HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-04-04, Page 1County levy
is down here
If property taxes in Huron County go up in
1979 it won't be because costs increased at
the county level.
Huron county council approved its 1979
budget Thursday approving a 1.79 percent
increase, a total of $48,000 on a $2,711,000
budget. The remainder of the county
expenses will come from $4.4 million in
provincial grants coupled with fees for
county services.
County clerk Bill Hanly said a $421,236
surplus from 1978 was used in the budget to
hold the county levey down. He said the
s urplus, along with an increase in assess-
ment of slightly more than two percent
enabled council to give ratepayers in the
county a break this year. Hanly added that
the county budget enables individual
municipalities to determine their own mill
rate, putting no pressure on them to pay
higher county costs.
Most townships and villages were handed
slight increases in the county levy but some
acutally had decreases. Brussels and
IHensall both enjoyed decreased county costs,
Brussels by $2,939 for a total county levy of
$36,729 and Hensall by $3,160 for a 1979
levy of $51,125.
The townships of Ashfield, McKillop,
Stanley, Stephen, Usborne and East
Wawanosh had decreaes in their county
levy.
MAKING MAPLE SYRUP INDIAN STYLE —
Charlene Gordon, Canada Works co-ordinator
with the Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority told children from the Brussels Public
School how the Indians used hollowed out logs
to hold syrup and threw boiling stones in to
evaporate the water, when the school took a
tour of the Maple Keys Sugar Bush near
Molesworth on Thursday afternoon.
(Photo by Lang lois)
Short Shots
by EVelyn Kennedy
ESTABLISHED '
1872
Look around you.
Watch earth's new awakening
After winter's shrouded sleep.
Can you any longer doubt
That we are in God's keeping,
After death comes life renewed.
* * * * * *
Here we are headed into an expensive
election. Who pays for it? We do! What are
we likely to have when it is over? In all
probability another minority government.
What kind of choice do we have? Liberals—
who have been unable in their long period of
office to solve many problems that beset our
country. Conservatives—whose leader is
inexperienced and many question his
capability to lead the country as Prime
Minister. The N.D.P.—with strong, pledged
Union backing who promise everything
people want. That, any sensible person
knows is impossible. Thinking people also
know that whatever government goes into
office they will not find, in spite of any
promises they bait us with, an easy, or quick
solution, to Canada's troubles. The majority
of these are troubles that many countries of
the world are wrestling with.
What Canada needs is a White Knight to
materialize from out of the darkness. A man
of integrity, strong, wise, forseeing, to serve
his country with no ulterior motives, no self-
interest, with one objective ottly—the good
of all Canadians. At this time no such
person is in'evidence. However, a choice has
to be made on May 22nd. Let it be at least a
majority government not able to claim they
cannot accomplish anything because of
strong opposition.
* * * * * *
It has been reported that already this
spring there have been fatal motorbike
accidents. Many people seem to regard them
as toys. Youngsters are allowed to operate
them when they lack the necessary skills and
knowledge to do so safely. Motorbikes are
not toys. They are motorized vehicles that
can be dangerous, bringing death or injuries
in unskilled or careless hands.
* * * * * *
The Cowan name appears again in canoe
racing in top-flight performance with the
pac, files: In the Seaford' Optimist Club
annual canoe race, on the Bayfield river from
Egrnondville bridge to the Vanastra bridge
east of Clinton, Ted Cowan and Sid St range
of Brussels had the fastest time in the men's
expert category. Congratulations.
* * * *
It has been found that the rolling back of
odometers, in used cats for sale, has reached
epidemic proportions in Ontario. There is to
be a crackdown on the practice with the
to-operation of investigators,• regional police
and the R.C.M.P. Anyone guilty of such
rolling back should mend their ways at Once
Or Suffer the consequenceS.
* * * *
The rains we have been getting may
cause inconvenience with mud carried into
homes but they are doing their bit in
washing away the unsightly mess left by the
disappearing snow. The winter's accumul-
ation of various debris, that was covered
with a blanket of snow, is not an inspiring
sight when the melting snow leaves it
behind.
**** * *
The rain, with the resulting muds, has
meant that the floors in my home have taken
on an appearance strangely resembling a
muddy backyard. Furniture is coated with a
layer of dust that is dried mud, not the kind
that will disappear with a casual swipe of a
dustcloth. This is, of course, the result of
having a big dog who has the run of the
downstairs rocms. Those big paws and that
luxurious coat can bring in an amazing
amount of mud.
It makes an unending round of energetic
cleaning to keep the place half respectable.
(The energy or more truthfully the plain
"get up and go" I seem to lack).
Do not mistake me. In spite of the extra
work she causes I would not part with Sheba.
She is a wonderful companion who greets me
at the door when I get home with a frantic
waving of her feathery tail and follows me
everywhere. A warm welcome to an
otherwise empty house.
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Margaret Trudeau's behaviour is disgust-
ing. She belonged to the "Flower Child"
generation and apparently failed to grow up
enough to face her obligations as a mother
and wife of the Prime Minister. We do not
doubt that she found her duties strange and
arduous but that is no excuse for the_
extreme bad taste she is exhibiting in her
present behaviour. Her book, soon to be
released is said to reveal the relationship
between her and her husband. That Is,
something most people consider a strictly
private affair. She cannot be considering
what this will do to her three young sons.
What, as they grow older, are they going to
feel about a mother who left them to go her
own way and made such revelations. Why is
she doing it? Is it for spite an attempt to "get
even" or to try and justify her conduct, so
- unbecoming to a "lady" in the public eye.
Regardless of her bitterness toward Pierre
Elliott Trudeau, due respect for the prestige
of the office her husband holds Should
influence her actions and restrain her from
such public outpourings: Many Canadians
Were sympathetic in her early struggles to
adjust to the position she found difficult.
Now she has destroyed that. In spite of one's
personal opinion about the Prime Minister
we cannot but be.aWare of hOw the actions of
his estranged wife has added to the already
heavy burden of his office.
Spence Cummings, industrial develop-
ment officer for Huron County and Ken
.Webster, industrial commissioner for Brus-
sels were at a -meeting of Brussels council
Monday night to discuss industry for
Brussels.
Mr. Cummings explained that the
development department of Huron County
was set up to help all municipalities and to
try and do industrial and tourist promotion.
He said that the last two years had been
fairly dead as far as new contacts went but
added that he had more contacts lately.
He explained that the development
department has books, one for each county
and also little pamphlets on different
villages in the County which are put into all
the government offices where they do get
contacts. An events calender also lists the
different events going on in places in Huron
County.
Reeve Cal Krauter noted that all the
villages in Huron County range about the
same size but that there was different
potential for different villages. "Is there
some particular thing we could go into that
we could be noted for?" he asked Mr
Cummings.
"It's a gimick. Somebody's got to come up
with something," Mr. Cummings said.
Mr. Cummings then asked council if there
was any type of industry that they as a town
could suggest he go after. Reeve Krauter
then suggested maybe two or three in-
dustries with about 25-50, employees but said
Brussels big problem is not being on a pro-
vincial Highway.
Mr. Cummings said he was hoping they
could work together on it and if council
heard that somebody was interested in
building in Brussels he would dig up
something.
Ken Webster was there to talk about the
recent economic seminar in Goderich. He
Said some of the things that had been
suggested were to get and record opinions
of executives of present industry officials,
following all leads and boosting the village to
the utmost, selling yourselves and the
village as a prospect, getting all people in
the community interested and involved and
setting an objective.
He suggested that maybe Brussels could
put signs up at each end of the village telling
how many acres of industrial land are
available and a phone number that people
could get in touch with.
Reeve Krauter asked Mr. Webster to draft
something on what's available in the village
including such things as the assessment,
mill rate and hydro rates.
Nick Hill architect for Hill and Borgal in
Goderich was also at the council meeting to
discuss a subdivision for Lewis Cardiff. He
explained to council that a severance for four
lots had been deferred until an overall layout
of the subdivision was prepared and he
wanted to show council the draft layout. He
said he had been talking to the ministry of
the Environment and favoured spetic tanks
for the subdivision;it would be an expensive
venture to extend the sewers that far.
Councillors told Mr. Hill it didn't seem
fair for people to have to pay to connect to
the sewage syst em in one subdivision in the
village the McDonald, Bryans, Krauter
subdivision and have people in Mr. Cardiff's
subdivision have septic tanks.
It was decided that \the clerkicould check
with engineer Burns Ross t o see about the
feasibility and cost of extending the sewage
line to Mr. Cardiff's subdivision.
In other business, council received a copy
of a letter sent to Goodall and Campbell
regarding the quit claim deed on the Export
Packers building, Lawyers holding the
building in trust wanted to know why
council's lawyers had not contacted them
about tbe deed. Council had decided on
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1979
108th — Issue No. 14
Brussels Post
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