HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-01-31, Page 3Program explained
Constable Mike Alexander takes a moment to chat with Alberta Stevens during his recent visit to
Queen’sVillain Blyth. AsLiaisonOfficerforthevillageConst. Alexander was talking to the residents
of theseniorsbuilding about the new program starting in the community. CHAIN (Children Helping
All In Need) Gang recruits youths to help with chores and tasks like shovelling walks and raking
leaves.
Kids help seniors in CHAIN Gang
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1990. PAGE 3.
W. Wawanosh won’t
take Lambton garbage
Constable Mike Alexander,
Ontario Provincial Police Liasson
Officer for Blyth is working with
other members of the Community
Oriented Policing (COP) committee
to establish a new assistance
program in the village. The idea
behind CHAIN (Children Helping
All In Need) Gang came about after
one of the committee member
mentioned how difficult she found
raking her leaves. The suggestion
of getting local youth clubs to help
Blyth.
People
Congratulations to Stephanie
Lentz who obtained First Class
Honors with Distinction with a
mark at 95 in Grade 2 Rudiments in
recent exams with the Royal Con
servatory of Music. Stephanie is a
student of Shirley E. Vincent
A.R.T.C. of Blyth.
There were 11 tables in play at
the weekly euchre party at Blyth Cash. In
With the Classifieds
seniors was felt an ideal solution.
Local Pathfinder, Scout and Cub
leaders have been approached
concerning the recruiting of club
members and according to Con
stable Alexander the response thus
far has been positive.
“Both parties benefit from the
concept,’’ he says. “For the young
sters it provides the opportunity of
spending time with seniors in
addition to working towards merit
Memorial Hall Monday, January
22.
Mae Pepper and Orville Kelland
had the high scores while Vi
Hoggart and Warren Whitmore
had the low scores. June Jacklin
and Mel Jacklin had the most lone
hands. The special prize was won
by Ted Mills.
At the weekly Wednesday night
lost heir card party Mabel Riley
and Bert Daer had the high scores.
Margaret Nesbit and Janet Lawrie
had the low scores. Edythe Snell
won the special prize. There were
seven tables in play.
Margaret Caldwell of Blyth en
tertained 30 dinner guests at her
home last Sunday to honour the
^■ristening of her great-grandchild
£atrina Faye Ulch of Dungannon.
badgets. The seniors are provided
with assistance for any tasks or
chores that prove difficult for them.
There is also the companionship
aspect as well,” he adds. “Maybe
they just want someone to walk
downtown with them.”
There is no charge for anyone
interested in obtaining help and the
contact people are Kathy Bromley
and Vera Badley. It is hoped the
program will be ready to begin in
March.
For the next few weeks Con
stable Alexander and Chairperson
Linda Bird will be visiting area clubs
and groups to explain and promote
the program.
“Since COP was established we
have dealt with a number of local
problems that normally the police
force might not have seen. With
the help of the committee, who
brings these concerns to our atten
tion we are able to try and rectify
the situation. We hope the CHAIN
Gang will be successful and
others may pick up on it,” says
Constable Alexander.
Linda Bird agrees, “We hope the
CHAIN Gang starts a positive chain
reaction,” she says.
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West Wawanosh Council decid
ed at its meeting of January 2, that
the township is not willing to accept
the non-hazardous domestic and
commercial waste of Lambton
County at the landfill site. Council
pointed out that the amount of
waste generated daily in Lambton
County as stated in their letter,
would fill the West Wawanosh
landfill site in only 23.5 days.
A motion made by Deputy-Reeve
Rhea Hamilton-Seeger requesting
that West Wawanosh Township not
become a member of the Associa
tion of Municipalities of Ontario for
1990 was carried unanimously by
Council.
It was decided that an agreement
should be drafted for signing by the
township and Ray Ulch to provide
for the erection of a suitable fence
on two boundaries of the Ulch
property.
Council authorized the building
inspector to issue a building permit
to Mr. Ulch for the replacement of
the welding shop destroyed by fire
in December.
Joseph Gibson was appointed
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Weed Inspector for the township.
Council is applying for a grant
from the Involvement in Municipal
Administration Program to assist
with hiring a university student for
about 12 weeks to catalogue muni
cipal by-laws.
A severance application for Wil
liam Dankwardt was granted. Mr.
Dankwardt wants to sever approx
imately one third of his property to
create a new building lot.
The road accounts totalling
$12,237.13 are to be paid as are the
general accounts in the amount of
$16,294.55.
Twelve stacking chairs are to be
purchased from The Table and
Chair Company in London at a cost
of $19.90 each, plus tax.
Clerk, Joan Armstrong was giv
en permission to purchase a new
calculator at a cost not to exceed
$245, excluding tax.
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