HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-08-31, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1988.
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Coultes
Norman, Mary
Coultes
married 50 years
CLERK'S NOTICE OF
FIRST POSTING OF
PRELIMINARY LIST
OF ELECTORS
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Coultes of
Wingham celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary, August 27 at
a family dinner which was held in
their honour at the Wingham Golf
and Country Club at 5 p.m.
Open House was held from 7 -
8:30 in the Women’s Institute Hall,
Belgrave where over 300 relatives,
friends and neighbours gathered
to convey best wishes to the
anniversary couple. Dancing fol
lowed at 9 p.m. and everyone
enjoyed the music supplied by the
“Temptations” Orchestra.
Norman and Mary Coultes were
married in Wingham September 2,
1938 and farmed on the 10th
concession of East Wawanosh
township until they moved to
Wingham in 1983.
They have six children: Jim of
Edmonton, Alberta; Doug of Rip
ley; Doris of Milverton; Grant on
the home farm; Ken and his wife
Linda of Elmira and Ruth and her
husband Neil Olson of East
Wawanosh.
There are six grandchildren:
Judy, Denise and Jennifer Coultes
of Elmira and Joanne, Jeff and
Mark Olson of East Wawanosh.
Forests: Our Growing
Concern
Morris council lets tender for
Belgrave,Walton sidewalks
Morris Township Council has
awarded the contract for the
construction of new sidewalks in
the hamlets of Belgrave and
Walton to KKN Builders Ltd. of
Dublin at a total price of $28,275,
subject to the approval of Road
Superintendent Lloyd Michie. The
KNN bid was one of three
submitted.
Thecostof the Walton project
Belgrave
Compiled by Mrs. Helen Stonehouse. Phone 887-9487
Belgrave people news
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse
spent Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week with Mr. and Mrs.
Maitland Edgar and family of
Petrolia.
Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy Lowry of
Vero Beach, Florida visited Mon
day evening, August 22 with Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davies of
Owen Sound were dinner guests of
Mrs. Mabel Wheeler on Wednes
day, August 24 and all attended the
Patrons’ Night and the opening
performance of Border Town Cafe.
Dinner guests on Thursday,
August25withMr. andMrs. Lewis
Stonehouse were Mr. Brian Edgar,
Allison and James of Brigden,
Mrs. WinnifredJohnstonandMrs.
Irlma Edgar of Wingham.
Mr. Charles Turnbull of Calgary
visited on Thursday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Johnston.
Municipal Elections Act, R.S.0.1980, c. 308, s. 24 [c]
Preliminary List, 1988, Village of Blyth, County of Huron
N 0TIC E is hereby given that I have complied with section 24 of the
Municipal Elections Act, and that I have posted up at my office at
Municipal Office, Village of Blyth on the 6th day of September,
1988 the list of all persons entitled to be electors in the municipality
at municipal election, and that such list remains there for
inspection.
AND I hereby call upon all electors to examine the list for the
purpose of making additions or corrections to or deletions from the
list.
•The last day for filing applications is the 17th day of October 1988
•The place at which the revision will commence is
Village of Blyth Municipal Office
•The time at which the revision will commence 9:00 a.m.
Dated this 31st
day of August 1988.
NOTICE
TO ALL CANDIDATES 1988
MUNICIPALELECTIONS
A recent amendment to the Municipal Elections Act provides that
every person who proposes to be a candidate for any office shall file
a “Notice of Registration” before any campaign contributions are
accepted or any expenses are incurred. It is suggested that any
person interested in being a candidate in the 1988 Municipal
Election FOR ANY OFFICE contact the Clerk-Treasurer at the
Municipal Office or 523-4545.
Helen R. Grubb,
Clerk-Treasurer,
Village of Blyth.
has been estimated at $22,050 and
the cost of the Belgrave project at
$6,225 with construction to be
completed by September 30. Mr
Michie was instructed to apply to
the MTC for additional funding for
the completion of the Walton
project (a 50 per cent grant on an
earlier estimate of $14,000 for the
project has been approved by the
ministry.)*
Mrs. Walter Bray of Durham
and Mrs. John Hanna and daugh
ters Kimberly and Amanda of
North Battleford visited last Friday
with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Hanna.
Mrs. Robert Smart of Wasaka,
Manitoba and her two daughters
Mrs. Cal Gervin and Mrs. Martin
Thom and her daughter Courtney
of Goodlands, Manitoba and Mrs.
Norman Stonehouse of London
yisited on Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Long of
Scottsdale, Arizona visited last
Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Johnston.
The New
Minimum Wage 1
In Ontario
<ates
The following new general minimum wage rates (excluding
harvest workers) take effect at the beginning of the work
week in which October 1st, 1988 occurs:
GENERAL (including domestics)
General (hourly)$ 4.75
Students under 18 (hourly)$ 3.90
Liquor servers (hourly)$ 4.25
Hunting/fishing guides (half-day)$23.75
Hunting/fishing guides (day)$47.50
The following new minimum wage rates for fruit, vegetable
and tobacco harvesters will go into effect on January 1st,
1989:
Adults $ 4.75
Students under 18 $ 3.90
Maximum room and meal values in calculating the mini-
mum wage (applicable to general workers at the beginning
of the work week in which October 1st, 1988 occurs, and to
harvest workers, January 1st, 1989)
Room-private (weekly)$22.00
-non-private (weekly)$11.00
Meals-(each)$ 1.80
-(weekly)37.50
Room and meals (weekly)
-with private room $59.50
-with non-private lodging $48.50
Housing (weekly)
for harvest workers only
-serviced $69.00
-unseYviced $51.00
Ministry of Labour
® Ontario
Gregory Sorbara, Minister
David Peterson, Premier
The Court of Revision for the
Nichol Drain, Branches A and E,
was also held during the August 23
meeting, with Reeve Doug Fraser
in the chair and Andy McBride of
Maitland Engineering and land
owner Wayne Riley in attendance.
No appeals were received.
Two construction tenders were
opened, andthecontractfor the
Nichol Drain was awarded to Barry
Weigel Drainage Ltd. of Mildmay,
at a price of $18,831. Construction
of the drain will take place between
September 23 and December 23,
subject to the third and final
reading of the by-law on Septem
ber 12.
In other business, council dis
cussed the reconstruction of Bran
don Street in Belgrave with Mr.
Michie, who reported that re-pav-
ing will be completed by the end of
September. Mr. Michie was also
instructed to discuss with Bill
Shortreed the construction of an
additional driveway into farmland
at Lots 17-18, Concession 9.
Deputy Reeve Clem McLellan
reported that he had spoken with
Ben Terpstra, owner of the old
Fairgrounds property at Lot 30,
Concession 5, to inform him that a
road access to Chestnut Street will
be installed this fall.
Council also discussed holding a
ratepayers’ meeting prior to the
municipal election on November
14, but no date was set.
The next meeting of Morris Twp.
Council will be held on September
6, starting at 7 p.m.