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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-07-11, Page 6Page 1 —Laetuaw Sentinel, Weduetulay, July LUCKNOW DISTRICT ..• COMMUNITY CENTRE• •OPEN DATES , Fridays - July 13-20-27 Saturday July 14 Fridays - August 1017-2431 -"ONLY!' CALL 528.4532, 9 Shelley Irvin BR Ureknew July 13, 197a 11 Year* Oid 1 The Lichnow and Nada Kinsmen Club recently welcomed four 'iew Newmembers shinnlembeng to the ebb' Ken "idler /I/ 51"11 extending the hand "end- _ • , to DOW Ellio(t, Scott exihnett, Dean Duvall and Ken Irwin. (Pat 0914011 Photo) TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD THE PROPROSED STOPPING UP, CLOSING AND SELLING OF MUNICIPAL ROAD ALLOWANCE, PART,OF LOTS 32 AND 33, REGISTERED PLAN 136 AND PART OF WELLINGTON STREET,' TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD, PORT ALBERT. • NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 29ff of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302 that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Ashfield proposes. to pass a briaw to stop up, close and sell part of a•road allowance known as Wellington Street referred to as Part 2 on'Reference Plan 92R-2849 deposited in the, Land Registry Office for the Registry Division of HUron. The parcel in question is approximately 15.420 metres by 30.480 metres coni SiStirla of an area of approximately 684 square ,metres. The proposed plan; by-law and description showing the lands af- fected may be viewed it the Municipal Office, County Road 20, Con- cession 9, Ashfield Township. On Thursday, July gffitr, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cbuncil Chambers, Municipal Solidi* County Road 20 Concession 0, Ashfield Township,' The Corporation of the Township of Ashfield will hear, in person, or by counsel, solicitor or agent; any person who claims his land will be prejudicially affected by the said by-law and who applies to be heard. Any person who wishes to be heard should, as soon as possible, make application to:. Linda B. Andrew, A.M.C.T.A. Clerk -Treasurer, Township of Ashfield • R.R. LUCKNOW, Ontario NOG 2H0 - (519) 529-7383 r and District Hospital sets budget at $9.$ million • The Wingham and District Hospital's board of governors took at look- at the latest, budget figures at last week's inaugural meeting •of the board. The operating budget for April 1, 1990 to March 31, 1991 has been setet 49,275,900; a 10 per cent increase over last year's budget. According to a report in the %Ingham Advance Times, former Finance and Audit Committee Chairman Janet Clark said the days of large budget surplus are Past. • "Projected revenues this year are, estimated at $9,309,717, an in- crease of 6.4 per cent over last year'i revenues," she noted. "This wills leave the hospital with CAREER SEMINAR If you are in the Insurance or Financial fields, or if you are an Energetic Entrepreneur interested in enter- ° ing either• of these. professions ... Join the dynamic, growth company of the 90's... Explore the opportunity to represent over 300 Mutual Fund Companies, 23 Insurance Companies, and 47 Trust Companies, as well as cdrefully selected limited partnerships. -Seminar Date: July 25, 1990 For Registration or Information phone Robin Matchett, Manager Regal Capital Planners, Kincardine 1-519-396-4395 Private Consultations Available attREGAL CAPITAL PLANNERS LTO. an operating surplus of $33,817.". It is considered a slim margin when compared with last year's budget surplus of more than $300,000. According to the report, Treasurer Gordon Baxter called the pay equity plan and employee health tax as the big culprits in the rising operating costs. Unemployment insurance premiums paid by both employers and employees have risen by 24 per cent. Also contributing to the 10 per cent hike are such supplies as oxygen and medical gases, costing 60 per cent more than last year and raising the hospital's drug expenditures by 13.2 per •Cent. Other supplies such as heat, hydro, food and other miscellaneous expenses are ex- pected to rise around 5 per cent. Wage settlements with staff are also coming through at a general inflationary trend of 5.5 per cent over 1989. Mr. Baxter does not expect any large impact from the Federal Goods .and Services Tax. The hospital's nursing school operating budget of $113,385 was approved. The Ontario Ministry of Health subsidizes $109,474 and ful- ly subsidizes the ambulance ser- vices costs projected this year at $431,398. Cottage owners object to paving under Local Improvements Act Ashfield council met on June 19 at which time Brian Walden of Kincardine Cable TV attended to request council's permission to run cables down the road allowance on Huron Drive, Amberley Beach. Copies of sam- ple agreements and bylaws were given to council for their con- sideration. The township solicitor will review these dOcuments and report to council. The resolution "that the council of the Corporation, rif Ashfield Township' declares it desirable that the paving of Huron Road, Amberley Beach, be undertaken as a local u rovement pursuant to Section 8 the Locidknpiove went Act" was 'passed. Rob•Corrigan of R.M. Ross and Associates Ltd.. was present for the opening of tenders on the South Lucknow Waterline .Replacement Project. rive tenders were received. The tender of Berken Construction of London for $24,483 was accepted subject to council receiving .a certlfled cheque for $1,500 and further review by _ B.M. Ross and Associates. Clerk Linda Andrew was directed to obtain a price from .Carter's Disposal in Winghani for the placement of recycling -bins at the township waste disposal site. Road Superintendent -Kevin Cook reported on the progress. of construction work being done on Huron Drive, Amberley Beach, and on the south end of Well- ington Street, Port Albert. July 3 meeting At the July 3 meeting of coun- cil, Cal Waddell, president of the South Amberley Beach Associa- tion, was present to obtain infor- mation regardhig the garbage col- lection at Amberley Beach. Mr. Waddell also questioned the possibility of erecting signs to pro- hibit motorized vehicles on the beach and the possibility of ob- taining funding to /alleviate a water drainage problem at Amberley Beach. The clerk was directed to eon- tact the Ministry of Natural Resources requesting signs be erected at the north and south ends of Amberley Beach, pro- hibiting motorized vehicles on the beach. Mrs. 'Andrew was also directed to request the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority to investigate the possibility of ob- taining funding under the Storm Water Management Program for South Amberley Beach. Mr. Waddell also voiced his ob- jection to the proposed paving of Hymn Drive under- Section 8 of the Local Improvement Act. A petition of objection to the propos- ed paving and levying of assessments, signed by several South Amberley Beach cottage owners, was then presented to council. Council stated that the petition would be examined for validity and kept for consideration following the July 13 deadline for receipt of objections. Council gave approval to the sale of raffle tickets within the township by Crime Stoppers of Huron County Inc. By-law 26 was passed authoriz- ing the reeve and clerk to execute and affix the corporate seal to an agreement between the township and Berken Constriction for the construction of the South Lucknow Waterline Replacement Project. The next regular meeting will be held on July 17 at 7:30 p.m. Canadian farmland values increase According to a recently releas- ed report by the Farm Credit Corporation, Canadian farmland values Increased by 2.7 per cent between July 1, 1! and January 9, 1990. The report is e biannual update on trends in farmland values. This most recent increase follows a 4.9 percent increase bet- ween July 1, 1! ;., and July 1, 1989, which marked the first time shwa 1981 that the price of farmland has risen. Farmland values went up in all provinces during the last half of 1989. The value of farmland varies considerably between pro- vinces and within provinces becnuse of productivity dif- ferences and market conditions, but the degree of change in values was fairly uniform • throughout the cormtry. In Western Canada, land values were fairly stable, except in the Fraser Valley and areas surroun- ding Vancouver where offshore investments and urban growth spurred a 27 per cent increase. Changes were recorded only In the central areas of the Prairies, where values rose by eight per cent in Alberta, three per cent in Saskatchewan and nine per cent in Manitoba. A 12 per cent in- crease in central Ontario was mainly urban -driven, although sales for farming purposes have also risen. Land values rose only slightly in Quebec and the Maritime provinces, with the notable exception of the potato growing areas of Prince Edward Island, where higher potato prices and the forecast for continued good prices drove the price of land up by 16.5 per cent. • "The rise in farmland values in 1989 indicates that last year the farm community was beginning to feel niore confident," said FCC Chairman, James Hewitt. "We hope that this trend will continue, although we are not in a position to predict further increases for 1990 at this time, pending the market's assessment of the 1990 crop and the impact of higher in- terest rates."