreciated as expressions of
sympathy.
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
Robert Montgomery of Wingham,
formerly of Teeswater and Blyth
passed away at Wingham and
District Hospital on Friday, Dec. 9,
2011. He was 84.
Robert was the dear husband of
the late Helen Pettit (2008) and
father of David and Mary-Lou
Montgomery of Teeswater, Rob
Montgomery of British Columbia,
Gayle and Roger Irvine of Wingham
and Cindy and Bill Devos of RR 1,
Bluevale.
Robert was the loving grandfather
of 10 grandchildren and 10 great-
grandchildren. He is also survived
by his friend Teresa Foxton of
Wingham. He was predeceased by
his brother William Hugh
Montgomery.
Visitation was at McBurney
Funeral Home, Wingham on
Sunday, Dec. 11. The funeral service
was held at the Fresh Wind Revival
Centre on Monday, Dec. 12. Rev.
Timothy Bjorkman officiated.
Memorial donations to Wingham
and District Hospital Foundation,
Canadian Cancer Society, Fresh
Wind Revival Centre or the
Alzheimer Society would be
appreciated as expressions of
sympathy. Final resting place is
Wingham Cemetery.
Sparlings Propane purchased its
Bracebridge operation in 2009 and
has decided to expand. The
expansion will more than triple
storage capacity, improve efficiency
and allow for installation of state-of-
the-art safety features.
“Sparlings continues to grow
thanks to the support of our
customers and the hard work of our
people,” says Terry Windsor,
Sparlings General Manager.
“Bracebridge is an idea fit for
Sparlings and our growing share of
the Muskoka-Parry Sound market.”
Sparlings is a family-owned
company, established in 1951. It is
the second largest propane company
in Ontario and provides full-service
propane supply and Guaranteed
Customer Service programs from
Regional Distribution and Customer
Service Centres throughout the
province.
Sparlings has twice been named
“One of the 50 best places to work in
Canada” by The Globe and
Mail.
North St. West, Wingham
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519-357-1910
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peace and quiet today. A
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Obituaries
By Keith RoulstonThe Citizen
Continued from page 10
session for Central Huron Council
this week sometime, but councillors
are eagerly awaiting input from the
public.
Councillors said at their Dec. 5
meeting that they had received only
favourable feedback, but that they
were looking forward to hearing
from a wider scope of residents as to
their thoughts.
The poll asks “Should Central
Huron consider municipality-wide
garbage pick-up?” and the options
are yes, yes depending on the cost,
yes if you can opt out and no.
To have your say, visit Central
Huron’s website and scroll to the
bottom of the homepage to vote in
the poll.
Council wants feedback
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