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ation will be paid biannually.
Remuneration for special meet
ings was raised by $ 15 per occasion
in all cases, to $50 per meeting for
the reeve, and $45 per meeting fotr
the deputy reeve and for council
lors. Council will also receive $50
per day for attendance at meetings
designated by council, and regi
stration ancfexpenses, plus re
muneration of $50 per day, will be
paid for any member of council or
township employee attending an
annual convention, up to a total of
seven conventions among all per
sonnel per year.
A by-law governing these in
creases will be prepared and
presented to council for approval
on January 6.
A grant of $ 175 was approved for
Riddell says 'right to
farm' has support
Extensive public consultation
shows there is high level of support
for both right-to-farm legislation
and a policy to preserve prime
agricultural land, says Agriculture
and Food Minister Jack Riddell.
Riddell said farm organizations
have been advising him of their
support for legislation as recom
mended by the Right to Farm
Advisory Committee report, which
was released in August.
“A number of municipalities
have also informed me of their
support for right-to-farm legisla
tion, but some have expressed
concern with the committee’s
recommendation for a farm prac
tice protection permit system,”
Riddell said.
The committee’s recommended
permit system would allow some
types of farm-related severances
provided established criteria are
met. Obtainingapermitwould be a
prerequisite to making application
for a severance through the
appropriate local municipal auth
ority.
The ministry is evaluating the
permit approach and exploring
other possible alternatives. The
ministry invites suggestions from
municipalities and other interest
ed organizations. Comments
should be forwarded, by the end of
February, 1987, to Foodland Pre
servation Branch, Ontario Mini
stry of Agriculture and Food,
Queen’s Park, Toronto, M7A 2B2.
Riddell said he is also pleased
with the overall response to a
proposed Foodland Preservation
Policy Statement under the Plann
ing Act.
More than 460 submissions were
received from farm organizations,
municipalities, professional or
ganizations, public interest groups
Junior Farmers plan
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Farmers. Plans are already under
way for another exciting year! A
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many more, a Broomball Tourna
ment in November and many other
events such as baseball, Talent
the Morris Twp. Recreation Com
mittee. Payment of general ac
counts to a total of $4,583.58 and of
road accounts to a total of
$16,223.16 was also approved.
At the final meeting of 1986,
township representatives to local
boards made their annual report to
council. ShirleyGarniss, represen
tative to the Wing ham Hospital
Board, reported that seven per
cent of in-patients and eight per
cent of out-patients at the hospital
were residents of Morris, and that
the Wingham Hospital has the
highest referral population in
Huron County.
She also told council that the
hospital has requested a roll study,
which will give future projections
of needs, population and related
data.
and individuals in response to the
proposed policy statement, which
was released for public comment
earlier this year by Riddell and
Municipal Affairs Minister Bern
ard Grandmaitre.
All public comments will be
taken into account in considering
revisions to the policy statement.
Comments on the proposed
policy statement reflected a diver
sity of opinions on the issue'of
farm-related severances, Riddell
said.
He said the Foodland Preserva
tion policy and right to farm go
hand-in-hand. ‘‘It is my position
thatthe mosteffective means of
ensuring that our farmers have
‘the right to farm’ is through a
strong policy for agricultural land
use planning,” Riddell said.
If we continue to allow thou
sands of severances in agricultural
areas each year, we must recognize
the future long-term viability and
flexibility of Ontario’s farm opera
tions will be compromised, he said.
‘ ‘My position is that if we are
going to allow some farm-related
severances in the future under our
Foodland Preservation Policy
Statement, we must have an
effective system, such as the
permit approach -- or other
alternatives - to administer this
aspect of the policy.”
Riddell said he intends to
introduce right-to-farm legislation
as soon as there has been an
opportunity to assess the permit
approach and other alternatives for
severances.
‘‘I hope that right-to-farm legis
lation can be passed, the policy
statementfinalized and both of
these initiatives implemented
simultaneously in 1987.”
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Looking back at 1986, the group
is pleased and thankful for the
wonderful work that the executive
completed. Dianne Oldfield, 1986
President did a great job and
members are confident that the
1987 President, Robert Hunking
will work just as hard as Dianne
did.
Leona McDonald, representa
tive to the Seaforth Hospital Board,
reported that she has been appoin
ted to the Building Committee for
the addition to the therapy and
out-patient departments at the
hospital, and that approval has
been granted by the Minister of
Health for this construction.
Neil Gowing, representative to
the Brussels, Morris and Grey
"Community Centre Board and
chairman of the board for 1986,
reported that the BMG Board has
received permission to Jiook into
village sewers at a cost of $75,000
to$100,000 and that the Board may
have to appeal to the municipalities
for assistance over and above grant
monies available for the purpose.
Mr. Gowing and Henry Devlin will
present the BMG Board budget to
council in February.
Carmen Craig and Bruce Brom
ley, Morris representatives to the
Blyth Community Centre Board,
reported that the new driveway at
the complex has been completed,
and that the Blyth Legion Ladies’
Auxiliary are considering install
ing a lift for the handicapped at the
centre. The men also said that
bookings for the complex auditor
ium are down, which is adversely
affecting the Centre’s revenue.
Mr. Craig told council members
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that he wishes to resign his position
on the Board, pleading other
commitments.
George Michie, the representa
tive to the Wingham Historical
Society, advised council of the
work of his Board over the past
year, and gave a listing of the items
collected in 1986. He also reported
that the Society has completed the
microfilming of all back issues of
local newspapers, in conjunction
with the Ministry of Culture and
Citizenship.
At an earlier Morris Twp.
Council meeting, held December
15, it was announced that Shirley
Garniss and Leona McDonald have
been re-appointed to their respec
tive hospital boards for 1987.
Morris Reeve Doug Fraser and
Councillor Bob Grasby have been
appointed to the Blyth and District
Fire Board, while councillors Bert
Elliott and Howie Morton will
serve on the Wingham Area Fire
Board.
Bruce Bromley has been re-ap
pointed to the Blyth Community
Centre Board with one other
member yet to be named; and
Morris councillor Clem McLellan
will serve on the BMG Community
Centre Board, along with Neil
Gowing and Henry Devlin. George
Procter and Councillor Howie
Morton will represent the town
Award winning dining room
ship on the Belgrave Community
Centre Board, and Councillor Bob
Grasby and Ross Turvey will serve
on the Bluevale Hall Board. No
appointment was made to the
Wingham Recreation Board at this
time.
All members of Morris Council,
clerk-treasurer Nancy Michie and
road superintendent Lloyd Michie
will make up the township Recrea
tion Committee as in previous
years, while Donald Craig will
serve on the Blyth Union Cemetery
Board, and George Michie will
continue as representative to the
Wingham Historical Society.
Councillor Grasby will complete
his three-year term on the Mait
land Valley Conservation Author
ity, while William Turn bull will
complete his three-year term with
the Brussels Medical Centre
Board, along with Jack Cardiff,
who has been appointed for a
two-year term.
Alan Mill of Crawford, Mill and
Davies of Wingham will again
serve as township solicitor for the
coming year; and the firm of Lentz
and Jeffrey, Chartered Account
ants, of Lucknow, will remain as
township auditors.
The first meeting of Morris
Council in 1987 was held at 1 p.m.
yesterday (Tuesday, January 6.).
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