HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-01-03, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1990.
April sees the start of recycling in Brussels
A position paper approved by
Huron County Council rejected
many of the municipal reform
proposals put forward by a provin
cial study. The second stage of the
county’s Waste Management Mas
ter Plan study began.
A group of Brussels residents
appeared before village council,
complaining about the noise eman
ating from The Sea Hut in the north
end of the village. Seven Blyth
Guides were presented with their
All-Round Cords: Maridale Brom
ley, Kim Ferguson, Tina Burkhold
er, Jennifer Cucksey, Laurel Camp
bell, Karen Bernard, and Erica
Clark. Rev. Douglas Madge of
Trinity Anglican Church, Belgrave
was honoured on the 25th anniver
sary of his ministry.
Brussels Council set the fine for
violations of the village’s property
standards bylaw at $10 a day. West
Wawanosh taxes increase 10.63 per
cent. Rev. John Roberts and his
wife Kay were honoured on his
retirement from Knox United
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Home lost
Firemen battled a fireat the home of Don Young and family near Auburn. Later the couple moved a house
from Walton ton Auburn to replace the home lost.
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liamentary Secretary to Don
Mazankowski, Deputy Prime Mini
ster, President of the Privy Council
and Minister of Agriculture.
Brussels recycling program was
a big success in its first week with
nearly a ton of recyclables collect
ed. Plans for the first Brussels
FunFest were discussed at a meet
ing attended by about 20 people.
Bob Barnhart was ordained as a
minister of The Church of God in a
ceremony at his Blyth church.
Bruce Shillinglaw of Londesboro
was elected chairman of the Tech
nology Assessment Panel of the
Soil and Water Environmental
Enhancement Program.
Blyth’s PRIDE plans received
official approval. Auburn residents
rushed to help the family of Mr.
and Mrs. Don Young who lost their
house to a fire. The Brussels
Basket program got under way,
welcoming new visitors to the
village. The Mercey Brothers ap
peared at the Brussels Hotel.
Taxpayers learned that the por
tion of tax paid to the Huron
County Board of Education would
increase 10 per cent. Manivan
Larprom was the big winner at the
Huron County Science Fair in
Clinton winning several awards
and a trip to the Canada-wide
Science Fair in Newfoundland in
May. The Huron County Historical
Society visited St. Augustine and
heard Eileen Hanna, chairman of
the West Wawanosh Township
history book project, read tales of
Brussels Village Council set its
budget and village taxpayers learn
ed their taxes would go up 11 per
cent to meet local needs.
The Huron County Board of
Education announced plans to add
new libraries to Blyth and Walton
schools and a new classroom to
Brussels Public School. Officials of
the Interministerial Committee of
the provincial government looking
at the future of abandoned rail lines
met with members of the United
Ground Hog’s Day Committee, the
farm group from Grey, Morris,
Hullett and Colborne townships to
hear concerns that the land should
n’t be used for recreation and
should be turned back to the
farmers with land adjoining the
line. Helen Gowing of Blyth was
recognized by the provincial
government with a Volunteer Ser
vice Award for 15 years of service
to the Blyth Centre for the Arts.
Brussels Reeve Gordon Work
man was appointed chairman of the
Committee of Management for
Huronview. Sweet delights were
coming from an Auburn-area kitch
en where Trudy Losereit operated
Trudy’s Pastry Kitchen. Huron
County voted to take over Hullett
Concession 10-11 and make it a
county road to link up with the new
bridge being built over the Mait
land River south of Auburn.
Blyth council learned that the
province’s new plans for recon
struction of Highway 4 meant the
construction would be delayed
another year. Brussels residents
held a meeting to hear about the
concerns for the future of the
Callander Nursing Home which
wasn’t able to meet stringent new
safety standards and was not large
enough to make a new building
financially viable.
Ida Evans was named the Citizen
of the Year for the Brussels area.
Grey Township council announced
taxes would increase 11.7 per cent,
even though the local council held
the line to a small increase. Annie
and Karl McNaughton held an
open house at their renovated
Walton Inn. Renovations announc
ed for Central Huron Secondary
School would provide a new busi
ness centre and sport field.
Some 582 Brussels-area people
signed a petition presented to
Huron M.P.P. Jack Riddell sup
porting the Callander Nursing
Home. Blyth got a new business
when Lloyd and Charlotte Allen
opened The Book Store.
Ministry
of
Revenue
Ontario
OFFICIALLY
THE REEVE OF THE
CORPORATION OF
THE TOWNSHIP
OF HULLETT
PROCLAIMS THE MONTH
OF JANUARY - 1990 TO BE
"CRIME STOPPERS
MONTH"
Remo Mancini
Minister
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HEALTH
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THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF REVENUE
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1989.
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