The Citizen, 2008-09-11, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008. PAGE 13.
For a cause
Knox United Church in Belgrave held a garden produce and bake sale on the weekend. The
proceeds of almost $700 will go to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. As well, a special service
was held on Sunday celebrating the success of the project which in six years has raised over
$102,000 for world relief. At the service, Sandra McEwan of Northminster United Church in
Oshawa, Belgrave’s Foodgrains partner church, presented gifts of a prayer shawl and books
to the congregation. At the produce table, from left: Jim Barnes, Pat Hunking, Gloria Dow and
Pat Barnes. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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Some criticism regarding NorthHuron’s cemetery restorationmethods have led to councilclarifying its practices to restrict the
restoration to ensure no headstones
are moved.
The move comes as the
municipality was planning on
another round of restorations to some
of the area’s older graves,
but clarification was required as to what the restoration wouldentail.According to several councillors,the employee that has been chargedwith the task of restoring the area’scemeteries has moved several
headstones in order to make rows of
grass between graves easier to cut.
After being removed from the ground
and restored, they said, some were
being placed at the foot of the
deceased, rather than at the
original position of the head in orderto make the lines between graves more accessible to alawnmower.Some visitors to the cemetery havevoiced their complaints, so leadingup to this next round of restorations,
treasurer Kathy Adams asked for
direction from council regarding the
process that is to be followed.
Councillor Archie MacGowanagreed that a motion clarifying whatrestoration would entail was the bestaction council could take.“There are several cemeteries inthe area that are abandoned and notkept up, there are others where
upkeep is done independently,” he
said. “This is a very sensitive thing to
do, we’re receiving funds for this, we
need to be sensitive when we’rerestoring.”Council decided to draft a letterthat dictates the framework for futurerestorations. The letter will explainthat restoration can take place,however, the headstone must return
to its original spot under every
circumstance, on its original
foundation.
By Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen
One of North Huron’s older
bylaws has come in handy, keeping
those of us with a fear of snakes
warm at night.
Treasurer Kathy Adams asked
council for a clarification on a bylaw
at its Sept. 2 meeting
regarding North Huron residents not
being allowed to possess certain
snakes, reptiles, insects or
spiders that are not native to
Canada.
Adams asked if this bylaw would
be upheld if a pet store in North
Huron chose to carry such an
animal, or if they would make an
exception.
Councillor Archie MacGowan
argued to hold up the bylaw,
saying that situations like this
could possibly be the cause of
foreign wildlife eventually finding
its way into North Huron waterways.
The snake in question is not
venomous, which would
disqualify it under a different section
of the bylaw altogether, but
is a python, which Adams said
could typically grow to
between three and six feet in
length.
Councillor and retired veterinarian
Alma Conn was also against
making an exception, saying that to
her knowledge, such snakes can
grow up to 12 feet in length. In
addition, she said, there is no way
Canadian merchants can be
properly educated in the
animal’s nutrition requirements
and it would be difficult to
maintain.
Adams did not require a motion
from council, saying that the
clarification that a pet store would
not be an exception to the bylaw was
enough.
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
NH upholds snake bylaw
North Huron will keep integrity of cemetery