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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-12-11, Page 1VOL.123 WK. 50 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1996 65c INCLUDES G.S.T. ITER hearings start this month by Pat Halpin Environmental hearings on the proposed ITER pro- ject are slated w begin this month. Saugeen Reeve Harry Thede told Bruce County Council, that the Pickering and Bruce sites will he assessed independently. Public hearings are tentatively scheduled for late December or January, and Thede urged county and municipal councils to turn out and show their support for the project. The ITER project involves hosting an experimental fusion research reactor The project could create thou- sands of jobs over the next "it) years. and attract up to 600 in.teruatr ,nal scientists and their families to the host (Ornrnunity.A Warders Stuart Reavie reported positive response to presentations he Irak to Grey. Huron and ()wen Sound councils' in the p avte was acting on Bruce county's resolution., arca municipalities to urge their feOrykal represent 'ves to support the 111 R project. Federal is critical to the proposal, Reavie said. "We liiiViitto bring it to Canada first. and Bruce coun- ty second," Reavie said about the county's goal in lob - hying fir ITER. Reunion committee books fundraiser Although the 1998 reunion is still 20 months 'away, the'reunion commit- tee has been kept busy with almost monthly meetings planning for "Make It Great In '98 Pulling off a successful reunion takes a great deal of planning, ghost of it behind 'the scenes, so 'to speak. Entertainment is , the. biggest area to be Con- sidered at an early .date: get thein hooked and booked t: arl y ! As tunny as it may seem, fundraising to gar- ner ninnies to host a reunion is a necessity. There's lots to he paid for before the actual reunion arrives. Several local clubs have donated or Loaned the committee start up money, but more is needed. And so, a fundraising committee becomes a part of the reunion committee. To that end, CKNX Barn Dance has been booked for Saturday, June 7, at the sports complex, with the show from 8 to 9:30, and a dance to follow. 'Pickets ale now avail- •tur'n to page 2 Parade Winners Judges had a, very dif- ficult time awarding the prizes in this year's Santa Claus parade. • Winners: Commercial: I. Mayfair Rerstaurant. 2. (' & M Transport, 3. Henderson Lumber. Horses: 1. Andrea Anderson, 2. Music for • Young Children, 3. Pinecrest Nursing Home. Organizations: 1. South Kinloss Church, 2. Reunion '98, 3. Lucknow Lions and Lions I.:ulies. Left: Dalton Delisle let Santa know just how much he loves him when the two visited after Lucknow's Santa Claus parade. Look- ing on with an under- standing smile is Santa's elf, Heather Lougheed. (Helm photo) Ironmen play here this Friday night Lucknowites Eric Andrew and Ean Moffat will he in the starting lineup when the Wingham Ironmen play in Lucknow on Friday night. The visiting squad will be the Kincardine Bulldogs, who presently, lead the Junior (' league. The game gets underway at 8,:31) Remember the hospital meetings Don't forget the meeting tonight, sponsored by the Wutgharri hospital action committee. The committee will he presenting their Option 4 during Ute information session and discussing how the 1)istiict'llealth' Council's three options affect the ,Winghdni hospital "1 he iii eting is at the Lucknow public school, tonight (Dec. 11) Iron) 7 to c) p..10. The next day; 'Thursday, Dec. 12, the District Health ('oi nc:it will hold their infortnation session oil the three options. This meeting takes place at the Sacred Heart Church hall, Wingham, from 4 tot) pin. (..'opies_of the 1)H(.' report and Option 4 are .avail,— able avai1- .able at the Sentinel office at no charge. Pick one up and he informed! Carolfest postponed The cornlnunity C'aroltest scheduled for tonight (Dec. I )) has been postponed due to the hospital meet- ing in Lucknow tonight. Organizers believe it is important for residents to take the time and attend this meeting. The annual Carolfest will 'take place next Wednesday evening. Dec. 18 at fi p.m. Basement Brass will entertain at •7:45 p.m. li all takes place at the Lucknow Umted ('hutc), Amalgamation talks in progress for. Lucknow and Kinloss township by Pat Livingston Early investigations by the municipali- ties ul Lucknow and Kinloss indicate tui amalgamation of the two as a positive step niwards cost reduction in response to reduced provincial giants. At a special meeting of the two coun- cils Iasi week, an initial cost analysis oft administration. using '95 figures from bolls municipalities was presented. The working' document was prepared by Kinloss' cotincillor (eiald 1)oelnian and clerk Measurer Maik Becker, and Lucknow councillors Paul !.inn and Rick McMurray. Alter reviewing this initial presenta- tion, both councils agreed 'to bring to their individual council meetings a "Terms of 'Reference" document to. he approved. Once the terms of refe.rence have been accepted by councils, an anial- gainalion cutntnittee will proceed to develop a proposal between the two • municipalities: Earlier amalgamation talks had taken place between Ashfield, Kinloss, Lucknow and West Wawanosh. Kinloss council saw the county line (Bruce and Huron) as an insurmountable harrier and withdrew from those first talks. "It's a sot of extra work to cross boundaries," said Lucknow Reeve Stuart Reavie. "It's pretty complicated." Lucknow Councillor "Finn Pegg agreed it may he more difficult to do four. "But to do twci now and then two late,!' he queried. • Uuelnian posed the question; "('an you quadruple 0 business ;and stili he suc- cesstul.i„ "As we evolve oft this side (Bruce county ), maybe we can start talks with' our Huron neighbors; keep a dia- logue open with Ash,tield and,West Wawant>5h,'' said Reavie. Huth conned., agree that it is in►pera- tive that Ashlteld•and West Wawanosh understand that it an amalgamation takes place between Kinloss and Lucknow, it will have no affect on the piese nt iperat- Ing agteeinenl.s of the lout municipalities. The patties also agreed that public • meetings on the proposed amalgamation, would he held as soon as all areas had hecn investigated fully, and they had complete information to share with their ratepayers.' Councillor (ierald Mowbray •urged caution as the talks proceed. "Nobody knows what (provincial) grants are going to he:" Will the province give us a net of less, rather than what we would.gain sep- arately'►" he asked. it was announced in November 1995 that the total funding for the municipal support 'grant would he reduced further in 1997. The amalgamation talks are taking place under the Savings and Restructuring Act which gives munici- palities theauthority to develop then own restrueluring l)rul►osaI haled on majority support.