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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-01-01, Page 15THURS., FRI., SAT. 5 P.M.-12A.M. New Year's Day Dinner on January 1 Roast Goose and all the trimmings TRIPLE K RESTAURANT County Road 25, E. of Hwy. 4 523-9623 HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 6a.m.-11 p.m.; • Fri. &Sat. until 12:30p.m.; Sunday 7 a.m.-11 p.m. New Year's Dance Brussels, Morris, Gay Community Centre $lo °° a couple Novelties & Lunch included Sponsored by the Brussels Recreation Committee PROCEEDS FOR COMMUNITY BETTERMENT P=?scA,Pv__se- sPARIrEANNTAC EL II 3?) --"L&'S(::;"...:'11,1 THE CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1986. PAGE 15. 11:_azaama, Mat Continued from page 11 verandah then he was smart enough to be able to build it." County council in the old days used to only meet four times a year but generally for two or three days at a time. "My early recollection was that the county business was done in the hotel rooms and they just verified it in the council chambers." Today the council meets once a month and using a committees system, most of the debate takes place in the committee meetings. The committee reports may be discussed but are seldom changed by the full council. Drains are an example of how much more complicated doing township business is today. If a petition for a drain is received, the Ministry of Natural Resources must be notified and the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. An engineer has to be hired and then representatives of all parties and the farmers involved, must have a site meeting to discuss the plans. Today the Ministry of the Environment constantly monitors the waste disposal site and unless some sort of toxic wastes find their way into the site it should be good for years, he says. But the dangers to the environment from farming, for instance, have been increasing. Mr. Elston believes farmers are going to have to be much more careful with the spraying and disposal of waste chemicals than they often are today. The township has experienced drains blocked by material from liquid manure tanks. If farmers can't halt the problem themselves, he says, it will only mean more regulations, more inspections, more costly govern. ment. Some farmers may not be able to manage the size of the operation they're in charge of these days, he says. He worries about the current state of agriculture in the township with many younger farmers caught in the squeeze brought on by poor commodity prices and dropping land prices. He worries, too, about absentee landlors. Out his window he points to a field of corn filling up with the early December snowfall, where a large operator from the southern part of the township hasn't yet harvested the crop, let alone plowed the fields. He worries about deterioration of the farmland to the point where it will only grow crops with the use of more and more chemicals which produce more and more danger to the environment. It is frustrating for a municipal politician to look at the trouble in farming and be able to do so little. "You can't change anything. This past year we saw good homes being literally burned with people just moving out a week or two before they destroyed them." Destruction of farm buildings puts direct pressure on township council however because it cuts the grants available to the township that are based on population. It also means a loss of tax dollars on the value of the buildings. And yet the owners of the property still expect the roads to be kept up and other services provided. While such things have been depressing, there have been vic- tories. He takes great pride in the council's work in opening a new subdivision in Belgrave and bring- ing more people into the township. "Without that subdivision I be- lieve we would be in danger of losing the school in Belgrave, possibly some of the churches and the community as a whole." Despite some regrets in "pro- gress" over the years, he'd gladly do it all again. "I met a lot of nice people. I enjoyed working with people. I had a lot of benefits money can't buy." Among the pleasures over the years was planning projects, parti- cularly the many bridges to be built, and then seeing them completed. His successors, he feels, must be very firm in dealing with senior government people and not be bullied into doing things. "Not many people in the township of Morris know that we did take the Ministry of the Environment to court and we defeated them. They've been much better people to deal with since then." The battle was over changes in restrictions being placed on the F IGURESKATING HOCKEY HOTCHOCOLATE SKATING SKIING N C R XVGN H H K G L G N I T DDLU B J N I J I-4 Fi N S F GNKB V G T ONVU M S T H M I V S L K a T S S U T K J J F T A T J 0 H T I C J B H A K T N T N 0 X C E P N G K. 0 K S x Y Q J H E N P L R Y Y J M N V J L C M 14 P P 0 L C I I K C H T I K R Y A K. J Y P T M S Q H M H R T O U F • 3 • • • 8 VI M 0 0 • • N • • • landfill site that had been complied with originally but had been changed when the civil servants dealing with the situation chang- ed. "If I had been a new reeve and hadn't known what exactly was going on I suppose they could have gotten away with it and it would have cost the township thousands of dollars. We took them to the Environmental Hearing Board and it' upheld the council." He spent probably two weeks time dealing with the lawyer, etc. to set up the township's argument for the hearing, he said, but it saved the township thousands. One of the highlights of his years in municipal government, has been the long-term relationship with municipal employees. Nearly all employees have worked for the SNOW SNOWMEN SNOWMOB IL I NG SNOWSHO I NG 0 E I B 0 V N B S M B N O B 0 P M Y S J E C Y 0 U M E G N L M P K 0 J N L L O L L V B O R R 14 F R T L F U Y A S M S Q P 14 B B U F .Y 2 U F N C U B TGGZ 14 0 N S NJP V CXUG TS YH N G I D INBV CIXN RO IC E HSL Q SPM F WPM TOJV F N Z K G SFW RIFG TYFS S EBM E LVP E SGC H BT I IZYV A • • • • • township until they were ready to retire, he says, and it was a very rewarding thing to work with people for that long a period. GRANDVIEW LUNCH & GAS BAR BLYTH 523-4471 "If your wife can't cook don'tdivorce her. Eat at our place." Minister's study Continued from page 13 spoken of in Isaiah 40: 8 as standing for ever. May we also see more clearly for 1986 what the apostle. Paul said in Philippians 4:19 in the Good News Bible: "And with his abundant wealth through Christ Jesus. my God will supply all your needs." BLYTH INN EAT IN OR TAKE OUT 523-9381 I S B K 0 L T J M 0 S K Y E A J B G T Winter word puzzle BY CRAIG ROULSTON Well the snow's here and we're stuck with it, like it or not. So we might as well have some pleasant thoughts about winter. This word search contains activities and things we associate with the pleasant things about Christmas. Remember, two words show up as a single word in the puzzle. BROOMBALL SLEDDING S I I Id 9 S 0 • '1 N n • o '''''''' 3 o ............. P1 S O• • M N 0 O N S 0 N 3 S N H I 0 • 3 >i ' 3 H 1 14 1 1 0 >I O• I • H • • W • • N • S ' 8 • • 9 tJ '1 S NOMWO8 I 1 I N91 ' • • ' • • 9 1 3 0 0 I N 9 831N IM County council has seen changes 'c'LItEU 'BE Phone 357 1630 for 24 hour movie information REM() WILLIAMS Playing from Friday to Thursday January 3rd to 9th SHOWT1MES Friday and Saturday at 7:00 and 9:00 PM Sunday to Thursday at 8:00 PM only