HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-08-20, Page 1VOL, 124 •WK. 34
WUDNESDAY,.AUGUST 20, -1997
65¢ INCLUDES G.S.T.
Council Bringrng gas to
backs Lucknow is not
Chamber
economically
by Pat Livingston
Lucknow council and
feasible now
Lucknow
Commerce 'are joining_.
forces to gather informa-
tion on dealing with
changes in communities.
Council agreed to pay
the $250 registration fee
for a three-day conference
in -Port. Elgin;. titled the
Winds of Change - a
tourism and economic
conference organized by a
small community for small
communities.., • The,
Chamber will have 'a; dif-
ferent
if-ferent member attend each
workshop -and complete
written a reports • to be
'shared .between council
• and, the business commu-
nity.
Some of the areas to be,
covered .include:. packag
ing; your community,,for
:the tourism industry, .
headachefreei'strategic'
planning and risk manage
meat, economic develop-.'
menta: corninunify,• support
and the economise impact,,'.
restructuring and Working
together:
• The: conference i S 'set
for Sept. l0 to 12
neves' net
000
combine
part
Ontario Provincial
Police of the Kincardine
Walkerton Detachment are
investigating the theft of a
dumber. of hydraulic'
valvesand controls from,- a
• Massey Ferguson Model
850 combine.
The combine was locat-
ed on the lot•. of G & E
Sales; ` Luckn.ow -: and
overnight of Aug. 12 or
13, '$4,000 worth of parts
were removed.. '
The parts would be
used in conve'rtiiygan
older model Massey
Ferguson from a mechani-
cal to a'hydraulic pick-up.
Anyone .with informa-
tion is asked to contact the
OPP Police at 1-888-310
1122. or Crime Stoppers at
1-8000-222=TIPS:
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. by Pat Livingston
As things stand now;
Union, Gas' proposal to
bring gas into the village.
of Lucknow "is not really
econornical at, this time,"
Paul Slinger told council
last week: Slinger is the
manager of .b•usiness.
development for the'.
London division of the
company.
Slinger said 'the .results
of the survey, recently 'cir-
euaated to..h'onieowners
and businesses, were
'poor.' We were quite
shocked There is not.
enough interest to give a
:'return on •about a $1'. mil=
lion investment."
He said generally they
get .a feed back of '65. to 85
per cent,- saying, yes. they
would convert in the next
few years and, pay the
extra charge."
In Lucknow, between
mail' backs and phone
calls,' the response was 30
to 40 per cent
:When .asked if he had
any idea .why the response
was so 'poor, Slinger..
responded' saying, "There
is an education and aware --
nes) pro. gram that you
have to go, through. Also,
the loyalty to oil dealersis.
very high." Slinger ques-
tioned whether, people
really understand the eco-
nomic benefits of. switch-
ing to gas. ..
Union. Gas would be
purchasing: the gas, from
Northern Cross which has
wellsjustsouth of
Lucknow. Slinger Said he
Would- have to - talk. to
Northern Cross again and'
take another look at the
.cost .side -of things' such as
walking- the roads in the
village to'.determine how'''
much. piping, is needed,
andif any changes can be,
made to makes theeco-
nomics work
Slinger said, he would
:get: back to`council "once
we' know: exactly- what, we,
need, as a mi:nimuhn con
version number. ' ,
r-Slin ger, NO -
ed to., the Aug.. 12 council.
Meeting to answer ques—
tions about the franchise
agreement: He informed
council that the, agreement
aS written is approved by
the Association of.
Municipalities of Ontario
and the Ontario Energy
Board. In other words', no
changes; would:be made.
g owns
tt Lipton
p ition to circut ting. in Ashfield•
'ov nalip. that will ask. that..rnttrituipalt
ty a > couu'o l tti;: impose "a one-year
moratorium on all building pests :that
bringan expansion of an exists opera
m,
.shfield a minimum of $50.000 in
research;•. and if it is appealed to the:
Ontario •Municipal loa s cost cod.
rise up to $200,0 Willa abouit 1,750:
'ratepayers' the average use epara
tas icv'v would
tion; btu ofarnew dperati , an etgbt per cent increase
beyon 1 l +t stock units, �4 livestock €t;
uurt is air„ x lent value for r�
i�uata aril poultry,. baste:
y 1c:, as` �w
tangy naau gemen t
roup of cte
impact of rt stye,j
un
Stool op ens n ' we :>
lconniniiiity as a whole.. It was•tntro hi
a.t PROTECT's weekly •meeting bast
Wednesday:•
The group esti nates: that t ei orato-
riu wo, i1d'cost the' • ratepayers: of`
bah
up beves thimpact.
fomenliet; and tinate cothemmunity,;
Ltoe
al1:0 filly , on.B
t eeti#
�e t grease:
eat
200,ft3t?, snot
ratepayers
' PROTECT 1
submitting tte
will circulate." 1
weeks
am& sai
Ev t uv a C4StS' to
as no definite date for
letition to council, but: it
or a minimum of three;
s%
geld
emancls.
pravande�
re-examine
'w
Bill ` 146
-Ashfield Township council has passed a resolution
demanding that. the 'province "re-examine the. proposed
Bill 146 Farming .and Food Production:Protec'tionfAct
1997; in`particular how it applies to intensive::livestock
operations, and the potential for increased environmental
risks' which they represent' by virtue of their size and
numbers.". Deputy Reeve Art. Simpson. read the resole- •
tion at PROTECT's meeting last Wednesday.
This resolution comes three months. after Ashfieldi
couiicil pasSaed' a new manure management byla.w,.,
implementing guidelines and regulations, for farm oper-
ationsin particular.: the number of livestock units
+see Not page 3
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Sc�,�ol is suceessfu
in ratsin� $?5,000
At, the annualpork.
roast on Aug. 16, the,
Lucknow ' and District.
Christian School celebrat
ed the Completion of a
special fundraising cam-
paign: "Building a Bridge
to. the Future',,
The .campaign started in
Aprii of this year and was
successfully ;completed .by
the end of June. Since the
school does • not •receive
government funding, 'the•
school board anti' finance
committee;'with help from
the parents, -approached
friends 'of the school ask-
ing ' then. .to 'pledge
towards a $75,000 target.
A.progress,chart depict-
ing a bridge consisting of.,
75 blocks kept.track of
incdming pledges: with
each 'block representing
$1,090. Member families,
also pledged ;on top of
their regular edition to see
• the'Bridge to the Eiit'ure"
completed by the June 30,'.
deadline.
In gra'te'ful ; celebration
thanks w.as given to God
for' the friends :of the
Christian School and their
generous support making
it possible fpr LDCS to
provide quality Christian
education in this area for
many, years to come..
try
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Maria Bakelaar, the income bookkeeper .and scorekeeper for the
"Building a Bridge to the Future" project,., had the joy of cutting the.
Cake made by Cathy Lubbers that depicted the successful completion
of the LDCS's fund-raising efforts to raise $75,000. (Livingston photo)
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