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PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007. Classified Advertisements Tenders Tenders Tenders
County of Huron
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL (RFP)
For the Provision of Broadband
Services for the
HURON RURAL
CONNECTIONS
BROADBAND PROJECT
The County of Huron invites proposals from qualified firms to
build a broadband network that will provide high speed inter-
net access to all those areas in the county presently lacking
this utility. This project is made possible through funding pro-
vided by the Rural Connections: The Ontario Municipal
Broadband Partnership Program of the Province of Ontario.
The RFP detailed information is available on the County’s
website www.huroncounty.ca/tenders/
CLOSING INFORMATION:
Submissions must be received on or before:
4:30 PM E.S.T. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2007
Sealed tenders, addressed to the main office, 41342 Morris Road,
R. R. 4, Brussels, Ontario, N0G 1H0, will be received until:
1:00 p.m., Monday, October 1, 2007
for railing repairs, guiderail installation, patch repairs, waterproofing
and paving at four sites in the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
between Blyth, Brussels and Wingham.
Plans, specifications and tender forms for this contract may be
obtained from the office of the undersigned upon payment of a non-
refundable fee of $30.00, payable to B. M. Ross and Associates
Limited, which includes all taxes. Each tender must be accompanied
by a certified cheque in the amount of $10,000.
Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
B. M. ROSS AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Consulting Engineers
62 North Street
Goderich, ON N7A 2T4
Phone: (519) 524-2641
Fax: (519) 524-4403
www.bmross.net
MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
REPAIRS TO STRUCTURE
M060 (Moncrieff Road),
M120 (Clyde Line),
M140 (Brandon Road)
and M210 (Jamestown Road)
CONTRACT BR901/902/583
The Municipality of
Huron East requests
quotations on the
following tenders:
Tender HE-08-2007
NEW 2008 EXTENDED
CARGO VAN 3/4 TON
Tender HE-15-2007
RUBBER TIRED TRACTOR
BACKHOE-LOADER
Sealed tenders marked as to
contents, will be accepted by
Barry Mills, C.E.T., Public
Works Manager,
Until 12 Noon on Tuesday,
September 25th, 2007.
The Municipality of Huron East
reserves the right to accept any
Quotation, in whole or in part
that it feels is most beneficial to
the residents of the Municipality
of Huron East. Therefore, the
lowest or any Quotation may not
necessarily be accepted.
Forms available upon request
from the
Huron East Works Department
72 Main Street South, Box 610,
Seaforth, Ontario N0K 1W0
Phone 519-527-1710
Fax 519-527-2561
Toll free phone 1-888-868-7513
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example have been declining. “Most
people are speculating the reason is
the ash borer. However, it’s likely
best attributed to weather.”
Bowers said if trees are suffering
from the drought they may be targets
for secondary pests such as the ash
borer. “They seem to be attracted to
trees that are under pressure.”
The hickory bark beetle is another
example, with hundreds of acres of
hickory trees in the south of the
county being attacked. “Some
experts suggest that the mortality
may be in direct relation to the dry
weather.”
The dry summer may also limit the
glorious colours of autumn said
Bowers. The pigments in leaves are
chlorophyll, which is responsible for
the green; carotenoids, which result
in the yellow and browns, and
anthocyanins which bring the reds
and purples.
The first two are present through
the growing season. Most
anthocyanins are produced in the
autumn in response to bright light
and excess plant sugars within the
leaf cells, said Bowers.
The cholorphyll begins to break
down in the fall, allowing the other
two to show their colours. How
plentiful and vivid these are depends
on weather conditions that occur
before and during the time the
chlorophyll is dwindling.
A drought can delay the onset of
fall colour and a warm period during
fall will lower the intensity.
Recognition
At a recent meeting of the Brussels Lions Club, District A-
9 Governor Bill Chalmers, left, presented Jim Prior with a
Life Membership to the Brussels Lions Club. The Life
Membership is an award recommended by the local club
and approved by Lions International. (Photo submitted)
Trees may suffer
The lobbying organization
representing public school boards in
Ontario has entered one of the most
important periods for its
membership – a provincial election
– under the leadership of Wingham
resident and veteran Avon Maitland
District School Board trustee
Colleen Schenk.
Schenk, who has served as a
regional vice president with the
Ontario Public School Boards
Association (OPSBA) for three
years, stepped into the position of
acting president in late August, after
incumbent president Rick Johnson
resigned to stand as a candidate for
the provincial Liberals in his home
riding.
“I’m the official spokesperson for
the organization,” Schenk told
reporters following a regular Avon
Maitland meeting Tuesday, Sept. 11.
“I’m in Toronto a lot right now.
There are a lot of meetings and
election-related events lined up in
the next little while.”
The next meeting of the OPSBA
board of directors is in late
September, and member
organizations are being asked before
that time to consider how to best
name a successor to finish out
Johnson’s term. Schenk says she
will seek the position through
whatever process is favoured.
But in the interim, she must direct
the organization’s election
activities and present a public
face in support of public
education.
“I’ve had quite a lot of exposure
on the Toronto media in the last little
while,” she commented.
Currently, OPSBA officials are
“analyzing the different party
platforms” on education, and they
plan to distribute the key points to
member school boards soon. Schenk
has now also stepped into Johnson’s
role as Ontario’s representative on
an association of Canadian public
school boards.
Board hits the road
The Avon Maitland District
School Board will hit the road this
fall, holding two of its regular twice-
monthly meetings away from its
Seaforth headquarters.
If deemed successful, the two-
county tour will continue next year.
Trustees discussed the possibility
at their first meeting of this school
year on Tuesday, Sept. 11. No dates
were ironed out, but there was
consensus that meetings should be
held this fall at Listowel Eastdale
elementary school and South Huron
District high school in Exeter.
“There have been quite extensive
renovations at both of these schools
so that’s why they were chosen,”
explained North Huron trustee
Colleen Schenk, following the Sept.
11 discussions.
The idea arose last April, through
a proposal from board chair Jenny
Versteeg.
“The reasons for doing this would
include raising the profile of the
board and its work, providing
opportunities for people to attend
board meetings without having to
drive long distances, and giving
trustees an opportunity to see
schools in other parts of the board,”
states a report provided by Versteeg
to fellow trustees prior to the Sept.
11 meeting.
The report adds that, with the
board now entering into
accommodation reviews – which
could potentially lead to the closure
of some schools – in St. Marys,
Goderich and Mitchell, it might be
advantageous to hold meetings next
year in those communities.
In general,Avon Maitland trustees
meet for regular public meetings on
the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month.
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
Election important for OPSBA
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
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