HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-05-28, Page 1I•
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VOL, 124 ' WK. 22
WEDNESDAY, MAX 28,1997
65' INCLUDES G.S,T.
c4w youi
[l star in
ddie Boogie
.. It- was. ,a very, tough
decision choosing only
eight children from "a pile.
Of 31* resumes that the
Wingba•ni Town Hall.
Heritage..Tbeatre received
in answer to the Rainbow'
Kids contest that they
launched a few,weeks ago
And. ;a ,Lucknow boy 7 •
,Hamish Black -was'. one
of those lucky ones.
Organizers ,Said the .
response .was great and all,':
the children that applied::
.would:. have. been;equal'ly.
'qualified for the job:.
The children' wi11 be'.
`appearing -live with Bob.
S'Ghneider in his Country;
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Generalmaintenance:, repairs at the post office are
not scheduled unti;1 -the corporation's 1998/99 fiscal
year: P
With -the 1998 reun dn'-in the planning stages, Pat
Livingston, past, president of the Chamber. of •
Commerce; called Canada: Post to enquire about having
the windows scraped ePed and` painted, and the clock put in
working•order. „
Tom Creech, media.relations„:Officer with the"Huron
Division, said' that money has been budgeted to repair
,the steps this year . -
In next year's budget (April 1 '98 to. March 31 '99),
Creech said they have budgeted' for the general mainte-
nance and clock repair.
Livingston suggestedthat it would be appropriate for
the work to be done prior to the village's 1998 reunion,
because'the building. is taking on a rundown' appearance
and is centrally •located: Creech.indicated he thought the
suggestion was feasible.
Although therepairs have been included in the bud-
' get, there is no guarantee the funds will be available:
Kiddie, Boogie Show At
the' Heritage Theatre -on
June 10 for two shows •
14 a.m. and 11:30 P.m.
Schneider involves the
entire `audience as': he
entertains so check out the
fun and, support these
Young performers
The other Children 'who
will: perform are: Angela
Dalton, Goderich Spencer
Dean Lyons, .Goderich;,•
Alysia Allen,;L!stowel;
Jenitea. Baulk -Smit ,
Palmerston;' .:Carla
Johnston, .Teeswater;
Alison Brown, Wingham,
and'' Ali:sha a .urch ll,.' "Brooksido''•Pubbc School ;students 'hosteda barbecue: at. Knechtel's.on
Wroxeter;
Saturday to raise money: for the Ottawa, triP: Making .sure, the hof dogs
were Suitable' -for. the`pubhu, Kevin DeBruyn and Jonathan Finnigan
thought it only fitting they should•sample them. (Helm photo)
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J'7 � Fedorat Election
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'On June 2, five parties are seeking the votes aeon- ,
stituents in the Huron -Bruce riding. Last week, this
newspaper included profiles on all five candidates.
Christian Heritage r Dave Joslin'
Liberal- Paul Steckle ,
New Democrat - Jan Johnstone
• Progressive Conservative -' Colleen:Schenk
° Reform Party -, Doug Fines
'Exercise your right to vote•. on June 2.
;ncit en.
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too $. e .1991's roposal
Savings' through amalgamations "will help stave off"
Bruce "county council has endorsed a restructurin ' the effects of provincial grant cuts '
plan that looks a lot like the controversial Study that • Arran; reeve: RossHerron.was among. the ei h't cowl-,
.Yg
was defeated in 1991. : cillors who voted'against the proposal. Arran recently
Committee chair Stuart ReaviSsaid provincial , agreed to join Tara: as, a way•to avoid further amalgams
downloading and a corninissioner's order• to amalga- tions.;. The county's plan would add three new partners
• mate Chatham /Kent influenced•:his "committee's recom- to the original. arrangement: Herron said "the county
mandation for widespread amalgamations that will should have taken a one -tier approach' instead of setting
result in eight Municipalities in.:Bruce by January 1, the stage for' 'eight empires," `
2001 - Reavie `said.•the restructuring.proposal won't stop
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"In order to preserve a two tier system;we feel it is amalgamations that are in'progress. Kincardine town -
time .for
towntime.for county council to take a leadership role,- ship reeve Gord Jarrell suggested that means at least
Reavie. said. He also hopes the proposal some of thetalks,al'ongthe lakeshore will:
will mean a. moratorium on the. appoint -.,a
ment of a restructuring commissioner for Bruce continue: .'
"Kincardine .the' township and Huron.
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Bruce. St: Edmund's called for a commis- Were progressing, we just didn't.get to the,
signer unless the county could demon- line where we submit (a proposal),".Jarrell,
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strafe concrete progress in ;restructuring; said."Now we have two friends conning,
while Saugeen township' wants a commis- in
sioner`to assist'talks along the lakeshore. • : But` Huron reeve ': Thom son
"We Council. Murrayy .p
We. tried to'take thebest of both the calledthe restructuring plan "a fairly dras-
1974: and ,1991; 'reports and not change, tic step." According to Greenock reeve
boundaries too much," Reavie said about Roland Anstett it's "a good report,"
the. recommendation presented May 20"The vast "I. will support it:' In Greenock we had trotuble'get-
majority (of municipalities) want a two tier system. ring anyone to sit down with us." Anstett said.
The restructuring plan needs a triple majority. before Greenock has•. had';preliminary talks with Elderslie,.
final approval County council's.. vote was one step. It Paisley,` Brant and Walkerton'''
still requires support from a majority of municipalities,; . Reavie. admitted having just eight municipalities in
and municipalities thatsupport the proposal must repre- • Bruce will bring change to county councillors' jobs.:
senna majority of the county's electors. :' • "It will be a busy job, or it could be simple, depend
Southampton reeve Art Eby supported the restruc- ing an how 'much trust you put in your administration
Luring plan, even though the town was vehement in its staff," Reavie said. "You'll definitely lose representa
opposition to amalgamation six years ago. tion because you'll have less municipal representa-
"The way things were going, we were afraid parts of tives.."`
the county would be left out," Eby 'said about amaiga- 'In. another report, personnel director Doug Harris
mation •talks to date.. He 'said :estimates. of 25 per cent ' *turn to page 2
Recreation
a.greer ent
still not
signed .
As of May 21;the joint `
recreation agreement was
still not signed. This has
been an ongoing area of
dissension since West
Wawanosh informed. the •
other three municipalities
in August 1996 that they
would not renew the'
agreement in its- present
format. West Wawanosh
• wanted to pay on. user
basis.,
In Marc h it appeared
'that the matter would be
• settled; after: the reeves.:.
and recreation board
members : met, and a' -.draft
agreement was tabled that
would see all operating
items combined resulting
in Lucknow and Ashfield
paying 27 per ' cent,*'
• •.turn to page 2
ores restruc turin
by; .Fat Ualpin ,
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