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Viseknew Sentinel, Wednesday, September 220 1962—Page 4
Req uest pe rmLssion to lay tile across park..
t.44Bob McIntosh of the Lucknow Sales Barn
and Don Hell of the Lucknow Agricultural
Society attended the September 14 meeting
of Lucknow Village Council, to discuss
extending drainage tile from the sales barn
property across the Agriculturist Society
property and the village's Caledonian Park
to a catch heroin at the end of Willoughby.
Street, .
The catch basin and a storm sewer are to
be constructed during next year's road
program when Willoughby Street is to be
.paved leading from Ross Street into the
park. The road leading from highway 66 to
the community centre driveway into the park
and the area in front of the arena are also to
be paved at the same time,
Reeve George Joynt said provided.there is
money in the road budget to do the work
next year, the tile could be laid at that time,
.Council has requested information about
an Ontario Neighbourhood Improvement
Program grant to assist with the 'work to be
done at the park, as well's. the paving,of the
municipal parking lot across from the
• Lucknow Legion and the new parking lot at
the .Lucknow Medical Centre, •
A reply was received stating that. the
project must incorporate soft services as well
as hard services such as roads and sewers.
The reply Also indicated the grant cannot
proceed until the village's secondary plan is
approved.
Members of council met with the planning
engineers of the Ministry of Natural Reseur.
ces to discuss the reasons the minis* will
not permit the Maitland Valley Coniervation
Authority to approve the village's secondary
plan, Reeve Joynt, who attended the
meeting in London *With councillors Herb
Clark and Eldon Mann, said the councillors
. and the minsitry had Solved their differences
and he expects the 'village's secondary plan
• w111 be approved within 10 • 15 days.
Utility Operator .
The Ministry of the Environment informed
council by letter that they will provides part
time utility operator for the sewage treata
ment plant, which is to be constructed as
part of the proposed sewage works project
for the village. The ministry euggested their
operator . in Kincardine could perform the
duties, if the village was willing to provide a
part time worker to check the function of the
plant on a daily basis and keep the grounds,
1Legkin fleas Renovations
The Lucknow Legion informed council
• they plan to create one large lounge from the
existing two lounges at the Legion and plan
• to add an addition to the second storey of the •
building,
Set MUI•Rate•••
Reeve George Joynt told council the
village's auditors will be completing an audit
of the town books is .the end of the village's
fiscal year 'approaches, Once the audit is
complete, 'the council will hold a 'fleeting to
set the mill rate.
Rim Cleattup
Maitland Valley Conservation Authority
notified council they plan to clean up the
Lucknow River, north of Campbell Street to
Wheeler Street this fall, removing brush and
trees. The work on the main street conduit
, and the river clean up south- of Campbell
Street to Willoughby Street is to be done
• next spring, •
UIC claimants hicrease
76 per cent in Bruce...
grafi PP 1 • • hindos an average of 100 Caftell per month,
compared to other municipalities however, Administrator John MacKinnon says ap•
says Verrips, The percentage of the popula• pficants running -tt of WC benefits have
tion in receipt of welfare is still lower than been coming "in tnckles all along", Loss of
one per cent at .9 per cent in August which UIC benefitsis not the only concern of social
increased from .7 per cent a year ago, This Services according to MacKinnon, Part of
Compares favourably with places which have the problem in Huron County is. the tack of
as high as 3 per cent unemployed, jobs especially for the younger, people with
. Huron social services have experienced an no experience. The number of single people
increase in caseloads of 22 per cent in the on welfare has increased,
first six months of this year over the same Family court gagehave increased, thus
Period laat year, • the need for a court case worker. This type of
• Huron is in the process of hiring a court. cute a sign of the times, rather
• half•time social worker and a half-time court •tha.: a result of the current economic "tough
• (worker, .14 present staff of two caseworkers time% however,
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•Huron -Bruce Progressive Conservative Association
•
ANNUAL. MEETING & DINNER DANCE
Thursday, Oct. 7, 1982
$pecial Guest Speaker
HONOURABLE DENNIS TIMBRELL
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD •
at the
Ripley Huron Community Centre Auditorium
Rpley, Ontario •
610410 pm - Soda! Hour
710 pm Dinner
Dance to Follow
•
TICKETS $8,50 PER PERSON,
available from
• Barry Schmidt - Box 269 Kincardine NOG 260
Joe Reichenbach - Box 1448 Walkerton NOG 2V0
Making
• changes
toa.
watercourse?
The waters of rivers, streams and creeks belong to everyone,
improper use of the watercourses which carry these waters may
result hi the following?
a irrigation and drainage problems for neighbours
• destruction of aquatic and wildlife habitat
- reduced recreational opportunities
erosion and flooding problems
Whenever permanently flowing watercourses are to be altered in
any .way including damming, diverting, and channelization,
Federal and. Provincial laws require that the approval of the
Ministry of Natimal Resources be obtained. • -
As a first step in planning any work on a watercourse, contact us,
Our staff will be glad to discuss possible design and layout alter-
natives which will minimize future problems for you, your neigh-
bour and public in general. "•
mood Mentifter,
Mutat.' y ,of Natural Resouresi,
R. R 0 1 Winghern, Ontario
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