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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2007-01-25, Page 16After discussion at two separatemeetings, Huron East councildecided that the issue of heaters notbeing used in local arenas wassomething members should take to their respective recreation boards. Councillor Frank Stretton took the issue to the Brussels Morris and Grey Board of Recreation Management at their Jan. 10 meeting and presented the issue as new business. However, the board had notreceived any complaints about thesituation in writing, so the policy onthe use of the heaters will stay thesame and will be reviewed again in2008.Mayor Joe Seili advised this moveat the Jan. 9 meeting of Huron East council with the thinking that council had done as much as it could do in their chambers. After the issue was first raised in Huron East council chambers in late 2006, council received a report stemming from surveys done in area arenas, Huron East council discussedthe issue of heaters in arenas onceagain.Deputy-mayor Bernie MacLellanwas one of many who had a problemwith the report, saying that he had just been down at a tourna-ment with his son in South Huron and that things were different in the south. MacLellan found that the spectator side was warm and the other side was not affected according to the players and coaches he talked to. “I’ve got a problem with this report,” MacLellan said.“I think someone was just lookingfor some negative responses.”The report likens heating in anarena to running your heat whilerunning your air conditioning and itlists disadvantages in much greaternumbers than advantages. With advantages like encouraging additional spectators and spectator comfort, the disadvantages listed add up to far more than those two. Disadvantages are listed as cost of installation, operating costs, maintenance and repair costs, effects on ice conditions, possible ceilingand roof damage and negative publicrelations.At an estimated cost of $1.40 perhour to run the heaters, council forthe most part felt that is a small priceto pay for the comfort of the fans.“The heaters are there, they might as well be used,” said Seaforth councillor Joe Steffler. The issue has been put to rest for 2007, and policies will stay the same in the absence of any written complaints regarding the temperature in arenas. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2007. PAGE 17. Business Directory Offering a full range of services: auditing, accounting, business planning, income tax planning, personal financial planning, computer and management services. BDO Dunwoody, LLP Chartered Accountants and Advisors Alan P. Reed, CA P.O. 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