The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-03-10, Page 10AUTHORITY ADVISORY BOARD — The annual meeting of the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority
was held Friday. Members of 'the executive and advisory board are shown above. Back, left, Joseph
Dietrich, Wilson Hodgins, John Tinney, Robert Austin, Donald Lithgow, Frank McFadden and Allan
Campbell. Front, past chairman Elgin Thompson, chairman Roy Westcott, vice-chairman Ivan Hearn and
secretary-treasurer Lila Hume, T-A photo
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A.R.C, Industries Dashwood
Wishes to announce the January
appointment of Miss Margaret
Merrier of Dashwood to her new
teaching capacity of the remedial
academics program.
The Huron County Board of
Education in co-operation with
the Lambton County Board of
Educatiom eponsor this teaching
position at A.R.C. Industries
which allows for a very com-
prehensive program to be carried
out in order to meet the needs of
the handicapped employee, i.e,
reading skills, money
management, arithmetic (etc.).
We wish Marg the best as she
carries out this very valuable
portion of A.R.C.'s rehabilitation
and training program,
In accordance with provincial
spending restraints, the Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation Authority,
Friday, cut its annual budget
from a year ago.
At the annual meeting
Authority members approved the
1977 budget as presented by
secretary-treasurer Lila Hume.
It calls for total expenditures for
the year of $502,000. The com-
parable figure for 1976 was
$513,932. The budget was close to
$600,000.
In the financial report IVIrs.
Humc said the authority's
general levy to the member
municipalities will be increased
by about nine percent to $117,000.
The authority share of the
budget which includes levies and
other revenue is $170,500 down
somewhat from last year.
Resources manager Don
Pearson said the reduced budget
resulted from lower provincial
grants, The province is expected
to pay $331.500 in general and
supplementary grants.
In her report Mrs. Hume said,
"In 1976 a total of $333,701.59 was
requisitioned from the Province
in grants including the
Experience '76 Program
amounting to $36,000. Part of the
grants for 1976 were paid in
advance and the balance will be
paid after the final claims are
audited by the Conservation
Authorities branch."
She continued, "Although the
fundings allotted for 1976 were
exhausted it is anticipated there
will be an overall surplus which
will permit the Authority to
receive most, if not all, of the
required funds."
The Authority had asked for a
budget of $587,760 at its year-end
meeting held December 10 but it
was reduced to the current figure
by the Ministry of Natural
Resources.
The budget drop will mean a
cutback in some programs,
especially conservation and
development according to
Resources Manager Pearson.
Pearson continued, "The
revised budget shows a change in
priorities by the Ministry. It is
placing more emphasis on water
management and erosion
control than recreational
development of conservation
areas."
In one of the first items of
business on the agenda,
Authority members approved an
expenditure of about $100,000 for
erosion control along the banks of
the Ausable River at Grand
Bend.
Of the total cost, the Province
will pay 75 percent and Grand
Bend as the benefitting
municipality will be assessed 90
percent of the Authority's share.
Grand Bend representative
Bob Simpson said an agreement
with the owners directly affected
by the improvements to un-
dertake part of the village'scost is
being worked out.
The resources manager said
the work would consist of gabion
basket installation along the banks
for a distance of about 450 feet.
The water management budget
for the year will be $181,500
compared to $140,500 for
recreation and $180,000 for ad-
ministration and maintenance,
Chairman Roy Westcott was
returned to a second term by
Help is available
for energy use
If you are looking for ways to
cut energy use on your farm, the
Energy Management Resource
Centre may be able to help you.
The Centre, located at the
Ridgetown College of
Agricultural Technology near
Chatham, was established to
help reduce the growth of enemy
consumption in agriculture.
Operated by the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food, the Centre was established
one year ago to act as a
clearinghouse for information on
energy use to assist producers.
Energy management
specialist Aaron Lemon, coor-
dinator of the Centre, handles
requests for information and
complaints, He also travels
throughout the province speak-
ing at producers' meetings,
attending agricultural shows and
fairs and visiting farmers on a
consulting basis.
"Although primary agriculture
uses only about one percent of
the total energy used in the
province there is still a need to
reduce energy use," says Mr.
Lemon. "This is possible without
affecting the quality of
agricultural products. Through
the use of conservation and good
management practices
producers can save tremendous
amounts of money."
To obtain information write
the Energy Management
Resource Centre, c/o Ridgetown
College of Agricultural
Technology, Ridgetown or
telephone (519) 674-5456.
acclamation as was vice-
chairman Ivan Hearn of Lucan.
Westcott is the representative
from Usborne township,
Bob Austin of Arkona was
nominated for both positions but
declined but he indicated he
would be in the running for one of
the positions next year.
When nominated for chairman
Austin said, "Last year when also
nominated I said I would be in the
race sometime, but, this is not the
time,"
When commenting on his
nomination for vice-chairman
Austin was more specific saying,
"I will be making my. bid next
year.
Chairmen of the various
committees • making up the
advisory board are Bob Austin,
John Duncan, Joseph Dietrich,
Wilson Hodgins, Donald Lithgow,
Frank McFadden and John
Tinney.
New municipal representatives
this year are Harry Klungel,
Hensall; William ,Dowding,
Adelaide; Murray MacLean,
East Williams; Gordon Johnson,
Blanshard; Bob Simpson, Grand
Bend; Ernest Brown, Clinton and
Allan Roder, Warwick. •
On the subject of flooding
superintendent Ted Jones said,
"We are working closely with
Toronto as far as snowfall and the
quickness of melt is concerned.
Parkhill is our only flood control
dam and we are presently
maintaining it at lower than
winter pond level."
Pastor Gordon Hewlett of
Boulder, Colorado, visited with
his mother, Mrs. Martha Smith,
last week.
Mr. & Mrs. David Johnston and
baby Paul visited with Mr. &
Mrs. Lorne Johnston on the
weekend.
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Home builders should look
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Huron County says the Hum
Federation of Agriculture.
Federation members Thursday
night adopted in principle a tough
land-use policy which recom-
mends that no severances be
allowed for new residences in
rural areas.
The policy, which is to be
presented to all township
councillors and the County
Planning Department for con-
sideration, says "a limited
amount of planned expansion
may be permitted in, or adjacent
to existing towns." But the
Federation wants no major
developments to take place in
Huron,
"Major disruptive industrial
and institutional complexes
should be prohibited in Huron
County, eg. power plants, steel
mills, etc.," the brief recom-
mends.
The policy paper was drawn up
by the Huron Federation's land
use and tariff committee con-
sisting of Merle Gunby, Gordon
Blanchard, Charlie Thomas,
George Underwood, Douglas
Cameron, and John Oke.
The committee, according to
Merle Gunby, was split on the
issue of granting severances for
existing surplus residences in the
rural area. The committee
compromised on the issue saying
they had "serious reservations"
about such severances.
"This is just sitting on the
fence," said one fa'rmer. "Surely
we can take a stand on this.',-
Other farmers said it would be
"a waste" not to allow
severances in some case.
After 40 minutes discussion the
resolution passed as' originally
presented by the committee.
The Federation also recom-
mended that steps be taken to
"preserve the agriculturally
oriented community, which
provides a compatible economic
and social environment in which
the family farm can function
efficiently."
Mobile homes should only be
permitted as part of a mobile
home park,,or as a residence for
104 YEARS OLD
.. Mrs. Adella Fisher
(Bammie) of Dashwood
will be 104 years of age on
March 17, 1977, She now
resides at the Manor
Nursing Home in Seaforth.
someone who is actively engaged
states,
ntatograting a farm, the brief
The brief rejects the Ontario
Governments stand that land use
planning be done only at the
municipal level.
"We suggest that there is a
need for Provincial Government
involvement in the planning
process, to designate large areas
for specific uses," it reads,
Federation members heard an
explanation of new income tax
laws from Bill McEachern and
Fred Sisson of the Kitchener tax
office,
A resolution was passed
banning smoking at all future
Federation meetings.
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ARC Industries
has new teacher
Huron F of A ban smoking
Adopt tough land use policy