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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-02-25, Page 4Lake Huron shoreline were added large sections of which are plagued by severe erosion prob- lems. Municipalities involved in the expansion were the Townships of Ashfield, Culross, East Wawan- osh, West Wawanosh, Colborne and the. Village of Lucknow, of which the last, four now lie entirely within the Authority's boundaries. Alex Ansell of the Conservation Authorities Branch, attended the meeting and presid- ed over the ballotting for the expansion meeting. All of the municipal representatives in at- tendance voted unanimously to accept the new expansion after five of the seven affected munici- palities had voted amongst them- ' selves to add their areas to the. Authority. Past, chairman, Jack Grail', warmly welcomed the new municipalities of Ashfield Town- ship, Culross Township, and Lucknow into the Authority and expressed the hope that they would contribute much to make it an even more ambitions and progressive Authority, Two major, long term land acquisition programs were approved by the members. The. first' involves ,the purchase of approximately 35 acres of flood- plain land in Turnberry Twp. in an area known as Lower Town Wingham Land will be purchased according to a list of priorities which has 25 acres of heavily flooded land scheduled for ' pri- mary acquiSition. The Authority sees this program as a last resort in its efforts to minimize flood damage in the area. Other flood control measures are not feasbile. Properties will be purchased as they become available on the open market. The second, long term acquisi- tion program involves the 4,000 acre Sartoga Swamp in West Wawanosh, Township. 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G.L.Royal, moderator of Knox Presbyterian Church, will conduct the 63rd annual Mariner's Service which has been held at Knox since. the Great Storm on November .9th`, 1913. The moderator will be assisted by the Harbouraire,s, the 'cell known all male choir which has presented many programmes through Western Ontario. ,The choir which has ,taken part in the Mariners' Service On twenty-two occasions will be under the direction of Mr. George Buchanan. The Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority is now approxima- tely 150 sq4niles larger in area. That' was the major news item taken 'home by all who attended the Annual meeting of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority at, the. Authority's head- quarters in Wroxeter on Wednes- day, February 18th. This addition brings the total area of the Authority to 1,154 sq. miles. In the past, num erous attempts to have the Authority expanded by 450 sq. mile have been initiated by various Authority municipali- ties. In each previous case the necessary yes vote by a two- thirds majority of municipalities directly affected by the expansion was not achieved. In the fall of 1975 it was decided instead to aim for a partial enlargement. Wednesdays meeting represented the fruitful results of the 'latest efforts. The expanded Authdrity now includes, the entire LucknOw River water- shed. Ten additional miles of The February meeting of Melville W.M.S. was held in the church parlor with twelve members and two visitors answering the roll with payment of fees and a verse containing appoint or appear. Mrs. Gerald Gibson, first vice president, opened the meeting with prayer. • Hymns, "0 For a Faith that will not shrink" and "Savior like a Shepherd Lead Us'.? were sung with Mrs. King at the piano. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Mrs. Steiss and the treasurer's, report by Mrs. Speir. There were "The , Sailors and Fishermen's Service". It was held. just before the shipping season opened each spring. In the spring of 1914, Dr. George Ross, the minister of Knox Church from 1910 to 1916, ' who had officiated at the burial of 23 sailors who 'had lost their lives in the Great Storm , suggested that the name,of the service be changed to the "Mariners' • Service". Many strange, unexplained circumstances are connected with many of the. bodies recovered along the shore - the body of Milton Smith, an e -gineer aboard the Price, came ashore in a life-preserver from the Regina. The body of the stewardess on the ARgus, Mrs. ' Walker, was found wrapped in a heavy coat belOnging to one of the ship's engineers and about her was the Captain'S own life-preserver. When Captain Gutch's body was located, there was no life preserver, on it. Probably one of the strangest facts during the great storm is that all ships which sank in Lake Huron apparently twenty-six calls on sick and shut ins. Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Speir were appointed to help make plans for the world day of prayer in the library, A letter from Miss Muriel Brothers was read by Mrs. Matheson. The scripture from Matthew 5, verses 3 - 16 were read by Mrs. Bowman: Prayer by Mrs. quill. The New Year message was given by Rev. Inner who took passages from Matthew, JOhn and Acts. The officers for the coming year were installed by Mr, Dines The meeting closed with the benediction. re-charge area. The Authority presently owns 457 acres in this, swamp and hopes eventually to buy a large portion of it. Mr. Ian Deslauriers, Resources • Manager informed the Authority members of recent discussions involving the Township councils of East and West Wawanosh and the Authority executive regarding the transfer of ownership of the Wawanosh Municipal Park to the Authority. Mr. Deslauriers, also rnm reported that Dave Gruett, Resources Technician is presently preparing a draft Master Paln map of the park for presentation • to the councils early in March. Marlene Shiell, Secretary Trea- surer,• presented the revised 1976 budget and announced that ad- ministration estimates have been revised downward by $20,800 from the proposed budget pre- sented at the General meeting in December. The total 1976 budget is. $502,150 of which $143,200 must , be' raised by levies and through donations to the Conserv- ation Foundation. The members also elected a new chairman, Lorne Murray of Moorefield, and Vice Chairman, Vince Judge of Listowel. Arden Barker of Mornington Township was acclaimed chairman 'of the Reforestation, Land Use and Wildlife Advisory Board. David. Gower, Town of Goderich and 'Harold Hyndman of Howick Township were 'acclaimed chair- men of the Water Management Advisory Board and Public Rela- tions Advisory Board respectively in his inaugural remarks, Lorne .Murray expressed his deep ap- preciation for the confidence which the• members had exp sed in him. He went on to say t he sees the long term la acquisition programs as bet • verxiinportant in, the future al of the Authority. The Lower Toii Wingham program is especia significant and must be enatA sized he said. He added that a great deal hard work 'and co-operation be needed to kola- out t problems surrounding the re • tering of .floodplain regulario but that this must come about In .a five-to-two. vote by se‘ new, member municipalities t authority enlarged its Lake Hut shoreline by 12 miles and gal the watershed of the Luckno ' River. The seven additions bring to: the number of member municip lities in the Maitland authorit The new members are t townships of East Wawano West Wawanosh, Colborne, lc loss, Culross, Ashfield and th Village of Lucknow. The :votes against joining authority came from Ashfie Township and Lucknow. The rest of the authori members voted unanimously accept the new territory. An eighth municipality, Hut Township, which was included an earlier expansion proposal withdrew its application to join a er its neighboring municipaliti indicated they would prefer it 'join the- Saugeen Vail Conservation Authority. The loss means the authority Lake Huron shoreline will extended only about half as nut as it had hoped. • Knox Presbyterian , Goderich To hold 63rd Mariner's Service Sunday, February 29th, will mark the 63rd annual Mariners' Service to be held in Knox Presbyterian Church, in, memory of the sailors who lost their lives during the greatest disaster ever recorded in the history of• the Great Lakes. It was on Sunday, November 9, 1913, that 71 ships and 254 sailors went clown during the raging storm. Twenty-four vessels were lost in Lake Huron; eight of these ships went down in the Goderich area. They were: The Wexford, Regina, John A. • McGean, James Carruthers, Isaac M. Scott; Hydrus; Charles Price and the Argus. The Great Lakes have claimed many ships and many lives during the past thirty years. So far as is known the first Mariners' Service to be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich was in the spring of 1903. This service was conducted by the late Dr. James Anderson, Minister of Knox Church from 1891 until his death in 1910. The service at that time was known as Melville ‘,/\111AS calls on shut-ins