HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-11-21, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990.
Blyth to map drains
Teachers meet
Brussels hosted thefall Banquet and Meeting of the Huron Women’s Teachers’Association on Oct. Councillor Steven Sparling
30. Attending the meeting were (left to right) Howard Morton, president of the Huron Chapter of the agreed. “We need this kind of
OPSTF; Lillian Hallam, HWTA president; Susan Owens, 1st vice-president, FWTOA; Flo Keillor, information. If we don’t do it now,
director of Region 1, FWTOA and Barb Sargent, Senior director, Region 1. 10 years from now we’ll still be
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Recycling week shows success of local efforts
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a decision to ship its recyclables to
Bluewater Recycling in Grand
Bend. Clerk Nancy Michie said
they now are taking tin, glass,
paper and plastic to be recycled
and it has cut the volume of the
waste considerably.
Bluewater received the first load
Blyth
P.S.
from Morris last week and Mrs.
Michie said she was informed by
them that the quality of the
recyclables was excellent.
A bin was set up in the Morris
Landfill Site in February of 1989
and the blue box program began
this past September. Mrs. Michie
said that it is working very well and
people have really participated in
the program.
The reason for the move to
Bluewater, Mrs. Michie said, was
because they are set up to accept
more products than the previous
company was, which seems
more effective. Though Bluewater
is set up to pick up house to house
it accepted Morris’ proposal to pick
up their recyclables at the landfill
site.
East Wawanosh Township has
three bins at its landfill site; one
each for tin, glass and paper. When
the bins are full they are transport
ed to Mt. Forest by Chamney
Sanitation. Clerk Winona Thomp
son said that she has not heard of
any difficulties with the program
and that the people have been good
about using the bins. The fact that
the bins have been emptied in
Blyth Village councillors agreed
at their November 14 meeting of
undertaking a storm drainmapping
project that will cost the village
$4,800.
The council had been discussing
the project since its September
meeting when Bruce Potter from B.
M. Ross and Associates said his
firm could undertake to try to put
together a composite map of all
known drains in the village. For the
'first time they had a price as to
what the project would cost at last
week’s meeting.
But even though the price was
high Councillor Dave Lee felt the
project should go ahead. “Over the
years I think we can save $5,000 of
John’s (Village Works foreman
John Rinn) time running around
(trying to find drains),’’ he said.
February, March, June, August,
October and November this year
proves it is successful and that the
people, she said, are certainly
taking advantage, of the bins that
are there.
Joan Armstrong, Clerk of East
Wawanosh Township said that the
bin at the landfill site is being
dumped every two months. “Resi
dents are really using it. We have
to pay, of course, to have it taken
away, but it’s going to prolong the
life of our landfill site, which is
important. They are a much needed
commodity.’’
doing it and we’ll have lost 10
years.’’
The other councillors agreed
and passed the resolution hiring
the company to have the work
done.
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News
BOOKFAIR FEVER
by Kimey Richmond
Bookfair Fever has hit Blyth
Public School. On Nov. 27, 28 and
29 the Annual Bookfair will be open
to students, parents and the public.
Come and browse or select books
from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. There are
books for everyone - any age- any
reading level.
Parent-teacher interviews will be
held at Blyth P.S. on Wed., Nov. 28
This will be an excellent time for
parents to get a head start on
Christmas shopping.
The profits go toward the pur
chase of new books for the library.
VOLLEYBALL BEGINS
by Kimey Richmond and
Kim Ferguson
The grade 7 and 8 students are
now playing volleyball intramurals.
There are five teams: The Skids,
Simpson Express, Wildcats, Beak
ers and Shorties.
Two games are played each day.
The first one starts at 12:15 and
ends at 12:35 and the second one at
12:35 until recess is over.
At the end of the regular
schedule, the teams will compete in
playoffs. The two winning teams
will then play a championship
game to determine the overall
winning team.
This activity is going smoothly so
far and everyone seems to be
having a good time, even the
spectators.
JUNIOR WEATHERMEN
EXPERIMENT
by Amanda Howson and
Toni Richmond
Near the end of October, Grade
4, 5, and 6 began to do weather
experiments. Mr. Livermore, Mrs.
Hulley and Mrs. Charter were the
teachers that helped the students.
We were divided into groups to
do several experiments to do with
weather. Some of the things we
have made and used in the experi
ments are: thermometers, rain
gages, snow fences, anemometers
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