HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-01-07, Page 111'
• Heavy snow Saturday 'made Brussels a tobogganer's
dream but a driver's nightmare. (Photo by Langlois)
The council meeting, which
started at 7, adjOurned about 2
a.m.
OS
Snowmobiles
prohibited
near new
apartments
Lack of consideration for
others was the theme at Monday
night's Brussels council meeting
when councillors discussed a
problem with snowmobiles.
The noise from the machines
tends to bother senior citizens,
councillors heard.
Signs, will be erected on the
new senior's apartment property
prohibiting snowmobiles from
using the land there. Signs will
also be posted outside local,
churches and the nursing home.
Council considered applications
for accommodation in the new
apartments from senior, citizens
who weren't Brussels residents
but who had relatives here. First
priority should go to local
residents who quality, councillors
decided.
A SCENIC SLIDE There was a nice view on the
way down for this young lady who was tobogganing
alongside the Maitland ,River over the weekend.
ESTAILISNED
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BRUSSELS ,
ONTARIO 105th • 105th Year - Issue No. 1
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7, 1976
Petition persuades council
Sewers stalled as
meeting planned HEAD SCHOOL BOARD Arthur Haid, right,
Listoikel area farmer,_ was acclaimed as the new
chairman of ,the Huron Perth Roman Catholic
Separate School Board at a meeting in Dublin
Monday. New vice chairman is Ted Geoffrey, left, of
Zurich. (Photo by Oke)
A petition signed by more than
300 Brussels residents has
persuaded the village's council to
have a public meeting to discuss
the proposed $ 3 million sewage
system.
An Ontario Municipal Board
hearing in Brussels on December
2 overruled objections to the
system by a number of ratepayers
and said that for health reasons
the sewers should go ahead. After
the OMB hearing, a group
presented the petition asking for
a plebiscite on the sewers to
council at their December
meeting.
Brussels councillor Harold
Bridge failed to get ,a seconder for
his motion that the village go
ahead and sign an agreement
with the Ministry of the
Environment to start the Sewers.
Councillors called an information
meeting for January 21 at 7:00 in
M er
Legion Hall to discuss ,.the
sews. Reeve Jack `cCutcheon
said someone from the Ministry
or the environment Would be
asked to attend and answer
questions.
Only those who are against
sewers will attend the Meeting,
councillor' Harold Bridge
contended.
Basically cbtincillOrs felt that
with so tnatty people taking time
to sign the petition another public
meeting should be held "to try to
show people council is ready to
listen," clerk Bill king, said.
The public ;Meeting on the
sewers that was held in Brussels
ui May 1975 discussed mainly the
pros and cons of lagoon or sewage
treatment plant systems and the,
basic sewer issue wasn't much
mentioned, clerk King said.
Citizens had no idea of the cost of
the system at that time either, he
said. The system will cost the
average homeowner about $200 a
year for 40 years.
In other business, council
agreed to take action to close up
and get power shut off to the
former Export Packers building.
Clerk King said the building is a
fire hazard . and the village had
received a letter of complaint
about it from theHuron County's
Health Unit.
A request from fire chief David
Hastings for a resuscitator and
other pieces of equipment will be
consideted by council and a
decision taken at a latet meeting.
Salaries for village employees
were discussed but are still under
negotiation. -
Reeve McCtiteheon asked
councillors for their formal
permission to run for warden at
Huron County Council and asked
for their support and co-oper
ation if he is "fortunate enough to
be elected''. The warden `s
election will be held Tuesday;
January 13. He was aSSUreci of
their Support.
Clerk Bill King was asked to
write the provincial Department
of Labour Ming them that the
roof of the hvussels arena"' can
safely tatty "4- snow
according: to engineer's tests
done three years AO. The" Labour
Minister had urged 'councils all
over. the proince to make sure
their arenas were safe.
(Continued on Page 16)
How lucky we have been in this
area over the holiday season.
With slippery highways, poor
visibility, and fires claiming so
many lives elsewhere there have
been no . serious accidents Or
tragedies reported in this com-
munity. Let us hope that it will
continue that way for all of 1976.
******
Motorists had better get into
the habit of fastening seat belts.
At present you will get a warning
but next month you will risk a fine
if you are caught not wearing: one.
You are also responsible for
seeing that children in your car
are buckled up'. Why protest
against such a law? It could save'
your life.
******
A New Year gift from Hydro is
an increase in hydro rate.- Bven
the majority of rival custorners
face an increase of $4.j0 per
month on a typical farm tits,.
tomer's monthly bill of $33,70;
The' new wholesale rates are
expected' to intr ease' the monthly
bill of a typical residential cus-
tomer of 'a municipality utility by
approximatley 13,9 per cent over.
a 12 mon& period.
A happy
*0614
.holed y seasen vaca,
tion, with family around us, was
thoroughly enjoyed. After all the
festivities how difficult it'seems to
get back into tegular routine
again. With mind filled with so
many pleasant recollections the
brain seems reluctant to deal with
the ordinary every-day details of
business. It must, however be
done, no matter how inadequate
the result.
*****
The weather with all the. snow
we now have has made winter
sport enthusiasts happy. It is
great to be young enough to enjoy
thent. The skiers arid snow-
mobilers are now able to take
advantage Of the Silo*, the lack of
any great amount of which,
curtailed their sport earlier. We
have heard that some "snowmobile
operators were using the main
Street SikieWilkS to travel on. This
is a hazardous practice as it
endangers pedestrians. It is
something that should not be
done. ' 44***
There ate some beyS in our
village who have been using their
pellet guns to sheet birds: A -
chicka.'dee that had been killed
with such a gun Was brought. to
(Continued on` Page 16)
Listowei
farther
heads
board
A 48-year "old Mornington
Township dairy farmer; Arthur
Haid of R.R.4, Listowel i was
acclainted chairman of the Huron-
Perth County ROman Catholic
Separate School Board at the
inaugural meeting of the board in
Dublin Monday' night, He WAS
vice chairman last year.
He succeeds David Teahen of
Sitatlet
Ted Geoffrey of R.10, Zurich,
became vice-chairman by
acclamation.
Both Mr, Haid and. Mt:
Geoffrey have been members of
the Board 'shire it WAS formed in
1969.
ReV, J; Durand of Zurich;
Dean of the, Hitren-Perth
Deanery, expressed a, few
comments arid led the devotional
exercises.
A borrowing by-law was passed
for $1
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy