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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-04-01, Page 17First PC candidate declares NICO PETERS One person has declared his candidacy and two others are expected to follow as the Progres­ sive Conservative party prepares for a provincial election in Huron riding. Nico Peters, a 36-year-old Tuck­ ersmith township farmer is the first declared candidate for the party’s nomination to oppose provincial agriculture minister Jack Riddell when an election is called. The Conservatives will choose their candidate at a nomination meeting scheduled for the Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton on April 14 at 8 p.m. Mr. Peters is a vice-president of the Huron Progressive Conserva­ tive Association and is active in several community and agricultur­ al organizations. In a press release announcing his candidacy, he said he was aware of the frustrations of the people in the county that the present economic boom has passed the area by. With increases in taxes and a windfall of $1 billion revenue, the provincial Liberal government should be doing more to promote the prosperity of local communi­ ties, he said. Morris twp. 's building bylaw effective April 1 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1987. PAGE 17. Clinton Hospital will canvass homes Thousands of householders will be asked to help support the Clinton Public Hospital (CPH) building fund project when an extensive fund raising campaign is conducted in April. The door-to-door canvass will MorrisTownship Council has accepted a new building by-law effective April 1st, as well as passing the motions which approve the appointment of Leo Sanders as chief building official and will enable him to enforce the regula­ tions contained in the new by-law. At the March 16 meeting, township council agreed that the building by-law and policy state­ ment will be processed in booklet form and mailed to each landowner within its jurisdiction. John Jeffery of Jeffery Account­ ing Services in Mount Forest was in attendance topresentthe town­ ship's 1986 financial statement. Figures show that the township endedtheyear with a surplus of $29,022. Council has advised Robert Hopper of Belgrave to contact the Huron County Public Health De­ partment regarding the moving of the Carter’s Waste Disposal truck parkedonalotownedby Ronald Carter of Belgrave. A motion was passed to accept the budget of the Wingham Area Fire Board as presented, in the amount of $137,200 for 1987. Reeve Doug Fraser has offered to contact the Huron County Planning Board regarding the status of the Morris Township Secondary Plan. Clerk Nancy Michie said that the pl an had been submitted to the province for approval in May, 1986, but that no word has been received back since that time. The next meeting of Township Council willbe held at 7p.m. on April 7. 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The door-to-door canvass is a major source of fund raising for the project and plans are well under­ way for the endeavour which is scheduled to take place on the week beginning Monday, April 27. Some 16 local people have volunteered to act as canvass captains for the drive. They in turn are recruiting canvass teams who will carry out the door-to-door canvass. This extensive fund raising effort will see canvassers calling on all Clinton residents, as well as those in Bayfield and Auburn, and householders in the townships of Goderich, Stanley, Tuckersmith, Hullett, East and West Wawa- nosh. Fund raising organizers are confident that the canvass will be a success. The demand for obstetri­ cal services has increased at CPH to nearly triple from just a few years ago. In 1980, some 55 babies were born atthe hospital. This year the figure is expected to exceed 150. 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