HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-01-08, Page 1Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel,
Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1986. VOL. 2 NO. 2
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Murray Cardiff, M.P. for Huron-Bruce and his wife Betty greeted guests at their annual New Year's Day
Levee at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre on January 1. Here they're chatting with
Karen Hastings and her husband Dave of Brussels. --Photo by Pat Langlols.
Brussels insurance
costs increase
50% for 1986
March of Dimes
campaign kicks
off Jan. 13
January 13, 1986 isthe "kick-
off" date for the Ability Fund
campaign for the Ontario March of
Dimes. The Campaign Chair-
person for Blyth and district is Mrs.
Mary Ann Howson.
The Ontario March of -Dimes
faces an enormous job. Hundreds
of people become disabled through
accidents or diseases each year.
Then there are people who were
born with disabilities who need
help as they reach adulthood. The
March of Dimes also provides
vocational rehabilitation, medical
clinics and consulting and informa-
tional services.
Your gift to the Ontario March of
Dimes could offer help that is very
close to home.
When the March of Dimes' letter
arrives, please give as generously
as you are able. Help us break the
bonds of disability. .
Oops...
in advance
With the huge job of entering
nearly 1300 names in the computer
for the mailing list of The Citizen,
we know we'll make mistakes, so
here's an "oops, we're sorry" in
advance.
With so many names to enter,
with different handwriting for our
computer operator to try to decifer,
with the possibility that people
may have purchased subscriptions
themselves only to have someone
else thoughtfully give them a gift
subscription, there are bound to be
plenty of goofs. We'd ask you to be
patient, but to gently let us know of
our mistakes as soon as possible
so we can get them corrected in the
next week or so.
Brussels area
woman wins
scholarship
Mary-Ellen Knight, daughter of
Ross and Betty Knight of RR 3,
Brussels, has been selected for a
Rotary Foundation Scholarship.
A total of 40 applicants chosen
from Rotary Clubs from across the
province, were interviewed in
Toronto for four scholarships. The
award gives her the opportunity to
study abroad for a full year with all
expenses paid. Mary-Ellen hopes
to study French as a second
language in Montpellier or Nantes,
France for the 1986/87 school year.
Mary-Ellen received her se-
condary education at Seaforth,
obtained her B.A. from the
University of Western Ontario
and her B.Ed. from Laurentian
University. She spent four years
teaching Cree Indian children at
Moose Factory Island and Mooson-
ee Public Schools and is currently
teaching at East Northumberland
Secondary School in Brighton.
MARY-ELLEN KNIGHT
Brussels Village C ouncil got the
bad word about its liability insur-
ance coverage at its regular
meeting on Monday, January 6 but
the word wasn't nearly as bad as
some municipalities.
With horror stories of up to 1000
per cent increases a mere 50 per
cent increase seemed almost a
bargain when council discussed
the insurance situation with Keith
Mulvey and Doug Shouldice of
Cardiff and Mulvey who look after
the village insurance coverage
through the Frank Cowan Insur-
ance Company which provides
municipal insurance coverage.
Figures are still not complete on
the policy which doesn't come due
until January 26 so council will be
looking at the policy seeing if it can
find ways of getting more coverage
for the money involved until the
deadline. At present, however, it
appears the cost of insurance will
likely increase to about $18,000
from $12,000 a year.
Mother business council passed
a bylaw setting salaries and
appointing committees for the
coming year. The Reeve will
receive $2000 a year while council-
lors will receive $1400 a year.
Councillors will also receive a
per diem of $70 ($48 per half day)
for daytime meetings outside the
village and a travel cost of 25 cents
per kilometre.
Stuart Parker, clerk-treasurer of
the village and manager and
secretary-treasurer of the Public
Utilities Commission will receive
$17,000 a year during the proba-
tionary period which has been
extended until April and $18,000
peryear thereafter. Dave Hast-
ings, town foreman, building
inspector and bylaw enforcement
officer will receive $9.15 per hour
while his assistant John Pipe will
receive $8.50 per hour. Ruth
Sauve, assistant clerk-treasurer
for the village and assistant
secretary-treasurer for the village
will remain at the same salary for
the coming year.
Max Demaray was appointed to
replace John Wayne MacDonald
as one of the village's representa-
tives on the joint recreation
committee.
A delegation from the Brussels
Lions Club's pool committee was
present to report to council on
progress on the building of the pool
schedules to open next summer.
Committee chairman Paul Mutter
said donations seem to be coming
in as expected and the project
appears to be right on track.
Council approved application to
Wintario for assistance in provid-
ing programming at the swimming
pool next summer. Council author-
ized Stuart Parker and Dave
Hastings to take a course in first aid
from the Red Cross and Stuart
Parker to take a CPR course.
Council expressed no objection
to the severence request by
Charles and Linda Thomas.
Accounts of $26,760 were au-
thorized for payment.
It was a special day-time session
for council with a 9 a.m. start.
Council took a lunch break at which
town employees were guests, then
resumed the meeting which, with a
one-hour supper break, went until
almost midnight.
Council will meet again January
20 at 7 p.m.
New year
weather
too much
like old
The new year seemed depress-
ingly like the old year when the
umpteenth storm of the winter hit
Huron county late Sunday and
early Monday closing many roads
and extending the Christmas break
for school students.
December ended with huge piles
of snow on roadsides that seemed
about the height usually seen in
late January. At least one long time
observer said he could never
remember a December with so
much stormy weather as this one
going back to the days when he
delivered mail by horse and sleigh.
sleigh.
Vicious winds and intermittent
snow squalls combined late Sun-
day to close highways all over
southwestern Ontario. Highway 86
was closed along nearly its entire
length from Amberley to Elmira.
Highway 23 was closed in sections
and hard-hit Highway 21 was
closed from Dunlop to North
Bruce.
Strangely through all the blus-
tery weather one of the most
susceptible pieces of roads any-
where, Highway 4 from Clinton to
Wingham, has remained open
although driving conditions have
often been difficult.
Roads have stayed generally
open due to many long wearying
hours by township, county and
provincial road crews, particularly
over the holiday period when high
winds didn't let up for days on end.
Meanwhile there was at least
one casualty of the heavy snowload
when the Monkton arena was
closed Dec.27. During the night of
Dec. 26 a portion of the roof of a
dressing room collapsed under the
heavy load. It was hoped that
temporary repairs would allow the
building to be put back into use.
Blyth Lions
donate $2000
to arena
The Blyth Lions Club has paid
the second half of their $2,000
pledge to the Blyth and District
Community Centre for the installa-
tion of the air conditioning, heat
pumps and dehumidification un-
its.
The Blyth Lions Christmas
Dances on Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 and
the New Year's Eve Dance were all
big successes. All money raised
from these events is used for
projects of the Blyth Lions Club or
projects of Lions Clubs Interna-
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