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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-10-14, Page 1ESTABLISHED IN 1873 "THE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HURON -BRUCE BOUNDARY County goes ahead In a recorded vote of 27-4 at its regular October session, Huron County Council decided to go ahead with plans to ask the provincial government to delegate ap- proval . authority for certain planning and development functions to the county. The issue was first proposed to council in September, but was deferred until this month to allow member municipalities time' to get more information before their representatives were asked to vote on the planning and development committee recommendation to seek delegation of authority. In approving the recommendation, coun- cil also adopted a resolution requesting the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs to for- mally delegate to Huron County: — approval authority for plans of subdivi- sion and plans of condominium. — approval authority for part lot control bylaws. —approval authority for road closings. —The review of zoning bylaws., including official planconformity, minister's zoning orders and provincial policy. At the October session, Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle again asked council to consider allowing more time to pass before it made any decision on the recommendation. He referred to a letter which Exeter had sent to all members of council which lists a number of concerns the town has with the proposal. In addition to the question of neutrality, concern was also expressed by Reeve Mickle that county council may, as the town's letter states, not be sufficiently com- petent or interested enough in the planning mechanism to give reasoned and thoughtful consideration to planning matters in. any one municipality. Instead, county council may decide to further delegate authority in the future to the planning and development department or even to the county planning director. . "This is a very dangerous situation which could be developing here," Reeve Mickle said. "It could possibly mean establishing the county planning department as the total authority." Wayne Caldwell, senior plarurer with the planning and development committee, agreed with Reeve Mickle's suggestion that the Planning Act leaves room for further delegation of authority by county council, but the "real question" is whether or not the department wants that authority. "Within the department, there has been no discus- sion on further delegation nor, in my opi- nion, is there any desire for it," Mr. Caldwell said. Exeter Deputy Reeve Lossy Fuller again suggested that council defer any action until all municipalities have been briefed on the proposal by planning department representatives. "I guess we could defer it until it goes away, but we are going to have to make a decision on it sooner or later," Warden Brian McBurney said in reply to the suggestion. Hullett Township Reeve Tom Cunn- ingham said to continue deferring the recommendation could be considered as' an admission by council to the provincial government that it is not capable of handl- ing more responsibility.,. Re reminded coun- cil, "We keep asking the province to give us more responsibility. Let's get on with it. I feel we should take that responsibility and do it." In the recorded vote, those in favor of the recommendation were: Grey Township Reeve Leona Armstrong, Tuckersmith Township Reeve Bob Bell, Seaforth Reeve Bill Bennett, Clinton Reeve . Bee Cooke, Goderich Township Deputy Reeve Laurie Cox, West Wawanosh Township Reeve Cecil Cranston, Mr. Cunningham, Howick Township Reeve Gerald D'Arcey, Hay Township Deputy Reeve Claire Deichert; Zurich Reeve Bob Fisher, Morris Township Auburn man honoured A t the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation held recently in, Toronto, Donald Young of Auburn, a member of the Huron County Chapter, received the Distiguished Sevice Award for 1987. This is the highest form of recognition awarded by the Heart and Stroke Founda- tion of Ontario to a volunteer who has pro- vided an outstanding service which has ad- vanced the cause of the organization. The award won by Mr. Young is a new award for 1987 and although the criteria provides for the granting of up to three awards in one year, this year the commit- tee chose to recognize only one individual. Mr. Young was nominated for the coveted award by the Huron County Chapter for his outstanding contribution made toward the founding of the local chapter. He has served on the original Board of Directors and as Campaign Manager, he was instrumental in raising over $100,000 in funds with very little sup- port staff. Mr. Young also serves as secretary for the Huron Chapter and has shown a complete and demanding involve- ment in the Jump Rope for Heart program which is very active in the county. For four years, Don represented the Southwestern Ontario Region to the Pro- vincial Committee. This required his pro- moting the program in all chapters located from Windsor to Owen Sound. The Huron County Chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario is proud to have volunteers like Don Young and of- fer him congratulations for a job well done over his years of service. Dr. Anthony Graham, right, president of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of ..On- tario, presents Donald Young of Auburn with the Distinguished Service Award at the Annual Meeting of the organization held recent' in Toronto. `,' .a °dK':,..a :""ia..-4 `"'w:'3 a ,.z.�,': 3P. :: @„. ., .`a: The students of the Lucknow Central Public School were .off and running last week. Were they running to something or away from something. See inside the Sentinel for all the details of an afternoon of cross-country. (Rob Bundy photo) Reeve Doug Fraser, Ashfield Township Reeve A. J. Gibson, McKillop Township Reeve Marie Hicknell, Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston, Colborne Township Reeve Russ Kernighan, Wingham Reeve Bruce Machan, Turnberry Township Reeve Brian McBurney, Stephen Township Deputy Reeve K. J. McCann, Usborne Township Reeve Gerry Prout, Stanley . Township Reeve Clarence Rau, Hensall Reeve Jim Robinson, East Wawanosh Township Reeve Ernie Snell, Goderich Township Reeve Grant Stirling, Stephen Township .Reeve Tom Tomes, Blyth Reeve Albert Wasson, Hay Township Reeve Lionel Wilder, Brussels Reeve Gordon Workman. In addition to Mrs. Fuller and Mr. Mickle's nay votes, Town of Goderich Reeve Harry Worsell's two nays brought the total of opposing votes to four. Town of Goderich Deputy Reeve J. P. Doherty was absent from the session. The town is the only municipality with three county council votes. Ducks Unlimited holds first annual auction The Wingham Committee of Ducks Unlimited Canada held their first annual auction and banquet on October 2 at the community centre in Brussels. As most people know, the funds raised from the auction and banquet will go toward the conservation of a wildlife habitat for North American waterfowl. The banquet was the first of what is 'to be an annual event, but it was also significant in that it took place on the fiftieth anniver- sary of Ducks Unlimited. There was quite a display of items for the auction and raffles, many of them being paintings of wildlife scenes, as well as out- doors gear and household items. The ar- ticles were donated to Ducks Unlimited by donors from across Canada and particularly Mid -Western Ontario. Some people got what could be called a bargain on their purchases and others paid a good price for their Ducks Unlimited Merchandise. `Canvasbacks' an original oil painting by Frank Northgrave was taken home by Sharon Long of Wingham for around $550. It was one of the more sought after items that was up for auction at the banquet. Mother item that created a lot of interest was a brand new Ducks Unlimited Beretta limited edition shotgun. The shotgun was won by Nancy Kennedy of Wingham. Another important part of the night's pro- gram was the introduction of the Greenwing program which is a junior branch of Ducks Unlimited that is designed to get young peo- ple of the age 7 to 16 years involved in con- servation. A draw was held for a special edi- tion Daisy Air Rifle for those who filled out a Greenwing application. The main idea behind the function was to raise money for the conservation group, and just how much it did raise is not yet known, but the items seemed to fetch fair prices in the auction, and the -attendance was at a full 200 people which is what the organizers were shooting for. The Wingham Ducks Unlimited Commit- tee covers Seaforth, Clinton and area as well and is not exclusively a Wingham organiza- tion. One of Duck Unlimited's biggest contribu- tions to date in the Huron is the 1.5 million dollars that they donated to the 'Hullett wildlife area.