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The Brussels Post, 1981-12-02, Page 1. . tA5Te0+;:f.A k NEW BROWNIES ENROLLED — Some new Brownies were enrolled recently in Brussels and they all lined up for their picture last Tuesday afternoon. In the front row from left are: Annette Huether, Krista Keffer and Sandra Bridge. In the back row are Shari Jacklin, Krista Hastings, Kendra Keffer and Bobbi-Jo Rutledge. (Photo by Ranney) Unanimously Huron County Council is unanimous in its support of the proposed transmission line route recommended by Ontario Hydro. At a special meeting in Goderich on Monday night, council met with four officials from Hydro. They explained the route Hydro has recommended (Ml), the process of having the route approved by both govern- ment and the public, and answered council's questions. Besides supporting the proposed routes, Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy Just three more days for the kiddies to wait for Santa's annual pre-Christmas visit to Brussels. This Saturday (Dec. 5th) is the big day. St. Nick will arrive here at 1:00 p.m. escorted by a parade of two bands, floats, decorated vehicles, clowns, horses 'and riders, etc. After the parade you can enjoy Free Skating at the arena or shop in our attractive stores. See full particulars else- where in this paper. ***** The Christmas Season is a time of giving and receiving, a time of good will to all men. What better way to express that good will than to reach out in friendship to others who are far away from their homeland, and old friends, surrounded by strange customs. The Larproms (our refugee family) have made a great effort and are adjusting well to their new life amongst us. There is still an outstanding amount now due on their airfare to Canada. As a gesture of the good will of this community toward them gifts of money for that account will be accepted at the Clerk's office in Brussels until Wednesday, December 23rd. Official income tax receipts will be given on request. .***04, Why not visit the St. Ambrose C.W.L. Bazaar and Tea, at the Brussels Library, after the Santa Claus Parade on Saturday. There yoit will find many lovely and tasty things, crafts, homemade baking, also jams and jellies. You may even be the winner of a prize in the draw. For more inforrriation see Corning Events in this paper. ***** Congratulations to Carol Wheeler for her outstanding academic accomplishments. council will ask Hydro that it be allowed representation on any group planning the specific routes if Ontario approves Hydro's plan. At a preliminary hearing of the consoli- dated hearings board to be held in Stratford today (Wednesday), council will send Reeve Tom Cunningham of Hullett Township. chairman of development committee, Ward- en Fred Haberer and planner Gary Davidson. Following the meeting, Mr. Davidson said Also to her brother, Kevin Wheeler and his partner, Christine Hough, who were gold medal winners in the pairs Novice Free Skate at the recent Western Ontario Figure Skating Sectional Competition.- ***** The snowmobile season will undoubtedly soon have those handy vehicles, great for recreation and woeful in many ways, buzzing around everywhere. Transport Minister James Snow has already reminded snowmo- bilers that their machines are not toys and warned snowmobile owners not to let underaged or unlicensed drivers operate their vehicles. 71 unlicensed drivers were involved in on-road collisions in Ontario last year. 40 of these were under the age of 16. Of the 348 snowmobilers involved in collisions on Ontario's highways and roads last winter 19 per cent did no have a valid driver's licence or a motorized snow vehicle operators permit. Snowmobiling is fun, but, as in driving a car, speeding, drinking, or careless operation can result in fatalities or serious injuries. Enjoy your snowmobile activities but do it legally and with the necessary care. ***** If we heed some of the things we read; or hear about we will most certainly lose our appetite for many things we enjoy eating, even hesitate to force down those we are told are good for us. It seems that almost every day we are informed something else is injurious to our health. They can cause all kind of problems; cancer, heart ailments, blood pressure, hardening of the arteries and goodness knows what else. Heaven forbid that the day will come when our meals will consist of swallowing a pill containing all we need—guaranteed to be safe. Meals of favourite foods are one of the joys of living. Imagine gulping a pill for our Christmas dinner instead of all those delicious tradition- al Christmas goodies. BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE A by-law regulating storage facilities and disposal of liquid manure will be developed by a special committee established by Huron County council at its. November session. The committee is to report no later than next February, and will include both 1981 and 1982 wardens, and the chairmen of planning board, board of health and development committees. Reeve Paul Steckle of Stanley Township, acting chairman of the executive committee, said the problem is of "grave concern" to urban and rural areas. He hopes the by-law, when passed, will be used by all municipali- ties. In other business, council; Accepted the resignation of development officer R.SKummings, effective Nov. 13. No immediate action will be taken to hire a replacement, but administration and plann- ing departments will take over the develop- no formal submission would be made at the preliminary hearing, except to make known council's submission. He said a formal submission would be made at hearings tentatively scheduled for mid-January and council's involvement will be "more detailed" at the route planning stage. Several reeves spoke in favour of support- ing the route. Reeve Cunningham said "maybe in the past Hydro hasn't been open, but on this particular issue they have done their best to answer questions." Reeve William Elston of Morris Township said he was involved with Ontario Hydro when they put transmission lines from Bruce Nuclear Power Plant (BNPD) through the Seaforth area. He noted while he didn't like Hydro's attitude at the beginning, there was "quite a turn around" towards the end. "They (Hydro) were excellent to work with," said Reeve Elston. Deputy Reeve Lionel Wilder of Hay Township reminded council not to forget farm organizations such as Federation of Agricul- ture and National Farmers Union and see they are represented at future meetings. Reeve Don Wheeler of Goderich said while the proposed transmission line route will not run through his back yard, he praised county council for its "positive approach" M1, the proposed transmission line route recommended by Ontario Hydro to the province, runs from BNPD, through Bruce County, Huron County and Middlesex County to the London area then across to Hamilton. Hydro has recommended 500 KV double circuit lines from BMPD to London and 500 KV single circuit lines from London to Hamilton. Hydro official Jim Bayne (systems plan- ning department) said contrary to rumours, the lines will not ' be providing expert capabilities or hydro or just service to London. Instead they will strengthen the supply of power for all of Southwestern Ontario. Council raisedquestions concerning land acquisitions and the possibility of using current right of ways Hydro officials explained purchasing land won't come until after final approval Which is about two years aWay, It Will be done on an individual baSis with land owners. Officials say tight of ways would be considered but noted they had been planned along lot lines ESTABLISHED' 1872 ment officer's information role. The two departments will look into and recommend alternatives for the role of development officer; Will take no further action in appointing an energy auditor, a position held by Mr. Cummings. Prior to his resignation, he did a preliminary study to discover the need for a complete energy audit of Huron County buildings and equipment. The preliminary study showed 211 buildings and 234 vehicles under the jurisdiction of Huron County; Approved an application to clear 3.4 acres of trees consisting of soft maple by Terry and Warren Zinn of lot 5, con. 10, Ashfield Township. Reeve Warren Zinn declared a conflict of interest and did not speak or vote on the matter. The applicant is to provide certification of a drainage outlet for an area proposed to be drained before any clearing is started; Received the annual report of the land division committee, listing several fee increases. Effective Jan. 1, 1982 application fees will increase from $50 to $100. administration fees on approved land sever- ances will increase from $125 to $200, and a deferral fee of $50 will begin for all deferred applications. Reeve William Elston of Morris Township said the fees are excessive and said administration costs should be cut; Was informed the land division committee received 126 applications from Nov. 1, 1980 to Oct. 31, 1981. Of these, 91 were approved, 19 rejected and 16 are waiting further action. Twelve applications were appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board; Two injured improving William Stevenson of RR2, Brussels has returned home from the Wingham and District Hospital and Jack Broughton of RR2, Atwood is in good condition in University Hospital following an accident in Grey Township last Monday. The two men were hospitalized after their trucks collided at the intersection of Con- cession 14, Grey Township and sideroad 5 and 6, four kilometres south of Brussels. Please turn to page 3 No breakdown No definite meeting between Huron County Secondary School Teachers and the board of education has been set, but there has been no breakdown in talks. Professor Jeffrey Gandz, mediator ap- pointed by the education relations commis- sion on Tuesday said both parties are still considering their positions. He anticipates a meeting in the next couple of weeks. "I'll call the parties together...basically when I think there is a possibility of some movement to be made," said professor Gandz. He said negotiations are still active and are not heading towards a work stoppage. Write Santa care of the Post We've already received One letter for Santa Claus here at the Brussels Post, but we're lOoking for more. Children can Write letters to Santa in care of the Brussels Post and send them through. the.mail or we'll have a box set up in the office for you to drop your letters into. We'll forward these onto Santa Claus. We'll also print as many of these letters as we can in future editions of the Brussels Post, Huron supports Hydro line 4Brussels Post BRUSSELS 109th Year — Issue No. 48 ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1981 County to set manure bylaw