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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-12-16, Page 28PAGE 28. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010. Heavy issues After crunching the numbers, it was determined that Santa Claus was going to be in deep trouble with fuel costs this holiday at the annual Brussels Public School Christmas concert last week. Jaime Newell, left, and Allison Stevenson broke the bad news. (Shawn Loughlin photo) At the Dec. 7 inaugural meeting of Huron East Council, positions on various boards and committees were decided. The issue of representation on the municipality’s boards and committees had come up several times in the last term, as there were some councillors who felt that a full four-year term on some boards or committees was too long. A suggestion was put forth that positions should be reconsidered after two years, in order to bring a new perspective, as well as give other councillors an opportunity to diversify their knowledge of the municipality. While only serving on four committees, former Huron East Mayor Joe Seili will attend the most meetings, with 37 non-council meetings over the next year, serving on the Water and Sewer Committee, the Huron East Health Centre Management Committee, the Economic Development Committee and the Brussels Community Trust Committee. Mayor Bernie MacLellan will serve on the Water and Sewer Committee, the Mid-Huron Landfill Board, the Administrative Committee and the Personnel Committee, which have just recently been split from one another. Deputy-Mayor Joe Steffler will serve on the Water and Sewer Committee, the Seaforth Fire Board, the Doctor Recruitment Committee as well as the Administrative Committee and the Personnel Committee. Brussels Councillor David Blaney will serve on the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre Committee, the Brussels Cemetery Board, the Brussels Community Trust Committee and the Brussels Medical and Dental Centre Board. Blaney will also serve as the Source Water Protection’s Central Group Municipal Representative. He was voted to this position by Huron East Council, as well as by North Huron and Morris-Turnberry Councils, who all had to agree on a representative. Grey Councillor Alvin McLellan will serve on the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, the Ethel Community Centre Committee, the Ethel Minor Ball Board, the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Board, the Personnel Committee and the Brussels Medical and Dental Centre Board. McLellan will also be a council representative/liaison on the Grey Central Public School’s Environmental Learning Grounds Committee, a new position that was decided upon at the meeting. Fellow Grey Councillor, newcomer Dianne Diehl will serve on the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre Committee, the Cranbrook Community Centre Committee, the Moncrieff Community Hall Committee, the Cranbrook Cemetery Board, the Personnel Committee and the Walton Landfill Board. McKillop’s Andy Flowers will serve on the Seaforth and District Community Centre Committee, the Walton Community Centre Board, the Administrative Committee and the Economic Development Committee. Fellow McKillop Councillor Bill Siemon will serve on the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, the Winthrop Community Centre Committee, the Personnel Committee and the Walton Landfill Board. Seaforth’s Bob Fisher will serve on the Seaforth Community Development Trust Committee, the Heritage Committee and the Seaforth B.I.A. Seaforth newcomer Nathan Marshall will serve on the Seaforth Fire Board, the Seaforth Community Trust Committee and the Water and Sewer Committee. Larry McGrath of Tuckersmith will serve on the Seaforth and District Community Centre Committee, the Administrative Committee and the Water and Sewer Committee while fellow Tuckersmith Councillor Les Falconer will serve on the Vanastra Recreation Centre Committee, the Administrative Committee, the Family Health Team Committee and the Huron East Health Centre Management Committee. By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron East choosesrepresentatives Ben Lobb, MP for Huron-Bruce is encouraging local students to apply to the House of Commons Page Program. The program is now accepting applications for 2011- 2012. Each year, approximately 40 students are selected from high schools across Canada to come and work as Pages in the House of Commons. Pages begin a year-long contact in late August. They work a minimum of 15 hours a week and their work schedule is co-ordinated with their university schedule. They are paid approximately $11,690 over the course of their employment. In addition, a sum of $1,200 is paid at the end of the employment period. “This is a great opportunity for students to gain knowledge and experience unlike anything else. They will learn the history and day- to-day proceedings of one of Canada’s oldest political institutions,” said Lobb. If you are interested in becoming a Page, you must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, be graduating from a high school and be commencing full-time university studies at one of the universities in the National Capital Region in September 2011, have an overall academic average of at least 80 per cent and speak both official languages at a superior level. If you are currently in your last year of high school, you can visit the House of Commons Page Program website at: http://www.parl.gc.ca/hocpage to apply online. Applications for the 2011-2012 House of Commons Page Program must be postmarked or received no later than Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Applications being received for Page program in Ottawa