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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-02-11, Page 10 Lge the b!. fo :•'41 foj nd WE MADE IT — Relief is all over the faces of these Brussels girls who just made it through stormy weather to meet a bus that was taking members of Madill High School's french club to catch a train for Quebec City. From left are Beth Sauve, Joan Huether, Susan, Langlois, Bonnie Richmond, Mary Ireland and Julie McCall. (Photo by Langlois) g Brussels A group of Brussels students had a mad scramble Sunday night before they could take off on the first leg of their trip to the Quebec Winter Carnival. The students are members of the FE.Madill High SchoolFrench . dub and had been planning the school trip for months. They were due to leave Sunday night by bus to Stratford where they would catch a train for Toronto and Quebec. At 4 p.m. Sunday the trip was cancelled because of bad .weather. At 7:15 the students received a phone call telling them that because weather had improved, the trip was back on, and they had (Continued on Page 3) Brussels students almost miss trip Po •stSkating A large number of spectators were on hand to enjoy the presentation of "Valentine Greetings On' Ice" by the Brussels Figure Skating Club at EsTAit" Crowd enjoys Carnival No scyerapccs, from ;thatalthuugb, •scvetarices,wcre f::inStead,ofle4ing,*.severanee to: gricultural land will ;.:all:OWed-tirider'the -on hig. -WM:- a t all as more townships complete two .or, Pkree.x.se„condair: veOringlarnier*gmoyv;.enciiisaged heir secondary planS, ;Jack' plans" whichhaVe been-;• adopted' to .get a life ..dine lease 'his' McCutcheon;, Huton's• newly, by townships say. no severances elected warden predicted in a - while two or. three otherg say speech to the. Huron CouttY another' set of farm buildings can Federation of Agriculture be built on a 100 acre parcel, Thursday night in Seaforth. which can then be severed from "But I think this is what you all, the rest of the farm. want," Warden McCutcheon Grey Township'S plan, which said. "It has to be if we re to keep has been approved, says that no Huron agricultural." separations will be allowed. New The warden, a former chairman buildings, even houses, can be Warden McCutcheon said. of the county's planning board, bdilt, but they must stay part of Planners find that land never told about 25 F. of A members the whole farming operation. returns to agricultural use once it goes out of production. 70 per cent of Huron is class one farm land and 20 per ceht is class two. Ribbon development can prevent intensive farming because it brings urban type neighbours who complain about as were those of the more skillful performers: All were a credit to the efforts of their instructors. A great deal of work by people other than the skaters and teachers goes into the successful production of this kind. They must all be pleased at the success this year. Congratulations. * * * * * It is sharite to see our Canadian athletes n of doing as well as they could at the Winter Olympieg. It is not their fault. We have many fine, talented athletes who are capable of being medal winners if Only". they were given 'the financial and moral support they need troni their fellow Canfidiani, European' countries see that their• athletes get all the financial guppert required to give them the. time and funds to train sufficiently. and the facilities for that training. At least one country thi g ;teat gave their ski teani, alone; one million dollars. Let us show interest and give what help we can to our athletes who are trying so hard to be real competitors in the 1976 Summer Olyttipies so they will have a, decent' chance of keeping some of these coveted medals in Canada (Continued On Page 6) usked the warden how,,..tewitship secOndarPtilatiicottld be 'speeded Douglas Poi& and i‘ft*csieat's could be too late," he said. The warden acknowledged that a wait for a • plan could „be "awkward" with development pressures, and secondary plans are done by the county planners on a first come first served basis. Grey's plan is waiting for the minister's signature, Howick's and Usborne's are nearly finished, he said. Huron's planners hope to do three or four a year and have hired a new rural planner, Warden McCutcheon .said. • If a township is really feeli ng development pressure, it could hire its own planner, but that could cost two to three times what it costs the county. County planners . develop secondary plans with a series of public meetings and the warden said "it's unbelievable how it works." In Brussels people are skeptical about the need for a plan but at the meetings learned about zoning and came to understand its importance. "It's an education as the planning process gbes along,' he said. "Plang will be written up by the people who attend the meetings," the warden said. Stanley Topwnship farmer Jake Van Wonderen agreed with the Warden that severances would cause nuisances for future firth operations. But, he said, a farm is like retirement savings: His farm's price is freien by its productive value as long as it's, cooked into agriculture. MeanWhile, a developer can sell land in a hamlet or town at an inflated price and he'll have to buy one of those lots' when he' 'retires frOM farming; Mr. Van Wonderers said. Locked in The warden said there isn't an answer to this problem. "You are (Coritinued on page t6) the arena here on Saturday night. The costumes were lovely and the performance of the skaters ' delighted the audience. The following program was presented: "What Are Little Girls and Boys Made Of?" — Susan Redpath, Corrine Stephenson, Cindy Stuto, Dwayne Evans, Cindy Bernard, Tim Lentz Glen Yuill, Danny Bennett, Nicky Lentz. Solo - "Valentine Greetings" — Jill ,McCutcheon,. •"Shall We -Dance" — .Catherine,_ (Cardiff and Chris taggett. _- Solo "Dreamer" — Leanne Cossiitt. "Hearts" —Marianne Scott, Darlene Bishop, Kim Stephen- son, Karla King, Susan Smith, Carol Whiting, L eanne Fraser, Melinda Hamilton, Jackie Robertson, Sherry Robertson, Mary Jean Kernaghan, Trina Watts, Colleen Bridge. "Queen of Hearts" — Solo — (Continued on Page 8 ) Three injured in crash A car-truck collision on the 16th concession of Grey Township sent three area residents to Wingham and District Hospital by ambulance on Saturday afternoon. Clifford Ritchie of R.R.3, Walton, driver of one of' the vehicles is reported to have received a shattered knee and broken shoulder in the accident and• remained in hospital. His passenger, Dave Rosekat of R.R.1, Walton and the driver of the other vehicle, Thomas Stevenson of R.R.2, Brussels were treated in hospital and released Ithat evening. Mr. Stevenson's four year-old son Ronald who was with his father escaped injury. The accident took place at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Saturday While visibility was almost nil from blowing Snow over the banks. Mr. Ritchie was later transferred to St, Joseph's Rospital, Lotidon. Warden tells F of A Trend to no severances 105th Year -- Issue No. 6 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1976 BRUSSELS ONTARIO present house or build in a hamlet, Mr. M -cCutcheon said. He doesn't think there will be much leasing land from a farmer in order to build .in the country. There has been a 'good indication from the county's .16 rural municipalities that farming parcels should stay intact, Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy Can you imagine an ocean oil anker on the Maitland River ere, anchored above the dam. Somebody did, Our local B.P. agent, Howard Bernard, received a telephone call of a telegram, Tuesday morning, stating that an ocean B.P. oil tanker would be arriving in Brussels. Obviously it was meant for Brussels, Belgium, not Brussels, Ontario. *4:****- Driving a motor vehicle in this village has been dangerous these past days. The huge banks of snow on the side of the streets from the snow plowing. hag made it extremely diffitult at corners to See oncoming traffic' when one is attempting to turn. A driver has been almOSt into the centre of the traffic lane before you could see more than a few feet. * * * It was pleasing to find that the BtUSSels note, Skating Club presentation was a success. The spectators Were there and the skaters, in their attractive costumes, With the achieVement shown in their skill' in Odder, Mance, Were a delight to Watch. The young ' beginners were perhaps not poliilied performers but their effortg Were applauded smells. It also costs municipalities to provide services to scattered urban type developments in the country, even if they are built on non-productive land. The only, ' way to control development on ' agricultural land is to "make no exceptions" he said. "It's about time," F. of A. member Glenn Miller told the Warden but he asked where villages and towns would get more land fOr housing. Annexing land to enlarge a,.town's boundaries would use less agricultural land than scattered development, but development would first be encouraged where' land is already within town boundatieS and divided into lots, the warden replied. He.gave the example of the Graham Survey in Grey outside Brussels. He emphasized that the• county official plan is looser ,than the secondary plan which townships are drawing up now. According to the official plani a farmer could • sell his fitin but retain a lot to build himself a house: But if his township has a secondary plan and that right isn't spelled Out in it, he can't: Speed Up bong Campbell of Ashfield