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Two old headaches were topics of
discussion when Morris-Turnberry
councillors considered the reports
for two municipal drains at their
Aug. 11 meeting.
Problems with the Fisheries and
Oceans Canada were part of the
discussions surrounding the
McCutcheon municipal drain. The
drain had earlier been stalled by a
last-minute objection by Dave
Balint, senior habitat biologist with
FOC to wording in the report.
Bill Dietrich of Dietrich
Engineering Limited told
councillors and landowners
attending the meeting that wording
had been changed to propose a
staging of work on the drain. The
open portion of the drain, which
contains trout habitat, will be
cleaned out at two specific points,
with stilt traps installed in the hope
they will catch sediment and
prevent having to clean out the
entire open portion of the drain in
future.
Dietrich expressed doubt this
would do the job and that the open
portion may need to be cleaned
later.
That would add some additional
cost if equipment has to be brought
in a year later, he said, but in all the
costs are not much higher than the
original estimate.
He said he was hoping the work
would get done this fall. Because it
is a cold water trout stream, work
on the open portion must be
completed by Sept. 15 under FOC
regulations. Tenders will be called
for Aug. 31.
Later in the meeting the issue was
engineering fees when council
considered the report of the Bryce
Municipal Drain, at the north end of
Turnberry ward, going across the
boundary to South Bruce.
Deputy-mayor Jim Nelemans
asked Jeremy Taylor of R. J.
Burnside and Associates Limited to
explain the fact that engineering
costs made up 49 per cent of the
cost of the drain while for the
McCutcheon drain the engineering
made up only 19 per cent of the
cost.
“We get a lot of complaints from
our landowners (about engineering
costs). It isn’t a big drain,”
Nelemans said.
Taylor explained there are base
costs for preparing a report no
matter the size of the drain.
Councillor Bill Thompson agreed
with Nelemans that the engineering
costs are too high.
One landowner present also
objected to the high proportion of
engineering costs in the overall
cost. “These are huge costs for what
we’re getting,” he said.
In the long run, with no other
landowners objecting, council
approved the report and a call for
tenders. Nelemans registered a vote
against the report.
“I’m opposed because of the
astronomical engineering costs,” he
said, arguing that if council keeps
approving reports with high
engineering costs there’s no
incentives for engineers to sharpen
their pencils.
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the situation. She said her son had
fun on the trip and the 60 hockey
players formed teams and played
against themselves. They were able
to stay in their hotels and had a good
time.
Const. Adam Minnion of Peel
Regional Police said the police
have to determine whether the
services weren’t rendered because
of fraudulent means or whether
the contracts were entered into
in good faith and something just
broke down somewhere along the
way.
Mom finds silver lining
It may take longer than originally
expected to develop a new fire
service agreement but Morris-
Turnberry residents can expect
continued protection until the deal is
signed.
That was the promise new North
Huron fire chief John Black made to
Morris-Turnberry councillors at
their Aug. 11 meeting.
Black told council he has been
gathering information about the
Blyth and Wingham departments
that will be amalgamated into the
new North Huron fire service and
has been meeting with everyone
involved.
The level of service to be offered
to the community must still be
agreed upon, he said, but it will be
the same across the municipality.
Currently Blyth offers first response
medical service in its area but
Wingham doesn’t.
Black said he expects a draft
budget for the new department will
be presented to North Huron council
later this month or early next month.
After that, a proposal can be
submitted for service to Morris-
Turnberry residents.
“I don’t want any of us to be
pressed to meet some timetable,”
Black said in promising that even if
the agreement isn’t in place by Jan.
1, people would continue to have
protection.
But Nancy Michie, administrator
clerk-treasurer said that fire service
is unlikely to remain the same after
Jan. 1 because Morris-Turnberry
council is considering a proposal to
expand the area covered by the
Brussels station of the Huron East
fire department.
She pointed out to council later in
the meeting that the proposal from
Huron East has been put on hold,
awaiting a proposal from North
Huron and the issue needs to be
cleared up.
Morris-Turnberry
discusses drains
Fire chief promisescontinued servicefor M-T residents
Crowning jewel
The new Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador was crowned over the weekend at the Brussels
Legion. Jolanda Smith, right, was the winner, besting three other girls who took part in the
annual competition. Smith was crowned by 2008/2009 Ambassador Kari Bell who will be on
her way to the Canadian National Exhibition to represent Brussels in one of her last acts as
Ambassador. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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