HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-12-16, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1987.
McKillop council wants nominations for awards
McKillop township council a-
greed at its December 1 meeting to
seek nominees for the “Celebra
tion 88“ awards program.
Council agreed to place adver
tisements in area newspapers
seeking nominees for the program
which rewards local volunteers as
part ofthe celebrations for the 1988
Winter Olympics. An advertise
ment with a nomination form is in
this issue of The Citizen.
In other business council author
ized Mosey and Mosey Insurance
Agency Ltd. to complete a full
review and analysis ofthe town
ship’s employee benefit program.
Tom Prout, general manager of
the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva
tion Authority explained the grant
structure for Ontario Ministry of
Environment and Ministry of
Agriculture and Food grants for
soil erosion and manure storage.
McKillop council had joined Hul-
lett council earlier in a request to
know why there was a $5,000 grant
available for manure storage facili
ties in the Ausable portion of the
Conservation Authority but not on
the Bayfield river system. Mr.
Prout explained that through the
MOE’s Beach Strategy program
the grant is available for water
sheds that had beaches closed in
1983 because of high bacteria
counts. The Grand Bend beach, on
the Ausable river was closed but
beaches at Bayfield weren’t.
Appointments for various
boards were made for the coming
year. Reeve Marie Hicknell will
represent the township on the
Ausable-Bayfield Conservation
Authority. Lome Glanville will be
Grey endorses
resolution
Grey Township Council held its
regular meeting on December 7.
Council endorsed a resolution
from the Township of Peel with
respect to requesting the Province
of Ontario to implement legislation
concerning the manufacturing,
use and distribution on non-biode-
gradable and non-recyclable ma
terials. Many packaging methods
and fast food establishments con
tribute many tonnes of this type of
waste to municipal landfill sites
each year.
Council passed by-laws esta
blishing $10.00 fees for tax and
zoning certificates and a by-law for
a tile drain debenture amounting to
$69,800.00
In other business, Council auth
orized payment of general ac
counts totalling $69,119.65, road
accounts totalling $26,861.34 and
drain accounts totalling $10,647.28
The next regular meeting of
Council is scheduled for December
21 at 9:30 a.m.
Former Morris
resident dies
at Wingham
GEORGE EDWIN NOBLE
George Edwin Noble of Gorrie
and formerly of Morris Township
died Dec. 9, 1987 at Wingham and
District Hospital. He was 75 years
of age.
He was born in East Wawanosh
township and married the former
Edith Jean Adams, who survives
him. Also surviving are two sons,
Don of Blyth and Ken at home and
one daughter, Lois, Mrs. Harry
Van Der Linden, of London and by
five grandchildren. One sister,
Mrs. Ruth Fisher of Clinton also
survives. He was predeceased bv
one sister and four brothers.
The funeral service took place
Dec. 12, 1987 from the Gorrie
Chapel of the M.L. Watts Funeral
Homes with Rev. D. Pugh officiat
ing. Interment was in Blyth Union
Cemetery.
the representative on the Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority.
Brian Campbell will sit on the
Seaforth Community Hospital
Board and Bill Siemon on the Blyth
District Fire Area Board. Reeve
Hicknell will sit on the Seaforth
Fire Area Board. Lome Glanville
and Ken Campbell will be on the
Seaforth and District Community
Centres Committee of Manage
ment.
A by-law setting the renumera
tion for the councillors was approv
ed.
Council voted not to give its
consent to the application of Steven
Dennis, Lot 14, concession 13S for
the severance of 216,000 for rural
residential purposes since the
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application doesn’t conform to the
township’s secondary plan.
Council hired B. M. Ross and
Associates Ltd. to prepare a study
on the Grieve’s bridge, concession
4/5, lot 25.
Debentures for $67,300 for the
construction of drains were offered
for sale to the Treasurer of Ontario.
Council received a letter from the
Huron County Federation of Agri
culture requesting a meeting and
asked clerk Marion McClure to set
up a meeting.
Council approved a grant of $50
to the Huron County Christmas
Bureau. General accounts of
$80,828.20 and road accounts of
$9,995.18 were approved for pay
ment.