HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-01-03, Page 12Five girls were vying for the title
of Brussels Faill Fair Ambassador.
They were: Anna Glen, Mady
Deitner, Chelsey McLellan, Kiley
Deitner and Sara Baker.
Huron OPP were investigating a
sexual assault in Belgrave.
Over 1,000 campers made their
way to campsites in Blyth for the
46th annual Thresher Reunion.
Brussels Terry Fox Run raised
$6,810.
With hopes of breaking ground on
the new home for Huron County’s
Family Health Team in the fall, it was
announced that Brussels could have
someone in their medical building
soon.
Pianovations opened a retail store in
Blyth.
Winners at the 4-H beef competition
at Brussels fair were Tyler
MacPherson, Dan Shapton and Laura
Higgins.
Ball’s Bridge re-opened to light
vehicular traffic.
Ken Dryden, national hockey icon
was stopping by North Huron to sign
some autographs, have his photo taken
and lend a hand with the local food
share.
The first Source Protection
Committee in Ontario formed in
Clinton. It is chaired by South Huron
chief administrative officer Larry
Brown.
Lindsay Gibson, a recent graduate of
Central Huron Secondary School took
home the Governor General Award for
highest average in six 4U subjects.
Alma Conn was chosen as the new
Wingham councillor for North Huron,
filling a vacancy left by the resignation
of Arnold Taylor.
Carol Mitchell was re-elected MPP
for Huron-Bruce.
The Blyth PeeWee broomball team
won the Blyth Junior mixed broomball
tournament A title.
The McGavin family received the
Huron Federation of Agriculture’s
award for outstanding contribution to
agriculture.
Stephen Thompson was back as
HCFA president.
Skate-a-thon winners at Blyth were
Spencer Lazarevich, Keyonia
Johnston, Caitie MacDonald, Griffin
MacDonald, Ally Toll and Shayna
Toll.
Brussels Skating Club hosted its
second home tour.
Barbara Major-McEwan was named
administrative manager for the Huron
Family Health Team.
Pro-Tek Sandblasting and Painting
opened in Londesborough.
Canine Cuties opened in Brussels.
It was finally decided. Brussels
would see a new building for its
library.
A Bayfield woman will carry the
Olympic Torch in China in honour of
her late uncle York Region police
Const. Robert Plunkett. Erin Roy
entred a competition and won, earning
her the privilege of carrying the torch
approximately 400 metres through the
Tibetan province of China.
There was a break-in at Grey
firehall.
Local soybeans were on their way to
Beijing, China.
Mother Nature turned ugly as a
winter storm struck the area.
Wireless internet came to Huron
libraries.
Patty Banks of Walton published a
book based on her thoughts and
feelings in the year following her son’s
death in an ATV crash.
Anthony Peters of Blyth, a goalie
with the OHL Kingston Frontenacs
was struck by a car while crossing a
busy street in Windsor. Reports said he
suffered a compound fracture of his
left leg.
A new book by Wayne Caldwell
highlighted Ontario’s West Coast.
John Bezaire of Clinton, Central
Huron’s deputy-reeve was elected
county warden.
A winter storm rocked most of the
province.
October, 2007 brings re-opening of bridge
At their Dec. 18 meeting, Morris-
Turnberry councillors had little
trouble passing two rezoning
bylaws, but had a lengthy debate
about development guidelines for a
property on the edge of Wingham.
Councillors approved a bylaw to
change zoning to allow concrete and
asphalt recycling on a property on
Conc. 2, Morris Ward, currently
used for a gravel pit by Joe Kerr
Limited.
County planner Sandra Weber
explained that the rezoning is
required to allow the additional
activities. She noted that the
municipality’s official plan does
support recycling of such properties.
However, she said, before recycling
activities can commence, the
company will need the approval of
the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Councillors also passed a bylaw to
rezone another Conc. 2 property as
part of a severance of a surplus
residence from a farm. The rezoning
will put a restriction on remaining
farm property to prevent
construction of a residence in future.
The problematic issue was the
creation of guidelines for highway
commercial development, especially
involving lots 5 and 6, Conc. 1 of
Turnberry.
Weber explained that following a
Ontario Municipal Board hearing, a
prohibition on building a grocery
store on that property was imposed.
The ruling requires a developer of
the property to undertake a market
study to prove the need for a grocery
store before the municipality could
allow one to be built.
Several councillors were upset
with the condition. Noting that the
ruling was put in place to protect the
retail core of Wingham nearby,
councillor Mark Beaven said he
found it offensive that one
municipality is restricted by another.
The only protection for core
development in the Morris-
Turnberry plan should be for a
“core” that was located within that
municipality, not a neighbouring
one, he said.
Deputy-mayor Jim Nelemans
argued that no matter what Morris-
Turnberry allowed in an area zoned
highway commercial on the edge of
Wingham it could be claimed it was
hurting the Wingham core. “I think
you’re limiting us way to much,” he
said.
“You’re looking at it as based on
municipal boundaries,” said Weber.
“We’re (the planning department)
looking at what is good planning.”
But councillor Bill Thompson
argued that the clause in the
prohibition is far too restrictive.
“About the only thing they (a
developer) could build is a hardware
store.”
Weber said that if the municipality
passed an official plan amendment
that lifted that restriction imposed by
the OMB, “We think the OMB
would say you’re premature taking it
out” and would say the municipality
should come back when there was a
developer interested in doing
something with the property.
The problem is that this property
has been holding up guidelines for
other highway commercial
properties. Weber agreed to return
for the Jan. 8 meeting with proposals
to develop guidelines for highway
commercial properties while
deferring action on this one specific
property.
A combination of work not
completed before winter set in and
savings on work that was done, has
left Morris-Turnberry with a road
budget that is underspent for 2007.
Councillors at their Dec. 18
meeting learned that the road budget
was expected to be underspent by
$250,000 by the end of the year.
Barry O’Kraftka, public works co-
ordinator, said that a $215,000
contract for bridge and culvert work
will not be completed until spring. A
$68,000 new drain on Brandon Road
in Belgrave which it had been hoped
to complete this fall was delayed by
the early onset of winter.
In addition, construction of
Glennanon Road in Turnberry Ward
came in less expensive than the work
done the previous year, he said.
The unspent portion will be put in
a reserve fund for next year.
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Annelise Joan
Siertsema
daughter of
Jim & Rebecca
Siertsema
November 22
Sydney Jane
Bromley
daughter of
Matt & Ashley
Bromley
November 29
Louis Raymond
McNichol
son of
Brian & Kara
McNichol
November 16
Griffin David
Bann
son of
Jason & Erin
Baan
November 7
Phillip Jared
Marks
son of
Darryl & Janice
Marks
December 19
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