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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-02-25, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1987. Bruce McCall re-elected to MVCA board Bruce McCall of Brussels was returned by acclamation to the position of vice-chairman of the executive committee of the Mait­ land Valley Conservation Authori­ ty at the group’s annual meeting in Wroxeter last Thursday, while provincial representative Vince Judge was re-elected as chairman. Grey Township Reeve Leona Armstrong has been returned as vice-chairman of the MVCA’s Community Relations Advisory Board, while West Wawanosh Township’s Harold Errington has been returned as vice-chairman of the Land Management Advisory Board. Bill Manning of Blyth has stepped down as chairman of the Conservation Areas Advisory Board to be replaced by George Wickes of Ellice Twp.; while Hullett Reeve Tom Cunningham has been appointed as a new provincial representative; as well as a member of the Conservation Areas board. Other MVCA board members of local interest, all of whom have been returned for 1987, are: Robert Grasby of Morris Twp., to the Conservation Areas board; Nor­ man Fairies of Howick Twp., to the Community Relations board; Ross Taylor of East Wawanosh Twp., to the Land Management board; and Norman Alexander of Hullett Twp. to the Water Management Advi­ sory Board. In his opening remarks, MVCA chairman Vince Judge said that provincial funding to conservation authorities throughout Ontario had declined from the levels Walton Compiled by Mrs. Betty McCall. Phone 887-6677 Good luck, Ron! Ron Vercruyssen, RR 2, Blyth, near Walton, a senior student at Seaforth District High School is participating this week on the Ontario basketball team in the Student Day of Prayer held at Duff's Universal Day of Prayer for students was observed Sunday morning at Duff’s United Church, Walton and Bluevale United Church. Greeters at Walton were Jim and Linda McDonald, organist was Margery Huether and ushers were Paul McCallum, Brian Wilbee and Ray Huether. Rev. Bonnie Lamble chose as her sermon, “What God has United” and led the junior choir when they sang “Glory to God.” Announcements included the factthatnojunior choir practice will be held Thursday, Feb. 26; the official board meeting will be held Sunday, March 1 at8p.m. at the home of Dianne and Paul McCal­ lum; Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. is the U.C.W. general meeting; March6 is the World Day of Prayer in Brussels; Sunday, March 8, the First Day of Lent will 91st birthday celebration Supper guests with Nelson and Annie Reid on Monday evening, February 16 on the occasion of Nelson ’ s 91 st birthday were Camp­ bell and Edith Wey; Douglas and Marjorie Fraser and Ruth Thamer. Congratulations Nelson from all your friends and neighbours in the Walton community. granted in 1980. Taking inflation into effect, the funding has declined 35 percent. He noted that as a result, the backlog of priority projects unable to reach comple­ tion has continued to grow. “We are finding that projects which our member municipalities fully support are unable to proceed due to ... the lack of funding,’’ he said. He added that an interminister- ial committee has been formed to address the funding shortfall, and speculated that the future may bring sweeping changes to the mandate of conservation authori­ ties, while some of the present responsibilities of local Authorities may decline. However, he said that the Authorities must continue to provide a viable program of resource management, and must continue to develop the necessary support through provincial and municipal partners. Following a report by Les Tervit, general manageroftheMVCA, the Board of Directors passed a motion that will enable the MVCA to “stand in line’’ for provincial funding if and when it becomes available, to continue with the shoreline management project which received considerable atten­ tion around the province Last year, as the Shoreline Management Review Committee met to hear the concerns of municipalities on the Great Lakes faced with serious erosion problems generated by historically high water levels. The Authority’s annual report contained highlights of the pro­ jects undertaken by the MVCA Winter Games at Sydney, Nova Scotia. Your friends and neigh­ bours wish you good luck in bringing home the gold medal. see Sacrament of Holy Communion celebrated. The confirmation class met Sunday afternoon in the church basement. The Youth Group meet­ Robert McIntyre, Reg. O.H.A.A. Hearing Aid Specialist will be holding a HEARING AID SERVICE CENTRE on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 AT74THESQUARE, GODERICH PHONE524-7661 FOR APPOINTMENT THURSDAY, MARCH 5 ATMEDICAL ARTS BLDG. JOHNST.,WINGHAM PHONE357-2111 FOR APPOINTMENT If your present hearing aidneeds service or you are thinking of purchasing a hearing aid CALL TOD AY McIntyre hearing aid SERVICE 275 HURON ST., STRATFORD during 1986, some of which were illustrated during a slide show presented by Mr. Tervit and Paul Weitendorf, community relations co-ordinator. In the budget presented to members by secretary-treasurer Marlene Shiell, the total budget of the MVCA was set at $2,672,019. Grants based on funding being available for all projects were estimated at $1,998,962, leaving the Authority’s share of funding at $673,057. The amount to be raised by general levy in 1987 has been established at $230,612, an aver­ age increases of 6.5 per cent over the 1986 municipal levy. The most significant impact on the levy for this year is the increased local share of the Soil and Water Conservation Program which has resulted from an agreement between the Ontario Ministries of Agriculture and Food and Natural Resources which has changed the grant rate from 85 per cent in 1986 to 50 per cent in 1987. The budget for this program has been setat$30,000for 1987, up from the $19,500 budgeted in 1986. Water and related land manage­ ment projects which have ranked high enough on the provincial priority list to qualify for MNR funding in 1987 include ongoing work on the Listowel Conduit project, the development of flood proofing for the Wingham Special Policy area, flood and erosion mapping in Ashfield Twp., and the completion of a report to identify floodproofing standards and meth­ ods in the Harriston area. An allocation of $42,500 has More than 100 enjoy luncheon The Walton Women’s Institute held a very successful turkey luncheonintheirhall, Wednesday, Feb. 18 when over 100 people attended. The next noon luncheon will be March 18. As yet the menu has not been set. Institute members met after the mealforashortbusiness period when plans were made for the upcoming meals, catering to Cook’s on Thursday, Feb. 26 and Monday, March 2 at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. ing took place at 7:15 p.m. at the Brussels Public School for a volleyball game. Later they had lunch with the Youth Group at the Brussels United Church. been made for design engineering of the Howson Dam in Wingham in the MVCA budget for this year, as has been $2,500 for an update in Brussels floodplain mapping; how­ ever, Ms. Shiell warns that these two projects have not qualified for MNR funding, and will only proceed if funding becomes avail­ Hospital Auxiliary has 95 members Marilyn Wood, President of the Wingham and District Hospital Women’s Auxiliary, introduced the guest speaker, Gordon Folk- ard, at the January meeting of the Auxiliary. Mr. Folkard, Physical Plant Director at the hospital, discussed codes and staff respon­ sibility in emergency situations, stressing patient safety at all times. The Auxiliary presently has a membership of 95. Members staff the gift booth at the hospital, now Bray & Copeland Lodges Retirement Homes for Senior Citizens Offering 24 - hour care Excellent home cooked meals Laundry services Companionship Support with personal care Special Diets, if required CALL 357-2384 Copeland Lodge 357-2211 Bray Lodge 357-2551 able over the next year. Local priorities funding is set at $20,000, the same as it was in 1986, and the two projects targeted in this area include the updating of the flood forecast system, and the paving of the administration centre parking lot at the MVCA’s head­ quarters in Wroxeter. open afternoons and evenings. Recent magazines are always needed for the book cart, especially women’s magazines and Reader’s Digest. The whirlpool purchased by the Auxiliary was installed recently. It was again voted to give an award of money to the top R.N.A. student graduating in May. At Christmas four babies were sent home in red stockings provided by the auxiliary and gifts were given to the New Year baby.