HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-02-07, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008.
Changes are on the way for the
Belgrave Community Centre, but all
for the better.
While many issues surrounding
the Community Centre were
addressed at the board’s special
public meeting in mid-January, in
the end, there were changes that had
to be made.
The Belgrave Community Centre
Board emerged from its Jan. 24
meeting with four resolutions that
should increase safety, reduce
liability and increase enjoyment for
the centre’s users.
Chair of the board and Morris-
Turnberry councillor Paul Gowing
says that the four resolutions, all
carried at the meeting, will go a long
way to appeasing the Twp. of North
Huron’s requests of increased safety.
The first of the resolutions sees the
board recommending that a swipe-
card system be installed in the
centre. A swipe-card system will
give the North Huron recreation
department knowledge of who is in
the building, and when. This is one
of the first requests made by the
insurance company.
Gowing said that while the motion
was carried by the board, it is still a
recommendation to the council’s of
North Huron and Morris-Turnberry.
The issue of funding for this motion
and the others, still has to be
discussed.
The second resolution came in the
form of a booking co-ordinator. The
board carried a motion that says they
will advertise in local papers for the
position.
The third resolution calls for
North Huron to apply for a liquor
sales license for the community
centre front of the community
centre.
In addition to the application,
Gowing said that local community
groups, as well as employees of both
municipalities work together
throughout the application process.
While the board waits for those
three changes to flesh themselves
out, the fourth resolution is an
extension of the interim agreement
between the board and the North
Huron recreation department. While
the existing interim agreement is set
to expire on Valentine’s Day, this
extension will continue, with
bookings going through Wingham
until the first three resolutions are
fulfilled.
Gowing is confident that these
resolutions will suit the changes that
needed to happen for the board to re-
assume full control of the
community centre.
The board will hold its next
regular meeting on Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.
In addition to regular matters, there
will be a short public information
session at the beginning of the
meeting, which citizens are welcome
to attend and these resolutions will
be explained further.
Some decisions reached for
Belgrave Community Centre
The Belgrave Community Clubmet on Feb. 1 with an attendance of16 members and two guests. The president, Muriel Coulteswelcomed all and read Cancellingyour Credit Cards Before You Dieand A Valentine Box.
The meeting began by singing O
Canada, followed by the reading of
the minutes and the treasurer’s
report. A monetary donation will be
given to the community centre board
and to the USCO in memory of
George Michie.The group will host the birthdayparty at Huronlea on Tuesday, May13 at 2 p.m. Happy birthday was sung to LoisChamney for her February birthday.There will be a dessert shoot party
on Friday, Feb. 8 beginning at 1 p.m.
Jim Hunter reported as
representative to the community
centre board.
The program convenor, Barbara
Anderson, read The Parents Who
Drugged Us, then called on Bob andRuth Gordon to tell of their recenttrip to Panama. It is a small countrymade up of nine provinces and apopulation of 3.2 million. Income isderived from the Panama Canal andtourism, as well as exports of sugar,
coffee, pineapples, flowers and
cashew nuts.
The Panama Canal could be called
the eighth wonder of the world.
Construction began in 1880 by
French engineers, using a lot of
manual labour. It opened in 1914. Itwas owned by the U.S.A. for manyyears, with Panama takingpossession in 1999.It is 50 miles long and features aseries of five or six locks. Ships pay$150,000 or more to go through,
depending on their size.
The children go to school from
age five to 18. English is taught and
French and Spanish are commonly
spoken.
They saw monkeys, crocodiles,
snakes and many colourful birds. On
display were native baskets and
some beautiful needlework.
The meeting closed and a social
time enjoyed. The next meeting will
be April 4.
Jim and Pat Barnes greeted
worshippers and handed out the
service of worship at Knox United
Church on Transfiguration Sunday,
Feb. 3.
Melissa Snyders welcomed the
congregation which was followed by
the singing of You Never Saw Old
Galilee and Precious Lord, Take My
Hand, accompanied by Elizabeth
Procter.
Shelby Higgins, assisted by
Melissa, lit the Christ Candle. The
call to worship was read
responsively and the gathering
prayer was said in unison.
The opening hymn was God,
Whose Love is Reigning.
The senior choir sang I Will Serve
the Lord All My Days.
After the singing of Come Let Us
Sing of a Wonderful Love, the
children went to the front of the
church.
Mrs. Snyders read a children’s
story entitled, I Love You Because
You’re You.
The children adjourned to Sunday
school after The Lord’s Prayer.
The scripture reading was Romans
8: 31-39, and Ephesians 3: 14-24.
After the singing of O Love, How
Deep, Mrs. Snyders’ message was
For the Love of God. It centered
around the children’s story. The
cross is God’s measure of love.
Doug Walker and Ken Procter
collected the offering. The closing
hymn was Love Divine All Loves
Excelling.
NEWS
FROM BELGRAVE
Snyders delivers
message of love
to Knox congregants
18 attend Club’s Feb. 1 gathering
The community extends
congratulations to Margaret Vincent
on winning the Don Pullen Award at
a recent Huron County 4-H awards
days.
Bob and Ruth Gordon and Roy
Dawson have returned from a three-
week vacation in Panama.
The first two weeks were spent at
the Royal DeCameron along the
Pacific Ocean. They saw what was
left of the residence of General
Noriega just a short distance from
the resort.
The weather was sunny and hot
and reached 95° on the beach during
the peak of the day.
The last week they experienced
the Gamboa Rainforest Resort
where they saw many toucans,
parrots, caimans, capibara,
monkeys, kinkayus, iguanas, agutes
plus many other beautiful birds and
flowers.
The highlight was a cruise on the
Panama Canal where they
experienced the opening and closing
of the locks plus seeing many cargo,
container and cruise ships on the
canal.
They returned home with many
wonderful memories and lots of
history of Panama.
By Linda
Campbell
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PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
An idea proposed by a Morris-
Turnberry ratepayer and adopted by
a resolution of council has won wide
support from other municipalities
across the province.
At the Oct. 2, 2007 meeting of
council, Turnberry Ward resident
Brent Bowyer had proposed an idea
for a deposit charge that people
would pay when they bought tires,
then get off when they brought them
back to get new tires. Bowyer had
been complaining about people
dumping tires in ditches near his
home to avoid paying the $5 disposal
charge to take them to a landfill.
Councillors were enthusiastic
about Bowyer’s proposal and passed
a resolution which they circulated to
other municipalities through the
Association of Municipalities of
Ontario.
By January, administrator clerk-
treasurer Nancy Michie told
councillors at their Jan. 31 meeting,
the resolution had been endorsed by
97 municipalities and not acted on
by only 14.
At its Jan. 18 meeting, the
Ontario Good Roads Association
(OGRA) adopted the resolution.
Councillors agreed they should
use the opportunity of the OGRA
convention, held in conjunction with
the the Rural Municipalities of
Ontario convention, to make a
presentation on the idea for the
provincial minister in charge.
M-T council gets
wide support
for tire resolution