HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-04-16, Page 13Morris-Turnberry council passed a
bylaw at its April 7 meeting to hire a
new director of public works.
Mike Thomas has accepted the
position and was scheduled to start
April 14. Pay range for the position
is $64,000 to $80,000.
Thomas replaces Barry O’Krafka
who served as public works co-
ordinator until his resignation last
year.
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Council went into closed session
at the end of the meeting to discuss
several issues including whether or
not to seek legal advice regarding the
lack of two appraisals of the worth
of equipment owned by the
Wingham District Fire Area Board
which is being dissolved at the
request of North Huron.
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Suppliers of the municipality’s
new grader were more optimistic
than the weatherman when they
delivered the new machine, Monday,
April 6. The grader arrived with
summer equipment installed in the
middle of a spring snowstorm that
was bad enough to require school
cancellations.
Greg Diamond, acting road
manager, reported the crew had to
spend precious time installing the
winter accessories before they could
put the machine to work.
Councillors reported some
complaints with road maintenance
during the two-day storm with
deputy-mayor Jim Nelemans having
to walk home because he couldn’t
get his truck down the Turnberry
road he lives on.
Diamond reported that the roads
weren’t bad when patrolled in mid-
afternoon but deteriorated after that.
The situation was particularly
difficult on gravel roads because the
wet snow packed into ice which
required equipment to scrape hard to
get it off, but the road was so soft
below the ice that the blades could
easily gouge into the gravel with too
much pressure.
Councillor Paul Gowing agreed
that “the conditions were as bad as
I’ve ever seen.”
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Grass cutting contracts for various
sites in the municipality were
awarded to Jack and Carol Shaw,
Tuff Concepts and Dave Lee.
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So far the recession is not hurting
building in Morris-Turnberry, says
Steve Fortier, chief building
official.
Fortier reported to council that to
the end of March in 2009 there have
been 13 building permits issued –
nine more than last year.
Value of building permits so far is
$708.309.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009. PAGE 13.
Easter Sunday visitors with
Gladys VanCamp and Harold and
Nancy Jardin were Mike, Debbie,
Kendall and Kesler Jardin, Ruth
Jardin of Blyth and Darryl Jardin
and friend Lora Robinson of Port
Elgin.
Mike Jardin celebrated his
birthday on April 13 and Lora
Robinson’s birthday is on April 11
so an Easter dinner birthday cake
was served to honour both of
them.
The community also extends best
wishes to Mike and Lora.
John, Linda, Jeremy and Justin
Campbell spent Easter weekend at
Grand Bend.
On Sunday an Easter celeb-
ration was held at Bob and
Heather Maass’s home in
London. Supper guests travel-
led from Toronto, Brant-
ford, London, Grand Bend and
Belgrave.
The Evening Group of the
Belgrave United Church Women
met at the home of Muriel Coultes
on Tuesday, April 7 with Barbara
Anderson’s group in charge.
She opened with a poem, There
Is So Much To Be Thankful
For.
Donna Shaw opened an Easter
worship service will a call to
worship and prayer. Her meditation
was on the events leading up to
Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
The minutes and treasurer’s
report were given by Mrs.
Coultes.
The Covenanting Service for
Rev. Tom Murray was announced
for Sunday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. in
the church. Representatives of
Huron-Perth Presbytery will be
attending the service.
Pat Hunking reported she had
sent 10 cards.
The history scrapbooks prepared
and looked after by the late Mrs.
Bolt will be moved into cupboards
of the church so people can look at
them if they wish.
Meal prices were set for funeral
lunches and catered dinners.
Muriel Coultes was in charge of
the program and she used a story
from the latest Mandate, A Journey
just Begun.
This was information about a trip
UCW members and staff took to
Cuba last fall, with very interesting
information of the partnership
between The United Church of
Canada, and Cuban Council of
Churches.
She also read another member of
the trip’s experiences as they
visited the Christian Centre for
Reflection and Dialogue in
Cardenas. They also visited an
organic farm which employs 80-
plus people and produces 125 ton
of produce annually as well as
cheese, milk and eggs.
Senator Joan Cook of
Newfoundland, also had made a
visit to Cuba and found out that
Cuba’s literacy rate is 98 per cent
and that they are leaders in health
care.
The next meeting will be
Tuesday, May 5 at the home of
Barbara Anderson.
The April meeting of the Belgrave
Seniors Community Club began
with a potluck lunch for 17
members and friends.
After the meal Bruce Campbell
introduced Pastor Brent Kipfer from
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship,
who spoke and showed pictures of a
trip his family had taken to Belize
last year. Although English is the
official language Spanish and
Native dialects are also spoken.
The pictures showed some of the
colourful birds, the outdoor fruit and
vegetable markets, tropical forests,
waterfalls, banana and coconut
trees.
They visited ancient Mayan ruins,
local schools and a church.
Barbara Anderson thanked him
with a gift.
The business meeting began with
the minutes of the previous meeting
and the financial report by Laura
Johnston.
Happy Birthday was sung to John
Roberts and Alice Nicholson.
There is a volunteer appreciation
evening to be held in Blyth on
Tuesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. for
anyone interested.
Jim Hunter reported from the
Community Centre board meeting
and Muriel Coultes read a letter to
be forwarded in support of the
Belgrave Kinsmen Club.
The next meeting will be on
Friday, June 5 beginning with a
potluck lunch at noon.
The meeting closed with the
singing of God Save the Queen.
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Easter brunch
Following an early service for Belgrave’s Knox United Church congregation on Easter Sunday,
there was a delicious breakfast, complete with hot cross buns, to be enjoyed in the church
basement. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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